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Protea

by Protea

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1.
be it. 03:25
I was once the type of person who wanted to know it all, Now I’m the type of person who feels very, very, very small. Psychotherapy’s expensive so I can analyze myself, My self-berating is extensive It’s not good for my health I know it’s beautiful, why can’t I see it? One can walk a line a few times Before they feel the need to stray, It’s not a life for every person To be working inside of a page This life is certain for no one This I know for sure, Fuck all the other expectations, Let all their faces blur. I know it’s beautiful, why can’t I see it? I know it’s beautiful, why can’t I be it
2.
BurnYouDeep 05:20
It’s hard to reconcile so you smile to save face, Just another grip to shake There’s no bottom line so you’ll fall til you fade We’re all just images these days Does it feel bittersweet all the time you keep? Eyes closed to the signs but you’re not asleep You can run you can hide but in it creeps You’ve got your back to the fire, it’s still Gonna burn you deep This is no straight line it can break it can bend Change has always been our friend More than most you feel that they don’t understand This could so easily be the end Does it feel bittersweet all the time you keep? Eyes closed to the signs but you’re not asleep You can run you can hide but in it creeps You’ve got your back to the fire, it’s still Gonna burn you deep These lives are worth more than what you deplore And if you don’t bend there’s worse yet in store This land’s in a fog but what can be done? A true demagogue what will be enough? Left hand over eyes right hand over heart These words you despise it’s only the start Bite the bill that feeds, yeah, we all have needs It comes at a cost, but what has he lost? Does it feel bittersweet all the time you keep? Eyes closed to the signs but you’re not asleep You can run you can hide but in it creeps You’ve got your back to the fire, it’s still Gonna burn you deep.
3.
Lie awake, imagine if your thoughts could take you to a better place, a smile upon your face, Fall asleep, there is no use in counting sheep when you’re afraid to dream, of things you’ve never seen You find it in yourself to run away Think ahead, I never should have left my bed The light is always on, the light is always on Take a bow, the world is on your shoulders now You find it in yourself to run away, Cause I don’t wanna know it’s me who has to show You find it in yourself to run away, Cause I don’t wanna know it’s me who has to show Speak the truth, your honesty is what you lose The time has past and gone and I am moving on, Take a bow the world is on your shoulders now You find it in yourself to run away, Cause I don’t wanna know it’s me who has to show You find it in yourself to run away, Cause I don’t wanna know it’s me who has to show The one I know.
4.
Hungry Liar 04:59
Clouds break, release the gray, and I’m flying higher than the sun in the daytime, Can’t be like it used to be but another day breeds a little ray of Light... Staring up beneath the trees, birds of a feather It can’t get better than this, Wading blades almost knee deep but I’ll find my way, Need is a hungry liar, it feeds until it’s full and it’s Never enough, Greed is your ugly side, you take more than you give and it’s Never enough, Lips linger and I can’t speak, but what would I say? I’ll ride the waves of this beautiful thing wrapped in warm weather It can’t get better than this, Dark eyes and smoky breath on the other side of this feeling, Need is a hungry liar, it feeds until it’s full and it’s Never enough, Greed is your ugly side, you take more than you give and it’s Never enough, You can’t seek us out, some places they can’t be found, And you can’t dwell in doubt, it’s within but not without, Need is a hungry liar, it feeds until it’s full and it’s Never enough, Greed is your ugly side, you take more than you give and it’s Never enough.
5.
Reach 04:08
We sway back and forth, falling through another door More space to explore, in that head of yours, I’m falling closer than I ever have before, You reach for my hand... Discovered our start, in the palm of your hand Uncovered my heart, buried and seedless All but defeated, I can still feel it You reach for my hand... How can I tell if you see me at all? Can’t always stay but you’re never far away, I feel... You reach for my hand...
6.
I won’t let you down, not one more time I’ll pack all my things and drive through the cold night, I’m sorry I left without saying goodbye I won’t let you down, not one more time I’ve made more than a thousand mistakes it was more than your pure heart could take, Baby, I hope that you smile more often while I’m away I won’t let you down, not one more time I’ll take all the blame and swallow my own pride, I had every chance, chance to make it right I won’t let you down, not one more time I Should’ve gave you all I had to give I’ll regret that as long as I live, I should’ve gave it all because you gave it all And now you’re giving up If I could turn back the time I’d be there by your side when you needed a shoulder and we would grow older, Our tattoos would fade like the promise we made times infinity, babe . I won’t let you down, not one more time I’d never cause tears to fall from those green eyes, Maybe we’ll meet in another life I won’t let you down, not one more time
7.
DOLORES 03:15
This is exactly what you want, run around I’ll take a picture of you Sometimes I see you on my lawn, now you’re moving on to someone else, huh? Mama said I could look but not to touch... Now the whole internet, knows where Dolores lives Now the whole fucking internet, knows where Dolores lives Sometimes I see you out with Marge, dig a hole trying to keep it cool, No tellin’ if you’re near or far, all I know is that I’ll play the fool Mama said not to touch but I wanna touch Oh god, I wanna touch Now the whole internet, knows where Dolores lives Now the whole fucking internet, knows where Dolores lives Hey D the cold is coming soon but I’ll always keep that picture of you, Winter’s the season of our doom, somewhere else, but always in my heart But that exactly what you want, you can’t lie or tell the truth So next time I see you out with Marge... The whole fucking internet, knows where Dolores lives Now the whole fucking internet, knows where Dolores lives Fuck the whole fucking internet.
8.
Red Pine 04:17
There’s an ache in the eyes, one you don’t always find Scent of pine makes you want to rewind There’s a calling from the back Far behind, beyond the sunken track Make a fool, follow an empty rule Needles under feet, far from any hardened street I pine for you, I always do It’s been about the chase, moving close then far away What good is it to you to resist the truth? I wanted to move fast guess we’re stuck at an impasse Different tact til you find your feet in the grass Needles under feet, far from any hardened street I pine for you, I always do Needles under feet, far beneath the leaves, I pine for you, I always do. Do you dream about my face? Your memory defaced I gave up too soon, I belong to you Fall into night like lead, fall into me instead Wash me red, get inside of my head Needles under feet, far from any hardened street I pine for you, I always do Needles under feet you taste like my defeat, I pine for you, I always do.
9.
All For One 05:21
Star-crossed melodies a guided human symphony, What happens in a mind, a structural fire? What does it matter? Lost without a trace, a man without a face, Fought for a space only to be replaced, The cycle moves faster, All for one, live for something, Wars you’ve won, all for nothing. Walls move inward, eyes turned skyward, Look to a face no longer awake, We’re all dying . All for one, live for something Wars you’ve won, all for nothing.
10.
$eeds 05:22
A rustle of weeds, from above spread the seed It’s not what it seems, the stuff of our dreams A slave to the art, this world, an integral part How do we survive apart? Words like an ocean, can’t see the bottom So we’ll drain the deepest sea Life’s not about speed or that corporate greed, Take back what you need, and make them concede Trace lines with your feet, we’ll dance in the streets Hearts will keep beating and we’re never leaving Words like an ocean, can’t see the bottom So we’ll drain the deepest sea Words like an ocean, can’t see the bottom So we’ll drain the deepest sea til we see you completely Words like an ocean, can’t see the bottom But our minds will set us free, Yeah, our minds will set us free A slave to the art, this world, an integral part How do we survive apart
11.
i'll try. 05:01
A fading flower, a crumbling leaf You take a twig and I’ll take the whole tree, You give your all and I take, I take it all For heaven’s sake... How do you stay? A heart of gold with a selfish streak, I’ll give it all for a little relief, I hold you down, you still build me up, I’d fight for you if I had the strength to get up, How do you stay? I was so tired how could you love me? I swallow all the good a human shell with a heartbeat, I try to run, you hold on to me I swear I’ll get better or at least I’ll try. I open up but nothing comes out, I push it down, it’s never enough You’ve spent so much time, you’ve seen it all how long until you give up? How do you stay? It’s all so loud, and I can’t find peace but my mind is quiet every night when you hold me I tell myself when I go to sleep, tomorrow will be better but I’m neck deep in jealousy, There’s not a time, when you haven’t forgiven me, I swear I’ll get better I swear I’ll get better For you I’ll get better Or at least... I’ll try

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released August 19, 2022

Vocals/Bass/Piano: Kelly Staten
Guitar/Vocals/Piano: Josh Mitchell
Drums/Electronics: Jonny Tornga

Recording/Mixing/Mastering by Brian Chamberlain at Studio Anatomy
Additional Engineering by Ryan Younce at Studio Anatomy

Produced by Protea
Executive Producers: Protea and Mike Faith

Cover Art: Mervyn Jones

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Protea Traverse City, Michigan

Protea is an American pop/rock band formed in 2019 in Traverse City, Michigan. The band is composed of vocalist and bassist Kelly Staten, guitarist and vocalist Josh Mitchell, and drummer and digital artist Jonny Tornga.

For booking information, email proteaentertainment@gmail.com or go to www.proteaband.com
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