so dance just a free your mind when the pressure feels boiling up inside way the
pressure feels boiling up inside way the
pressure feels boiling up inside way the pain when the weight of the world’s
pain when the weight of the world’s
pain when the weight of the world’s hanging off your brain dance but when
hanging off your brain dance but when
hanging off your brain dance but when you feel like there’s no breakout and
you feel like there’s no breakout and
you feel like there’s no breakout and you got your shower heads Yahweh the
you got your shower heads Yahweh the
you got your shower heads Yahweh the game when you’re waiting the world
game when you’re waiting the world
game when you’re waiting the world singing awful prayer
we’ve got to dance it is it for your
we’ve got to dance it is it for your mind when the pressures boiling up
mind when the pressures boiling up
mind when the pressures boiling up inside there’s away the pain went away
inside there’s away the pain went away
inside there’s away the pain went away on the worlds hanging off your brain
on the worlds hanging off your brain
on the worlds hanging off your brain dance when you feel like still make out
dance when you feel like still make out
dance when you feel like still make out and you got your shower is now way the
and you got your shower is now way the
and you got your shower is now way the pain oh babe oh babe
thank you very much I’ve been thinking a
thank you very much I’ve been thinking a lot about this idea of we’re greater
lot about this idea of we’re greater
lot about this idea of we’re greater than this week as I’m sure a lot of
than this week as I’m sure a lot of
than this week as I’m sure a lot of people have in the speakers out and it’s
people have in the speakers out and it’s
people have in the speakers out and it’s true that we are greater than we are
true that we are greater than we are
true that we are greater than we are when we’re alone when we’re together I
when we’re alone when we’re together I
when we’re alone when we’re together I could even improve it probably if these
could even improve it probably if these
could even improve it probably if these gentlemen behind me decided to bail out
gentlemen behind me decided to bail out
gentlemen behind me decided to bail out and run off the stage right now and I
and run off the stage right now and I
and run off the stage right now and I was forced to play the next song by
was forced to play the next song by
was forced to play the next song by myself yeah and it really I think that
myself yeah and it really I think that
myself yeah and it really I think that that transfers through music incredibly
that transfers through music incredibly
that transfers through music incredibly well the collaboration of it I’d like to
well the collaboration of it I’d like to
well the collaboration of it I’d like to tell a story about a gentleman that I
tell a story about a gentleman that I
tell a story about a gentleman that I know it’s actually our manager although
know it’s actually our manager although
know it’s actually our manager although he’d never accused himself of being our
he’d never accused himself of being our
he’d never accused himself of being our manager his name is Johnny Fernandez and
manager his name is Johnny Fernandez and
manager his name is Johnny Fernandez and I met him in 2010 and it really changed
I met him in 2010 and it really changed
I met him in 2010 and it really changed our story to meet him he he was born in
our story to meet him he he was born in
our story to meet him he he was born in Zimbabwe and threw some hay xakanaka and
Zimbabwe and threw some hay xakanaka and
Zimbabwe and threw some hay xakanaka and threw through some conflict I think in
threw through some conflict I think in
threw through some conflict I think in Zimbabwe when he was a youngster his
Zimbabwe when he was a youngster his
Zimbabwe when he was a youngster his family moved to Mozambique and then they
family moved to Mozambique and then they
family moved to Mozambique and then they moved back to Zimbabwe he ended up
moved back to Zimbabwe he ended up
moved back to Zimbabwe he ended up coming here to Washington State and
coming here to Washington State and
coming here to Washington State and going to Gonzaga and then and then moved
going to Gonzaga and then and then moved
going to Gonzaga and then and then moved his Mamdouh to Lisbon this is where he
his Mamdouh to Lisbon this is where he
his Mamdouh to Lisbon this is where he where he lives now I wish that he was
where he lives now I wish that he was
where he lives now I wish that he was here actually to speak with you because
here actually to speak with you because
here actually to speak with you because he’d be over that articulated all a lot
he’d be over that articulated all a lot
he’d be over that articulated all a lot better than me probably but he he took
better than me probably but he he took
better than me probably but he he took us with him to Zimbabwe on quite a few
us with him to Zimbabwe on quite a few
us with him to Zimbabwe on quite a few occasions and he has this great passion
occasions and he has this great passion
occasions and he has this great passion for music and he has this vision of
for music and he has this vision of
for music and he has this vision of helping youngsters be able to
helping youngsters be able to
helping youngsters be able to incorporate music into their lives
incorporate music into their lives
incorporate music into their lives oftentimes when they’re not in a
oftentimes when they’re not in a
oftentimes when they’re not in a position to do so places where people
position to do so places where people
position to do so places where people are filled with passion and and talent
are filled with passion and and talent
are filled with passion and and talent too but the resources don’t necessarily
too but the resources don’t necessarily
too but the resources don’t necessarily match that so he has this real knack for
match that so he has this real knack for
match that so he has this real knack for getting people to give up their dusty
getting people to give up their dusty
getting people to give up their dusty instruments and the instruments they
instruments and the instruments they
instruments and the instruments they don’t use and kind of relocating
don’t use and kind of relocating
don’t use and kind of relocating to some different places all over the
to some different places all over the
to some different places all over the continent of Africa actually but
continent of Africa actually but
continent of Africa actually but primarily Zimbabwe so we’ve gotten to
primarily Zimbabwe so we’ve gotten to
primarily Zimbabwe so we’ve gotten to trail him and join him on some of his
trail him and join him on some of his
trail him and join him on some of his journeys there and has really changed my
journeys there and has really changed my
journeys there and has really changed my life and I think I could speak for all
life and I think I could speak for all
life and I think I could speak for all of us and say it’s changed our life not
of us and say it’s changed our life not
of us and say it’s changed our life not just to be able that you know taking the
just to be able that you know taking the
just to be able that you know taking the whatever is in the water in zimbabwe
whatever is in the water in zimbabwe
whatever is in the water in zimbabwe makes everybody musical but not just to
makes everybody musical but not just to
makes everybody musical but not just to witness that but also to to take part in
witness that but also to to take part in
witness that but also to to take part in some really meaningful collaborations
some really meaningful collaborations
some really meaningful collaborations with some youngsters over there that now
with some youngsters over there that now
with some youngsters over there that now we’re honored to be able to call like
we’re honored to be able to call like
we’re honored to be able to call like for the close friends you know and music
for the close friends you know and music
for the close friends you know and music has a way of breaking down walls places
has a way of breaking down walls places
has a way of breaking down walls places a lot of the the youth that we’ve been
a lot of the the youth that we’ve been
a lot of the the youth that we’ve been able to to hang with over there are part
able to to hang with over there are part
able to to hang with over there are part of the kind of state-run orphan
of the kind of state-run orphan
of the kind of state-run orphan institutions and some you know different
institutions and some you know different
institutions and some you know different kind of systems like that and Trust is
kind of systems like that and Trust is
kind of systems like that and Trust is not easily achieved I think in some of
not easily achieved I think in some of
not easily achieved I think in some of those situations and we’re outsiders and
those situations and we’re outsiders and
those situations and we’re outsiders and really sensitive to you know to that to
really sensitive to you know to that to
really sensitive to you know to that to exploitation to just know in general you
exploitation to just know in general you
exploitation to just know in general you know just to try to walk as lightly as
know just to try to walk as lightly as
know just to try to walk as lightly as we can into some of those situations and
we can into some of those situations and
we can into some of those situations and now fast-forward a bunch of trips over
now fast-forward a bunch of trips over
now fast-forward a bunch of trips over there and some really close friends and
there and some really close friends and
there and some really close friends and we’ve gotten to engage in some pretty
we’ve gotten to engage in some pretty
we’ve gotten to engage in some pretty cool recording sessions and I don’t know
cool recording sessions and I don’t know
cool recording sessions and I don’t know if there’s a I’ve ever experienced a way
if there’s a I’ve ever experienced a way
if there’s a I’ve ever experienced a way to have a more meaningful experience
to have a more meaningful experience
to have a more meaningful experience with somebody that I’ve just met then
with somebody that I’ve just met then
with somebody that I’ve just met then through this language that that we call
through this language that that we call
through this language that that we call music so I think it’s true that we are
music so I think it’s true that we are
music so I think it’s true that we are greater than we are when we’re by
greater than we are when we’re by
greater than we are when we’re by ourselves
ourselves
ourselves when we get to collaborate like that
when we get to collaborate like that
when we get to collaborate like that thank
thank
thank [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you know we all fall down
you know we all fall down
you know we all fall down then we stand back up again
back up again
back up again it all falls down we’ve got to build it
it all falls down we’ve got to build it
it all falls down we’ve got to build it up again
up again
up again [Music]
and from start to the end through thick
and from start to the end through thick it’s a lesson again sometimes fallen in
it’s a lesson again sometimes fallen in
it’s a lesson again sometimes fallen in a new direction from the left to the
a new direction from the left to the
a new direction from the left to the right from low to high so Tom’s brighter
right from low to high so Tom’s brighter
right from low to high so Tom’s brighter so Tom’s never seven out of the door
so Tom’s never seven out of the door
so Tom’s never seven out of the door chimes from the strongest attire
chimes from the strongest attire
chimes from the strongest attire it’s a stroke isn’t mine
it’s a stroke isn’t mine
it’s a stroke isn’t mine you know we all fall down like the
you know we all fall down like the
you know we all fall down like the leaves in the wind and a whole lot of
leaves in the wind and a whole lot of
leaves in the wind and a whole lot of all line
stand back up again falls back down but
stand back up again falls back down but we could get back up again
we stand back up again
we stand back up again it all falls down we’ve got to build it
it all falls down we’ve got to build it
it all falls down we’ve got to build it up again
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