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Photographs

by Carlton.

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1.
Wonder... 03:52
They can't take away the gains from the pains All the shit that we went through Together in a game where the playing field Don't always want you It's not a fight that ain't worth fighting And I wouldn't feel right if I wasn't But sometimes deep down I really wonder... Why me? What if? How did I get here? Don't leave me yet - I need your ear Don't it make you wonder? Don't it make you wonder? Don't it make you wonder? Don't it make you wonder? (Why me? What if?) (Why me? What if? Why?) Not a sinner or a saint Some days, disillusioned with it all So many things fly my way But should I answer my own call? I feel like time is running out Getting older, but a job without And sometimes deep down I really wonder... Why me? What if? How did I get here? Don't leave me yet - I need your ear Don't it make you wonder? Don't it make you wonder? Don't it make you wonder? Don't it make you wonder? Don't it make you wonder like I do? Don't it make you wonder like I do? Don't it make you wonder like I do? Don't it make you wonder like I do? Make me wonder, make me wonder 'bout me Like who and why and where and what I wanna be Not knowing anything is all I see As the clock moves forward, I lose my young in it... Make me wonder, make me wonder 'bout me Like who and why and where and what I wanna be Not knowing anything is all I see Not knowing anything is all I see... Don't it make you wonder like I do? Don't it make you wonder like I do? Don't it make you wonder like I do? Don't it make you wonder like I do? Sometimes, the journey is more important than the destination Welcome to mine...
2.
Slow It Down 05:35
I don't like the way we're going Both of us keep talking our shit Used to be so close before but Now we're torn apart at our differences We've got a lot of differences... I don't know what the hell you're doing No disrespect, I just wanted your body I didn't want to get involved with All your bullshit but I guess that's changed I guess we've changed... We could take it going down town Build a time machine 'n' go down Take it slower, I could slow it down Take it slower, I could slow it down Make it shake like an earthquake And we'll forget the time we waste Fighting over nothing Take it slower, I could slow it... Down down down down down down down Down down down down down Take it slower, I could slow it down Down down down down down down down Down down down down down Take it slower, I could slow it down Down down down down down down down Down down down down down Take it slower, I could slow it down Down down down down down down down Down down down down down Take it slower, I could slow it down I'm not trying to make sense no more Lost my judgment it's so stupid The politics of corporate greed But we're #BERNing ourselves to nothing What will be left of us is nothing We could take it going down town Build a time machine 'n' go down Take it slower, I could slow it down Take it slower, I could slow it down Make it shake like an earthquake And we'll forget the time we waste Fighting over nothing Take it slower, I could slow it... Down down down down down down down Down down down down down Take it slower, I could slow it down Down down down down down down down Down down down down down Take it slower, I could slow it down Down down down down down down down Down down down down down Take it slower, I could slow it down Down down down down down down down Down down down down down Take it slower, I could slow it down Breathing without air is impossible But we've both suffocated what we could've been It's like finding out what we both believed in Is a lie on both sides But we continued to pursue it Completely losing sight of what it means to be human What the real feeling of caring for each other Really feels like... We could take it going down town Build a time machine 'n' go down Take it slower, I could slow it down Take it slower, I could slow it down Make it shake like an earthquake And we'll forget the time we waste Fighting over nothing Take it slower, I could slow it... Down down down down down down down Down down down down down Take it slower, I could slow it down Down down down down down down down Down down down down down Take it slower, I could slow it down Down down down down down down down Down down down down down Take it slower, I could slow it down Down down down down down down down Down down down down down Take it slower, I could slow it down
3.
Picture us in our own little Perfect paradise together Something that we both created Far away from here Picture us away from fire Given all the things we needed Somewhere where we love together Far away from here I want your body pressed on my body Everybody needs love sometimes Everyone's fighting, we'll keep trying There's no denying we've got that special Thing like a ice cream shop Summertime on the block Throwback 'till nine o'clock We don't stop Sweet like a lollipop Hard like a dubstep drop Sold like an Apple stock We don't stop Picture us in our own little Perfect kinda dream together Been so long I've been wanting you I can't stop Just to feel us close together Is enough for me to feel your heartbeat Up and down in my body I need you I want your body pressed on my body Everybody needs love sometimes Everyone's fighting, we'll keep trying There's no denying we've got that special Thing like a ice cream shop Summertime on the block Throwback 'till nine o'clock We don't stop Sweet like a lollipop Hard like a dubstep drop Sold like an Apple stock We don't stop I don't care what they have to say I wanna be your runaway I wanna make love all night long I don't care what they have to say They can shout and scream but they Won't have what they can't see We've got that special Thing like a ice cream shop Summertime on the block Throwback 'till nine o'clock We don't stop Sweet like a lollipop Hard like a dubstep drop Sold like an Apple stock We don't stop We don't stop We don't stop We don't stop We don't stop
4.
Stay. 05:28
Make it, break it down For no reason but the sound If it feels we're out of town Then we have no place left to start Watch out for the "love" They're sending disguised All of the above defending nothing Left for us to part Here's my invitation to Losing my mind with you Going crazy, but damn it feels so good That I can't contain it I can't contain it The world might stop spinning I don't care if it does tonight As long as you and I Stay. Right. Here... All lovers will always fight We'll always be alright As long as you and I Stay. Right. Here... Stay. Right. Here... Stay. Right. Here... Stay. Right. Here... Stay. Right. Here... Make sure we're fortified In the event we need to hide Away from all the fight It's kind of insane out there Here's my invitation to Losing my mind with you Going crazy, but damn it feels so good That I can't contain it I can't contain it The world might stop spinning I don't care if it does tonight As long as you and I Stay. Right. Here... All lovers will always fight We'll always be alright As long as you and I Stay. Right. Here... Let's acknowledge our differences Forget all the wrongs we caused one another Let's heal... Right. Here.
5.
The Truth 04:37
On December 1st, you blindsided me Took an oath to protect our decency But there you were, pen in hand Ready for the worst I was praying on my knees But those words were cursed I was drinking you away But then it dawned on me That's what you'd want me to do So I found a better way: I'll hold your words at play Until you tell me the truth Tell me the truth- don't lie Tell me the truth- don't lie Look me in my eyes And I'll give you one shot at making this right- Tell me the truth- don't lie You probably think it's cute That you FUNKED with me But I won't let your work go unchecked You best believe But there you were, pen in hand Ready for the worst I was praying on my knees But those words were cursed I was drinking you away But then it dawned on me That's what you'd want me to do So I found a better way: I'll hold your words at play Until you tell me the truth Tell me the truth- don't lie Tell me the truth- don't lie Look me in my eyes And I'll give you one shot at making this right- Tell me the truth- don't lie Take the photo and make it count Because this moment will only come once...
6.
Photograph 03:09
Take a photograph It will last longer than us Take a photograph So we can remember we tried Take a photograph It's worth more than your words Take a photograph Because we can't stop time Sometimes you win, but this game you lose When you don't give in and you can't choose We need memories and a souvenir To tell the the world that we were here Take a photograph It will last longer than us Take a photograph So we can remember we tried Take a photograph It's worth more than your words Take a photograph Because we can't stop time Ooh I wonder, wonder, wonder where we are On the same team but galaxies apart Sometimes I feel like I don't know the truth Take a photograph it will last longer than me and you... Me and you... Take the photo and make it count Because this moment will only come once And when it does, are we gonna be a ghost of who we are Are we gonna be a memory that's so lost in the past That we leave the universe and it forgets about us And we figure out how to move on...
7.
If you ever left me I probably would die There'd be no reason left For me to even try I act like I don't care When you're there, but I really do Just to be next to me Is all I need from you 'Cause when I'm lonely I make bad decisions When I'm lonely I lack consideration When I'm lonely I don't care about the consequences Don't care what it means Oh no Don't leave me lonely, lonely I'm perfectly reasonable When you're around When life's in free fall You're my solid ground I try to find my own sanity The hardest part for me Is all I ask of you 'Cause when I'm lonely I make bad decisions When I'm lonely I lack consideration When I'm lonely I don't care about the consequences Don't care what it means Oh no Don't leave me lonely, lonely I believe in the fire I don't care about the burn All I ask of you is to keep me sane While the wheel turns 'Cause when I'm lonely I make bad decisions When I'm lonely I lack consideration When I'm lonely I don't care about the consequences Don't care what it means Oh no Don't leave me lonely, lonely
8.
Why don't we take some time to find us We are young and full of life Why don't we leave tonight? It's all unknown until it's known But we are forced to keep it going Why don't we take the dive We don't know what's on the ocean floor Unless we go and discover Well, I walk down through the fire-hot dirt And I feel the pain, I ain't scared of hurt Sometimes hurt is what you need to grow up And losing ain't that all bad In the moment it feels like that's all you had But in the end at least you'll say you know Now you'll know... Now you'll know... Now you'll know... Now you'll know... Why don't we know what we want Take the time to learn a different song Why are we bound by their rules It's never known until it's known And now is a perfect time to go We can do what we want to do We don't know what's on the ocean floor Unless we go and discover Well, I walk down through the fire-hot dirt And I feel the pain, I ain't scared of hurt Sometimes hurt is what you need to grow up And losing ain't that all bad In the moment it feels like that's all you had But in the end at least you'll say you know Now you'll know... Now you'll know... Now you'll know... Now you'll know... I don't want to stay in this place too long This place too long for you I don't want to say I did it wrong I did it wrong for you It's my life and I want to be what I want to be And what I want is to be me Well, I walk down through the fire-hot dirt And I feel the pain, I ain't scared of hurt Sometimes hurt is what you need to grow up And losing ain't that all bad In the moment it feels like that's all you had But in the end at least you'll say you know Now you'll know... Now you'll know... Now you'll know... Now you'll know...

about

As I continued to react to the political situation unfolding in America in 2017, and I became involved in electoral politics in general, my ambitions for a third album began to shift away from pop and dance to introspective R&B, ambient, and dream pop. I had reconnected with an old producer friend of mine who sent me some sampled piano loops, sampled vocals, and born out of it was "Slow It Down," and the entire vibe of "Photographs" - an album about the struggles, emotions and feelings during the early Trump presidency and difficulties of mobilization and political activism of 2017.

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released February 6, 2018

All songs written by T. Carlton & The Force
All songs produced by Carlton & The Force (except 8)
(8) Produced by Carlton.

Album Recorded between February 2016 and January 2018
Pro-Tools & Mixing by: T. Carlton, The Force
Mixing, Editing & Remixing (8) by: The Force

Thank you to everyone who was involved in the crazy two year process of making this project come to life.

5th Anniversary Remaster by: T. Carlton, The Force in 2022.

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Carlton. Turlock, California

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