Grateful

A toast to all the friends you had
And all the people that you thought you knew
A drink for all the loves you had
And all the drugs you took to get you through

Just this once you had enough
Nothing short when adding up with you
Every word i ever wrote
All those thoughts you never spoke, i knew

I wanna be grateful for ya
But i need a little more time
I wanna be happy, baby
But right now, i just feel fine

You know i want you back
But i know it just don’t feel right

Oh oh oh
Damn those hearts you loved

I just wanna hold your hand
Just to feel the love that i’ve been missin’
I just wanna feel your touch
Just to know the care that i’ve been needin’
I just wanna hold your hand
Just to feel the love that i’ve been missin’
I just wanna feel your touch
Just to know the care that i’ve been needin’

Oooooh i know what i’ve been missing
And it kills me, it kills me here to say it
Oooooh i know what i’ve been missing
And it kills me, it kills me here to say it

I wanna be grateful for ya
But i need a little more time
I wanna be happy, baby
But right now, i just feel fine

You know i want you back
But i know it just don’t feel right

Oh oh oh

Damn those hearts you loved
Now that you’re gone, i don’t know what the fuck to do

what the fuck…

Wild

You're singing broken spanish to me
Que opinas cuando estás solo
Talking through the melodies
Looking up the lyrics now on your phone

You said you’d never come back
But the city never felt like a home
Sipping on your malbec
Making jokes about where your accent is from

You were taking a break
So we’re taking it slow
And there's a bottle to drink
And it's lookin low
It was getting late
And you were ready to go
But it's much harder to break to break to break

It's wild to me
When you say that i am all you need
Baby it's wild to see
When I say i love you and you love me

There's a point that i wanted to make
But i know it’s gonna make you feel the same  
There was something that i wanted to say
But the words never came and you went away

Do you wanna know why?
Do you wanna know why I'm broken?
Can we just get high?
Take back what time has stolen

You were taking a break
So we’re taking it slow
And there's a bottle to drink
And it's lookin low

It was getting late
And you were ready to go
But it's much harder to break to break to break

It's wild to me
When you say that i am all you need
Baby it's wild to see
When I say i love you and you love me

Siempre

You sleep, you dream… and always repeat

Give Me a Chance

You were saying something
That wasn’t true
I was hiding something
That both knew
And you were crying
this isn’t you
There is nothing left for us
There’s nothing to do

Baby I feel like I’m coming down
We can smoke right here, if you wanna stick around
We’ll eat pineapple while we listen to the records we found
No it doesn’t hurt and I promise I will breathe
You can rest if you want
I’ll just tell you what I need
I’ll know you’ll get it for me. baby
Oh I’ll just give the lead

Just give me a chance
I try and make sense of this
Just give me a chance
I swear I’ll make sense of this
Just give me a chance
I know you weren’t ready for this
Just give me a chance
I swear I’ll do better than this

I was gone I was gone I was gone
On the night that we first kissed
I was gone I was gone I was gone
When you told me i was missed
I was so scared
I couldn’t tell you all the things that had I thought
I was so scared
It feels so dumb to feel this lost

Remember that time I was so drunk
When I said, “I would wait for you?”
You were laughing so hard asking, “what the hell are you expecting me to do?”
”You were so tired,”
You brought your hands up to cover up your face
”It was so long ago,
I couldn’t remember your name
But I knew your face”
When you grabbed my hand
To give me one kiss just to say you tried
It was your last stand
Like your saying, “good luck” instead of saying “goodbye”

Goodbye
”Goodbye”
Goodbye
”Goodbye”

Just give me a chance
I’ll try and make sense of this
Just give me a chance
I swear I’ll make sense of this
Just give me a chance
I know you weren’t ready for this
Just give me a chance
I swear I’ll do better than this

If You Could

You don't laugh like you used to anymore
All your friends just tell you that you're not the same, not the same
You don't act like you used to anymore
All your books you used to read you gave away, gave away

I just want to move on
You just want to leave
I can't help but follow
When you take the lead

I just want to give you
All the care you need
When you just keep staying
Most these nights with me

If you could, would you be so good to me?
If you could, would you be so good to me?

You don't joke like you used to anymore
I wrote you words that said i cared, but you went away, went away
You don't breathe like you used anymore
When you're alone and sad you can't sleep off the pain, sleep off the pain

I just want to move on
You just want to leave
I can't help but follow
When you take the lead

I just want to give you
All the care you need
When you just keep staying
Most these nights with me

If you could, would you be so good to me?
If you could, would you be so good to me?

I held your hand just like before
It felt different

You gave a squeeze just like before
It felt different

You found love
You took off
You came back
With more of
The same wants
That you had
When I was
Just as bad

Maybe I just want you more because
I loved you more than i knew
Maybe i just want you more because
Maybe i'm just still in love with you
I just want to move on
You just want to leave
I can't help but follow
When you take the lead
I just want to give you
All the care you need
When you just keep staying
Most these nights with me

If you could, would you be so good to me?
If you could, would you be so good to me?

Meeeeeeeeeee

Love to Give

Take me to the back
Kiss me on the lips
Make them wanna know
That every look you gave
Every smile sent
It was not just for show
Paint the scene every color
That you love
With a brand new coat
Like when I used to glow
I used to glow

And just when i think it’s too late
you‘ve got a face that makes me wanna stay
You tell me baby, you just wait
You’ve got more love to give

Oooh

Every little touch
All the words you make me wanna say
With all the fears i have
You’re the one I want who makes me
Feel okay
Lying on your chest
Hear your heart follow
With the keys i play
Let me drift away
Let’s drift away

And just when i think it’s too late
You‘ve got a face that makes me wanna stay
You tell me baby, you just wait
You’ve got more love to give

Ooooh
So much damn love to give
Oooh

And she asked me
Have you been taking
Good care of yourself
These days

And she asked me
Have you been taking
Your pills for your health
These days

And just when i think it’s too late
You‘ve got a face that makes me wanna stay
You tell me baby, you just wait
You’ve got more love to give

Ooooh
So much damn love to give
Oooh

My Guy

On the ride home
I couldn’t stop thinking
Thinking about you
Thinkin’ bout your face

You had the smell of cheap wine on your breath
But I wanted to
Kiss you anyway

But you told me that i wasn’t for you
Ready for you now
Ready for the wait
Though It’s true we’ve been burned before, baby

But this is something new
So I think I’ll stay

So hold me
When I feel lonely
Your warmth is just the only
Place that I feel safe and alive

So hold me
When I feel lonely
Your warmth is just the only
Place that i feel safe and alive

I need you
I want you
I love you
I just want you to
Give us a try

I need you
I want you
I love you
I just want you to
Be my guy

Forget those hearts you loved
They didn't know what you were made of
No they don’t!

Credits

This album is dedicated to my mom, who passed away during the making of this record. I love you, mom.

Thank you to our family and friends in supporting us throughout the making of this record.

Lyrics by Michael Paul Escañuelas
Music by Michael Paul Escañuelas & Gabriel Rodriguez

Produced and recorded by Michael Paul Escañuelas & Gabriel Rodriguez at Good Boy Sounds
Mixed and Mastered by Pablo Hernandez

Drums by Nick Camacho
Intro words by Doriean and performed by Doriean and Parker West
Additional vocals on “If You Could” and “Grateful” by Jesse Goddard
Additional vocals on “Grateful”, “Give Me a Chance”, and “My Guy” by Taylor Nicole Lopez
Gang shouts provided by Michael Paul, Escañuelas, Gabriel Rodriguez, Doriean , M-Dawg, Parker West, Taylor Nicole Lopez, and Jesse Goddard