Free Yourself by Motenko
Written as a musical conversation between Motenko and his late mother, “Free Yourself” is perhaps the most vintage sounding track on To Grow with its Stax rhythm and Philly Soul vocal stacks and strings but its message is thoroughly modern– technology has given us more freedom than ever before to connect yet in so many ways that has pushed us all further apart as we become more dependent on devices and platforms that encourage us to be critical of ourselves and others.
Tracklist
| 1. | Free Yourself | 3:14 |
Lyrics
Ooooh, You can free yourself Ooooh, You can free yourself
Ooh honey
I love you, she said
Well i’m wondering
when you have
some time I can come and stay
this time I won’t
put it all on ya
we can have fun you and me while I heal cause i’m letting go
of the pain
i’ve been holding on
Ooooh, You can free yourself Ooooh, You can free yourself
Ooh mom
i’ve got you, I said
see i’ve been scared
I had to go take care
I guess I couldn’t then but now here I am now we can go explore
help you find the cure
and I can give you all the care that you need but now I see
that the time
was here and now it’s gone
Ooooh, You can free yourself Ooooh, You can free yourself
Credits
Produced by Micah Motenko, Mike Reilly, Austin Smith, Sam Patlove.
Strings arranged by Camille Scheiss
Mixed by Sam Patlove.
Drums - James Gwyn
Electric Guitar - Cat Clemons III
Electric Guitar - Micah Motenko
Bass - Josh Flowers
Lead Vocals - Micah Motenko
BgVocals - Spice
BgVocals - Uncle Roy
Keyboards - Micah Motenko
Violin - Christina Steele
Violin - Camille Scheiss
Cello - Courtney Castañeda
License
All rights reserved.
Infectious hooks and smoldering grooves. Swampy Soul music from Austin, TX