From Source, by GRINGLO

From Source

by GRINGLO

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1.	Dawn (intro) 01:46	lyrics	buy track
Ahhh-mhhhh-ahhh.
2.	Light of New Day 04:45	lyrics	buy track
(Mmm-mmm) So you say you do not worry about the growing of the grass, friend I ain't in no hurry to reminisce about the past. (Mmm-mmm) So many times I've said sorry to myself for being sure, that the strategies I conjure up today will do good for tomorrows war But with the breeze from our laughter they blow like dust to the wind I think that now and from here on after I'll make decisions from within In the light of new day But friend you said that you wanted to find the answers and the truth but now you seem so frustrated, keep finding rocks in your shoes. (Mmm-mmm) When smiles seem to depend on the hidden currents of the wind still no answers to rely on I guess they'll come from within And with the breeze from our laughter they melt like snow in the spring I think that now and from here on after I'll make decisions from with in In the light of new day When seasons change we'll rearrange. Our minds young and still learning, still the fires keep on burning. The grass will grow and winds will blow and what do we have left to show but the smile on our face as the world keeps turning as it brings us once again to the light of new day.
3.	Through the Doubt 04:36	lyrics	buy track
You found the door but you ain't got the key, these little seeds always turn into trees I know that now it's really all up to me so I... Jump in head first, its just a little shiver choose your words, the world will be a giver If you say them outloud and see through the doubt. You say you're in love but won't stand a chance you know your much to old to spark a new romance. You think the earth asked the moon for a dance?....Oh no So jump in head first, its just a little shiver I was searching for the key, I found it in the river. So just say it outloud, and see through the doubt Thorugh the darkned haze, lost in blurry daze You'll see it, you'll find find it with love you won't get no help from above. Cause it's just a little shiver. So just say it outloud, and see through the doubt So many poets will never be heard beautiful secrets now buried in earth. So use the gifts that you were given at birth and just jump in head first, its really now or never. Choose your words and thoughts. They might just live forever If you say them outloud, and see through the doubt.
4.	Stranger 03:11	lyrics	buy track
Reckless is the love you teach your young to understand have we all forgotten how to lend a helping hand. To a stranger... who needs it more than you and I Oh a stranger...how can we laugh while others cry. Don't fill me up with hatred and then tell me that you love justify your actions as commandments from above That sounds stranger....than what I am trying to say Oh stranger....you know that love is the only way. Spend your love so sparingly, afraid that you'll run out but I can tell you honey in my mind there is no doubt, there is no danger...what you reap is what you sow. Oh stranger....give love and it will only grow. You mold yourself to standards, showing what you're all about but inside your hardened heart you just want to break out Im no stranger...been by your side every day Oh stranger....you know that love is the only way Oh like the sun on a summers day, you know her warmth in every way But when she falls down....into the ground we're still young and we can learn how to love.
5.	The River 05:02	lyrics	buy track
Oh take me down to the river if my feet can carry the weight. Water so cold your bones will shiver wash all my worries away. Deep in an old forgotten meadow found a shelter for broken bones. Ponder upon old forgotten riddles in the calm before the storm. And here we stand and wonder what all of this was for and here we are by the river bed like the day before oh my old forgotten lover I said goodbye to you in a dream left a hole in my heart like no other it echoes while the humming bird sing Feel my head going under the coolness of your kiss stings my cheek called home by the sound of roaring thunder find shealter as the heavens start to weep And here we stand and wonder what all of this was for and here we are by the river bed like the day before Between this life and a dream I know it might be hard to believe Found a wonderland just waiting to be seen where I am king and river you're my queen And here I stand and wonder what all of this was for and here we are by the river like the day before.
6.	Paper bags 05:11	lyrics	buy track
When paper bags and plastic rags with printed tags have all let you down and when concreate castles built by strangers hold no shealter... peace can still be found We follow streams of broken tail lights just to make our parents proud then stare like deer into the head lights when we finally figure it out its just the fiction of our time heyheyx2 But what have we got and what have I got to show cause paper bags with autographs in class cases won't save a soul. But praise the time, embrace the hole in your heart it might push you off the edge to find out the devils road is paved with good intentions We follow streams of broken tail lights and try so hard to stand out then stare like deer into the head lights when we finally figure it out its just the fiction of our time heyheyx2 Cause paper bags can't hold the air that fills our lungs

about

These are some of the first songs I ever completed as a song writer. The times I had with my former band GRINGLO are very close to my heart and this album is still very dear to me.

"After suffering a nervous breakdown a few years ago I needed to rethink my life completely. I embarked on a journey that led to many places, deep into the amazon jungle, to yogis near the Himalayas and to living with forest monks in south-east Asia. The songs on this album are inspired by the journey itself, the people I met and the lessons I learned along the way. Lessons available to anyone willing to listen with a still mind and a open heart." - Ivan Mendez, front man of GRINGLO

From Source is GRINGLO's debut album and the former part of a two piece LP.

credits

released July 6, 2018

Guitars and vocals: Ivan Mendez
Piano: Guðjón Jónsson
Bass: Guðbjörn Hólm
Drums: Arnar Scheving
Mix and Master: Haukur Pálmason

Songs and lyrics written by Ivan Mendez
Arrangements by GRINGLO

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Ivan Mendez Akureyri, Iceland

Hi! My name is Ivan and I am a musician and a producer from the small town Akureyri, in northern Iceland.
My music is genre- fluid, as I am in love with many different styles, but my focus is always on songwriting and heart-centered lyrics.

My main ambition is to push individual and collective human consciousness to higher levels through musical experience.

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