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Off the Beaten Path

by Ember Dash

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VERSE 1 - 0:48-1:20 - Wheres the open door Wheres the door I'm supposed to run through Wheres the life before I Promised anything to you But I cant sleep Because these tired eyes they finally weep And through the open doors you'll bet i see What im supposed to be VERSE 2 - 1:20-1:52 - Wait for me Because the friends I have Can set me free All I want Is to be back in ponyville In their arms Is it to much to ask? Am I crossing the line? Im getting sick and tired of hearing it'll be just fine! CHORUS (Turquoise) - 1:52-2:24 - Which path are you gonna take? Are you really ready for that fate? Through the open doors I'll find my bliss But for now I'll just sit and wish I’ll sit and wait for that star The only one that’ll take me far I seem to fall everytime I reach for it So for now I’ll just sit and wish Verse 4 - 2:40-3:12 - Take a step In the direction that you find yourself (Oh no~) Dont you cry Theres always room for you just got to try (And make it all right) Wheres your home You ask yourself and go against what your told (you'll always know that) In due time You'll find yourself just where you've been the whole time But its a path that you must take! And then your future is yours to make… CHORUS (Turquoise) - 3:44-4:16 - Which path are you gonna take? Are you really ready for that fate? Through the open doors I'll find my bliss But for now I'll just sit and wish I’ll sit and wait for that star The only one that’ll take me far I seem to fall everytime I reach for it So for now I’ll just sit and wish
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VERSE 1 [FEATHER] She's falling in reverse Oh what am I even worth? When my hooves are on the ground And you're breaking sonic sound! Wheres the simple way Will I ever fly someday Cause I know that if I try Maybe hey, maybe I’ll learn how to FLY! VERSE [RAP-EMBER] You want to fly, you gotta make that choice yourself You can’t just lie back and hope that it’ll come within no doubt You’ve got to rise up Take the bull by the horns, Get scruffed up you’ve been warned Get a feeling for ground its torn, Lemme see what you’ve got before You fly up you fall, you twirl you crawl Way back to the finish line, it doesn’t matter if you finish in time No, lemme go where I flow, like a river thats lost its goal This currents just outta con-trol, someone save me its gettin cold VERSE 2 [FEATHER] Why am I so blind? Is there a reason to define It seems everything I try Gets shot down with hate in mind But everywhere I look I get a little happier Cause it seems that if I try Maybe hey, maybe I’ll learn how to fly VERSE [RAP-FLOW] If someone told me I would never learn to fly. I wouldn't believe them, Why? Because I've been in the sky, when you held me. Lifting me up and it felt free, compelled me. So when you tell me I can do it, I will do. Even if my wings fell off new, I still flew. My will's too strong right now to fail you. Hail, sleet, storm, rain away. I'll sail through HELL, as long as I can see your mane. I'll push through to the distance, resist the pain. Here's the thing: Ain't no one else in my sights now. There's only you Dash, truth, only right now. In the darkness - you're my lighthouse. Star in the night, being my guide in my flight now. I better get up and dust my wings and aim far, for the stars, cause that's just my thing. Yeah. VERSE 3 [FEATHER] Maybe she was right About flying as a fight Push harder and I might Learn...how to fly…
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CHORUS - 0:48 - Now you fade in and out of the star stream. Wondering where you might end up. Dreams are far away, and lights will show the way, For what you miss comes with a risk, It’s just a light switch. VERSE 1 (Ember) Between the ground and sky Spread your wings I know you want to fly Try, to let go of it To let everyone that you know that you're full of it, pride So go walk out that door To the ones that you once adored Forget the perks you're the one that swore To never leave her side are you really that torn Its the calm right before the storm And I know you really want that perfect form But can you tell me why the other ponies wanna conform Cause I dunno, it seems low Lets slow down, let the fame drown Its time you rise up, hold your ground Lets see both sides of the lives you found So pick just one, cause the time is now CHORUS - 2:08 - VERSE 2 (Ember) - 2:40 - So we all, want a piece of it A little bit of fame to be legit But no one, predicted That i’d be, addicted To the air flow, like liquid To the drama I’m conflicted with No sense of direction Backin’ out so fast, gotta find the connection Between the lives I lead Between the lights we see I just cant break these needs I gotta find my normal speed Where’s it goin- from here Is it all just a part of the fear Gettin’ older gotta find a career Ponyville is just another year VERSE 3 - 3:20 - (Rhyme Flow) Fame or friendship, aims to rend it. Sane or Insane it's a shame to end it. The fork in the road is a knife to the soul. Forced to decide is a slice to the whole. I Hold high for the role that a choice is. Desire's Voice is the loudest of noises. Toy with emotions, brave the oceans. Be loyal to your friends, or submit devotions. And It's opposin... Supposin - that you've chosen the wrong road now you're frozen. Regret then grips your guts and gets raw. You've beaten yourself up now against odds. So better choose wisely. As far as I see. Decide this path you'll define where your life leads. And you might twitch - flicker like a light switch Bicker with your mind till you find - the right wish CHORUS - 4:00 -
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(VERSE 1) Even fireflies can hear me When I cry Always seems to be Me, myself, and I The woods they talk, and The wind it rocks, all The world to sleep, just So I can dream So I can dream... (CHORUS) If you want to cry There's no room for that tonight If you lay your sleepy head All you have to do is lie back and go to bed (BRIDGE 1) Sometimes I wonder Where I could’ve been And sometimes I wonder If I should give in And when I was younger I thought I could fly But then I realized This world isn't mine (VERSE 2) Sometimes you think You do what you can But all the while You find a second chance To find who you are And catch a falling star And hold on tight To your dreams tonight (CHORUS) If you want to cry There's no room for that tonight If you lay your sleepy head All you have to do is lie back and go to bed (BRIDGE 2) Sometimes I wonder Where this life has been And sometimes I wonder What if I gave in And when I was younger I feared the sky And then I realized I didn’t need to fly

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Life is all about decisions and what you make of them, I think we all need to take a second to think whats off your beaten path? Is there something you missed? I really think most of these ponies are looking at this like a bad thing and not an opportunity...an experience rather, to grow as themselves and recognize new obstacles to get stronger from.

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released January 6, 2014

Id like to give a very big thanks to these musicians in no particular order! Feather, Turquoise Splash, 4everfreeBrony, Giggly Maria, and LilyCloudVA for supplying their awesome voices, and a big thanks to FallFeathers for the main album art!

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Ember Dash San Diego, California

I'm an amateur producer and rapper who loves making music! And some of said music will have technicolor ponies! So yeah! ENJOY!

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