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One Of The Ones

by Levi Kreis

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1.
I Should Go 03:40
I Should Go Written by Levi Kreis & Darci Monet Here we are Isn't it familiar I haven't had someone to talk to In such a long time And it's strange All we have in common And your company was just the thing I needed tonight But somehow I feel I should apologize Cause I'm just a little shaken By what's going on inside I should go Before my will gets any weaker And my eyes begin to linger Longer than they should I should go Before I lose my sense of reason And this hour holds more meaning Than it ever could I should go I should go Baby, I should go It's so hard Keeping my composure And pretend I don't see how Your body curves beneath your clothes And your laugh Is pure and unaffected It frightens me to know so well the place I shouldn't go But I know I gotta take the noble path Cuz I don't want you to question The intentions that I have I should go Before my will gets any weaker And my eyes begin to linger Longer than they should I should go Before I lose my sense of reason And this hour holds more meaning Than it ever could I should go I should go Baby, I should go I don't mean to leave you with a trivial excuse And when you call tomorrow, I'll know what to do But I should go Before my will gets any weaker And my eyes begin to linger Longer than they should I should go Before I lose my sense of reason And this hour holds more meaning Than it ever could I should go I should go Baby, I should go
2.
With You 03:11
Written by Levi Kreis I used to be The life of the party The man of the hour The one in control Never a question No hesitation Get who I want And then I'd move on But you've stolen my thunder Taken me under By something so real With you I can't speak I can't move I can hardly breathe I'm a fumbling boy Whose never felt something like this And it's just how it is with you I'm paralyzed By the light of an angel You may be all I've been dreaming of And I know the likes Of infatuation And I'd be surprised if this isn't love Cause I just wanna break through Reach out and feel you Fall into me, yeah With you I can't speak I can't move I can hardly breathe I'm a rambling boy Whose never felt something like this And it's just how it is with you Oh, and I want to reach out and touch you Feel you consume me Fall into me With you I can't speak I can't move I can hardly breathe I'm a fumbling boy Whose never felt something like this And it's just how it is Oh, yeah, it's just how it is With You
3.
Written by Levi Kreis & Darci Monet Just an ordinary man Thrown into a life I didn't plan Suddenly my world has changed I'm unprepared to make my way My resolve is growing weak So unsure of who I'm supposed to be The one who takes the noble path Or the one who wants what he can never have And I'm hardly the hero This is the only thing I know to do To make it through But I need you to believe That beneath this bravado I'd still give anything to have a chance To get you back And I'm hardly a hero for that Exuberant and terrified Every time I look into your eyes But I can't entertain the thought Cuz we both know I'm not the man you thought I was And I'm hardly the hero This is the only thing I know to do To make it through But I need you to believe That beneath this bravado I'd still give anything to have a chance To get you back And I'm hardly a hero for that The ones I love will always be The ones who pay the price And so I sit outside my dreams To do the thing that's right And keep it all inside And I'm hardly the hero This is the only thing I know to do To make it through But I need you to believe That beneath this bravado I'd still give anything to have a chance To love again And I'm hardly the hero for that Yeah I'm hardly a hero
4.
Written by Levi Kreis I've been drinking myself into oblivion The deeper the pain the harder to deaden Staring into space Tuning out the bar Coming up for air Only to seek a minor distraction But escaping doesn't get me very far Away From the cords that we entangled Away From the smile I used to know And I would hold you all night If there was such a thing as second chances If I had just made different choices I'd know how to live again And I would hold you all night And pray the morning light would never wake you And time would stop to heal the pain I gave you Baby, I would hold you all night I've been finding myself in harsh realizations Hearing the truth in your indignation There is such a thing As being too strong I was unaware I made myself into an island Too afraid to let you in too long You tried Giving all your heart could offer I tried But my efforts were too late And I would hold you all night If there was such a thing as second chances If I had just made different choices I'd know how to live again And I would hold you all night And pray the morning light would never wake you And time would stop to heal the pain I gave you Baby, I would hold you all night If I could take back every word I said And resurrect us from the dead I'd thank God beneath my breath And never let you go And I would hold you all night If there was such a thing as second chances If I had just made different choices I'd know how to live again And I would hold you all night And pray the morning light would never wake you And time would stop to heal the pain I gave you Baby, I would hold you all night Baby, I would hold you all night Baby, I would hold you all night
5.
Written by Levi Kreis I can still taste you on my lips I can still smell you on my sheets I can still feel the way you tremble When I hold you close to me It's like everything about you Is everything I need And waking up without you Is gonna be the death of me I'm not so used to silence And I can't find you anywhere It's a lonely Sunday morning Cause you left me without warning And I don't know how to make it Through this lonely Sunday morning Last night I took your picture Out of my dresser drawer And said the words that I wish I could not say anymore The truth is that I love you And I'm doing all I can To make myself forget the way It feels to be your man And I gotta find a reason To face another day It's a lonely Sunday morning Cause you left me without warning And I don't know how to make it Through this lonely Sunday morning I should just crawl back in bed Shut out my heart Turn off my head But it's impossible to do Cause my whole world was you Yeah, my whole world was you It's a lonely Sunday morning Cause you left me without warning And I don't know how to make it Through this lonely Sunday morning
6.
Written by Levi Kreis Turn down the dial I don't want another Lesson in something I've had enough of It's all the same A big misconception Thinking I'd find what I was looking for Love is not just a fix anymore A man needs to feel something more So maybe it's time that I Tear down the walls Open my eyes I wanna know love in another light There's got to be More to this life Let me know love in another light Too many nights I fed from the ruin Of manic pursuits that left nothing to gain In desolate bars Drowning in whiskey In back rooms with boys that don't have a name At some point we all want the same To live and let go of the pain So maybe it's time that I Tear down the walls Open my eyes I wanna know love in another light There's got to be More to this life Let me know love in another light Love that's as deep as the ocean I just want to feel some emotion So maybe it's time that I Tear down the walls Open my eyes I wanna know love in another light There's got to be More to this life Let me know love in another light
7.
Written by Levi Kreis & Darci Monet Baby, I can't believe What's happening to me As I look at you Lying naked with me A realm of emotion Beyond this embrace Leaves me with nothing to say Now, I've been a man Conditioned to think That love was no more Than a hollow routine But when I feel your body Moving slowly with mine It's then that I realize Baby it's just this good I never thought I could Feel such love in my soul You're the reason I know That it's just this good You've given me What my soul seeks to find A love that reveals A greater design Oh, and I've always wondered What heaven was like Strange that I never saw Heaven was here all along And baby it's just this good I never thought I could Feel such love in my soul You're the reason I know That it's just this good Baby it's just this One kiss And I'm a believer Hallelujah Cause baby we are just this good I never, never thought I could Feel such love in my soul You're the reason I know That it's just this good, ya'll Baby, it's just this good
8.
Left Over 03:46
Written by Levi Kreis I remember the day I laid eyes on that sweet Georgia smile With your rosy complexion and your brown winter coat You made my acquaintance and laughed through that cute little nose From first kiss, to first touch, to first time that we'd ever made love We could both fill a novel with eloquent memories Of fumbling passions, of personal struggles A burgeoning friendship I always believed would grow old But I guess I'm the one left over Cause we don't resemble who we were before I guess once that ship has pulled out of that harbor The things that had measure don't measure up anymore With 12 years behind us I can't say that I understand But friends grow together and friends grow apart And friends get replaced even though it may hurt a friend's heart But aside all of this what I want more than anything else Is to have just a moment when you stop pretending You look at me in earnest, admit that we're strangers And you've no intention to face what you'd rather ignore So I guess I'm the one left over Cause we don't resemble who we were before I guess once that ship has pulled out of that harbor The things that had measure don't measure up anymore Yeah I guess I'm the one left over Cause we don't resemble who we were before I guess once that ship has pulled out of that harbor The things that had measure don't measure up anymore The things that had measure don't measure up anymore
9.
Kiss You Yet 04:01
Written by Levi Kreis You move through me Like the ocean underneath the full moon And your touch warms me Like the sun above a summer afternoon And I've never been so swept away There's so much love that we could make but Ooh, I don't wanna kiss you yet I wanna feel your breath And look into your eyes so blue I don't wanna kiss you yet Cause just anticipating Is so intoxicating I'll be honest I don't understand what's coming over me Fearless, breathless Face to face with you is where I wanna be Baby. believe me when I say I got all the time it's gonna take but Ooh I don't wanna kiss you yet I wanna feel your breath And look into your eyes so blue I don't wanna kiss you yet Cause just anticipating Is so intoxicating These are the moments love is made of You're someone I think I could be sure of So baby before we kiss I wanna remember you just like this Just like this I wanna feel your breath And look into your eyes so blue Don't wanna kiss you yet Cause just anticipating Is so intoxicating
10.
Man Outta Me 03:36
Written by Levi Kreis Something that I never said A story that I've never shared I was only 20 years old He was a love affair Soon became a humble home Wrecked with animosity He took it to the bottle And turned around and took it out on me And I was just a boy A scrawny little boy A naive, faggot little boy Too confused by love to leave Too abused by you to see That you were Maniacal Certifiable It's comical When I'm looking back I see You made a man outta me Life has been so good to me Taught me things about the soul If pain is just an error in thought Then I'm in full control Glad I started long ago Learning in the hardest way Cause now I know my power And that bullshit would never fly today But I was just a boy A sheltered little boy I let you own that little boy Might have been too young to see But look what you made of me by being... Maniacal Certifiable It's comical When I'm looking back I see You made a man outta me And I was just a boy Misguided little boy I let you use that little boy Might have been too young to see But just look what you made of me by being... Maniacal Certifiable It's comical When I'm looking back I see You made a man outta me You made a man outta me You made a man outta me

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Levi's debut album One of The Ones was released in the autumn of 2005. Recorded through in one take and costing only $200, it was intended to be a simple collection of love songs made available upon Levi's appearance on that year's season of NBC's The Apprentice. It's popularity is responsible for Levi's signature sound of piano/vocal acoustic songs centered around lyrical storytelling of love and loss. I Should Go, the first single, found a home with AC radio and was featured as Austin and Carrie's theme song on Days Of Our Lives. The single reached a new audience in 2011 when featured on the season two finale of The Vampire Diaries. Hardly A Hero was featured in the movie Kiss The Bride. Just This Good was performed live on The Apprentice.

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released November 16, 2005

Much thanks is due to the following...

Del Shores for your continued support and for always pushing me toward my greatest potential. Wyatt Earp and Western Legend Music for helping me make this happen. You saved the day my friend. Romain Frugé for your time, craftsmanship and unexpected kindness. You're a beautiful man. Darci Monet for penning my thoughts with such accuracy. Writing with you is one of my greatest joys in life. Andrew Briskin for your all-around brilliance. I'm so glad we're working together again. Terri Johnson for your constant support and friendship. Special thanks to Loren Toolajian, Sean Canada, Mark Burr, Marty Wheeler, Peter Covington, Austin Hanks, Travis Howard, Jennifer Neumann, Julian Velard, and Heather Greene.

Piano and Vocals by Levi Kreis.
Recorded at Euphoria Studios and Broadway Sound Studios
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Sean Cananda
All songs by Levi Kreis for Surgery Puppy Music/ASCAP except I Should Go, Hardly A Hero, and Just This Good by Levi Kreis and Darci Monet for Surgery Puppy Music/ASCAP and Songs From The Fortress/BMI

Photography and Album Design by RCFrugé

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Levi Kreis Nashville, Tennessee

I"m a singer and songwriter from East Tenessee. Since my debut album in 2005, I've explored a myriad of genres from piano pop to rock to Americana soul. I'm most at home when it feels a bit gospel, a bit country and a bit poppy. You'll usually find my lyrics explore personal growth and I'm not afraid to be vulnerable with you. Thanks for being here. It's good to meet you. ... more

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