Leaf Off / The Cave
José González Lyrics
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Why can't you take the leaf off your mouth?
Take a moment to reflect where you're from
Let reason guide you,
See old tracks take you out from the dark
See old tracks lead you up to the stars
Why can't you take the leaf off your mouth?
Now that you have the facts on your side
Take a moment to reflect where you're going
Let reason guide you,
See old tracks take you out from the dark
See old tracks lead you up to the stars
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Why can't you take the leaf off your mouth?
Now that you have the facts on your side
Take a moment to reflect who we are
Let reason guide you,
See old tracks lead you out from the dark
Have a life its life, work makes up you and I
What it takes this right, when we need to survive
Yeah we flourish and die, what it means to be alive
What it means to be alive
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Lyrics © SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: JOSE GONZALEZ
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José González (born 1978 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (of Argentinian extraction). In 2003, he released his debut album, Veneer, in Europe. The album has since been released in the UK, on April 25, 2005, and in the United States on September 6, 2005. González is also a member of the Swedish band Junip, along with Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn.
The song Crosses, from Crosses EP and the later Veneer Read Full BioJosé González (born 1978 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (of Argentinian extraction). In 2003, he released his debut album, Veneer, in Europe. The album has since been released in the UK, on April 25, 2005, and in the United States on September 6, 2005. González is also a member of the Swedish band Junip, along with Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn.
The song Crosses, from Crosses EP and the later Veneer, appeared on the finale of the second season of the popular American television comedy-drama The O.C.. His cover of Heartbeats (also from Veneer) was used in a popular Sony BRAVIA TV commercial featuring coloured bouncing balls in San Francisco and an episode of Zach Braff's Scrubs
His song Far Away was also prominently featured in the Rockstar video game Red Dead Redemption.
His trademark sound is solo acoustic guitar with soft melody. His work, although mostly original, does include acoustic covers of great hits such as Love Will Tear Us Apart, Born in the U.S.A., and Teardrop.
González also appears in the Zero 7 album The Garden, in which he sings on three tracks and on a re-worked version of Crosses.
The song Crosses, from Crosses EP and the later Veneer Read Full BioJosé González (born 1978 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (of Argentinian extraction). In 2003, he released his debut album, Veneer, in Europe. The album has since been released in the UK, on April 25, 2005, and in the United States on September 6, 2005. González is also a member of the Swedish band Junip, along with Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn.
The song Crosses, from Crosses EP and the later Veneer, appeared on the finale of the second season of the popular American television comedy-drama The O.C.. His cover of Heartbeats (also from Veneer) was used in a popular Sony BRAVIA TV commercial featuring coloured bouncing balls in San Francisco and an episode of Zach Braff's Scrubs
His song Far Away was also prominently featured in the Rockstar video game Red Dead Redemption.
His trademark sound is solo acoustic guitar with soft melody. His work, although mostly original, does include acoustic covers of great hits such as Love Will Tear Us Apart, Born in the U.S.A., and Teardrop.
González also appears in the Zero 7 album The Garden, in which he sings on three tracks and on a re-worked version of Crosses.
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Juan del Sur
"Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out x8
Why can't you take the leaf off your mouth?
Now that you have the facts on your side
Take a moment to reflect where you're from
Let reason guide you,
See old tracks take you out from the dark
See old tracks lead you up to the stars
Why can't you take the leaf off your mouth?
Now that you have the facts on your side
Take a moment to reflect where you're going
Let reason guide you,
See old tracks take you out from the dark
See old tracks lead you up to the stars
Let the life lead you out
Let the life lead you out
Let the…" (till forever)
José González
New single "El Invento" out now!
▶️ Stream/Download: https://JoseGonzalez.lnk.to/ElInvento
infamousjovian
Jose, the fact that there are people like you in this world, so talented, so humble, all while being so deservedly successful, is just a wonderful thing. I feel like the world today is saturated with so much bullshit, so much nonsense coming from media and the fast-paced, profit-driven culture we live in, that too many talented people like yourself never achieve the success they deserve. That you have somehow managed to be so gifted, so positive, and so driven to create beautiful things, and at the same time be so successful in pursuing what you love, is a sort of modern miracle. A real-Earth miracle, the kind achieved by people, by human beings of flesh and blood. As I think of the countless talented, passionate and deserving individuals, people who are artists, writers, scientists, musicians, leaders, and other creators and contributors who will never achieve success, I am grateful that you and others like you exist to remind us of the full extent of human potential. I'm looking forward to the new album. See you in New York in April!
Joseph Dominguez M
I dunno know Jose but, I'll say the same. God bless u. I adore stay alive and step out songs and this one i'll see on. God bless u and wish ya great life.
Sol
I dunno what it is about his music. Just carries my soul off somewhere
softlysoaringmelody
This song has brought such happiness to me. As a free thinker, I have at many times felt alone. This song is a hug, and a reminder that it's okay to follow a path of logic and reason, even if you're alone on that path. How beautiful it is that we all exist. Some people go through life so wrapped up in petty unimportant things that they never even realize just how remarkable the odds were for us to exist in the first place. To me, the point of life is to find happiness, whatever that may be. We have the opportunity to enjoy life during our short time here. I will be checking out my local chapter of Sunday Assembly. Thank you, José.
atzerath
Logic and reason contradicts that we all live...down syndrome for example. What's so logic about deciding to put someone on this planet who gets put behind. Deliberately choosing to keep a kid with down syndrome should be counted as child abuse. It's incredibly selfish and simply loathsome
Good song though.
Castle Gap
Which ultimately means nothing in a materialistic universe. Secular humanist ideas only go so far.
Dan M
If you were a “free thinker”, you wouldn’t believe anything.
legomaestro
Thank you for your comment softlysoaringmelody. I know people just occasionally post their true thoughts for fun and more for themselves than recongition after listening to a good song, but this really framed the song for me in my head. I was feeling the same but didn't have the words for it, but you did. Thank you. Thank you.
Luke Koebele
indeed, well said