One of a Kind, 8th Day

One of a Kind

From Slow Down

8th Day

Shmuli and Bentzi Marcus

My parents left me at the gate with goodbye
Just a kid I had to get by
Turnstile jumpers I found boys with no shoes
They had a plan I just couldn’t refuse

Crammed in the back we were hidden from view
With no tickets that’s just what you do
But when the cop came and he asked me my name
He told me son it’s time to change your game

You’ve got a first class ticket on the road to success
Why are you in the back trying to be like the rest
Oh you’re the one I was trying to find
You’re the one, you’re one of a kind

Hearts are racing as you take to the sky
In the city you need to get by
Fools and jokers I found boys with no clues
They’ll have a plan but you gotta refuse

Cards in a stack the world is open to you
Those birds of freedom they do what they do
But glass it shatters and they’re looking to blame
The time has come I need to change my game

You’ve got a first class ticket on the road to success
Why are you in the back trying to be like the rest
Oh you’re the one I was trying to find
You’re the one, you’re one of a kind

You’ve got a first class ticket so show me your best

Why fool around trying to be like the rest
Oh you’re the one I was trying to find
You’re the one, you’re one of a kind

Yiddish Country 8th Day Shmuli and Bentzy Marcus Jewish music Lyrics Video

Yiddish Country - Chasing Prophecy
Eighth Day

(In the video, they sang it a bit different, with some other lyrics. Don't let it bother you).

A pile of bills, old cheap thrills
Working late night at the old stone mill
These cars and lies, French ‘n fries
What do you see if you close your eyes?

New boots on the floor, sign on the door
Don’t want to see you come around no more
You got your gold neck ties, sweet pumpkin pie
What do you see on Rodeo Drive?

If there’s a who, there’s a why
There’s a we, there’s a way
I call that raison d’être (reason for existence)

If there’s a who, there’s a why
There’s a we, there’s a way
I can hear the sages say 

If there’s a who, there’s a why
There’s a we, there’s a way
Make it happen all today

If there’s a who, there’s a why
There’s a we, there’s a way
A little bit is still okay

Chorus:
Di vos villen heren, heren (those who wish to hear, hear)
Di vos villen zen, zen (those who wish to see, see)
Di vos kenen kenen, kenen (those who are able, are able)

Men darf nor vissen ver un ven (you only need to know who and when)

All You Got 8th Day Title Track Shmuli and Bentzy Marcus Jewish Music Lyrics

All You Got
8th Day

Title Track

After one hundred and twenty five years
You go up to heaven you climb all those stairs
They won’t ask you were you wise like Solomon
They won’t ask you were you strong like Samson

They’ll ask just one question
And you give just one answer
It’s the end of the game
And only one thing matters
They’ll say - did you give it all you got

‘Cuz in this life you only have what you got
So give it all you got
In this world we only have what we got
So give it all you got

If you say it’s easy I’ll say it’s not
You gotta give it all you got
If you say it’s not for you I’ll say it’s your lot
You gotta give it all you got

If you say you’re tired I’ll say tick-tock
You gotta give it all you got
You could put my album on the shelf to rot
Just give it all you got

After working so hard and wiping those tears
You look in the mirror you face all your fears
Don’t be a fool trying to be wise like Solomon
Only the weak try to be strong like Samson

I did what I said
I got no one to blame
Only one thing matters
At the end of the game
They’ll say - did you give it all you got

Tatenyu 8th Day Chasing Prophecy Jewish Music Lyrics Shmuli and Bentzy Marcus

Tatenyu

8^th Day

Chasing Prophecy

Jack grew up in New York City, on the plaza with a view
His parents were screaming Harvard,

But he was just looking for You
He came by for a Shabbos, we stayed up way past 2
We spoke about a life of meaning,

‘Cuz he was just looking for You

(Chorus:)
M’zuch nisht Dine Olam Haboh (we aren't looking for your Olam Haboh)

M’zucht nisht Dine Gan Eden (we aren't looking for your Gen Eden)
M’vil nisht chappen Dineh Malochim (we don't want to catch Your angels)
M’zucht nor Dich alein (we are only looking for YOU)

Not looking for your Heaven’s doors
Not looking for your mirrored walls
Not looking to pull any strings
We’re just looking for you

Tatenyu

Jack's now Yakov Halevi, and our friendship really grew

He’s got a nice place in the Old City,

Where he’s just looking for you. 

Still a big fan of the Yankees, and a Harvard alumni too
But his grand-kids are keeping shabbos

And singing this song about you.

Rain 8th Day Shmuli Marcus and Bentzy Marcus Jewish Music Lyrics Tracht Gut

Rain

Composed by S. Marcus, 8th Day
Album: Tracht Gut
Wishes unspoken
Desires unknown
A child cries in the darkness of her own
She’s wishin’
she’s hopin’
dreamin’ of a time
just to feel a tear of joy

So take this blessing from me
as your miracle is born
and the answer to your prayer shines tonight
may the heavens swing open
let all your heart's desires
rain down on you

I lift my hands above your head
your miracles approachin’
your tearful eyes
ever dry
yet behold the sunshine
and soon
dancin’ to happy news

Early to bed is early to rise,
you’ve seen bad
now you’re waitin’ for your prize
But you’re broken
You’re shattered
life trembles below
and I know how you feel so alone

So take this blessing from me
as your miracle is born
and the answer to your prayer shines tonight

I lift my hands above your head
your miracles approachin’
your tearful eyes
never dry
yet behold the sunshine
and soon we'll all be dancing
to happy news

Broken Hearts 8th Day, Brooklyn Shmuel Marcus/Bentzy Marcus Jewish Music Lyrics

Broken Hearts

Broken Hearts
8th Day, Brooklyn
Shmuel Marcus/Bentzy Marcus

He woke up on his last morning
Under a sky so blue
The battlefield stretches a mile
Cries echo through
From the shackles and the chains
He whispers his final song
He's talking to heaven when he cries
How long?! How long?!

Though the Leningrad search lights
May be far behind her
She's living with a secret
Buried deep inside her
She pictures her children
And she tries to stay strong
She's talking to heaven when she cries
How long? How long?!

How long?! How long?! Ad mosai, till when?!
When all the hearts are broken
How can You shatter a dream
When all the world is trembling
How can You shake anything
When all the songs have ended
Only Your song will sing better
You're the only who can put a broken heart back together

It happens every morning
Sometime around six
The sun it starts shining
Playing all those tricks
With a paintbrush in your hand
And the canvas on the wall
We're talking to heaven when we cry
How long?! How long?!

It's Shabbos Now 8th Day Chasing Prophecy Jewish Music Lyrics Music Video

They're just cool. The type of singer/performer you like to see: someone who is thoroughly enjoying doing what they're doing.

It's Shabbos Now 8th Day Chasing Prophecy Jewish Music Lyrics

It's Shabbos Now
8th Day (Shmuli and Bentzi Marcus)
Album: Chasing Prophecy

Through the oceans and the rivers
Through every single door
No matter what the soldiers said
Or how the rain would pour

Zaide always kept a smile
And wiped our tears away
Nothing could ever bring him down
 When he'd start to say -

Chorus:
It's Shabbos now, Shabbos now...
 And we'll sing Ay Ay Ay
(Mah yedidus menuchosaich Shabbos hamalkah)
Fill your goblets to the top with royal kiddush wine
Invite your family and your neighbors, it's now your time

Up winding stairs and broken dreams
Papa tries to sell a little more
A penny here a penny there
Mama cries in clothes she tore.

Zaide always kept a smile 
And wiped her tears away
Soon things will turn around
And soon we're gonna say -

Chorus
(Mei'ein olam habboh yom Shabbos menucha kol hamis'angim boh yizku l'rov simcha) 

On a palm beach isle not far from here
They gathered to celebrate
Eighty years a life of courage
Through times of senseless hate

Zaide always kept his smile
And wiped our tears away
 He promised us there'll come a time
 When we'll always say -
Chorus
(Pedusainu satzmiach venos yagon va'anacha)

Beggar Woman

Megama/ Moshe Yess & Shlolom Levine
also recorded by 8th Day

Today, she was sitting on the street
Sorrow in her eyes, a tin can at her feet
Holes in her stockings and holes in her shoes
She’s an old beggar woman no stranger to bad news

I reached in my pocket to give a bill or two
In my heart I was trying to see what I could do
She thanked me for the money, I turned to walk away
But I waited for a moment as she began to say

Chorus:G-d loves the widow and the orphan and the blind 
The old and the needy who haven’t got a dime 
G-d loves the sickly, in his eyes we’re all the same 
And G-d he loves you too just call upon His name

I don’t know where she came from, I don’t know her at all
But the wrinkles on her face, they kinda tell it all 
So reach in your pocket and give a bill or two 
And you can thank G-d in Heaven that the beggar isn’t you.