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Micah E. Wood
Micah E. Wood

You, Me, the Reign

Micah E. Wood

September 26th, 2025
9 tracks
31:32
You, Me, the Reign
You, Me, the Reign
Melted Away
0:00
3:17
Melted Away
Micah E. Wood
A January morning Out by the frozen lake The daily Catalogue Of the phrases we say A glimmer within a glimmer Can be so hard to place But that look in your eyes Still melts me away You still melt me away Seconds before I run I stop to see your face Fresh out the door Headed out for an evening pace When I’m locked in an eye-roll Stuck in a spiral You steady my gaze You bring charity Though clarity A gift in many ways You still melt me away
3:17
You, Me, the Reign (feat. Eze Jackson)
Micah E. Wood
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh It’s just You, Me, and the Reign Governmental downfall, Face plant, asphalt  Petty theft, Civil unrest, Sabotage While I'm trying my best  Facists, acting batshit, silly dudes  combative  I’d build a fortress around us To Protect this  Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh It’s just You, Me, and the Reign 9 to 5, the union tries, Billionaire tears  Dry your eyes Every step forward, 2 Step back, Good ideas  You gotta retract Sick twisted dinosaurs, Massive waste of resources I’d build a fortress around us To Protect this  Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh It’s just You, Me, and the Reign I remember we used to think Lorraine had gone insane She called the game and now its here blatant and plain We worked swing states Obama ‘08  She said if he win it ain’t gonna abolish the hate But quite opposite  She said Supremacy don’t go down fast And that eventually the empathy would all drown drastically Masterfully, the racists’ll retaliate Selling Hope and Change you exasperate hate I was drinking all the Kool Aid  Like Damn Lorraine Pessimism is prison it’s a chance for change She broke it down. sumn like a kindergarten teacher The billionaire greed’ll rather die ‘for they feed us They rather debate the true place of fetus  Instead of giving way to create some real leaders I think about Lorraine and the reign and the pain and the way that she was never insane Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh It’s just You, Me, and the Reign
4:19
Don't Wanna Go Back
Micah E. Wood
I don’t wanna go back anymore Stationary state of mind Is waiting by the door It’s like you it’s like why? Where do I start? I’m Loose my mind It’s happens like this every time I don’t know I’m lost on the side of road Oh oh The side of the road You don’t know what you’re feeling You don’t know what you’re seeing It’s like you it’s like why? Where do I start? I’m Loose my mind It’s happens like this every time I don’t know I’m lost on the side of road You don’t know what you’re feeling You don’t know what you’re seeing
2:36
Altered Kindness
Micah E. Wood
I really don’t mind Just take your time Coming over here What Whatever you need I’m not trying to be too needy Your Your expectations Are taking over me I can’t control my body Oh, well what have I done If my good praises haven’t been sung Some Sometimes I’m wrong Can’t become something I’m not My, My altered kindness has been taken over me I can’t control my body Mes yeux apparaissent bleus Avant d’être verts Comme pour s’adapter Ma gentillesse jetée pour n’importe qui Avant de prendre le dessus En tentative de protection Dommage collatéral De mon auto-destruction De faux pas à procès annulé D’une incontrôlable perte, aux forêts embrasées. Ta peau brûlée Des étincelles de ma crise existentielle De faux pas à procès annulé D’une incontrôlable perte, aux forêts embrasées.
4:02
Mesmerized (feat. N A E )
Micah E. Wood
Ooh, I tell you that Ahh, I want you bad Ahh, I want you bad Noise and sound No one else around Just you and me Driving down 83 Love when you take control Automatic or manual Can’t fight that feeling Can’t deny that heat Ooh, I tell you that Ahh, I want you bad Ahh, I want you bad Dance with me Under the moonlight Dance with me Under the moonlight High beams in my dreams Shift focus All eyes on me Radio melodies Dangerous remedies Got “Love on the Brain” You got me fiending Ooh, I tell you that Ahh, I want you bad Ahh, I want you bad Dance with me Under the moonlight Dance with me Under the moonlight Meet me at home at 5 My ride or die Baby you know You’re all I need tonight It’s easy to see myself Through your eyes No spells, no games I’m just mesmerized In the car the bass guitar rattles In the car the bass guitar rattles In the car the bass guitar rattles Dance with me Under the moonlight Dance with me Under the moonlight Meet me at home at 5 My ride or die Baby you know You’re all I need tonight It’s easy to see myself Through your eyes No spells, no games I’m just mesmerized
3:38
Delusion
Micah E. Wood
Superior Apartment Complex There is no contest Content Deliverables Premium Cash Flow On the down low Invest all your cash in Hasbro Just live in the moment Up your download speeds Airplane Wifi I’m watching TV I’m bicoastal With some series plans For some series fans It’s just delusion I see right through him It’s just delusion I see right through him Self confidence is fleeting Your finances are bleeding Buy a hair piece New shoes Go out in the ocean blue International waters Entrepreneurial squander Just live in the moment Up your download speeds Airplane Wifi I’m watching TV I’m bicoastal With some series plans For some series fans It’s just delusion I see right through him It’s just delusion I see right through him
3:10
Projector
Micah E. Wood
Outside the window The projector bulb is dying Again The mirage is fading The earth is shaking Trying to hold on to my whits ends Shakes and aches Body breaks Nothing else Can relate Just trying to get home to you The mirage is fading The earth is shaking Trying to hold on to my whits ends I’ll wait At your Pace I’ll wait For your face I’m drinking sake With my true love In a garden made of roses The mirage is fading The earth is shaking Trying to hold on to my whits ends Perfect shape Liminal space My heart is always open The mirage is fading The earth is shaking Trying to hold on to my whits ends I’ll wait At your Pace I’ll wait For your face Towers on the hill Daffodil on your window ceil I’ll wait At your Pace I’ll wait For your face
3:09
Wunder
Micah E. Wood
Ooo I never could have wondered Ooo I never could have wondered I used to stay up late at night Dreaming of loveeee Think of how I could be better with someone I never could have pictured It would look like this And now love surrounds me everyday But I don’t think I deserve it She holds me tight Tells me I deserve But do I deserve it? Ooo I never could have wondered Ooo I never could have wondered Love is easy to doubt But can be hard to hold on to I keep you on my arm with this flower tattoo Because I feel alive When you call me baby Our eyes shine with light Down all of our avenues Ooo I never could have wondered Ooo I never could have wondered
3:45
Hojicha
Micah E. Wood
The sun is still On the window sill On a Sunday afternoon I punched the clock But it didn’t count the blue it wasn’t true I chased a dime In quarter time Seconds after you I lost the bet I fought I wept I didn’t know what to do We drank hojichas Standing in the parking lot No way to tell all the shit we’ll sell If given a life or two But I’d spend it with you The Capitalist He lost his fit In the money pits The Sun goes down When it all surrounds Our mind will list: What ever what What ever you say I’ll be right there all day Won’t loose my seat Won’t miss a beat Even if there’s nothing to say I’ll be right there beside you We drank hojichas Standing in the parking lot No way to tell all the shit we’ll sell If given a life or two But I’d spend it with you
3:36

Micah E. Wood’s 3rd album “You, Me, the Reign” embodies the feeling of being in love in a backdrop of anti capitalist protest, confusion, and unrest, with the bubbling intensity of 70’s disco and art rock. The interplay of both highly political songs and love songs coalesce into a unique record that bursts with high energy and ambition.

This album carries pointed references to inspirational musicians such as Stereolab (with Altered Kindness), LCD Soundsystem (with Don’t Wanna Go Back), and Sault (with You, Me, the Reign). There are to nods to Micah’s long-running affection for disco beats, jazz and funk, and even oft-overlooked genres such as kraut-y no wave (Delusion, Projection).

This record also exhibits a genuine love for the Baltimore community, featuring local virtuosos such as Eyas, N A E , notcharles, Modern Nomad, Eze Jackson, Glorian, and more.

Credits

All Songs Written, Produced, and Arranged by Micah E. Wood

Except:

“Melted Away” Additional Production by notcharles
“Mesmerized” Additional Production by notcharles
“Don’t Wanna Go Back” Produced by notcharles

Mixed & Mastered By Nick Messitte at The Old Quarry

Recording Engineer: Micah E. Wood
Drum Recording Engineer: Craig Bowen

Cover Art
Art Direction & Photography: Micah E. Wood
Floral stylist: Corynne Ostermann
Flowers by FlorxEight & Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers
Design: Christopher J. Chester

℗ & © 2025 Micah E. Wood

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