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LyricsYou ain’t ever baby gonna find meYou ain’t never gonna track me downHeard it said you want a piece of the action- gimme actionHeard it said you trying to take me down- don’t bring me down

I am nowhere I am everywhere I am free I’m unboundI’m emotion I am instinct I am music I am sound

No one ever said it was gonna be easyYou ain’t prepared to bleed? Just wasting timeWe pay our dues and maybe baby then someWhen the Hurricane comes, look ‘em right in the eyes

I am nowhere I am everywhere I am free I’m unboundI’m emotion I am instinct I am music I am sound

Ain’t no need to go and get religionDon’t waste time with people that’ll put you downYou’re cash money babe, you just can’t see itTake my word ‘cause I’ve been around

I am nowhere I am everywhere I am free I’m unboundI’m emotion I am instinct I am music I am sound

Never, never, ever settle for a substitutionMy fire burns bright, & lasts twice as longNows your chance to get a taste of the real thingStep right up in here where you belong

I am nowhere I am everywhere I am free I’m unboundI’m emotion I am instinct I am music I am sound

About the SongThe lyrics and message flowed through me like getting struck by lightning. It was like swimming in the ocean of the collective human soul. Nothing that I can say about this song makes a difference, for it stands on its own two feet and speaks for itself. “Unbound” is the voice of all things uncontrollable, the timber of nature personified. The forces locked up inside the human spirit, embattled in a continuous effort to free themselves.

I am nowhere, I am everywhereI am free, I’m unboundI am emotion, I am instinctI am music, I am sound

Writing this song started during the pandemic. On happenstance, I came accross the video recording of me just ad-libbing with a guitar in hand. The lenses on my iPhone camera were cracked, as was the world around me. When I rewatched the recording, I had no doubt the song was complete, the rest of the lyrics were written as fast as I could write. Sometimes that’s how it works.

About the Video:Originally I was supposed to head home to make a ZZ Top type music video with my brother, and My Uncle Tommy’s Black 57 Chevy. The summer went way too fast, and it looks like Im going to have to have it done this spring and that video is going to have to be set to a different song. That’s the last song of the set. What a great show, and what a great weekend. I hope you all had a great 2024 Thanksgiving weekend. This concert was released in support of the new single “Perpetual Change” (released on November 8, 2024). We started video taping and recording our live shows consistently in 2023, when I took over the live sound. Prior to that the recording sound quality was a bit spotty.

Related stories tied to the December 6, “Unbound” release:Unbound: Official Music VideoUnbound: Studio NotesLive Performance of Unbound, First Time We Played It at the Camp Store

About the RamMark "The Ram" O'Donnell is an independent American composer and visual artist based out of Carlsbad, California. He performs original, surf-inspired, West Coast rock-and-roll.

For more information about the Ram and his music, go to www.TheRamMusic.com

Song Metadata

UnboundThe RamUPC: 198886813057IRSC: QZWFG2478193Release date: December 6, 2024ASCAP Work ID: 914765056ASCAP Singer Songwriter IPI Number: 375350750ASCAP Publisher IPI Number: 375351159SESSIONSUnboundThe RamUPC: 196512176866IRSC: QZNWZ2192499Release date: December 31, 2021ASCAP Work ID: 914765056ASCAP Singer Songwriter IPI Number: 375350750ASCAP Publisher IPI Number: 375351159

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