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  • Hi, I'm Sam Nabi.

    Sam Nabi

    I write when inspiration strikes me. Songwriting is an outlet that allows me to explore the boundaries of my imagination. It lets me question the ordinary. I find music one of the easiest ways to communicate with God and reach out to people.

    Music for music's sake is pointless. Without an underlying message in everything I produce, I'd be nothing but a frivolous entertainer.

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    20 Oct 2008
    1-4 PM
    Mixed Frequencies Radio Show on Sound 100.3 (listen to the recording)It's on the radio!
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    1. A Simple Song For The Selfish
    2. Rise
    3. On My Own
    4. Push
    5. Never Stop
    6. Roads
    7. Sing Along
    8. Expectant, At The Railway Station
    9. My Gethsemane
    10. Reality Check
    11. Broadway Musicals
    12. A Place Called Solina

    A Simple Song For The Selfish

    So I think it's time for a simple song
    Straight from the heart
    Just some words that rhyme, it shouldn't be too long
    Yeah, that's where I'll start
    
    'Cause everything around me seems to constantly degrade
    I can't live without saying something that'll make it change
    What's with all these people that are living in the moment
    I see that what you're doing is a major component
    
    Of the breakdown of society
    It's just our selfish nature saying 'to hell with community'
    Take down individuality
    'Cause living your life really shouldn't be
    All about me
    
    The information age hasn't helped at all
    It's torn us apart
    The products of laziness and urban sprawl
    It's a detriment to art
    
    I listen to my iPod almost every single day
    Then sit at the computer, posting comments on MySpace
    Download a few songs and watch a pirate DVD
    In the comfort of my bedroom that I never leave
    		

    Rise

    Oh, let's get away
    To my island, I found it today
    Come, jump in the canoe
    We'll have a good time, just me and you
    I see it up ahead  
    Past the horizon, beyond the riverbed
    Take a look out behind
    The lives we once led have done their time
    
    Rise
    Up to my island, where my inspiration lies
    Rise
    Out of the stagnancy of our mundane lives
    
    Yes, let's build a wall
    To block the sunset, so we won't see it fall
    Look to the other side
    And wait till morning so we can see it rise
    
    All we'd ever need
    Is right here with us, now ain't that sweet
    All alone out on the sea
    Ain't such a bad thing when it's just you and me
    		

    On My Own

    The emptiness surrounds me
    It’s hard to keep my calm
    An army of illusions
    Waits till I become
    So intoxicated
    With a poisoned tongue
    They’re waiting for the moment
    To detonate the bomb
    
    This army has won
    I’ll only be a memory
    After this is done
    Till I can fight back on my own
    
    It’s not what I expected
    There’s nothing here at all
    Superficial kinds of things
    I’d rather not recall
    With them or without them
    Either way I fall
    I’m hanging on to substance
    Although I know it’s wrong
    
    This army has crawled
    Under my skin, so deep within
    But not for long
    Because I won’t fight back on my own
    
    So get out, get out
    Get out of my head
    
    The quietness surrounds me
    I’ve never been so calm
    The army of illusions 
    Has disappeared and gone
    		

    Push

    She's depressed and all alone
    Got no friends at school, and it's not much better at home
    She's crying out to You
    Just relies in God, and asks 'What would Jesus do?'
    
    Just push, it'll all work out
    Just push, without a shadow of doubt
    Just push, you're gonna make it through
    Even if eventually you'll need someone to push for you
    Can you hear me now?
    Just push, yeah it'll all work out
    Just push, and keep your faith alive
    Even in the face of all that makes you want to lose the fight
    
    She likes to stay home by the pool
    'Cause going out means being judged and ridiculed
    Looking up at clouds and airplanes in the sky
    Helps to comfort her, and take off her disguise
    
    Push, have you got the will
    To push, stop standing still
    Just push, you'll make it in the end
    Even if you need to pick yourself up and start again
    Are you serious?
    Just push, you're gonna get through this
    Just push, you know the end is near
    Step into the light and surrender all of your fear
    
    Won't somebody show a little love?
    Won't anybody show a little love?
    Won't somebody open up and show a little love?
    Won't somebody show a little love?
    
    She faces challenges of faith
    Attacks from enemies she knows she should embrace
    Well it's not easy when everyone's laughing
    So take a deep breath and just pray till something happens
    		

    Never Stop

    A little slice of paradise would be nice
    Summer nights, I'll roll the dice once or twice
    And if, enticed, I fall to vice by your eyes
    I'll pay the price with bitter lies and goodbyes
    
    Look at the sky, the northern lights are so bright
    You and I are side by side and it's alright
    One of these times I'll get it right if I try
    Try to rise out of the lies and goodbyes
    
    Never stop moving, never drop or lose your faith
    When everyone's abandoned you, know that I'm standing true
    To put a smile on your face
    Never stop moving, never drop or lose your pace
    I like you just the way you are, I'll never be too far
    To pull you back in the race
    
    I'm satisfied, no bitter lies or goodbyes
    I paid the price, and now I find I'm alright
    It's paradise, but so unlike the last time
    No more vices punctuating my life
    
    Distraught and dejected, with no courage left
    You put your head on my shoulder and you wept and you wept
    If there's anything that I can get through to you
    Don't lose heart, don't lose heart
    
    Because I like it that way...
    		

    Roads

    I'm sitting on the side road
    Don't really have any place to go
    I'm thinking that I'll stay here and set up camp tonight
    Traveling is harder
    When you're walking down the narrower road
    Suprises waiting just beyond your line of sight
    
    Roads are everywhere
    Winding 'round in circles
    One path will take you there
    Binding you to one goal
    Finding your one-way road
    Ain't hard, but you've all been told
    That it's harder to believe
    That you'll stay with it
    
    Unexpected changes
    In the landscape of my spiritual life
    Mirror tribulations that I'll have to fight
    My shoes are wearing thin now
    But I'm nowhere near the end of the road
    I guess it's true what they say, all things have a price
    
    Na na na na na na na na na ...
    
    Over in the distance
    The city gives and emerald glow
    And looks as if it's calling me to come on home
    But in between, the darkness
    Uncertainty and probable death
    Valleys and disaster suck out all the hope
    		

    Sing Along

    It doesn't matter
    Exactly what I say here
    Because the words that I just said
    Flew right up over your head
    Try to focus
    Try to look beyond the rhyme
    Although I know it's easy
    Just to clap your hands in time
    
    Here it goes, here it goes
    This is the part you will remember
    Because the backbeat is going strong
    And everybody sings along
    
    Throw your hands up
    As the band begins to play
    At least soak in the music 
    As the meaning starts to fade
    Crank the volume
    Feel the bass begin to pound
    Oblivious to everything
    But that incessant sound
    
    Sing along...
    Sing along...
    The more you sing along the less you think about the song
    The less you start to think the more the crowd begins to
    Sing along
    		

    Expectant, At The Railway Station

    What a pleasant change
    I'm standing in the rain here
    Waiting for my train to come
    I know that this is strange
    But my life's been rearranged now
    I've taken what I've claimed and run
    Shuffling my feet
    I'm trying to retain heat
    As I glance up and I read the sign
    A couple minutes late
    But I'm willing to wait here
    As long as it'll take to arrive
    
    This isn't a protest
    This ain't a revolution
    It's just a selfish act of faith
    To prove to you that I'm okay
    This ain't a protest
    This ain't a revoluton
    I guess I'd best be on my way
    Before I lead myself astray
    
    I'm looking down the track
    The train is rolling in fast
    And everyone gets on their feet
    There's nowhere to sit down
    So I guess I'll stand around
    And try to get a window seat
    What a pretty sight
    I'm looking through the night
    And the scenery is white as snow
    Strengthened by the light
    But someday I just might be
    Strong enough to fight on my own
    
    I'm leaving all behind
    Nothing I say can change my mind
    I'm leaving it all behind
    Leaving it all behind...
    
    Nothing they say will ever make me change
    I'm half crazy throwing it all away
    Forget my sense and reason
    I'm thinking this is treason
    But in my mind, I know I'm fine
    And it's all gonna be okay
    		

    My Gethsemane

    This place we've found
    This place is a part of me
    This place we've found
    It's my Gethsemane
    This place we've found
    This place is the heart of me
    This place we've found
    It's my Gethsemane
    
    What happens when yesterday is over?
    Hearts are getting colder
    And what happens now, as we're getting older
    The world's upon our shoulders
    
    You gotta go hard or you gotta go home
    Let His praises be known
    And the grace we've found goes something like this
    Protection from all evil that exists
    Go hard or go home
    
    My Gethsemane's there, showing me somebody cares
    My Gethsemane's strong, it's my will to hang on
    My proverbial tent, it's my hope when I'm spent
    I'll live and I'll die but I'll never forget
    
    Father, I'm your son
    Without you I am numb
    I need you, I need you
    To sustain me through this
    What's done can't be undone
    But I'm forever on the run
    I need you, I need you
    My Gethsemane proves this
    		

    Reality Check

    So call me primitive
    Call me juvenile
    Just because I've got my head in the clouds
    Doesn't mean my feet aren't still on the ground
    You see, you're limited
    Why don't you stay awhile?
    We could talk about dreams
    And read between the lines
    
    It's because I've chosen not to choose
    It's because I've chosen to refuse
    Your advice, I don't need to get
    My reality checked
    
    You think I'm out of line
    You think I'm out to lunch
    Just because you've got your head in the sand
    Doesn't mean you can't try looking ahead
    You've got a narrow mind
    It doesn't help you much
    Well, I don't know if you dream
    But who am I to judge?
    
    I don’t need to get my reality checked
    I don’t need to get my reality checked
    I don’t need to get my reality checked
    Open your mind; you’ll be surprised with what you find inside
    		

    Broadway Musicals

    You make me feel like a Broadway musical
    Hit the lights, take a seat for an hour or so
    Sit back, enjoy the show
    You keep it real like the Broadway musicals
    Every night, take a seat by the orchestra band
    We'll watch it all again
    
    Somehow, I feel it now
    A rush from within
    Fill my heart with happy thoughts
    A heart made of tin
    
    Broadway musicals, I have found
    Have a way of brightening the mood
    Broadway musicals, I have found
    Have a way of making me think of you
    
    I saw you walking down that Broadway Avenue
    After dark, not a care in the world on your face
    You just lit up the place
    You're radiating all your Broadway happiness
    Everywhere, and my heart skips a beat when you're near
    I hope I made it clear
    		

    A Place Called Solina

    My life is flashing before my eyes
    Or maybe it's just the neon lights
    Of this high velocity urban life
    
    I don't know what I've been doing wrong
    We haven't talked in far too long
    If I get away, will you come along?
    
    In a place called Solina
    Yeah, that's where I want to stay
    Just a run-down hick town
    Every time you turn around
    The neighbours smile and wave
    
    I can't relax in this atmosphere
    I need to get myself out of here
    Cause my prayers and questions nobody hears
    
    I hear your voice and I touch your face
    There's something special about this place
    Such a calm that cities cannot replace
    		
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