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THE BELONGING SONG
02:56
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THE BELONGING SONG
when it left me, i was dying
such a happening never vying
for the time, so long, it's wrong
on the one hand, i was faking
never planned on ever making
upward, this long, beyond
it said, i'm off, i'm gone,
once weak, rebuilt, so strong
it worked, it does, belong
something's in it, that denial
lawyer aims for, a mistrial
a judge, the press, prolongs
little hitlers, cut the ribbon
throw the sash on, at the prison
promise it, then deny, the throng
they said, we're off, so long
once here, not now, it's gone
if it's down, get up, be strong
they said, we're off, so long
once here, not now, it's gone
if it's down, get up, be strong
takes work, do it, belong
even gambling, with a full deck
we can function, a complete wreck
it sends the sign we're strong
(and we aren't always strong)
wasn't ever, and never a martyr
but be honest son you are smarter
than this, and that, it's wrong
don't write it yet, your song
it's here, but not for long
it works, you can, belong
belong......
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PAPER TRAIL
02:46
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PAPER TRAIL
every time
i tuck my laces
into shoes
i see the face of
a vicious man
accosting me
i was just a child
it's weird that way
how our senses
like a scent we smell
will present us
with times long gone
thoughts forgotten
we relive it all
yeah we live and learn
if we're lucky
we live and learn
all the money earned
counts for nothing
ain't my concern
cos we never stop learning
we just stop listening
what for ?
need to live and learn
to discern
what is happening
even though I keep
journalled notes
it's all upstairs
it's all she wrote
sometimes a curse
rather a blessing
i relive it all
24/7
from now til death
there'll be plenty more
it'll take our breath away
the plot of our lives
plays like a film
yeah we live and learn
if we're lucky
we live and learn
all the money earned
counts for nothing
ain't my concern
cos we never stop learning
we just stop listening
what for ?
need to live and learn
to discern
what is happening
should we live and learn
we are lucky
I'm here to learn
richer for the chance
than the money
that i can earn
any chance I get
I won't regret
it is the whole damn point
if i live and learn
I will smile
learning how to live
all the while
taking it to heart
walk the miles
even suffering
we may one day learn
every verse
memorize the best
and the worst
but I'd rather that
quench the thirst
than have nothing
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MIASMA
04:02
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MIASMA
in here
souls are lost
and the cost is disabling fears
it's so clear
that nurtue/nature
plays it's part in enabling tears
they're asking questions
that many never ask themselves
starved of affections
so how can we reclaim ourselves ?
i know
had it not been for you
i would've gone by now
was that close
and all that's come
from a single choice
that renewed my vow
we're asking questions
that many couldn't ask themselves
they're bold confessions
in the hope we can reclaim ourselves
the clock we can't turn it back
and if you could you may not feel
that what has been is even real
and that's no way to heal
the bruises scored upon our skin
it seems no chance that we may win
another chance to begin
the message is within
i see
prejudice and judgement
cruelly cast aside
the debris
and the fallout undermines
your chances
to confide
keep asking questions
for an answer maybe on it's way
take back possession
of yourself you can it's no cliche
for one expression
could be the one that stalls decay
no more oppression
you shouldn't have to live this way
the days and months, the hours/years
at times we feel like volunteers
that you're alone
your only peers
keep us in debt, arrears
for patience fails us at times
abandoment the brutal crime
know i'm proud
you should be too
there's no one else like you
there's no one else like you
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4. |
CITADEL
03:10
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CITADEL
there's an age old saying
there are quite a few you can take to heart
there's an old song playing
don't matter if you don't hear the start
there's a predator preying
use this camoflague so you won't depart
must deny decaying
divine
here on cloud nine
immaculate design
here's the punchline
i've built a fortress tonight
it may stand the test of time
i've built a fortress
you cannot invade
i'll see you on the other side
worldwide
i'll be there on that other side
all these plates now spinning
there are quite a few do you need 'em all ?
seemingly when winning
there is still a crowd who just wants to brawl
population's thinning
that's a fact you face when you go to war
even if we're grinning
they let fly
with hue and cry
liberties denied
know that i tried
i've built a fortress tonight
it may stand the test of time
i've built a fortress
you cannot invade
i'll see you on the other side
worldwide
i'll be there on that other side
inside
just know that i am bona fide
low tide
i'll await you on the other side
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5. |
CURTAIN CALL
04:46
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CURTAIN CALL
retire, your day
sleep arrives we dream and drift away
wake up, and find
what was here the day before
has died
it scares, me so much i
resent the way
how life, must obey
the whole cliche
for it really is that
a short ballet
and we're all on the stage
prepare, our speech
the eulogies we write then preach
hold flowers, lay our rose
we do our best to smile but grief shows
it scares, me so much i
resent the way
how life, must obey
the whole cliche
for it really is that
a short ballet
and we're all on the stage
whether we choose it or want to be
for each of us, all
must answer the same cue
meet our own curtain call
life is short
it is fleeting
no guarantee
of us ever meeting
tomorrow or today
in a blink it's gone it's taken away
just one little greeting
can mean so much today
be it youth or old age i
know some things are left unsaid although we try
so why not tell them how
let the ones you love know why and how
it scares, me so much i
resent the way
how life, must obey
the whole cliche
for it really is that
a short ballet
and we're all on the stage
whether we choose it or want to be
for each of us, all
must answer the same cue
meet our own curtain call
life is short
it is fleeting
no guarantee
of us ever meeting
tomorrow or today
in a blink we're gone it's taken away
just one little greeting
can mean so much today
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6. |
PAST PRETENDING
02:56
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PAST PRETENDING
how much longer should i
have to pay for my sins ?
how much longer must i
need to beg before you win ?
i paid the wage you asked
you told me we were good to go
i even paid the tax i owe
how much longer should i
have to bear the grudge you hold ?
how much longer must i
jump through hoops it's getting old
i gave you sweat, my blood
do you need my head on a plate to see
that i am not that 'other me'
in regards, to fate
if you think that way
it will be never ending
it is never, too late
so again i say
i am now past pretending
how much longer will you wave
away the present tense i've paved ?
how damn strange that you pretend
perhaps contend i haven't saved myself
and made amends
look at the facts and then i bet
you may just see i've paid the debt
how much longer must i
have to read between the lines ?
i would sooner shrink and die
than to sell my soul and climb
aboard the guilt trip you
are driving now with the fuel you stored
from years ago i'm still ignored
in regards, to fate
if you think that way
it will be never ending
it is never too late
so again i say
i am now past pretending
cut the cards, let's play
shun your poker face
best attack no defending
it's never too late
so again I say
i am here past pretending
how much longer should i
find more words for this here song ?
in fact i think i've said enough i'm done
i bid farewell
so long.......
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JSK Australia
JSK (aka Jason Stuart Kamasz) is a multi-instrumentalist Musician, Painter, Film-maker, Producer hailing from Applecross,
WA.
All music is arranged, produced and entirely performed by JSK in his lounge-room with a battered assortment of guitars, keyboards, drums and blunt guitar picks.
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