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Prime

by Jaw Kneecap

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1.
Moderation 03:24
Moderation It started when I was young, and I got my test results They said that I would crawl through life, not to set my sights too high A life of mediocrity, the depth of their insults Undistinguished, second rate…no need for me to try Oh…moderation No…deviation In the middle I was measured, tempered and low key Barely passing muster, inglorious and gray No grandiose illusions, no room for fantasy A life with no existence…passable decay Oh…moderation No…deviation from the mean Old age came, no ups and downs, was average, had no swing Take the mean and split the rest, the story of my life Looking back in retrospect, I wouldn’t change a thing This is the middle of my life and it cut me like a knife Oh…moderation No…deviation from the mean
2.
Pariah 03:10
Pariah They consider me a pariah Hostile with an attitude They often say I am impersonal I got to have my solitude Desolation, sanctuary In my own land I’m an alien refugee Strange desires, torn asunder I gotta find a way to break the spell I’m under Oh…isolation Oh…segregation They consider me a pariah Silence separates them from me How can I face a world of nothingness? I know I’m where I wanna be Human contact, far between Senses vacant and I cannot even dream They surround me, a life condemned Thoughts seep in my mind, I find myself again. Oh…isolation Oh…segregation
3.
Regret 05:31
Regret It’s not for laws I’ve broken The bitter tears I’ve wept But solemn vows unspoken Promises unkept It’s not for sins committed My heart is full of rue But gentle acts omitted Kind deeds I did not do Let us be helpful ever To those who are in need And each new day endeavor To do some gentle deed I have outlived the blindness The selfishness of youth The canker of unkindness The cruelty of truth Let us be helpful ever To those who are in need And each new day endeavor To do some gentle deed Let us be helpful ever To those who are in need And each new day endeavor To do some gentle deed
4.
When Darkness Came I’m traveling on a lonesome ride To move my soul onto the other side It’s hard to see when nothing lights the way To the place where night becomes the day I know the pain is coming again When daylight goes away Walking away from the light And into the night will never, never set me free I can’t remember life before When darkness came and closed the door Like a child lost and wandering I feel the fear that darkness brings I know the pain is coming again When daylight goes away Walking away from the light And into the night will never, never set me free Where is the answer to be found? In this place there lives no sight or sound I turn my back towards the light And walk again into the night
5.
The Song Song Sitting here staring at a blank page Try to bring the words to life Find a way, to get my brain to engage And kick it into overdrive Finally now, I have got a verse down Must be time for a rewrite Change some chords, smile to a frown These notes my ticket to the limelight How will I make it to the top? Writing songs, I don’t ever wanna stop I gotta drive for my dream that will not die And walk the path to my castle in the sky Put down my pen, and pick up the guitar Strum my chords can’t find the right notes Leave this in, move that over there It’s up to me if this song sinks or floats How will I make it to the top? Writing songs, I don’t ever wanna stop I gotta drive for my dream that will not die And find a way to the castle in the sky I’m just a simple guitar player Six strings…the answer to my prayer So now this song is almost done It’s kept me up for days and nights I pray to God this will be the one To send the music to new heights How will I make it to the top? Writing songs, I don’t ever wanna stop I gotta strive for my dream that will not die Walk a path to the castle in the sky
6.
Lost Things 03:45
Lost Things When we were children passing through spring Wondering what happened to the snow We should have known that the wind had blown All to the place where the lost things go If you should go there you’ll know it at once It’s the place where the lost things go They’re piled in heaps of jumbled refuse And buried in last year’s snow, so obtuse Right hand mittens Coffee stained linens The minute hand from the old clock A missing, knitted left foot sock Time and the gremlins have worn them away Further than we’ll ever know it's the way Just around corners off in a drift Off to the place where the lost things go Harsh winds have taken, forgotten forsaken Things to the place where the lost things go And they will never ever return, Just like the past and the snow when it melts Right hand mittens Coffee stained linens The minute hand from the old clock A missing, knitted left foot sock
7.
Twins 05:02
Twins A set of twins was born one day One child a girl, one child a boy Their parents drove them to succeed Perfection was their only creed The children learned to play guitar Their fingers bled until they scarred A rivalry was soon begun Each child refused to be outdone And so one day they wrote a song Their playing never was as strong And in this song, they traded leads So now it’s time to hear their deeds One child cracked under the strain That child’s loss, the other’s gain One solo left yet to be played Can you guess who made the grade?
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1221 03:30
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Prime Of Youth My prime of youth is but a frost of cares My feast of joy is but a dish of pain The thread is cut and yet it is not spun And I live, and now my life is done My tale was heard yet it was not told My fruit is ripe, even leaves not green The day is past and yet I saw no sun And I live, so how can life be done? My youth is spent, yet I am not old I saw the world, yet I was not seen The song is sung and yet these words succumb And I live, and now my life is done

credits

released May 7, 2013

All songs written by Johnny Kap.

Mike Leasure - Drums
Chris Buck - Bass, Vocals
Johnny Kap - Guitar

Recorded and mixed by Shawn Bossick, Diamond Studios.
Mastered by Adam Ayan, Gateway Mastering.

Album dedicated to Chrissy
Special thanks to:
Leslie Desjardins, Barbara Oland, Harold "Ozzy" Prasad, Matt Rexford, Charlie Boyd, Marc Norgaard, Mark Wagner

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New progressive rock LP Prime by Jaw Kneecap (Johnny Kap/guitar, Chris Buck/bass & vox, Mike Leasure/drums) released May 21/2013.

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