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Moderation
03:24
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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
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2. |
Pariah
03:10
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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
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3. |
Regret
05:31
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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
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4. |
When Darkness Came
05:25
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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
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5. |
The Song Song
04:05
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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
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6. |
Lost Things
03:45
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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
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7. |
Twins
05:02
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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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8. |
1221
03:30
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9. |
Prime Of Youth
03:45
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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
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Jaw Kneecap Simpsonville, South Carolina
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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