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Looking In
03:26
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“Looking In”
3/31/2020
She heard a noise out in the hallway
Walked out to see what the commotion was
A man punched a dog in the face
with his fist and his rage
So she said you gotta stop now
or its gotta be me
He said “okay, have it your way”
He said “okay babe have it your way”
She had to do something when the time came
So many people on the outside looking in
And time you know time, it ticks so slowly (Tick Tock)
Condensing their realities
In the time and space continuum
Swirling, spinning all around them
She had a desolate, desperate beauty
Not quite beautiful but not quite pure
As her space and time continues on
She stands with hands up to the glass
Oh! From the the outside, looking in
As if through a sheet of ice, looking in
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No lyrics but you can sing or moan along anyway.
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Down Down Down
02:53
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I know that sound
I’d know that voice anywhere
Can’t quite place it but its courting disastrous ways
Blinded mind’s eyes- crossed if they opened anyway
Who are they to judge me?
As they spiral down in darkness
With heavy weights
They try to drag me down down down.
Bouncing off the walls they’re jealous
of my brighter world. They suffer.
They will never never take me down down down
I know their mess, lies to cover other lies
Can’t quite erase it, persistent shadow influence
But I refuse to let my world get tangled up
Demon spiders’ webs all crossed up
But my fire’s too hot,
Burning up their traps
before they drag me down down down.
Shooting off their mouths they’re vicious
spitting venom, so malicious
They will never never take me down down down
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Exhalation
01:03
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Turn To The Light
04:18
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I fear nothing
but Nothingness
I’ve seen the end
The end of time
The darkness comes
No end’s in sight
In blackest dark
I seek the light
Its only time before my fortitude accrues its pool of endless energy that
always turns me toward the light
The livingness
I can’t deny
This is our time
By all means, try!
Its only time before I muster my full wellness to complete this chain of living
strong and turning to the light.
(Guitar and bridge)
Cause I’ve seen that sickness of the soul.
And I’ve seen the stuff that makes you whole again.
I’ve seen the darkness leave their eyes.
I’ve seen them turning toward the light.
but
Filtered and fooled, like jokers wild, the surprises
ambush and cajole you into
falling for stupidity but
You know inside that powerful glow
it can’t be denied
Turn it up bright
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Without Makeup
00:51
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My Love
01:20
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I got better when I met you my love
You got me and all my love
We need nothing but each other my love
'Cause we deserve the best
My love
My love
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Namibian Mission
02:27
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I'll Be Back
03:40
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I’m sittin’ on the edge of goodbye
Pull on my boots and try not to wake you
I’ve been called to this hell of a job
I want to remember you sleeping
Through the fire and through the rain
I’ll soldier on no matter the pain
One thing you can be sure
Always know I’m coming back again
Oh I’ll be back
I will be coming home again
Oh I’ll be back
I will be coming home to you
My bags are packed, I’m out the door
A dangerous job I can’t ignore
Wind is howlin’ storm clouds roll
I gotta be strong n’ take control
Across the seas, I have to go
But don’t you worry, my future’s with you
My mind’s in a whirl, my heart is racing
But no matter what I’ll be pulling through for you
Oh I’ll be back
My promise is worth its weight in gold
Oh I’ll be back
I will be coming home to you
The weight of the world in metric tons
Is on my back with a maze to run
It twists and turns but my mission is clear
I’m never lost, thinking of you dear
I’m never lost at all
No, through it all
Never lost at all
And now it won’t be long
Oh I’ll be back
I will be coming home again
Oh I’ll be back
I will be coming home to you
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Water Bowl Jam 3
00:39
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Howl Against The Wind
01:42
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I was five years old
On the balcony
Hanging over the sea
Yeah that was me
Out across the bay
I see the squall roll in
Rushing silver storm
Feel the blast of wind
First drops of the rain begin
slaps me, wets my face
When I recall that
I’m still five years old
Yelling back like that moment
I howl against the wind
I’m all the ages I’ve ever been
Howl against the wind
Calm your soul again before the wind my special friend
We’re all the ages that we’ve ever been
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This Is True
00:44
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The Veil Is Being Lifted
02:42
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Primitive Mind
04:09
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Between the moments and just before the start
Let’s deconstruct luck and dissect all the parts
I’ll swing my mind’s ax to surgically correct
the sneaky ways we lie and twist the facts
Old obfuscations, convoluted truths
could implicate me, drain away my youth
Prevarications, dodging to confuse
Rationalizations that justify abuse
These are ways that I lie to myself
Ways that we lie to ourselves
Sneaky Freaky and Stealthy
Ways that I lie to myself
Leveraging actualities I see, I
remit contrition through o-obscurities
or fabrications, outright and direct
equivocations made-up to deflect
Ways that I lie to myself
Ways that we lie to ourselves
Its stupid and crazy and stupid
Ways that I lie to myself
Between the moments but well before the end
We bring forth stories, messages to send
Can my intentions stay true to my will?
If I abstain with resolve yes I will.
From The...
Ways that I lie to myself
Ways that we lie to ourselves
Weak, and meek antique
Ways that I lie to myself
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A Gift From The Gods
02:28
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Super Wigged-Out Jam
01:42
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Fall In Love
02:16
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written 3/22/2020 in Santa Rosa CA
Fall in love
Fall in love when you’re traveling
Fall in love on a plane
Fall in love on the cobblestones
of some Bohemian Lane
Fall in love with the architecture
Fall in love on a train
Fall in love in a monastery
Getting out of the rain
Fall in love in a caravan
Fall in love in a flat
Fall in love as the world grows older
Fall and don’t look back
Fall in love in a teardrop
Fall in love in space
Fall in love in the city or a wilderness
Fall in love anyplace
Fall in love
Fall in love in a nursing home
Fall in love in a crib
Fall in love like you fell in life
Then get back up and live
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Red Rock Roaming
03:38
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Jan Dylan Hunter Santa Rosa, California
I play all the instruments on all my recordings unless otherwise noted, my main tools being guitar, keyboard and
percussion.
I grew up in the Virgin Islands where I learned steel pan, percussion and clarinet.
Since then living in other states like California exposed me to more culture. Recent trips throughout Europe and the US have also really widened my musicabulary.
-Still taking it all in.
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