Jana
- Closet Musician - MIR
0109
8
1999 Jana
| closet musician | - 4:08 | track one |
| musicians: | jana | - rhythm guitar, vocal |
| jeff tweeter | - lead guitars | |
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You
told me once
you told me twice - I don't need another reason.
You told me twice
maybe more - but who's keepin' score & you can
Fall
down into the deepness
fall down into the well
fall down in the deepness
& maybe we can
find some way to escape this, find some way to escape this,
find some way . . .
Just
like a closet musician
hold on to the door
just like a closet musician
maybe we can
find some way to ignore & walk right out the door
walk right out
We
need to laugh
we need to cry - there's always a season.
You may be right,
you may be wrong, just tell me how long before we
Fall
down in the deepness
drink deep from that well
fall down into the deepness
& maybe we can
find some way to be happy, find some way to be happy,
find some way . . .
| what would it take | - 4:08 | track two |
| musicians: | jana | - rhythm guitars, vocal |
| paul hardy | - bass, lead guitars | |
| jeff thornton | - sound effects | |
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What
would it take?
to keep wonder in your heart
after daybreak, shining under self-made art . . .
Only
when you really feel pain
can we survive and hope to gain
moving beyond without the strain
What would it take to keep wonder in your heart?
| i see the need | - 6:08 | track three |
| musicians: | jana | - rhythm guitar, vocal |
| derrell brown | - bass, keyboards | |
| johnny hozey | - lead guitar | |
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CHORUS:
I see the need
I see the need
don't let your need for self preservation
turn to greed this time
v.
1
Don't live in self-denial
giving undue regard,
keep yourself free from guile,
don't let 'em . . . steal your soul . . . steal your soul . . . steal your
soul.
CHORUS
v.2
Don't let 'em get to ya,
letting contagion spread,
don't let 'em get to ya,
you've gotta use your head . . . use you head . . . use your head.
Don't
let 'em get to ya,
covetous energy,
don't let 'em get to ya,
keep your integrity . . . keep your integrity . . . keep your integrity.
CHORUS
v. 1
| born within | - 4:09 | track four |
| musicians: | jana | - guitar, vocal |
| derrell brown | - bass | |
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What
will you keep
& what will you discard
did you ever think
that life would be this hard
but we get by
CHORUS:
like a singing
in the heart
and the feeling of an art
- that was born within
(last time through: you're under my skin . . .)
You
have always been
a part of me
& we have always seen
what we wanted to see
& we get by
CHORUS
What
will you remember
when you remember me?
The person that I am
or that I'm . . . wanting to be
& we can still fly
CHORUS
I think
I'll keep
more than you discard
& try not to think
of times that were hard
& we can still fly
CHORUS
| somedays | - 2:24 | track five |
| musicians: | jana | - piano, vocal, harmonies |
| derrell brown | - bass, drums, piano | |
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v.1
Somedays - I'm on automatic pilot,
& somedays - I'm a bit to quick to admit that
Somedays - are just a ritualistic habit,
CHORUS
&
other days . . . I feel that
everything is clear and real &
happiness grows
perennial.
v.2
Somedays - I feel completely aimless,
& somedays - I could use a little less stress &
Somedays - are just a total distress,
CHORUS
v.3
Somedays - I need to test and redirect,
Somedays - I know I often tend to neglect, but,
Somedays - I just feel so total reject,
CHORUS - 2x
| where do we go from here | - 4:16 | track six |
| musicians: | jana | - piano |
| john wilber | - harmonica | |
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| strive for more | - 4:46 | track seven |
| musicians: | jana | - acoustic guitar, piano intro, vocal, harmonies |
| paul hardy | - lead acoustic & electric guitars, bass | |
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You've
got to listen to the calm and reason . . .
surrendering the things of habitual treason . . .
And strive for more.
And strive for more.
You've
got to speak the truth of peace and feeling . . .
avoid the bitterness of cynical reeling . . .
Start
at the core
Start at the core
And
strive for more.
And strive for more.
| escape from | - 3:12 | track eight |
| musicians: | jana | - rhythm guitar, vocal, harmonies |
| jeff tweeter | - guitars | |
| derrell brown | - drums, keyboard | |
| johnny hozey | - lead guitar | |
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CHORUS:
Where is my escape from reality . . .
Where is my escape from - reality.
v.
1
I'm not like you
my dear friend a chameleon
with a second skin.
CHORUS
v.
2
I feel alive and different
when I am with you
take it on the chin.
CHORUS - BRIDGE
v.
3
Somewhere inbetween I hear it
beating in my head
things we left unsaid.
It's
shining in your eyes I see it
an ability
to keep feelings hid;
my dear friend a chameleon
with a second skin.
CHORUS - v. 1 - CHORUS
| feelings turned red | - 3:05 | track nine |
| musicians: | jana | - piano, vocal |
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CHORUS:
I had a friend
we were always togetherfeelings turned red and I
lost all hope for our endeavor.
I'm
growing more lazy 'tho honest - I'm through
it's true, I am nothing,
but a true passerby.
CHORUS
I'm
always falling in and out of - my dreams,
I don't know where I'm at,
I don't know where I've been
CHORUS
| that instrumental thing | - 4:06 | track ten |
| musicians: | jana | - guitar |
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deb mercier |
- flute |
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| sittin' in the dark | - 5:57 | track eleven |
| musicians: | jana | - guitar, vocal, |
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john wilber |
- harmonica |
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derrell brown |
- piano |
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|
luis moreno |
- upright bass |
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Sittin'
in the dark
n' tryin' to find my way . . .
cause I know that I must
don't want to turn to dust before the
end of the day.
| i know it's true | - 2:50 | track twelve |
| musicians: | jana | - piano |
|
jeff tweeter |
- bass |
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It's
better to be movin' to what you wanna be
than to worry about what other people see
I know it's true & you feel it too
Ignoring
caring interest, that's not what I said
to recognize the difference shows a level head
I know it's true & you feel it too
Someone
left an impression
leaving me a bit out of touch
in searching life for contentment
are we expecting too much?
Collecting
or rejecting a wild discovery
focus is the question we need maturity
I know it's true & you feel it too
What
is the objective to personality?
Daring to be different, passionately free
I know it's true & you feel it too
| precognition | - 3:31 | track thirteen |
| musicians: | jana | - solid body acoustic guitar, vocal |
|
john wilber |
- harmonica |
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derrell brown |
- drums |
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|
trevor olson |
- bass |
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Precognition
makes the decision -
a prayer, or a vision.
Probability
of curiosity -
a change, or connection.
Deep,
dig deep;
Sleep, that's why sleep;
is a stranger to this night
and dreams are second sight . . .
and dreams are second sight . . . and dreams are second sight.
| strange imaginings | - 6:14 | track fourteen |
| musicians: | jana | - solid body acoustic guitar, vocal |
|
jeff tweeter |
- lead guitar |
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derrell brown |
- synthesizers |
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v.
1
Two black crows,
in a ragged, a ragged tree.
Conjures stranger,
imagine imaginings.
A misty
haze,
in a cold, gray, a cold, gray swamp.
A mystic aura,
is a linger a lingering.
CHORUS:
So real, surreal, delirious reverie
Somehow I know we'll reach beyond it
v.
2
The golden shade
of a grassy a grassy reed.
Contrasts the sky
with truth reveal revealing.
CHORUS - v.1 - CHORUS
| carry me | - 3:31 | track fifteen |
| musicians: | jana | - piano, vocal |
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deb mercier |
- flute |
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Carry
me, carry me
out towards the unknown sea
Unlade
the lock
to my ashes there
knots to travel
in it's virginity
I did
not
seek to unravel here
with my body encumbered soul.
Bury me not
only ashes to the sea.
| jorma's song | - 3:41 | track sixteen |
| musicians: | jana | - rhythm guitar, vocal |
|
jeff thornton |
- mountain dulcimer |
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paul hardy |
- lead 12 string guitar, bass |
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These
are
things I need to tell myself.
These are things I need to tell myself.
Breathe
air sweet
child of mine
Take care
you sure do shine.
These are things I need to tell myself.