1. |
I'll Stay
04:44
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I’m scared to death of everything
I’m scared to talk or even sing
I got nothing left inside
So I guess there’s nothing left to hide
So I’ll stay
I’ll stay around
For another day
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2. |
Twilight Zone
03:35
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I wanna go where no one knows my name
To the desert the ocean or the plains
Cause I wanna go
Where people I don’t know
Come and invite me in
And those same people that were strangers now call me their friends
Then I’ll go back to the twilight zone
Where it’s so strange but it still feels like home
Cause I wanna go
To the bar where the ghosts
Turn the jukebox on
And they play their favorite songs
All night long
Then I’ll go till someone knows my name
Then I’ll go somewhere like the UK or to Spain
I’ll go to the places I thought I’d never know
Oh, the road is the second place that feels like home
Then I’ll go back to the twilight zone
Where it’s so strange but it still feels like home
Cause I wanna go
To the bar where the ghosts
Turn the jukebox on
And they play their favorite songs
All night long
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3. |
Darlin' Dear
03:04
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My dear, you’re so beautiful to see
But I swear that it’s true there is nothing underneath
I would to sit and talk with you for days
But when it comes to conversation all you say
Is uh huh, alright, okay
I know I shouldn’t stay
But I’m gonna stay
The flags that surround you all are red
But with my rose-colored glasses on my face
They seem to beacon me instead
My darlin’ Dear what do you want from me?
You shrug your shoulders, then you turn you back and you sing your songs sayin’ how “no one here wants me”
I know I shouldn’t stay
But I’m gonna stay
I wanna feel something as real
As your hand upon my skin
But everywhere that I go
I run into me once again
I wanna feel something as real
As your hand upon my skin
But everywhere that I go
I run into me once again
I wanna feel something as real
As your hand upon my skin
I wanna feel
Something real
I know I shouldn’t stay
But I’m gonna stay
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4. |
Rest Stop Song
04:14
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It seems that nothing here
Has gone quite as planned
Cause now I’m sitting here with my shoes filled with sand
And I eat these stale saltines
And I second guess my dreams
I knew this wouldn’t be
like an easy bake
Done in ten minutes and
Not that hard to make
Cause I know if I want to do this right
That I have to put up a fight
Cause it’s getting harder every day
With a mountain of bills to pay
And the question of where the money’s coming from
Now I’m facing these uncertainties
When I’d rather be working for my dream
And if you ask me if I’m scared
I’ll say, “yeah”
I’ve been playing everywhere I can
In basements and bars
I’ve been sleeping at these rest stops
Looking at the stars
And I don’t think I’d change a thing
If I’d still get to sing
Cause it’s getting harder every day
With a mountain of bills to pay
And the question of where the money’s coming from
Now I’m facing these uncertainties
When I’d rather be working for my dream
And if you ask me if I’m scared
I’ll say, “yeah”
I don’t think I’m foolish at all
A little selfish but that’s easy to call
And I’d rather be working for what I believe
Than something I could not conceive
Cause it’s getting harder every day
With a mountain of bills to pay
And the question of where the money’s coming from
Now I’m facing these uncertainties
When I’d rather be working for my dream
And if you ask me if I’m scared
I’ll say, “yeah”
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5. |
Madmen Only
06:09
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Try to cover up the mess you made
With all that you can find.
But the problem is
You’re surrounded by yourself.
You take a worn-out pack of matches,
A brand new silver dime,
And a dusty fifth of whiskey off the shelf.
You flip the coin, it sparkles
As it tumbles through the air.
You catch it and hold it in dismay.
You tremble as you turn your hand
To see what’s really there.
You take a swig,
The coin has had its say.
You’ll soon
Know just exactly who you are.
You walk along the darkened street
As the rain starts pouring down,
But you know the place
It’s not very far.
Just a couple blocks on passed the church
Right outside of town,
Take a left before your favorite local bar.
The letters they are glowing
A little gold, a little red,
Then a voice it comes
From just inside the wall:
“This place is not for everyone,
Are you sure you want to stay?”
You nod your head,
and the voice it comes again,
Saying:
“You’ll soon
Know just exactly who you are”
You take the match and whiskey
And plan to burn the whole place down
But as you step inside, open your eyes, and start to look around.
There are people you thought did not exist
Speak to ones you thought were dead
You think you are a madman
You think you’ve lost your head
You thought it all was black and white
There were no shades of grey
Thought only there was day and night
And no dawn before the day
As the sun sets
On what you call your life
You forget just what you have said
You found there’s more than one way out
And to take that way instead
Cause you
Know just exactly who you are
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6. |
Keep Going
04:17
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Somewhere in a park in Minnesota
As I sat beneath the weeping willow tree
A butterfly it landed on the bench beside me
In the shade we both enjoyed the summer breeze
I can’t hide what’s inside
I wish I could call you on the phone
I would tell you everything
I would say lately I’m feeling so alone
Then I hear you once again
You say
I’m here
You’re safe
Keep going
That’s all you need to know
Your voice it spoke above
And everywhere around me
The willow in the breeze
It brushed upon my cheek
“I’m here my son so please
You need to keep on going
Have no fear because you’re always
Safe with me”
I want to ask you how you are
I wanna know just where you are
But I can’t speak
I want to tell you everything
I want to say right now
I don’t feel so alone
I hear you once again
You say
I’m here
You’re safe
Keep going
That’s all you need to know
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7. |
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You know
I don’t know why
It was so damn hard to say
But every day went by
And every chance, it slipped away
So I wrote it down
Thought I was profound
I showed you
Every scar I had
Got a careless hug
And brushed under the rug
I’m too exhausted to be mad
You say you’re sorry for the past
You say a lot of things
Until you’ve gotten off the pot
I will not believe a single thing
Respect ain’t given
It is earned
I thought that’d be
Something you’d’ve learned
Just ‘cause you’ve been
Given the ring
That don’t mean
A goddamn thing
Don’t push me now
I won’t cow-tow
We are the same
You and me
Behind those clouded eyes
You can’t recognize
What everyone can see
You say you’re sorry for the past
You say a lot of things
Until you’ve gotten off the pot
I will not believe a single thing
I know you cannot change the past
But this future looks the same to me
If this thing breaks my back
I’m burning down this
Rotten family tree
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8. |
Enough
04:30
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Breaking down
Without a sound
As the rain
Starts pouring
As the weight on me
Starts boring down
There ain’t not rest
Is this a test?
Is this the end
Or the beginning
Is this my punishment
For sinning
I wanna know
If you got something to say
Won’t you tell me please?
The water’s high
As I drive
To this 9 to 5
This dead-end life
Wondering what the point is
To it all
I’m falling now
After another round
Am I trying to drink away
The pain
Or is this meant to
Keep me sane?
Cause I don’t know
What I’m doing anymore
I want to settle my own score
What do you want from me?
You think I’m strong enough?
Why do you think I’m strong enough?
I’ve got something to say
I don’t think I’m strong enough
I don’t think I’m strong enough
This life
Has got me close to the edge
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9. |
One More Day
05:30
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We were scared
We were young and unprepared
We were told where to go
And what to see
And what to know
Now we’re stuck
For all these years stuck in a rut
Now we’re drinking at these bars
Barely making rent with these guitars
And they say
We don’t know anything
About the pain in these songs
Which we sing
But they’re wrong
Another day
Another friend taken away
Too many pain pills
That they took
Or all the demons
Had them shook
So take my hand
You can use my strength to stand
We will make it one more day
I promise we’ll make it one more day
And they say
We don’t know anything
About the pain in these songs
Which we sing
So here I am
Despite all
That’s come to pass
I will make it one more day
Take my hand
You can use
my strength to stand
We will make it one more day
Here we stand
All of us
Holding hands
We will make it one more day
So here I am
Another drink
is in my hand
I will make it one more day
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10. |
From Here
06:56
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I say it’s a beautiful day
Then I sit down
And I read and I write and I eat
Then I think how
I don’t know where to go
From here
Shaved my head changed my name took a shower
Then I think how
That the only thing that will change
Is I’ll sleep with a hat, now
And I don’t know where to go
From here
Cause there’s roads far as I can see
And they’ll take me to places I don’t believe
Take a left then a right towards the sea
Cause I won’t let fear paralyze me
You hope and you wish and you pray
Then you sit down
And you’re staring at the blank page
And you think how
You don’t know where to go
From here
Take all of that pain and that rage
And pull a pen out
Find a mic or a place you can play
And tell them all about
How you don’t know where to go
From here
And there’s roads as far as you can see
And they’ll take you to places you don’t believe
Take a left then a right towards the sea
Cause you say, “I won’t let fear paralyze me
It’s two o’clock in the morn’ in the Deep South
Just played on a street on a stage and I think how
I don’t know where to go from here
I still don’t know where to go from here
Cause there’s roads far as I can see
And they’ll take me to places I don’t believe
Take a left then a right towards the sea
Cause I won’t let fear paralyze me
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Tom Jolu New York
Bringing together elements of folk sensibilities, thoughtful lyricism and a punk rock attitude, Tom Jolu is the manifestation of singer/songwriter Tom Lewis's diverse talents. Born out of a decade of playing punk rock clubs, dive bars and basements, Tom Jolu builds on the legacy of multi-instrumentalist songwriters, crafting songs that are both simple to sing along with but layered in complexity. ... more
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