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Reflected
Headlights in our eyes
Hurtling forward
Into our demise
Good-mannered
Silence in the air
We’ll go down like captains
Politeness cross to bear
Stuck in the middle
I’m too young for this
Even if I
Die a little less
Hush broken
Diplomatically
Gives me a future
Well-bred identity
Tread with caution
Weigh every word
Inoffensive
Apprehensive
Hide your needs
Lock them inside
Decline help
Erase yourself
Good manners
Complex circuitry
It’s hard to defuse them
They’re hard-wired into me
Pulled punches
I know them all too well
It’s time to make waves
Raise a fist and yell
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Miracles
04:42
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I used to find miracles in
Every corner of my world
Then gradually they faded away
Leaving life demystified
Information streaming at the
Speed of light at my fingertips
Every question answered but
Where do miracles hide?
In your joie de vivre,
The sound of your laughter
In your dancing feet,
Your questions and answers
You make each new day
Lyrical and
You restore my faith in
Miracles
Out of breath, feeling over-
Saturated and disillusioned
Time to stop and smell the roses
And inhale life’s miracles
You are a miracle
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Duality
03:21
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Your name comes with
Duality
Making a myth
Reality
It becomes you
One face behind
Sees history
The other eyes
Future mystery
They guide you
Through life with polarity
You’re war and peace
Heaven and earth
Devil and priest
Death and birth
Two in one
Embrace the duality
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Rabbit Hole
05:25
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Olympic head-first dive and then
It’s down the rabbit hole I go again
An endless maze to navigate
Through darkness in a wired, hypnotic state
I’m suffocating, overwhelmed
And feel the weight of being underground
I inch my way and chart the land
Oblivious to the clock’s ticking hands
Then suddenly the light of day
Has pierced the darkness showing me the way
A breath of air, a coffee break
Then dive back in and make my great escape
Raise my chin
Close my eyes
Take a breath
Dive inside
Here I go
Endless maze
Navigate
Underground
Great escape
Rabbit hole
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Some Of Us
03:11
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Some of us are early birds
Tryin’ to catch the worm
Some are feelin’ crack of dawn
Midnight oil burned
A random group of strangers
Full range of human natures
Some of us call all the shots
With iron fists
Some of us obedient as
Puppeteering wrists
Jam-packed we stand together
An underground adventure
Some have spent a sleepless night
Over-active mind
Some of us still half-asleep
Face the daily grind
Urban cohabitation
Olfactory sensation
Some of us have left the stage
Familiar ground
Some of us put headphones on
Disappear in sound
A random group of strangers
The range of human natures
Jam-packed we stand together
Some of us
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Understated
04:12
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She was no usual subject of daydreams
Discreet in every fibre of her being
And with a memory slightly less than pristine
The passing years have not erased Eileen
Voluptuous beauty queen she was never
The refuge of a book she’d stay forever
Her wardrobe nondescript, her hair dishevelled
Her wit was dry but jokes she couldn’t deliver
Subtlety so underrated
In a world that relegates it
Eileen walked with heart elated
Confidently understated
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And so they say
Rome wasn’t built in a day
It may be cliché but life’s a game where
Good things come to those who wait
So keep a steady pace
Soft expression on your face
World’s longest marathon
Carry on
So you’re lost in the shuffle
Runner’s cramp you often suffer
Even when you are slow out of the gate
Good things come to those who wait
No trophy to display
You’re not the star of the ticker tape parade
A reward you cannot see
But one you feel
Good things come to those who wait
Patience waning
Oscillating
Incantation
Motivation
Good things come to those who wait
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Time Will Tell
03:50
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I feel your pain
Wish I could say
More than
Time will tell
You’ve opened up
Doesn’t seem like enough
Three words
Time will tell
You need a lift
Advice, none to give
Except
Time will tell
Ending or beginning
Losing or winning
In time
Time will tell
A whisper or a yell
You’ll know when time tells
Patience
Time will tell
Then a parting kiss
My thoughts self-contradict
Perhaps
Time won’t tell
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Help Is On Its Way
03:58
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Help is on its way
Help is on its way
The news should make my day
Instead I run away
Help is on its way
Help is on its way
It’s why most people pray
And yet I shy away
Help was on its way
Help was on its way
Pride got in its way
Now it’s turned away
Life is heavy
You’ve got to share the load
When there’s help on your doorstep
Welcome it with open
Arms help carry
The weight you drag alone
‘Cause you can’t do it solo
Even if you think so
Keep your ego
At bay like angry dogs
When there’s help on your doorstep
Open the goddam door
Shake hands, embrace
The folks that lend a hand
‘Cause you can’t do it solo
Even if you think so
Help is on its way
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Smoke and Mirrors
01:18
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Kerchief, white rabbit, the cards that disappear
Are just illusions, some good ol’ smoke and mirrors
Without a trace they vanish into thin air
And leave you wondering if they were ever really there
Abracadabra, then as you’re mesmerized
They reappear right before your very eyes
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The Elephant
05:36
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Is it just me
Or are we
Scratching the
Surface here?
Hollow words
Effervesce,
Disappear
Seems that we’re
Destined to
Skate around the
Elephant
In the room
Don’t look him
In the eye
Elephant an old
Silent partner in our fold
Daily guest at dinner table
Dodging him we’re more than able
Permanent fixture in our lives
Feeds on unsaid truths and lies
Your attention he will pry
Just don’t look him in the eye
The oxygen’s
Getting thin
Seems our grey,
Oversized,
Mutual friend
Took his own
Lion’s share
Now we’re here
Shallow breath
Crammed in this
Tiny cell
Side by side
Don’t look me
In the eye
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Karl Jannuska Paris, France
Canadian drummer, composer and producer based in Paris, France.
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This is a band I play in with French musicians Christophe Panzani, Tony Paeleman and Pierre Perchaud. A cross between jazz and rock this album is an entire live concert completely improvised.
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Louis Cole is awesome. Check it out!
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I'm a big fan of Nate's music. He wrote and arranged all of the music, plays all of the instruments himself and even recorded, mixed and mastered all of his discs.
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The textures are rich and lush, with plenty of jazz influences. I really like all the warm reeds included. The closing “Zugzwang” also has some nice Zappa references in it. Full review here: http://theeliteextremophile.com/2022/06/14/odds-ends-june-14-2022/
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Um Novo Tom
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