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To Tell The Truth

by Jaymay

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baby maybe one day we can catch a sunday n maybe if we're lucky we can take a walk u wanna be good so u try u try to be good so do i . . . maybe there's a meadow growin in the ghetto maybe there's a martyr hidin in the hills u wanna be a good one so u try u try to be a good one so do i . . . i dunno about anything my day begins when i start to sing i dunno about anyone a day is over when a song is done it's hard to have fun. la la la la maybe fariello really was my fellow maybe i turn yellow when i feel blue i wanna be good so do you do u want to be good if i want you too i dunno about anything my day begins when i start to sing i dunno about anyone a day is over when a song is all done it's hard to have fun in this life la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
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with you i have no choice only dreams to vent my thoughts and my arms they feel to show no shame to wrap them all around your love in vain with you i have no voice only eyes to speak my mind but my memory astonishes my memory's sublime i run into the wind and i find a silent space within i run into the wind to be alone i run into the wind so i can see whats in my heart i run into the wind to tell the truth with you i have no name only verse without refrain but my chorus lives inside the rain that seeks to stain the roof and windowpane with you i have no frame only shape that cant be claimed but my violence lives inside lightning that breaks a branch in half i run into the wind just to find a silent space within i run into the wind to be alone i run into the wind only i can see whats in my head i run into the wind to tell the truth with you i have no smile only habits like a child and the moments i look forward to are moments i have learned to hide from view with you i have no goals only days that dare unfold like a flower that keeps blossoming through no will of its own i run into the wind and i find a silent space within i run into the wind to be alone i run into the wind and i finally sing whats in my heart i run into the wind to tell the truth i run into the wind to tell the truth
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Never Weep 03:25
I built her a tower when I was young— Sometime she will die— I built it with my hands, I hung Stones in the sky. Old but still strong I climb the stone— Sometime she will die— Climb the steep rough steps alone, And weep in the sky. Never weep, never weep. Never weep, never weep. Never be astonished, dear. Always expect change. Never run away in fear. Nothing is strange. We have seen the human race Capture all its dreams. Every dream we dare to chase, Except for peace. But never weep, never weep. Never weep, never weep. Never weep, never weep. Never weep, never weep. Take your mind to a place Where Nature sings In good time you may find You have sprouted wings. Beware these are the failing years-- They will go deep. Darlin’ wash away your tears Never weep Never weep, never weep. Never weep, never weep. Never weep, never weep. Never weep, never weep. "For Una"’ by Robinson Jeffers from The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers edited by Tim Hunt, published by Stanford University Press
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do u always have to be right cant u be wrong just once in yr life? do u always have to see tears fall from my eyes fore u 'pologize cause that justifies my love for u guy? i just got over u, im the sunrise and u cant control a fire in the skies do u always have to play dumb suckin yr thumb, cantchya play nice? it's true, i made a mistake i should have run when things were no fun you went and strayed but darlin i stayed i should have been wise opened my eyes seen thru your lies broken all ties but i just got over u, im the sunrise and u cant control a star in the skies
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Enlighten Me 07:07
in my mind i write you letters all the time somehow i never get the pen to paper and in my life my words always rhyme and it's a shame i dont hate her or blame her look at that im 29 and not much has changed since the last time we danced and im good, im good i swear to god im fine im just scared to death to take a chance i think youre crazier than me i think youre crazy as can be and it frightens me so enlighten me i got your note about the day the girl fell -- a five story window i dont know too well and i never wrote you back (cant you tell?) that in my mind the image just climbs i spent too long with the wrong kinds of men one went to iraq, came back, but fled again and i think of them - i do, now and then it only reminds me, that's all behind me i think youre crazier than me i think youre crazy as can be and it frightens me, so enlighten me the things in this life we're striving to get are the same as those finding us fools of regret i remember clearly the day we met cause your voice was crystal and your hair was so gold the need for new love — it's loyalty to an old though i don't believe it's what i'm being told remember on the platform we stood in the cold? i wonder how we'll stand it, one day when we're old . . . will you still be crazy about me? will you still be crazy as can be? cause it frightens me enlighten me now whod ever guess one day we'd cross feet the corner where houston and essex street meet and whod ever guess youd envision our kid in the back of a car drivin over a bridge i dont know how much more i'll take of all this do we come apart or do we join at the hip? or do we both flip a coin; heads or tails — tell me quick — heads means let's say tails says walk away! i think youre crazy, i think youre crazier than me i think youre crazy as can be and it frightens me enlighten me time passes on and we pick up the pen tho we barely write a word before we put it down again im asking myself aint the sole intention to be riddled with love without any question? it's time we give the lunatic business arrest you're borderline romantic at worst i guess i made a mistake i got it all wrong it's me whos insane but for the sake of my song i made you crazier than me i may be crazy as can be and it frightens mes so enlighten me i write you letters all the time in my mind i write you letters all the time in my mind i write you letters all the iime in my mind i write you letters . . .
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when i stand when i stand i stand up for me and all my desires stand tall as a tree we sit in the shade we swim in the sea but when i stand when i stand i stand up for me and when you stand when you stand you stand up for you try denyin it i can see thru u may lack all things im lackin too but when u stand when u stand u stand up for u when he stands when he stands he stands up for him it's not for u that hes out on a limb when the spotlight shines when the moonlight is dim understand when he stands he stands up for him and when she stands when she stands she stands up for her and u stand wide-eyed cast aside as it were tell me to you did it ever occur when she stands when she stands she stands up for her when they stand when they stand they stand up for them so pick up yr weapon and put down yr pen u cant compete youve been caught n condemned when they stand when they stand they stand up for them cause when we stand we all stand alone so dont ask for favors theyll throw u no bone nobodys waiting to welcome u home when we stand when we stand we stand all alone when i stand when i stand i stand up for me and all my desire stands tall as a tree swim in the shade sit in the sea when i stand when i stand i stand up for me​
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i only care for what i care for i dont dare care for what i dont some are lucky in their misfortune some are lucky if they dont even know they are lucky just to get to tell the truth this is life today & tmoro this is life full of strife full of sorrow so be careful be so careful but by now we both know you wont turn a light on in the skyline meant to keep us all afloat any mark i make’s a fine line between luck and faith i hope this is life today & tmoro this is life full of strife full of sorrow open wide your closin eyelid therein lies a loyal proof this is life today & tmoro this is life full of strife full of sorrow this is life full of strife full of sorrow this is life here today gone tomoro
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if u had yr way 
would u choose to stay
 anymore if yr mind did not
 cooperate too hot
 anymore not that it ever did
 since u were a kid
 on the floor u were rollin around 
respondin to sound
 i'm sure i'm sure somewhere in yr mind
 u have peace of mind 
more than any of us –
 we all make a fuss 
in our core can you deny the score? oh i cant lie anymore if u had yr way
 would u choose to stay 
in new york or would u prefer
 somewhere much warmer 
like LA – i kno u never could say
 “like that” or “this way”
 or implore u never could run
 go outside have fun
 and explore all the hands on yr face
 markin a place 
on yr forehead no no no they dont understand 
no grand master plan’s
 in the hand of the lord denies the score
 oh i can’t lie anymore if u had yr way
 would yr ashes spray 
from the shore of the great south bay
 near one-eight-three
 s. snedecor i kno all day we would lay 
in the shade of
 an old sycamore my thoughts resound
 each leaf fallin down 
reassures with each passin day 
i’ll open and close
 the same door to find u 
thirsty and cryin 
inside who’s dyin more? how can you deny the score
 oh i won’t lie anymore
10.
for u it's about a good time at any cost no matter whats gained or whats lost and im not about to board yr boat and take it across cause im full of doubt and i dont believe u anymore theres too much at stake now and im going back to the shore where i feel safe . . . for u it's about a good line at any cost no matter who's trained or who's boss and im not about to take your word when im at a loss for words myself and i wont believe u anymore for goodness sake now and im going back to my core where i feel safe . . . and sound
11.
once we tried to record the singin birds cable stretched for miles from yr door near the landin of the planes i never felt so plain birds never sang the same again i take the train in the mornin when it's still night out a night owl sings for the moonlight crowd on the frozen path to yr bedroom door i walked beside u between sycamore i never told u this but on christmas i saw u sellin trees on avenue A winter wind knows yr paper skin went to paris once -- i’ve never been theres a certain slant of light on madison tonight it shines on vines that grow in rows roun telephone wires never tire of carryin midnight crows does the book of nightmares call across the valley of not knowing the wayward vine of wintertime and where on earth it is growing and are yr typewriter words for january third the key to the secret venue perhaps you've heard singin of the birds you cant change a person ever darlin can you?
12.
help me the dishwasher's on and i love you too much help me . . . something is wrong (such and such and such) oh for a taste of your touch oh for a taste of your touch that be too much that be too much. this is how you write a song when you're not knowing what you're doing let your fingers touch the strings let your minor thoughts be brewing i write songs i write songs i never thought it was a special talent especially i never thought i was special any bud can do it if theyre honest naturally it doesnt take a scientist even a scientist isnt always a genius doesnt take a rock scientist to know all we need is love john lennon was right there are red roses there are red roses there are red roses on the table tnite there are red roses there are red roses there are red roses but i cant eat them for dinner this is the part when i'm stuck this is the part when i dont give enough i am trying to do something in my life w.out some meaning w.out some meaning i would rather be sharp than a butter knife i would rather be dreaming . . .
13.
in a crowded dark room you caught my eye (caught yours too) and we say goodbye no words were exchanged nobody cried when we say goodbye some people have the urge to follow everyone to the end of their lives but i’ll never know you i won’t even try cause we say goodbye

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released August 26, 2016

Jaymay – vox, guitar, glockenspiel, drum programming, percussion, keys, violin, accordion
Jay Foote – bass, mellotron flutes, moog synth, acoustic guitar
Alex Foote – guitars, piano
James McAlister – drums, percussion
Patrick MacDougall – trumpet
Karen Waltuch – viola
Produced & Engineered by Jaymay & Jay Foote at Snow God Studios in Brooklyn, NY
Mixed & Mastered by Patrick MacDougall

Enlighten Me:
Jaymay – vox, acoustic guitar
Jay Foote – acoustic bass
Nico Georis – piano
Mike Block – cello, mandolin, violin
Aaron Dugan – electric guitar
Elmo Lovano – drums
Produced by Jaymay
Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by Patrick MacDougall

I Was Only Lovin’ You, To Tell The Truth, Cassie’s Song, We Say Goodbye:
Jaymay – vox, acoustic guitar, piano, keys, harmonica
Philip Mohn – guitars, mandolin
Terje Støldal – bass
Tomas Pettersen – drums, percussion
Produced by Philip Mohn
Co-Produced by Tomas Pettersen
Mixed by Philip Mohn & Tomas Pettersen
Mastered by Sverre Dæhli
Recorded at Spinner-Studio in Halden, Norway

Album remastered for vinyl by Patrick MacDougall // www.patrickmacdougall.com

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