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Fire Sky

by John Allen James

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1.
Next to You 03:24
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There's an army locked and loaded And they're knocking on our door You say "we got this" So let them bring their war And I know if you say it I can trust it must be true And I am a stronger man when I am standing next to you Wolves in the woods snakes in the weeds Preyed on the weak because they could In this place thick with thieves You still believe in what is good To be kind in these cruel times It takes bravery beyond cool But I am a braver man when I am standing next to you I admire how I get inspired When I get a smile from you girl And it's clear that we can make it When we're taking on the world When this place burns with crazy You can make me see straight through And I am better understanding When I'm standing next to you And I know if you say it I can trust it must be true And I am a better man when I am standing next to you
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Let Me Down Easy 03:57
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t's a cruel world outside I've heard people say It's a long cold hard night At the end of the day That's hard to believe As we lay side by side But if you should leave I'd feel like I've died So if you must Ever say goodbye Let me down easy With sweet little lies It can be hard To say what I feel But I know that you know These feelings are real I've been turned around many times So I stay huddled inside My heart broken before Has learned how to hide So if I stumble And trip when I try Let me down easy With sweet little lies Let me down easy Let me down easy The fall will feel hard And so will the seasons You hold my heart And all of my reasons So if you must ever Ever let go Let me down easy Break my heart slow I've stood steadfast and strong I've weathered the storms I've found shelter in your arms In times I was torn I've searched everywhere Now here I stand I trust you with everything You hold my soul in your hands So if you must ever Ever let go Let me down easy Break my heart slow Let me down easy Let me down easy The fall will feel hard And so will the seasons You hold my heart And all of my reasons So if you must ever Ever let go Let me down easy Break my heart slow
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Sing Along 03:52
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Where were you walking When they ran you down Where were you looking When they had you found You're running and jumping and skipping You have sunny days in the park You'll carry your innocence with you Until it gets lost in the dark La La La La La La What were you hoping When they drowned you in doubt What were you winning When they counted you out It's too late to undo the damage By the time you learn that they lied While they poison the water They'll have you purefied La La La La La La Sing along little sister Sing along with the right Sing along old mister Go along to see the light What were you thinking When they figured you out What were they spinning When they turned you around They preach of obeisance They'll take back the schools You won't learn your science or history But you'll learn to follow the rules La La La La La La Sing along little sister Sing along with the right Sing along old mister Go along to see the light La La La La La La Sing along little sister Sing along with the right Sing along old mister Go along to see light
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Amnesia Game 03:23
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You once called me your poet Then you went to write the end Now we were never lovers And you left us less than friends All the love you gave You say you didn't feel that way So that's the ploy you'll play In some amnesia game Where you forget How far or how near The rabbit runs While you disappear Go tell your tales With crocodile tears But don't bring that claptrap Back around here So all the feels you say Were just a one way street A simple fiction made By a wishful thinking creep I'm not a good look for you So the story has to change Your way to erase regrets Is your amnesia game Where you forget How far or how near Those notes you wrote Don't just disappear Go tell your tales With crocodile tears But don't bring that claptrap Back around here (Solo) So you forget How far or how near The rabbit runs While you disappear Go tell your tales With crocodile tears But don't bring that claptrap Back around here Wound through a windmill Run naked through a storm You say you're protecing me But it still feels like a war In sickness and in health By car by air by train Til the dedication ends Then it's amnesia game Where you forget How far or how near Those notes you wrote Don't just disappear Go tell your tales With crocodile tears But don't bring that claptrap Back around here
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Stand My Ground 02:51
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I did not ask To be a rebel I did not want To fight a war You drag me in Into battle Don't complain What gets torn You want to take me You want to take me down You want to take me mama I'm gonna stand my ground Yes I am baby Won't get pushed around I did not ask To be a wise man I did not want That much to know You drag me in Into blindness Don't complain What gets shown You want to take me You want to take me down You want to take me mama I'm gonna stand my ground Yes, I am baby Ain't backing down I did not ask To be your hero I did not want To save your world You drag me in Into trouble Don't complain What gets warm You want to take me You want to take me down You want to take me mama I'm gonna stand my ground
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Believe 05:47
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Deeper down that same dark well Where too often I have been Looks like the edge of hell And nothing makes any sense Haven't always known where to turn When the last bridge has burned Been confused far as love's concerned Needed rescue when I swerved I believe you give me rest From the longest days I believe we're not done yet We'll find a way I believe reflections seen In the mirror of the moon I believe our destiny Is coming into bloom And I believe In you I've been a trickster's victim Been a cruel one's game Built bricks up all around me To block the world away When I fall away from here When my goodness fails You always bring me back Anew another day I believe less in words Than I do in deeds I believe less in what I've heard Than in what I see I believe in symphonies In a room for two I believe a good night's sleep Will wake us from the ruins And I believe In you I wear the years I've seen Through my traveled time My tattered wings are missing pieces But I can still fly I'm so far from perfect now But so much more than fine These scars serve as notices Of what I have survived I believe in lessons learned From the miles of my mistakes I believe that fortunes turn And that it's not too late I believe that victory Is more than who you screw I believe that loyalty Is where we find our truth And I believe In you I believe you shine the light Of a thousand suns I believe in treasured nights Where the river runs I believe in summer songs That deliver us from gloom I believe it's been too long Even if it seems so soon And I believe In you
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Make My Peace 04:22
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I don't want To see your face In my sleep It won't go away I don't need To know your name One more thing I can't erase As cloudy as it came That unhappy holiday The last I heard you say Left me lonely and ashamed The end of you for me Still tearing through my brain I must learn to make my peace With things I cannot change Now I think I've moved on All the grieving Should have gone When I feel Finally free Suddenly It comes back to me A wave of pregnant pain As sharp as razor blades Left to sing until I'm sane This empty serenade The burning of my dream So scorched inside my head I must learn to make my peace With things I can't forget I don't blame It's too late It won't repair It won't explain I was sold The sweetest seeds What I sowed Is not what I reap And I will not understand How I'd go from good to bad Left to mourn such a lost love Like I never really had The end of you for me Still tearing through my brain I must learn to make my peace With things I cannot change The burning of my dream So scorched inside my head I must learn to make my peace With things I can't forget
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Letter 04:16
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I saw you sent a message And I choked on my surprise When I thought I could breathe again I still didn't trust my eyes The sender showed your name In bold and crystal clear What I thought I ever wanted Stared at me right here Yes I got your letter I can't bear to open it I don't know what will pour out Words are not the most of it Yes I got your letter I can't bring myself to read It hurts enough to see your name Oh the jagged memories Times I screwed up my mind Thinking maybe you would write I wondered what you'd say to me And I imagined my reply Maybe you'd explain some things And I'd finally understand Maybe you'd take another stab at me As I stood with open hands Yes I got your letter I can't bear to open it I don't know what will pour out Words are not the most of it Yes I got your letter I can't bring myself to read It hurts enough to see your name Oh the jagged memories I work so hard to put to bed Feelings that ran so high Instead of trying to wake again Is it better to let them die If you need the absolution You'd get if you apologize I bestow on you forgiveness And beg of you goodbye Yes I got your letter I can't bear to open it I don't know what will pour out Words are not the most of it Yes I got your letter I can't bring myself to read It hurts enough to see your name Oh the jagged memories
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Hammer Down 03:50
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We fought for independence From the worst of the regimes Just to make ourselves the subjects Of the best of our machines It's so easy Turn on a screen Turn off our brains and yet still Think we're free Nod in silence to the sound Bring the hammer down We thought we found our homeland Signed up to stake our claim Should we've had ways of knowing We'd put ourselves in chains That Orwell story It failed to say That our Big Brother came from What we gave Nodding blindly with the crowd Bring the hammer down Pursuing empty pleasures We sit and watch the games We lose our move to endeavor We let ourselves get played It's so easy It seems so free To listen to what is said And not hear what it means Nod in silence to the sound Bring the hammer down If it fits the religion Ignore the evidence Facts are just one opinion Inconvenient to our ends Science competes With our conceit We refuse all news We don't already believe Nodding blindly with the crowd Bring the hammer down Nod in silence to the sound Bring the hammer down
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Thank You Maiden Blue 03:38
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There you went A ghost gone to ground The radio silence Spoke plenty loud Maybe you made yourself A brand new life And I was one of the old things You had to cast aside It could be that you don't even want to know me too... Maiden Blue So if this is our last goodbye I want to thank you Thank you for when you were my friend Thank you for when you were more Thank you for a million little things I never thanked you for It could be that messy thing we tried to be was doomed... Maiden Blue So if this is our last goodbye I want to thank you Don't get me wrong I don't want to change your path Wherever we had gone I know we're never going back I just want to know That you're all right That somewhere in this big wide world You have a place to smile It would be one thing you do for me before I lose... Maiden Blue So if this is our last goodbye I want to thank you

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released May 5, 2018

John Allen James: Vocals (all songs), Acoustic Guitar (songs 2-10), Electric Guitar (4, 6, 8-10), Bass (8-10), Additional Keyboards (6)
John Johnson: Keyboards (1-7)
Daniel Addison: Electric Guitar (1-7), Bass (1-7), Acoustic Guitar (1)
George Sandler: Drums and Percussion (1-7)
Rhett Johnson: Mandolin (1)

Tracks 1-7 engineered by John Johnson at TuneDesigner in Covington, GA.
Tracks 1-7 mixed by Rhett Johnson at TuneDesigner.
Vocals and Acoustic Guitar for Tracks 8-10 recorded at Bent String Studio in Tampa, FL by Susan Maida.
Other instruments for tracks 8-10 recorded by John Allen James at the Riverview Retreat in Riverview, FL.
Tracks 8-10 mixed by John Allen James

All songs written by John Allen James

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John Allen James Tampa, Florida

Journalist of star treks, reporter of love songs, and writer of daydreams. I rip myself open, write the devils down, stand in front of strangers and set my soul to sound.

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