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Stars Inside - RPM Challenge 2017

by Alex Xander Jacobs

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1.
Caravan Invocation 02:57
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2.
Indian Rock 04:23
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Sitting on this lonely ridge Wind howling in my hair In front of me Expanse of sky The light dancing Slow-motion waltz With the water and air First star I see tonight First star I see so bright In a slow-motion dance With the water and air Sitting on this lonely ridge The air dancing in my hair In front of me Expanse of sky The people come to be at one To gather alone Together alone
3.
Until We Fall 03:04
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Can't shake it Can't break it, no Wherever you go there you are The ground below never felt so far Two steps forward and three steps back The train rolls forward but there is no track Heading toward the edge and the next panel rises Always rises until we fall Fall until we zoom out, another abstraction Hung up on the idea of always gaining traction It's just vibration, a song in time Tune into the sound above below within the rhyme
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Simmer and Burn 03:12
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What I'd really like to say Sometimes words get in the way It's not always about what come out of your face We can be right or we can be wrong We can fight or we can sing songs Sometimes we're wrong when we're most right The sun's not gone just because it's night I'm wondering if we might grow Grow beyond what we know I'm wondering if we might learn The difference between simmer and burn
5.
Dolores Park 03:10
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We may not get to eat the fruit We just plant the seed And on and on and on and on We may not get just what we want We get what we need We look above below within We miss the ground we ask our kin We watch the sky we check the floor Could this be the whole score? More years pass some quit the search Hold up props of joy and mirth Sometimes we just can't see We get what we need
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You Don't Have to Run 03:07
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The way to the end is at the beginning There's no winning The way to the end is the way Time is a place A field within space A ground to plant seeds of time Who do we thank for this time in our lives? Who made this dream come true? We are the end and the beginning There's no winning We are the field within time
7.
Some Idea 02:57
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You really wanna move it out Get it out Well there's just one problem It always comes back We send it up We send it out Get it off get it out But it comes around Sticky Get it off me Shout it out Shoot it out Get outta my backyard Hit look out look out It's coming down
8.
Calamity Abatement Protocol 03:12
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No Mo Sam Man Da Moto Nan Oha Ra Chi Koto Sha Sono Nan To Ji To En Gya Gya Gya Ki Gya Ki Un Nun Shifu Ra Shifu Ra Hara Shifu Ra Hara Shifu Ra Chisu Sa Chisu Sa Chisu Ri Chisu Ri Soha Ja Soha Ja Sen Chi Gya Shiri Ei Somo Ko
9.
Shepherd's Way 02:39
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well I came to a fork in the road traveling forth one day no sign of suggestion in sight pointing forth my way along came a shepherd with cape and crook we spoke without a sound then I knew how to pick the road we'd be walking down I saw in the eyes of the shepherd peace with which she roamed my feet then carried me forward my heart already home today someone asked me for directions traveling forth their way I just held the shepherd in my heart smiled and said good day
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Outro - Note to Self 01:47
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What is the perfect day? Love and work and rest and play Tell me what you did what you did today Would you do with the same if you had it your way?

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RPM 2017. 10 songs composed and recorded entirely during the month of February.

10 years in and this is just the beginning. Further, further down the rabbit hole.

This album encompasses a kaleidoscopic journey of styles and recording techniques/experiments.

If you don't connect to a particular track, please fast-forward. There's something for everyone.

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released March 1, 2017

Old Pyrate Songs reinterpreted for the modern error.

It doesn't make sense to take credit for these songs anymore. I hear countless influences when I listen.

All songs and process: Alex Xander Jacobs
With the help and support of all being.

I walked the path of creating this album with two strong companions in my heart. First, Wes Phillips, your memory and musical legacy crackles in my cells. And Len Goldfine, thank you for inspiring reflection on your contribution to my understanding of the soul power of music as a young man. Both gone too soon.

And what would have been Kurt Cobain's 50th birthday also passed during the month. His music and passion were strongly on my mind, definitely influencing the vocal harmonies on a couple songs.

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The intersection of melody, harmony, and road trips.

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