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by Blackjack Rose

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1.
Verse 1: Look to your left Now look to your right. Who will go down without a fight? Which of them will end up under the bus before they get to you? Rats and snakes spread toxic vitriol. Ruffled suits, like ruffled feathers. You feel cold sweat running down your neck, ‘cause a three-hundred pound pigeon dances on your head. Chorus: Justice! I say we want Justice! Can justice prevail, when injustice is made policy and law? Freedom! I say we want freedom! But can we be free when the home of the brave and the land of the free are no more? Verse 2: Consort with deceivers, and you’ll become one too. Can’t ever keep your story straight, can you? Throw away your heart, and throw away your soul. ‘Cause you really never cared, did you? Become a sycophant, throw away humanity. Appease your masters with your loyalty. Now you’re nothing more than an empty suit left crumpled on the ground by a passing bus. (Chorus repeated 2x}
2.
Liar 03:52
VERSE 1 Funny how you always show up Just when the moment is right – like tonight Charming like an eager salesman You're ready all of the time – with your lines Subtle as a soothing whisper You creep in slow for the kill – feel the chill Always probing for the weak spot To worm your way in again – pathogen CHORUS Liar – that's what you are, you are just a Liar – you won't get far, 'cos I know your game Why are – you still a-round When you've lost your hunting ground You have no shame REPEAT VERSE 2 Talking – all this endless talking You fill up all of the space – plead your case Answers ready for all questions You show at any expense - confidence Laughing with your dead-eye smile Reveals your bloody canines – danger line This time you won't have your blood meal I'm wise to all of your tricks and politics CHORUS BRIDGE Close your eyes – breathe out slow Feels so nice – to let your worries go And you can float away And find yourself believing what they ... Say to you – close your mind Hurts your head – to have to think each time They lie to get their way But wake up now – or live in a world of pain CHORUS
3.
Verse 1: Ghosting through bleak landscapes Nothing but empty buildings. Roads cracked, split and torn. Nothing but debris around me. Passing by empty homes, passing through empty schools. Not one child playing near, not one soul living here. (Chorus) City's dead, but not forgotten. Nothing moving, 'cept the wind. Always ever reaching skyward, children swaying silently. City's dead, but not forgotten. Nothing moving, 'cept the wind. Climbing up through the rubble, children dancing in the dust. Verse 2: Stalking like a ghostly shadow, down these broken streets. Kickin' up dust as I go, The eerie silence, deafening. Walking through this broken city, eyes always gazing upward. Seeing arms reaching skyward, clawing up through the dust. (chorus) Verse 3: (spoken/whispered:) Wind blowing up the dust, leaves shaking next to rust. The hands of children waving, silently as I pass by. Ghosting through these shattered ruins, while all about me singing, the voices of children making, songs silent and deafening. [Chorus 2x]
4.
Verse 1 I wake up I the morning, and I hit the nearest coffee shop. A pitch black drink slays the demon, and now I feel like a human again. Got to head down to the station, ‘cause I got a 9 to 5 that I don’t hate. I wear my headphones on the train, and the airwaves penetrate my brain. Chorus: I’m flying through the cosmos. I see a new star born every night. I’m dancing in the cosmos. My partner sparkles with starlight. I’m floating through the cosmos, sleeping on a blue-green nebula. I’m dreaming in the cosmos. And in my dream, I live on a small blue dot. Verse 2 So I arrive on SEPTA time. Passing three pairs of angry eyes. I shrug it off and then make haste to my little piece of office space. Got a boss breathing down my neck. Papers a mile high sitting at my desk. Now I stare into the screen, and so I begin to daydream. [Chorus] Bridge: Am I dreaming? Am I awake? Am I the person, or am I the butterfly? Verse 3 (slow) People don’t always get along, but they say Love’s supposed to conquer all that’s wrong. And as I head home on the train, I wonder if there is any love for me. Now I’m back home and through the door. There’s always love in a hungry cat. A single dinner and off to bed. I stare at the ceiling and close my eyes good night.
5.
Пусть… что делать… пусть ты не стал судьбой. Помню день любой, помню час любой, Помню каждый миг, каждый миг с тобой. До сих пор стою я у той черты, Где мой свет в окне, где весь мир был ты, Где, прости меня, был добрее ты! До cих пор стою я у той черты, Где, ворвавшись вдруг в жизнь мою, всё в ней спутал ты! И к чему скрывать, что ночей не сплю, Что тебя люблю, что тебя люблю, Всё равно, люблю, лишь тебя люблю, Лишь тебя! Пусть… что делать… пусть нет к тебе дорог, И всему свой срок, на земле есть срок. Вышло так, что стать ты судьбой не смог. Должен быть закат там, где был рассвет. Первый снег прошёл и замёл твой след, Но в душе навек остаётся след. До сих пор стою я у той черты, Где, ворвавшись вдруг в жизнь мою, всё в ней спутал ты! И к чему скрывать, что ночей не сплю, Что тебя люблю, что тебя люблю, Всё равно, люблю, лишь тебя люблю, Лишь тебя! И к чему скрывать, что ночей не сплю, Что тебя люблю, лишь тебя люблю, Что тебя люблю, лишь тебя люблю, Лишь тебя… (Translated) Let it be whatever, let that be! My fate is not your heart (or love). I recall all days. I recall each day. I recall each breath Every breath with you. I still stand, my love, on that borderline Where my light is on, where you are my world. Where, oh pardon me, you are kind to me. I still stand, my love, on that borderline Where you shattered me, suddenly, Puzzling everything! And no sense to hide, I don't sleep at nights, Cause I love you still, yes, I love you still. All the same, I love. Only you my dear, Only you Let it be whatever, let that be! Let there be no routes Everything must end, our lives can end It turned out my fate was never in your heart And the dusk must be where the dawn once was. And the snow is here it covered up your roads. But the trace of you is staying in my soul I still stand, my love, on that borderline Where you shattered me, suddenly, Puzzling everything! And no sense to hide, I don't sleep at nights, Cause I love you still, yes, I love you still. All the same, I love. Only you my dear, Only you And no sense to hide, I don't sleep at nights, Cause I love you still Only you my dear, Cause I love you still Only you
6.
Alive 05:04
V1 I became a child the day I met you As I fell into the ocean of your eyes Now Iʼm Alive And I never knew if words could hold you Anymore than the arms of Space and Time I hid you here deep inside Then you became a dream and Iʼm Alive C And Iʼm alive yeah, Iʼm alive yeah and Iʼm alive V2 Demons bid to own my soul forever Only I can see yours as you see mine Weʼve got to try Back to back all dressed in armor are we ready? We draw our swords to face the foe on either side They canʼt have you is my cry And I will take them all ʻcause Iʼm alive C And Iʼm alive yeah, Iʼm alive yeah and Iʼm alive And Iʼm alive yeah, Iʼm alive yeah and Iʼm alive V3 Judge not the wounds upon this body Just look to the beating heart inside Itʼs not a lie And your body might have left this world forever On a rocket ship that beat all space and time But I still hold you deep inside So you will never fade and youʼre alive C Iʼm alive yeah, Iʼm alive yeah and Iʼmalive Iʼm alive yeah, and Iʼm alive yeah and Iʼm alive Iʼm alive yeah, Iʼm alive yeah and Iʼm alive And Iʼm alive, Iʼm alive
7.
Verse 1: Yesterday was a forgotten dream I fooled myself that I found closure I grew deaf to my own silent scream I thought my heart had no exposure Chorus 1: I'm coming home – and I don't know if I'll find you there but I'm coming home – now it's been so long I don't know if you care For such a restless wayward soul Verse 2: Racing down these dusty country roads Flying so fast that time moves backwards Funny how the stop signs read as “Go” When at last you know the exact words Chorus 2: I'm coming home – and I don't know if I'll find you there but I'm coming home – now it's been so long I don't know if you care For time will always take its toll Chorus 3: I'm coming home – and I don't know if I'll find you there but I'm coming home – where I hope to find a love so rare and I'm coming home – now the waiting's more than I can bear but I'm coming home – but it's been so long I don't know if you care For such a restless wayward soul
8.
Verse 1: Who is right and who is wrong? Intelligence has long since gone. Fools are marching on parade. And I don’t know if I can stay sane. I JUST DON’T KNOW!!! Chorus: Polarized Paralyzed. Spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt. Polarized Paralyzed. lies, inaccuracies, misinformation. Verse 2: What is wrong and what is right? Look through the fog and try to see the light. Emotions run at an all time high. logic is shunned and I don’t know why. I DON’T KNOW WHY! Chorus: Polarized Paralyzed. Spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt. Polarized Paralyzed. lies, inaccuracies, misinformation. [Bridge] Chorus (end)
9.
Chorus: Fade into black. Fade into the dream. Fade into the fantasy. Fade away from reality. Verse 1: Chase it! I chase it through the shadows. Catch it! It’s always just out of reach. Find it! It’s in the corner of my vision. Jump! I jump through reality. I dive into the sky, chasing a ray of light. I follow it down, through another rift. Lost in the darkness, floating in the abyss. A silver thread finds me, and guides me through the needle of my mind’s eye. (Chorus) Verse 2: See it! Everything is clear to me now. Realize! It’s been there all along. Follow! The path to my ambitions. Leap! I leap into reality. I grab that silver thread. It pulls me inside. To my consciousness, where everything resides. All that time searching, and it’s been there all along. No longer out of reach, I grab ahold and take back what is mine. Chorus (end) Fade into light. Fade away from the dream. Fade out of the fantasy. Fade back into reality.
10.
VERSE 1: You restored the faith to my heart Angel, please understand With a child's joy I will make for you A cathedral with my hands VERSE 2: Rest your heart inside its hollow My love is what it seems If you come inside I will provide Sanctuary for your dreams CHORUS: The night was long, I was growing cold The flame had died, I was feeling old Then a miracle, warm and beautiful You came and touched my soul Your gentle kiss has made me strong Your melody has become my song With my heart in hand now I understand This is where I belong VERSE 3: You made me a true believer I want to testify Here's my plan, I'll do all I can I will write your name in the sky VERSE 4: Now I can gaze at heaven When I see your face I must confess that I've been blessed With a gift of grace CHORUS (REPEAT) (Ride it out...)

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From the beating heart of Philadelphia, transcending space and time, unleashing a gravitational wave of sound across the cosmos. A variety of songs that share experiences we have as we live and make our homes on this blue dot we call Earth.

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released October 28, 2021

Lena Vardy - Lead & Background Vocals
Tom Oritt - Guitars & Background Vocals
James Pennington - Keyboards & Background Vocals
Andres Villamil, - Bass, Additional Keyboards, Percussion & Background Vocals
Barry Hess - Drums, Percussion & Background Vocals

Special Guests:

Darryl Preston Hill - Vocals "Heart in Hand"
Dave Cope - Piano "Heart in Hand"

All songs by: James Pennington and Tom Oritt
Except "Alive" by Andres Villamil

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Ты не стал судьбой by Алла Пугачева
(My Love Wasn't Fated by Alla Pugacheva)
Music Alexander Zatsepin
Lyrics Leonid Derbenev 1978
Translated by Katrina Cherezov


Recorded, Mixed and Produced by Andres Villamil at TCOL Studios

Mastered by Phil Nicolo at Studio 4

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Blackjack Rose Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Blackjack Rose is an eclectic mix of musicians and musical styles. Our songs touch upon many genres (prog, pop, indie, alternative, R&B, jazz, rock, gospel etc.), but the band isn't defined by any one label. Each song stands on its own; there is no attempt to mold a song to fit a “sound”. We want our music to be immediately enjoyable and accessible to new listeners, and yet not sound too familiar. ... more

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