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Simplicity
04:57
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Thought we’d have it all figured out by now
Thought that time would show us the where and the how
Thought that all the years would reveal things as they were
Thought that each question would find it’s answer
Tomorrow holds all the answers for some
Our focus on the future keeps us from going numb
When reality does not turn out how we planned it
Well we lose our faith and we lose our grip
All we need is the sun and the stars and the sea
Embracing each moment will be the thing to set us free
The beauty lies in the water and the sky and the tree-ees
Finding joy in the simplicity
All we need is the sun and the stars and the sea
Embracing each moment will be the thing to set us free
The beauty lies in the water and the sky and the tree-ees
Finding joy in the simplicity
We are all lost souls in an endless maze
Trying to figure out the next step along the way
Following the direction of some outdated plan
We need to get back to the here and the now today
Yesterday is all some can focus on
What could have been haunts us even though it is gone
We can’t quite get passed all that has gone wrong
So we lose our will and our fight to carry on
All we need is the sun and the stars and the sea
Embracing each moment will be the thing to set us free
The beauty lies in the water and the sky and the tree-ees
Finding joy in the simplicity
Finding joy in the simplicity
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2. |
Fall to Pieces
04:07
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Woke up one morning with nothing to say
Woke up one more and you were gone away
So we went our separate ways
And the months faded day
You know we went our separate ways
And the months faded day by day
Did you fall to pieces when you saw me standing there
Did you fall to pieces amidst the sunlit air
Did you fall to pieces when you saw me standing there
Did you fall to pieces amidst the sunlit air
Everything I thought I had figured out
Gave way to a sea of shadow and doubt
Everything I thought I could count on
Ended up being nothing but wrong
Yeah we went our separate ways
And the months faded day by day
Did you fall to pieces when you saw me standing there
Did you fall to pieces amidst the sunlit air
Did you fall to pieces when you saw me standing there
Did you fall to pieces amidst the sunlit air
So I search for a reason or a meaning
I find my mind spinning ‘round and ‘round
I end up with more questions than answers
It’s all I can do to keep my feet on the ground
So we went our separate ways
And the months faded day by day
Did you fall to pieces when you saw me standing there
Did you fall to pieces amidst the sunlit air
Did you fall to pieces when you saw me standing there
Did you fall to pieces amidst the sun lit air
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My Retreat
02:58
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A hundred years from today, all of us will be gone away
I wonder if my wrongs will be washed away with this song
I feel a little older today, my youth just seems to slip away
But maybe I have found some peace, as I sing this song in my retreat
I wonder if time gone by was just a sequence filled with lies
I wonder what it all can mean, I wonder if it’s all a dream
I feel a little older today, my youth just seems to slip away
But maybe I have found some peace, as I sing this song in my retreat
It seems I know both more and less, concerns I once had do not impress
I try to focus on this day ‘cause there’s more than my yesterday
I feel a little older today, my youth just seems to slip away
But maybe I have found some peace, as I sing this song in my retreat
I sing this song, I sing this song, in my retreat
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Fog in my Reflection
03:16
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The Clouds out on the horizon, well they look quite ominous
They’re moving towards me slowly and I wonder if they’ll miss
The haze out on the skyline, it sets upon the city streets
The darkness moves in slowly and the sun it sets beneath
The Fog in my reflection, seemed thicker yesterday
Today it is lifting and I seem to be ok
Yeah I seem to be ok
The mist cuts cross the shoreline, and forms upon my face
I look up at the sky, and the rain picks up as I lay happily in my place
The Fog in my reflection, seemed thicker yesterday
Today it is lifting and I seem to be ok
The Fog in my reflection, seemed thicker yesterday
Today it is lifting and I seem to be ok
Yeah I seem to be ok
Yeah I seem to be ok
Yeah I seem to be ok
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Peace of Mind
05:01
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Grew up in the shade of an old oak tree
Dreaming of the scene beneath the city lights
Knew someday I’d move away
Knew there was no way for me to stay
So I packed a bag and left at seventeen
Heading into the middle of anywhere
Running far away from there
Toward what I never knew
Maybe what I’m trying to find
Is not a place but peace of mind
Peace of mind
So I moved to the city to chase that dream
Content to be immersed in all the chaos
Closing down every bar that I could
Living as hard as I thought I should
Walking down the streets as high as could be
Not caring about tomorrow, just raging through the sea
Running far away from there
Toward what I never knew
Maybe what I’m trying to find
Is not a place but peace of mind
Peace of mind
So here I sit with all these years gone past
Now lost in the crowds and the concrete
The old place I needed to leave
I’ve let the past kill and now I grieve
Running far away from there
Toward what I never knew
Maybe what I’m trying to fi-ind
Is not a place but peace of mind
Peace of mind
Peace of mind
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Spent all my time
03:21
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You search and you search but can’t find your way home
You run and you swim but you sink like a stone
You work toward a goal you don’t even understand
But you put your head down and work your hands to the bone
Well I spent all my time seeking money to accrue
But I spent every dime on things I thought I needed to
I spent all my time with so very much to prove
And I wrote every rhyme in search of a different point of view
You try to make sense of the path behind
You dream of the future and the things you may find
Your mind spins in circles with your head in the clouds
Your heart rolls on empty while your mouth sings aloud
Well I spent all my time trying to push on through
But every mountain I climbed seemed too high for me to do
I spent all my time looking for ways to improve
And I wrote every rhyme in search of a pure and simple truth
You search and you search but can’t find your way home
You run and you swim but you sink like a stone
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Joel Jerome Boston, Massachusetts
Joel Jerome is a native of Raymond, Maine, a rural area outside of Portland. Joel released his first album Fall to Pieces in
2018 and his sophomore album Chasing (produced by multi-award winning producer Dave Brophy) followed in October of 2020.
Joel is the recipient of the 2018 Best Acoustic Song Award from Clouzine International Music Awards and 2020 Best Americana Composition in 2020.
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