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Bare Bones

by Evelyn Jess

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27 04:31
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She sounded full and bright Once upon a time, Long ago A gypsy took her hand Led her to the promise land, Down below But in the words of the people who were there They were singing Take. Take another little piece of my heart Me & Bobby Mcgee Kozmic Blues Mercedas Benz Get It While You Can Little Girl Blue While he lit his axe aflare The people would stop and stare, in disbelief Who knew this African American child Would grow up to be so wild, oh the grief But in the words of the people who were there They were singing All Along The Watchtower Purple Haze Burning Of The Midnight Lamp Foxy Foxy Lady The Wind Cries Mary Castles Made Of Sand All Hail to the Lizard King! Mr Mojo Risin', etched on the grave Guess 27 is the end of the road When your a breaker of the mold, times they change But in the words of the people who were there They were singing Hello, I Love You Come On Baby Light My Fire Peace Frogs L.A Woman People Are So Strange Been Down So Long Been Down So Long Been Down So Long
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Bare Bones 04:00
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The stage is empty I'm stripped away Unsheltered from all of my mistakes Right now it's just you and me I'm an orchestra unseen Just me, bare bones Just me, alone I'm a symphony within myself Just me, no one else I don't need drums to keep me in beat And I don't need bass to keep me in key I just feel the rhythm within my soul Just let the music take control Just me, bare bones Just me, alone I'm a symphony within myself Just me, no one else Any disaster you find yourself in I will be your violin I'm the chorus that rings out When there isn't a sound And it's just me, bare bones Just me, alone But I'm a symphony within myself Just me, no one else
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Sunshine 03:28
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People say Please don't take my sunshine away But what if you've got no sunshine to take away I've got no sunshine No ray of light in my life Just this room of darkness where I lay When skies are grey they remain that way Cause I've got no sunshine to drive them away I've got no dear to say I love you too In this storm in where I'm gonna stay You my love are not my sunshine You don't make me happy when the skies are grey You'll never know dear how much I love you Cause these are words that I'll never ever say You rolled in like a hurricane Katrina And you flooded my eyes with your rain You destroyed the boundaries that were laid out between us And you attacked my heart just like a plague You my love are not my sunshine You don't make me happy when the skies are grey You'll never know dear how much I love you Cause these are words that I'll never ever say You my love are not my sunshine You don't make me happy when the skies are grey You'll never know dear how much I love you Cause these are words that I'll never ever say You my love are not my sunshine You don't make me happy when the skies are grey You'll never know dear how much I love you Cause these are words that I'll never ever say
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Murder in Apartment #9 04:00
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She grew up in a one room apartment with her father Her mother died when she was just three years old And her father works long hours But he's always drunk when he comes home There's a bloody scar on her forehead She's barely breathing but she's not dead At least not yet Every hit he doesn't regret And she wishes that she had the strength to hit him back Well it's four in the morning When he rushes into her bedroom door And somehow he's boiling with anger And he hauls her out of her bed and hits her just once more There's a bloody scar on her forehead She's barely breathing but she's not dead At least not yet Every hit he doesn't regret And she wishes that she had the strength to hit him back The rain falls outside Just like the tears from her eyes She knows that this is her one and only chance And as the night falls she stands With a pistol in her hand With a pistol in her hand There's a bloody scar on his forehead And he's not breathing cause he's dead And what she done she doesn't regret Cause she found the strength to hit him back Yeah she found the strength to hit him back
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A Mother Like You 03:40
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Flipping through the pages Of this photo album I have in my head And I'm coming upon the chapter Of all the pictures that we took together Birthday party, three years old You wiped my tears when my cake fell on the floor But you said it was OK, and we could get another one tomorrow You were my light in the darkness My shelter in the storm You always stood by my side And I knew I'd never be alone You always had the strength To help me make it through And no wonder I turned out so great Cause I had a mother like you In September, I was five I tried to catch the bus as you kissed me goodbye I'd be home in the evening But to you it seemed like forever And school play, I was eight I was really nervous but you told me I would be great And I got up on the stage, and I blew the crowd away You were my light in the darkness My shelter in the storm You always stood by my side And I knew I'd never be alone You always had the strength To help me make it through And no wonder I turned out so great Cause I had a mother like you You were my light in the darkness My shelter in the storm You always stood by my side And I knew I'd never be alone You always had the strength To help me make it through And no wonder I turned out so great Cause I had a mother like you Cause I had a mother like you
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Leavin' On A Jet Plane 03:38
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I'm here sitting in the back of this bar Suitcase packed and my plane leaves in a hour The jazz man left about an hour ago So I'm stuck listening to the radio And the only song it plays Is 'Leaving on a Jet Plane' That's the last song that I want to hear Cause it was heart breaking And gut wrenching Words can't heal the pain But you spoke them so plain and clear Convincing me to stay And it's a state of mind I left behind, somewhere along the way And if I get on that plane tonight Chances are, I won't be coming back again I was the one who never thought twice I was the one who had everything planned out right That was until you walked my way That just blew my mind and my plans just all blew away And now all I've got left, is this sense of regret Wondering if I shouldn't of left Cause it was heart breaking And gut wrenching Words can't heal the pain But you spoke them so plain and clear Convincing me to stay And it's a state of mind I left behind, somewhere along the way And if I get on that plane tonight Chances are, I won't be coming back again Cause it was heart breaking And gut wrenching Words can't heal the pain But you spoke them so plain and clear Convincing me to stay And it's a state of mind I left behind, somewhere along the way And if I get on that plane tonight Chances are, I won't be coming back again No I won't be coming back again
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Twitch & Bite 02:49
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Trying to find the sliver lining in the clouds But all I see are white rabbits in the sky I can't help but chase them around Guess they're embedded in my spine I feel when they move I feel when they hop around I feel it when they twitch and bite Trying to find the sliver lining in the clouds But all I see are those dragons in the sky I can't help but track them around Guess they're embedded in my mind I feel when they move I feel as they fly around I feel it when they twitch and bite I wish the dragon would just eat the rabbit I wish the dragon would just burn away I wish I could get back my mind I wish I could get back the time I feel it when they I feel it when they I feel it when they Twitch and bite Twitch and bite Twitch and bite
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Bare Bones [Acoustic Version] 04:00
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The stage is empty I'm stripped away Unsheltered from all of my mistakes Right now it's just you and me I'm an orchestra unseen Just me, bare bones Just me, alone I'm a symphony within myself Just me, no one else I don't need drums to keep me in beat And I don't need bass to keep me in key I just feel the rhythm within my soul Just let the music take control Just me, bare bones Just me, alone I'm a symphony within myself Just me, no one else Any disaster you find yourself in I will be your violin I'm the chorus that rings out When there isn't a sound And it's just me, bare bones Just me, alone But I'm a symphony within myself Just me, no one else

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released March 27, 2015

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Evelyn Jess Newfoundland and Labrador

Evelyn Jess is an expressive acoustic folk singer/songwriter packed with an arsenal of melodies, stories and songs for anyone willing to take the brunt of the blow. Her heartwarming lyrics and easy listening acoustic melodies are a treasure to behold. She is the dreamer of dreams and an imaginative story teller that captivates audiences young and old. ... more

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