Don't Play Me For No Fool
[Lyrics: Jazamin Sinclair / Music: Jazamin Sinclair & Laura McClain]

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Oh no don't play me for no fool,
I've seen a lot of what there is to see,
This face may look innocent to you,
But there is more than meets the eye.

So please don't take me for a fool,
And don't placate me with those lies,
I won't believe you anyway,
And I would rather know reality.

So let's not hide behind facade,
Let's embrace the opportunity to be,
Exactly who we really are,
And discover where we want to go.

Don't Play Me For No Fool

This song was written as a wake up call to my dad Gord when he was in the Royal Hospital, ill because he was addicted to alcohol. I wrote it a couple of years before he died & after I'd known him for 10 years when I'd gone to meet/visit him for the first time properly in the states in 2003. Before that I hadn't seen him since I was a baby. He died a couple of years later as a direct result of his addiction to alcohol and poorly managed diabetes. It has proven to me even more than ever that having an addiction needs as much support as any other illness. The image is one of his blue mushroom paintings called 'Lakeside Blue'. My dad Gord was a prolific painter, photographer and musician (when he was practising).

In 2015 this song was selected for Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition’s Longlist; where 120 acts were chosen from 1000’s who entered. Clash Magazine selected my song Ten Years for its: “skillfully executed, folk-derived songwriting”.

Ten Years (2012)

Lyrics: Jazamin Sinclair / Music: Lee Oxton & Jazamin Sinclair

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Ten years of listening to the same excuses,
The same drama everyday.

I won’t listen to those lies anymore,
I’ll be there if you want me to,
But I won’t take your shit anymore.

Ten years you’ve said you want to prove yourself,
Ten years of maudlin regret,
Ten years of time for a relationship we still don’t have,
A week of sobriety has opened your eyes.

You seem surprised by reality,
Home truths & harsh words have hit a nerve,
Lies & denial are no longer going to work.

Ten years inside that bottle since I met you,
And you wonder why you’re sad.

You wonder why your body aches,
Why you can no longer leave the house,
It’s time to wake up & live again,
And live again,
And live again,
And live again.

Ten Years

Currently developing and recording music which blends folk-punk sounds, biting lyrics and harmonies, Jazamin is a self-taught singer-songwriter, regularly playing gigs in and around Liverpool, having performed at Threshold Festival, BBC 6 Music Fringe Festival and many other gigs around the UK, in Italy and in the United States. In 2015, her song 'Ten Years' was selected for Glastonbury Festival's ‘Emerging Talent Competition's Longlist‘ by Clash Magazine for its "skillfully executed, folk-derived songwriting".

Jazamin has been singing with Sense of Sound since early 2005, and with them has performed with: Damon Albarn; Massive Attack; Pink Floyd; David Coulter; Chrissy Hynde; Thea Gilmore; Seal; Ringo Starr; Paco Peña; Jamie Webster; Natalie McCool; Stealing Sheep; SK Slomo; K-Klass; and Kaleidoscope Orchestra. Performances include: ‘BBC’s Eurovision Welcome event’; ‘Welcome to Eurotopia’; ‘Reminisce Festival in concert’; ‘Cream Classical’; ‘5 Minutes To Midnight - Greenpeace anti-trident campaign’ with Massive Attack and Damon Albarn; ‘The Madcap’s Last Laugh - Syd Barrett Tribute’ with Pink Floyd; Olympic Torch Relay; and Paco Peña’s ‘Requiem for the Earth’. Venues include: The Barbican; The Royal Albert Hall; and M&S Bank Arena.

Jazamin is a former backing vocalist for Science of the Lamps, having toured with them alongside Moulettes and The Slytones. Jazamin was also a regular host at Mellowtone's former open mic nights at The Magnet and Jacaranda Records.

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