written and performed by jcksn james 🌀

"sun wash down on me
better now, you frown and say
that i’ve sang too many songs today
i pray but i can’t change my fate

sun wash down on me 
better now, you frown and say
that i’ve saved too many yesterdays 
i've prayed but i can’t change my fate
i've prayed but i can’t change my fate

butter me up, give me a kiss on my cut, imma like that 
when i’m already stuck, put the knife in my gut, i won't fight back
and i'm already singing the same 
singing the same song
everytime singing the same 
singing the"

the same song

made while on break from placing menus on tables ! photo lil baby holden

Chanel (jcksn James Mix)

Written & Recorded by Jackson James
Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Banjo, Lap Steel, Drums, Percussion - Jackson James
Additional Guitars - Joe Cho
Additional Vocals - Mia Timson
Mixed by Theo Hoffstrom & Jackson James
Mastered by Theo Hoffstrom & Jackson James

Best In Show is a proper country ballad about ennui, listlessness and almost making it to the light at the end of the tunnel. The first track created out of this new batch, it solidified the sonic and aesthetic direction of the project for me and allowed me to explore artistic territory I hadn't yet. Probably my favorite song I've written so far, I hope you enjoy <3

verse 1:
wall calendar stopped in april
hot air in the dead of june
wild dogs in the parking lot
and a grim reaper on the local news

verse 2:
i packed up my prized possessions
12 strings and a bag of shoes
i made it out of the country
to a place where i can fake the blues

chorus:
feeling better comes in waves
heavy weather needs to rain
and i bite my pillow, clutch my brain
i can think a lot about what people want to say
and if i try my best
i can make it halfway i guess
i can’t take it to make up the rest

verse 3:
spring cleaning got postponed to august
piss and vinegar, dirt and rust
this might kill me if i’m being honest
slo mo footage looks a little rushed

chorus:
feeling better comes in waves
heavy weather needs to rain
and i bite my pillow, clutch my brain
i can think a lot about what people want to say
and if i try my best
i can make it halfway i guess
i can’t take it to make up the rest
i can’t take it to make up the rest

released November 24, 2023

Best In Show

Written by Jackson James
Recorded by Jackson James & Holden Cathcart
Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Lap Steel, Wurlitzer, Glockenspiel, Drums- Jackson James
Additional Programming - Holden Cathcart
Mixed & Mastered by Theo Hoffstrom & Jackson James

verse 1:
crossed that bridge too many times
heart like bait up on my line
i’ve dropped my picket sign
and you say that i’m a fool to be this way
it’s kinda hard to see it straight

chorus:
well i’ve been waiting all day
for a moment to suffer
and i’ve been waiting all night
for a moment to hold you
and i’ve been waiting my life
for a little of something more

well i’ve been waiting all day
for a moment to suffer
and i’ve been waiting all night
for a moment to hold you
and i’ve been waiting my life
for a little of something more

verse 2:
fighting for a nice word to hide in
running from a tight pair of eyelids
digging through my coat for my silence

prechorus:
i am seeing to the other side
and i know that i’ve
i’ve been running from my other life and i can’t keep

chorus:
waiting all day
for a moment to suffer
and waiting all night
for a moment to hold you
and waiting my life
for a little of something more

well i’ve been waiting all day
for a moment to suffer
and i’ve been waiting all night
for a moment to hold you
and i’ve been waiting my life
for a little of something more

bridge:
when i die
remember me in phases in the sky
absorbing in my room reflecting light
i can’t be who i tried
eat my heart out if you don’t mind
on fours outside to the sky screaming

chorus:
well i’ve been waiting all day
for a moment to suffer
and i’ve been waiting all night
for a moment to hold you
and i’ve been waiting my life
for a little of something more