A live version of my poem 'The Dark Cracks of Kemang' I had recently written about the suburb in Jakarta, where I lived. It was recorded in June 2013 at the One2One café on Ponsonby Road, Auckland NZ. I was visiting AKL and took the chance to read this poem at Nigel Gavin's open mic. He played piano and Eden provided some percussion.

The Dark Cracks Of Kemang June 13 With Nigel Gavin And Eden Iris

Here is a demo I recorded in apartment 306, Kemang - this poem: "I WENT TO A PARTY WITH A PLATE OF OLIVES ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND NOBODY WAS THERE" was published recently in Takahe magazine # 82...

I WENT TO A PARTY WITH A PLATE OF OLIVES DEMO.MP3

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THE SEEKERS by John Densmore - Audiobook Excerpt

New Year's Eve (Give Me Something Good) by Eden Iris :)
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I hide these habits well
Friends are too high too see 
The way that I’m walking out 
They don’t know our history 
I walk like a solider to my own defeat 
Another year older, and I don’t want to be 

Saying give me something good 
Tell me what you want to see
I don’t feel what I should 
Now you’re telling me on New Years Eve 
Nothing lasts forever 
And maybe I don’t want to see 
that it isn’t getting better  I’m coming down on New Years eve 
Saying give me something good 

You hide your madness well
‘Cos everyone’s drunk and free
I know things aren’t working out
That’s why you keep telling me 
Go out with your friends  
So I’d stumble home at three
but in my defense you weren’t waiting for me 

Give me something good 
Tell me what you want to see
I don’t feel what I should 
Now you’re telling me on New Years Eve 
Nothing lasts forever 
And maybe I don’t want to see 
that it isn’t getting better  I’m coming down on New Years eve 
Saying give me something good 
(Give me something, give me something)
Give me something good
(Give me something, give me something)
Oh, give me something 

Give me something good 
Or tell me what you want to see 
I was hoping that I could 
‘Cos you’ve always been enough for me 
But nothing lasts forever 
And maybe I don’t want to see 
that it isn’t getting better  Now I’m begging you on New Years Eve 

Give me something good 
(Give me something, give me something)
Give me something good 
(Give me something, give me something)
Oh give me something good 
(Give me something, give me something)
Give me something, just give me something 
Give me something good


Written, recorded, and produced by Eden Iris Spence. Mixed by Christopher Caden. Mastered by Dave Donnelly at DNA Mastering in CA.

Vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, bass, drum programming, and harmonica by Eden Iris Spence

New Year's Eve (Give Me Something Good)

Jeremy Roberts is a Kiwi poet with a new prose/poem memoir - 'The Dark Cracks of Kemang: The Bajaj Boys in Indonesia', about living in Jakarta - teaching and performing poetry gigs as 'The Bajaj Boys'.

I WENT TO A PARTY WITH A PLATE OF OLIVES DEMO.MP3

Jeremy N Roberts - Poet