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You Don't Look At Me Anymore

Forbidden Fruit

Stop Me From Falling In Love With You

Stop me from Falling In Love With You

Don't Grow Up

Cruel Lover

Hannah and Otto were singled out
The teacher had said
They were different
They didn't know why
So hannah just cried and otto became belligerent
"You're different." she said
And all the kids laughed
And pointed their fingers and snickered
Then finally at last she said, "that's enough class!"
And all of the noisiness simmered
Some say you're different
Or weird or offbeat
How you look how you think
Or the foods that you eat
But what if my dear
You're just misunderstood
What if different
Was actually good
Oh if we were the same
What a bore that would be different and special
A true rarity
So be different
So you're different
And the teacher explained
The difference was their name spelled forward or back
It was the same
"Now hold your head high palindrome 1 and 2
For you are unique
And what's unique makes you, you"
Some say you're different
Or weird or offbeat
How you look how you think
All the food that you eat
But what if my dear
You're just misunderstood
What if different
Was actually good
Oh if we were the same
What a bore that would be different is special
A true rarity
So be different
So you're different
Just be different
You know the opposite different
Is indifferent
Some say you're different
Or weird or offbeat
How you look how you think
Or the foods that you eat
But what if my dear
You're just misunderstood
What if different
Was actually good
Oh if we were the same
What a bore that would be
Different is special a true rarity
So be different
So you're different
Just be different
So hannah looked at otto
And taller they stood
Yes indeed they were different
And different was good

Different is Good

da da da da da da da da da da da da dum
da da da da da da da da da da dum
when I was 6 we would go to the track
and hit Chinatown on the way back
it was so nice
you bought us fried rice and we hid in the van
while you talked to the man
but in between the happy days
were belts and bruises on our legs
if we ran away we'd get it worse
"I'm doing what's best for you
trust me, love hurts" it hurts oh it hurts
how could you love and fear someone so much
be both harmed and protected by their touch
they build you up and break you down
and break you up and build you down
it's the ride you can't get off
it's daddy's merry go round 
it's the ride you can't get off
it's daddy's merry go round
one day I crept down the stairs
and saw what I shouldn't have seen
you were skinny and shivering on the couch
as Mommy fed you saltines
then you left for a year to get better
left mom with 5 kids and government cheddar
we shut down your store
DJ's odds and ends and visited you on kids weekends
one Sunday it was time to go, Stand By Me on the radio
I hugged you so tight and cried and cried
that they let you come back with us just for the ride
for the ride
just for the ride
how could you love and fear someone so much
be both harmed and protected by their touch
they build you up and break you down
and break you up and build you down
it's the ride you can't get off
it's daddy's merry go round
it's the ride you can't get off
it's daddy's merry go round
and when you finally came home for good
we thought it would all be great
it turns out it would just worsen our fate
but then I was just about 8
lied to CPS so you wouldn't go away
as much as it hurt you needed to stay
I was 18 when you hit me last
I could have fought back
but instead I laughed. I laughed
ha ha ha ha
how could you love and fear someone so much
be both harmed and protected by their touch
they build you up and break you down
and break you up and build you down
it's the ride you can't get off
it's daddy's merry go round
it's the ride you can't get off
it's daddy's merry go round
ah da da da da da da da da da
dum da da da da da da da da da da da da da da
da da da da da da da da da da da da
now I've got two of my own
and I could never think of hurting their bones
my therapist says it's a
victory to unlearn what I've
Learned unsee what I've seen
I've broken this cycle of violence in my family history
LA da da da da da da da da da da da dum
broken the cycle of violence in my family history
LA da da da da da da da da da da da dum
I've broken the cycle of violence in my family history

Merry-go-round


Verse 1 (Italian):
(Dm7) Sotto le stelle ti (G7) cerco nel buio,
(Cmaj7) Un dolce sospiro, un (Am7) brivido puro.
(Dm7) La notte ci avvolge, ci (G7) lascia sognare,
(Cmaj7) Due cuori che danzano (Am7) senza parlare.

Pre-Chorus (Italian):
(Dm7) Ma sfiori le mani e (G7) svanisci nel niente,
(Cmaj7) eri solo un sogno (Am7) che muore nell’alba.

Chorus (Italian):
(C) Notte e baci, un’(Am) illusione,
(F) Eri solo una (G) canzone.
(C) Una melodia (Am) nell’aria,
(F) Che svanisce all’(G) alba chiara.*

Verse 1 (English):
(Dm7) Under the stars, I (G7) search for your light,
(Cmaj7) A whisper so soft, a (Am7) shiver so right.
(Dm7) The night wraps around us, it (G7) carries our dreams,
(Cmaj7) Two hearts that are dancing (Am7) in moonlight’s beams.

Pre-Chorus (English):
(Dm7) But I reach for your hands and (G7) you fade into air,
(Cmaj7) Just a dream that is (Am7) lost in the dawn’s silver glare.

Chorus (English):
(C) Night and kisses, just a (Am) dream,
(F) You were nothing—just a (G) theme.
(C) Like a melody (Am) so fleeting,
(F) Gone before the (G) dawn’s first greeting.*

Final Chorus (Italian Repeat):
(C) Notte e baci, un’(Am) illusione,
(F) Eri solo una (G) canzone.
(C) Una melodia (Am) nell’aria,
(F) Che svanisce all’(G) alba chiara.*

Notte e Baci / Night and Kisses

Sharp mind
quick thoughts
cold hands
ink blots

robots 
ai 
leave my 
mind dry

tv
streaming
binge watching stead of
daydreams

no more
thinking
no one’s 
blinking

we’re living in a brave new world
we’re living in a brave new world
you need the courage to endure
what we’ve all been waiting for 
it’s a brave new world

computer 
in my pocket
if i want i can fly 
on a rocket

wish it did laundry
and my dirty dishes
wish it could grant
all three of my wishes

it can’t control the weather yet
so I guess I’ll grab my sweater vest
and go out into this brave new world


Brave New World (Fawm Prompt Sharp Objects)

Bulldog Blues 🐾
C7 Well, I wake up early, got a long list to do, C7 While Winston’s still snorin’, dreamin’ ‘bout  food. F7 He don’t punch no clock, don’t pay no bills, C7 Just lays around and enjoys no frills

 gets his belly rubbed for doin’ nothin’ at all, F7 I break my back, while he;s having a ball. C7 Give him snacks, give him love, G7 He’s got the good life that I want some of.

 C7 Wish I was Winston, sleepin’ all day, C7 No chores, no worries, and no mondays F7 He don’t cook, he don’t clean, C7 Just gets treats for lookin’ mean. G7 Ohhh, Winston, I wanna be you, F7 Livin’ that bulldog dream, too
C  I got those bully  F bulldog  C blues
Yea I got those bully bulldog blues


C7 Tried to take him walkin’ against his will, C7 barks at every dog like he’s king of the hill. F7 Slow when he wants, fast when he pleases, C7 While I chase bills, he just chases some cheeses.

G7 with a brown patch over one eye, F7 he looks like a tough guy, but he’s soft inside. C7 Give him snacks, give him love, G7 He’s got the good life that I want some of.

C7 Wish I was Winston, sleepin’ all day, C7 No chores, no worries, and no mondays F7 He don’t cook, he don’t clean, C7 Just gets treats for lookin’ mean. G7 Ohhh, Winston, I wanna be you, F7 Livin’ that bulldog dream, too
 C.  I got those bully  F bulldog  C blues
Yea I got those bully bulldog blues

C7 So here’s to Winston, my lazy best friend, C   7 Eatin’ and nappin’ from start to day’s end. F7 No emails, no deadlines, no stress on his mind, C7                                             F                 G          C Wish I could trade places, , wouldn’t that be fine?
🎶🐶💙

Bulldog Blues

Terrible quality but I only had time to record this as a voice memo.. I give you “Balloons” a piano improvisation.

Balloons.m4a

CHORUS
You chewed me up and you spit me out 
Left me in bits and pieces with no way out
Can't understand why so I sit here and cry
In bits and pieces and pieces and bits
So it is

VERSE 1
A blindfold. A gun. 
Too scared to run. 
I swallow my ring 
to protect the thing
I hold my breath.
 I want to fight. 
Instead I just try 
to be polite. 

CHORUS

VERSE 2
You left with a car full of stuff 
and me guilty for having too much
You left but your shadow did not. 
It will always be stained in this spot. 
A bit here 
a bit there, 
your memories are scattered 
everywhere

CHORUS

bits and pieces

Jessica Magoch & The Upstairs Band pours a glam cocktail of swing, hip-hop, blues and rap.

Jessica Magoch

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