Blinding Love

The Reason

Don't Smoke Anymore

I Rely On Today

This track is from the album HEYOKA and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/salinger2

HEYOKA

Awoken

Lyrics:


We may have once passed each other,
in Russell Square
We may have sat beside each other,
in the same Metro chair
Thinking: When will this end?
When will my life, really begin?
Am I ready to start the next part of my life? 

We may have once danced together,
under Burning skies
We may have been so close to each other,
but not eye to eye
Thinking: When will this end?
When will my life, really begin?
‘Cause I’m ready to start the next part of my life 

Now we see the same soul,
we were longing to share
Now I found my love,
you were always right there

Through your eyes I see the world,
what a wonderful life
Now we’re walking together,
as husband & wife

Singing: You are my friend,
you are my life, let it begin

We are ready to start, the best part
Ready to start, the best part
Ready to start the best part of our life 

We are ready to start, the best part
Ready to start, the best part
Ready to start the best part of our life 

The best part of our life
The best part of our life 

© 2018 Imaginary Troubadour Music

Starry Verse

The Best Part

Lyrics:


I was listening to the airwaves
Crackle in the wind
Today I'm lost in a haze
Got static under my skin

But I know it's not the end
Here you come again...

The sound of your voice laughing
The sound of your voice laughing
The sound of your voice laughing
Gets me high

I was listening to a broken record
Now I'm listening to my feet
Running around the private sector
Without a soul you're incomplete

But I know it's not the end
Here you come again...

The sound of your voice laughing
The sound of your voice laughing
The sound of your voice laughing
Gets me high

I was trapped inside my head, dear
Stuck in the middle of the street
You stopped the traffic and got me out of here
Now I'm smiling in your passenger seat

But I know it's not the end
When I hear you come again...

The sound of your voice laughing
The sound of your voice laughing
The sound of your voice laughing
Gets me high

The sound of your voice laughing
The sound of your voice laughing
The sound of your voice laughing
Gets me high
You get me by

Now you know



© 2018 Imaginary Troubadour Music

The Sound Of Your Voice

Lyrics:

Cautionary tales aren't told without a reason
Heading for the Fall deep in a Winter season
The sweetest Summer days you will forget

This eternal path you will never stray
It's just one big circle anyway
Made out of every choice and every mistake

You have a soul, you have a mind
You have a body trapped in space and time
You have a heart, that's where you find
You are the one, true, divine

When you stop trying, that's when it starts
When you forget your dying, living is hard
You'll never see the other side, if you don't turn it around

So dance through the air, you are dust , you are light
You are the moment right now born in a dream last night
When you see you're everything, you'll see yourself
When you see you're everything, you'll see yourself

You have a soul, you have a mind
You have a body trapped in space and time
You have a heart, that's where you find
You are the one, true, divine


© 2018 Imaginary Troubadour Music

One True Divine

You’ve been quiet
What’s going on inside you now
You use to tell me everything

I know your secrets
Know the name of the ghost,
that made you scared
Now this silence is scaring me

Let me know!
Let me know!
Let me know!
And I’ll let it go

I know its not that easy
To open up,
just like that
I just want to know where you’re atL

Let me know!
Let me know!
Let me know!

Don’t try and spare my feelings
I’m already in the dark
I see a storm in your our eyes
Your minds been keeping your heart
Far away, away…

So Let me know!
Let me know!
Let me know!

And I’ll let it go
I’ll let it go

I’ll let you go

© 2018 Imaginary Troubadour Music

Released by:
Outarico Records
Release date:
17 August 2018
P-line:
℗ Outarico Records

Let Me Know

Lyrics:


Couldn't get it right, so many years
Stuck at midnight, sitting on my fear

When I crashed my heart put it in reverse
I stopped buying all I think and see
To listen to the silence tell me what could be

It's Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful
All around
Oh, It's Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful
Just look around

This crazy life will kill us every time
And in our sterile minds everything is known
But if you just let go the world will yield
The mystery you hold will be revealed

It's Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful
All around
Oh, It's Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful
Just look around

It's Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful
All around
Oh, It's Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful
Just look around

(Instrumental Bridge)

Now, It's Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful
All around
Oh, It's Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful
Just look around

Just look around
All around
All around
Just look around

© 2018 Imaginary Troubadour Music

Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful

“If you’re anything like me then you probably think there aren’t enough cats carrying on the Paul Westerberg torch. If that be the case, then look no further than my man Jim Salinger.” - Captains Dead


Pennsylvania native Jim Salinger has been rocking his L.A. home base for years, with a growing list of TV & Film song placements. But we haven’t heard much from him in the last decade since 2008’s HEYOKA. Love, marriage, births, deaths, near-death experiences and awakenings in Laurel Canyon. And now, finally a new release, Starry Verse.

To boil it down for the blogosphere, this collection is like the union of Joseph Campbell’s ecstatic soul with Wilco’s eclectic sound, mastered in a crystal city vortex underneath Mt. Shasta. In plain speak, it's righteous cosmic folk rock you’ll be Spotify-ing during your very real commute.

Yes, Starry Verse has a cosmic perspective that will resonate with listeners who have an affinity for the infinite. For those more pragmatic when it comes to their pop songs, the melodic songcraft here is remarkably crisp. And there's a pair of break-up tunes in the sequence (See Your Dreams, Let Me Know) that would not sound out of place on Salinger's 2004 Americana debut, Down By Fire.

Jim partnered with Echo Park producer John Would (Fiona Apple, Graham Parker) to thoughtfully mix cello,12-string, steel guitar and female harmonies. This adds a fresh dimension to Salinger's catalog, elevating his core vocals and guitar. An essential part of the chemistry here is the return of HEYOKA’s ace studio drummer Amy Wood.

Starry Verse’s centerpiece is “Midwest Heart, Space Age Mind”. It’s a cinematic dreamscape written during a Peter Case songwriting workshop. Jim recalls "I wrote this one to be intentionally mysterious as a counterpoint to Peter’s instruction for the class to be clear in their narratives.” Jim laughs, ”When I finished playing it, he nodded and admitted that sometimes songs work even if you don’t know what they really mean.” 

What does it really mean? Fundamentally, there’s a philosophical inquiry into the relationship between heaven, earth and everyone of us. When Jim sings “All the stars in the sky are burning but they never really die. They’ll be the sparkle in your eye when you see why we need darkness” on “Why We Need Darkness” it’s both a starry verse, and a knowing declaration. A friendly reminder that you are alive, connected, and everything is going to be alright forever. Thanks, Jim.

Album cover art “Postcard from New Iceland” was created by modern vintage collage artist, Eugenia Loli: http://eugenialoli.tumblr.com/

Jim Salinger

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