Broken Truth

It's Time To Get Tough

TIME ON MY HANDS

Chess, chess, chess

A Town Called Nowhere

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3. FOOL TO BE WISE

Get ready for sunny lake days with Jake’s new “hot” single, “Hotter Than This.” This fun, upbeat summer song is perfect for boat playlists, drinking playlists, you name it!

Hotter Than This

If we’re going to be sincere,
you were always raised in fear,
in what you can and cannot do,
in what you must and must not pursue.

Through childhood they carved out holes,
and one day you find you live with those.
The chains arrive wrapped in prejudice,
and each day feels like punishment, merciless.

Break the voices that are not your own,
break the rules that cut to the bone.
You are no slave, you’re not a mere echo,
you are life searching for a new meadow.

I wonder when it all began,
the teaching of submission’s plan:
that we must always serve in silence,
while the clever climb with defiance.

You want to be honest and stay true,
but you meet those who betray you.
Rumors sting and knives are cast,
and fear teaches hatred fast.

Break the voices that are not your own,
break the rules that cut to the bone.
You are no slave, you’re not a mere echo,
you are life searching for a new meadow.

Education demands you must be the best,
comparing you against all the rest.
They sell you success, the car, the gold,
but when it’s not enough, your hell unfolds.

They teach you that you only exist,
if you’re a doctor, a lawyer in suit and twist.
But emptiness is never healed by titles,
and happiness doesn’t fit in a Porsche’s idols.

Break the voices that are not your own,
break the rules that cut to the bone.
You are no slave, you’re not a mere echo,
you are life searching for a new meadow.

Dare to ask yourself who you are,
to question beliefs you carried so far.
Don’t be the slave of chains they’ve given,
nor of your own, nor their prison.

Let’s be honest, we were always taught under fear

“What Would I Do” is a heartfelt country ballad that asks the timeless question: how would life feel without the love that makes it whole? With warm acoustic guitar, soulful vocals, and a melody that lingers, the song blends raw emotion with easy listening charm. It’s about gratitude, love, and the realization that some people are simply irreplaceable. 🎶❤️

What would I do

Straddlin' the fence between youth and age

The Fence

Musician and other creative activities, written 9 books, poetry, novels and others.

TIME ON MY HANDS

JOE CARVALKO

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