The first single off of John Samaras' upcoming new album. The new album will be a double record split into two parts. The first disc, The Weight of Yesterday, is expected to release sometime in Fall of 2023.

Lyrics

If all that you wanted was leaving
Tomorrow would you still be chasing
That one perfect moment
Which has no replacement
Lying in wait now to fake it

As dull as the edge of a razor
Pointed - but still not your savior
The fame’s in your head kid
Like a temptress awaiting
To feed on your baseless desires

Tonight
Each and every night
You peer above the towering heights
Well, I don’t know what tomorrow holds
So wait and see, unlock the mystery

Karma keeps pulling you backward
To a place where all you do is wonder
What could have happened?
Could it have been avoided?
The monologue is never over

Tonight
Each and every night
You peer above the towering heights
Well, I don’t know what tomorrow holds
So wait and see, unlock the mystery

When Enough's Enough

This has been laying around for a while, and I feel bad for not making progress on the new record so I thought I'd post this. Mkay.

Lyrics

In the city
That never sleeps
You’re sitting pretty
Discarded dreams
Lost your number
Forgot your name
In the wake of summer
All is grey 
You’ve got me confused 
with someone else
When all I can be is myself
Dull like daylight
Mid July
Contrails of vapor
Divide the skies

Forget all that you have learned
In the method you prefer
Gazing blankly without a word

Watch your candle slowly burn

A contribution
For the cause
Of retribution
Hold the applause
I’m the poison
In the fruit
So be careful 
Which you choose

Forget all that you have learned
In the method that you prefer
Gazing blankly without a word

Watch your candle slowly burn

Dull Flame

Just a sloppy cover of one of my favorite Daniel Johnston songs.

Mountain Top (Daniel Johnston Cover)

It's been a while since I posted on here. I have written a lot since the last post...just too busy to get them all to tape. Here's a song I wrote the other night.

Lyrics

Last night you talked about 
Pensive thoughts clawing out
While it’s hard to say, you still found a way
To tell me your story
I don’t understand why you try
As you might…

So when you ask about
All of my stupid doubts
Reigning from up above
I’ll be the King of Clouds
All these thoughts of 
Indecision circling ‘round
round & round…

To love you is selfless
To leave would be so selfish now
No, I’m not proud

TASCAM DR-05

Talk About (Demo)

The b-side to the first single off of my fifth solo album, "Trapeze Smile."

Lyrics

She’s tired of playing the part 
Breaking everyone’s heart 
Through no fault of her own 
He’s just as tired as she 
And out of necessity 
He’s barely holding on 

Dreamers take to the streets 
Hoping they will be seen by blurry eyes 
Cars keep on speeding past going awfully fast 
When there is no rush 

Rarely are we given the time to think 
Forever we are falling 

It’s the law of the land 
You wouldn’t understand 
When you’ve never lost 
For we’re all as tired as sheep 
But cannot fall asleep 
With no one to count on 

Rarely are we given time the to think 
Forever we are falling out of sync

Lil Fib

The first single off of my fifth solo album, "Trapeze Smile."

Lyrics

There’s a hole in your logic 
Yet it still moves mountains 
Is it a question of power? 
Ambitions fallen, devoured 

So you pray for another one 
Feeling like you’re always on the cusp 
Still you pray for another one 
After what has been done 

Slept for years in the cellar 
He had no heart to tell her 
The spark that was there briefly 
Starting to dim, weakening 

So you pray for another one 
Feeling like you’re always on the cusp 
Still you pray for another one 
After what has been done 

It’s been a long time coming 
(Arm the artillery) 
And to me it’s no surprise 
(Arm the artillery) 
Spent years in preparation 
(Arm the artillery) 
So why is it so crushing? 
(Arm the artillery) 

It’s always a question of power 
With only a touch, devoured

Fallacy, Defined

Track 6 off of my latest solo album, 'Trapeze Smile.'

Lyrics 

If you’re tired, rest your eyes
There’s nothing left to see
But if you’re curious
Go ahead, by all means
Listen to the wind at night
That’s when nature speaks in tongues
Though you never notice
It’s what filling up your lungs

Kick in the stomach
Kicked in the stomach by you
It’s more that I can stomach
More that I can stomach from you

Always walking in circles
Never getting past square one
Eventually you’ll explode
Keeping secrets for too long
So you rip out the pages
Of the stories that you wrote
Those forgotten tales
Of the half note that’s far from whole

Kick in the stomach
Kicked in the stomach by you
It’s more that I can stomach
More that I can stomach from you

Keep the pictures you took
You won’t recall
When angels steal your memories
The ones you adored

Trapeze Smile

Kick In The Stomach

I haven't been playing guitar over the summer, slowly getting back to it. This song is a start (or end).

Lyrics

The world’s about to blow
Into a freakish universal lightshow 
But where were you, my love?
To see it

Though it was a total bore
To see the end of everything we once adored
Without you my love
To see it

But who are we to give meaning?
When all we are are specs of dust
So easily brushed 
Away

It’s hardly cynical
When every breath just feels so criminal
Yet we believe 
We’re more worthy

But who are we to give meaning?
When all we are are specs of dust
So easily crushed  
Beneath

Album Number Six?

The Oldest Joke (Demo)

Lyrics

Take a good look at this city of ruin
Classic portrayal of what you’re doing
To me

In ruins where we stood
Now just made of soot
Should have said hi
Instead of passing by

Soon we’ll rise up from the ashes
The rest of the world’s a pretty distraction
To me

In ruins where you stood
Now just made of soot
Never said hi
Instead I’m passing by

Never said hi
Instead I'm just passing

City Of Rouen (Demo)

Song from 2013. Recording from 2020. Consider this the bonus track to the upcoming remaster of my first solo record "Is This Your Sign?" Coming soon!

Lyrics

Here’s to a resolution
No longer causing confusion
I’m just a speak easy
But my words ain’t clear
Mumbling some poetry in your ear

No one ever talks about it
When it’s all so clear
Always causing a fuss about it
You don’t need to be nervous

There’s no retribution
Don’t look back
Formulating solutions 
Only to fail
You can’t help yourself 
When you’re someone else
An empty promise can only run for miles

No one ever talks about it
When it’s all so clear
Always causing a fuss about it
You don’t need to be nervous

Is This Your Sign? (2020 Remaster)

Speak Easy

During the pandemic, I went back and started remastering my back catalogue (from my first solo record through the Antisocial Circles EP). Here is a track from the remaster of my first solo record, Is This Your Sign? Enjoy! It was a lot of fun to do and a major relief to get some of the old stuff to sound clear and high quality.

Personnel:

John Samaras: vocals, guitar, writer of le song
Sal Pisciotta: bass
Chris Fullum: drums
Ben Watts (Crayon Angel): piano

John Samaras

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