The multi universe presents some interesting escape routes...

IN A FAR COUNTRY

In the vast fields of my mind
I can see a world so divine
Where the shadows hide and the sun always shines

No shite - no compromise
Pure truth is always line of sight
If ya haven't got a word to say, it's alright
Your dreams will invent them

In a far country - not so far away
Stretch out and let your third eye be your guide
In a far country - the believers place to play
Jump the track but stay on course
Kiss the spirits - use the force
In a far country

Like the soul after when we die
Memories shoot off through the ether
They return back to the hive
Which one will you choose to surrender to?

While angles and demons raise the heat
The ying - the yang - that's how the friction goes
The end result outweighs defeat
Enough to make us sailors stow - to get to the other side
Where decisions and destiny meet

In a far country - not so far away
Stretch out and let your third eye be your guide
In a far country - the believers place to play
Jump the track but stay on course
Kiss the spirits - use the force

I remember a time and place
I remember a happy face
I remember a oneness
And it's happening now

Credits:
Jim Dexter: Garage Band Programming and Electric Guitar
John Tabacco : Vocals, Additional keyboard
Mixed at Suburban Hermit Studios III, Ronkonkoma, NY
Cover art © 2024 by Jim Dexter 

In A Far Country

John Tabacco is an American composer, singer songwriter, producer, recording engineer, multi instrumentalist and graphic artist. He has engineered /mixed and mastered music for hundreds of New York recording artists as well as projects released on BMG: The Kemelions, RCA: Faze, Rampage/Rhino: Rhett Forrester, Columbia: Rebbie Jackson, Rykodisc : Bob Marley, Columbia: Chris Jasper, Electra: Sonia Dada and Nickleodeon’s Are You Afraid Of The Dark? He is the CEO of It Iz What It Iz Music Publishing which currently holds over 750 songs in its catalog. He has been an associate producer for IndiMusic TV and hosts a bi-weekly radio program (CLAM RADIO) on college radio WUSB.fm since 1999. He is currently the head of A&R at Modern Voices Digital Distribution.

His musical background consists of extensive study of orchestration with noted 20th century composer John Lessard, harmony with the late electronic music maverick Bulent Arel, and composition with Stony Brook University professor Peter Winkler. He received his BA in Music from Stony Brook University in 1983. 

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined. His style is a melding of pop - jazz -rock - avant garde / aleatory, classical and comedy.  He has been recording his music non stop since 1979.

Of note: In 1989 the satirical, absurd house song "Go House Yourself" co-written by Tabacco, Pati and DiMauro reached position 39 on Billboard's dance chart. 

In 2014 Tabacco signed a record deal with Texas, indie label, Muffin Records. They released his CD “Unfulfilled Shopping Carts Syndrome” internationally.