Shayfer James

Live recording of unreleased song at Rockwood Music Hall 4.29.14

For Wolves (Rockwood Music Hall 4.29.14)

When I was a kid, this is the song my father sang to be rather regularly.  Eventually I would sing it quietly to him on his deathbed.  So.  In celebration of his Birthday (6/9) I threw this together.  Enjoy.  Here is a link to the orignal:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj4nJ1YEAp4

The Gambler  - Shayfer James - Kenny Rogers Cover

depression and regret

Valley Of Flame

We were shadows on the sidewalks,
Names we whispered in the wind.
Life pulled us in our own directions,
’Til the thread grew paper-thin.
All the birthdays that we missed,
All the laughter kept on hold,
Years turned into photographs
We forgot we still could hold.

But I still feel the echo,
Every time your name comes up…
Like a door we never opened
Still waiting for us.

(Chorus)
So here’s to the time we lost,
The moments that slipped through our hands,
We can’t rewrite the map behind us,
But the road ahead still stands.
Yeah, we’re older now,
But the story ain’t through,
Here’s to making time,
And finding our way back
To me and you.

Maybe life was just a whirlwind,
Maybe fear got in the way,
Maybe silence felt like safety
When we didn’t know what to say.
But your laughter still remembers me,
And mine still remembers you,
Two ghosts drifting in the distance
Who finally stepped back through.

And the weight of all those seasons
Feels a little lighter now…
We can build a better moment
Starting right here somehow.

(Chorus)
So here’s to the time we lost,
The moments that slipped through our hands,
We can’t rewrite the map behind us,
But the road ahead still stands.
Yeah, we’re older now,
But the story ain’t through,
Here’s to making time,
And finding our way back
To me and you.

No more “someday,”
No more drifting apart,
Let’s make the minutes matter,
Let’s restart the heart.
If the past was a lesson,
Then the future’s a sign,
We’re not out of chances,
We’re just right on time.

(Chorus)
To the time we lost,
And the days we’ll choose to make,
To the friendship still unbroken,
To the memories we’ll remake.
Yeah, we’re wiser now,
And the sky’s turning new,
Here’s to making time,
And finding our way back
To me and you.

Ketchup Tears ©2025 PicPro Studio

[bonus track] To me and you

From the new EP "Haunted Things" 
Purchase:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/haunted-things-ep/id1029606139

https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Shayfer_James_Haunted_Things?id=Bz5y5ibazdcb7xm5bmahi6vswky

https://open.spotify.com/album/0FxNacW8P6Q3QKPeTC8vcJ

https://shayferjames.bandcamp.com/album/haunted-things

http://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Things-Shayfer-James/dp/B014BU2EKS

Devil Throw Roses

Grind My Bones

From the forthcoming album "Counterfeit Arcade"  out 11/29/11.
pre-order at www.shayferjames.bandcamp.com

Diggin' Up Hatchets

Shayfer James - Weight of The World

From the album "Counterfeit Arcade" (2011)

For The Departed

Bad Medicine

not my song

original: https://youtu.be/Pb8_uPWhCng

Molly Lewis - Pantsuit Sasquatch

original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSSDgSCUZw
the picture isnt mine same with the song

Great Vacation - Dirt Poor Robins

Terry's Taxidermy

Sarah and The Safe Word  - "Sick On Seventh Street"
From their upcoming 2020 LP 

https://www.takethistoheartrecords.com

https://www.facebook.com/sarahandthesafeword
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Sick On Seventh Street

Sarah and the Safe Word - "Sick On Seventh Street"

Shayfer James has built a creative world entirely his own—where poetic lyricism collides with cinematic arrangements, where darkness waltzes with whimsy, where rebellion and vulnerability share the same breath. His work explores the dual forces of isolation and belonging, of longing and defiance, all delivered with theatrical flair and unmistakable swagger that both welcomes and unsettles.

Grind My Bones

Shayfer James

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