Water Keeps Rising

Existencial Dread

To say I love you
Is equivalent
To saying I breathe air
Such sustenance as I derive from oxygen devolves
So liberally so reflexively upon me

Were I deprived
Of atmosphere
The words "I breathe" would not avail
To fill my lungs with what they need nor would 
     the words
"I am a fish" convert my lungs to gills

Air all around
But I would drown
Without you there
Because I breathe you
Because I breathe you

Air all around
But I would drown
Without you there
Because I breathe you
Because I breathe you

To say I love you
Is equivalent
To saying I breathe air
Ethereal by nature not by choice I'm bound to 
     love you
Notwithstanding my voice

Air all around
But I would drown
Without you there
Because I breathe you
Because I breathe you

Air all around
But I would drown
Without you there
Because I breathe you
Because I breathe you


Words and Music (c) 1991, 2000 by Jack E. Morris

I Breathe You

Real Arranger/Composer by Hyanggie
©VEVO

LE SSERAFIM - Sour Grapes (Inst.)

IVE - ELEVEN (Inst.)

You were hot as the sun
She is cold as the moon
I still think about you all the time

Days and nights spent alone
Just enough to fall in love
Don't know how I got in such a bind
I want you back again again

Now I see what I've done
Took the moon for the sun
Kept my heart on the run
Couldn't see you're the one

Love is easy to remember
It aint easy to forget
I still think about you all the time
Don't know how I got in such a bind
I want you back again again

Now I see what I've done
Took the moon for the sun
Kept my heart on the run
Couldn't see you're the one

Time after time 
I run the memories through my mind
When I'm alone
Made up my mind
To put it all on the line
When we're alone again

Love is easy to remember
It aint easy to forget
I still think about you all the time
Don't know how I got in such a bind
I want you back again again

I wan't you back again
I want you back again
Again


Words and Music (c) 2019 by Jack Morris

Now I See (Again)

Under The Radar

Tired of Your Face

Daddy was walking down
Magazine Street
When a cool looking cat jumped
Out of a tree
It landed right in front of him and
Didn’t even blink
Making Daddy stop short before he
Had time to think

It had thick blue fur and
Whiskers so long
You could have strung a guitar with them and
Played a cat song
Six-foot-six on its
Hind legs and tail
Just-a snappin’ its claws like-a
Elvis in jail

What a time
What a time they had
Daddy and the cat
What a time they had
Doing the cat rap
What a time they had
Daddy and the cat
What a time they had

She was looking right at Daddy with those
Big blue cat eyes
Till Daddy started shaking he was
hypnotized
His fingers started snapping to the
Rhythm of the cat
His toes started tapping
This way then that

It had thick blue fur and
Whiskers so long
You could have strung a guitar with them and
Played a cat song
Six-foot-six on its
Hind legs and tail
Just-a snappin’ its claws like-a
Elvis in jail

Chorus:
What a time
What a time they had
Daddy and the cat
What a time they had
Doing the cat rap
What a time they had
Daddy and the cat
What a time they had

Doing the cat rap cat rap
cat rap cat rap


Words and Music (c) 2000 by Jack E. Morris

Still Alone

Cat Rap

New Light

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All Strange songs are written, composed, and arranged by Jack Morris, except William Shakespeare wrote the lyrics in "Sylvia Who" (1589), and William Blake wrote the lyrics in "Tyger" (1794).

All Strange songs are performed by Jack Morris, with special guests the Morris Family Chorus performing on "Peace and Joy," featuring Beckham Breaux, Theresa Ocampo,  Payton Morris, Everett Breaux, Jordan Morris, Nora Ocampo, and Marigny Breaux, and Nora Kate Ocampo performing backup vocals on “Love Haunt.”

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