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The Day I Died (Ford Lane Acoustic)

Lyrics

Kindly teach thy bride in secret
In the long and dreary evenings
When you're sitting at the fireside
Teach one year in words of kindness
Teach with eyes of love a second
In the third year teach with firmness
If she should not heed thy teaching
Should not hear thy kindly counsel
After three long years of effort
Cut a reed upon the lowlands
Cut a nettle from the border
Teach thy wife with harder measures u-uh

In the fourth year if she heed not
Threaten her with sterner treatment
With the stalks of rougher edges
Do not touch her on the forehead
Nor upon the ears nor visage
If a ridge be on her forehead oh
Or a blue mark on her eyelids
Then her mother would perceive it
Her father would take notice
All the village-workmen see it
And the village-women ask her
'Has thou been in heat of battle'

Hit me baby one more time
Hit me baby one more time she says and I will kill you uh-u

Shame her thus to do her duty
Strike not yet, though disobeying
Should she disregard this warning
Gather all thy sticks in silence
Gather quietly the birch-wood
That the father may not fancy
And the mother not imagine
That thy calling came from anger
And thy noise from discontentment
Hide it underneath thy mantle
That the stranger may not see it
Show it to thy wife in secret

Hit me baby one more time
Hit me baby one more time
Hit me baby one more time she says
Hit me baby one more time she says and I will kill you uh-u

Bride's Farewell

Sadrah - For Revenge

"Pearls around our feet".

Here is a new beat that I made. It's 128 BPM, I hope you all enjoy it. 

Knod Off

Download piano sheets here  https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1663388/Product.aspx


The Youth Gone By - Improvised Piano Piece

I invite you to listen to my piano improvisation "Magic River".
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https://youtu.be/eZ1K_RIZr2E

Magic River - Improvised Piano Piece

Winterwillz all around, it's cold in here.
When I lost you were found, drifting there.
Seeing sable ice, refracting through the sky.. blows my mind.
Colors on the ground, windy days.
Cards left on the table, blown away.
Lost my winning hand.. scattered through the sky.
Found it in the ice... it blows my mind.

Now the ground's all white... so much light.
Can't see to my hand... it's blinding me.
I slip on sable ice... shrapnel in disguise.
I still hear the cries... they haunt me and taunt me to this grave.
(Yea they haunt you.  And they taunt you.)

One day maybe, we'll tell our story... 
Of a world that killed so kindly...
Full of safety and respect...
You know the love we expect.
In this city, can we stay free?
Far from those cries that haunt me?
Or will we see Unity?

Shrapnel in disguise.m4a

#brass #garage #dinosaurs #bass #drum #park

Brassic Park

Killing in the Name

Sweet sweet woman
Come here babe I’m missin a rib
Sweet sweet somethin
Won’t you stop and rock my crib
Just like Lana did

Sweet sweet woman
Bring out the best in me
Sweet sweet somethin
Sweet like the honeybee
Buzzin the apple tree

Ooh ooh
La la

Sweet sweet woman
I could see you in a crown
Sweet sweet somethin
Queen of the neutral ground
Empress of down

Sweet sweet woman
Sing out heavenly Muse
Sweet sweet somethin
Somethin in the way you move
Keeps me in the groove

Ooh ooh
La la

Sweet sweet woman
Sweet sweet somethin
Sweet sweet woman
Sweet sweet somethin


Sweet (demo)

New Orleans indie songwriter Jack Strange is based on an actual human and offers a rich catalog of original acoustic rock, alternative, and folk-rock songs. Strange's albums include Still Alone (2000), Heartbeat (2002), Ever Laughter (2003), and the post-Katrina EP Back in New Orleans (2009). Strange also is the author of Would-Be Poems (2001) and Snake Tales (2020).

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.

"Neutral Ground" cover art photo courtesy of Stacey Morris Breaux.

"Back in New Orleans" cover art courtesy of Joshua Breaux.

All Strange recordings are produced by Jack Morris.

All Strange songs are available for licensing for publication, performance, and commercial use.

Thanks for listening!

strangesongsunlimited@gmail.com

Disclaimer:
Jack Strange does not exist. He and his musical and literary works are products of the human imagination. Any resemblance to actual or electronic persons, living or dead, or to actual or electronic musical or literary works, is entirely coincidental.

Sweet (demo)

Jack Strange

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