I hopped a westbound train, left Saint Paul at midnight in a cold driving rain 
The old man’s in my head, “You start runnin’ now boy, you’ll be runnin’ till you’re dead” 
Dad, I got nothin’ left, I spent it all on tryin’ now I’m tryin’ to forget 
I lost more than I won, I got so good at losin’ winnin’ isn’t any fun 

It’s too late, that ship has sailed, I’m on the run 
I hate to let you down but time has come 
To pull the plug and let the water run 
Your baby’s down the drain 

I quit that job at Sears, sellin’ suits to bankers and paisley ties to queers 
I even sold some weed, got stabbed one night on Franklin, fucker left me there to bleed 
But the clickin’ of these wheels, the rockin’ of the freight car, it brings me to my knees 
That’s when I think of you, the aftershave and whiskers, strength I really could’ve used 

Too late, that ship has sailed, I’m on the run 
I hate to let you down but time has come 
To pull the plug and let the water run 
Your baby’s down the drain 

I lost your footsteps, it keeps on raining, they’re so hard to see 
I miss those rough hands when I was falling, you held onto me 

That day we hit Spokane, jumped off to find some work, someplace I could use my hands 
Cause I don’t want to think, regrets wait in the shadows, I see them when I blink 

Too late, that ship has sailed, I’m on the run 
I hate to let you down but time has come 
To pull the plug and let the water run 
Your baby’s down the drain

Train Wreck

I've always had trouble picking themes for songs and albums. I usually feel like I'm coating the listener in a thick layer of cheese if I do anything remotely serious, so I generally shy away from topics like love and shit like that. 

The downside to this is that I often have a hard time actually finding topics to write about. This aggravating situation makes me lose hair and messes with my digestion until I finally find something that I'm happy with. That's what happened with Hired Guns. 

Like 'Original Rebels', I wanted to take an evil character (or misunderstood character, as I like to think), and really get to know them. You could almost say I'm giving them a one on one interview. So I chose a Hired Gun--the scummiest of the scummy. Hired Guns kill people, obviously, for money. But that's only a small part of their lives. No one ever talks about the problems that a Hired gun could face. What if they are afraid of blood, or have a hard time recognizing faces? Well, that's what I am going to be writing about on my next album, 'Hired Guns'. 

Here's the title track. It doesn't directly talk about any issues--think of it more as a theme song.

Hired Guns

Fascination

Remix of The Chainsmokers "Roses ft. ROZES" by Justis Cook.

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The Chainsmokers - Roses (Justis Cook Remix)

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Bed Bugs

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Lyrics:

We’re floating on a sea
An endless sky that you can almost reach.

Let go of all you feel
’Cause you and I are the only people here.

Just take my hand and fly away
You won't believe this world of which I know.

There’s so much more to life than this
You won't believe the places we can go.

We’re sailing through the trees
A never-ending field beyond your dreams.

Forget what you’ve been told
’Cause when you’re here your skin won't feel this cold.

Just leave these sheets and fly away
You won't believe this world of which I know.

There’s so much more to life than this
You won't believe the places that we’ll go.

You’re floating on a sea
An endless sky that someday I will reach.

Let go and just be free
’Cause even when you’re gone you’ll stay with me.

Just leave this pain and fly away 
You won't believe this world that you’ll call home.

There’s so much more in life for you
You won't believe the places that you’ll go.

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The Places (feat. Jillian Safko) ©℗ 2017 Justis Cook

Written and produced by Justis Cook

Vocals by Jillian Safko

The Places (feat. Jillian Safko)

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Phantasmagoria

My second single, "Etched in Stone," is finally here!

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Etched in Stone ©℗ 2018 Justis Cook

Written, produced, and performed by Justis Cook

Etched in Stone

Daughter of America

Very excited to release my remix of the new Seven Lions song "Only Now" ! I made this remix over the past couple weeks as part of his remix competition. Wanted to experiment making something that goes harder than my previous music. I think it's a pretty good representation of the direction I'm heading, tho now that I think of it the music I'm gonna be releasing covers a lot of genres cause i get distracted easily and always start new random projects in new genres icanneversticktojustonethingsoittakesmeforevertoreleasemymusic ANYWAYY I hope y'all enjoy!

Music is all original apart from the vocals of course which are ©2020 Seven Lions and Ophelia Records

Hired Guns

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