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Fast Life Blues - here comes the heat [ * BANNED * FAWM​-​5090 * 2022 * ]

by ustaknow

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1.
Midnight Special from Side-B incomplete, remix 03:40
lyrics
Lord shine your light, down on me Lord shine your light, down on me (yeah...) Yonder come, Rosie, how in the world did you know? Thru the bars of her apron, I see the dress she tore Umbrella on her shoulder, my list she scored She screams, Lord have mercy turn loose my good man And let the Midnight Special..., shine your light on me Shine your light on me When you get up in the mournin' when that Toll bell rings When you, go..., marching-to-the-table, see that crowd of screams There's a man, with the troubles..., with the plans of phene's Let the Midnight Special..., shine your light on me Shine your light on me ... If you're ever..., down Poke County way You better not squabble, better make your pay Sheriff Boyse Karzwell, he'll make you Late [Chorus] Well, jumpin' little Kimbo, she was a mighty fine girl She brought, crazy, to her, whole world She brought the Mournin', grievin' burn'in curles Lord shine your light..., down on me (2x) Lord shine your light, down on me [Chorus, – then within, repeat it's last line 2x’s more; end on Am]
2.
Some Girls 03:37
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Her words cut the smoke Of the room, broke to love Love known, now left, well, but un-won, ummhmm So I left for a while Ah weak and knocked On her trailer, door, blocked pile locked  There was no giving in I as food to her grin I'd never let her back, to begin again  Some girls, make great lovers Some great get overs They all make great songs to wander in  When next we met, her looks cut and broke The room she soaked,  Sitting high on the door facing stool  She showed me her back, so no thanks to that Gray memory dope girl, don’t want her krappe Old bar fly as I said, she'd always be tapped I thank God every day for what I'd lost then Since now got the intent for me when My heart unguarded, through my life love's,  No smoke, to cut, grins and no shoves Some girls, make great lovers Some great get overs They all make great songs to wander in
3.
Bar-stool-drunk r a m b l i n g s (When The Night Comes) 03:52
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When the night comes I hope, it's not coming for me Me, you, us, we all have need [V done 2x] It's all for me It' all for you It's all for us to keep Problem is, I want... I want to keep it more, it more Don't want to feel poor - ly, in my need [When the night comes] [I know it will, it comes for me] [Could be to long if remains -eliminate?] [You, me, us, we all have need] So take this time, time today Make sure you know it's your pre-pay Take the cash-day-run, spend it all, all Oh - Kay When the night comes, I hope its not you, And, not me..., passover me my Red mantel set..., please
4.
Children of My Children 02:59
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The children of my children, none grow’in past His plan cast fat, but can’t get jack Sunday’s pile up, cranking down the Glass I drive by the families, who got no Backs Lord have mercy on me Mercy on me, mercy on me I’m the great grand dad, looking down over them Your great grand plan, and no children for them Love for my children, poured down from above Sunday’s pile up, yet no fortune for themselves Lord have mercy on me Mercy on me, mercy on me You said made like, the count in the sky You said look up and, see if you can count But I look way down below, and can’t count one No children for them, don’t want no Ishmael Lord have mercy on me Mercy on me, mercy on me
5.
Fast Life Blues [here comes the heat] 02:16
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I left my soul At the congregation People get ready Ready for the storm Chorus: Church won't be, ... no home [2x] No, not when Jesus comes home Good Fridays coming Coming for us all [Chorus] No second death For His people, come home People get ready Ready for the storm [Chorus 4x]
6.
Time Against Time 07:39
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None, -yet. It's one long jam, then cut in half and layed over itself, -- and interesting experimentation in long jam redundancy working for itself!
7.
Let It Be [apocalyptic] 02:43
lyrics
Living in the ruins, of earth’s souls… There will be an answer, let it be Me, in Christ [Need…, sacrificed] [not sure which to stick with when posted] [Greed…, sacrificed] We, in Christ We fight the enemy's, of our souls We do it with or without Him With, without Him With, without Him Promised broken land of prophecy For the cost of faith, only faith Faith, only faith Faith, only faith We’re… only one prayer, from our last We’re… only one moment, from our past Life has to last Life has to pass Covered… with the ashes of Liturgy Deconstruction of doctrine ease We, in Christ Me, in Christ
8.
Ain't Been No Disney Ride 02:40
lyrics
It’s river spring rains, whiskey I'll have a glass... Let it flow..., into me fast  Let it fill, my shivering bed, If that, river's whiskey red Then I'll take a knee... Let it flow, all over me Let it fill my livers dread, I ain't weak kneed I'm just in need Life's flow over me, no clowns only shred Let it fill my shivers bled Now see Blackbird's, singing in the tree Says, come over here, try to be me We've got a sweet song, but it's one of need It’s river spring rains whiskey, we'll be set free then I'll have a glass, let it flow into me fast
9.
Fools and Tools 02:48
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I use to be so happy..., // // When I was, sixteen, a young man, new news..., I use to be so happy..., Way back, when first met you, and you... and you... and you // // // // Now, no one new No new news from you..., Not sixteen..., and no, oh, not new..., Way back, when first met you..., // // // // To many mean women..., in my life To many Kim, Susan's, and bad Dawn's in past days..., High flying kites..., with low running ways Seeking only strife, so many days // // To many useless friend..., ships Ships of fools, and tools Useless life schules, for happy life schools Turning out, lite fools // // //
10.
In Finding You (first bounce track) 02:32
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I lost myself in finding you I missed me, while looking, for you, In here, I want to see the great God, This side, not just avoid... the fog The birds of fog, they chase you back Away from the bridge, wack the stack, no Black betty, mississipi queen gonna jump Nor jack that flash, them birds got feathers, but ain't no angles I lost myself in finding you My cost of freedom, while looking into, In here, I don't want to miss the Great God, This side, not just avoid..., the fog I'm the only one left bleeding [I lost myself finding you] The only of, remains, needing [Don't want to miss the Greating] Lost in kindly enduring... [Lost myself finding you] I missed me, while looking for clues [I missed me, while looking for clues] I missed me, while looking for you Yes, no kiss working like a fool Lost enduring, left bleeding, needing, seeking birds of fog Birds of the fog, chasing me back to you Pouring feathers over bloody wounds In here, where I came to see the Great God, This side, not just through rip temple curtains Playing cold bloodied music, hot messing me, looking for you

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Some are public domain re-writes into a new original songs, -- St. James Infirmary, I Heard From Heaven Today, Satan We're Gonna Break Your Kingdom Down. These are great historic "Americana", Folk if not Spirituals derived songs. I always get a music and history lesson when I come upon one I feel I may bond with and then make my own new original version of it!

It's hard to parse out the "Blues" from spiritual-blues which may have a more, "less-secular" feel, so to speak. Therefore, some were moved to the "Spiritual Blues" album.

As I listen to these, all being FAWM-5090 or between times, Demos, -- these may have been more, via the Cell Phone initial recording which I've done from time to time to assure being very quick and capturing feel and spontaneous writes. I know if I ever do get around to re-recording the original demos will have to always have a place. When I've asked folks to compare, they nearly always like the first bounce demo better for some reason, -- feel, etc. Sometimes high-fidelity is not always the end-goal, especially if written more for playing live, not as a "Record" (I don't really make Records I guess!).

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credits

released December 1, 2019

Lyrics, Music, Mix, Engineering -- Vocals, Guitar, et alia, ustaknow (alias)
Album art: from modified photo based upon, "Hood Ornament", 2016 by Ralph Goodson; -- ustaknow (alias) 2019

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