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Op. iiXIII I​-​i

by Jordan Venn

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...Enough To Work (free) 02:41
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I have an idea Perhaps it seams foolish I won't invest expectations Shelve it for a while You might think I'm crazy you may think I've lost my mind That aside It might just be crazy enough to work I have an idea Can you see the lightbulb in my eyes And if it doesn't work I'll justify I've tried You might think I've lost it To be honest it's crossed my mind That aside It might just be crazy enough to work
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Dian (free) 04:05
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A lot has happened since '85 For all the years you tried I think attitudes are changing But the world still churns at a feverish pace You might feel out of place But I think we all have that in common Dian, the world's still getting smaller now And yes, Dian, you might find it appalling how we are living past our threshold With the ignorant growing bolder We're taking up more of the land We're a chip off the old shoulder And things are getting out of hand We're staying dumb as we get older, I know you'd wanna take a stand But how much would it be good for, Dian? You can seek the good in the little known You can change your home Minimize and maximize your impact You wouldn't sacrifice the limited time that's left Trying to weigh your heft, 'cause you know Digits cannot measure that. Families poached and you're called the deserter Still every night they make a brand new bed Hunker down and try to rest your head "Well, it's hard not to call it murder" - That's what Grandpa Dave said, Dian.
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The World We Live In (free) 04:34
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M 1 6 AK 4 7 Thank you for this shot at heaven Petition God to fill my cup Send a ship to shoot me up Technology protecting our dreams Making holes in human beings Killing civilians with their kids in play Make new terrorists everyday Love is not our chosen creed Just something we might believe So it's written it's agreed We'll only take the parts we need Don't you think you think too much? Are you lost? Are you hurt? Well it's okay because… That's the world we live in The only one, the only one Bail out investment flirter Cash to get away with murder Sit and witness from our couches Kiss the sun as it approaches You suck from the holy grail When your ass is too big to fail If push cascades into a shove Next time we'll invade with love We're in it to win it. Well I'm done with it. I'm just done I'm a cynic and I'm sick of it but I'm stuck in it because... That's the world we live The only one, the only one And I try to tell myself that some one else will take care of it And I try to console myself that before myself there've been five events Of similar catastrophe and the potency of my sole needs Will lend sway till my hope gives way to accommodate acceptance as I say... That's the world we live in The only one, the only one.
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Another Day (free) 03:17
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Another day, another loss in the fray Off to market to take a stark hit and give it all away. Every hour I lose a little more power Hoping hope is enough as the skies open up to give me a shower hoping hope is enough as the skies open up and turn my sweetness into sour Trying not to wain despite the promises of pain Jockey into the know and despite my best go it always seems to be in vain. Spread out too thin sporadically giving in Hoping hope is enough as the going gets tough Somehow knowing that I'll never win. Hoping hope is enough but everything's so messed up and I'm get sucked in And I know almost every body on the planet has it worse than I do. It seems automatic although I can't understand it but I've tried to As we sit and ponder our condition Reminiscing bout the things we've been missing lately Feel as though I'm drifting out of orbit A planetary hit and though I tried to absorb it my bleeding heart gets a little wetter wishing we could all be doing a little bit better Another day, another loss in the fray. Off to market to take a stark hit and give it all away. Along these paths trying to devise pseudo maths Hoping hope is enough as the skies open up and turn my puddles into baths Hoping hope is enough as the skies open up to incur upon me their wrath Hoping hope is enough as my eyes open up in time to witness their wrath
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Albany Botanical (free) 04:27
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Her garden really need the rain She wills the clouds to break once more I see her contemplate on her fire escape painted in the rust of rains before and we are bound to our trajectory with no ability to control time So i take notice of all her detail while I can trying to paint her in my mind we're just water, soil and sunshine She craves the sun she wants more time I will the sunlight to bounce off of her trying to paint her in my mind Her garden softly calls to her her hands and knees getting too clean that calm distraction peering out through subtle faces in the midst of dialogue, the little space in between Life's cascading will in flood and drought She thinks I'm waiting around but I'm just hanging out taking stock throughout the mountains and the plains just hang by and let it all soak through my veins her garden hunkers down for colder days retiring into harder ground I see her cope as all her hours change both waiting for the spring to finally come around

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released June 20, 2013

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Jordan Venn Toronto, Ontario

-Born and raised in Port Alberni, BC (South Port represent) by a logger and music teacher.
-Lives in Toronto
-Version 5.3.9 (DOB 1980.07.15)
-Has written a lot of songs.
-Has done some low medium profile studio work.
-182cm, greeny grey eyes
-Loves Phanerozoic fossils
-Loves Anthropocene animals
-Loves pizza ... more

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