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mMix (reissue)

by Jason Luckett

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1.
Stronger 03:28
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I am just a witness, Though my memory often fails But we were there weren't we I lie as much as I report to me it feels the same We were there weren't we Sitting behind desks dreaming stories beyond walls Talking smack for hours wasting time In the lot we crushed the cup Sailed a gutter stick I walked in alone Took a sense of outrage steeped in mirth and bliss We were there... So unformed, hyper informed What did you expect? We were there... We could never Che Guevara in a red t-shirt Please don't ask me what that means The only way to get ahead was to step right up You brought me along And we're not the same today We're bigger now in every way Our greatest fears we've faced to see We're stronger than we ever thought we'd be Don't have Bill Gates' wallet nor Apple's sense of style But we were there weren't we In the student union and on the VA's lawn We were there... Had a couple cocktails while music became small Saw the world in person pre-Wi-Fi Now I've got my stories and the presence of your smile I don't walk alone And we're not the same today We're bigger now in every way Our greatest fears we've faced to see We're stronger than we ever thought we'd be Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Thirteen (Gonna Get High) 03:32
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By the pool in seventh grade…. I got chased home today "All My Loving" I love the DJ Beatles make most things ok Without transistors I'd be lost I suck blood from my T-Shirt Will everything work if I come home unstained? I won't wash You explain! (Chorus) Hey hey I'm gonna get high Smoking makes me laugh Peace baby, I won't cry I'm far too bright for that The Conair's broke My curls are a mess School bus honks for me Our home's a condo ‘round the corner now Got movie theaters 'cross the street I've got a crush on my voice teacher We're starting to talk about films I go out with the new girls in town Local mothers know I'm not white Hey hey I'm gonna get high Smoking makes me laugh Peace baby, I won't cry I'm far too bright for that Waited outside he was a half hour late ...started looking for that woodshop hash pipe He threw it in a rage I hadn't seen in two weeks Yeah, all his brags are lies No sex! No drugs! I'm terrified, He's sorry His ego would soon forget Then I'd be perfect like I'd been before For family, clients and friends Hey hey I'm gonna get high Smoking makes me laugh Peace baby, I won't cry I'm far too bright for that Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Perfect Little Mess 04:11
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for a moment i'm on top in a second i am longing we've gone a short way to turn back come back sunset, name the drink and place lose your way and travel northward i'm on target to beach one sundown curse the twilight fire's gone we bring it back with guitars and our songs i spent the night beside you i'm so happy to be two a perfect little mess masters craft a world in art lovers craft a world with loving and we work with what we've got not not curse the twilight fire's gone we bring it back with guitars and our songs i spent the night beside you i'm so happy to be two a perfect little mess and you love it to be perfect but you know life has no guarantees i like the messy things... the age displayed on your skin i like the way we get there when we simply try to love curse the twilight fire's gone we bring it back with guitars and our songs i spent the night beside you i'm so happy to be two a perfect little mess can you dream a world with me? with no fixing and no hope for anything less than our love ... curse the twilight fire's gone we bring it back with guitars and our songs i spent the night beside you i'm so happy to be two a perfect little mess Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Bob Duluth 02:43
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if you really want to we'll play the songs we knew 20 years ago and pretend they're new bite a bit of melody from morrissey and marr touch of bukowski and bob duluth it doesn't matter where you stand all that matters is the size of the big hand say yes to a shave wash away your silly pretense you are very lovely really as i'm writing a note comes to enlarge my fragile manhood it's an easy target don't know if i'm a father but i know i've blindly tried success means failure never knew you were alive i want to make mistakes in view and it matters that you know my aim is true say yes to a shave wash away your silly pretense you are very lovely i'm hating all ambivilance i want morning breath and angst i want passionate kisses i want to talk with the door wide open and maybe if you're laughing we can drop the guise of goals for perfection take the yin yang whole what on earth will simon say? if that concerns you i offer foam and blade Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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We Will All Be Fine 04:08
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Yes, it's good. You should try it. And with that, He held a matchstick Lit a candle in remembrance Took my hand A brother or son And we sang of sailor of a dancer in the war In a field of dreams It's good to be alive said the catcher in the chair someday we will all be fine we will make it simple we will take our time I said thanks Then I left him Walked to my father he said "don't come yet" I shrugged my forehead As he was fading In my first apartment On Dunsmuir Ave I woke in the beam of the 6 a.m. sun in Los Feliz Confused, I felt good Took another breath in silence someday we will all be fine we will make it simple we will take our time the laughter and forgetting is in every line of music squeezed to type let's let go Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Our Moment in the Sun 03:14
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We can't face the weather If we won't go outside Why would you ask me? Why should I try? Holding on to hoping For a change to come Outside change is raining I'm reaching for the sun Let it shine let it shine I'm dancing to the music let it shine it's our moment in the sun there's still place for conflict I give that due respect tell me what you're needing I’ll try to do my best my hope is to be gracious my hope is you'll be too. leave heartbreak and protection behind neither helps you move Let it shine let it shine I'm dancing to the music let it shine it's our moment in the sun I've got great expectations I'm old enough to know Just because you want it Doesn't make it so But holding on to hoping for better than cliché sometimes you got to let go kick doubt out of your way Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Stack of 45s 03:39
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I don't know what this song is about But I think if I sing it out loud She will notice me and I will see heaven in her eyes And that day she'll be the only song in town Happiness is a hi-fi stereo Big fat knobs and a stack of 45s My father's dancing with my wife And I am making tea I know that she's the only one for me Tell me what you see Looking down as we Carry on your medley What can you tell me? What can you tell me? I'm going on A puzzle cube sits on my desk I prefer all the colors messed up you know My father died in '99 Coffee is my drink (And) the taste of love is distant memory Tell me what you see Looking down as we Carry on your medley What can you tell me? What can you tell me? I'm going on I don't know what this song is about But I think if I sing it out loud The songs will come like 45s Stacked on father's old hi-fi And we'll love and dance and sing until we die Tell me what you see Looking down as we Carry on your medley What can you tell me? What can you tell me? I'm going on Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Moment a Lifetime 03:47
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wait for hours can't compete with the younger model shaped in deceit but he's a wisher and you're a dream stepping forward we'll see picture this in your fist the poet and the muse passionate they're limitless every day living in the moment a lifetime stand securely on the cliff edge straight edge shaver west hills PA shot of whiskey the first burn a woman's secret scent and taste picture this in your fist the poet and the muse passionate they're limitless every day living in the moment a lifetime can you imagine it's teasing your hands you can grasp a moment of magic can you make moments a lifetime? endless todays were his request doubt tomorrows were their death now younger models are his only hope for tomorrows of todays Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Trumpet Guitars 02:00
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When you look to the stars, dreams may come true And life is endurable, despite all you lose I have lost much and yet I believe It is still possible for you and me Last night I dreamt I rose to the stars You were my wish, though this bed's grown hard Yet time is invincible and so is love I felt the sweetest that night in your arms We sang silly songs that opened our hearts And dreamt we were Spaniards with trumpet guitars Then we made love and you cried with me near My soul was still as it has been in years When you look to the stars, dreams may come true And life is endurable despite all you lose I have lost much and yet I believe It is still possible for you and me Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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A Big Picture (Come By Here) 04:12
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come by here we are holding hands some say it's outrageous but we do what we can people are laughing and so am I this is my kind of day light leaves are falling songs are rising pacific ocean on the horizon next year by Christmas can we end all wars? Mideast midnight twilights? every man sing what you can young boys in knee pants women in pantsuits shy catholic school girls Pakistan’s Hindus join this band stepping to yes we can can Ahmad and Krishna Siddhartha and Jesus the list could go on this is the big picture you could be locked in two feet of snow somewhere it's summer here hot winds blow trial by fire, or we could just try this is my kind of good fight glory on high assalamu alaikum shalom chaverim we've chances, let's take 'em wish peace on earth joy to the world this is our time Jason Luckett (c) 2009
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Mystery and Wonder 04:34
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In a song called “mystery and wonder” Can there be any of either? It’s obvious I’m calling my muse And I’m deaf, dumb and blind She is laughing at me like the girl who left me waiting While she peaked ‘round the lockers It’s obvious she’s not the one I read about his death on page 49 15 pages more than his years And suicide that dared to entice me Reminded me heroes have much more to do It would be cute to say I want to be hero of your heart But I want to make love to the whole wide world And it’s obvious that’s not the way Everywhere I go I see people in need of mystery and wonder Everywhere I go I see people in need of love And I want to take all that on While I’m buying groceries on credit So I’m singing to 5 of you, Sometimes it’s 50 500’s a really big score Maybe I should cool it But I can’t help myself I keep talking myself out of pain And I really can't see another way Everywhere I go I see people in need of mystery and wonder Everywhere I go I see people in need of dreamers and blunders Everywhere I go I see people in need of magic and grace Everywhere I go I see people in need of love Jason Luckett (c) 2009

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Originally released: 2/1/2009

mMix is a powerful and playful look at the state of affairs in this mixed (up?) millennium. The sound is a bit of rock and folk, mixed with jazz and bossa nova. Imagine Curtis Mayfield crossed with Billy Bragg singing songs inspired by The Beatles, Joao Gilberto and Nina Simone.

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released October 21, 2022

Jason sang, played, recorded and mixed it.
Dan Hersch mastered it.

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Jason Luckett Los Angeles, California

Jason’s performed music and read his work worldwide from the LA Library to the Glastonbury Festival. Joyfully obliterating his own comfort level, he writes, sings, and plays to break down barriers between cultures and genders with compassionate honesty. His new album is Document:Freedom:Spring (Live). ... more

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