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Introduction
00:46
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Gray Walls of Fate
02:52
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roll down the pages
what's going on?
storm clouds over your beachfront song?
careless, naive, precious
what's going on with you?
that gray wall of shame
I climbed yesterday
that gray wall of pain
I scaled and turned the page
though those gray walls of hate that I see
can I take your hand?
and if I'm lucky we'll walk through
those gray walls of fate
ambiguous love is a rush
an angst flavored, sensual crutch
I can't stand it
I don't like to waste
what's going on with you?
that gray wall of shame
I climbed yesterday
that gray wall of pain
I scaled and turned the page
though those gray walls of hate that I see
can I take your hand?
and if I'm lucky we'll walk through
those gray walls of fate
Today I feel limitless and free
so I'll do all I can to make you believe
together my love we can tear right through them all
that gray wall of shame
I climbed yesterday
that gray wall of pain
I scaled and turned the page
though those gray walls of hate that I see
can I take your hand?
and if we're lucky we'll walk through
those gray walls of fate
Jason Luckett © Lucky Masala Head
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Stir It Up
03:32
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well he thought tonight that he'd go all the way
but a little baby thing got in the way
he was colored and she had none
then they thought about a son
that was what they needed to make it freeze
it's a cool, cool world, stir it up!
we used to boast, but now we fear our melting pot
think about tomorrow, stir it up!
change is dead if you don't push ahead
well he thought tonight and began to cry
about the overwhelming facts against his life
life should be easy, you've got to capitalize
but tell me what's life without sacrifice?
it's a cool, cool world, stir it up!
we used to boast, but now we fear our melting pot
think about tomorrow, stir it up!
change is dead if you don't push ahead
fight man, even when it seems grave
we're all result of this hypocrisy and no move is ever safe
give up yourself, think for yourself,
you know there's more than today
look at those who took the risk
and look how many have been saved
live hard, live true, don't lay down on your back
being trampled underfoot and watching it all pass
we can only live to be respected and old
if we're not bought or sold
on a worthless ideology of ignorance and fear
that profits the few and fills our ears
intermarriage, intermingle,
yellow, black, white, red, mixed and single
expand our middle and make it strong
i pray you all know that love can't be wrong!
Jason Luckett © Lucky Masala Head
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Dreams
02:54
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six o'clock in the morning
i like to see my garden gleam
sun and moon both up in the sky
in golden light i write down my dreams
dreams of you
dreams of the possibility that dreams come true
dreams of you
i like to think of your first step
and you resting in your mother's arms
you'll bring back "the worm" as you wiggle on your back
but baby's got to get her groove on
or maybe you'll be a boy just like me
grow up a little more handsome and strong
or write poetry, sweet rhapsodies
about the first time you fell out that tree
dreams of you
dreams of the possibility that dreams come true
dreams of you
someday you'll think that everything i said was wrong
then one day you'll realize i wasn't so bad after all
oh, but it could be perfect, there could be peace
in our house and out on the streets
so i'll help you to grow strong and i'll sing you this song
about how sweet and simple it could be
dreams of you
dreams of the possibility that dreams come true
dreams of you
Jason Luckett © Lucky Masala Head
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Jackson, Mississippi
04:58
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he sipped a glass of water
brushed a dark fist across his forehead
they used to live next door, he said
I don't see them much anymore
inside his son was working on the family business papers
he called it Frank Turner's Garden Bouquets
his son's son drove by in his yellow school bus
and made all the kids wave
it's not simple
where hate existed, patterns remain
the black neighborhood in Jackson
the white neighborhood in Brandon
no one's crying and few are tryin'
they'll sooner forget the struggle
than begin to understand
Felix lived out in Brandon
he looked kind of isolated out there in his house covered with gates and locks
but he said, I can make it here in the white part of town
the public enemy, for every falsehood you raise questions
people talking loud in Jackson
people talking loud in Brandon
no one's crying and few are tryin'
they'll sooner forget the struggle
than begin to understand
you can talk to yourself--what is the good?
you're isolated
no walls to cross, no need to cross, we're ok here
ok
so I finally sat down on the porch next to my grampa
and asked him why
30 years after the death of Martin Luther King,
blacks and whites didn't talk to each other much?
he said,
dialogue's not the question
we've got a home here, it's not that we fear
it is simple
no need to move, so why should we?
it's a circle in Jackson
it's a circle in Brandon
the black neighborhood in Jackson
the white neighborhood in Brandon
no one's crying and few are tryin'
they'll sooner forget the struggle
at home warm inside with no reason to revise
they'll sooner forget the struggle
than begin to understand
Jason Luckett © Lucky Masala Head
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The Flow
00:07
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River
01:50
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music flows like a river
right down through my soul
and i want to turn you on
all i want to do is wash you clean
smooth the stones that harm your feet
you won't walk through this life alone
we could sing it in satin harmonies
or we could make it raw
play it sweetly like in 1973
or rock it like your favorite Jimi song
it doesn't really matter
whichever way you choose
i'm going to turn you on
sit yourself down and you will see
how beautiful harmony can be
lift your head up and we'll write a song
Jason Luckett © Lucky Masala Head
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Miracle
06:38
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this song was written with poet D-Knowledge.
Headline:
Another Church Is Burned!
Triple K Membership Increased Threefold!
Anti-Jewish/Anti-Muslim/Anti-Immigrant/Anti-Everybody Sentiments on the Rise!
Another King Is Beaten!
Another X is marked!
Another Riot Has Occurred!
But
Stop the stress
Or...what do they say
Stop the press
Let’s turn off the 5 o’clock/6 o’clock/7 o’clock bad news
Let’s shred the no-good news newspapers
Let’s gag/mute/and shut up the talk/talk/talk
(What ya talkin’ about?)
Talk shows
Let’s stop the stress and the press
And tune into the twenty-four-hour miracle network
And at the top of our news
A rainbow has been reported on the playground
That’s right
There’s a rainbow of children
Runnin’/swingin’/jumpin’/climbin’/and just havin’ fun together
And the only race they know
Requires them to run
And to run fast (Tag, you’re it!)
And there’s harmony flowin’ in their games
And it’s a beautiful thing
And it’s a miracle
It’s a miracle
And our sources have revealed that
Two have climbed in love
He’s lavender and she’s turquoise
Or he has dots and she has stripes
Or she is blue and he’s blue too
Or he’s a he
And she’s a she
And it’s all cool
‘Cause they’re in love
Not in fever
Not in fashion
Two just in love
And your eyes may frown
But
Hey
LOVE HAPPENS!
And when it does
It’s a miracle
It’s a miracle
And this just in
Two old men meet on a young park bench
And feed the pigeons
And watch kids play
But mostly they share each other’s memories
And it doesn’t really matter that
One is Black and the other’s white
Or that thirty years earlier
The Black man couldn’t even pick up trash in this park
'Cos there are pigeons to feed
And kids to watch
And what matters is
They’re friends
And generations will be inspired
By this miracle
It’s a miracle
And
We interrupt this solo to let you know
That you are exquisite
That you are a rainbow
That Love Happens
And that life is
Quite magically a
Waterfall of miracles
© 1998 Derrick I.M. Gilbert
on the disc Living Room
Jason Luckett © Lucky Masala Head
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10. |
Blues, Out
00:43
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well you take the highway to fortification street
you've got a houseful of cousins and plenty to eat
you may not be where you want to be, but you know you'll find love
it's been 16 years since i've seen this man in a straw hat and bermudas
so i shook his hand, he showed me to his pickup truck, Louisiana flew by
he said, now you know you're way back home and you've got a bed
so don't you worry your crazy curly head
we argued dissertations about the worth of the blues
he said it was ugly, i said it was cool
he said he smoked refer, i said, i don't do none of that
Aunt Dell was in the kitchen, she said, what's he talkin' 'bout
you know you're uncle's crazy, i said, i'm eccentric myself
her husband sang a love song to a girl he knew in 1928
i went to a jazz club with my cousin Ramona,
the band had broken up, so we talked with the owner
he said, how do like the South? i said, i'm just tryin' to find myself.
and he laughed at me
he said, now you know you're way back home and you've got a bed
so don't you worry your crazy curly head
southern wind don't fill pretentious sails
i forgot to keep my journal, forgot LA was there
James brought baby Autumn, she pulled my hair and she smiled
bought my ticket for New Orleans, i was heading back to Rome
thinkin' about Mel, Angela, and Vincent, and all that we'd done
thinkin' how one week could change us, and how quickly one week was gone
well, i quit my job in LA for this trek to the unknown
now i'm eating lot's of crackers and writing lots of songs
on the beach i think about finding work
the waves echo those southern words...
Jason Luckett © Lucky Masala Head
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12. |
Living Room
02:12
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new life
I'm looking for a new life
I'm searching high and low
searching sex and soul
she made the sun shine through the trees
I tasted life between her knees
she took me high
I died when she moved on
new life
I'm looking for a new life
I'm searching high
I've found someone who'll
make me smile
she makes me go out
and I'm pleased to make her happy
as she does me
and though our ghosts hover 'round
most times we can shoot them down
new life
I'm starting up a new life
I'll keep my soul wide open
and here, in my living room
our love will rise
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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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