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The Talk of the Town (2016) [2xLP] {Telegrammar Records}

by Jim Byron

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The Talk of the Town (free) 01:53
The Talk of the Town It's the talk of the town! Speak up or listen up. Before the times start messin' you up. Can't you see the weather's changin'? Even the stars, a-re-arrangin', Hear all about what's goin' down. It's the talk of the town! Positions switchin', tongues and teeth predictin' What's gonna come about. No one knows how it'll turn out. Don't tell me no one's told you now! It's the talk of the town! Bound to surprise the one living under a stone. Then again, maybe not for sure. Some people dream of the future. Some people let their dreams down![sic] It's the talk of the town! Who needs to be saved? Who's gonna be brave? History will transform. People dyin', new people born, What will be done and undone and how? It's the talk of the town!
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The One to Love You (free) 02:49
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Up and Coming Through the Looking Glass Maybe she can feel it when you dream about her, maybe she can feel your heart beatin' Maybe she can feel the heat of fever that conquers you as she rules your passion. With Mr. Perfect, you sense something amiss. And to deny it would strike you remiss. But she melts when he leans for the kiss, causing you to distress. Jewelry and diamonds dangle low in the sky. Ecstasy and madness gleam brightly in her eye. Her up and coming through the looking glass, you down and out of your mind. He doesn't have a feather to his name, he always keeps a radio antennae between his teeth, He always says to keep your eyes out, he reminds you no one said true love would come easy. To Miss Right, that don't fly. She would cry if you said goodbye No one warned her it came this hard, ay, I swear I did try. The rules of order prevented me from doing it; the parliamentarian of her heart wouldn't bother to hear it You up and coming through the looking glass, me beside myself, & I. An underlying chaos in the universe, in a beautiful and elegant way, Prevents the possibility for repeated instances Of unique individuals and phenomena, Rendering the notion of the 'next' somebody a futile idea Leaving the past behind forever, sadly, never to return, ever, Happily though that it guarantees everyone a fully singular experience, meaning to fulfill, and position in the vexing puzzle of the bigger picture. Unfortunately without a real chance in heaven for the comeuppance of the 'next' anyone Me up and coming through the looking glass, the idols long gone with the wind. I guess I had to get away from California to know how deep it runs in my veins Since then, I've learned to take only pictures and to leave only bubbles You are worth so much more than your productivity, it's just a drop in the bucket Timing is not important, it's everything Art imitating life imitating everything Life imitating art imitating everything Imitation living in art living in everything Everything up and coming through the looking glass Us, left to our own devices [early draft]
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Make Yourself at Home (free) 07:00
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That Ain't Love (free) 06:05
That Ain't Love Well, the lake has frozen late this year & the world has declared war on fear It was warmer in the North Pole than it was here Just the other day And, babe, it's the dead of winter There's something so wrong with this picture I saw a grim image of the future But that was yesterday. Well, let the prophets weep To their sad dream I'm not gonna let it bother me I already know What they're dreamin' of You can be afraid, but that ain't love That ain't love, ooh That ain't love, ooh That ain't love, that ain't love At all The promised land's gone up in flames While the money men all play their games And honest work don't pay the same As it used to Each headline's worth a thousand lies In the news that no one buys They don't sell the truth in grocery aisles They only cover it Let the poets shout What they're on about The fire in their hearts is gonna burn away the doubt Maybe the truth hurts Well, it's a wounded dove You can let it die, but that ain't love That ain't love, ooh That ain't love, ooh That ain't love, that ain't love At all Don't try to hurt me so badly If I'm gonna love you, baby Well, I'm gonna do it madly Ah yea! Hurricanes brew where they shouldn't Seein' is believin' but the blind are rulin' Jupiter's eye, a tempest t's been blowin' For hundreds of years, Can't see a thing, yet can destroy a lot We can wreck the Earth, but there's nothin' we got That would even put a dent in that big red spot I hope we can save ourselves. All I want for Christmas, please Just stop cutting down trees Don't use dead dinosaurs To drive your cars Quit splittin' atoms Tap the Sun above You can trash the world, but that ain't love That ain't love, ooh That ain't love, ooh That ain't love, that ain't love At all You met me serenading the lakeside Of the lake that's now frozen inside It was summer then. I sometimes slept outside. 'Til you took me in. Now we can almost see Aurora Borealis In this winter wonderland, you can call me Alice Your daughter would've stole every Yuletide chalice She could get her hands on Real love doesn't always happen perfectly Sometimes I think it isn't meant to be I wrestle with myself And when push comes to shove I beat myself up for you But that ain't love That ain't love, ooh That ain't love, ooh That ain't love, that ain't love At all
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The Hardest Part Is A-Walkin' Out The Door #2 It gives me pause to think Of even thinkin' about it Could I do better than to love you? Baby, I doubt it Sometimes I wonder why I'm even here I don't know what I came here for But the hardest part is a-walkin' out the door There are tears to be wept I won't weep them The hardest part, the hardest part Is a-walkin' out the door Many nights I have laid Down, out on your floor And the hardest part is a-walkin' out the door Babe, you love so differently Than any love I ever had Your love ain't free. It might cost me; And it will. You're gonna take me for everything, All I've got, and more. And the hardest part is a-walkin' out the door You prosecute my heart, put it on trial And the hardest part, the hardest part Is a-walkin' out the door. I had plans to go to faraway lands 'Til you asked me to stay a while And the hardest part is a-walkin' out the door. I just about laugh at myself To think about it now. Freedom, like a joke, It makes you think. It's just so ironic! I've prayed to meet someone like you before. The hardest part is a-walkin' out the door. Home free, I was home free 'Til you caught me And the hardest part, the hardest part Is a-walkin' out the door Your love, like madness, Made me feel rich when I was poor. Now the hardest part is a-walkin' out the door.
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Immaterial Girl (free) 03:53
Immaterial Girl I can see you from across the room But you're not really there I guess you can say you live in your own world But your favorite place is nowhere I know you feel like an immaterial girl But we live in a material world I know you feel like an immaterial girl But we live in a material world Who cares if there's an afterlife If you don't get to live in the first place? And if there isn't, and you only live once Wouldn't it be sad to see it go to waste? You can dream about heaven or nirvana Or read every ancient scripture And lose sleep over it the next world But do you see the bigger picture? I know you feel like an immaterial girl But but we live in a material world I think you're really deep Your bottomless chasm mind, infinite But I don't want to fall forever Just do me a favor and get with it You have so much to offer To the reality you transcended But no one can hear your words of wisdom If you leave them un-presented I know you feel like an immaterial girl But we live in a material world I know you feel like an immaterial girl But we live in a material world [Early draft.]
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Tears in My Eyes (free) 02:32
Tears In My Eyes All the tears in my eyes, They’ve just about run dry. I wish my heart could speak for itself. Well, it won’t. Then again, it does, But silently, because Everything it tells Was once secret. I can’t hide them anymore. I can’t sell them at the store. The tears in my eyes, They are released. My love’s my good luck charm; How I want her in my arms. So tenderly she told Her heart to me. Then I went and let her go. She said we’d never be alone. Now I wish I could only Be with her. Oh, the tears in my eyes, They are all up in the sky. They’re sure to come Raining down again. Maybe she’ll return to me, In time, eventually. ‘Til then I’ll be lookin’ Out for her. So, yea, I keep my hopes up, In case she ever shows up. I don’t want to be made blind By tears in my eyes. [Melody based on "Four Strong Winds" by Ian Tyson, as performed by Conor Oberst]
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Now Was Too Long Ago (free) 06:18
Now Was Too Long Ago There might be a should've, could've, would've To everything we've done. Oh, babe, you know it's still on. There might be a truly simple answer To every question that perplexes us. Oh, babe, think what you must? Now was too long ago to stay here. Our love, in my memory, is still clear. I can go ahead and skip that stone across time; But that won't make you mine. There might be a moment too narrow For any other one to get through; Ah, not right now. The sky's too blue. There might be an answer too fitting (For our minds, they would grow out of it.) Oh, babe, no one want's to say it. Now was too long ago to mention that Yesterday's all the time, in seconds flat. I could go all around the world, at the speed of light, I'd just end up right here, right now. Sometimes I wish I could go to the past. Maybe I could change the course of the trail of tears That flows as surely as a river to the sea, To a future that nobody here has touched, A new history. A heart is a moment within a moment, Of a painting that lives Between a canvas and a dream. My thoughts are all potent with potential poems To people that won't hear them, Unless I step right up and sing. Now was too long ago to imagine this. The smoking gun's plume is the elephant in the room. Well, I'm here to call it out. Let me be your human shield. We're almost immortal now. The wind is the breath of a timeless hour That swirls ov'r the sky, a-spiraling, Holding the echoes of our thoughts. Van Gough should have been less hard on himself. He was always destined to be great. Oh, babe, and you know it's too late. Now was too long ago to change what happened. The universe has simply moved on. It won't give us another chance; no, not this time. I wish I would have done something then. Now was too long ago. [ early draft . . . ]
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You Gotta Get Around Town You gotta get around town. There's always somethin' going on And even if there ain't, You gotta make it happen. 'Cause boredom ain't no good for a lover; And a restless heart won't do. I want to fall in love anew. If only she knew my feelings, Then it would be understood. My problem is, they're healing; And it ain't doing me no good. 'Cause when you're trapped in someone else's dream, You don't stand a chance. So tell me what do you want from romance? Ooh... Ooh... Ooh... Ooh... Unity ain't no good for a rebel, Til the rebel stands alone And shouts out what we all want To no one. Compassion is perfect for a soldier Who's gonna put down his gun. When war is over, The whole world will have won. You gotta get around town, To make the movement move; And to move the movement, Your heart has got to prove Although the world is full of riots of one, There are thoughts we all share. Revolution is when my love is Near. Ooh... Ooh... Ooh... Ooh...
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Disheveled (free) 03:02
Disheveled I've got a mind like the sky Full of wandering stars, disheveled Gotta get my head straight, Get it level. All this wishful thinking, What am I, living in a dream? My spirit's sinking. Somebody catch me! I shouldn't think of myself so much; It's a spiral. So here's a shout out to those I love, let it go viral. Immeasurable as every grain of sand in the globe, Is my love for you. You are a miracle. This is a message straight from my heart; You're always in my thoughts, We'll never be apart. And I remember the times that we shared In our youth, searching for the truth Out of thin air, We found it too. And to the friends and family of those we know who died young; Life isn't over. You know you gotta stay strong. It's okay to cry. And to wonder why. Wisdom is mute until it moves to sigh. I've got a mind like the sky Full of wanderin' stars, disheveled Gotta get my head straight, Get it level. All this wishful thinking, What am I, living in a dream? My spirit's sinking. Somebody catch me! And to my lover to whom I bared my whole soul. Nothing compares with you. You are so beautiful. I remember when I was down. You helped me up, by turnin' my whole world around. So here I am, fallin' over and over again. Zero gravity now, like I'm heaven. You're my muse. Providence and earth fuse in you. Don't forget all the children fulfilling this life. Elders pass on. Well, someone's gonna carry the light. Yet in the dark of the night, you can see so far. Every star, well they aren't where we are, Lost in the past; it don't last, while it is visible. The vision lives on. We move on, Like we're invincible. Well, we're vulnerable. So it goes. . . it's on. I've got a mind like the sky Full of wandering stars, disheveled Gotta get my head straight, Get it level. All this wishful thinking, What am I, living in a dream? My spirit's sinking. Somebody catch me! To every brother and sister of mine whom justice missed. Your loss won't be in vain. Justice will persist. Death after death. Blacker than black; lives matter! Shout it with every breath. Black lives matter! Black lives matter, infinitely! To the innocent and gentle in the penitentiary, May you be freed. May you be freed. And to us, livin' life, our liberty guaranteed, Let us use it to lend a hand to those in those in need. It's plain to understand. We won't be free, 'til everyone is free in this land. Please be diligent so we can use our intelligence. 'Til we make peace. We'll be tellin' it. Much love, That's what's up. All over the world, Solidarity. ( I've got a mind like the sky Full of wandering stars, disheveled Gotta get my head straight, Get it level. All this wishful thinking, What am I, living in a dream? My spirit's sinking. Somebody catch me! ) [x2]
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Gone With the Wind (free) 03:30
Gone With The Wind Don't you know it's not true, what say about you? Don't you know it's all false, what they print in the news? When the rumors that fly all die, and all that's left is the truth, Don't let them waste your precious time. Don't let them enter your mind. It's long gone! It'll never come back along. Yesterday's gone with the wind. They called you not human and they put you in chains They waged war for their rights and they made you a slave Any freedom you had, they tried to take it away. They should've known there'd be hell to pay. Thank God it's gone! May it never come back along. Yesterday's gone with the wind. Some say the times, they are a-changin', some say there ain't no such thing as time at all No one debates that when the tears in your eyes blaze, never again will they fall The tides that swell and rise mark the hours of our days under the sun Whether they end in a tidy grave and flowers or in a tidal wave of blood We're gonna leave it all behind whether we like or despise the lot we got It's no good to glorify the past, it's fading fast, the good times never last Yesterday's gone It'll never come back along It's long gone with the wind Gone! Gone! Gone! It'll never, ever come back along Yesterday's gone with the wind
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Pay the Pied Piper (free) 05:57
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Sometimes You Never Know Sometimes you never know You can't be too careful At least you can try You really have to walk on egg shells You can never tell All's well that ends well I rang up your phone Sometimes you never know If'n' anyone's home I came by unannounced, And rang your door bell In case you'd like to hang out Before very long, your footsteps pattered on the wood floor Your hand turned the doorknob just as your grandfather clock struck four You opened the door You didn't look surprised But sometimes you never know You said, "Hey, come on in" Looked at me with a grin And asked, "Where have you been?" The wind chime blew in the breeze; I answered, "Oh, you know" I thought you knew where I'd been. You know the places I go. I wasn't sure what you meant I didn't get the message you sent I didn't know I was late Sometimes you never know I guess it just goes to show I said, "Nowhere special" You squinted at me Tilted your glasses' frames And said, "Okay." "Whatever's clever" you replied Sometimes you never know Sometimes you always do You excused yourself to get drinks, while I played guitar But then you returned with the poetry you wrote in your car We played music 'til dawn And passed out on your lawn On with the show You could be a modern Artaud Or like Arthur Rimbaud Sometimes you never know
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Out of the Rain (free) 24:32

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All music 'n' lyrics written if'n'r recorded with "Jim's Secret Recipe" App Combination Technique. (Soundtrap, GarageBand, Audacity, Rap Studio, iTouch notes [Gen 1], Library Computers, iTunes, etc.) Besides guitar, vocals, and slide flute, virtually every other imagineable instrument was programmed on a computer keyboard.

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released August 16, 2016

All music 'n' lyrics written, if'n'r, recorded with "Jim's Secret Recipe" App Combination Technique. (Soundtrap, GarageBand, Audacity, Rap Studio, iTouch notes [Gen 1], Library Computers, iTunes, etc.) Besides guitar, vocals, and slide flute, virtually every other imagineable instrument was programmed on computer keyboards or touch screens.*

Thanks to Xerxes Minnea, Dan Chermel, Wendy Isles, Empathy Is Action, the Nebraska Moon Records artists, the "Team", and the rest of the world who suffered the hermitage of my inventing this album, Jack Hirschman & the Revolutionary Poets Brigade, Matt Sedillo for keeping my mind crucified, and everyone else, except the enemies of love who must move on.

Peace, love, empathy, & vibes!


*except "You Gotta Get Around Town", which was recorded by J.T. Viele, with him on electronic drums, myself on guitar 'n' vocals, and Cyrus Wolff on lead guitar. Bass, second lead guitar programmed, and reinforcement vocals recorded/layered by myself, later. Thanks to them for being the "Team" .

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Jim Byron Minneapolis, Minnesota

U.S. alternative musician, songwriter, and producer. Has released over 30 albums since moving to Minneapolis in 2015. Genre- fluid. Mentored by two poet laureates of major cities: Jack Hirschman of San Francisco, and the late Barry Spacks of Santa Barbara. Also mentored by the mythic Baby Gramps, who once toured as Bob Dylan's personal backstage entertainment. ... more

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