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by Jed Davis

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On the 7th of every month, I upload a previously-unreleased track to this page. It might be a brand new song, or a fresh take on something from the past; it could come from a solo project or collaboration.

You can download any or all of the singles for free - or if you're feeling generous, you can choose to pay by naming your own price (always appreciated).

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released 07 June 2012

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tags: all genres alternative hanslick rebellion indie jed davis jeebus sevendys skyscape nineties rock New York

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Track Name: Skyscape - Hey Jude
Hey Jude
Take a sad song
Make it happy
I was born in the '70s
Ready? Head to the chorus.

Na na na na na na na
Na na na na
Hey Jude
Track Name: Sevendys - Duck And Cover
This was all a joke
All a dream, a phase, a hoax
All a waste of everyone's time
I'm taking the hit
This failure's mine

Nobody's pulling strings with fate or luck
It's no one else's fault we're fucked
So go on and strut out there unprepared
With no idea you should be scared
I guess I'm sorry

Duck and cover your eyes
We're going down
Keep your hands to yourself
Let it drown

Laughing by the bar
On your couch and in my car
It's all that sweet and beautiful stuff
That makes this part so weird and rough

So let the teenage sages sing their songs
Pretend it's wisdom, sing along
I'll give 'em this: I'm not unaware
They left out the verse where life is fair
Nobody bought it

Duck and cover your eyes
We're going down
Keep your hands to yourself
Let it drown
That's the last one they get
At my expense
Yeah I know we suck at life
We suck at love
We suck at self defense

They took everything
They took everything
While I waited
And waited

This was all a joke
All a dream, a phase, a hoax
All a waste of everyone's time
I'm taking the hit
This failure's mine

Nobody's pulling strings with fate or luck
It's no one else's fault we're fucked
So go on and strut out there unprepared
With no idea you should be scared
I guess I'm sorry

Duck and cover your eyes
We're going down
Keep your hands to yourself
Let it drown
That's the last one they get
At my expense
Yeah I know we suck at life
We suck at love
We suck at self defense

Duck and cover your eyes
Duck and cover your eyes
Track Name: Blue Tears
The blue whale, king of the sea passed his memory to me
Pressed his great baleen grin as close as could be
On the floor of the ocean, his last great breath ran out
His life, his loves, his mortal coil filled my soul thoughout
And I learned the truth from him, I learned his final fear
The death of man and beast was in me, roar in my ear.

The killer whale was just that: black, white, he did it well
They had spies in tanks on land, they watched us buy and sell
Sang their song through dirt and sand, vibrating to the seas
Where their brothers listened, plotted, jumped like giant fleas
And with their singing, keening, whining voices, they'd kill millions
By detonating our bombs with oscillations.

Don't forget your father
You're the new king of the deep
Don't forget your father
Blue tears in the sea don't keep.

War came to man, mushroom clouds grew and ate them all
The killer whales, they danced and played and watched the awful toll
But when a whale passes on, he learns the secret truth I know
He's reborn a man, to live life as his greatest foe
And so the day they heard the toll, the passing of man
That was the day they sealed their fate, grew old and beached on land.

Don't forget your father
You're the new king of the deep
Don't forget your father
Blue tears in the sea don't keep.

I am the new blue king of the sea, and I lie here
At the bottom of my sea, I watch it steal my tears
I preside over a lost empire, a perfect pact
I am lord over brothers whose brothers they attacked
I cry into the sea, I bury my face in the sand
I am the very last to know the men of sea and land.

From the ocean bottom, I swim quickly to the surface
I breach like no one has before, the last of my race
I swim to land and beach myself, a suicide vault
No more men means no more whales, and all that is my fault
In the sun, I deflate, my sides sink in, and just then
A man where there should be none puts his hand on my fin
He says, "You've done well, son," with kindness I cannot withstand
And he catches the tear from my great eye in his hand.

Don't forget your father
You're the new king of the deep
Don't forget your father
Blue tears in the sea don't keep.
Track Name: Never Turn My Back
Look me up when you're back in town
Call me up when you're kickin around
Blow the dust off the shoebox cover
And spare a smile for your long lost brother
Grow up, grow up
You can leave me here
Grow up, grow up
Now it's only fair
I'll keep the light burning in my room
And I'll never turn my back on you

Think of me every time you trip
Over your crate of long-forgotten manuscripts
Think of me every time you say
"Why can't I bring myself to throw this stuff away?"
Give up, give up
When you're lost and tired
Give up, give up
I will feed the fire
I'll keep it lit; I will see this through
And I'll never turn my back on you

You can give up, but I'm too proud
You can grow up, but I'm not allowed
You can marry anyone but me
And I'll be here when you need more than memories
Get up, get up
On some rainy night
Get up, get up
See the distant light
That's me, awake, writing in my room
I will never turn my back on you.
Track Name: The Hanslick Rebellion - Born Asking For It
Somebody tell me what I'm talking about
I open up my mouth and lots of shit comes out
Word after word after word after useless word
You want the truth? I'll tell you what I heard
How much hot air to float a lead balloon?
And how much can you dig up with a silver spoon?
Scoop after scoop after scoop after scoop
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it

I'm entitled to my future
I'm entitled to my fun
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I'm entitled to a lawyer
I'm entitled to a gun
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I'm entitled to prescriptions
I'm entitled to straight A's
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I'm entitled to a roundhouse to my fuckin face
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it

Smiling and nodding and squeezing us in
Like bloated happy cattle in designer pens
Right after left after right after left right left
But I'll get over it in just 12 steps
Somebody tell me how my story ends
'Cause I don't have the patience to go through it again
Friend after friend after friend after friend
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it

I'm entitled to my future
I'm entitled to my fun
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I'm entitled to a lawyer
I'm entitled to a gun
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I'm entitled to a refund
I'm entitled to my space
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I'm entitled to a roundhouse to my fuckin face
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it

I can dump my trash and clothe the needy
I can act real dumb and get off easy
I can skip dessert and feed a nation
I can kill a cop on my Playstation
I can go online and cheat the answers
I can walk two miles and wipe out cancer
I can save the world but I'm still an asshole

I'm entitled to my future
I'm entitled to my fun
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I'm entitled to a lawyer
I'm entitled to a gun
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I'm entitled to a refund
I'm entitled to my space
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
I'm entitled to a roundhouse to my fat fuckin face

Back corner booth, let me tell you the truth:
I think I have enough to bring it all down
Back corner booth, I am pimping the truth
Until I have enough to bring it all down
Back corner booth, you can beg for the truth
And never have enough to bring it all down
Back corner booth, let me tell you the truth:
I was born asking for it
I was born asking for it
Track Name: Skyscape - The Breeze
The breeze picked up and pushed a can
The can rolled down a hill
A bird took wing to dodge the can
And perched on my windowsill.
The windowsill was old and worn
And suddenly gave way
It fell two stories to the ground
On which three kittens lay
The smallest one jumped up and ran
And scared a butterfly
Which left the flower it was on
Just as a bee passed by
The bee lit on the flower
And soon I came along
I didn't see, stepped on the bee
And sure enough was stung...

I went into convulsions, all my allergies engaged
The neighbors heard me screaming, and an ambulance was paged.
I sat there in emergency, all miserable and sick
Well, I saw her across the room - my heart was pumping quick -
I waved for her attention, and she stiffly raised her head
I asked her what the problem was, and this is what she said:

The breeze blew leaves from an old oak tree
And new light from the sun
Shone through the spot the leaves had been
And startled mice to run
The mice ran down the sidewalk
And they hid inside a tree
Bothering a young raccoon
And angering a bee
Which flew out in a rage and stung
The first thing that it found
And there I was, out walking
I crumpled to the ground...

Your allergies, the same as mine, had left us in this place
Oh, just think - if not for this spring wind, I'd have never seen your face
That was so many years ago, the day we fell in love
But we don't credit allergies, or providence above
Not rolling cans or frightened mice or angry buzzing bees -
We're just two people swept together by the gently blowing breeze.

And perhaps we're all just brought together by the gently blowing breeze.
Track Name: She Loves You (NO NO NO)
Every girl I see is prettier than you
What am I supposed to do?
I'm leaving that alone.
I'ma stop and pick me up a slutty hoochie mama
Only kidding, ha ha
See you back at home.

Where I'll have to fall on all fours
When I walk through the door
May I please have some more?
And I'll have to nod and pretend
Like I'm happy again
Every time that you win

This is where we started:
Blind and shallow-hearted
Now you're all I've got
This is where we ended:
Cold and codependent
And you're all I've got
This is where we're stranded:
Guilty and red-handed
But you're all I've got
This is where we're going:
Absolutely nowhere
'Cause you're all I've got

Okay, I'm a prick
I'm a loser, I'm a grouch
Please kick me to the couch
So I can be alone.
Every time I think:
"My lawful wedded wife"
I scar myself for life
I'll see your ass at home.

Where I'll have to fall on all fours
When I walk through the door
May I please have some more?
And I'll have to nod and pretend
Like I'm happy again
Every time that you win

This is where we started:
Blind and shallow-hearted
Now you're all I've got
This is where we ended:
Cold and codependent
And you're all I've got
This is where we're stranded:
Guilty and red-handed
But you're all I've got
This is where we're going:
Absolutely nowhere
'Cause you're all I've got

(She says she loves you)
Shut up, I don't wanna know
(She says she loves you)
But I'm ready to go
(She says she loves you)
NO NO NO NO

This is where it started:
Studio apartment
Now it's been three years
This is where it ended:
Turning 27
Both of us in tears
This is what we promised:
Not to be alarmist
Not to disappear
Got your stupid ring here
Stick it on your finger

This is where we started:
Blind and shallow-hearted
Now you're all I've got
This is where we ended:
Cold and codependent
And you're all I've got
This is where we're stranded:
Guilty and red-handed
But you're all I've got
This is where we're going:
Absolutely nowhere
'Cause you're all I've got

(She says she loves you)
Shut up, I don't wanna know
(She says she loves you)
But I'm ready to go
(She says she loves you)
NO NO NO NO

Every girl I see is prettier than you
Well I guess I'm fuckin screwed.