1. |
All The Roads
03:23
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Been traveling along
this dusty highway
not knowing where to go
Then I came upon you
You were going my way
But you didn't really know
Then all at once
Everything ignited
In the distance
And I let go
Of all my trepidation
And resistance
We wandered carefree
Through the Delphic forest
Not knowing where to go
Then the woods became dark
Somehow I lost you
Or maybe you lost me
Time went on
Got caught up in my thoughts
Chasing visions
And at some point
i found that I'd been lost
In my decisions
then one day
I heard a voice speak clearly
From the inside
You've gotten lost
Stop running from who you are
You can't hide
We circled back around
After all this time
Now I have you next to me
We've changed but the same
And it took me this long
To realize you're the key
May all your dreams
Serve as a reminder
Of who you are
May all the ropads
Take you where you're going
But not too far
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2. |
Born To Die
02:19
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Everything born is born to die
I don’t know the reason why
guess I’ll hang my head and cry
everything born is born to die
everything living is gonna be dead
All the thoughts’ll be put to bed
all your blues turn into red
everything living is going to be dead
Some people claim to have the answers
the truth’s for them to show
but the truth’s a slippery dancer
I only know that I don’t know
All of us will turn to dust
All the steel is gonna rust
Don’t know why but it must
All of us will turn to dust
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3. |
Hey My
04:51
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Hey my New York City friends
How you been have you missed me?
I’ve been traveling the south trying to find who I am
When I saw you all last things were bad then they got worse
Now it seems troubled times have passed for a while, anyway
One thing I have learned
friends and family
are everything to me
Hey there Los Angeles
Hysterical with insincerity
You’ve built
A nice glass house in which to cast your stones
Remember not everything
Is glitz and glam, or smoke and mirrors
Please be kind to all my friends
Help them find who they are
Hey my southern hermit friends you have built something sacred
I stand in awe of your will to exist
On your own terms
Prodigal, I came around again
You welcomed me
With hospitality
Like no time had ever passed and I’m full
With your love
Hey there throughout this great big world
Boundless in your experience
Please be kind to all my friends
Help them find who they are
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4. |
I'll Start Tomorrow
03:23
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I'm gonna sit and write a song
It's gonna be epic and strong
Put all the feelings that I felt for so long
I'll start tomorrow to write a song
I'm gonna sit and write a book
It's gonna be better than it looks
Judged by it's cover, it'll often be mistook
I'll start tomorrow to write a book
In the meantime
I’m still here
Watch the hands of fate
Make their moves
Am I just spinning gears
I can’t tell if it’s a win or a lose
I'm gonna start to be my best
Put my mettle to the test
Make every moment better than all the rest
I'll start tomorrow to be my best
I'm gonna always treat you right
Better days and better nights
Take a deep breath before I start a fight
I'll start tomorrow to treat you right
In the meantime
I’m still here
Watch the hands of fate
Make their moves
Am I just spinning gears
I can’t tell if it’s a win or a lose
I'm gonna find myself some truth
However comely or uncouth
Discard the idealist I was in my youth
I'll start tomorrow to find some truth
I'm gonna make my amends
To both my enemies and my friends
Set myself straight before it all comes to an end
I'll start today to make amends
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5. |
Props
02:36
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I've been looking through the back door of my mind
And I'm not sure what I'm hoping to find
But I know there's a mess that I left there
I feel it in my spine
It's everywhere
I've been thinking about the seams that come apart
Where one wall ends and another starts
I feel that there's too much to do
It's a subtle art to keep the lines all true
Sometimes I want to toss it all
But I'm in it for the long haul
There's a cycle that I don't want to disrupt
It's the houses job to fall down
And ours to prop it up
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6. |
Stopping On a Dime
03:14
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I've been stopping on a dime
I've been living on the line
The pain I felt has made me reconsider
How I treat you so unkind
And I'm glad you let me know
Instead of just letting me go
You gave me time to wrestle with my demons
And let the love inside me grow
Make me laugh
Make me crazy
Wonderin' what I’m supposed to do
Make me lost
Make me lazy
Make me anything for you
This old world has got me down
Lots of pain going around
People live in fear of one another
The hate is making us all weak
And I got to let you know
I struggle with the undertow
I won't let fear drag me to the bottom
with so many other ways to go
Make me laugh
Make me crazy
Wonderin' what I’m supposed to do
Make me lost
Make me lazy
Make me anything for you
I been lost
I been lazy
Wonderin' who I’m supposed to be
Even though the world’s gone crazy
You’ll do anything for me
Make me laugh
Make me crazy
Wonderin' what I’m supposed to do
Make me lost
Make me lazy
Make me anything for you
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7. |
The Fighter
03:49
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I've been a fighter for so long
Don't know what it is I'm doing wrong sometimes
Don't know what it is I'm doing wrong
Hang the gloves on the door
Wishing I could say or do something real
Wishing i could do so much more
I've been writing all night
Trying to find the words to make a decent song
Trying to write a song to make things right
And I see you there
By the window in a chair
Sunlight in your hair makes me smile
Knowing that you cared all the while
Knowing I'm the one your fighting for
I've been a fighter for so long
Don't know what it is I'm doing wrong sometimes
Don't know what it is I'm doing wrong
I've been angling for a truce
between the need to work and build a better life
And the endless search fo the truth
And my struggles seem so real
Having you near reminds me of the fact
I'm as lucky as a one could every feel
And I see you there
By the window in a chair
Sunlight in your hair makes me smile
Knowing that you cared all the while
Knowing I'm the one your fighting for
And I see you there
By the window in a chair
Sunlight in your hair makes me smile
Knowing that you cared all the while
Knowing I'm the one your fighting for
And I realize
I've been fighting all this time
To hammer out a rhyme and take the hand
Of someone who can help me understand
That I don't need to fight any more
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8. |
Wolf Song
03:58
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I am a wolf chasing down the prey
But it's gone, long gone
You are the spark the kindles my dismay
Then is gone, a whisper
I've been searching all night long
But I lost you in the wind
I am not scared but I feel betrayed
By the ghost who lives here
Sweet in my ear just as I awake
With the myths that I made
Time, it rolls back onto me
Was blind till I could see
You act like a child when you run away
Come and stay near me
You strike so fast, I never know you're there
Till you're gone and its too late
Leave me the task to make it all work out
And at times it's too great
I've been waiting for so long
I won't let you leave me be
Stay for a while I will make the space
Come and talk with me
Broke from the pack when I called your name
They won't let you close
You took the bait and I became the game
Hoping for some pathos
Now I'm the one who is gone
When the dusk turns into dawn
It never fails, the cycle never ends
Circles back, on it's tail
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9. |
Yes I Know
03:20
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I used to have time to myself
Idle away the hours put my worries of the world on the shelf
Pick them up again and again
Bury them in whiskey and music and fights with my friends
Always reached my goals a little late
Find myself at the finish line and put myself at the starting gate
Daydreams of my youth spoke to me
I met you we were all aligned we started our family
Oh yes I know
Oh well I know
Everything that's good comes to an end
Oh yes I know
Oh now I know
We start it all over again and again and again
Life changed so much it's clear to see
Caring for our child, struggle to find the time for you and me
Hard as it is the path's laid bare
All we can do is continue to take care, to take care
Oh yes I know
Oh yes I know
Everything that's bad comes to an end
Oh yes I know
Oh now I know
We start it all over again and again and again
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Jeremy Wilms Atlanta, Georgia
After over 20 years as a recoding and touring musician in NYC working with artists as diverse as NEA Jazz legend Chico Hamilton, to Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto, to Beyonce and Patti Labelle, Wilms left the city and moved back to his hometown of Atlanta, GA. In addition to songwriting he keeps busy working as a sideman in both NYC and ATL, scoring for film and other media, and teaching. ... more
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