RIP Bob Jacks
Into Endless Blue [20180308.8a]
1/2 way up the hill
is a long way down
to extend your horizon
to wave away clouds
Into the great unknown
Into endless blue
1/2 way up the hill
was the best we could do
where calm clear sky
is the everyday
no wonder the sun
yearns to steal away
into the great unknown
into endless blue
1/2 way up the hill
was the best we could do
echoes of times
when we were strong
swirled into good bye
after so longs
what keeps you alive
is not the same
as what makes you live
or what flies away
Need To Be (20180307.3b)
Picture a house with no mirrors,
where you never need to see
your self as a reflection,
you just need to be.
There’s no such thing as slowing down
speed is only how far
you feel you are in time
There’s no such thing is getting old
age is only how long
you think you are in time
There’s no such thing as living alone
bonds are just as strong
you know we are in time
some pain is not a window, but a wall
you build so no one can see you
and you can’t see out at all
There’s no such thing as giving up
life is just as long as
you don’t think in time
[track] this canyon drive (20180307.3a)
well I’m climbing up this Canyon drive
high enough to see across time
to the days where you and I
had nothing to leave behind
up here, on this Canyon drive
a thousand feet up in the sky
on a one-lane two-way graded switchback ride
we opened up and saw ourselves from outside
and knew we wanted no other life
up here, on this Canyon drive
down in the Valley a relentless pursuit of dreams
in every shadow a sorrow and a scheme
a world designed to keep us from coming alive
far away from all the light that shines
up here, on this Canyon drive
what price wouldn’t you pay
to let nothing get in your soul’s way
to quiet dark echoes of unlived lives
at least up here there’s hope you’ll find
peace on this Canyon drive