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Ghosting

by Jason Allen

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1.
Year Dot 01:04
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(Instrumental)
2.
Line Test 03:19
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LINE TEST I was born on the battlefield Ready-made for the fight I was born on the battlefield Been breaking out since the day I arrived I am walking the river bed I am shooting on sight I am stuck in the middle I am testing the line Down among the dead men There's a few that still survive We're out there in the stars And in the stripes tonight I was born for a purpose Surviving 'til the day I die I was born on the inside Been breaking out since the day I arrived Down among the dead men There's a few that still survive Deep inside on the hill in the night On patrol in the firing line Down among the dead men There's a few that still survive A line test on the wire To lost patrols tonight I know I can count on you to take me home Down, they knocked it down Down, they knocked it down Down on the front line There's a pile of rubble on the ground Down on the front line There's a pile of rubble on the ground Down among the dead men There's a few that still survive We're out among the stars And in the stripes tonight Down among the dead men There's one or two still alive Say a prayer for me And watch me shine tonight I know I can count on you to take me home Down, they knocked it down Down, they knocked it down Down among the dead men There's a few that still survive
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Thousand Yard Smile 03:08
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THOUSAND YARD SMILE It wasn't all that long ago that I was in this rentd room and You were somewhere else completely Half a world away Every now and then my thoughts came back to you Memories on the sea breeze I could do nothing My heart sank but it's learning to swim Forgive me 'cause I need to tell you It was me that did my best to help you Your thousand yard smile lights up the day Another day goes by when I don't see you Can't feel like I don't need you These walls are 4-star luxury Paint's falling off and there's Moths on the ceiling Forgive me 'cause I need to tell you I'll do all I can to help you Your thousand yard smile lights up the day Hey! Come on and let it show 'Cause you know me I've done Enough for everyone And you've got nothing from me Nothing on me You can't just walk away I remember nothing except You were looking stunning and you Filled the room with energy That no-one else could sense but me So any time you're passing call on me The future's for the taking we can be Something Life's fine, I use it all the time Forgive me 'cause I need to tell you I'm a shadow of myself without you Your thousand yard smile lights up the day Hey! Come on and let it show 'Cause you know me I've run Away from everyone If you've got something for me Don't ignore me It's time we seized the day Sitting in this castle looking On the plus side I see You are here and I am With you always
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Jaunting 02:20
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JAUNTING We came down on the roundabout You came to see what the fuss was about We skipped town We'll catch it on the way back 'round We put a camera on a satellite We've been observing in the dead of night We can see you now Second on the left, knock twice We're made of the same From the future we came We've got cool solutions We can solve your problems now We'd better meet on Lucky Street The war on Terra Firma's got you beat Put your weapons down You're never gonna live this down Get it now?! So here it is, the answer to most anything It's pretty simple, you'll kick yourselves when you see How easy, how obvious, how foolish you have been To miss it, now hear this All you need to do is...
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On My Phone 03:04
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ON MY PHONE Some people go out Some stay at home all alone again There can be no doubt Got a feeling they've taken my only friend There's a rat outside As big as a cat I'm gonna stay in Make a drink and chat on my phone On my phone She's a fine looking specimen Think I might catch that look in her eyes It's high time I tried It's a two-horse race A chase to the end I'm running to win Second place and closing on my phone On my phone Was there life outside? Apparently so Let the loving begin Call me up and turn on my phone On my phone On my phone One thing led to another And another thing led to you
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Comfortable Silence 04:14
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COMFORTABLE SILENCE I fell in love With everything that I'm prepared to tolerate I won't exaggerate I've not felt this good in ages I found the answer It was coded in the question from the start Blown this world apart I preferred it in the dark I'm in demand again My presence is required in every corner My private quarters are slap bang in the middle Goodbye sweet lonliness The noise annoys and I've been losing patience So I'm pretending that I don't know you again I'm still amazed They let you get away with daylight robbery A case of petty snobbery Don't let them catch you with that gun They pulled apart The fabric on which all my thoughts were based I know I can't retaliate There is no homeland for the homeless I'm in demand again My presence is required in every corner My private quarters are slap bang in the middle Ignoring calls again Tell the world to cancel all appointments I'll be defending what I've never had before I'd keep your mouth shut 'Cause you'll do twenty years for what you're thinking Missed when you were blinking You'll be the only person in there It's come to this A situation no-one had predicted I'm moving home again My presence is required in quiet corners I found myself I found myself comfortable in silence In silence... It's come to this The one conclusion no-one had predicted All the world had missed it Now you'll pay the price forever and a day Now you're falling to the ground Please don't make a sound Get out of it! Get out of it! Get out of it!
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One Life 04:48
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ONE LIFE One life You better use it well Heaven and Hell Can wait 'til later Make the best Of every test 'Cause there's no time Like the present For doing what you got to Yeah, yeah I'll see you when I see you I'm making plans to see you There's just one life In every world The wind of change must blow Follow every road No matter where it goes And when you get there They'll be there Waiting at the end of the line for you Guaranteed, certainty They're waiting there for you Yeah, yeah I'll see you when I see you I'm making plans to see you There's just one life Waiting there for you They're waiting there for you Waiting there for you Waiting there for you Waiting there for you Waiting there for you
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In England 04:37
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IN ENGLAND Found my faith in a place in England I found a space for grace in this green land of home This land we lead, this land we light This land we breathe, for this land we fight The land we love, forever in the blood For evermore Sing it out now! Searched my soul for a place to be It was England Closed my eyes and in front of me I saw England The green land of home This land we're bound to roam 'Til hope and glory's done A life in England Found true love in the fields of England Bought a piece of ground Made a homeland for two Been to the world but eventually The place that we return to be is in England This green land of home This land is all our own 'Til hope and glory's done A life in England When I'm gone lay me in the ground of England If I die in a foreign land bring me home Where the Oak stands proud I'll be Among the leaves I'll be on the hills and in the breeze 'Til hope and glory's done This land my ghost will roam We'll hope for glory when hope and glory's done Sing it out now! This land we're bound to roam 'Til hope and glory's done A life in England
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Rising Tide 02:59
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RISING TIDE Talk to me, walk with me Stay with me now I'm in no mood to be Taking this fight to the front line Talk to me, please don't be Half way to gone I tried to confess Now I'm doing my best to forget it all I'm here calling Can't stop falling I'm here calling Can't stop falling down Down, back to the ground Find the path Raise the flag I am here but I've been through the mill and back I'm here calling Can't stop walls from falling Help me, catch me I'm in no mood for this Escaping from my demons But they're sitting in the next seat Can't breathe, can't sleep Running out of energy Still here calling Can't stop walls from falling Help me, catch me I'm in no mood for this Rising tides will guide me home There's nothing that I can't do You must know this could go Down to the wire Take the ground Lost and found I am here now I'm done with the middleman Still here surprising Can't stop tides from rising Help me, don't hate me I'm in no mood for this The stars are mine to guide me home Again and again There's nothing that I can't do
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Desperation 03:26
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DESPERATION Haven't seen you lately where have you been Have you eaten 'cause you're looking so thin There's a limit to this Try to make you notice One last chance - make it yours Something simple tells me you're doing fine Can't be seen but I know you're on the line Don't improve without it A heart is only for life All done in desperation Desperation Don't leave home without it Everybody wants it I can't apologise I'm so sorry, I am All done in desperation It's so stupid how we don't get by It's a soul in need of a little more time Desperation See you in the morning when the clouds have sailed away Desperation Looking to the blue sky hoping that I see your face Desperation It's so stupid how we don't get by Just a soul in need of a little more time All done in desperation Done in desperation All done in desperation
11.
Take Yer Time 03:34
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TAKE YER TIME Well I just can't help but think That any day soon I'm gonna bump into you In the street some place And you'll be pushing a child in a pram And you'll say to that child "Here's your Dad" And now I come to think of it That wouldn't be so bad Like an instant purpose given to me A reason to be If the slow lane gets you down Pull over, walk around A solution to the big question That you and I failed to answer We couldn't focus the blur Nor silence the murmuring voices That tempt us with choices When we're getting so close To the perfect decision We go dancing with doubt Go dancing with doubt If the slow lane gets you down Pull over, walk around
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False Lights At Low Tide 03:18
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FALSE LIGHTS AT LOW TIDE Wreckers on the beach Gave their signal to the seas And the hapless boat was stricken On the rocks the timbers ripping Spilling forth the holds of plunder As the sailors taken under Souls on board beneath the brine Wrecked by false lights at low tide Lost together souls are freed The sea takes only what she needs Lost forever souls are we The sea has taken what she needs Shed no tear and do your deeds Forever in God's House we'll be Wreckers on the beach Gave their signal to the seas And the hapless boat was stricken On the rocks the timbers ripping Spilling forth the holds of plunder As the sailors taken under Souls on board beneath the brine Wrecked by false lights at low tide Lost together souls are freed The sea takes only what she needs Lost forever souls are we The sea has taken what she needs Shed no tear and do your deeds Forever in God's House we'll be Souls on board beneath the brine Wrecked by false lights at low tide Lost together souls are freed Forever in God's House we'll be Forever in God's House we'll be Shed no tear and do your deeds Forever in God's House we'll be
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Claptrapdoor 04:58
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CLAPTRAPDOOR You've been shortlisted for a visit From the cynics at the clinic Take a second of your life To believe it then begin it Push to the limit Kill the lights and leave a minute There's been a huge mistake I think you'd better take a look If I could just have your attention And then everyone would The haunted mansion, the life expansion Plan to change the world again Lucky if I only get it half done Spent a lot of time in the midday sun 'Cause I'm not who I claim to be Now it's been said there's no mystery Lucan disappeared for good I guess anyone could Relax! It's no big deal Noble fools are standing on the hill Open up your mind is frozen The damage done, the big explosion If you stand still and listen quietly You can hear them in the pipe dreams They'll be shedding skins at base camp And selling sins in tin cans I'll be in a field and I'll have time to kill There's been a huge mistake I think you'd better take a look If I could just have your attention And then everyone would You've been transported to a place Where the people want to be you They've waited years To catch a moment of your life better be good Disappointed that you can't keep appointments This is not a dream Relax! It's no big deal Noble fools are standing on the hill Open up your mind is frozen The damage done, the big explosion If you stand still and listen quietly You can hear them in the pipe dreams They'll be shedding skins at base camp And selling sins in tin cans Abandoned in a field when they had time to kill I'm not who I claim to be Now it's been said there's no mystery Lucan disappeared for good I guess anyone could
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Tranquility Base 02:32
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about

"I originally intended my fifth 'solo' CD to be an album called Keep The Peace, which I'd worked on during the latter half of 2006 and early 2007.

Keep The Peace proved to be a tough project to finish, so I reluctantly shelved it and 'retired' from making music.

Then, later in 2007, my Brother died suddenly while I was overseas in Slovenia, not long after the death of my beloved Grandmother. I sought solace in music once again, wrote a whole new batch of songs and slowly crafted what would become known as Ghosting.

I took a very lo-fi approach to the recording, often using some of the cheapest equipment I could muster. Looking back, I think I was attempting to return to the simple ways of old, similar in approach to my original 4-track recording days.

The album was completed during a marathon eight-week session at the end of 2008. My laptop died on the very last day of recording. Luckily I managed to salvage the files and complete the album.

A Barn Owl flew inches above my head just after I bagged the cover image at 10pm on a cold and wintery February night. My work, it seemed, was done.

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released March 1, 2009

Jason Allen:
Vocals, harmony vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, harmonica, ebow, clock chimes, programming, field recordings, lyrics.

Written, performed, recorded and mixed by Jason Allen. Recorded in Somerset, England, July 2007 to December 2008.

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Jason Allen England, UK

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Somerset, England. Jason has written and self-recorded multiple solo albums and EPs, the most recent of which (February 2024) is called Borrowing Power From The Mill.

More information can be found at www.jasonallen.co.uk ... more

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