complexification: part II

by Jackie Blue

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1.	Track 10 03:13	lyrics	buy track
Well here we go again Macho man with such smooth lines Did you really plan that Telling me all your lies When you felt an advantage After a drunken blind Stagger up and stutter Honey you can't even open your eyes Mumble something for chatter And think I'm yours for the night Chorus Well, would you know when you see it Because it's standing right in front of your face Now, would you know how to handle it Or would I have to put you in your place Would you know when you see it Standing right in front of your face now Would you know what to do with it Or would I have to put you in your place Undressing me with your eyes Now is that what you call subtle Whistling and cat calls as I walk by You kiss your mother with that mouth I'm sure she'd have a lot of pride In her little grown angel Who helps the homeless, don't forget the blind Whose tongue is like a dagger If she only new your guise She'd look at you in a new light, and I'd have to sympathize Chorus Let's go get your shit yeah I'll take you right off the street Gotta go ask your friends Now isn't that so sweet Let's face it honey, I'm the one that you hope you'd never meet Cause when I get you, you know that I'll knock you right off your feet Slack jaw liar shaking in your shoes Prove yourself, now what have you got to loose Chorus
2.	City Nights 03:15	lyrics	buy track
Never meant that much to you For all the secrets we knew Times of trouble and times of pain Now only memories remain The years have slipped away Different places and paths I chose Always come back the same To those city nights we rode in vain Chorus The nights in the alleys Driven by our friends We were part-time lovers On the city nights We rode in vain To ease the madness of The city nights I drove by our old place again And something about it has changed since then It's the same old places And the same old things And the same old memories that they bring But now they're surrounded by a different light And I can't help but remember All those city nights Chorus Silence, with everything so loud A world in which I live is full of doubt Nowhere to turn, nowhere to go And looking back now I see All the deluded memories That you gave to me Of the perfect life Out on the city nights Chorus
3.	Slip On By 04:33	lyrics	buy track
So I guess that I hurt you What do you want me to say You're looking for closure Like a final act in a play It's always about you I didn't want it that way Just take some time to see How you pushed me away You're selfish and snide With no space for me, to be me Chorus A reality you couldn't see All I wanted was to be just me You wouldn't let me be me Something's work better The less that you try Sometimes it's easier When you let it, when you let it Slip on by. Let it slip on by The things that you wanted Were not the same for me A conventional way of life House, car, and a family Jealousy and grief you gave to me All I needed was time Just a simple moment, a moment of mine Chorus I didn't explain why I just went away Something's just have to end No matter how hard you try and pretend People need space to evolve inside I just needed some room a little solitary time Chorus
4.	Help Me Breathe 03:31	lyrics	buy track
The agonizing desperation for an escape I can no longer sleep my babe, and it's too hard to be awake The old road of drinks and pills, is what I will not take Chorus What's it gonna be that sets me free What's it gonna take to get a break I need to relax to be calm you see Somebody help me to breathe I sit and watch as people pass me by The smile on their faces, makes me want to cry I'm so tired of trying to be happy It's making me mad Crazy thinking of the joy The joy that I once had Chorus With each day that goes by It's getting harder to try Bit by bit destroying my will My will to survive Now why's it gotta be so tough Why isn't all their love enough Chorus
5.	Control 03:53	lyrics	buy track
I don't want to see you go So please baby can't you stay I know you say that you've gotta work Call on in, let's waste away the day The sun is shining bright outside And darling so are you Stay with me, we'll have so much fun Just think of all that we can do Chorus I've waited a long time to get you here I'm not gonna let you leave so fast my dear I'll wrap my arms around you so tight, and I won't let go Surrender yourself to me, and let me take complete control Don't worry about what your boss might have to say Cause I know that you can handle that on another day Please darling won't you stay right here and handle me Being with you has got me filled up with such ecstasy Chorus The sun is setting and the stars are shining up above Aren't you glad that you stayed with me, my love The fiery passion in our eyes has got us hypnotized We've made each other forget everything, that was going wrong in our lives Chorus I've waited a long time to get you here Aren't you glad that you stayed with me, my dear You wrap your arms around me so tight an you wont let go You've surrendered yourself to me, and let me take complete control
6.	Not This Time 03:18	lyrics	buy track
Oh baby not this time I'm gonna make you see See what you're doing to me When you stay out all night With your business friends Your so-called friends Well I'm no longer gonna turn my head And just take all those stupid excuses that you've said You make me believe you know It hurts too much to have you here So I just packed all your bags and they're sitting by the door I can't take you any more Chorus Baby, now I see that I let you do this to me one too many times You're lying and you're cheating and you think you've got me beaten Well you can talk all you want, cause I don't care baby Not this time Hold on before you go I've got a couple things That I would like to say to you baby Well you walked over me for the last time Just keep on walking cause honey I won't rewind, well not for you One more thing I hope you're happy Cause darlin this time I won't be the one to loose Chorus Earrings in my bed Phone calls in the middle of the night Now I know my darlin Yes I know that this ain't right Smell her perfume in my car Her lipsticks on your shirt How ya gonna shove my beautiful face Down in the dirt Chorus
7.	Her Own Shame 04:11	lyrics	buy track
It's not that she doesn't know what she wants It just seems to be a matter of getting it It's not that she chose this life to have as her own Just seems to be the only way to live The day's so short And the nights are oh so long Tossing and turning wondering Where did it all go wrong Chorus Is it lack of love Is it the pain Is it life or guilt Or is it her own shame How can she live this way She survives each day By following all their rules Tell me how is it that they Chose her to be their fool Beating herself up She barley survives the night Followed by a slap of reality From the morning light Money so easily spent Yet so hard to get back The high so great How did she get on this track Chorus Out on the streets each night Looking for someone to relate Looking for an easy buzz To extinguish all her pain Arms extended out reaching for The first thing that she finds She takes it in and slowly begins To ease her troubled mind Money so easily spent Yet so hard to get back The high so great How did she get on this track Chorus
8.	Alone 05:05	lyrics	buy track
Everywhere that you go There's always someone Expecting something from you And all the things that you do They're never enough to please Everyone Chorus You want to be all alone With no one around to let down You're all alone just letting yourself go All alone putting on your own show Free from all of the ignorant things that you've said Free from all of the times you've made your own bed Chorus Now you're all alone Just letting go The air is crisp there's a cool breeze You run with such passion and such ease Speaking your mind as loud as you wish You're all alone you don't have to put up with their shit Spinning round arms out at your side Cursing all those that made you cry Chorus Now you're all alone With no one around to let down The air turns thick, and oh so heavy Reality strikes and panic settles in When finally you realize that you win You're all alone your deepest fear All alone no other soul is near You're left all alone Trapped here by yourself You're all alone
9.	Velvet 03:23	lyrics	buy track
Friday night, feeling alright Went to velvet had one thing on my mind Looked all around from left to right Up and down 'til I found him, velvet Sean Music's loud, playing my favorite song The crowd got live then I lost him velvet Sean Slid on by, where'd he go I'll find him again, this I know Chorus Where are you velvet Sean I know that you're here somewhere We can play this game I don't mind In the end you'll be all mine Where are you velvet Sean I can feel that you're near We can play this game I don't mind In the end you'll be all mine (Uh-huh, they call him velvet Sean) Looking so good, dancing across the floor The way he moves, well he's got me wanting more Shake it baby, yea move it right Velvet Sean I'm gonna take you home tonight (All the things I'll do to you) Dancing round, feel the passion in his touch Whispers in my ear, I want you oh so much Get your coat, grab you keys, let's get going You know I aim to please Chorus Now that I've found you velvet Sean Let's get out of here Let's put out this fire And fulfill all our aching desires (Uh-huh, I've got you velvet Sean) (Mmmm, this night is gonna be long)
10.	Sanity 03:50	lyrics	buy track
The question of sanity left to one person Who's using wrongful discrimination With inadequate representation It's leading to an early termination Chorus Sanity, one thing to blame Sanity, keeping us all so tame Sanity, lighting a blazing flame Sanity, is the one thing left to blame Sanity, will we ever be the same Sanity, claiming to keep us tame Well, who's to say what's wrong or right We pray that our children have open sight A quality of life free from our fight The fight of anger the fight of fear The fight that has lasted for all these years Chorus Can we fix it, is it too late To cure the young of our preaching hate Can we overcome it and wipe dry their tears Or do we continue to feed them our own fears When will the answer ever become clear Chorus

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Story behind “Complexification: Part II”
Since Jackie Blue came together in May of 2000, we’ve done about 10 years worth of living in the last two years by recording our first CD (Behind Me) and playing throughout the USA’s Midwest (Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Columbus, and New York city.) On 24 March 2001, in Pontiac, Michigan, our friends and two of the founding members, Chip Thomas and Brent McKay chose to leave the band for personal reasons. Although we wished them well, it was a tough blow to have our two good friends leave.
Tom & Todd started rebuilding the band during the spring of 2001 by advertising in the Detroit Metrotimes newspaper and on several internet websites. We were fortunate to find the guitar playing, globetrotting, funkster himself: Chris Mick. Now as a three piece, we spent the summer, fall, and winter of 2001 playing with a variety of singers. But, lightning did not appear to be striking twice.
Having gone through over 50 auditions, Todd described it best: “We were in singer hell.” When we first hooked up with Chris, there was an instantaneous connection both musically and personally and we were looking for the same in a singer. On 11 February 2002, Carrie Firth walked into our lives. And lightning had struck twice.
Now as a four person writing team and band, the songs came fast and furious. Writing and recording over 20 songs and whittling them down to the ones you hear on this CD was a lot of sweat but well worth it for us. A lot of the pent up energy and frustration is captured here, so seek your doctor’s opinion prior to using this CD or any other prescription medication.

credits

released January 1, 2002

All lyrics, music and performances by Jackie Blue.
Carrie Firth--Lead vocals
Chris Mick--Guitars
Tom Libertiny--Bass
Todd Laucombe--Drums