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Soft Commotion

by Jason Kent

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1.
Like The Sun 03:12
Behind my wall The boy is small But can’t you see, it’s still me Behind my wall Behind my years Are all my fears And they always win, that’s the way it’s been All my fears But you and me are like the sun We’re not made like everyone I use to fear where I was from ‘Cause you and me are like the sun Behind the door The face I once wore But I can’t pretend, again and again Behind the door
2.
There’s something in your eye That I’ve seen before It’s something that I just can’t ignore And it’s hanging off you like some clothes you wore Unless you change and come back to shore There’s an early morning choir outside your door It’s drowning out the light and all the bore And I dreamed I died again like so many times before Unless I change and come back to shore The ancient art belongs to none The ever-changing heart belong to some And they'll hunt you down and then they’ll steal your roar Untie those chains and come back to shore I’ve been kneeling and I’m keeping my ear to the floor And I’m bleeding out the meaning of what we were before I just want something more There’s something in your life you can’t afford Once that feeling comes you’ll want more It’ll shake your drum and it’ll break your core It can never be like it was before I’ve been kneeling now I’m keeping my ear upon the floor And I’m bleeding out the feeling of what I was before Sick of being without meaning I know there’s something more I just want something more I know there’s something more
3.
1983 04:20
In nineteen eighty-three That’s when it came to me I dig like I’ve done before I know these words, I’ve heard these chords Like a ringing in my ear We all know that we’ve been here In nineteen eighty-three That’s when it came to me I won’t forget the light Hanging on a dream It’s where you won’t find me I dig again like I’ve done before I know these words, I’ve heard these chords Like a quiet ringing in my ear We all know that we’ve been here Hanging from a tree I won’t forget the light No don’t forget There’s a sacred chord That I’ve heard before And I can’t ignore again Hanging on a dream Hanging on a dream
4.
Love’s like a pocket It keeps your hands warm But I’ve launched all my rockets And lost all my wars I’ve tried to say sorry To make amends But the way that you’re arching I just can’t bend Or try and pretend So believe me or leave me But don’t hang me on Is it too late for sorry? Now that you’ve gone I guess I was wrong Don’t hang me on Don’t hang me on Oh Mercy I need you I’ll call on you soon But can you lead me Back to my room And safe in my womb? Don’t hang me on (I’ll call on you soon)
5.
Was I Wrong 03:47
There ain’t no magic or ghosts in the attic Whispering healers, and karma dealers Old town wives tales, drunk beds and hangnails Widow makers and cosmic fakers Holy roller roll me slower A tuneless choir, old man liar I’m a feeler, a steeler wheeler A midnight teaser, a ballroom squeezer I’m a liar, a stranger denier Am I wrong? Was I wrong? Am I wrong? Was I wrong? Old town hoedown, old dog, dry hound East bound, west bound Slow down Ezra Pound High school dreamer, bedroom creamer Small town schmoozer, three time loser I’m no liar, just a strange denier Am I wrong? Was I wrong?
6.
I am an agent of emotion In this soft commotion A bottomless crater A lover not a hater I’m a memory breaker A foreign imitator A distant jubilator A pretender not a faker But I’m so out of touch Yes I’m so out of touch I’m a primitive feeler A rock ‘n’ roll healer A late blooming wheeler A never ending dreamer Still an age of emotion A full case of devotion Just a soft communicator I’m a lover not a taker But I’m so out of touch Yes I’m so out of touch But I’m so out of touch
7.
Mama do you remember All the thunder every night? It lit the room so bright Mama do you remember Was it dark, was it light, Was it morning, was it night? I’ll always remember that feeling inside I’ll never forget it my whole life All my life It’s stuck inside Mama can you remember All the feelings that we’d had? And we’d keep it all inside It’s here, it’s there It’s everywhere In everyone It’s in the air Mama, do you remember All those feelings that we had? We lit the room so bright I’ll always remember that feeling inside I’ll never forget it my whole life All my life My whole life, all my life Do you remember? Can you remember? (I know I’ll always remember)
8.
Maladroit 03:56
If you wake up on the ceiling The sun comes, no warning All you remember is the feeling Of turning and turning All my mistakes were for God’s sake, and you Face to face with everything you feel, and do If we could only fake time There’s six white horses and they’re swimming, Jingle jangle You can’t feel it but you’re sinking So turn back the steering ‘Cause what you’ve got is just a feeling It ain’t got no meaning All my mistakes were for God’s sake, and you Face to face with everything you fear, and do If we could only fake time...
9.
Jesus Christ 03:07
You say you’ve got a heavy heart But nothing’s on your mind And you don’t want to shake the apple cart But you’re always left behind Like a tape you forgot to rewind You say that you just don’t belong Been like this all your life You know there’s something going wrong It’s never felt quite right Here it comes again, Jesus Christ Here it comes again, hold on tight The saddest sound You ever found Is still bound to you You say that you don’t wanna harp on it anymore And there’s no mathematics to the heart And there is no cure Here it comes again, Jesus Christ Here comes again, Jesus Christ Here comes again hold on tight Here it come
10.
Deep in the mire I saw the light Hanging from the night Waiting for the bright to come Deep in the sky the birds were low They were moving slow Waiting on a crow to turn Then the night comes on again And it goes back to the end Dark is the light that keeps the night Hanging on a pin Waiting to begin again Then the night comes on again And we go back to the end My only friend Remember me now and then Hiding in the trees Hair the colour of the leaves And don’t forget the light
11.
The Shallows 01:57

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Drums: Francis Mineau, José Major (3), Chris Wise (4)
Keys: Jason Kent, Francis Mineau
Pedal Steel: Eric Lawrence
Guitars: Jason Kent
Trombone: Renaud Gratton

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released March 31, 2022

Mixed by: Francis Mineau, Adrian Popovich, Luke Potashnick,
Pascal Shefteshy

Recorded by: Jason Kent, Francis Mineau, Rishi Dhir, Peter Van Uytfanck, Felix Dyotte, Thomas Augustin.

Mastered by Harris Newman

Produced by Jason Kent

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Jason Kent Montreal, Québec

Swampy folk rock rooted deep in the caverns of song. Spending most of his 20's glued to a 4track machine, Kent amassed over 350 songs before he released his debut album in 2006. Morphed into Sunfields and back.

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