Lyrics of All You Are by Jim Bauer

All You Are

Words and music by: Jim Bauer

Recorded: August 2016

Released: August 2016

Album: Released as a single

Lyrics:

           All that you are

           All that you fear inside

           Lurks in a place you can't hide

           All that you bare

           Burdens of sorrow you yield

           There's nothing to touch that is real

           Hold onto your life

           And there'll be tears to fall

           Like you've lost an old friend

           Wait for the pain to fade away

           If you fall, this won't be the end

           All you are is what you are

           There is nothing I'm to fear

           If I don't run, if I stand

           I won't fade away

           All that you are

           All that you wanted to be

           Lurks in a place you can't see

           All that you are

           The burdens of sorrow you yield

           Nothing to touch that is real

           Hold onto your life

           And there'll be tears to fall

           Like you've lost an old friend

           Wait for the pain to fade away

           If you fall, this won't be the end

           All you are is what you are

           There is nothing I'm to fear

           If I don't run, if I stand

           I won't fade away (x2 to fade out)

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Official Music Video, "All You Are" on YouTube:

Jim Bauer does a cover of the 1980's hit song by Peter Gabriel, "Sledgehammer." Recorded August 2016.

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Lyrics of 102 Idle Stones by Jim Bauer

102 Idle Stones
Words and music by: Jim Bauer
Recorded: January 2005
Released: March 2014
Album: Pink Flamingoes




Lyrics:

I feel the cold dirt beneath my feet
I feel cold bony hands reach for me
Will someone release me from their reap
Untether me, cut me from this sea 

Crooked, cracked these idle stones
The seal is worn from restless bones
Something has opened up the gate
The ground is breaking and it's too late 

A sea of darkness come over me
The silence penetrates, and I can't scream
Menacing madness in the fray
Watch me break as I slip away 

Save me from this unending pain

Crooked, cracked these idle stones
Crooked, cracked these idle stones
Crooked, cracked these idle stones

Drowning in a sea of blood and bone
Crawling, there is no one to save my soul

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Baby Wants To Leave?

When it comes to music, heedless of the form or the style, or even the format or intent, I think having fun should always be a large part of the "process." In fact, there are many musicians who will tell you that some great music has been written through the ages with just the fun factor in mind. Whether it be an artist just sitting down and striking a few notes or a few chords in a progression that grabs the imagination, or a group of artists sitting together with a few cocktails and having a jam session.

Baio said he actually wrote Sister of Pearl while in an office, saw a guitar, and just started playing. Not that his song is stellar, and certainly I won't put that label on any of my work either, but certainly a song was written purely out of fun.

Sometimes it's just fun to pass the time as well.

After my wife joked about leaving for a couple of days, it inspired me to write this short ditty about the potential consequences of her making that choice. It's all in fun. My wife are very much in love, and neither of us are going anywhere.

But writing and putting this short little ditty was fun, and for that reason thought I'd share it with my readers to have fun with it also. It won't be hitting any Billboard charts any time soon, and I have no intention of picking out my next Bentley (I don't even have a first Bentley by the way) from any "royalties" from it. But even if all that comes from it is that I indeed had fun doing it, that is quite enough to satisfy me.

 

 



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Introduction To The Alternative And Indie Music Corner Blog

Perhaps it is that I was a child of the 80's that my taste in music has forever been a bit eclectic. Even when writing my own music, my style definitely defies the norm, and is more than a bit outside of the mainstream. The 80's at the time could have easily been defined as "mainstream," but certainly for its time it was a style of music that had its own place in time, and of course had its own distinct sounds. Like mullets and multi-colored outfits, the 80's are unmistakably obvious—you know it when you see it, and you know it when you hear it.

From very early on in my childhood I was interested in creating something all my own. Some of my friends probably thought I was a bit of an oddball, spending hours at a time in my own fantasy world of bright lights and adoring fans. I was always singing something, and 90% of the time it was something I made up. Knitting needles and hairbrushes were given new purpose as microphones, and my band was made up of vocalized percussion sets with lyrics of course mixed in.

One of my favorite bands at the time was The Talking Heads. There was something about that sound and certainly their style of music that just drew me in. I was hooked. And of course there was that first video I saw of them, with David Byrne dancing in a typical unusual style against a blue backdrop to Once In A Lifetime. To this day I still enjoy throwing in some Talking Heads music.

The thing is that there is so much great music out there if only you take the time to find it. I like my music interesting and different, rather than simply being spoon fed what is popular or who some radio marketing guy decides should be. And of course nowadays with the Internet, YouTube, Jango, and satellite radio, it's easier than ever to find those bands, signed or not, and hear some very interesting musical talent. Back in its day MySpace was actually a good place to seek out some really interesting and eclectic stuff you'd probably never have otherwise have ever had the opportunity to find. And many bands today actually get their start simply by getting noticed through channels that for artists in the past would have been impossible. Even Justin Bieber, regardless of what you think of him, would never have been discovered had it not been for things he posted on YouTube. If it would have happened anyway, and considering his undeniable talent I think it would have, it would not have been until much later on, and the work to get noticed would have been much harder.

How many great musicians, do you wonder, did we never get to hear from simply because the path to being heard had only one course? How many simply gave up and got jobs in factories or office buildings?

This page is devoted to my view of music. Here I wish to share what I find to be interesting and fresh, both from signed and unsigned bands alike. Here it is about sharing covers, great original new stuff, my own covers and originals, and anything else I think is worth sharing here. I hope you will enjoy whatever journey we wind up on, and if you have any suggestions for me for bands to check out do feel free to comment any time. Or if you would like me to check out your own stuff, I'd be more than happy to see what you've got.

The most important take away here should be that music is about sharing. It is about fun. It is about being different and embracing that. It is about tossing aside the mainstream and making way for enjoying what makes each artist unique and different. It is about letting the fans and the listeners decide who and what ultimately makes the airwaves, and what defines our own "mainstream."