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Consequence and Renaissance

by Matt Kjeldsen

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1.
One Day 03:55
One day I’ll find you one day you’ll be mine One day I’ll put these tears behind me one day the gods will be kind cuz the odds are they can’t defeat me and my heart still rules my mind and although it’s most unlikely my search won’t cease till I find you One day One day One day One day One day you’ll find me one day you’ll seek and find you will remember to remind me of the one day we knew we’d find one day the odds are I’ll find you one day our paths will entwine one day we’ll put the old behind us and find new one day the gods will be kind One day One day soon One day the other side of the moon One day One day soon One day the other side of the moon
2.
Visions of fame and fortune recognition of creation reward for art brought to the world these are simply phantoms the ghosts of lives never to be realized these are merely memories that will surely die all of these pipe dreams have passed me by Still I’m a brand new man brand new man brand new man I’m a brand new man Accepting these illusions as the magical delusions of a life that never will be real freedom is the clear reflection of all that we appear to be life and breath the blood we slowly bleed the flame so fragile will succumb to the breeze Yet I’m a brand new man brand new man brand new man I’m a brand new man With nothing to lose I finally understand my being is a fire to be fanned and I’ve awakened to a new life plan I’m a brand new man
3.
I, Said I 03:52
I, said I will not stand down I, said I will stand my ground you can beat me up, let your truncheons pound but I, said I will not stand down I, said I will not stand down I, said I will stand my ground you can march your army over this hallowed ground but I, said I will not stand down I, said I will speak my mind you’ll find me in the firing line a single voice of a sovereign man standing on my side of the line in the sand I, said I will not stand down I, said I will stand my ground unleash your dogs, let you war drums sound but I, said I will not stand down I, said I will speak my mind you’ll find me in the firing line a single voice of a sovereign man standing on my side of the line in the sand
4.
I pace around, sit back down, stare at the walls of my cell curse and spit and count the tiles on the floor flashbacks on my mind are hell nothin’ to do but wait around till the warden says it’s my turn to go wouldn’t that be swell I wonder how in this whole mess I ended up in jail I guess sometimes reason doesn’t rhyme things fall apart and when it rains it hails nothin’ to do but chalk it up to fate and my famous luck, it never fails But I don’t deserve to be chained down here my spirit should be flying free and in my heart I know the real cage is the things that lovin’ you does to me I run around in circles I’m a fool for all to see it’s your indecision and silly games that really keeps me in captivity nothin’ to do but wait for you and see if you will still be true you’re killing me I wonder why in this whole mess I wait around for you I guess by now most other guys would’ve gotten wise to your manic ways and flew nothin’ to do but move along, try my best, keep pressin’ on, in my mind, I’ll make it through The rays of the sun don’t really shine when there’s a rain cloud over your head I’m ready to lay flowers on the grave of this love and declare it dead
5.
Off You Fly 03:53
So long and goodbye so strong and high you lived so well we laughed, we cried so long and goodbye Slow down and drift away one last breath, one last day your worries fade you don’t need to try, anymore just let go and off you fly off you fly So long and goodbye one last breath, one last cry your struggle’s over you don’t need to try, anymore just let go and off you fly off you fly Just let go and off you fly
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At Last I Fade I had a dream last night I never achieved anything and when I awoke, I found it was true it was true My life is over now it ended years ago as I stumbled through another day I only dreamed that I yet lived back when I still had reason to believe This life is illusion and I have no means to steer it now these reflections that I see are remnants of life, long since passed If I died tomorrow only the textures remain behind I haven’t spliced it down to simply the memories I’d like for those I left to find, to unwind, to rewind Me and America the best of both of us has long since passed and all that remains is to rewrite history and fade away at last
8.
A Landscape Found With this journey now before me I set out late into the night terrain is rough, the weather stormy but for me, these are obstacles, not barriers to sight and I will conquer the illusions I won’t ponder disillusion I will vanquish dark intrusion and find a light And as the ground becomes unstable the rain, it renders mud and stone with every memory on the table I’m now able to look back at all that I once called my home and I won’t suffer in the sadness or degenerate to madness I’ll be steadfast, seeking gladness, yet unknown With the daylight comes accounting for all the losses I have found and though my flesh sustained a pounding, astounding is the spirit that remains as yet, unbound and all is possible and new with a transcendent point of view ascending to a greener, higher mound and the morning with its dew gives a sunlit point of view with a hope for something new with every sound in this bountiful new landscape that I’ve found
9.
First Day 04:06
First Day This is the first day of the rest of my life this is a new day free from yesterday’s strife I’m gonna make every second matter I’m gonna climb every hill and ladder I’m gonna celebrate this day for the rest of my days and nights cuz this is the first day of the rest of my life This is a fine day to claim as mine this is a grand day to leave the bland behind I’m gonna make these changes last by leaving anguish in the past I’m gonna cleanse this rhyme by bathing in the warmth I find cuz this is a new day I’m gonna let it shine This is a new way to part from the old ways to learn that all that remains, when yesterday fades away, is today This is the first day of the rest of my life this is the next page I’m gonna make it right It’s finally falling into place like a journey to a space that I’ve seen before but never had the will to stay cuz this is the first day of the rest of my days this is the first day and it’s a wondrous sight this is the first day of the rest of my life
10.
Morning Dove 04:04
Morning Dove I’m gonna take you home to the place I love you’ll never be alone my love Nevermore, will I ever roam from the girl I love I’m gonna build our home back in Morning Dove Morning Dove Morning Dove I’m gonna build our home under the sounds of the birds in the trees above after the seeds are sewn we’ll grow in Morning Dove My love My Love Morning Dove

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Death and rebirth. The journey is the destination, the obstacles and scars become the ownership of life.

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released April 19, 2014

Performers are Jimmy Holloway, Peter Stiles, Oliver Steck, Carrie Miller and Matt Kjeldsen.

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Matt Kjeldsen Austin, Texas

With well over 1000 songs to his name and about one hundred independently produced and released albums over the past decades, Matt Kjeldsen is a veteran of the music industry and the eclectic Austin, Texas scene. His sound ranges in tone from irreverent to sublime, from angry to resigned, from simple tracks to grand soundscapes, from singer-songwriter to avant-garde groove designer. ... more

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