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The Outskirts of a Giant Town

by Jenifer Jackson

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    The Outskirts of a Giant Town, produced by Brad Jones, was the last full album I recorded in NYC. We worked at The Magic Shop recording studio, and we all set up in a circle and recorded the album LIVE. Such fine musicians, and such a fine engineer/producer made this a JOY.
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1.
Don't Fade 03:12
Don't Fade don't fade you're too beautiful too lovely to last for just a day your light is too beautiful to drown out in the darkness of the day life goes on and on and on and on and on and on it seems so long when no one's holding on to you but know that you can hold on to me don't fade you're too beautiful and winter will soon turn into spring
2.
Suddenly Unexpectedly on the day the day that i made up my mind not to stay to leave the trouble in this world behind the clouds rolled in into an evening sky so light and suddenly i remembered when i was alive alive again looking into your eyes and then suddenly unexpectedly again summer dream a song that drifts forever on the waves still in dreams you're in another place so far away
3.
Saturday 03:43
Saturday like all good friends we last forever with good intentions shining plans together you give your heart bring flowers daily i show my darker side hoping it will go away saturday, saturday not so long ago now the sun behind the window poured into the living room o o o o o o it doesn't matter anyway i'll keep it in my memory that lovely saturday beautiful girl high enough to measure hand full of bobby pins holding her together beautiful dream sealed tight with hairspray even the strongest wind couldn't blow a single curl away
4.
I Want to Start Something i want to start something i want to start something i want to start something that feels like life life is all around but i don't know why i can't find it life is all around but i don't know why i can't find it o people touching hearts reaching love and seasons and feeling, feeling, feeling i want to be somewhere i want to be somewhere i want to be somewhere that feels like home been so many places i don't know why i can't find it been so many places i don't know why i can't find it
5.
Dreamland 03:13
Dreamland the first night was the sweetest night it held the hope of the unknown the first night was the sweetest night it held the hope of the unknown the way you moved me was a crime all night so dark and intertwined when morning came we tried to climb to the outer edge of dreamland everybody loves a good surprise as we slowly pulled away the big disguise and stared into each other's eyes and we didn't have to look away the first night brought back memories of heartache and possibility the first night brought back memories of heartache and possibility the way you moved me was a sin i played a game i could not win still i tried so hard to enter in to the outer edge of dreamland
6.
Breathe 04:19
Breathe never have i seen a face with eyes so drawn to the sky never have i seen a face with eyes so drawn to the sky tell me that you'll stay here for a while never have i seen a soul with wings so tied to the ground never have i seen a soul with wings so tied to the ground tell me that you'll try to stick around and breathe breathe breathe breathe breathe i'll stay if you stay i'll stay if you if you stay when all of the green around us turns to ash and all of the blue above us comes to pass let the breath come light and clear as glass
7.
The Outskirts of a Giant Town in the hour when the light goes down colors flashing all around from your window looking down the outskirts of a giant town buildings built into the hil city far below and still leaning on your window sill the outskirts of a giant town your roommate says we're a lot the same we like to listen and we're drawn to change i like to listen when you talk when you laugh you set me off i sleep easy in your arms on the outskirts... here's to when we meet again here's to love may it always win and to the wide world when you let it in and to the spark where it all begins
8.
Anywhere I Would Journey anywhere i would journey anywhere i would journey for your love is golden wings high above and everything i don't care what your friends say i don't care what your friends say for your love is golden wings all my hopes and everything pay no mind to tomorrow to yesterday or tomorrow for your love is golden wings all my hopes and everything
9.
More Than Nothing he reached out his hand, reached out his hand, reached out his hand and touch then i realized there's much more than nothing heart beating anew, beating anew, beating a new time time to realize there's much more than nothing ah world each day the same ah world each day the same ah world each day the same nothing changed nothing changed nothing now now i can feel the moment is here the moment is real so real now i realize there's much more than nothing tonight i'm living again tonight i'm living again tonight i'm giving in, giving in, giving in, giving
10.
Summer's Over when nighttime skies turn wild blowing clouds across the moon and the change comes on too soon then you know summer's over i walked along the sand as the waves crashed down in time the horizon's drastic line i could tell it was over the days move slowly in july with shadows cast upon the walls a finger traces afternoon then all too soon it's over yeah it's over i want this sound to stay heavy in the air but the molecules are moving and i know summer's over
11.
The Change 05:46
The Change now i can only think about the world you look out on i read it in your letters and hear it in your song life is ever changing deep and wild like the sea and love is ever changing too now it's got a hold on me baby can you feel let the walls come tumbling down i think you understand the change is come it used to be we'd walk along that old familiar way find something to believe in by living day to day life is ever changing deep and wild like the sky and love is ever changing too i can see it in your eyes when you see in a new way colors reappear when you love in a new way everything is clear
12.
For You 04:00
For You with all of the thoughts in my head it's impossible to sleep so i lie here awake instead dreaming, dreaming, dreaming of you it took a long time for me to see that you were bringing me everything that i need all of the times we shared they take on a new light what was happy turns sad in the picture of life without you it took a long time for me to see that you were bringing me everything that i need i was blind, darling forgive me i couldn't see but now i'm on the outside trying to get back to the inside trying to get back to you

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made in 2006, in NYC, a bit before I moved to Austin TX. i had just returned from a tour in Japan.

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released July 14, 2020

Producer & Engineer: Brad Jones
Jenifer Jackson: Vocals and Guitar
Oren Bloedow: Guitar
Sonny Barbato : Accordion and Piano
Pat Sansone: Bass and vocals
Greg Weiczorek: Drums, Percussion and vocals
Nate Walcott : Horns

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Jenifer Jackson Austin, Texas

Jenifer Jackson is an American songwriter, singer and guitarist known for crafting intimate, understated pop songs. She embraces elements of old fashioned country, bossa nova, and folk in her writing and singing, and always with great soulfulness.

"I write about interactions with life, love, nature, time, loss and longing. "
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