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Singing to the Wall

by Jake Manzi

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1.
Time 04:01
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Time’s got a funny way about it It doesn’t last that long It don’t come back no matter how hard you try Time’s got a funny way of changing things In the winter the birds don’t sing We’d spend our days, sittin, hangin around Ooh time Maybe we’ll meet out on the road someday If you see me please don’t turn the other way Just remember that I was your friend Before time went and put that to an end Forever, always, or a year and a day It’s all time babe, it won’t last anyway So whisper words soft and low I’m a little down but I got a long way to go Time’s got a funny way about it It doesn’t last that long
2.
Big Balls Keep Spinning 03:13
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Man I talk so loud But I ain’t sayin nothing But she was looking so good Well I had to say something Next thing I know I’m squared up toe to toe Eye to eye he’s twice my size And there’s two other guys Reared up and ready to go Pavement hits hard But I ain’t feelin nothing It was a long way down But the ground shot up and I’m still seeing stars There goes my vision But my mouth keeps running And big balls keep spinning Yeah it feels so good When you don’t feel nothing I look to my left Got another thing coming Big Ray seen me jump And I’m taking off running But before I leave I’m taking one last swing Will my head still be this thick When my hair’s all thin I leaped before I looked Now look at this place I’m in Yeah I’m never growing up Man I’m never gonna win But my mouth keeps running And big balls keep spinning
3.
Pocket Twos 03:47
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My luck’s gonna catch me now Been playing two hands how Long til I find I’m schlacked Getting knocked right on my back Some guys are born winners Others gotta always lose Some guys are born winners Others gotta always lose I was Johnny Attitude Thinking I was king Still Johnny Attitude Now I’m just King Dingaling It ain’t all right But I’m alright I took a right turn Down the wrong avenue I guess I’ll just have to fold My pair of pocket twos Some guys always lose Find a lipstick stain And it winds up being a bruise Find a lipstick stain And it winds up being a bruise
4.
Singing to the Wall 03:22
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I've been praying with my hands on my head Been seeing myself blind I’ve been singing to this wall instead Tryna breathe between these lines I hold my strings just like the jazz at night These words won’t let me sleep I tell my mother hey I’ll be alright It’s not as sad as it seems Cause even a blind man can have a vision Even a deaf boy can say dad I’m gonna listen to ya I’ve been staring at this wall all day Just waiting around tryin’ to find the words to say Laid down lonely in this hollow place Where I can only count on time I'm bleeding words just to fill this space Tryna sell myself some rhyme Apartment windows and bedroom walls Coffee tables and bathroom stalls All the old haunts where I used to hide Nothing changes but the name outside Cause even a blind man can have a vision Even a deaf boy can say dad I’m gonna listen to ya I’ve been staring at this wall all day Just waiting around tryin’ to find the words to say I’ve been praying with my hands on my head Been seeing myself blind I’ve been singing to this wall instead Tryna breathe between these lines Cause even a blind man can have a vision Even a deaf boy can say dad I’m gonna listen to ya I’ve been staring at this wall all day Just waiting around tryin’ to find the words to say
5.
This Is My Every Day 05:06
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Hey, can anybody hear me I'm standing right here With thoughts of my own Everybody's looking But nobody's listening Nobody lives here, nobody's home But me I can feel the sun shine I can feel the moon rise Over and over Day after day I can feel the cool breeze People passing by me Maybe I wanna go too, just like you Wanna come unglued But, hey, this is my every day Hey, this is my every day You, you never looked right through me You looked right at me As if you knew me Hey, maybe you liked me Or it could have been someone Standing behind me Hey, can anybody hear me Maybe that's just me again Having thoughts of my own Hey, this is my every day Hey, this is my every day What I wouldn't give to walk away What I would give to walk away What I wouldn't give to walk away

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It's not time to make a change / Just sit down, take it slowly
You're still young, that's your fault / There's so much you have to go through

Sound advice…but this isn’t really something that can wait.

Jake Manzi has stories to tell. They are well-crafted realizations of his current place in the world, where he wants to go, who he wants to take with him.

The stories are wrapped up in a sound that remembers Jackson Browne’s “Late for the Sky” as much as it references the modern sound of Bahamas’ “Bahamas is Afie.”

Manzi’s guitar, his voice, and his need to tell these stories, are his birthright.

His father was on MTV once, playing in a band. His cousin Angelo plays the ukulele. His brothers can sing and play, just like his aunts and uncles did before them. They all play still, the whole lot of them, at informal (but mandatory) Sunday dinners where they break out new songs, old songs, and songs from the Old World.

It is from this setting that Manzi has emerged with his guitar and a passion for delving below the surface of things, where the real stories are told.

Manzi’s debut is called “Singing to the Wall.”

These are his stories.

“At least some of them,” says Manzi. “This is a blueprint, a sample of where I want to go with my music.”

The recording features guitarist Caleb Rosazza, bassist Jacob Rosazza, and drummer Jake Edwards. Just below the surface you will hear his cousin’s ukulele, his father’s voice, and the breadth and depth of his heritage.

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- Donnie Moorhouse, The Republican

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released October 7, 2016

Produced by Danny Bernini and Paul McNamara
Mastered by Alex Saltz at APS Mastering

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