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Shotgun

by Jarret Cooper

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1.
Shotgun 02:36
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Looking down a shotgun Aimed right at my heart If that don't get the job done I might still get blown apart Oh oh oh Once I was a good man Kind to each and all If I'd done what I should then I might not have so far to fall All I had to do was stay Hovering below the fray Now I gave myself away Guess I'll always be the last to see The catastrophe That I made Till it blows up in my face Guess that's just the way it has to be For an ass like me What a shame That's the game Ready aim And bang, bang, bang Now I'm seeing shotguns Everywhere I turn Wish I would have thought once I guess no lessons left to learn All I had to do was be Somebody who wasn't me Someone who would still be free If you're fool enough to plant the seed It's pretty sad to be Blown away When harvest time is come Never seen such a calamity Oh the humanity Now I've sowed All I'm owed Lock and load And bang, bang, bang
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Song Like This 03:53
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Congratulations It's like a victory Without a winner You changed your station But you don't get me Look in the mirror 'Cause for all you know You ain't half what you claim Take your ball and go 'Cause this isn't a game Got nothing more to show You're just more of the same You're more of the same, the same... You say you brought it and I can't top it You'll never sing a song like this Go on and drop it right in the pocket You'll never sing a song like, you'll never sing a song like You'll never sing a song like this Dress up is over Stand and deliver You've had enough time This bar don't lower Cry me a river Don't owe you what's mine It's a hard, hard lesson But it's time that you knew If you want attention There are things you can do But dear god in heaven This is not for you It's not for you It's not for you, no You say you brought it and I can't top it You'll never sing a song like this Go on and drop it right in the pocket You'll never sing a song like, you'll never sing a song like Buy it or fake it, or however you make it You'll never sing a song like this Act like you know me, there's nothing you can show me You'll never sing a song like, you'll never sing a song like You'll never sing a song like this
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It's That Man Again 03:28
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Don't look now, it's that man again He got back in somehow Weren't you supposed to tell him that Nobody needs him now Ain't nobody askin' him How he likes the show Don't care how it happens But he's got to go You better watch out it's that man again Don't let him in the door Weren't you supposed to tell him He ain't welcome here no more He's never been told no before Always has his say We can't afford him anymore It ends today Behold the man who will open our eyes His wisdom to receive What the hell can he believe? Just a rich man in a poor disguise Making his appointed rounds You shouldn't have worn That uniform On this side of town From now on, stay on your side of the line If you can't read the room at all Read the writing on the wall The world has changed and left you far behind Better times are coming through That don’t include ya Because the future Has got no use for you To think where it began To think you’ve gone this far Now here’s that man again The man, the man you really are
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Same Thing 03:00
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What are you doin’ here How’d they let you in here What can you do when the fear’s Shuttin’ down your mind You feel like a casualty That no one else has to be But the same thing’s happened to me Every time! ‘Cause the tale you tell Might ring my bell And I may have a point to make If all you hear is a man Who can’t understand Well that ain’t the one to take 'Cause I know a little bit Do what you will with it Because the same thing’s happened to me Right down the line! Yeah I’ve felt that shame Held myself to blame But it’s not the only game in town Just stay on that line ‘Cause you run just fine When you don’t run yourself down All of your strength is spent Writing your testament Didn’t even make a dent And no one gives a damn You speak your identity That nobody lets you be Well the same thing happened to me But here I am! I saiid the same thing happened to me But here I am!
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Poor Me 03:57
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If I made the wrong decisions Then I might look back in shame If I favored your position I'd have done the same People say live your own way Well I do, but there’s still some concern Is there time to ease their minds Will I ever learn? Oh, poor me Poor comedy Come on and see the show Now tell me How it ought to be When you don't know what you don't know If I gave an imitation I'd be right up on that wall If I shared your aspirations I might have it all People tried to pull me aside Oh they will show me where I strayed But I've counted the cost Of Paradise Lost No claims are paid Oh poor me Poor vanity What will I have to show? You tell me How I ought to be When you don't know what you don't know Behind those pretty lies I thought there might be something there Now I don't see one feeling that we share Did we get what we wanted? Do you want what you have? When it's time to go Shall we just laugh? Oh, poor me Poor jealousy Hittin' me from below Ah, spare me Your honesty You don't know what you don't know You don't know Some become what they're meant to be, though The same won't be said for me, I know Poor me No legacy All vanity All comedy Poor heresy Poor me
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Too Much 04:12
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Out of sight and out of mind I thought I knew you when If I go back in time I'd see you clearly then I never thought To analyze I wasn’t in your way But when you got Your chance to rise You saw a threat You wouldn’t let A loose end go to fray Was it just too much to pull that punch When you saw no fight remained? Were you just so tough that you must draw blood When there’s nothing left to gain? So I keep my peace and smile ‘Cause I know that I’ll never rise again Hit my pose and hope I chose A lesser dose of pain And it’s too much to sustain Circumstances as they are I couldn’t leave the game Can only run so far You can’t escape the shame I stood aside I stayed my hand I didn’t want the fight I had my pride You had your plan And right in front Of everyone You got me in your sights Was it just too much to pull that punch When you saw no fight remained? Were you just so tough that you must draw blood When there’s nothing left to gain? So I keep my place and hide ‘Cause I know that I’ll never smile again So exposed, everybody knows My life’s gone down the drain And it’s too much to sustain It was too much He won't get up again Oh but what if he does What happens then? Oh what happens then? You think you’re just Do what you must You protest too much You think you’re flush 'Cause you got the touch You forget too much You think I’m crushed Underneath the bus You’ll regret too much I know it sucks But I gotta make some cuts Oh, was that too much?
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Last Time 01:55
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Don’t stop, can’t talk Won’t even interrupt my walk Nice to see you, okay But I’ll be on my way I heard all you had to say the last time New day, new plan Now you’re out looking for a soft landing Seems a little bit strange What you’re trying to arrange It’s a pretty big change from last time ‘Cause I remember perfectly That you ended it a little bit rough There was no uncertainty When you said I didn’t thrill you enough I don’t see how You would find me more exciting now Going up you were blind Coming down you’re more kind To the one you left behind the last time Oh well I thought I could aspire to Walk beside you, but I was wrong But I might still admire you If you’d had the sense to just stay gone Keep moving on Good talk, my friend Here’s hoping you find your happy ending But it’s not going to be That you settle for me Better check your memory from last time I saw all I need to see the last time And I’m hoping this’ll be the last time
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Justify 04:04
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Red lights flashing and time’s run out You know what it’s about You’ve known all along Won’t lead follow or clear the way You block the road and say Nothing is wrong Well if that’s the best that you can do It’s none too good now is it? If you can see and still believe There’s somewhere else to go When everything comes down on you You think that you’ll admit it? Or is that you already crying "How was I to know?" 
Justify, justify Wash your hands And watch it all go down the drain Last boat’s leaving or maybe it’s gone From now on You’ll carry nothing but the blame The time for waiting and seeing’s through There’s no opposing view There’s just a liar All hands putting the fires out You’re shooting tires out Murder for hire Well if that’s the best that you can be I gave you too much credit But someone gives you plenty more Your interest is secured If anything comes down to you I guess we’ll just forget it And is that you already crying "What happened to the world?" Justify, justify Wash your hands And watch it all go down the drain Last boat’s leaving or maybe it’s gone From now on You’ll carry nothing but the blame, yeah Nothing but the blame, yeah You did it all for love I can see it You did it all for love I believe it Justify it How can you justify it? How will you justify it? You'll never justify it No, no, no
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Thank You Enough 03:50
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Here's our boy Every mother's joy Like a brand new toy He's a pleaser His heart's yours So protect it of course Keep him safe at home Small world was a bad fit Spark's in his eyes, you gotta keep it lit Did you wonder if you'd done too much Did you wonder if you'd done enough? Came the day He went on his way No he just can’t stay He’s a dreamer Though you said he wasn't halfway ready He was down the road No you never had a crystal ball And the higher help didn't help at all But you were right even when you were wrong Heaven knows you were strong enough Am I worthy of that kind of love? For all you give me, do I thank you enough? Underneath the silent sky above I believe in you, do I thank you enough? Thank you enough Thank you enough Here's our man Been a change in plans Didn't follow the standard procedure (As free as you knew he could be) Like a stranger in a strange land Never far from home (On his own but he’s never alone) What do you see when you look at him now? If it pleases you, please take a bow Between the dream and the truth He was able to choose 'Cause you made him enough How do I repay that kind of love? For all you gave me, do I thank you enough? Underneath the silent sky above I believe in you, do I thank you enough? Thank you enough As the fortunate inheritor of All the good in you, do I thank you enough? Some aspire to a higher love But I believe in you, do I thank you enough? Thank you enough Thank you enough Yeah yeah Gotta thank you enough Wanna thank you enough
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Moment 03:26
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I live for a moment
So far in the past One perfect moment But I've made it last Once I knew It was all I'd ever know From that moment I've never let it go I lived in that moment All caught up in you Just one perfect moment Or there might have been two Once I saw that It was all I'd ever see I made it into Much more than a memory I don't pretend That our love never ended But I still want to feel The joy that can never come back Would you deny me even that? The moment that filled me And set me alight The moment that's held me The rest of my life Now I'm content 'Cause there's none to compare Even if no one believes me I give myself over completely Meanwhile if anyone needs me You'll find me there

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released November 22, 2022

Produced by Jarret Cooper
Recorded by Jarret Cooper at Francisco Studios, San Francisco
Additional recording by Gino Nave and Stephen Spies
Mixed and mastered by JJ Wiesler at Decibelle, San Francisco
All songs written by Jarret Cooper and © 2022 Pop Soldier Music, BMI

Jarret Cooper: Vocals, piano & keyboards, acoustic & electric guitars, synths & electronic instruments
John Reinert: Drums (all but 2, 5, 8)
Brentt Brown: Electric guitar (4, 8, 10)
Ryan Keeley: Bass (4, 10)
Gino Nave: Electric guitar (6, 7)
Stephen Spies: Strings & horn (10)
Daniel Fabricant: Fretless bass (5)

Thanks: everyone listed above plus Michelle Auyoung, Christine Saddul, Erin Kost & family, Oren Williams, Lan Nguyen, Annie Yoshiyama, Terri Hudson, and Judy Cooper – this one’s for you, Mom.

Album design by o2bri

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Singer/songwriter Jarret Cooper is a dude who lives in San Francisco and enjoys nice days and playing music with his friends, including the band Pirate Radio. New album "Shotgun" available everywhere 11/22/22!

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