Jacob Fannin

It’s now or never.
It’s always.
It’s forever.
It’s a place.
It’s a shame.
It’s a never-ending game.

Where to?
Uncharted water.
Where from?
Won’t be forgotten.
Why go?
No way of knowing.
‘Less you pick up and get going.

Love is now the answer, and
Life is now the answer,
To all questions thrown your way.

Misconceived in all the glory,
of these fairy-tale told stories,
is the work, that comes with the play.

It’s pride.
It’s power.
It’s offered.
It’s devoured.
It’s safe.
It is worth fearing.
It is blindly that I’m steering.

Why go?
For an addiction.
Why leave?
Need the attention.
Who cares?
It doesn’t matter.
My life beats in the same pattern.

For love is now the answer, and
Life is now the answer,
To all questions thrown your way.

Misconceived in all the glory,
of these fairy-tale told stories,
is the work, that leads to the play.

I think I left my heart, back home where Polar Bears roam
Back home the place where I have grown
The only place that I have ever known.

I think I left my heart among the evergreens and snowfall
Dreaming of the day when I would make music’s roll call
I guess that day’s begun
I never dreamed that day would come.

One by one they falter,
They’re busted, broken, beaten, battered, confused,
Yet here I am, unaltered,
Just waiting for the sun to shine on something I view

And shine it will, for now it’s just a waiting game.
And play you will, the beat you’re playing stays the same…

When you’re undiscovered.

Two by two mistaken,
Their fears spill over they go up in flames.
My pride is not for breakin’,
I’m just a singing soul who needs to play.

And play I will until at least the end of time.
Good fortunes fulfilled regardless of the fact that I…

Am undiscovered.

And undiscovered is the anthem of my life.
And undiscovered is the anthem of my life.

And it doesn’t matter whether you are rich or poor.
Your worries will scatter quickly because that’s what music is for.

When you’re undiscovered.

Sometimes we try just way too hard to show
This love that maybe we have come to know
All our efforts trying to astound
When maybe it is just the thought that counts.

So I have tried to write a simple song
Remove the glitz to keep the message strong
Because I really don’t believe you understand
This is the happiest that I have ever been.

And I, like to imagine
You and me, equally together
With nothing but life out ahead of us
Honestly, this could be a lot like…

Love the feeling when I’m unprepared
And I turn around and you are standing there
Then my head begins to sing a melody
This is the only place that I could ever be.

And I, like to imagine
You and me, equally together
With nothing but life out ahead of us
Honestly, this could be a lot like love.

Beyond the verses laced with repititious sound
Past the stage the glows from all the lights around
There’s a melody trying to sing.

Beneath the smiles, laughter and comraderie
Is the worry, doubt and utter disbelief
That the draw from this lifestyle can bring.

There’s a long road up ahead
No pun intended, no such thing as easy does it
I’m in this for the long haul.
Hope is on my side, fate’s overrated.

It’s when the lights go down, the real work must begin
When no one’s watching’s when your sense of pride sets in
It’s the selfless, part of the deal.

You try your best to hide the tired from your eyes
And if discovered try your best to act surprised
The rewards you are seeking are so far from real.

It’s the long road up ahead
No pun intended, no such thing as easy does it
I’m in this for the long haul.
Hope is on my side, fate’s overrated.

If dreams are worth believing
Then they’re sure worth workin’ towards
And wings were made so man could fly
And that’s what faith is for.

Living this life is the strangest of things
When what puts you through motions, are unnatural feelings.

I don’t really care what other people have to say about me
Living in this world when what is cool is what is startling
And people acting crazy, just to get a look or two
Why so dramatic people, why can’t we just live?

I hate to get caught up inside these artificial lives
When these political agendas make out Yankee brothers fight
And now the world is turning bad when we’ve got so much good to give
I just don’t get it people, why can’t we just live?

Living this life, is the strangest of things
When what puts you through motions, are unnatural feelings
All you can do is put a smile on your face
Adn realize that good will always prevail
And take you to, a better place.

I sometimes fear to think that maybe no one understands
That being positive in life will get you twice more good than bad
And you’re white-knuckled now with fear that we won’t forget and then forgive
Why not let go of it people, and it makes you want to live.

I really do believe that people want to realize
That animosity can’t happen if our race is to survive
As is the nature of the people, we will follow what to do
The light is shining through the doorway, we just need to be led through.

Somewhere out there, there’s a place I should be
Where the people, religiously live life honestly
And all you can do is keep a smile on your face
And realize that good will always prevail
And take you to, a better place.

Hardship leads to heartache
But hearthache teaches life
And life provides what’s beautiful
Unyielding, undisguised.

But sometimes there’s a moment
An undiscovered time or two
You close your eyes and pray
That someone else is prayin’ too.

This life can be misleading
But it always proves so fair
You close your eyes and plow on through
When the answers are not there.

Well sometimes there’s an instance
When the day turns to the night
You raise your vision to the skies
And sing with all your might.

Guard me, guard me, guard me, guard me
From this expectation
Guard me, guard me, guard me when
My will meets hesitation.

The clock of life is spinnin’and
I can’t be left behind
My training wheels just now released
And I’m fearin’ my first try.

Your thoughts have been recycled
Reduced, reused so many times
These thoughts, these prayers, these disbeliefs
Have put your mind on overtime.

Well sometimes there’s a second
When the doubt won’t go away
You hope the night, won’t cancel the light
That gets you through the day.

Guard me, guard me, guard me, guard me.
Guard me, guard me, guard me.

Here’s a story, about how love should go
The type of feeling, that everyone should know
Take to the skies, on a magic carpet ride
A whole new world with everything you’ll ever need
Right by your side.

There’s no debating and much less waiting
You’re always on the prowl to be conversating
The potions of a motioned ocean
All anybody ever talks about is
Love, love, love, love
The answer to every question now, is
Love, love, love, love.

You’re going up, down, you’re spinnin’ all around now
We’ve reached dry land and we’re homeward bound
A smile left then right you gotta hold on tight
This sentimental feeling that you can’t deny, is
Love, love, love, love
The answer to every question now, is
Love, love, love, love.

You’re spinning ’round in circles
But in the best of ways
It makes you smile to know
That life’s ok.

It’s love, love, love
The answer to every question now, is love
Love, love, love, love
The answer to every question now, is
Love, love, love, love.

Here’s a story, about how love should go…

The world in all its’ glory
The perfect home to me
Is losing all its’ beauty
Amid this tragedy.

Why has it come to this?
The battle for everything…

We’ve closed our eyes to everything, that matters in this life
Believing we were way to good, for something pure.
The strength of people’s past, was that they recognized the vast
Amount of wealth inside, the innocence of good.

Oh how the world it spins in circles
It changes everything
The little things in life that matter
Routinely can’t be seen.

The truth that hurts the most, is that we’ve had our second dose
Of this and no one has stepped up to take the lead.
Our reputation faltering, and so begins the altering
This slate that at one time, had been so clean.

These red and yellow lights, they shine so bright
Just close your eyes, and still you’ll see your dreams inside
Of everything you’ve ever wanted in this life
And it’s so sad to know that most these dreams
You’ve had to compromise.
I know it’s not that easy, not as simple as it seems
When you’re staring down the barrel
Of a gun that no one sees.

This battle we are facing, is as big as we have seen
Naively looking up, into the eyes of everything
Oh, how the world it spins in circles
It changes everyhing

The world in all its’ glory
The perfect home to me…

Hope, a faltering persistence
The belief, that someone will be there
Faith, you stay true to your existence
You pray that you will find someone
To whom you can care.

All you hear around you
Is the rushing doubt about you
As you flow, into the rivers’ end
This current has got you cold
You are in full soul-searching mode
This doubt is more than anybody’s heart can defend.

And now I’m Waterfallin’ down
Without the sense to see the ground
‘Cause the mist and cloud of doubt has overtaken me
I’m talkin’ to myself, that I will find somebody else
I’m waiting for this barrel to shatter me free.

You think at night, maybe I’m just different
Maybe, it just wasn’t meant to be
You love your life, every single minut
But begin to realize what a blessed curse kindness can be.

La da da da da
Da da da da
Da da da da (x 2)

I’m not the kind of guy who walks around
With head and mind up in the clouds
My feet stand firmly on the ground
And that’s the way I like it, to be.

So much for this and that and questions
Unrelated to the present
And I guess that’s what the matter
With this life that I have chosen, to lead.

I’m a midwestern brother
I’m a farmer undercover
I am 944 born and proud
I’m a poet, I’m a writer
I’m a lover, not a fighter
An ambassador for peace on earth
And the beauty of the sound…

That takes you upside down
Let the music turn you ’round and ’round
And take you upside down
Let the music turn you ’round and ’round
And ’round and ’round

‘Cause when the music’s playin’ baby
Everything is re-arranging, in your mind
Your priorities, they shift they turn
Rotating in directions of all kind, of all kind