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One Shy

by Motion Jones

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1.
Mildred 01:08
2.
Gas Station 03:38
Remove the nozzle; lift the lever. This cold Midwestern weather makes my hands feel like leather. And as the gallons of gas are rising, should it really be so surprising when I reach into my pocket to find three dollars and a couple dimes? Will it get us to the border? WIll it get us some place warmer? I've been waiting' to vacation somewhere other than this godforsaken dirty gas station. Our breath lingers as we breathe out, like exhaust pipes exhaling clouds. I wish that we could chase them as they float up toward the sky and get closer to the sunshine, little closer to the sunshine.
3.
Comatose 04:56
So absent-minded I can be. I can't remember where I left my car keys, my cup of coffee, my cellular phone, all the things that I own that own me. So scattered my brain can be. I should put glue in my ears and shake my head to see if it holds things together, so I remember things better, so I keep track of what's keeping track of me. Modern life has made a shell out of me. My face reflects the expressions of the actors on T.V. And blinkings and buzzings have replaced my best friends. I had plenty of them long ago. The dinner table up and died, replaced with the number five with fries and thirty-two ounces of carbonization and ice. The conversation up and quit, defeated by the drone of the T.V. set and the hum of the holy internet. We're coming closer and closer to comatose or something like it.
4.
I got time, but all of it's taken. I got friends, but never really see them. The calendar mocks me. The clock is so cocky. They keep me slaving away. And the old tick-tock is never gonna stop; never gonna tear off the last page. I gotta keep waking up and working my way up and (I'm) saving up for the escape. I gotta see my friends, I gotta see the end, and I need to make a getaway.
5.
Bed sheets stretch out above us like blue skies in the middle of July. This mattress [is] our own private island; we'll stay here as long as we like. And I won't ever leave if you don't ever leave, so, babe, hold on to me, so you don't get swept away by the sea. Your phone hums like an airplane that circles in search of survivors, but we'll show no signs of life. We will stay here as long as we like. And I won't ever leave if you don't ever leave so, babe, you better hold on to me, so we can get swept away by the sea.
6.
Head Home 04:08
Home, where'd you go? I don't know you anymore. I went away. When I came back, you weren't (half) the same. Now instead, we make our homes inside our heads. Just so we know, as long as we still have our heads, we have a home.
7.
Let's go out tonight and find our favorite neon signs that line the street. I need a chaser for the bitter aftertaste of the work week. 'Cause I work for next to nothing. When nothing to works, I choose to chase away these blue collar blues. I've got the blue collar blues. Lets wake up tomorrow free of all that sorrow that we felt. Lets hope the medicine we drank will bring us happiness and health. Some liquid for our loneliness, if only this would do. I'd chase away the blue collar blues with you. I've got the blue collar blues. Can I get a price check on my pay check, 'cause these dollars they don't make sense, and it takes all of my patience not to quit. I got a friend who's making millions and his wife she's making children. They're such responsible civilians. What do I gotta do to chase away these blue collar blues? I got the blue collar blues. How about you? I know you got 'em, too.
8.
I must have looked so stupid, standing with your hand in mine, and in the meanwhile, your other hand was entwined in his and his and his. I must have looked so seldom in the corners where you secretly held them. And if I wasn't over this, I'm sure I could assemble quite a list of names and places, but the truth is: I must admit you gave me an excuse to quit. And I can sympathize, black and blue from all these little white lies. I should buy those guys a drink as a way to thank them, make a toast to freedom. You spun a web just a web just like a spider up until the day you got tangled, working hard to cover all the angles and now you lay in the web you've made. I must have looked just like a bat given the ability to finally to see where he's at. Oh yeah, I flew right out of that hell. I hope it hurts you to know it didn't even really hurt me, 'cause, baby, I was blind, but you were kind enough to help me see.
9.
Your handprint is still on the driveway, out on display like the world's longest wave good bye. One stray leaf imprint beside it, its veins like a roadmap that led you away, but won't lead you back home. Your handprint remains on the driveway, now trapped under ice like a frostbitten sacrifice. A season of snowflakes beside it, their crystals like canyon that cut into roads and keep me from you. In these white out conditions, I only see inches in front me. You're a thousand miles away.
10.
I'm only really me, you're only really you, when you let me be yourself, I'll let you be me, too.
11.
Elephant 04:14
There's a riddle on your face. I've been trying to solve it now for days. So, what put it on your face? So, what put it on your pretty little face in the first place? There's an elephant in the middle of the room. So, who let it in? Can't remember -- was it me or was it you? Let's call a spade a spade; I want to let the tension fade away. This elephant can't stay. Let's ride it out and start our own parade.
12.
One Shy 03:45
One cloud shy of a rainy day, but its good enough for the kids to go out and play. Why can't we do the same? One ray shy of a sunny day, but I'm going to try to get that sun tan anyway. I hope that you'll do the same. One buck shy of my spouses pay, but I'll spend it all on her anyway. I hope that she does the same. One pass short of the perfect play, but I'm still out on that court now playing the game, yeah.
13.
Maury 01:16

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Motion Jones continues to offer up intimate, lyrically-centered songs on this latest collection. One Shy is an album of struggles, life's journey, and looking on the bright side. With this release, the hushed acoustic sound has been infused with some new sonic depth. Percussion, keys, and layers of harmonies give the album a more dynamic, upbeat feel.

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released September 21, 2010

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Motion Jones Minneapolis, Minnesota

Motion Jones is a singer/songwriter from the North Star State, Minnesota. He has been writing songs for several different bands for over a decade. As a solo musician he has taken a lo-fi and minimalistic approach to his lyrically-driven, acoustic folk songs. ... more

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