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The Friendly Outsider
Canada
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 20 ธ.ค. 2019
Hi, I'm Jay Friendly, and this is the channel for my podcast, The Friendly Outsider. I've been on a journey of twenty years, and this podcast will document my travels, thoughts, and opinions, as I make my way back home to Canada, and learn to re-adjust to the new world.
This Isn't It
It's been a hell of a year. I started the guitar for this just before things started getting rough. I wrote the lyrics over the year, in the order they appear.
It's the first time I've ever written lyrics to one of my songs. It's my first time singing publicly. I'm not much of a singer! I even left in the screwups, cause what's a story of 2020 without something screwed up? I hope you'll enjoy my song.
Lyrics:
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Wearing a suit of skin
One size too small
The air a degree too hot
Too close, these walls
The indecision holding me back,
Won’t let me stop
I can’t even get started
Can’t afford to not
I’m back home with
My family and friends
They say you can’t go back home
Turns out I’ve become foreign
A stranger in a familiar land
This place I call home
I know it so well
To it I’m the unknown
All I am’s a reflection
Of what I used to be
There’s nothing I could have done,
It’s just the way I am
I’m not me
I’m not me
---
Everything, too quick now
But I move slow
The rushing, the crushing
frustrate my soul
Pushing, trying
Everywhere I go
Missing that piece
That made me whole
Made me whole x2
Everything, so slow now
Not moving I know
The rushing and the crushing
They frustrate my soul
I’m pushing and I’m trying
Everywhere I go
Missing that piece
That once made me whole
Made me whole x2
---
Do I just give in to it all?
Fall down that empty hole
Is it worth the energy?
Is it worth the toll?
Going where it pushes me
Abandon my own road
Maybe this is the end
Maybe it’s time to let go
---
This pain that I feel
Inside of my head
This can’t just be it
Can’t be the fucking end
I’ve got to move on
Got to dig deep inside
This can’t be the end
I want to keep alive
I gotta keep pushing through
Find another way
This can’t be the end
Will I fight another day?
Gotta keep moving on
This can’t be the end
This can’t be the end
THIS CAN’T BE THE FUCKING END
---
its not
---
So where do I go what do I do from here?
There’s so much to worry, and there’s so much to fear
I guess I’ll keep moving, keep on going ahead
This isn’t it
This isn’t the end.
It's the first time I've ever written lyrics to one of my songs. It's my first time singing publicly. I'm not much of a singer! I even left in the screwups, cause what's a story of 2020 without something screwed up? I hope you'll enjoy my song.
Lyrics:
-------------------------
Wearing a suit of skin
One size too small
The air a degree too hot
Too close, these walls
The indecision holding me back,
Won’t let me stop
I can’t even get started
Can’t afford to not
I’m back home with
My family and friends
They say you can’t go back home
Turns out I’ve become foreign
A stranger in a familiar land
This place I call home
I know it so well
To it I’m the unknown
All I am’s a reflection
Of what I used to be
There’s nothing I could have done,
It’s just the way I am
I’m not me
I’m not me
---
Everything, too quick now
But I move slow
The rushing, the crushing
frustrate my soul
Pushing, trying
Everywhere I go
Missing that piece
That made me whole
Made me whole x2
Everything, so slow now
Not moving I know
The rushing and the crushing
They frustrate my soul
I’m pushing and I’m trying
Everywhere I go
Missing that piece
That once made me whole
Made me whole x2
---
Do I just give in to it all?
Fall down that empty hole
Is it worth the energy?
Is it worth the toll?
Going where it pushes me
Abandon my own road
Maybe this is the end
Maybe it’s time to let go
---
This pain that I feel
Inside of my head
This can’t just be it
Can’t be the fucking end
I’ve got to move on
Got to dig deep inside
This can’t be the end
I want to keep alive
I gotta keep pushing through
Find another way
This can’t be the end
Will I fight another day?
Gotta keep moving on
This can’t be the end
This can’t be the end
THIS CAN’T BE THE FUCKING END
---
its not
---
So where do I go what do I do from here?
There’s so much to worry, and there’s so much to fear
I guess I’ll keep moving, keep on going ahead
This isn’t it
This isn’t the end.
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Sorry to also her of your unlucky fight with diabetes. Keep busy….
The Nihon-jin are a particular bunch, ueard? You gotta provide for your fam, ueard? You wasn’t a resident, ueard?
He also said “Floyd George”, ueard?
Thing young brother stopped podcasting. The ravages of time come for all of us. Like so many silt mounds under the treads of podcasting hikers.
Amazing cuz! Lots of aroha (love) from NZ
Thanks cuz! Lots of love to you too :)
Damn Bro...sorry to hear that you had to go through that...but you had me absolutely *ROLLIN’* 🤣🤣🤣 when you said you asked the Doc during the procedure, “So...about how long does it take before the toes start growing back?” 😂😎👍🏻😂 It’s good to see that you’re in great spirits about it...a lot of people would sink into a “Why-me??!?” spiral that would take a lot longer to get out of. Look on the bright side...now you won’t be bragging/exaggerating one bit when you tell people that you’ve got a foot and a half in your pants! 😜🤣😘😂
That's crazy, man! I'm glad you're ok, otherwise!
Sounds awesome, Jay!
Beautiful!!!
BRAVO!!!!!! Very nicely done!