Name: Strawman
Duration: P00H04M30S
Description: I wrote this track a number of years ago as an ode to friends and lovers lost. I remember having to stop and come back to this one. It was too close to home at the time.

Strawman

from Home to Roast by Jet W. Lee

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I wrote this track a number of years ago as an ode to friends and lovers lost. I remember having to stop and come back to this one. It was too close to home at the time.

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I dreamed of you and I
And it reminded me, reminded me you’re still alive
There was a glaze over your eyes
And a smile, a smile that used to satisfy
Long ago, when hearts were thawed
Before you pulled my last straw

And a wayward soul only knows
Silence can be just as cruel
And the last one standing is the fool
Cause who then will he hang around
When everyone is in the ground
Dead, Oh dead?

We are two dogs fighting in a field
Two old dogs that never learned how to heal
One lights the fires that burn the best
And the other one doesn’t have many bridges left

And a wayward soul only knows
Silence can be just as cruel
And the last one standing is the fool
Cause who then will he hang around
When everyone is in the ground
Dead, Oh dead?

They say smiles are for forgiving,
Tides are made to turn,
Well here is to the two of us
Never having learned

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from Home to Roast, track released April 1, 2010
Jesse W. Johnson - acoustic guitar, vocals
Genevieve Knoebel - viola

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Jet W. Lee Chicago, Illinois

One of Chicago's most exciting rock bands, Jet W. Lee continues a tradition of original rock that alternates between fast, fiery diatribes and atmospheric short stories. The band formed in Chicago in 2009 and since then they've brought their high-energy performances to over 35 states across the country. Jet W. Lee are currently working on their 3rd album, Dream is a Dark Cloud. ... more

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