Keith Cook was the guitarist for the protopunk band Debris with whom he was included in a history exhibit covering the notable rock and rollers from their home
Awhile back I ended up with Leon Russell's drum machine.
I wrote 20 songs around everything left on it and there were 9 that he arranged which are denoted by the number he saved them on the machine as being included in the title, for example (Song 01).
I also included alternate versions of those 9 songs as instrumentals.
Lyrics
I split the deck and its the first card I drew
But still theres no direction an the question is what to do
I could be anything
I could do anything
So many faces
So many masks
In this masquerade
The fool laughed as he stepped into the sun
The fool had no fear and nowhere to go
Sometimes you just cant win no matter what you do
And when you get everything you want is what you thought it would be.
The fool laughed knowing what he must do
Take a chance
take the risk to dance
the spirit of the Ether
As free as the air you breathe
As free as the breeze
Without any care
In this world
Without a care
In this life
And dont know why I should carry on
The way I carry on
But I have no choice
My hands are tied
To the wheel of the world
But I never wanted to take these steps without you
I never wanted to face this change without you
I never wanted to take this dare without you
I never wanted to be here without you
Like the joker of the 52 without you
What good is this hand without you
I cant believe theres a me without you
Ive got my health my peace of mind what more could I want
Still he did not know who he was within
It all came so easy to you , you dont even have to try
Letting life unfold is all youll ever need to do
Just waiting for the wind to blow the right thing around again
Like flipping pages in a book of open ends
Choose not the life of limitations
Its the world you loved
Its going to be a close call
Ten good reasons to continue
All the positives you wrote down for me
But can they really out weigh the negative
I know you said you might not be around for it
Its bigger than I ever knew
