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Not An Exit

from Joy in the New by Andersen Silva

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Jon wrote most of the music to NAE's eponymous song, but when we first started working on recording it in November 2000, we hadn't come up with any lyrics yet, just some basic ideas. I figured I'd better sit down and write 'em myself, or we'd never get around to it. We may end up with three recordings of this song down the road, if we do one together and he does one on his own... but in any case, mine was finished in late March 2004, and some people consider this the best track on the album. It certainly rocks, and for someone who rarely does guitar solos, I did a decent job here. I think.

lyrics

CHORUS:
Too late now, I can't turn back,
This is not an exit!
No way out, except for-
Not if I can help it.

I was a star, my guitar took me far,
But I lost myself in the fame.
Tried a little smack, and I never once looked back,
Buried myself in the game,
You probably don't remember my name,
In a coma now, each day's the same, a shame,
I only had myself to blame.

CHORUS:
Such a fool, I did not see,
This is not an exit!
Can't escape, unless I-
Won't you help me fix it?

Boy of seventeen, full of hopes, full of dreams,
Full of love for my sweetheart.
Found to my despair the universe just isn't fair,
The accident just tore her apart,
From this world my girl did depart,
I pointed the blade straight at my heart, dead heart,
Nurses sadly reading my chart.

instrumental break

CHORUS:
Oh, please, no, just let me out!
I thought this was an exit!
A second chance is all I want,
Don't let me be the one who wrecks it.

Forty-three, I see, nothing really, but TV,
My shows get me through each day somehow.
Glass of red and CBS help me forget today's mess,
Don't care who is president now,
Reality shows make me say, "Wow,"
I wonder how much sex they'll allow, I vow,
Never will I furrow my brow.

CHORUS:
Now my life is all behind me,
It was not an exit!
The only way out now is- DEATH!
Not ready for my respite...

credits

from Joy in the New, released August 3, 2004
written by Jon Wardell and Andersen Silva, recorded by Andersen Silva

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Let Talking Heads, David Bowie, Trent Reznor, the Cars, Roger Waters, and half a Ramone take turns writing and playing songs together, with Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, and Ringo Starr splitting vocal duties, and you might get something like Andersen Silva's music. Or you might not. ... more

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