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Demo​-​Listen Derby 2020, Vol. 2

by Arend Lee Jessurun

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1.
Thinking 'bout John Prine (Demo) 03:32
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I put my love on rush. The flowers turned to brush. I gave them to someone to keep me lonely. I learned from it in time a brand new paradigm, and now I know that I’m my one and only. Ursa Major, why’d they chased you to the sky? “Well here, though I have died, I live forever. And when the moon is full or not a moon at all, come find me where the scrolling stars are tethered.” And on that golden night, the lucky saw the light, the richest and the righteous found religion. They found it wanting more, they gave it to the poor like bread crumbs on the floor to feed the pigeons. Impatience and regret. I died in student debt, and now I think I’ve met the heavenly Father. I questioned at your shrine, O Father dear of mine. You always take your time to give an answer. Then said the Holy Fool, “I am an old soul too, and I have seen the woundedness of ages and met the Mother Bear with flowers in her hair, who loves her children where the hunter rages.” Ursa Major, I am looking to your light, my ghostly friend and guide through love’s abandon. And here, where there is death, I will not hold my breath but trust the wind wherever I am landing. I’ll trust the wind wherever I am landing.
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Time's for the Taking (Demo) 02:58
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I’d like to take you up on it, on that video call. I’ve been taking it easy, baby, in case it’s nothing at all. You gotta take it slow. You gotta let her know: you got time, and time’s for the taking. You got some news for her. You got the blues for her. You got time, and time’s for the taking. And my camera was propped up against a bottle of ink, and as it started to slip down, softly you said, “I’m falling, I think.” You gotta take it slow. You gotta let me know: you got time, and time’s for the taking. You got some news for me. You got the blues for me. You got time, and time’s for the taking. And I’ll call you on it and pick up on your line. You’ve got what I’ve been wanting, babe, and I’ve got the time.
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Pizza for Breakfast (Demo) 01:11
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Pizza for breakfast, pizza for breakfast. I’m so upset I could go back to bed. Pizza for breakfast, pizza for breakfast. Hey, what the heck is food when you’re dead. Pizza for breakfast, pizza for breakfast, pizza for breakfast, cheese and bread. When I’m feeling reckless, some pizza for breakfast is good ‘nuff to get this out of my head.
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I'm Not Gonna Die on Your Hill (Demo) 02:24
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I’m not gonna die on your hill. I’m not gonna die on your hill. I’m done with all your mouthin’ and what you’ve made a mountain. I’m not gonna die on your hill. I’m not gonna die on your hill. I’m not gonna bully or kill. I’m not gonna bully or kill. Take the low road, if you must. I’ll be kicking off the dust. I’m not gonna bully or kill. I’m not gonna die on your hill. I’m not gonna bend to man’s will. I’m not gonna bend to man’s will. You may call me heretic, but I don’t really care a lick. I’m not gonna bend to man’s will. I’m not gonna die on your hill. I’m not gonna fight for the thrill. I’m not gonna fight for the thrill. I’m not getting stuck with you. I’m not gonna fight with you. I’m not gonna fight for the thrill. I’m not gonna die on your hill.

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The second installment! What began as a biweekly demo series on Patreon has evolved into a three-volume EP-set. This project is an exercise in anti-perfectionism, following after self-recording heroes such as Richard Swift and Sufjan Stevens. Each song is one take, recorded on one mic and mixed and mastered in my home studio.

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released June 23, 2021

Arend Lee Jessurun - songwriter, vocals, guitar, producer, mixing & mastering engineer, artwork

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Arend Lee Jessurun Los Angeles, California

Arend Lee Jessurun (they/them) is a nonbinary singer-songwriter and producer writing sincere, sometimes psychedelic, chamber folk. Their music explores the genderqueer experience and Christian faith through a hopeful lens. Arend's pure singing voice, nimble guitar arrangements, and poetic sensibility have earned them comparisons to Simon & Garfunkel, Iron & Wine, and Nick Drake. ... more

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