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I Don't Need You To Know EP

by Jonah Luke

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1.
I was taken in on account that I don't want to go to war And I was trying to tell you that my beliefs are what I do but there ain't nothing that's worth killing for I know we disagree but we act like everything's fine But now I'm really glad to tell you that I'm really mad I'm done pretending like these problems are mine I don't need you to know This ain't no give and take this ain't no quid pro quo I was thrown in jail on account that I know who I am But these words that I am writing are not getting up and fighting they're just making a quiet stand I know I've done some things I might not have in retrospect But when I look back and I see them I would only want to keep them Because I haven't finished living yet I don't need you to know This ain't no mistake this ain't no leaving home I was shipped off to spend days cutting big old trees And all the time I was complying while the government was lying That's the moment I was finally freed I know that I can't speak for all of us or any other living soul But there are things I will discuss and there are things that I will trust and there are things that I don't need you to know I don't need you to know 'Cause I can make it, I can make it on my own It's such a good feeling.
2.
My friend gave me a hat that he had knit And I bought these pants but they don't really fit But I'm not these clothes I'm the soul that's under it Just like snail I'm all tied up I'm biting at the knots I'll jump the fence And I won't get caught I'll throw the blanket just like I was taught over the razor wire I don't need a plan I'm gonna live life laughing when I can I won't force a smile I'm gonna live it like I was a child Do what I want When you look back at the things you haven't said now we're all grown up and soon we'll all be dead So why don't you pack a change of clothes instead of sitting down When I go out I put on both my shoes Cause it's up to me to terminate the blues But I look straight up and all I see is you like rain coming down Now that I set an alarm for when I sleep And I'll dream my dreams and some of them I'll keep But for now I'll think And later I will speak When I'm done climbing trees
3.
I am a traveler I am a thief If you are weary I'll give you relief I just back from robbing a bank Can you believe that All of the money that I have spent good for the memories, worse for the rent I don't know if I'll ever repent Will God believe that But I will see this through Cause I've got something left to do Here I would like to travel the world in the arms of a beautiful girl Sub-lease my home and sell all my things I could believe that But I've discovered while being away that there are things that call me to stay Calling Chicago, calling today I can feel it So if you want to help out the weak give to the hungry, help people eat Don't buy a ticket, just walk across the street You won't believe it Here is the money that I just stole I know its illegal, but that's how I roll Give it to someone who needs to be told that they can make it
4.
Almost Gone 05:16
Last night I talked with a friend about the world we got And we decided that we're not suited to live in it So get up lets go get your girl and let the others know we won't take nothing at all except the guitar and the radio Cause I've got a notion That sinks in the ocean The sea of people and things But I'm gonna grow some wings And I won't be long I'll leave my home and I will right my wrongs Running out of what I got I got it 'til its almost gone Why don't you stay we could lie around the house all day we could sing our favorite songs sing them so we don't forget Why don't we leave we could see the things we've never seen we could sleep out in the car dreaming about the farther stars Cause I've got a head and shoulders And I've got feet that walk And I've got a mind that opens And I will let it talk I will let it talk So now can't you see the less we have means the more we're free I will pick up my guitar You got the vocals We are going far Going it for broke Cause we know what we got got it til its almost gone It won't be long
5.
Summer has arrived finally after so much rain I've landed here on blood, sweat, and tears still I play the game I have flown this far And I'll get on the next plane But since you found my heart I've no need to fly again I've got a cousin in Minnesota who up and flew away He never made no room for no other, still he does okay But I can't live like that I would drive myself insane I need someone that Knows my heart and lays it plain You are the one with hair that sparkles like sunlight through the sea You are the one that sees the sunset just like me And isn't it funny that we had no idea Now its so sunny after so long in the dark I have flown this far And I'll get on the next plane But since you found my heart I've no need to fly again.
6.
New York is calling from every corner of this world I see it on the faces of all the pretty girls They're like tell me what's your number I don't need to know your name Well up till now, I have been playing a different game I've been playing a different game Tell me what's the difference in all the colors that we're dyed There's no sense in stopping someone else from being alive You use one hand to shoot while the other points the blame Well up till now, I have been playing a different game New York is calling can't you hear it in your ear its there or Miami, and they're both better off then here They're like tell me where you come from I don't need to know your name Well up till now, I have been playing a different game I've been playing Clue while you play Monopoly I've been playing Xbox while you play Wii I've been shooting pool while you shoot darts and I've been playing spades while you play hearts

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I Don't Need You To Know EP is the debut album of Jonah Luke, who has been playing music and writing songs for a long time; the EP is the 15th studio album Jonah has been a part of, but his first solo album. It's six songs are groovy, feel-good tunes with strong melodies and lots folk guitar influence. Jonah's music is playful and experimental, with a great deal of attention given to rhythms and harmonies. He recorded the EP in his college dorm room, his house in Portland, Oregon, and his childhood home in Chicago, IL.

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released August 28, 2010

Jonah Luke - guitars, vocals, percussion, trombone, recording, mixing, production.
Annie Fassler, Jon Wash - vocals on 1.
Mac Cooper, Carmelle Kniss - vocals on 2, 4.
Dorian Gehring - mastering.

Thanks to: Portland/Chicago, Mom/Dad
Photography: Annie Fassler

All words and music by Jonah Luke, copyright 2010. Published by Pericarp (ASCAP) 2010.

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Jonah Luke Portland, Oregon

Unabashedly joyful, unashamedly playful, Jonah Luke’s music is pure sunshine. In a world of predictable pop, this Portland, OR-based singer-songwriter crafts innovative folk-rock with sweet harmonies and dashes of a capella.

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