Signals In the Dark
Singer-songwriter diary entries in jazz fusion form.
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Lyrics:
I’ve got daggers in my mind Glass shards work’n through my chest I need to walk and wander While my thoughts crash and crest Blossoms saturate the air As I head down towards the Fillmore Inside the Elite cafe A jazz combo does it’s thing And I remember… Ahh… yes… That’s the music I still adore I’ve been spinning my wheels Seed corn’s all I have to eat My eyes are red and sunken My soles have worn into the streets Why’d I stop listening to these sounds? How’d I forget this feeling of rapport? The gentle rhythmic swings The plunk of the upright’s strings Now I remember… Ahh… yes… That’s the music I still adore A couple passes by arm in arm They lean into one another The daggers and the glass Dig even deeper I catch a bus back home Strung out and near collapse As I crawl onto my couch I see you’ve sent me a text Though you’re never quite in reach You’re always a source of support And though you don’t use words Just little pictures It reminds me… Ahh… yes… You are the music I still adore |
Credits:
vocals: E.G. Phillips backing vocals: nyssa, Kevin Seal electric guitar: Christopher Fortier rhodes piano: Kevin Seal upright bass: Bryan Horne drums: Chris McGrew recorded at Wally’s HydeOut, Hyde Street Studios (Studio C), in San Francisco mixed by Chris McGrew mastered by Justin Weis, www.trakworx.com produced by Chris McGrew and Kevin Seal written by E.G. Phillips © 2026 Ducks With Pants Music (ASCAP) |