J and his friends Ryan and Nate were jamming one night on Nicollet Island in downtown Minneapolis when this song's progression and a rough draft of first verse about the little star came out (with its “childhood lost” feeling). The rest of the lyrics were added years later.
J's beat-up old trumpet gets a chance to add its voice here.
lyrics
Twinkle twinkle little star I used to wonder what you are
Until they caught you with a rocket and put you in my pocket away
Dreaming dreaming little girl Inside your eyes I can see a pearl
Do not fret if those with held breath chance to your depths
just try to keep that pearl safe don't let them steal it away
('Cause) I've seen it too many times before
Empty gazes peering up at me from the eyes' ocean floor
Spinning spinning little Earth some think that life here is such a curse
If my words are like birds I'll be sure to try and cure the serpent we
blamed That ol' snake was framed
Crumple crumple little man look at you poppin' and stretchin' like a
rubber band
In a flurry you start to scurry vision blurry so sure she left you today
That she found a new game to play
I've seen it so many times before
Spinning around trying to find a love that one and only love so pure
What a chore
(interlude)
I've seen it and I'm sure I'll see it again
All of these people turning their beginnings into the bitterest end
Revving revving little car inside of you I could travel far
But on the country road there's gold not sold I don't care if it's cold I'm
walkin' today Say there Mr. Bluebird what have you got to say?
Jingle jangle my coin change your tune is making me deranged
So I'll flip one here and roll one clear and leave the last behind your
ear OK? OK
Cause I've lived it out too many times before
Trying to feed a money purse that's always crying out for more
Twinkle twinkle little star time to let you out of the jar
Send you back on that rocket
please unlock my wonder of what you are...
Wonder what you are...
I'll wonder what you are...
I'll just wonder what you are...
credits
from easy (does it),
released December 7, 2013
J Roth > vocals, guitar, piano, trumpet
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