Simplicity

from Compulsion by Jordan Friend

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Raindrops on a window, or at least I hear the sound
Because my eyes are taken prisoner by another sight I found
As the days tick of a journey pressed to fit a smaller time
Than the moments that will linger in my mind

Wheels that turn while windows burn the frost against the glass
As the music blares to blind the glares of souls at crossing paths
I am reaching, I am reaching for a sign
And I’m frightened by the potency of this wine

Simplicity
Is eluding me
Its what I told myself was best
But something’s gone and laid simplicity to rest

On a market road they pulled out from another time
I am lost in conversation, as the sun begins its climb
Down to just the right refraction to illuminate our lives
And I throw a rope around it to freeze a moment

I am never at a loss for words
I never want for wit
But these are foreign fabrics
To make a foreign gown
That I’m drawn to

Early morning hazes keep me safe until I’m high
Up above the clouds to look back down into a stunning eye
That I‘m telling so much more than I had planned
I am wondering, and suddenly can’t stand

Simplicity
I’d toss you free
I was fine by your design
Simplicity, I called you mine
But now I’ve landed, and tossed you in the sea

Circumstance is just a trance
And when I wake, the miles could be gone

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from Compulsion, released April 3, 2016
Jordan Friend: lead vocals, guitar
Grant Carey: backing vocals, bass, percussion, magical synth
Emily Viancourt: lead harmonies

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Jordan Friend Brooklyn, New York

Jordan Friend is a singer-songwriter, actor and storyteller with a big voice and a busy mind. His new single, "Chapter Two" is produced by Josh Rollin of Saint Mela, and features Tony-nominee Ethan Slater. Jordan has studied songwriting with world-renowned recording artist Ben Folds, and his musical solo show OLD SOUL performed a sold out live virtual tour to global audience. ... more

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