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Tell Me How

from Calm & Sense by Jordan Fox

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Jordan: I love this as a closer. More on the somber contemplative end of the last song. It's pretty much about how hard it can be sometimes to write about the darker instances in life. How writing can lead back to feeling those emotions again all at the same time, and how hard it can be on the mind of the artist putting pen to paper. How you can feel all this anger, sadness, and self doubt. It's very easy to feel like there's no end, and sometimes you might even be right.
But then when you actually get it out of yourself, it can be so therapeutic. That's the main thing I love about rap. It's my favorite way to express myself. I feel like it's because while it can hurt to think about those things sometimes, I can phrase it in a million different ways, and kinda make a game out of it almost. What's the best way I can detail or phrase this situation? That makes it a whole hell of a lot easier, because at the end of writing about it, no matter what the subject is I can at least feel proud of myself, and say I made the best thing out of it that I could.

Default: If I remember right this is the first one we originally recorded for the album. It has such a downer tone that wraps the whole EP perfectly. The best touch is the ambient noise from the street that fades in at the end. I think that was my idea cuz I wanted the beginning and end to match to give it this "day in the life" vibe. We see hardship and a bunch of pain and drama but there is never some defiant solution or answer. Its just trying to get through the day and I love that. Overall I think this song is a short and sweet ode to the time spent in hardship in our city. Even listening to the beat reminds me of memories I have as a dumb 16 year old. If I go on any longer I will be rambling so I'll just end it here. Much love to everyone who supports us and the moves we've been making. We hope you enjoy the music.

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[Verse]
I sit down with a page and a pen.
And I wonder how to phrase it again.
How I'll get it to amaze 'em again,
With my pain, I aim to erase what I've been.
Car crash of the mind
Got me back in the past, and I'm lagging behind.
And I'm packing a bag I left in the black of my eyes,
But I don't bother with masks, leave it to stacking the blinds.
Contrast a space,
Cause all I'm really wanting is the past erased.
No trace, but it's with me til the last of days,
Rhyme fast, type cast as a basket case.
And the past ain't me, I get it.
But it plays like a fiction if you not in it.
But that's my face, and it's on the screen,
Tell me how I'm not a villain.
I stop fucking with a fake when I can.
Do my best, try to shake em, but damn,
I awake to take bait, can't wait to drop freight,
Just because they bought tickets don't make 'em a fan.
And I feel like I'm grappling with demons,
Hear 'em cackle when I interact with people.
And I back track in the rat trap,
But I can't forget that I'm the one that let 'em seep in.
Blank stare and they right there,
I'm the only one that seems to notice.
Say a prayer 'fore the nightmare,
Feeling so gone with a lack of focus.
And I don't speak for the right,
Beginning to feel like I could reach for the light.
But it don't be what I need, lord please,
I can only find peace when I write.

credits

from Calm & Sense, released February 24, 2017
(J. Fox)
Produced by: swirl & Jordan Fox.
Mixed, Mastered & Arranged by: swirl & Jordan Fox.
Recorded at: Hudson Studio.

© Play Nice! Records (2017)

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Jordan Fox Arkansas City, Kansas

Creating music from a young age, Jordan spent years absorbing sounds across many genres and used it to build an impressive musical arsenal. Rapper, Singer, Writer, Guitarist, Keyboardist, etc. Fox moved quickly in the local music scene. From cyphers to alternative bands to hip hop groups and despite years of struggle and dead ends, the grind stays strong as does the music from the flatland titan. ... more

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