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In It With You

by Jim Swim

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Nicholas Holroyd
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Nicholas Holroyd This album is beautiful. I listen to it at least once a month. Favorite track: I Know a Free One.
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1.
King of the road King of the road Stay Free on the go Free for the full day Freedom to roam Freedom the whole way Keep livin' off that land Livin' looks so right I know a free one I know a free one Yes Blessed just to see one Maybe I’ll be one Next Dressed like a heathen Set for the season Debt level even Profits from pluckin’ the leaf  Under the seats Fuel for the wheels Food for the beasts Like dogs in a field with time to chase Like you on a cliff I want my space I’ve stayed for love I’ve played it safe When I feel stuck I see your face You unstuck and found your place  Sittin' outside for the nature scene, guitar Sittin' on your lap under painted on stars Sittin' here at home while I groan for a way to be Sittin' there alone do you ever feel far Cali to Smith Rock Vegas to pit stop Slide through Slippin’ the pit boss If he gets pissed off Duck and move Makin' plays You got ways Stayin' paid Raisin' stakes Chips to rake Hey hit'em you can get'em when the count's high Spend next month livin' outside Ain't about money it's about time Say it ain't easy but it sounds fine No chains no locks No ring no watch No things no box Cold springs and no socks Wake up and pull rocks You pull hard Feel like God when you top it I'm on the ground, thoughts of God Lots to say on the topic I should talk less, climb more Need to fall on my face More projects more process More progress more grace You got grace  Hustle and grace Grace grace Hustle and hustle and grace King of the road King of the road Stay Free on the go Free for the full day Freedom to roam Freedom the whole way Keep livin' off that land Livin' looks so right
2.
Hey lil mama put your earbuds in Put your cold feet on me Take the heat from my skin In the mornin’ when I’m slow, pretend You’ve got some patience Waitin' for the day to begin Little jealous that you dream like that Little jealous you can sing like that Lately I’ve been havin’ dreams so wack So basic Time wasted I hate that But you’d listen to um any day Know my repetitions let me rep um anyway We love wakin’ with some give and take Summer's at an end It’s a bummer, understand We can eek it out through the winter When it's difícil You in Spanish  Me spinnin' on my hamster wheel Teach me how to say "this shit is real" When we get time away from that we’ll have to take a trip to deal, buddy Every time we trip say, “lover, you’re my friend” Lover, you’re my friend Lover, you’re my friend Stay with me  Lay your head Stay with me Stay with me Lay your head Stay with me Ay I don't wanna talk about tomorrow or your age For the rest of the summer For the rest of our days I dont wanna rush ya You won’t rush to change your ways I trust as much as love ya And that's all that I should say Just us two Slow pace Makin' somethin’ new It’s fun to do Just us two Some place Where we ain’t gotta fake it Tell me where u wanna take it My friend My love  My friend My love Where you wanna take it My friend My love Feel like were gunna make it Uh huh
3.
Bloom/Unglue 03:10
Are you lost, are you sick, or just wild? Yeah, yeah know me I thought about this for awhile Usually, we’d talk about this for awhile We’d get caught up on a night like this, type of nights I miss Fallin off, takin space from love You get firelight in your face from love I was by your fireside in your place I loved How we thought about it and let the thing be known It's our own thing, jigsawed right its a tricky system Switched on gives off light, nifty rhythm Switched off, still holds tight You're holdin’ all your thoughts Like you’re budgetin’ your money You Come unglued Like somethin' in bloom Our roots are interlocked Not just when it's sunny Sittin' in awe of you chaotic Livin' at mach 2, I stay cautious Of the speed of your wind, your storm comin’ tall Hold my tent with the stakes Fear my home’s gunna fall Part of me takes off that made promises Part of me plays rock, stays cognizant You’re startin' to shake from your bones to the walls Hear your voice when it breaks Hide my phone when you call Time to choose, let’s face it Ride, die, move, its all based In a family thing, family thing So thick, like blood with your sisters, say You Come unglued Like somethin in bloom Our roots are interlocked Not just when it’s sunny No you never sit or get tired The fire lives in your hands You can fry up a circuit Or make it trip where you stand Got us all in your circus Got lions in love Is your show for a purpose? Are the lions enough? Hey, ride your wave Your way is violent grace Impatient style and pace I’ll take my space And wait there I’ll take my space And wait there
4.
Memories of a tremblin’ man Eyes wide with the book in his hand Memories of a tremblin’ man I see him shake with the sentiment I wanna say hi So hi It’s clear that you won’t say hey Didn’t say why So why Couldn’t you leave without pulling away? Was it cuz I put you on a pedestal? Was it cuz I reached like i needed a save? Now tell me, did you feel uncredible? Or just see youth in the thick of a phase? Man I tell ya, I never saw a one like you Lookin’ at life like a child might do Gettin thrilled at the sight, so filled with the light,  Still willing to fight for the right to build the whole world new  I found you in the news I spent time just searchin’ your name It’s true, it’s true Said you caught a charge when the protest flamed Said they went to Crown Heights  Searchin your room, fulla books they never read Hopin’ they could find some proof  Just to turn those screws  Hang a crime on a good man’s head, good God Do you still find, still find  A little bit of hope? Don’t stop, stay bright Do you still like, still like  A little bit of smoke, slow walk, late night? So faraway, to me still the realest So faraway, you’d make a smart tattoo Faraway, while you battle with the villains I’m in Iowa, but I should fight like you You’d speak of the sea Speak of the snow Like you’d talk about God Who it seemed you could know And I’d follow, you’d say “To wander’s the Way” I’m still in town tryna grow up and deal You’ve been on the ground puttin’ shoulder to wheel Yeah Wide awake In the field Had to fight Actively  Didn’t need Acolytes Up front where the tide might turn or fall  You’re firm, resolved And in front of the judge with your hands cuffed up  You looked 10 foot tall I found you in the news I spent time just searchin’ your name It’s true, it’s true Said you caught a charge when the protest flamed Said they went to Crown Heights  Searchin your room fulla books they never read Hopin’ they could find some proof  Just to turn those screws  Hang a crime on a good man’s head, good god Do you still find, still find  A little bit of hope? Don’t stop, stay bright Do you still like, still like  A little bit of smoke, slow walk, late night? So faraway, to me still the realest So faraway, you’d make a smart tattoo Faraway, while you battle with the villains I’m in Iowa, but I should fight like you
5.
Take Me Home 03:40
Will my patience fold? I’ve been waitin for ya Days are slow (slow, slow) I’m stuck in my ways  Tucked in my place Duckin’ these waves They push and they pull (They pull, they pull) Oh, when I that  trip I wont waste that shit Every taste I get is a feast It makes me glow (Glow, glow) Yeah i want the lightenin’ Why you gotta hide it? You know I seek excitement  You wait until it’s quiet Then take ahold  (hold, hold) Do I gotta beg Should I beg? Do I beg? Or just wait for you to take me home? Why you gotta be so strange Vague with your language? You say it’s a game but still dangerous All this space that you take up Still I can't approach you The one that I’m missin’s The one that I go to Cry like new life I lose sight That’s true, try I do want you when I wake up  The light in my  hallway You crept in my dreamin’  Then left just like always Life’s dyed blue Till you return again Turn me like a dervish spins I give my word again Turn me like a dervish spins I search I learn I bend I work I earn I spend Can I earn ya  Or do I gotta beg? Should I beg? Do I beg? Or just wait for you to take me home?

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Here are five songs written for people who have moved me enough to change how I move. They were my first attempts at shifting from writing about myself on other peoples' beats to writing about other people on my own. At the end of the process, I have the good feeling of having said what I meant to say. I hope it gives you a few good feelings, too.

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released July 2, 2018

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Jim Swim Iowa City, Iowa

Artist/producer Jim Swim crafts wavy and warm music that snaps and has substance. Swim's songs unwind like good conversation, moving from the everyday to the abstract, the personal to the universal, with honest ease. His infectious beats, unique flow, and lyrical insight reward repeated listens and have won him a loyal following that continues to grow. ... more

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