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One Life is Not Enough Room

by Jim Swim

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Jim Swim x Avery Moss - Till the Light and the Rush and the Lift 01:35
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Got some must-do's and some want-to's One life is not enough room Underground, got to bust through Stay small then start to mushroom With the face I receive At the gate on arrival Tryna get what I need In the space of a cycle One take, get it all on track Run it all back from the end zone Gone someday, get it all unpacked And for that, I'll be glad when I'm sent home That's what makes a thing go That's what makes it feel new Can't remember what I did last time Less weight that needs movin' Bought the illusion Do lots of self-soothing Gotta make my rounds Tryna pay debts down without losing too much All in for the time of the trip Fall into a form that'll fit Doesn't feel like the one that I'd pick But I know that it's mine, it's just hard to admit Till the light and the rush and the lift Tryna learn how to trust what it is Can't stand on a step that I skipped So I have to begin at the spot that I'm in
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Jim Swim x Avery Moss - Stretching 03:24
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Back in this Holographic Pixelate my face Man each trip here's dramatic It's why I pick this place God it's 5am Send 'um in Angels or aliens Pick me up I'm late again I do slow starts And crazy ends With this old heart Stretchin' it warmin the cold parts Walkin this early it's so dark Send me the sun and a full charge Send me a sign from a friend Yeah fix us up shinin' and then Give us some time we can spend I know that time is pretend But an hour from now it'll find me again I'm just Stretching Out like the morning I'm just Stretching Light like a warning I'm just Stretching Out like the morning I'm just Stretching Light like a warning In a hallway With a flashlight Between this one And a past life Saw cracked doors I passed by Said one more and I'ma act right Been baptized Blacked out All-in Then had doubts Thrown rocks in a glass house It's been a lot by my last count It's water man Guru said it let it move through ya Or do it your way if it suits ya The sound of the song is the sutra Been pullin' me through like a doula's hand The ritual magick is too advanced Ghosts in the room came to do a dance Been pullin my roots up from ruined land It's true that my dreams led to foolish plans Been carin' way less who I'm cooler than Tunin' in what was it you were sayin' Been losin' the message with too much to reckon with Let's make it new again I'm just Stretching Out like the morning I'm just Stretching Light like a warning I'm just Stretching Out like the morning I'm just Stretching Light like a warning Fall in Another round Build it up Burn it down Fall in Another round Build it up Burn it down I'm just Stretching Out like the morning I'm just Stretching Light like a warning
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Jim Swim x Avery Moss - Open 02:31
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I'm off the clock I stay in motion While the future's loadin' Tryna slow down in this moment feel what keeps me goin Is nothin' lonesome when there's no one Well that's a koan I know the answer's not an answer I could know and so on So I keep it simple now Roll around my windows down One hand make it clap with all that wind And that's a simple sound That's for free yeah That's for me yeah Watch these trees In the breeze shimmer Like they all could breathe yeah Feelin' so open So relaxed It's slow goin Till it's over fast Got me so open On my back And it's so potent As I watch this space grow I get jammed up What's the plan huh I need answer's Tell me what's a man for Now that we made LAMDA I'm just writin' stanzas Cope with what I can't love Some days throw my hands up Shake my head like damn bruh Struggle with the ugly for its opposite Watch it wait then process it See no way of stoppin' it Gotta get my concentration full Take my twenty minutes Proper dosage Closed eyes then lock the focus I know I got it when I'm So open So relaxed It's slow goin Till it's over fast Got me so open On my back And it's so potent As I watch this space grow Some days feel Like a punishment Look at these ghouls in government Some days I'm just recoverin' I need some soup and supplements My feed is full of sufferin' God's leanin' too Republican They say we'll see his son again Maybe he's seen enough of them I chalk my fingers up to climb out this place And I know my soul's the one that chose it but I questions its taste Can't let that bitterness sit and steep Get rid of it sip my tea Just livin' it week by week I breathe and hold it Breathe out Find relief
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Jim Swim x Avery Moss - Take Some Time 03:02
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Same old in the same clothes Same role in the game holdin' The same pose is painful The same molds get bankrolled I see different Signs readin' three six's Time for some revision Of who holds what strings And how much more that they should be given Crabs down in a barrel Wish drowned in a well Air here smelled fishy When I came outa my shell Got an hour left till the bell Got 10,000 under my belt Passed the test I made for myself It's the best I ever felt I Take some time Take some time Take some time To get it right I Take some time Take some time Take some time To get it right It's a cold world I explore with ya No it never gets borin' with ya It's somethin busy bein' born in ya The more it grows the more it hits These walls will all need hopped or broken down Roots are outa space It's more than where you are That has you feeling out of place Down in what men made Empire at its end stage Been tired in intense ways Time to set fire and tempt fate Go verify what you've known You could be I've loved when you're blocked I'll love you when you're free I Take some time Take some time Take some time To get it right I Take some time Take some time Take some time To get it right I might raise my fists Or I might really sit and listen Been workin' on surrender But I've never been submissive I might see your point of view But won't live in your fiction Been born again so many times I think it's an addiction Swallow me up Send me back out of the hole Hollerin' feelin too much Building my tolerance through the ordeal Right now the Governor's stealing my lunch Stretch me to where it's as far as I go Meet me out where I just followed a hunch Livin' to work on just holdin' my peace Livin' to mean it when throwing a punch I Take some time Take some time Take some time To get it right I Take some time Take some time Take some time To get it right

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released November 9, 2023

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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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