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Dragons to slay.

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The elite are dragons, sitting on a huge piles of gemstones and gold that they stole from us all. Where are the heroes who might slay these dragons? Weilding words instead of swords, we poets and dreamers of words, must strike down the lies and manipulation to see the truth.

Look around you. The guy who doesn’t look like you is just like you. He goes to work. Loves his family. Wants to be safe. Secure. Where he’s from or who he voted for, if he voted at all, doesn’t make him the enemy. Our differences are our strengths, but not if we allow them to be turned into fear, violence, or hate, by those who profit from selling safety and guns.

War is never a good option.
Love of money IS the root of all evil.

Violence for gain is always a criminal act. Taking something that does not belong to you by force is always wrong. They taught us this in kindergarten.

So…Using the largest war machine in the history of the world to plunder resources from sovereign nations, all to feed the insatiable greed of the wealthiest among us…what would you call that?

We are now just pirates. Thieves. Armed to the teeth, but scoundrels across the seven seas are we.

We destroy democracy around the world to install capitalism. Now they are destroying democracy here. To get richer. Steal more.

We work, build, create. They profit. They steal. They exploit. They degrade. They turn us against each other, praying we won’t figure it out. But we aren’t idiots. Nobody is fooled

When we vote, we place trust. That democracy will prevail. Money and lies cannot hide the truth forever, because we already know that they have betrayed us. They have sold us out for plunder. They grow richer, as our lives suck more and more.

They want me to blame YOU. But I blame THEM. You and I have so much more in common than we have with THEM. They betrayed us. They lead a life of privilege and comfort, earning many times minimum wage. They give us two choices, and the other one is always the problem. Blame just don’t cut it. It’s WWE level fake. We see it.

The problem is that there are only two choices and neither one is good. Two party rule is basically one party rule. It’s too easy for a few rich folks to rig everything. So everything is completely rigged. They are showing us. In plain sight.

We see it. Thar be dragons here.
Where are all the heroes?

This and That

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This & That. Those are their names. For now.
Cayuga Duckling babies, the youngest residents here at the ranch. This is the bigger one.  #TheBarefootRanch #ducks #MRducks

*No AI was used in the production of this video. These are actual ducks. In my actual living room.

Creativity and Moody Muses

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A lot of creative people I know seem to create constantly. Some people claim you have to force yourself to write daily.

Me, I don’t think you should force yourself to do anything, and my muses would only get angry at me for abusing their good nature. I’ve come to appreciate the long periods of nothing as rest between the motherlode dumps. It’s almost seasonal, except the seasons are random and droughts frequent. But I’m NOT complaining.

Muses are Everywhere

True Creativity is a gift. It comes from inside, but also from someplace else. Muses. Belligerent as they are generous, if you try and steal their gifts for gain. For Profit. For me, anyway.

I don’t think it’s wrong to make a career of music. But for ME, the career part doesn’t make sense. I don’t want to sell you something. I just want you to listen, if it makes you feel something. Anything. Otherwise, fuck off. Seriously.

Because having a great beat and fun lyrics isn’t a bad. I’ve had many great nights that were just plain fucking good FUN. But I also think there has to be more to the music (or at least a lot of xstasy). Listening to music without feeling something besides the driving bass, leaves a whole realm of emotions unfelt. Buried. Seems empty. Noisy.

There are millions of artists streaming their work, and some of them really grab your attention, for diverse and spectacular reasons. Then there is a lot of noise. A LOT. Amongst all the noise, I try to offer back the gifts I’ve received.

If you are chosen by fate to find my music, and it actually reaches you…makes you feel something, then we are probably kindred spirits. Touched by the same demons and dragons. Dazed by the beauty, hope and sadness of it all, and frustrated by humanity’s stagnation on the road to evolved existence. There’s a lot of those themes in my songs, even if you don’t hear them the first time.

But I mean…How fucking hard is it to love each other, learn to feed everyone, and stop fighting over real estate, money, and power? Why is it so difficult rein in the entitlement of the elite overlords who use division to bend history for their own benefit, while depriving much of mankind of the benefits of unity and the resources of a bountiful planet?

Elite Carrot Overlord

Anyway, thanks for reading. Thanks for listening. In peace and hope. ~j

If (Revisited for the 2020s, with no apologies to Kipling and Dr Seuss)

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If you can keep your head
when you’re surrounded by idiots
who blindly believe

If you dream of a future
where no one goes hungry,
no one in need

If your head spins from lies,
corruption and greed,
from sources empowered,
trusted to read. us the news.

If you care about kindness
and feel pain when others,
are hurt due to ignorance
of assholes unkind.

If you respect all creation,
and don’t understand,
why people and creatures
suffer at the hands
of inhumane humans
who don’t have a plan
to make anything better
if they can’t make a buck,
I know they all mock us,
think we’re all dumb as fuck
keep telling us it’s just
a run of bad luck
while they reap giant profits
Did i say reap? I meant SUCK
till there’s nothing to suck
because they’ve sucked it all up

If you believe in equality
and justice for all,
while living in horror
or hiding or fear
at the hateful who profit
by war and division
and shameless abuse
of the poor and the meek

If everything around you
seems way too insane,
a fucked up new normal,
a pain in the brain,
each new profanity
a breath of insanity,
making the last one
seem comfortable, fuzzy and warm.

If this is a world
that ain’t one you prefer,
and the people in power
seem doomed to make things worse

If you keep falling and getting back up
when the world seems dead set
on knocking your ass
right back to the pavement
as soon as you do.

If making things better
still seems important,
even after all
we’ve all been through

Then remember one thing,
my friend most of all.
The bigger the asshole,
the louder they fall

For so many have eyes
but refuse to be able
to see through the lies
to the truth on the table
in Freedom’s last light
We fade into denial
with barely a fight,
Staring into the Void
of our future destroyed
Pretending the darkness
Is too fucking bright

time to wake up now
the nightmare won’t end until we do
If…

Jamie Gray is a songwriter from upstate NY

New Year 2025

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My video message to all, complete with song fragment.

so here we are
the end of ’24
I made it thru.
so did you.
so here we are.

I have no optimism to share
no words of hope
nor any advice
except this:

(Song fragment: wake up)

don’t let them win
without a fight
don’t ever give up
gotta make it all right

no time for hate
no time for revenge
we gotta fucking wake up
for this nightmare to end

Peace and Kindness on Earth and good will to All

jamie

As Winter begins and this year ends, I just want to thank everyone for your friendship and support. You guys mean the world to me, and if you’re reading this, now you know. I care about you.

Stay safe and be kind in the coming shitstorm. Remember, there are others who can’t avoid getting hit in the face with it.

~jamie