This is dedicated to my late brother, Chris. This is for you little bro. I miss you. All songs written by Chad Jackson except We Are : Chad Jackson and Jon Dotson Every Night: Paul McCartney Mountains in the Mist: Trey Anastasio and Tom Marshall Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres (Prelude): Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart Recorded at Minds Eye Sound Produced, Recorded, and Mixed by Chad Jackson Mastered by Pat Patten at Jamgood Mastering Photography by Matt Cohen Layout and Design by Coe Cloud Designs Very special thanks to Moma, Gangi, Papa, Len, Vi, Beth, Hannah, Kendrick, Fred, Shell, Jason, Jon Dotson, Jon Eberle, Jon Stradtman, Kelly, Jacki, Eric, Mike, Pat, Coe, Rob, Byron, Sara, Tony, Steve, Shawn, Matt, Greg, PJ, Mark, Tommy, all my students, and everyone else who patiently heard about every album detail with positivity and receptiveness. I literally couldn't have done this without your love, encouragement, and support. About the artist Chad Jackson is a multi-instrumentalist/songwriter from Florida who makes guitar-driven Psychedelic-tinged Roots Rock. Lyrics 1.Closer Inspiration comes to roll away the dew It starts deep down in your soul and Takes away your blues And as you start to mend Believing once again That darkness never hides the Light And you find that you can laugh again ‘Cause everything you thought was real Revealed the way you truly feel You once thought you were alone Now the Light has come The dream is shown Inspiration comes when it’s guided by the Light Now pass it on to those you see With all intentions right Your desperation leaves While you’re focused on your dreams You wake up to then realize Things aren’t what they seem ‘Cause everything you thought was real Concealed the way you truly feel You are One – You’re not alone ‘Cause the Light has come The dream has grown Closer to the Light Wake up now The time is right To hold on so you might Shine it, Shine it bright You must find your light Wake up now The time is right To hold on so you might Shine it, Shine it bright Inspiration comes to roll away the dew 2.Every Night Every night I just wanna go out Get out of my head Every day I don’t wanna get up Get out of my bed Every night I wanna play out And every day I wanna do But tonight I just wanna stay in And be with you And be with you Every day I lean on a lamppost I’m wasting my time Every night I lay on a pillow Just resting my mind But every morning brings a new day And every night that day is through But tonight I just wanna stay in And be with you I wanna be with you 3.Morning Sun Woo, morning sun It’s got the power to move everyone I stayed up a many restless night Tryin’ to differentiate the wrong from the right My soul couldn’t hear what my heart had said With all my purest thoughts being blocked by my head Woo, morning sun It’s got the power to move everyone All day long she’s just a merry little lover But everything changes once we get under the covers She waits ‘till midnight just to pick a fight I won’t find relief until the strokes of daylight Woo, morning sun It’s got the power to move everyone Sweet sun do shine Sweet sunshine! Woo, morning sun It’s got the power to move everyone 4.Morning Drums 5.Mountains in the Mist Several times unconsciously I've stumbled upon the path And seen a mountain in the mist As rain falls on my shoulders Sun rises in the east I'm worn and bruised But I am here at least I guess I'm just an obstacle A thing to overcome If I can sneak around myself Again I'll know I've won The moment seems to hang and float Before me with no end 'Till I'm released, a wakened beast I'm on the road again But now I'm soaring far too high A fleck of dust up in the sky Where tiny clouds go sailing by Pull me down today Woven in the fairy-tales We fabricate each day Are little golden strands of truth That glimmer in the light The colorful material You hold a certain way Can keep us from the cold And help to get us through the night But now I'm soaring far too high A fleck of dust up in the sky Where tiny clouds go sailing by Pull me down today Pull me down 6.Dream the Same Don’t get caught up in all the lies that you’ve been sold You need to listen, listen to your soul Don’t you get lost in all the worries of the world Just open up your heart Inside you’ll find a pearl We all wanna feel the same Happiness We all dream the same Don’t you give up when you get to feelin’ low Just call on a good friend and you’ll never be alone Don’t get confused when people tell ya what to choose Just listen to your heart There you’ll find your truth We all wanna feel the same Happiness We all seek love, peace, contentedness We all dream the same Light Light A beautiful Light Is shining all around you Light Light A beautiful Light Is shining right inside you We all wanna feel the same Happiness We all wanna feel Love and peacefulness We all dream the same LOVE 7.Heaven 8.We Are I’ve had my heart broken A few times I’d say You know it’s taught me how to love my life In strange, unique ways I can’t say that I’m the one To rescue you from fear But there’s just something about you I don’t know That keeps me right here When the sun shines above us We’ll dance on angels’ wings From Mercury’s chance to Venus’ dance We can see everything We can be anything We are everything I’ve come to know you though sunny days When all life was so sweet Both of us through rainy days Wrestled with demons deep There’s been some times I’ve let you down When my perceptions weren’t so clear But please just know that I’ve got to grow And I’ll always be here When the sun shines above us We’ll dance on angels’ wings From Mercury’s chance to Venus’ dance We can see everything We can be anything We are everything 9.Groovin Feel my car Ride my car Slowly movin’ Ride my car Shake my car Slowly groovin’ Now I just groove Just shake to the groove Movin’ with the flowers Feel my feet Walk my feet Quickly walkin’ Groovy car Broken car No more groovin’ Now my groove’s a Pedestrian groove Walkin’ with the flowers Feelin’ patatunia Smokin’ with the jeweler Feelin’ like a jeweler Smokin’ patatunias Feel my couch Comfy couch Always groovin’ Blistered feet Tired feet Ouchin’ oooin’ Now my feet They cannot repeat Walkin’ with the diamonds Feelin’ patatunia Smokin’ with the jeweler Feelin’ like a jeweler Smokin’ patatunias Feel my car Brand new car Shinin’ groovin’ Apartment, feet, and couch Now they’re groovin’ Now my groove’s an Auto groove Livin’ where I’m drivin’ Feelin’ patatunia Smokin’ with the jeweler Feelin’ like a jeweler Smokin’ patatunias 10.Ever Sittin’ around doin’ nothin’ It takes a lot of time A lot of my time But I suppose I’ve got forever Or only one lifetime Only one lifetime And someday we’ll not be together But today you’re mine And still sometimes I think to wonder How can we do it all again? It takes some faith to begin again How can we do it all again? You and I we’re always hopin’ to find Some quick way out To sway all doubt But this life is so elusive When ya try to freeze time And still sometimes I think to wonder How can we do it all again? It takes some faith to begin an end How can we do it all again? Sittin’ around doin’ nothin’ It takes a lot of time A lot of my time But I suppose I’ve got forever And today you’re mine How can we do it all again? 11.Look Around You Look around you Love is in the trees It’s in the sky It’s all around It’s everywhere Look around you Love is in the trees It’s all around It’s in the air It’s everywhere And I hope that it may find you In a place that it can come through to you Look around you Love is in the air It’s all around It’s in the trees It’s everywhere Look around you Love is in the trees It’s all around It’s in the air It’s everywhere 12.Hemisphere: Prelude When our weary world was young The struggle of the ancients first began The gods of Love and Reason Sought alone to rule the fate of Man They battled through the ages But still neither force would yield The people were divided, Every soul a battlefield…