Identity Crisis, by Jim Yeager

Identity Crisis

by Jim Yeager

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Pat Daddona Jim Yeager writes tour-de-force rock and roll and ballads that tap into a yearning for forgiveness, love, peace and most of all spiritual awakening. He has the spell-binding, mind-spinning power of Ian Anderson and the heart and soul of America's greatest balladeers. "Stardust," "Reconcile" and "Bow My Head" reflect his gentle way with a catchy melody. "Polarity," "Born with a Ladle" and "They Are Calling Me" call on us to make a collective, universal conscious commitment to love.

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1.	Toe Tag 03:26	lyrics
God forbid A man’s gonna get ahead It won’t be long before He’s eyeing up your bread He’s ugly and he’s pissed off Just like that mean ol’ hag You can count on the man to track you Until he’s tying your toe tag He’s got a bee in his bonnet He’s got a thorn in his side He’s gotta make sure you struggle And life’s a bumpy ride He’ll scream out the death march Until they’re lowering your flag You can count on the man to track you Until he’s tying your toe tag I’m gettin’ so so tired He’s got me on the wall I’m feelin’ so so wired I don’t know who to call Time is running short now He’s closing in too fast Don’t know how much longer I can last So the moral to the story There’s a target on your head From the day you were born he was sworn To squeeze you till your dead His heart is black as coal dust That can’t be wiped off with a rag You can count on the man to track you Until he’s tying your toe tag You can count on the man to track you Until he’s tying your toe tag You can count on the man to track you Until he’s tying your toe tag
2.	Polarity 03:51	lyrics
It’s ripping us all apart They’re planting little worms in our brains Who whisper that you are right And anyone who doesn’t comply Well they must be insane Must be insane It starts with a storyline And ends with the illusion of choice When the time comes to choose a side No one wants to not have a voice So… I’ll say black and you’ll say white You say talk and I’ll say fight No wrongs make a right Polarity I’ll say bent and you say straight They sell love, but it’s just hate Still we take the bait Polarity Polarity Polarity Polarity Behead all the worms who sell the slime For now we are running out of time I say: “Can’t we get along?” You say: ”No,” because I’m wrong So I write this song Polarity I’m a red neck xenophobe You’re a snowflake in a globe Hate is not an anaerobe Polarity There’s a wave of enmity To our commonality Eye to eye can’t see Polarity I say blue and you see red What to do now someone’s dead Bullet in my head Polarity Polarity Polarity Polarity Ein Mann kann geboren werden Aber um geboren zu werden Muss er zuerst sterben Und um zu sterben Muss er zuerst aufwachen Ein Mann kann geboren werden Aber um geboren zu werden Muss er zuerst sterben Und um zu sterben Muss er zuerst aufwachen…
3.	Stardust 03:58	lyrics
It’s not often we talk But the time has come to say That I’ve lost my way And I don’t understand Just how you could let Us all get this far From the birth of a star To divided we fall What happened to us When everyone loses trust Bring me back to stardust Start over again Please tell me that there’s A heavenly plan That I don’t understand But I will soon enough Please tell me this hate And destruction of our own Is our way back home Where there’s nothing but love What happened to us When everyone loses trust Bring me back to stardust Start over again What happened to us When everyone loses trust Bring me back to stardust Start over again Start over again Maybe that was your plan
4.	Tree of Life 04:40	lyrics
We can be so hard on ourselves Guilt is a broken record stuck up on a shelf The minute we’re born our heart light starts to fade If we don’t pass this test or make that grade Repeating the pain and strife Could by the reason why we’re Stuck in the tree of life as it Burns like an endless fire Put on a ladder, told we have to climb Why does it matter, because I feel just fine Forcing them up to make the same mistakes Expecting a different result, that’s insane Repeating the pain and strife Could by the reason why we’re Stuck in the tree of life as it Burns like an endless fire Repeating the pain and strife Could by the reason why we’re Stuck in the tree of life as it Burns like an endless fire Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahhh Do-do-do-do Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahhh Do-do-do-do Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahhh Do-do-do-do Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahhh Do-do-do-do Time to expose my heart and touch your soul Time to put out the fire fill the holes When everyone lays their cards down they will know Life it is not a game to win or fold Repeating the pain and strife Could by the reason why we’re Stuck in the tree of life as it Burns like an endless fire Repeating the pain and strife Could by the reason why we’re Stuck in the tree of life as it Burns like an endless fire Burns like an endless fire Burns like an endless fire
5.	Born with a Ladle 03:11	lyrics
I could lead a horse to water I could lead a pig to slaughter I could lead on someone’s daughter ‘Cause I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand I could start a new religion Spread the word just like the Gideon I could soar up with the pigeons ‘Cause I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand We’re all born Of the sun Everyone who can Sing this verse Holds power of the universe But they don’t want you to know ‘Cause they’d all be on the run We could be our future’s inspiration Drive this crazy train into the station Could complete our soul unification ‘Cause we were born with a ladle in our hand We were born with a ladle in our hand We were born with a ladle in our hand We were born with a ladle in our hand You were born with a ladle in your hand You were born with a ladle in your hand You were born with a ladle in your hand You were born with a ladle in your hand ‘Cause I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand I was born with a ladle in my hand
6.	Reconcile 03:51	lyrics
Memories linger Snapshots it time They’re deep on my mind Can't let it go Our days filled with laughter And endless nights Thought they’d shine on forever Forever bright But you left me all alone And I can't just pick up the phone So I’ll hang my head start to cry Realize it's time to say goodbye To those good old days it's time to Reconcile Reconcile We can't change what happened What's done is done So I plead to the heavens You hear this song You hear this song Because… I can't hate you anymore So I'm kicking down the door Then I'll hang my head start to cry Realize it's time to say goodbye To those good old days it's time to To those good old days it's time to To those good old days it's time to Reconcile Reconcile Reconcile
7.	The Road 04:58	lyrics
We spend our lives searching For better days ahead We got our eyes fixed on The wrong place instead We could step into this moment Throw our arms around ourselves And grab ahold The road to happiness Is the rainbow’s pot of gold We walk right through Nirvana Every single day While her light she shines true upon us We turn the other way Looking for the next big thing Things like cars and diamond rings That are bought and sold The road to happiness Is the rainbow’s pot of gold As time ticks away There’s so much to say And so much to give And so much life to live The clock’s speeding up Reach out and fill your cup With timeless peace and endless love Raining sunshine from above There’s still time to Stop and smell the flowers A glass of wine sitting Right in front of the fire Close your eyes and feel the warmth Take a breath and smile ‘Cause you’re not out in the cold The road to happiness Is the rainbow’s pot of gold The road to happiness Is the rainbow’s pot of gold The road to happiness Is the rainbow’s pot of gold Come with me on the road
8.	They are Calling Me 09:09	lyrics
Visions of a far off place That I’ve never seen Through her eye there comes a face From the in between It looks at me as if to say You are a chosen one And you’ve always had a part to play In the story of the sun They are calling me They are calling me They are calling me They are calling me A star is pulsing in the sky As I stand outside my door But when I return to fix my eye It’s not there anymore So I hang my head and start to cry Because I’ve always known That the day of their return it would arrive And I could go back home They are calling me They are calling me They are calling me They are calling me They’re calling me to rise up And shed my ego skin For they tell me where we’re going There is no need to win And everywhere is nowhere And there is no time nor space They tell me love’s the only way To save the human race They are calling me They are calling me They are calling me They are calling me They are calling me They are calling me They are calling me They are calling me
9.	Bow my Head 04:34	lyrics
If I raised my voice and screamed at you If I said something that wasn’t true I bow my head before you now I bow my head before you now Please forgive me somehow If I’ve shrugged away your deepest love If my push has ever come to shove I bow my head before you now I bow my head before you now Please forgive me somehow The time has come to end my ego trip Leave mister pride back at the door For he’s the captain of a sinking ship And I won’t be sinking anymore Ah-ah Ah-ah Ah-ah-ah If I’ve judged you harsh or treated you wrong Can I make it right here with this song I bow my head before you now I bow my head before you now I bow my head before you now I bow my head before you now Please forgive me somehow Please forgive me Please forgive me somehow Please forgive me Please forgive me somehow Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh…
10.	Queen's Age 06:33	lyrics
Reaching down to touch the baby’s face I see the stars, the moonlit skies The universe within her eyes My heart explodes, I start to cry As she smiles Peach and pink and lavender and lace Adorn the queendom and it’s walls Pervade her space and fill her halls A new age of the heart it calls Calls to me The queen’s age Turn the page Man’s reign has run Reaching up to the wipe tears away I put myself into her place Knowing there’s no time nor space Our newborn soul we can’t replace Who we are The queen’s age Turn the page Man’s reign has run The queen’s age Burning sage Looking at the heart of the sun Ha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Ha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Ha-ah-ah-ah-ah Reaching out, I hold her to my chest Her tiny heart, it pierces mine Feeds my world, the bread and wine Her pale blue skin, the Celestine is born The queen’s age Turn the page Man’s reign has run The queen’s age Burning sage Looking at the heart Looking at the heart Looking at the heart of the sun Ha-ha-ha-ha-ah-ah Ha-ha-ha-ha-ah-ah Ha-ha-ha-ha-ah-ah Ha-ha-ha-ha-ah-ah… Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh…

credits

released April 17, 2020

Jim Yeager: Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitar, Keys, Synth, Vocals
Titien Tolbert: Drums on “Polarity”
Jeffery Stedman: Bass on “The Road”
Val McCallum: Lead guitars on “Bow my Head”
Jenny Barry: Vocal Solo and Backing Vocals on “Queen’s Age”
Vincent Freeman: German Speaker on “Polarity”, Vocoder and Backing Vocals on “Born with a ladle”, Backing Vocals on “Queen’s Age”

All songs written by Jim Yeager
Produced by Jim Yeager, with Vincent Freeman
Recorded and Mixed by Vincent Freeman, with Jim Yeager at The Underground in Randolph, VT
Instruments for “Stardust” and clack track for “Born With a Ladle” recorded by David Baldwin at Würks Güd Stüdios in Hartland, VT
Instruments for “Bow my Head” and “Reconcile” recorded by Jim Yeager at his house
Lead guitar for “Bow my Head” recorded by Val McCallum in Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Vincent Freeman at The Underground in Randolph, VT

Album Art and Layout by Jim Yeager and Vincent Freeman

A special mention to my great great friend and musical partner John Foster, whose incredible and continuous enthusiasm and support and inspiring heart has made an indelible mark on this album. Love you brother.

Thanks to everyone who played on the record. Thanks to Dave Baldwin for your amazing experience, great patience and generosity and killer reverb stairwell. Thank you to Vincent. So many, many hours, medicine ball drops, weed smells, Sour Patch Kids, quirky and crazy requests by me and mono mixes for my deaf ass. You are SURELY earning your future place with the greats in this biz, my friend.

Thanks to all my teachers. Nenrae, G, the cats, all the great scriptures, Anubis, “them”

Greatest thanks of all to the source of the message, of the process and of everything else. Thank you for the opportunity to become a self-realized conscious being who can thank itself.

“A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die, and in order to die he must first awake.”
- G.I. Gurdjief

℗&© 2020 Jim Yeager • All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

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A musician, songwriter and performer who lives in Windsor, VT, Jim Yeager has been writing, performing and recording for nearly 30 years and released his latest CD “Identity Crisis” in the fall of 2020.

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