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This is one of three songs that were inspired
by a series of emails between snowdragon (Craig Bakay) and me after the London bombings. Two of them by sowdragon are Dragons in the Mist and God Didn't Tell You. This is the third, When.
snowdragon comments:
"The creative process can lead down many roads. And the one ends in
that elusive destination of actual achievement rarely includes a signpost.
But sometimes directions come from within, a notion, a fleeting thought, a feeling.
A short time after the London terrorist
attacks, Jacki sent me an MP3 with a haunting soundbed that included a
unique melody and a mere two lines of lyrics: 'against the wind' and .. . 'tell me when.'
I think it safe to say he had hit a wall at this
point. But it sparked something in me and I replied something to the effect of 'just write
down your thoughts.'
"A page of observations soon followed. I made those observations rhyme
and from there, we explored many forks in a winding road.
"This is where we arrived, . . . and When."

Jack's comments:
Craig is too modest. He took my rambling thoughts in reaction to the London bombings and the state of western civilization and wrote these powerful lyrics. I am thankful to
be able to collaborate with one of the top
songwriters here at macjams.

Jack Miller: Lead vocal, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, keyboard organ.
Craig Bakay: Bass, vocal Harmonies, lead guitar, ambient guitar.

© 2005 Jack Miller & Craig Bakay. All Rights Reserved.
Released: 20-Mar-2025
Category: R&B
Application: GarageBand
File type: mp3
File size: 7.6 Mb
Plays: 4
Downloads: 0
Weekly plays: 4
Weekly downloads: 0
License: No derivative works allowed
Lyrics
When

If you find the answers, please tell me when
Do we ever cure the cancers, tell me when

We fear to offend and negotiate, the meaning of wrong and right
And a mist of our own making becomes a fog, darker than the blackest night
It's a plan for extinction when a culture's undefined and everything's homogenized
It's a false protection against all ills -- ambiguity paralyzed

If denial is a river, we are drowning in it then, tell me when
If you find the answers, please tell me when

The dust of fallen freedom's blowing dry against the wind
It seems we're always going down this road again, tell me when

A wise man told us so very long ago, "there are some things worth dyin' for"
But when we're given them away, it must be asked "are they really worth
having anymore?"
Peaceful coexistence under threat and fear is really no existence at all
And a nation divided, so history tells, foreshadows its society's fall

I stand a ready soldier with the sword or with the pen, tell me when
If you find the answers, please tell me when

Is it really civilized to second-guess the truth
And pretend to understand the rising storm?
On the far horizon, broken Eden calls
To a blank generational norm.

Is the answer in the forest, past the glade beyond the glen, tell me when . . .
Do we have to take this journey while beast is in his den, tell me when


Can you give me any answers I would like to say "amen" tell me when
If the solution's in the system do I need to count to 10, tell me when
© 2005 Craig Bakay & Jack Miller
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Wyndsok
artist
An early GEM brother! Amazingly more relevant than ever!
Thanks for giving this one a new lease on life...
:-)
13 days ago
jmill
artist
As you said earlier, it's a good thing to revisit songs from our early years. Thanks for stopping in and listening to this collab.
Latest song: I'll Fly Away
13 days ago
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