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Everything and nothing

from In my blood by Johnathan Martin

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I was commissioned to write a song ,but using a South African poet as inspiration. So I chose 'Robert Bolton' from 'Port Elizabeth', his art was dark yet strangely optimistic. I was living with this strange girl who would run to the bathroom with a large kitchen knife and start cutting herself every time we had fight or slight argument. Naturally I ran for the hills, took cover, incoming mortar fire!! Jokes aside, I wrote the music and second verse at the kitchen table one stormy night, just after my nightly dose. I was in a really relaxed space, the one I love to be in all the time, and it flowed. It's the truth and it hit me like a sledgehammer. Everything and nothing has fucking changed!

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Everything has changed,
Since Thursday last,
when I was the sky.
Who could encumber me,
from your hinterland to the sea.

Everything and nothing has changed,,,,

Rainbow leaves,
they fall on me,
and cover black holes.
Who would uncover me ,knowingly,
and walk through winter with me?

Everything and nothing has changed

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from In my blood, released November 22, 2019
Written and arranged by J S MARTIN 'inms' @ SAMRO
*First verse lyrics credit to Robert Bolton
vocals & guitars -Johnathan Martin
Bass - Tertius du Plessis
Drums - Leslie Stuart
Guitar - Aidan Martin

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Johnathan Martin Pretoria, South Africa

Born in 1977 in South Africa, to a musical family, Johnathan Martin started to picture himself as performing musician from the tender age of 10 tears old. Classical guitar, then piano, and finally getting his first Strat copy at 13 years old. Taking music as a subject at school put the cello in his hands, and learnt to really improv when he joined the full time touring band Jack Hammer in '97. ... more

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