The Game of Dying

from The Purpose of the Moon by Jack of None

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lyrics

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream

The game of dying’s easy
We need not realize
That we’re all born champions here
In Death’s misgiving eyes

The game of grieving’s easy, too
Take a shovel and a plow
Then till the soil that memories drew
And watch the night-dogs howl

The game is best when played by two
Three’s a hefty crowd
‘Cause heart and soul cannot undo
Love’s secrets homeward bound

So dig a hole most piously
Come ravens and regrets
I’ve seen the ghosts of Tartarus
Tracing our silhouettes

I rowed, rowed, rowed your boat
Gently down the stream
Heavily, heavily, heavily, heavily
Life was not a dream

The game of dreaming’s easy
We need not realize
That godliness is just absurd
Until we fantasize

The game of living’s easy, too
Take a rope and braid a noose
And with that noose release yourself
With everything to lose

The game is best when played by one
Two’s a hefty crowd
‘Cause heart and soul cannot contain
Love’s chorus sung out loud

So dig a hole most piously
Come ravens and regrets
I’ve seen the ghosts of Tartarus
Plaguing our silhouettes

Row, row, row your boat
(Nothing’s what it seems)

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from The Purpose of the Moon, released November 13, 2020
Lyrics, Poetry and Vocals by Maxine Syjuco
Music Written and Performed by A.G. Syjuco

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Jack of None Chicago, Illinois

JACK OF NONE is an experimental rock band comprised of siblings A.G. Syjuco (composer on guitar, bass, synthesizers and programming), Maxine Syjuco (poet-songwriter and vocalist), and Julian Syjuco (guitar).

The band has received critical acclaim for their forward-thinking approach to fusing electronically-charged experimental music with spoken word poetry. ... more

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