Shadow Across The Moon, by Second Language

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1.	Land Of The Living (1986 Version) 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Land Of The Living (1986) Waves of sound Waves of motion I cast off the anchor And drifted out into the night I was bound By some foolish notion Lashed to the mast Cast adrift on a sea of emotion Welcome back It's time for forgiving Land of the living We're in the land of the living On solid ground I heard waves break in rhythm Never thought that the song of the siren Could lure me away I sang a round in harmony with them Never thought that their sad orchestration Would lead me astray Welcome back It's time for forgiving Land of the living We're in the land of the living Well, I nearly drowned Lost on the ocean I crashed on the rocks Just a castaway Back in your arms I found sanctuary But I can't help but thinking About the one that got away Welcome back It's time for forgiving Land of the living We're in the land of the living © Jessie Jacobson (May-November 1985, 9/86)
2.	The Game 04:19	lyrics	buy track
The Game Said hello, thought goodbye I did not know and I wondered why All these things stay the same We pull these strings, play the game again Play the game When I said I do, somehow meant I don't When I say I will, we both know I won't All these things stay the same We pull these strings, play the game again Play the game Said goodbye as my mind screamed stay But these lips they lie and you've gone away All these things stay the same We pull these strings, play the game again All these things stay the same We pull these strings, play the game again Play the game © Music: Jarrett Lesko-Brian Bielski-Jessie Jacobson-Jerome Faulkner (2/18/86) Melody & Lyrics: Jessie Jacobson (3/20/86)
3.	Love's Not Lost 04:13	lyrics	buy track
Love's Not Lost When the madmen come to their senses When true heroes lay down their arms Under sheltering skies Silver lining, cold grey clouds disguise When the preachers loosen their collars When the righteous let down their hair Flowing into the light Certain, knowing nobody's wrong, nobody's right Love's not lost, only hiding Lurking just out of sight Love's not lost, only hiding Hiding in the night When four billion hearts race in rhythm When all eyes are focused as one Holding each other's stares Silent, knowing somewhere somebody cares Love's not lost, only hiding Lurking just out of sight Love's not lost, only hiding Hiding in the night © Music & Melody: Jarrett Lesko (1985) Lyrics: Jessie Jacobson (4/86)
4.	Rapture (Capture Me) 03:58	lyrics	buy track
Rapture (Capture Me) Reached the end of the line Heard no welcome, saw no sign Head in my hands, cried like a baby The cutting edge had left its scars Long ago it seemed so simple My faith shone like the stars Rapture, capture me Oncoming light as in a dream Life in slow motion, I slipped upstream But it felt so incomplete As my heart beat a dull retreat Rapture, capture me How in heaven will we know When to let these hidden feelings show Lost in love's reflected glow How in heaven Had a laugh poised on the brink What choice was this to swim or sink Sometimes life's a bitter pill But if you'll love me, I’ll find the will I will Rapture, capture me © Jessie Jacobson (Music: 12/4/85 & 12/25/85 • Lyrics, Melody: 12/83 & 12/26/85)
5.	Say It 04:35	lyrics	buy track
Say It The silence calls A distance so deep and blue A shadow across the moon Why won't you? Say it, say it and I will believe it Say it, save me, join the pieces Bit by bit As patience falls You leave me without a clue As you weave your grey cocoon Why don't you? Say it, say it and I will believe it Say it, save me, join the pieces Bit by bit The empty walls deceive me But truth shines through The colors will fade too soon Why can't you? Say it, say it and I will believe it, Say it, save me, join the pieces Bit by Bit © Music: Jarrett Lesko • Lyrics: Jessie Jacobson (1986)
6.	Words Into Action (1986 Version) 04:40	lyrics	buy track
Words Into Action (Version 3) Words won't make you feel what you should feel What you once felt Words won't reveal what is real They'll just mislead you from the start They will seal and constrict Charismatic tongues As they conceal They contradict the language of the heart And so one word leads to the next As conversation slips into text Let's put - let's put words - words into action Words into action Words turn into shouts Triggered by doubts Fall on deaf ears Words sprayed all about Ooze from the spout But no one hears So automatic, reeled off by rote Snag on your conscience, catch in your throat Let's put - let's put words - words into action Words into action I would give anything to make you understand No need to read my lips Feel the warmth of my hand Words mean nothing at all They bounce off the wall and fade away But feelings that beckon and call No matter how small Can still save the day Somehow the silence says so much more And in the stillness, love settles the score Let's put - let's put words - words into action Words into action © Jessie Jacobson (Music: 2/5/85 & Lyrics/Melody: 2/18/85)
7.	Long Goodbye (1987 Version) 04:35	lyrics	buy track
Long Goodbye (Version 2) In the endless summer of discontent The tip of the iceberg on the darkest continent Splintering puppets hiss through wooden grins Toothless to bite the hand that force-feeds Gets under their skins This is the long goodbye The deeper they go, the darker it gets 'Til blood stains the whitewash, liquidates idol threats The country club's burning, body politic sweats Soweto is up in flames Out of time, far too late for regrets This is the long goodbye © Music: Jerome Faulkner (5/83) Lyrics & Melody: Jessie Jacobson (3/85 & 7/83)
8.	Welcome To Paradise (Version 1) 03:36	lyrics	buy track
Welcome To Paradise (Version 2) The world revolves In a dream-like state When you turn around When you stand and wait But not today Sky resolves To a perfect blue Perfect clouds retreat Perfect sun shines through What did I say? Welcome to paradise Welcome to life The moon escapes From behind the bluff And it shines so bright (burns so bright) But not bright enough You’ve gone away Nights all lay Out like souvenirs Perfect days drag on Like a million years Why won’t you stay? Welcome to paradise Welcome to life © Jessie Jacobson (1988)
9.	Until Yesterday Comes 02:55	lyrics	buy track
Until Yesterday Comes We’re always looking for something We’re always searching in vain We’re always waiting for someone Someone without a name We always search in the shadows We always stare in the light Melt the ice with salt Spring and somersault Falling head over heels It’s too late, tomorrow’s gone And today goes on and on I will wait until yesterday comes We’re always breaking the promise We’re always stretching the rules We always ask the wrong questions We’re always playing the fools We’re always scratching the surface We’re always digging too deep Melt the ice with salt Spring and somersault Falling head over heels It’s too late, tomorrow’s gone And today goes on and on I will wait until yesterday comes © Music: Jessie Jacobson-Jarrett Lesko Lyrics & Melody: Jessie Jacobson (1989)
10.	Heaven's Gate (1991 Version) 04:07	lyrics	buy track
Heaven's Gate (Version 2) Sad eyes stretch shadows out of shape Search in vain for some means of escape From your heart As the night falls into despair And the time crawls I want you to hold me Open heaven's gate Sad eyes search for silhouettes, a sign For a lifeline to your heart As the dawn breaks down into tears And your mind aches I want you to hold me Open heaven's gate I want you to hold it open Don't make me wait At heaven's gate As the day breaks into a smile It's been a long while I want you to hold me Open heaven's gate I want you to hold it open It's not too late Don't make me wait At heaven's gate © Jessie Jacobson (4/87)
11.	Believe (1991 Version) 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Believe (Version 2) Believe in you, believe in me Believe in everything you do Everything I see Love lies with her bedroom eyes Love cries empty lullabies Love dies with his fading sighs He buys her vacant hours With cheap flowers and half-baked alibis Love sleeps under seamless sheets Love leaps and his heart skips beats Love weeps tears so bittersweet She keeps him safe at arm's length Saps her own strength, beckons as she retreats Believe in you, believe in me Believe in everything you do Everything I see Love strays outside time and space Love stays in her hiding place Love plays at a breakneck pace She lays beneath the covers And discovers love reveal his new face Believe in you, believe in me Believe in everything you do Everything I see © Music: Jessie Jacobson-Jarrett Lesko-Brian Bielski Lyrics, Melody: Jessie Jacobson (6/87)
12.	Don't Want To Know 03:49	lyrics	buy track
Don't Want To Know You close your eyes but you’re not asleep On the rise, the bluff, up on lover’s leap You cover your ears, but you still hear a voice You can quiet your fears while you still got a choice I don’t really want to know I don’t really need your say so I don’t really want to know I just want to paint a Day-Glo night You shut your lips but the word still forms Until out it comes but the blood still warms You bite your tongue ‘cause it seems such a waste When you’re so damned young, gotta get you a taste I don’t really want to know I don’t really want to lay low I don’t really want to know I just want to paint a Day-Glo night Gonna feel the pull, you’re gonna feel the squeeze You go light in the head, you go weak in the knees I’ll spell it out for you, a four-letter disease You got a feel but you got no defenses It’s too damned real when you come to your senses You got no clues, not too sure what this dance is But you pays your dues and you takes your chances I don’t really want to know I don’t really want to go slow I don’t really want to know 'cause it’s just one hell of a way to go I don’t really want to know I don’t really want to know I don’t really want to know I don’t really want to know © Jessie Jacobson (1990)
13.	Tomorrow 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Tomorrow They’ll wipe that smile off your face They won’t even tell you why Take your time, take your place It’s already passed you by Too much too soon, too little to lose It’s late, too late They’ll squeeze you in on the sly And push ‘til you’re too far gone They’ll cut you off at the knees, rip the wings off the fly And tell you whose side you’re on Too much too soon, too little to lose It’s late, too late Tomorrow is a fade away Tomorrow, shades of grey Tomorrow is here to stay But it looks like yesterday You can’t do it like this, you won’t make it like that But there’s never an in-between There’s no view from the ground, the world has gone flat Sucked into the tv screen Too much too soon, too little to lose It’s late, too late Tomorrow is a fade away Tomorrow, shades of grey Tomorrow is here to stay But it looks like yesterday Take your eyes off the wheel, the hands off the clock And backdate the calendar Bounce your thoughts off the wall, draw the chain in the lock Become part of the furniture Too much too soon, too little to lose Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow © Jessie Jacobson (1991)
14.	All Fall Down 03:49	lyrics	buy track
All Fall Down We’ll slip and slide through the thick and thin We’ll wheel and glide and wrestle with the wind To turn the tide as sands of time rush in This great divide Seems the king slipped on his crown All fall down All fall down We’ll toss and turn the whole world inside out Chug and churn and slowly come about To crash and burn in ignorance and doubt So watch and learn Seems the king slipped on his crown All fall down All fall down The machinery’s well oiled In the heartland and on foreign shores it grows It’s a clear and present danger And it’s camped under the sleeping giant’s nose Seems the king slipped on his crown All fall down All fall down All fall down All fall down © Jessie Jacobson (1989 except 1980: bridge lyrics)
15.	Pictures In My Head 04:18	lyrics	buy track
Pictures In My Head You said this was forever You said I was the only one I close my eyes, I see your lips move Soft and pink, I feel your skin breathe Cross-fade to real time A flashback in stop-frame motion I never heard one word that you said But I still paint these pictures in my head This was forever I was the only one I close my eyes, I taste the acid of your words You had me tongue-tied Cross-fade to real time A flashback in stop-frame motion I never heard one word that you said But I still paint these pictures in my head Painted with the broadest brushstrokes Splashed across the color field Tainted with a touch of sadness, so real Sadness that’s real Sadness, so real, I feel These pictures in my head And if that was forever Well then what is this that stretches outwards Soft and slow, it snakes around me Nestled in the never never This was forever This was forever Cross-fade to real time A flashback in stop-frame action I never heard one word Hung upside down in traction Cross-fade to real time A flashback in stop-frame motion I never heard one word that you said But I still paint these pictures in my head © Jessie Jacobson (1991)
16.	Sinking Feeling 04:18	lyrics	buy track
Sinking Feeling Shiftless are the locks Pointless are the keys And there’s no sure passage Just the darkest blue seas Breathless are the sails Empty are the nets Just a sinking feeling And the deepest regrets The rain that trickles Down the window pane The sun that never seems to set The polished surface Never shows the strain And you haven’t even hit the bottom yet Twisted up in knots Lost without a sound You tried to keep your ahead above You might as well have drowned The rain that trickles Down the window pane The sun that never seems to set The polished surface Never shows the strain And you haven’t even hit the bottom yet That sinking feeling Though you’ve crossed a million times Still you’re stretched out at the rail You stare down at the waves retreating Balancing the scale The rain that trickles Down the window pane The sun that never seems to set The polished surface Never shows the strain And you haven’t even hit the bottom yet That sinking feeling © Jessie Jacobson (1991)
17.	17 All Wrapped Up (Rough Mix) 04:35	lyrics	buy track
All Wrapped Up She sighs as her eyes recognize his disguise That’s everything, everything all wrapped up She knows more than she shows She follows her nose wherever it goes And that’s everything, everything all wrapped up And though the seams are stitched together They come apart A patchwork where the pieces never quite fit Too loose, too tight, too dull, too bright For their own damn good Too late for sainthood now So tired, one wasted, one wired The things they desired betrayed and backfired But that’s everything, everything all wrapped up And though they seem to fit together, they come apart A puzzle where the pieces never quite fit Too loose, too tight, too dull, too bright For their own damned good Too late for sainthood now You’d think, when pushed to the brink Nowhere left to sink But, hell – what’s one more drink But that’s everything, everything all wrapped up © Jessie Jacobson (1991)
18.	Carnival Days 03:51	lyrics	buy track
Carnival Days I slipped through the cracks I fell through the grating Suspending my time Just watching and waiting And the walls all seemed paper thin And the walls just kept closing in 'Til the walls were a second skin to me And the halls held a million doors And the halls stretched down corridors And the halls never changed their course for me I dropped through the ranks And I flipped through the stations There must have been something I missed While trying my patience But the blind kept a quiet eye And the blind turned away the sky And the blind hid the whitest lie for me ‘Cause behind all the bars and rails And behind all the paint and nails And behind all the dull details was me Take the time to take the time Take the time to take a chance Take a chance and take a ride at the carnival In these carnival days Between here and there Somewhere between now and never Between every high, every low Where each yes and each no waits forever Spinning round like a Ferris wheel Spinning round like a circus seal Spinning round on a reel too real for me Round and round like a crazy top Round and round ‘til I crash and drop Round and round ‘til I finally stop to see Take the time to take the time Take the time to take a chance Take a chance and take a ride at the carnival In these carnival days © Jessie Jacobson (1990)
19.	19 Land Of The Living (1992 Version) 03:57	lyrics	buy track
Land Of The Living (1992) Waves of sound, waves of motion I cast off the anchor and drifted out into the night I was bound by some foolish notion Lashed to the mast, cast adrift on a sea of emotion Welcome back, it's time for forgiving Land of the living On solid ground, I heard waves break in rhythm Never thought that the song of the siren Could lure me away Well, I sang a round in harmony with them Never thought that their sad orchestration Would lead me astray Welcome back, it's time for forgiving Land of the living Watched a flawless sunrise from a dirty beach Saw the whole world waiting Waiting just out of reach Back in your arms, I found sanctuary But I can't help but thinking About the one that got away Welcome back, it's time for forgiving Welcome back, welcome back Land of the living © Jesse Jacobson (1992 version) Lyrics, Melody: 5,7,8,9,10,11/85 + Bridge: 7/14-21/81 (from earlier Second Language song 'E=mc2')
20.	Prisoner (Demo) 04:20	lyrics	buy track
Prisoner Once I walked invisible I never felt the pull of gravity I slipped through the cracks in the wall Shadow-less passed down the hall Soft as a whisper on wind A prisoner, a prisoner of my own mind Once I thought I blended in Like a chameleon Kept my true colors concealed I passed through the crowds like a ghost Silent like some unseen host One lonely voice in the dark A prisoner, a prisoner of my own mind Following this well-worn trail I had fashioned my own jail Now the secret is not to fit in Or play the part of citizen Resigned to this cell in my head A prisoner, a prisoner of my own mind © Music: Jerome Faulkner-Jarrett Lesko (5/84) Melody: Jarrett Lesko-Jessie Jacobson (6/84) Lyrics: Jessie Jacobson (7/84)
21.	Love In The Realm Of The Senses (Demo) 03:33	lyrics	buy track
Love In The Realm Of The Senses Love in the realm of the senses Love's the voices in your head Leaving nothing left unsaid Doesn't matter what they say You're not listening anyway Love in the realm of the senses Love's the mirror in your eyes Its reflections hypnotize You'll see what you want to see You'll see someone but it's not me Love in the realm of the senses The realm of the senses Is your private domain Life's just present tenses 'Til you leave me alone again In the realm of the senses Love's your perfume in the air The scent of heaven in your hair Intoxicating, the taste so sweet I lose my head each time we meet Love's sensations on my skin Touch my hand, the fits begin I try to hold on, tighten my grip But through my fingers this love will slip Love in the realm of the senses © Jessie Jacobson (Music: 7/31/85 • Words, Melody: 7/31/85 & 9/25/85)
22.	The Fire (Demo) 04:44	lyrics	buy track
The Fire The fire burns sweetly, my child The fire burns sweetly, my child The fire burns sweetly, my child In service until it runs wild We're walking down an endless road In darkness, and it's getting cold We're waiting for the future to unfold All looking for someone to hold The fire will flicker and spark Enticing alone in the dark We're walking down an endless road In darkness, and it's getting cold We're waiting for the future to unfold All looking for someone to Tell us that we're right for the right reasons Show us that we've come so very far Help us see beyond the passing of the seasons Let us know exactly who we are The fire leaves nothing behind No visions, no sight for the blind We're walking down an endless road In darkness and it's getting cold We're waiting for the future to explode All looking for someone to hold © Jessie Jacobson (Music: 11/20-21/85 • Lyrics: 12/85)
23.	Under The Flame (1986 Version) (Demo) 03:59	lyrics	buy track
Under The Flame Time has come She said the time has come Reason sleeps I know that this time We play for keeps To court disaster Yet still be sure To take the poison And know no cure The time has come She said the time has come To take your name To seal the kiss like wax Under the flame To scale the heights Of Lover's Leap To cross the river That runs so deep Runs so deep Time has come For tempting fate Against all odds To beat the devil To taunt the gods The time has come © Music: Chris Hutchinson-Jessie Jacobson (11/81) Lyrics, Melody: Jessie Jacobson (12/81)
24.	Out Of The Spotlight (Demo) 04:43	lyrics	buy track
Out Of The Spotlight Ebb and flow Give and take This for that It’s touch and go Make or break Like a weak-kneed acrobat We’re slipping through the cracks As they turn their backs So we brave the high wire With no net Each a slave to desire Strung out like a marionette Each string so tightly knit A spider’s web A noose of idle threads Out of touch Out of sight Out of love Out of the spotlight Glass and steel Pen and ink Push pins and paper clips They don’t feel They don’t think The ventriloquist’s words on their lips Each promise a charade A shadow play Each mime falls on deaf ears Out of touch Out of sight Out of love Out of the spotlight Kept in the dark Out in the cold Buried deep In the underground We will dance on command To the whip In the organ grinder’s hand As he tightens his sweaty grip Dance like monkeys We’re led around by the leash We’re left chasing our own tails Out of touch Out of sight Out of love Out of the spotlight © Music: Jerome Faulkner-Rick Winward-Jessie Jacobson (12/27/83 + 12/28/83) Lyrics, Melody: Jessie Jacobson (12/30/83)
25.	No Flight Of Fancy (Demo) 04:13	lyrics	buy track
No Flight Of Fancy Eyes closed The bloodless moon dangling Sleep warms Through the chill of night rains But comfort’s somehow softly strangling Shadowed forms sheltered by dreams By dreams Silence cloaks the world on the outside Inside all hell’s breaking loose In violence Daydreams give way to nightmares As despair does its best to seduce To seduce To seduce No flight of fancy We saw morning sun burning Ice cold ran the blood in our veins Such a slow thaw Feelings started returning As memories tear us apart at the seams At the seams At the seams No flight of fancy My eyes may open each morning But my eyes never really see Waking, dreaming Never a warning I would be my own worst enemy Enemy Enemy No flight of fancy © Jessie Jacobson (Music: 1/28/85 • Lyrics: 2/85)
26.	The Call (Demo) 03:53	lyrics	buy track
The Call Tighter than right, quicker than sand Holding you now, I can’t tell you Your giving touch, I’m hiding much We’re just stoking the fire I’m going to shake, I’m going to bleed I’m going to crawl on my knees Cause I can’t run 'til I can walk I feel the road bend as we talk Just hold me now and in your dreams Let it be me that you’re loving I will be strong, forget the wrong I’ve felt the pain of living You remain in my mind Though we both built this wall Still I’m seeking to find Are you answering the call? I stumble, I fall I crumble, I crawl If you cushion this fall I’m going to get back on my feet I’ve got the power to survive And the will to stay alive We’re going to make this world a better place to be We’re going to make this world a better place to be We’re going to make this world Are you answering the call? We’re going to make this world a better place to be Are you answering the call? Are you answering the call? Make this world Are you answering the call? Are you answering the call? © Lyrics & Melody: Toni Zeto Music: Jessie Jacobson-Toni Zeto (1985)
27.	Mask (Demo) 04:54	lyrics	buy track
Mask You were driving me crazy Living in dreams You were driving me crazy Thinking I’ve got a scheme I was caught in the daytime Never finding the sun I was lost in the meaning Finding right, finding wrong Take off your mask It’s just you, it’s just me If I could do anything And make it come true I’d have you believe me Like I believe you Can’t you look in my eyes Can’t you see that it’s true You run and you hide What am I meant to do Take off your mask It’s just you, it’s just me My thoughts are more sincere Than you’ve ever known Though we’re both afraid of love I won’t let go I don’t see any reason To run from your heart I don’t see any reason To make love in the dark Stop denying your being You belong to this earth You have to know that I love you Don’t you treasure its worth Take off your mask It’s just you, it’s just me © Lyrics & Melody: Toni Zeto (1982) Music: Toni Zeto (1982) & Jessie Jacobson (11/25/85)
28.	Idle Hands (Demo) 03:42	lyrics	buy track
Idle Hands Nervous fingers Poison ink Faceless snipers in the stands Idle hands, idle hands Pen is envy Vain and soft Overloaded Undermanned Idle hands, idle hands Their watches run backwards They miss every sign But they always deliver They're paid by the line They've all seen the future They'll rant and they'll rave But they're always riding The crest of the wave Nest of vipers Spit venom on command Skins shed in shadow Heads in the sand Idle hands, idle hands See the mighty brought down by the meek Those who can do Those who can't critique Idle hands, idle hands © Jessie Jacobson (1985)
29.	Listen 02:52	lyrics	buy track
Listen You're refusing again to listen You close your eyes so you don't have to see You're refusing again to listen You close your eyes You're shouting out your existence You're ordering me how to be You're tearing apart my resistance You're refusing again to listen You close your eyes so you don't have to see You're refusing again to listen You close your eyes You're refusing again to listen You close your eyes so you don't have to see You're refusing again to listen You close your eyes © Melody & Lyrics: Toni Zeto (1984) Music: Jessie Jacobson-Brian Bielski-Jarrett Lesko-Toni Zeto (1984-1999)
30.	Time Has Come 05:00	lyrics	buy track
Time Has Come Time has come As reason sleeps We invent our own rules And play for keeps Time has come Time has come It can't stay the same We'll seal the kiss like wax Under the flame To court disaster Yet still be sure For tempting fate Against all odds To take the poison And know no cure To beat the devil Taunt the gods Time has come 'The time has come, the walrus said To speak of many things Of shoes and ships and sealing wax Of cabbages and kings' It's a slow burn A cruel turn Time has come To brave the heights of lover's leap Give up the ghost without a fight To cross the current that runs so deep To sacrifice forever for one night The time has come © Music: Sam Graf-Jarrett Lesko-Jessie Jacobson-Brian Bielski-Katriina Huotari (1995) Lyrics, Melody: Jacobson (1995 & 1981) Quote from The Walrus And The Carpenter by Lewis Carroll.
31.	Not Your Own Man (Demo) 02:28	lyrics	buy track
Not Your Own Man You were a very lovely baby An angel in the crib A silver spoon to succor No poor relations trickled down your bib With your sunny disposition You’re the fairest weather friend It never rains on your parade You’ll always be left standing in the end You’re not your own man You’re not your own man You’re not your own man Never were It’s an out of body lifestyle A second-hand world view A twice-removed reflection I’m not too sure whose eyes you’re seeing through You’re not your own man You’re not your own man You’re not your own man And in your darkest hour Just switch the night light on Your friend is always there for you In reflective glory until the dawn You glad-hand and you strong-arm You shake until it hurts The world’s your slice of birthright cake For us, pie in the sky’s our just desserts You’re not your own man You’re not your own man You’re not your own man You’re not your own man You’re not your own man You’re not your own man Never will be © Jessie Jacobson (1991)
32.	Land Of The Living (Demo) 05:09	lyrics	buy track
Land Of The Living Waves of sound Waves of motion I cast off the anchor And drifted out into the night I was bound By some foolish notion Lashed to the mast Cast adrift on a sea of emotion Welcome back It's time for forgiving Land of the living We're in the land of the living On solid ground I heard waves break in rhythm Never thought that the song of the siren Could lure me away I sang a round in harmony with them Never thought that their sad orchestration Would lead me astray Welcome back It's time for forgiving Land of the living We're in the land of the living Well, I nearly drowned Lost on the ocean I crashed on the rocks Just a castaway Back in your arms I found sanctuary But I can't help but thinking About the one that got away Welcome back It's time for forgiving Land of the living We're in the land of the living © Music, Lyrics & Melody: Jessie Jacobson (May-November 1985, 9/86) Demo version intro/bridge: Jerome Faulkner (8/85)
33.	Rapture (Capture Me) (Demo) 04:28	lyrics	buy track
Rapture (Capture Me) Reached the end of the line Heard no welcome, saw no sign Head in my hands, cried like a baby The cutting edge had left its scars Long ago it seemed so simple My faith shone like the stars Rapture, capture me Oncoming light as in a dream Life in slow motion, I slipped upstream But it felt so incomplete As my heart beat a dull retreat Rapture, capture me How in heaven will we know When to let these hidden feelings show Lost in love's reflected glow How in heaven Had a laugh poised on the brink What choice was this to swim or sink Sometimes life's a bitter pill But if you'll love me, I’ll find the will I will Rapture, capture me © Jessie Jacobson (Music: 12/4/85 & 12/25/85 • Lyrics, Melody: 12/83 & 12/26/85)
34.	The Game (Demo) 05:00	lyrics	buy track
The Game Said hello, thought goodbye I did not know and I wondered why All these things stay the same We pull these strings, play the game again Play the game When I said I do, somehow meant I don't When I say I will, we both know I won't All these things stay the same We pull these strings, play the game again Play the game Said goodbye as my mind screamed stay But these lips they lie and you've gone away All these things stay the same we pull these strings, play the game again All these things stay the same we pull these strings, play the game again Play the game © Music: Jarrett Lesko-Brian Bielski-Jessie Jacobson-Jerome Faulkner (2/18/86) Melody & Lyrics: Jessie Jacobson (3/20/86)
35.	Love's Not Lost (Demo) 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Love's Not Lost When the madmen come to their senses When true heroes lay down their arms Under sheltering skies Silver lining, cold grey clouds disguise When the preachers loosen their collars When the righteous let down their hair Flowing into the light Certain, knowing nobody's wrong, nobody's right Love's not lost, only hiding Lurking just out of sight Love's not lost, only hiding Hiding in the night When four billion hearts race in rhythm When all eyes are focused as one Holding each other's stares Silent, knowing somewhere somebody cares Love's not lost, only hiding Lurking just out of sight Love's not lost, only hiding Hiding in the night © Music & Melody: Jarrett Lesko (1985) Lyrics: Jessie Jacobson (4/86)
36.	Say It (Demo) 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Say It (Demo) We choose to be forgiving To bend or let it break One more choice Say it, say it Live it and breathe it Say it, save me Join the pieces Bit by bit We want to be loving Yet lock all our doors One more choice Say it, say it Live it and breathe it Say it, save me Join the pieces Bit by bit We make a show at caring Yet turn our eyes within One more chance Say it, say it Live it and breathe it Say it, save me Join the pieces Bit by bit © Music: Jarrett Lesko Lyrics: Toni Zeto-Jessie Jacobson (1986)
37.	State Of Mind (Demo) 03:38	lyrics	buy track
State Of Mind You almost didn't come in time You almost didn't raise the blind You almost left me in the dark But almost is a state of mind State of mind We almost lost our masterpiece We almost left the work unsigned We almost left an empty canvas But almost is a state of mind State of mind Without a moment's hesitation Strip off the uncertainty It's off the deep end To be free I almost stripped the threads of fortune I almost let this coil unwind I almost crossed the wires of circumstance But almost is a state of mind State of mind © Lyrics & Melody: Jessie Jacobson (12/29/86+1/16/87) Music: Jessie Jacobson-Jarrett Lesko-Brian Bielski (12/10/86 & 1/12/87)
38.	Mask (Alternate Refrain Demo Excerpt) 00:40	lyrics	buy track
(see full version of 'Mask' earlier on this CD for lyrics) © Lyrics: Toni Zeto (1982) Music: Toni Zeto (1982) & Jessie Jacobson (11/25/85, 1987)
39.	I Spy The Lie (Demo Excerpt) 00:25	lyrics	buy track
(instrumental version - intro only) see Second Language website for full lyrics: secondlanguageband.com
40.	The Game (Outro Excerpt) 01:21	lyrics	buy track
(see CD 1, Track 2 for lyrics) © Music: Jarrett Lesko-Brian Bielski-Jessie Jacobson-Jerome Faulkner (2/18/86) Melody & Lyrics: Jessie Jacobson (3/20/86)

about

40 songs spread across two CDs. 2.5 hours of music.
Released for the first time anywhere ever.

Disc 1 (songs 1-19) contains the 11-song Shadow Across The Moon album including studio recordings made between 1986-1991 with producers Tony Berg and Frank Wolf, plus 8 bonus studio tracks from 1991-1992.

Disc 2 (songs 20-40) features all the demo recordings for the SATM album plus a dozen other unreleased studio and demo songs dating from 1985 all the way through 1994.

Features Second Language members Jessie Jacobson, Jarrett Lesko, Brian Bielski, Toni Zeto, Jerome Faulkner, David ‘Spiggy’ Miller, Richie Owens, Katriina Huotari and Sam Graf.

Plus special guests Dan Nolton, Freida Woody, and Michael James.

Producers: Tony Berg, Frank Wolf, Jessie Jacobson, Jarrett Lesko, Ken Jordan, Michael James, Richie Owens, Second Language.

All songs mastered by Sonja Brenna, 2023.

©2024, 1984-1999 GO 2L Music & GO 2L Records.

credits

released January 20, 2024

Produced by

Tony Berg (CD 1 tracks 1-7 • CD 2 track 21)
Jessie Jacobson, Richie Owens, Jarrett Lesko (CD 1 track 8)
Tony Berg, Jessie Jacobson, Richie Owens (CD 1 track 9)
Frank Wolf (CD 1 tracks 10-12)
Jessie Jacobson, Ken Jordan (CD 1 tracks 13, 19)
Jessie Jacobson (CD 1 tracks 14-18 • CD 2 tracks 12, 14-18)
Jessie Jacobson & Second Language (CD 2 tracks 1-9 + 13-20)
Jessie Jacobson, Toni Zeto (CD 2 track 10)
Michael James, Jessie Jacobson (CD 2 track 11)

Mastered by Sonja Brenna.

(see individual tracks for musician, songwriting and engineering credits)

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Second Language Los Angeles, California

Second Language (1981-present) is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles. They will be releasing 7 albums of vintage and new material throughout 2024 on GO2L Records with Atmos/stereo singles releases on Alternator Records (mixed by Michael James).

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