Name: 18: Pinch of Salt
Duration: P00H03M18S
Description: Track 18 of a 21 song album written and recorded in 21 days during lockdown in South Africa because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

18: Pinch of Salt

from 21 Songs in 21 Days by Jon Shaban

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Track 18 of a 21 song album written and recorded in 21 days during lockdown in South Africa because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

lyrics

Bonafide and making sense
I was born from the benefit of doubt
Take me as I am
A partial truth

Take it with a pinch of salt
Secrets lie in the corners of your mouth
Hidden from your tongue
It was yours to lose

Whiter than the whitest lie
Showing cracks when you’re held towards the light
A weakness to behold
But worth repair

Subtle with your twist of words
Not a twitch or a darkness in your eyes
A confident approach
With no sign of fear

When the bad meets the good and our morals disappear
Do we change or are we simply just adapting
At the core, we’re the same but our hearts exist in fear
All we want is a life left worth remembering

Questions of what’s right or wrong
Who decides what the rules are anymore
In a perfect game
With a losing score

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from 21 Songs in 21 Days, track released April 13, 2020
Additional instruments and vocals by Jak Tomas

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Jon Shaban Cape Town, South Africa

JON SHABAN IS A SINGER SONGWRITER BASED IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. SHORTLY AFTER QUITTING HIS JOB AND COMMITTING TO BEING A FULL-TIME ARTIST, JON LAUNCHED HIS FIRST ALBUM IN 2015 TITLED ‘FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE’ AND HAS SINCE TOURED RELENTLESSLY BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY WITH HIS SOLO MATERIAL AND HIS BAND, THE SHABS. ... more

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