Name: 3: Catch me at the Bottom of it All
Duration: P00H03M41S
Description: Track 3 of a 21 song album written and recorded in 21 days during lockdown in South Africa because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

3: Catch me at the Bottom of it All

from 21 Songs in 21 Days by Jon Shaban

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Track 3 of a 21 song album written and recorded in 21 days during lockdown in South Africa because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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I scratched my name into a tree trunk
I wanted everyone to know about my carving skills
And as a teen we used to get drunk
Beneath the branches of a thousand names I never knew
Then the sun would set and we’d say goodbye and we’d walk back home under darker skies to a safety net and mouthful full of lies

Now I know I wish I knew what I never knew that my parents knew that a bloodshot eye shows true
So catch me at the bottom of it all

I had a pocket full of eyedrops and a government condom which I never used
It had expired in the 90’s much like the stupid stories that I’d choose
To protect my friends when we’d say goodbye with our mouthwashed breath and our hazy eyes as we practiced our balance and walked on the yellow lines

Now I know I wish I knew what I never knew that my parents knew that a bloodshot eye shows true
So catch me at the bottom of it all

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from 21 Songs in 21 Days, track released March 29, 2020
Drums by Adam Stanley
Bass by Ryan McArthur

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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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