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KAIROS LP

by Jae Jin

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1.
VERSE It seems I've spent my whole life trying to keep my head above These waters that surround me that these people calling love I never knew such happiness that movies would portray I tossed aside these notions as inflictions deemed cliché From time to time I'd take a chance, shoot the breeze, and dance the dance. I'm not too sure what numbered more, the hearts I broke or the ones I stole. Karma being that witch it was, left my heart a broken cause Left me right back where I started, unsatisfied square one PRECHORUS It's when you've given up and you've had enough, That’s when the walls come crashing down When you've seen it all, oh you've seen it all It steals your perfectly imperfect heart CHORUS You kick your boots to the ground Like you're ready to die You put your fists up in arms Like you're ready to fight But when it finds you sleeping And it picks you apart It steals your perfectly imperfect heart BRIDGE I / know / that everything / is gonna be alright
2.
Running 02:50
CHORUS Feel the sun Rising from below I keep running, I keep running To a place where no one knows (its a) Big sky Bigger than we know I keep running, I keep running Like I've got nowhere to go VERSE 1 I drove in / the other day From where I’d been / I couldn’t say Though I’d been running since my last demise Had nothing left and nothing more to hide Verse 2 I will try / to make you whole I’ll half deny / my bleeding soul This war inside my head is raging on My flag will still be waving when I’m gone Bridge This could be our first drive or our last try Let's ride until the sunsets on our lives.
3.
VERSE 1 You might hide it with that smile on your face But I see it in your eyes I get this feeling that inside / There have been days you couldn't smile / no matter how hard you tried PRECHORUS You paint over your emotions like a tragic work of art Though I don't know what you've been thru, I can feel your beating heart CHORUS This ain't about love This ain't about love It's the most beautiful smiles on the most broken of people inside VERSE 2 Well I know you get addicted to the things / That take away the pain But I'll sit right there with you / Till the scars just fade into / My heart
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VERSE 1 Warmth is the light Of all that I crave inside There's coldness in the dark of night As I search for the slightest sign I don't believe In a heart that has never grieved And every time I fall I’m reminded of my reprieve PRECHORUS Like sands through the hourglass We're just passing through so fast CHORUS Don't fall too late Lay down our walls Let ourselves fall VERSE 2 If ever you get lost I'd leave 99 to find you But tell me at what cost Do we fight our way through BRIDGE Sometimes fools are wise When we fall, we rise
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VERSE 1 The light that you shine Into irises of wine Still my heart seems to stumble inside. The sound of your feet Tap the rhythm down beneath As prelude to escape that we seek. The games that we play Are like war on a rainy day We're all just prodigals led astray CHORUS I'm losing myself As I try to hold on To what I believe Inside Darkness is strong But I still see the light So i'll stumble ahead And move on. VERSE 2 Getting tired of this life Just trying to survive Shadows fall on moons sleep-deprived Cold nights turn to days Sunlight lifts my gaze Up high at the stars on display BRIDGE: We all have scars / Just like the moons & stars
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Walk Me Down 03:56
VERSE 1 Seems I've been clinging / to my own uncertainty So tired of thinking / about what we could be It's almost midnight / when do I go home? When will we both know / that this time is all we have Chorus Walk me down to the city To a place where we can roam Where our hearts can be unbroken Then you can take me back home (x2) Verse 2 Time is a language / that we both know but don't really speak One day you'll remember me / and the people that we used to be But just for the moment / won't you walk with me hand in hand I promise I'll love you / just as best as I can Bridge All of my fears and all of the pain Couldn't separate me from your love And all of my fears and all of the pain Couldn't separate me from your love
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VERSE 1: At times I feel like Otis / on that dock on high Dreams fading, time a wasting / watching tides roll by And at times I feel like Cooke / staying on the run After stirring up some souls / trusting change gon' come. PRECHORUS: Then / I stop / and I think to myself That life ain't all it seems CHORUS: We're all caught up, chasing money and things But it ain’t either, probably neither of / that happiness brings. At any moment in time, our lives could crumble away It's our loved ones, that we'll call on / on that very day VERSE 2: And at times I feel like Jonah / being swallowed up whole After running from the moments / when I lose control And at times I feel like David / herding sheep for days Facing giants / in reliance of a thing called grace
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VERSE 1 It's been some time since I last spoke to you I think that you must be fading away Even in darkness I cannot hide My emotions I feel to this day I haven't really quite figured out how to move on From the moments and the habits we made Waves of nostalgia pass me by as I Just try to make it through another day CHORUS Our hearts are wild, wild creatures Our ribs are cages of pain But should we then set our hearts free So that we can love again VERSE 2 They say that you don’t realize the value Of a moment till it becomes a memory I play these moments again and again Till my heart just breaks in endless reverie I'll love again It's true Cuz i'm letting go of you Cuz there's a great big world full of people It's just that there is only one you BRIDGE Some take the leap / Some never try But we all fall down. Some hearts we keep / Some say goodbye But we all fall down. Will our love go deeper? Will our love grow wider?
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Chemo Song 04:28
VERSE 1 This cosmic chaos Underneath Clouds hang down beneath my heavens. My tears fall Like menthol Tracing coolly down my face. Alone, I'm left in disrepair Take my soul I’ll lay it bare Before you. PRECHORUS But I come alive / as I let go Our scars collide / as only you could show. CHORUS Through this violent peace, I'll soar / With you / Have broken my heart / to save me VERSE 2 A scent of bleach that rises up from Crisp white linens meant to hug My bones. A somber silence cuts so deep Beside machines that never sleep To dream. Can't decide to sweat or shiver My body's weak from what’s delivered Inside.
10.
Amen 02:47
Verse 1 Will you free these hands of mine Before these bones return to dust And still the hands of time To whisper secret words of love CHORUS Our beginning and our end Amen. Our beginning and our end Amen. Verse 2 When blinding darkness grows Hiding morning in the night We'll hold these secrets close And lessons we have learned in light Verse 3 Every man will live and die And chase the wind under the sun Every thirst unsatisfied To find you were the only one.
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VERSE 1 It's been some time since I last spoke to you I think that you might be fading away Even in darkness I cannot hide These emotions I feel to this day I haven't really quite figured out how to move on From the moments and the habits we made Waves of nostalgia pass me by as I Just try to make it through another day CHORUS Our hearts are wild, wild creatures Our ribs are cages of pain But should we then set our hearts free So that we can love again VERSE 2 They say that you don’t realize the value Of a moment till it becomes a memory I play these moments again and again Till my heart just breaks in endless reverie I'll love again It's true Cuz i'm finally letting go of you Cuz there's a great big world full of people It's just that there's only one you BRIDGE Some take the leap Some never try But we all fall down. Some hearts we keep Some say goodbye But we all fall down. Will our love go deeper? Will our love grow wider?
13.
Will you free these hands of mine Before these bones return to dust And still the hands of time To whisper secret words of love Our beginning and our end Amen Our beginning and our end Amen When blinding darkness grows Hiding mourning in the night We'll hold these secrets close And lessons we have learned in light Our beginning and our end Amen Our beginning and our end Amen Every man will live and die And chase the wind under the sun Every thirst unsatisfied To find you were the only one Our beginning and our end Amen Our beginning and our end Amen
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LYRICS: Will you free these hands of mine Before these bones return to dust And still the hands of time To whisper secret words of love Our beginning and our end Amen Our beginning and our end Amen When blinding darkness grows Hiding mourning in the night We'll hold these secrets close And lessons we have learned in light Our beginning and our end Amen Our beginning and our end Amen Every man will live and die And chase the wind under the sun Every thirst unsatisfied To find you were the only one Our beginning and our end Amen Our beginning and our end Amen

about

Kairos is a Greek word meaning the opportune moment. In my life, precise timing has always played itself out beyond what I planned or desired. This album is the expression of my education through the divine present, the Kairos. Each song is a lesson learned at the right moment. The pursuit of my vocation in music was a supreme moment, an appointed time of obedience for a divine purpose. Simply put, I am both a creator as well as a Believer.

The tracks are about relationships; the greatest gifts one can receive. Some tracks are about suffering through unrequited love, love lost, and even facing my own mortality but all are about the world beyond myself. These songs may not be centered on faith, but it is by grace that I am able to share this music and this part of myself with you. Thank you for taking the time to listen.

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released October 6, 2015

All Songs written by Jae Jin
Produced by Tim Ouyang and Jae Jin
Mixed and Mastered by Tim Ouyang
Design by Jina Kim
@2015 Jae Jin

Jae Jin | Vocals, snaps, claps, etc.
Andrew Che | acoustic, electric guitar
Tyler Carroll | bass
Tim Ouyang | piano
Sly5thave | Saxophone
Clynt Yerkes | Trumpet
Michael Lu | Strings
Calie Garrett | BGVs (Track 10)

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