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Salt and Sand: Rock Songs to Heal the Mind

by Jason Didner

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Verse 1: Windshield wipers are frozen and it's hard to see If there's dangerous obstacles in front of me It's a slippery turnpike and the left lane's out These times can test your grip on what your life's about In my engine the gremlins knock my self esteem As they try to drive down the value of my dreams As I struggle for traction up this icy hill They make me think dark thoughts but they can't break my will Chorus: Let's move on forward, here's to making our way To the dreams we work for coming into reach Salt and sand on this icy highway Will be salt and sand on a summer beach Salt and sand on this icy highway Will be salt and sand on a summer beach Verse 2: I can feel your frustration as you spin your wheels I'm identifying big-time with the way you feel You set your plan and watch it get pushed back It takes a steady hand to get you back on track Yeah the heat of anger may move us along But it ain't no substitute for staying strong Today we won't be quickly satisfied But we've got dreams of a lifetime that won't be denied Chorus Bridge: We can fade Or we can shine The way we choose to walk the line Chorus
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Distorted 03:40
Verse 1 Dark thoughts come a-rising From the bottom of my mind They say they’re being helpful They say they’re being kind They’re spinning me a story To explain the way I feel But all they do is hurt me And they're barely even real Pre-chorus Cruel deceptions - in my brain Multiply my pain Chorus 1 I’m being punished by God - I’m never rewarded (These thoughts are distorted) I’m left to suffer alone - I’m never supported (These thoughts are distorted) I know these are lies But I ain't seeing' through 'em Can't wish 'em away I can't undo 'em These thoughts are distorted (These thoughts are distorted) Verse 2 Dark thoughts still a-rising From the bottom of my my mind They've never once been helpful And they've never once been kind When the lies get hold of me I get locked behind their wall I can see a key to freedom If I watch them rise and fall Pre-chorus I'm getting mindful - of my brain Just being with the pain Chorus 2 I’m being punished by God - I’m never rewarded (These thoughts are distorted) I’m left to suffer alone - I’m never supported (These thoughts are distorted) I'm aware of the way I'm reacting to 'em Can't wish 'em away But I will get through 'em These thoughts are distorted (These thoughts are distorted) Solo Chorus 3 (like chorus 2) Oh Papancha!
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Battle 02:51
Verse 1: I thought this was a battle The kind that’s won or lost Where raging at the rival Brings a victory worth all costs But the prize is alienation Now that seems a hollow win Standing lonely in the ruins Of the war I fought within Verse 2: I thought this was a battle With troops on high alert Couldn’t trace the friendly fire From the part of me that hurt Oh, the rage destroys your allies In the same flames as your foes Your own weapon takes you over No matter how it goes Verse 3: I thought this was a battle I could win and earn my peace Then I saw myself in terror As hostilities increased And the anger gave an order Show no mercy in this fight I asked myself the question Could this order not be right Bridge: It can take all that you got To disobey an order that’s all wrong To take the heat for seeming weak That’s a different kind of strong When the rage calls loved ones enemies And declares we’re at code red And orders me to take them down I’ll lift them up instead Verse 4: I thought this was a battle Now I’m learning it’s much more It’s a mission to compassion For the pain down in my core It’s a journey toward forgiveness When the rage has had its say And the wisdom we discover We can’t fight these things away But we can live to love another day
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Verse 1: In this echo chamber of anxiety Thoughts take on a life all of their own Ruminating on what could become of me Makes me feel so helpless and alone This catastrophic thinking washes over me Til it's all that occupies my head Using up the balance of my energy These feelings pin me to my bed Taking fire left and right and in between I need to get out for a change of scene Chorus: I can't run from my troubles These troubles follow me around So I'm just gonna run with my troubles Run 'til my worried mind can settle down Verse 2: I fall into a rhythm in my running shoes Where there's just wind and sky and road My brain and body doing what they're meant to do Find a way to lay aside that load I'm feeling much more human when I'm on the run It's one stride at a time, no longer tense Arms and legs and heart and mind at work as one The universe just makes so much more sense Feeling better left and right and in between I get the grace and healing in this change of scene Chorus Solo Chorus
5.
Verse 1 We were in dire need of help We couldn’t make it by ourselves So we put our faith in the brightest And we counted on the best As we lay down on their tables And trusted we’d be blessed Then we awoke Safe and sound and somehow changed Chorus: It's a complicated miracle That has come true A complicated miracle We're living through But miracles don't come easy Miracles don't come free This miracle’s been complicating you and me Verse 2: Some days we spin out of control We lose connection with our souls And we barely sense our bodies And we're swimming in our heads Let's remember why we're in this What we hoped for when we wed From then to now Safe and sound and somehow changed Chorus Bridge: We can take the complications Of this ever twisting plot Let this be our meditation To rejoice in what we’ve got We'll rejoice in what we’ve got Chorus
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Verse 1: You'd never talk to a friend this way So why'd you say that to yourself? I've seen you giving yourself hell all day What do you think that's gonna help? Chorus: I'm asking for a friend I'm asking for a friend I'm asking for a friend I'm asking for you Verse 2: You'd never beat up on a friend that way So why are you beating yourself up? I've seen you tearing yourself down all day When will this torture be enough? Chorus: I'm asking for a friend I'm asking for a friend I'm asking for a friend I'm asking for you Bridge: I've always had your back Even when the odds were stacked This time  I need to count on you To learn to have your back too Verse 3: You'd never give up on a friend this way So why would you give up on yourself? I'm in this with you baby come what may What can I do to give you help? Chorus: I'm asking for a friend I'm asking for a friend I'm asking for a friend I'm asking for you
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Verse 1: Welcome back my lover It's so good to rediscover What it feels like when we touch We’ve been busy just surviving Now it’s time to get to thriving We've both been through so much Pre-chorus: Re-ignited, I'm feeling more like myself Re-united, you seem so much more like yourself again Chorus: Now we’re back to our bliss I am back to taste your kiss And you’re back to really feel me in your arms And we’re learning not to jump at false alarms in our minds We’re back to our bliss Back to our bliss Verse 2: Put away that box of tissues We have ways to face these issues There’s no need to feel alone Lay your head upon my shoulder I'll be here when nights get colder Guaranteed and set in stone Pre-chorus: Re-ignited, I'm feeling more like myself Re-united, you seem so much more like yourself again Chorus Bridge We made it through the days of isolation Now it’s time to say goodbye to alienation And hello to the joy after the pain Like Marley sang we don’t have to wait in vain no more Chorus
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Verse 1: I’m grateful that I woke up this morning At least that’s what that TED talk said I’m supposed to say Still I’m sorry for myself and my brain’s all full of warnings I’ll try this attitude of gratitude on some other day But then, what if that day could come around this morning What could it hurt to thank a loved one or two? It might bring a little good to take stock of my blessings OK, let’s see what this gratitude thing can do Pre-chorus: I can feel my mood get a little bit lighter As my outlook grows just a little brighter Chorus: I’m not afraid today to show what I’m made of I’m grateful for my love, my child and my pets I’m thankful for the support I have And the strength I’ve found within Because I’m grateful Sadness isn’t all there is Verse 2: Depression can’t have the upper hand this morning ‘Cause I’ve got a new move that villain has never seen When you see what it can do, you won’t call it corny or boring See, I’m getting in touch with the grateful part of me I’m gonna do it again tomorrow morning ‘Cause feeling better is feeling pretty sweet I’m letting go of the rope - Depression, here’s your warning I ain’t fighting today and that don’t feel like defeat Pre-chorus: I can feel my mood get a little bit lighter As my outlook grows just a little brighter Chorus: I’m not afraid today to show what I’m made of I’m grateful for my love, my child and my pets I’m thankful for the support I have And the strength I’ve got within Because I’m grateful Sadness isn’t all there is
9.
Verse 1: To the high desert of New Mexico We’ve traveled with our notebooks and our pens The teacher sits cross-legged before us Offering a different kind of Zen Natalie urges us to be specific Write “Cadillac” when thinking of a car Authenticity hides in the details Images take readers where you are Give us every drop of that storm raging in you Under all circumstances you must continue Chorus: Keep your hand moving Keep your hand moving One stroke ahead of the critic in your mind Keep the pen going Keep your truth flowing Genuine connectedness you’ll find Verse 2: Let it loose, don’t think about the product You’re free to write the worst junk in the land Lose control, let writing do the writing You’ll read it later, then you’ll understand Give us every drop of that storm raging in you Under all circumstances you must continue Chorus: Keep your hand moving Keep your hand moving One stroke ahead of the critic in your mind Keep the pen going Keep your truth flowing Genuine connectedness you’ll find Bridge: Find your voice here in this sacred zone While you’re writing down the bones Chorus: Keep your hand moving Keep your hand moving One stroke ahead of the critic in your mind Keep the pen going Keep your truth flowing Genuine connectedness you’ll find Genuine connectedness you’ll find
10.
Verse 1: I love riding on my bike It brings me feelings that I like My excellent escape machine That helps me keep our planet clean. I love the energy it brings And clarity, – it gives me wings. My bike's a pal I animate We roll, I chill and concentrate. We glide down city streets and country trails Motion casts its spell and never fails Chorus: My super clean escape machine My super clean escape machine I’m off the grid and on the scene On my super clean escape machine Verse 2: We can go from near to far Rolling cleaner than a car It cleans my arteries and mind And lets me leave my cares behind. We squeeze through narrow passage ways. And windy paths, on sunny days. We can ride by stunning sights Or savor balmy moonlit nights We glide down city streets and country trails Motion casts its spell and never fails Chorus: My super clean escape machine My super clean escape machine I’m off the grid and on the scene On my super clean escape machine Bridge: Pedaling fast or coasting slow We’re flying low - flying low
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Lyrics: If the best way to learn a thing is to teach it Then I'll try to guide you, and I may reach it I may not get to enlightenment But I can learn to lighten up yeah And if it gets me practicing, I will preach it So let's place a hand on our own hearts And sing... Chorus: May I live with ease May I be free from suffering May I be a blessing for someone today May I be safe May I be peaceful deep within May I walk with comfort along the middle way May this be a moment of loving kindness I give to myself Verse 2: If the best way to know a thing is to live it Then I'll try to take it in and to give it I may not get to the mountain top But I'll start again every time I stop And when I stumble, may I forgive it So let's place a hand on our own hearts And sing... Chorus: May you live with ease May you be free from suffering May you be a blessing for someone today May you be safe May you be peaceful deep within May you walk with comfort along the middle way May this be a moment of loving kindness you can give yourself Solo So let's place a hand on our own hearts And sing... Chorus: May we live with ease May we be free from suffering May we be a blessing for someone today May we be safe May we be peaceful deep within May we walk with comfort along the middle way May this be a moment of loving kindness we can give ourselves

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Let's face it: our collective mental health took a real hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. I created this album with all I've learned about mindfulness, gratitude and self-compassion. I hope it's what you needed to hear today.

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released February 4, 2022

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Jason Didner Montclair, New Jersey

Jason's body of work as a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist has grown diverse, representing his nature and lived experience. He's brought his sense of humor to bear in many of his signature tracks over the past 25+ years.

He's also turned to song to support the mental health of his listeners, his family and himself. They're mantras for waking up grateful and optimistic.
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