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Fly On

from Four Quartets by Jay Johnson

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An anthem of wanderlust celebrating a nomadic lifestyle. Inspired by transatlantic flights eastward to adventure.

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Fly on, fly on

Thirty thousand feet above the sea
Is where I'd like to be
Rocketing toward a distant land
Somewhere I've never seen

I'm sure my job can wait
I'd only ever turn up late

So I'll fly on, on fragile wings
Always chasing the dawn
So I'll fly on, in lieu of keeping things
Through failing darkness I'll keep chasing the sun

Fly on, fly on
Fly on, fly on

Thirty thousand feet above the sea
Above the moonlit clouds
Any waves are all too small to see
Above these heavenly clouds

The Joneses can go to hell
For them it would be just as well

I'm not okay with Bernaysian ways
To live as a serf to debt
I'd rather fly on fragile wings
Like a wayward seabird chasing the dawn

Fly on, fly on
Fly on, fly on
Fly on, fly on
Fly on, fly on
Never stop chasing the sun

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from Four Quartets, released July 15, 2022
Electric Piano, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Vocals by Jay Johnson
All music written and performed by Jay Johnson
With Drums by Mattie Klauser
Recorded and Mixed by Mattie Klauser of Pillow Princess Productions
Mastered by Drea Young

Recorded with love at Tralfamadore in South Philadelphia

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Jay Johnson Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jay Johnson is a Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist active in the Indie DIY scene. Jay plays bass in Mandy Valentine, and plays guitar in Three Yards To Dover and The Pool Boys. Inspired by his love of travel, philosophy, the natural world, and 1960s bands like the Beatles, the Kinks, and Pink Floyd, Jay's music celebrates love, nature, and adventure. ... more

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