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Hard to Hold

from Joy on the Landing - EP by Stephen King

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A live, off-the-floor trio with acoustic guitar and scintillating trumpet by Toronto's multi-award winning, iconic trumpet player of Guru's Jazzmatazz fame- Brownman Ali .

An autobiographical "mash-up" of relentless artistic pursuit, passion, romance and dreams...the song has been road tested across country and back, adding to its appeal. A chance opportunity brought this song into a world class studio, with some of the finest musicians I have had the pleasure to work with. Recline not. Get your 'Cosby step' on, crew.

lyrics

Hard To Hold - Stephen King © 2009

People tell me what you want to hear
People tell me what you know

Well you are hard to hold
You are hard to know

Take a little time to play & think
Walk along a nude beach
Looking back on a well dressed city
We laughed out loud
Pour a mixed drink into a paper cup
Try not to get caught
Kissing madly
I don’t know why
Or what this life is all about

Well you are hard to hold
You are hard to know

This may be the hardest thing
We have done
This may be the hardest thing that has
come between us
Every day I go to work
Every day I return
Some things you can’t control I guess

Well You are hard to hold
You are hard to know
(Instrumental Break)
Well You are hard to hold
You are hard to know

Ask me for a favor a lot today
Try to help a good man out
Ask me for a favor another way
Tried to help me settle down

(Bridge)
In my mind I'm tucking you in
In my mind I'm letting you go
‘cause this is more than we bargained for
This is more and more…
Feeling like you want to be part of this
Feeling like you want to get out
Feeling like you want to be part of this
Feeling like you want to leave now

Well you are hard to hold
You are hard to know

(Trumpet Solo)

You are always saying that I am the best
Exactly how do you know?
We can’t keep waiting on success
Look the money comes and goes

Feeling like you want to be far from here
Feeling like you want to leave now

Well you are hard to hold
You are hard to know

(Outro)







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Chaos Music Publishing (2013)

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from Joy on the Landing - EP, released March 31, 2014
Recording Engineer - Adam Greenholtz (The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, BC)
Mastering - Brock MacFarlane (CPS)
Drum Kit - Issah Contractor
F- Bass - Craig Strain
Acoustic Guitar / Vocals - Stephen King
Trumpet / Flugel Horn arr. - Brownman Ali
Additional Recording- Brianne Carey (Euphonic Sound, Toronto, ON)

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Stephen King Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

An award-winning guitarist well versed in folk & jazz combining genres into an amalgam of storytelling with improvisation, best described as indie-antifolk. Driven by experiences which express a personal, romantic and artistic idealism; at times political, while having social and environmental concern. Using craft and wit, the music draws inspiration from a range of traditions including Canadian. ... more

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