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Between the Commas

by Jeff Karoub

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You don't need advice from me But somehow I think I should provide it Trouble gonna come somehow If you don't already stand beside it Chorus: We're born, we die Not much choice in either drama But babe, the real stuff comes In between the commas I spent a lifetime seeking answers Finding solace in the search I know it's not one-size-fits-all Like buying your favorite singer's merch What I offer is just one small thing Imagine your obituary Think of what you'd like to say Something more than ordinary Chorus
2.
Leaving Love 03:13
I'm leaving love behind Hope there is more where I go I can look at try to find That's the only way I know I know I've found it before Or maybe it's found me Sometimes I find a locked door Opens eventually Chorus: Stars in the daytime sky Find faith in things you can't see Sometimes I get it right And the tune's in tune with me I'm holding space in my heart And standing on hallowed ground Letting the answers come Then I'll be homeward bound Chorus
3.
Chorus: Feel the air, summer's almost over Stir the embers, settle in The night may be young, but we're all getting older Pick the battles you can win There are times that take my measure Many paths and no way through The times I've had it easy I find it hard to be true Chorus There are times of pain and pleasure Out of breath and feeling blue Hear a call before you're ready For the path ahead of you Bridge: It's always too soon But never too late The way we live What we leave to fate Chorus
4.
For all that's been lost here For all that's been lost I want something, something to be found For all that's been lost here For the lines that we've crossed I want something, something to be found Everywhere I look Everyone's playing with fire Surprised when we find Everything burned down Everywhere I look Everyone's playing with fire No one to blame When everything's burned down For all that's been lost here For all that's been lost I want something, something to be found For all that's been lost here Who bears the cost I want something, something to be found I want something, something to be found
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Little Bird 04:56
Chorus I How does your song go, little bird? When you've got no mama to teach you Make up your tune, little bird Though it won't help another reach you You sing to mark your place You sing to find a mate Numbers fall—familiar call Is lost in shrinking space Chorus II How does your song go, little bird? When you've got no mama to teach you Wake up and sing little bird Find your tune so another can reach you The others can't understand These songs don't belong in this land No one comes to you anymore Low supply and demand Chorus I & II
6.
Start with ambition See where that road goes Succumbing to temptation That life so often throws Clamor for an ending That offers some resolve A break or even bending Onward we revolve Chorus: Lead with your heart But don't lose your head This is your life to live So keep your soul fed Call it a calling If it helps to have a name Rising and falling No one's path the same Bridge: Cause you know That some days it's all about holding on And other days letting go Chorus
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Chorus: I'm really on the planet today I don't know what else I can say I'll try to find the words Something you haven't heard I'm really on the planet today I find so much to bring me down Across the world and right here in this town Leaves me feeling low Forgiveness comes so slow I'll count whatever blessings are around Chorus I keep my hope however faint the light In darkness that might be a welcome sight I take another's hand Strangers in this land Hoping for an end to this fight Chorus

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"Between The Commas" is Jeff Karoub's fifth album. It's a collection of songs about living through crises—the big and small, imagined and observed, personal and universal. Sometimes they are shared, sometimes ours to face alone. Some bring us together, others tear us apart.
It offers lessons—first for himself and then perhaps others—from living a life of words and music. It also builds on Jeff's rhythm-and-roots folk sound, with full arrangements conceived and created by Jeff Karoub and Andy Reed.

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released March 20, 2023

Produced by Andy Reed and Jeff Karoub.
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Andy Reed, Reed Recording Co.
Artwork by Adnan Charara
Design by Kirstin Karoub
Musicians: Jeff Karoub, Andy Reed, George Luckey, Dan Houston

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Jeff Karoub Detroit, Michigan

Jeff has lived a life of words and music, mainly in the Detroit area. He grew up in a musical house: His father played French horn on Motown records and in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. His instruments of choice are the guitar, violin and mandolin, with a bit of keyboard and sax thrown in. He has played stages across the Great Lakes and as far away as Finland. ... more

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