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Jamie Kimathi MilburnChristmas Isn't What it Used to Be2024's Christmas song, written by Jamie Milburn and Libby Marsland.
Lyrics:
Tis the season for one another
Happy just to be of good cheer
No longer excited for Santa
Or the coming year
Cups of wine are all that I wish for
That and someone lovely to hold
No longer excited for presents
Now I'm getting old
Don't you worry, I will hurry
Back in time for Christmas
So save a chair
And I'll be there to see you
Maybe Christmas isn't what it used to be
Cus nothing can forever stay the same
No longer children living in a...2024-12-2403 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnHenry's Birthday SongLyrics:
Happy(x4) Birthday to Henry
Happy(x4) Birthday to you
Happy(x4) Birthday to Henry, and when he
gets older he’ll clap and sing along too (doo doo doo doo)
You are turning one today,
You will laugh and love and play,
Nothing is as precious as your smile
Even when you learn to talk,
Or jump or dance or sing or walk,
Your smile will warm our hearts for a while
With your family all around you
who’ll be there to make you strong
I just know the journey’s joyful
And I know the journey’s long
W...2024-01-1701 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnThose Who Didn't Arrive2023's Christmas song, written by Jamie and Paul Milburn.
Lyrics:
Feeling awful, feeling numb
Feeling sadness over someone
Oh the emptiness inside
Has left me cold
To think about the many who won’t grow old
What’s the use in Merry Christmas and the sentiment it brings?
What’s the point in singing Christmas songs? And who likes carolling?
It’s the ones who have a family, it’s the ones who love them so
It’s the ones who sing "White Christmas" when there’s seldom any snow
It’s beginning to look a lot like just another time of year
Whe...2023-12-2504 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnHe was Loved (My Little Charlie Boy)The twelfth song on the album "One Day at a Time" (2023).
Lyrics:
He used to run as fast as anything
He used to climb the highest mountain top
And although he couldn’t talk
I knew he loved a walk
You could see it in his eyes
From morning till the end of day he’s there
Waiting for us sat upon a chair
Then shortly after four
He’d greet us at the door
You could see it in his smile
That he was loved
Over and over and over again
And he did love
Over and over and over a...2023-11-2706 minJamie Kimathi MilburnSomedayThe first song on the album "One Day at a time" (2023).
Lyrics:
Sometimes you want coffee
Sometimes you want sleep
Life is full of many choices
Some shallow and some deep
Someday you will decide to
Strike out alone
Every little piece of art
That stems from you will fill
A part of your home. And
Someday you will deserve to be listened to
Someday you will be free of all the lies
And all the pain
When the work you do is not in vain
Sometimes you want sunshine
Sometimes you want rain
Life is full of hills and...2023-11-2703 minJamie Kimathi MilburnSomething About YouThe second song on the album "One Day at a Time" (2023).
Lyrics:
There’s something about you
A something about you
There’s something about you
You don’t have to worry
You don’t have to hurry
There’s something about you
Seeing faces everywhere
If it’s not yours I don’t care
I count the seconds
And I reckon
We don’t have much time to spare
Rent a room, Air B n B
Take a trip tonight with me
See the sights and all the lights
Then you just might find yourself free
Hold my hand and sing out
Liv...2023-11-2702 minJamie Kimathi MilburnBy Hook Or By CrookThe third song on the album "One Day at a Time" (2023).
Lyrics:
Moving out is hard
There’s trials and tribulations when your
Father is in charge
Of leading the way
Notice would be nice
But time waits for no one so you
Bet it will suffice
At the end of the day
Pack up your life and put it in a box
If it doesn’t fit, then you leave it behind
You’re never coming back, they’ll change all the locks
So if you’re even feeling so inclined
You’ll never see
This house again
Only from the out...2023-11-2703 minJamie Kimathi MilburnLook at My EyesThe fourth song on the album "One Day at a Time" (2023).
Lyrics:
Falling for you
I was mistaken
But what else could I do?
My heart was taken
Now I need to go claim it back
It’s been under an attack
For much too long
You got under my skin (under my skin)
I was defenceless after
Letting you in (letting you in)
And my consensus is that
We are made to be apart
Only then can I restart and heal
Look at my eyes again
For you will never see them
Any more in any space
At any ti...2023-11-2703 minJamie Kimathi MilburnProduct of IndoctrinationThe fifth song on the album "One Day at a Time" (2023).
Lyrics:
It’s the product of indoctrination
It’s the truth of which we dare not see
It’s the lies we tell ourselves and future co-dependencies
It’s the ruling of our governed nation
It’s the way it's through history
It’s the way it’s been and the way it’ll always be
Busy busy all day long
And we all know that there’s something wrong
When you spend your time at work doing things for other people
Just to show that you are strong
Always living day...2023-11-2703 minJamie Kimathi MilburnWhen You're GoneThe seventh song on the album "One Day at a Time" (2023).
Lyrics:
Oh I,
Was enthralled with your mystical kiss,
But if you’re gone, when you’re gone, then you’re gone
Oh I,
Said that you’d be emphatically missed
But when you’re gone, then you’re gone
I like sunshine
And looking at clouds as they float through the sky
I like the view
I don’t know why
See how I walk through the town
I look most like everyone else
I smile through the sadness of what I have lost
Now you’re no longer around
Oh...2023-11-2702 minJamie Kimathi MilburnBeef BourguignonThe eighth song on the album "One Day at a Time" (2023).
Lyrics:
Got out of prison just today
You bet I’m hungry
Stopped at McDonalds on the way
And I sat there numbly as I couldn’t eat a thing
So I went to burger king
But my craving was for something more gourmet
You might be wondering how I ended up in prison
It’s quite the story, let me tell you
That one day I was minding my own business
And on old lady left
Something up upon her window sill
It sat there so that it could...2023-11-2703 minJamie Kimathi MilburnOne Day at a TimeThe ninth and titular song on the album "One Day at a Time" (2023).
Lyrics:
Mama cries into her tea
Tears that will upset him
He who sleeps sat next to me, today
I’m caught in the middle
Dry your eyes and count to three
Clean the mess you’ve made here
Lay me down so you can run away
I’m caught in the middle
I feel bad, I feel down, I feel blue
You tell me what I’ve got to do
Just take
One day at a time
One day at a time
You’ll never be afraid
To...2023-11-2703 minJamie Kimathi MilburnErasedThe tenth song on the album "One Day at a Time" (2023).
Lyrics:
It’s like I’ve been erased
From all your days
Each and every little picture
Depictures a haze
I’ve been relegated to a rueing phase
Yes it’s like I’ve been erased
From all your days
It’s like I’ve been replaced
With someone else
And impersonating person
Who’s worse than myself
It’s a tragedy to see, that we
Cannot see eye to eye or face to face
It’s like I’ve been erased
Here,
All of my life has been a wasted
Say what you...2023-11-2703 minJamie Kimathi MilburnWorth His Weight In GoldThe sixth song on the album "One Day at a Time" (2023).
Lyrics:
Perhaps my parents were misled that I would ever come to something
It’s a small miscalculation that some promise leads to nothing
It’s the end for me forever for there’s nothing left to say
I’ll pack up my things and say goodbye then I’ll be heading on my way
And yes I’m fine
Thank you for asking
Wait? No one was asking?
It’s simply a figment of imagination now
It’s fine I’m a grown up
So nobody showed up
It takes more than...2023-11-2703 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnMaryA few Christmas' back (2020) the world went through a universally bad time. Hey! Mister Santa was a response to that. This year, I decided to write about the birth of Jesus, and in general, the birth of sons. I wrote and began recording this song on 22nd November, and in a very short amount of time I lost both my Dog and my Grandma. This song is not a response, but a capsule in time. I may have finished it after these events, but the main bulk of the work was done before. This, to the best of my knowledge...2022-12-2904 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnWords I Should Have SaidThe twelfth and final track on the album "To Be".
Lyrics:
The 3rd of September’s when you came into my life
Right on cue you came, smiling and crying
And I held you in my arms. Right after your mother…
And the doctor, and the nurses, you were mine to hold
And from that day I imagined I would hold you close, now and forever
I took you to the park for a walk with our dog called Jesse
She chased the balls you threw
But she was already old by the time you were old enough to know -
Th...2022-05-0206 minJamie Kimathi MilburnTime With YouThe eleventh track on the album "To Be".
Lyrics:
If you need me now to stay,
I will do that right away
Or if you want me to go,
Say the word, I’ll make it so
What you wish, I will obey,
And if you wish for me today
I will heed with haste to you,
Hopefully your wish comes true
Cus I will spend my time with you
That’s what I have time to do
I lose my track of time, when there’s time with you
Seeing the smile that you
Do whenever I,
Do that thing...2022-05-0104 minJamie Kimathi MilburnTo BeThe eighth and title track on the album "To Be".
Lyrics:
To be young, to be free,
To be what it is you want to be is
All very well and so naive
To have fun, to have hair,
To be reckless here and everywhere
Is all very well if you achieve
What you want to be
I was young for a time
But my love for squash and crackers turned to cheese and wine
There’s no use reminiscing on a time long gone
Nothing last forever and the night goes on
I was caught in my prime
They sa...2022-04-1803 minJamie Kimathi MilburnDance With Two Left FeetThe seventh track on the album "To Be".
Lyrics:
Well I dance with two left feet you know
And I can’t move fast and I can’t move slow
That’s fine
Alright
Yeah the way I move ain’t typical
You could teach me how to dance and to let it go all night
All night
Baby
I’ve been thinking lately
What’s the point in living on this Earth if you’re living alone
Stuck inside a house if you can’t call it home
Maybe
I’m just being lazy
What’s the use in stepping out of this...2022-04-1703 minJamie Kimathi MilburnNowhereThe sixth track on the album "To Be".
Lyrics:
I’ve been going nowhere,
Nowhere, nowhere
I’ve been going nowhere,
Nowhere, nowhere
Look at how I started
Look at where I’m going to
It is all uncharted;
What I’ve done and am to do
But when it’s unfinished
Don’t be starting something new
There’s still music in it
So sing another song or two
And while I gather my thoughts all neatly
I stick around, enjoy the view
Though the view is welcomed sweetly
I feel that
I’ve been going nowhere
Nowhere, nowhere
I’ve been going...2022-04-1702 minJamie Kimathi MilburnFreedomThe fifth track on the album "To Be".
Lyrics:
My mind is broken and I’m losing to you
Tell me exactly what I am to do
Give me no reason to escape the bind I find that I am in
We cannot change what’s deep within
They’re asking m e to say what the future holds for me
And all I want to say for certain is that I’ll be living free
Well nothing ventured, nothing gained
Nothing spent so nothing drained within me
The world and all it’s knowledge has been at my fingertips
And so the...2022-04-1603 minJamie Kimathi MilburnTomiwaThe fourth track on the album "To Be".
Lyrics:
Oh…
Tomiwa does what Tomiwa do
He doesn’t listen to me, but he might listen to you
You see he’s never been loved by any man that I knew
He shouldn’t look up to them
He should be looking to you
His father was a drunken Hooligan
So much for being a man
He tried to pick Tommy up from school again
It did not go to his plan
Tomiwa Drank
Cus Tomiwa’s cool
His father’s to thank
For him playing the fool
When he sobered up I told hi...2022-04-1503 minJamie Kimathi MilburnSunday Afternoon (Look Away)The third track on the album "To Be".
Lyrics:
I’ve been sitting in a sitting room
Not allowed to leave or welcome you
Not that I ever would want to
I’ve been waiting in a waiting room
Staring at a clock upon the wall
Counting the hours till my sleep will fall
How can I be stressed?
I have nothing I confess
But wouldn’t you prefer to have more than less
I’ve been sitting in a sitting room
Playing games and watching endless shows
The time I’ve wasted no one really knows
I’ve been quiet in a q...2022-04-1504 minJamie Kimathi MilburnIt'll Work Out AlrightThe second track on the album "To Be", featuring Archie Batty on the Trumpet and Alto Saxophone.
Lyrics:
I’ve a life that’s full of woes
But that’s the way that living goes
You start off with a promise to be great
But you’ll end up second-rate
No one man can do it all
You can’t heed every single call
There’s some things that you never will become
It’s the same for everyone
Well, you know you can recover from whatever’s thrown at you
And who knows, you might discover something marvellous and new
Take a deep...2022-04-1403 minJamie Kimathi MilburnHappy, Happy MeThe first track on the album "To Be".
Lyrics:
As the sun sets, the moon rises (Ooooo)
When you’re here I turn away (Ooooo)
I keep on telling myself that tomorrow
Will be better than today
Once I find my way
There’s so much I could be doing (Ooooo)
But so few hours in the day (Ooooo)
I keep on telling myself that when I come home from
Work I’ll write a song
But then life comes along
And I don’t want you to go,
But I don’t want you to stay
I like being alone now
...2022-04-1304 minJamie Kimathi MilburnMulti Million Dollar CarThe tenth track on the album "To Be".
Lyrics:
You’ve been alone
Trapped in yourself
Waiting for something to begin
When you get knocked back you take it on the chin
And all I do is dream
But dreaming does no good
Will I understand what’s understood?
Masquerading through my early adulthood
And you
Want me to know the truth
But how do you know what you see is really true?
Plodding along
Finding my way
Won’t be too long, till I’m
Living the day I want to live
Giving what I can is all that I can gi...2022-03-2003 minJamie Kimathi MilburnI Like Being AloneThe ninth track on the album "To Be".
Lyrics:
I like being a-
I like being a-
I like being alone
From Namibia
To Bolivia
I like being alone
From the horse
Hear his hooves click out
Some morse
Telling you to go
Away to find
Anything but him
You know he’s kind
But he wants space, he says
I like being a-
I like being a-
I like being alone
From Namibia
To Bolivia
I like being alone
See the kid
Cry himself to sleep
He did
Want some time to breathe
Between all the hugs
And the st...2022-03-2003 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnThe Way That You Feel TonightAnother year, another Christmas song.
Lyrics:
If I ever was a fool to upset you
If I acted how a brute might be
I can only move along by putting
Right where there was wrong,
And through song I sing to thee
May your Christmas’ be happy
And your holidays be glad
May your memories come sweetly
And rejoice in what you’ve had
Let your dearest ones be near you as the years go on
May you flourish from every day to another
And with every single day
I hope happiness comes your way
And the way that you feel...2021-12-2502 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnHey! Mister Santa!Another Christmas Song... On time for a change. Archie Batty plays his trumpet for this one.
Lyrics:
Hey Mister Santa
Please go riding on your sleigh
It’s been tough this year for everyone, come
Brighten up our day
Hey Mister Santa
Do the things you can to put a
Smile on each and every face
Across the whole human race
I was sat here drinking through the whole Christmas eve, and then
Hey! Ho! There you were below
Thought you’d save the day, but you turned around to leave I said
Hey! Ho! It’s not time to go.
Th...2020-12-2403 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnThe Sky Does FallLyrics:
I really want you to know
That even if the sky does fall on me
I’ll never want to let go
Give me just a hint of an answer
Tell me the plan sir! Show!
That even if the sky does fall on me
There’s always somewhere to go
Even if it’s slow
They say I’ll fall in love (Fall in love)
Find someone to join me up above
They say I’ll start having kids (Not very likely)
Join the line in doing what my daddy and his daddy did
Is it good? (Well it’s norma...2020-06-2305 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnHelp My Heart to MendWith an Alto Saxophone solo by Archie Batty.
Lyrics:
Sing me a song and I’ll listen
Paint me a picture I’ll watch it all day
Don’t take what I have been missing away
Love me like no one has ever
Kiss me at night till the pain goes away
I hope what we have will never decay
Hold me like only you know
Squeeze me and never let go
I am yours till the very end
Don’t stop abruptly
Forge and corrupt me
Help my heart to mend
Be my beginning and ending
Alpha Omega you never wi...2020-06-2205 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnBasilisks! Beware!Lyrics:
I knew a girl who was happy until she was not,
She got an obsession,
They called it depression,
I can’t wait to see her again in her prime
The club isn’t for everyone; put your hands in the air
If you care for some dancing,
A spot of romancing,
A fight for your life; have a wonderful time
It’s all okay, it’s all alright
Put your head into my chest
and let me hold you through the night
Here comes the day, both new and bright
It’s the basilisks, beware
They can bite with just...2020-06-2103 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnMoney for this Evening (Playing for Free)Lyrics:
(Background):Got money for this evening
Got money for tomorrow
Got money from your grieving
Got money from your sorrow
(CHORUS)Too much to worry about
Too much for me
I will not worry about
Playing for free
If someone can listen and learn
That someone is me
So I will not worry about
Playing for free
I’ve been standing at the corner
Way too nervous to go through
If I had a drink or ten
Maybe I would change my point of view
I’ve been stupid in this reason
It may show in my review
This was...2020-04-3002 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnI've Got the MusicLyrics:
I didn’t play piano and I didn’t play guitar
Didn’t think this music thing would get me very far
Don’t be tired of living when you’re living on your own
Music’s my companion so I’ll never be alone
I’ve got the music in my heart
I’ve got the music fingertips
I’ve got the music in my heart and in my soul and on my lips
I’ve got the music in my heart, I’ve got the music
There ain’t no other counterpart, I’ve got the music
I’ve got the music
And so I’...2020-04-2302 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnWhat is the Point of the Youth?Lyrics:
So, did you think that it would be fun?
Did you think you would overcome,
What very few do?
Did you think you were special?
Well know that you’re not
Everyone’s one in a million
So that’s not a lot
I’m too young to matter and too old to cry
Too young for honesty and too old to lie
Too much to do, not enough time
Ain’t that the truth?
What is the point of the youth?
Time keeps on slipping with every week
I feel nothing becomes complete
Or turns out all wrong
They think...2020-04-1603 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnSeasonal FeelingsSeasonal Feelings; poetry by T.D. Wilson-Renwick, music by Jamie Kimathi Milburn
Lyrics:
When golden sun has gone away,
And been replaced with ice-cold day,
That’s when my heart shall fade to grey,
Still waiting for it's chance to play.
The ice will once again melt, though,
And into life’s birth we will flow,
There is no way for us to know,
Which life will die and which will grow.
That which grows becomes so great,
That it can breach and permeate,
An age-old isolated state,
And force the rain to sit and wait.
But rain will once agai...2020-04-0803 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnHo! Ho! Ho!Late as ever... Another year, another Christmas song.
Lyrics:
“Ho ho ho, I’ve got to go!”
Said Santa on his reindeer
“Please just stay, we’ve been waiting all day,
We all really want to see you.”
But you’re busy you’ve got places to go
You’ve spent all day in the suit
Being jolly is exhausting we know
And so, ho ho ho, ho ho ho
Ho ho ho, ho ho ho,
Howoah
“Ho ho ho, I’ve got to go!”
Said Santa on his reindeer
“Please just stay, we’ve been waiting all day,
We all really want to see you.”...2020-01-0102 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnI'm Never Giving UpLyrics:
When the music’s flowing through you
And the party lights are low
You don’t need a plan of action
Breath it in and take it slow
It’s your time for relaxation
There’s no cause to be alone
Let go of your concentration; let it flow
So it’s been a week of headaches
And you hate what you’ve become
Then you wake up in the morning
And you’re tryna have some fun
To try and keep that mind from racing
Drown your sorrows with a smile
Find the things that make life worth all the while
...2019-11-0203 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnBONUS - Daisy's ThemeThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1600 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(22) PlayoutThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1600 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(21) BowsThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1601 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(20) Wish You Were HereThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1603 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(19) Life Is Like A CigarThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1603 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(18) Old People's Home (Reprise)The Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1601 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(17) People Get Older (Reprise)The Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1600 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(16) Queen Of The Kitchen SpaceThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1603 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(15) People Get OlderThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1604 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(14) We Like To DanceThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1604 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(13) Just A Normal MorningThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1601 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(11) In Trouble Today RepriseThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1600 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(12) The ConfrontationThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1603 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(01) In Trouble TodayThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1603 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(02) FamilyThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1602 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(03) Old People's HomeThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1602 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(04) I WantThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1602 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(05) BingoThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1604 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(07) And IThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1603 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(08) The Old DaysThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1604 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(09) All You Ever Need Is LoveThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1604 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(10) Previously On O.A.P And MeThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1601 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(06) Just A Normal EveningThe Live Cast Recording of O.A.P and Me2019-05-1602 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnDangerousLyrics:
From day to day there’s always something that can get you hurt
So here’s a list of things to miss if you know what you’re worth
It’s dangerous
Life is dangerous
When there’s a stranger know there’s danger and uncertainty
If they are handy with some candy you had better flee
It’s dangerous
People are dangerous
There is so much to live for
But it can be cut short
Be careful to see these threats as they are
We feel pain to know wrong
We feel love to know good
So do as you should
...2019-04-1602 min
Jamie Kimathi Milburn(00) OvertureThis is the cast recording to Jack the Ripper (2019). This is the cast recording to Jack the Ripper (2019). A working script for the libretto can be found here: drive.google.com/file/d/1lq1yz66q…w?usp=drive_link2019-02-2702 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnMerry, Merry, Merry Christmas (and A Happy New Year)For once a Christmas song on time.
Lyrics:
Merry, merry, merry Christmas and a happy new year
It’s time for celebration of the things we hold dear
We’re here to share another day
So, let your worries fall away
Have sherry and be merry tonight
There’s always something to be grateful for
Not matter the size, it could be big or small
I know there’s also things that get us feeling blue
But what’s there ever to do
Some days you feel you’ve got your back to the wall
And no one’s there to help you up...2018-12-2302 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnO Come O Come Emmanuel2017 Arrangement of O come O come Emmanuel
Lyrics:
O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny
From depths of Hell Thy people save
And give them victory o'er the grave
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice...2018-09-1803 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnGoodbye EverybodyLyrics:
I look back at this little life that I’ve led
And think of many things I did and said
Did I accomplish everything that I wanted?
Will the world know that I was here?
Maybe those people that are close to you
Will be mindful for a year or two
But when the dust has settled
You will be forgotten
Decaying and rotten
But your spirit will live, who knows? Well maybe
No one’s had time to know
Cus in the blink of an eye you’re gone
No matter how long you live on
Everyone faces the sa...2018-08-2304 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnThe Raven Part 2Another instalment of the poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe with music by Jamie Kimathi Milburn.
The Raven Part 2, Edgar Allan Poe:
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;
But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, “Lenore?”
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Lenore!”—
Merely this and nothing more.
Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder tha...2018-07-0402 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnFolded ArmsLyrics:
What happened to the days?
When men were kind?
When we were void of such distractions
Hundreds of years ago
You would not find
A lonely person known by thousands
In all my life I’ve never known the peace and quiet
And I never will because everywhere is noise
We start but never finish
Our brains become diminished
We jump from thing to thing
We cannot concentrate x2
In this world
In this life
So, hold me and count to ten
Then fold your arms and we’ll start again
Keep looking from sun till snow
Unfold your arms...2018-06-0604 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnDead Man's HateThe original poem by Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) is a chilling one, and I can only hope to have done it some justice.
Poem:
They hanged John Farrel in the dawn amid the marketplace;
At dusk came Adam Brand to him and spat upon his face.
"Ho neighbors all," spake Adam Brand, "see ye John Farrel's fate!
"Tis proven here a hempen noose is stronger than man's hate!
For heard ye not John Farrel's vow to be avenged upon me
Come life or death? See how he hangs high on the gallows tree!"
Yet never a word the people spoke...2018-05-2203 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnPie JesuPie Jesu by Jamie Kimathi Milburn2018-04-2403 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnThe EndEaster is a good enough time as any to reflect. This piece helps me do so.2018-04-0105 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnMove OnLyrics:
With the person that is meant to live forever gone
It’s time to move on
You may feel a little lonely but that’s normal hun
You’ve got to move on
With all the people on planet earth
You have got to be
Strong for me
They’ll be another one
It’s time to move on
I can see the town from here
Where we used to be
All those memories that you shared
Even before me
They all always say that things will be okay,
That with time all things heal
There’s a reason for tired cl...2018-02-0503 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnChristmas Time Is HereAnother original Christmas song. I've gotten into a habit of releasing these late... Hopefully, I'll have the next one ready for 2018, and not the beginning of 2019.
Lyrics:
I think about all the things I’m grateful for this Christmas
I think about friends and family
I’m happy with how things are going
Even all the while knowing
Some have it worse than me
So the next time I complain
About things not going my way
I will look at all the things that I have done
And I will pray for the day that we
All can love each othe...2018-01-2404 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnThe Angel GabrielBit late... Like more than a year late. This is the accompanying cover to the 2016 Christmas song "Fight For What You Believe". The 2017 stuff should be ready by next year!2018-01-1302 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnLifeLife...
Lyrics:
Day one life starts again
Day two you gaze into the sun
First week is spent forgetting
The life that’s already done
Now you will not remember
The life you’ve behind is gone
So keep on looking forward
Then you will walk, and then you’ll run
And then you’ll grow
And somewhere deep inside your heart you will know
That all life is the same
We’ve lived it all before
We’ve lived a thousand times and we’ll live a thousand more
Life is great
Although it depends on which continent you’re from
and the...2017-12-0502 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnStranger Things (A Fan Song)This is a fan song that tells the main story of the Stranger things 1 and 2. THERE ARE SPOILERS. Not everything is covered, just the main plot with Will Byers and Eleven. Also, not every character is mentioned, such as MadMax or Billy. This does not diminish their contribution to season 2, it's just I had to drop some information. Condensing a 14 or so hour show into 5 minutes was fun, but as I've said some parts of the show just weren't covered. Enjoy. P.S.A Music video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3XXywzkSS8
Lyrics:
One...2017-11-1505 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnLight And FreedomLyrics:
Light and Freedom
Fallen from Grace
And the Truth Deserts us... Deserts
Where do we go?
Where?
See, Light
See, Oneself
See, Me
Believe, Me
And the truth will find all2017-08-2601 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnSonnet 15This is a sonnet from the collection by Tyrone Wilson Renwick that I have set to music. I have set others to music, such as "Joyous Morning and Sorrowful Night", and look to upload the remainder.
Lyrics:
A crippling sadness was yesterday,
It is today and shall be tomorrow,
Why does the pain refuse to go away,
How do I, therefore, escape my sorrow?
Hours have become weeks in your absence, Pleasures which I once loved have taken flight,
My walks remain but you are now absent,
This is my world of an unending night.
As timeless as the stars...2017-08-2402 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnLife is StrangeThis is a song telling the story of a game called "Life is Strange". Not all of the story is covered, but there are SPOILERS. If you have any intention of playing the game, do that first and then listen to the song.
Lyrics:
Life is Strange, Life is Strange
People don’t know why that is
What if you could re-arrange?
Change the past if you need to
But all decisions have a price
You could save a person’s life
But that doesn’t make it right
You’re a girl called Max Caufield
You had quite the week one...2017-07-0405 min
Jamie Kimathi Milburn(09) I JUST MET A BOY TODAYLyrics:
ALEX:
I JUST MET A BOY TODAY
HIS NAME IS MICHAEL AND WE’RE NOW BESTFRIENDS
HE DOESN’T KNOW YET THAT I AM GAY
I’LL TELL HIM TOMORROW, WELL IT DOES DEPEND ON
WHETHER IT COMES UP IN CONVERSATION
I DON’T WANT TO RUIN THIS FRIENDSHIP
NOW THAT I’VE MET THIS BOY I’VE FOUND
SOMEONE WHO GETS ME AND WILL UNDERSTAND
WHY I’VE HIDDEN WITHOUT A SOUND
AND HE’LL NEVER ASK ME TO DENY
MYSELF OF WHAT I AM AND ALL THE THINGS
I WANT BECAUSE
HE’S MY BESTFRIEND, MICHAEL!
AND PEOPLE WILL ASK HI...2017-06-2501 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(12) MEETING WITH HEADTEACHER 2Lyrics:
MICHAEL: Mrs Gwin, I’m here to see you for our mee… (noticing that it’s not Mrs Gwin) Uh…
you’re not the same person.
CANTWELL: No shit Sherlock, what next, the earth is round?
MICHAEL: Uh sir?
CANTWELL: Oh, right right, a student… need to be polite.
MICHAEL: I’m here for a meeting with Mrs Gwin.
CANTWELL:
YOU MUST BE THE NEW KID WAIT I DON’T EVEN CARE, I’VE NOT HAD
TIME TO GET A BREAST WITH YOUR INTERNAL AFFAIRS, LOOK
YOU SEEM LIKE A NICE KID AND I’D LOVE TO HELP YOU IF I ONLY COULD,
NOW...2017-06-2501 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(11) SECOND TERM AT SCHOOLLyrics:
MICHAEL:
SO HERE WE ARE NOW WITH THESE TWO
FOR MY SECOND TERM AT SCHOOL
THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE MY VERY BEST FRIENDS
ALEX AND SOPHIE, WELL THE LIST THEN ENDS BUT IT’S
FINE
THAT I’VE ONLY GOT THESE TWO
YOU SEE QUALITY'S A THING YOU SHOULDN’T OVER DO
YOU JUST HAVE TO DRAW THE
LINE
AND SAY TWO WILL DO ME GOOD
WHO NEEDS MORE THAN THAT, I WOULDN’T EVEN IF I COULD
THAT’S JUST MORE PEOPLE THAT
WANT YOU
TO LISTEN AND
HELP
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HELP
EVERYBODY...2017-06-2502 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(10) MICHAEL'S FLASHBACK (5P)Lyrics:
MICHAEL
PUT DOWN YOUR SKIPPING ROPE
FOR A LITTLE BIT
I’VE WHAT YOU NEED I HOPE
IF YOU CAN COMMIT
FIVE LITTLE P FOR ME
IS JUST ALL IT TAKES
FOR YOU TO GET LUCKY
PLEASE MAKE NO MISTAKES
COME ON DOWN
FIND THE BEST JOINT IN TOWN
FOLLOW ME
AND SOON YOU WILL SEE
FIRST GIRL YOU FOR FREE
THEN THE SECOND ONE’S
ALL
FIVE P (FIVE P)
THAT’S ALL THAT YOU PAY FOR
MY GIRLS (MY GIRLS)
GIVE THEM A TRY AND IF YOU
LIKE WHAT YOU BUY
YOU CAN GET MORE THAN ONE
MAN IT...2017-06-2502 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(07 & 08) GOING OUT & DINNERLyrics:
DAD:
HONEY PUT SOME MAKEUP ON YOUR FACE
WE’RE GOING TO A VERY FANCY PLACE
IT’S NOT THAT OFTEN THAT WE GET A BOOKING
OR A NIGHT WHERE YOU’RE NOT COOKING
COME ON DEAR WE REALLY HAVE TO GO
MUM:
IS THAT SO?
WHAT IF I JUST WANT TO STAY AT HOME
WATCHING TELEVISION ON MY OWN
WITH A GLASS OF WINE IN HAND TO DRINK
SOME TIME TO CLEAR THE AIR AND THINK AN
EVENING WHERE EVERYONE ELSE IS GONE
DAD:
IS THAT WHY YOU’RE STILL PUTTING YOUR EARRINGS ON
NOW HURRY UP WE’RE
GONNA B...2017-06-2507 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(06) FRIENDSLyrics:
ALEX:
FRIENDS THEY ALWAYS TRY THEIR BEST
WAIT A LITTLE LONGER
LISTENING MORE THAN ALL THE REST
MAKES A FRIENDSHIP STRONGER
ALL THOUGH I KNOW
FRIENDS COME AND GO
I’M STILL HERE
I’VE BEEN BURNED BEFORE
I WILL TRY ONCE MORE
I’LL BE YOUR FRIEND
SINCE YOU ARE NEW HERE
I’LL BE A GUIDING HAND
IF IT SHOULD END
I’LL ALWAYS BE NEAR
I WILL HELP YOU STAND
FRIENDS THEY MAKE YOU LAUGH A WHILE
SHARE A SENSE OF HUMOUR
FRIENDS WILL ALWAYS MAKE YOU SMILE
AND IGNORE ALL THE RUMOURS
AND FRIENDS WILL BE YOURS
T...2017-06-2503 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(05) MEETING WITH HEADTEACHER 1Lyrics:
Miss Gwin:
SCHOOL IS A PLACE FOR ALL TO GET ALONG
LEARN WHAT’S RIGHT OR WRONG, AND WHAT’S OK
THIS SCHOOL IS RUN WITH TENDERNESS AND CARE
IF YOU NEED SOME HELP WE’LL BE THERE
ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL
PROBLEMS DEALT WITH GREAT AND SMALL
THIS IS A PLACE WE HOPE YOU’LL ENJOY
GWIN:
SO WHAT IS YOUR PLAN OF ACTION WHAT SUBJECTS DO YOU INTEND ON TAKING? OH I’VE GOT THE LIST RIGHT HERE
MICHAEL:
I WAS THINKING JUST THE ONE’S I’D DONE BEFORE
GWIN:
IMPOSSIBLE
HISTORY AND ENGLISH SHARE...2017-06-2502 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(04) SCHOOLLyrics:
YOU HAVE THE
COOL KIDS AND THE GOTH KIDS AND THE SMOKERS ARE CONCEALED
SMOKING CIGARETTES AND MAKING BETS WHERE NO ONE EVER YIELDS
THERE’S THE POPULARS AND POMPOUSOURS THAT POPULATE THE FIELDS
AND THEY MAKE UP ARE SCHOOL
YOU’LL FIND
LESBIANS AND THESPIANS AND ANY KIND OF FREAK
NOT THE FREAK IN WHICH YOU’RE THINKING BUT THE FREAK THAT’S KIND OF CHIC
THEY WON’T HAVE TO HIDE BEHIND A MAN OR MASK THEY’LL NEVER SEEK
AND THEY MAKE UP OUR SCHOOL
BUT I JUST WANT THIS SCHOOL TO TRY
NOT LEAVING ME WITH AN
ENDL...2017-06-2502 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(03) PLEASE MUMLyrics:
MICHAEL:
PLEASE MUM
EVERY BOY NEEDS TO GROW UP
SOME DAY SOON YOU WILL HAVE TO LET ME GO
I KNOW THAT IT’S GUNNA BE HARD
TO WATCH ME GROW
BUT I NEED TO KNOW
THAT YOU’RE ALRIGHT
BEFORE I DO
NOW THAT I’M SEVENTEEN THE END IS IN SIGHT
YOU’VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB MUM RAISING ME UP RIGHT
AND SO YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELF
PLEASE… MUM
I AM
GRATEFUL FOR A MOTHER LIKE YOU
WHO KNOWS WHAT TO SAY WHEN I’M SCARED
YOU
ALWAYS ARE THERE WHEN I NEED YOU
AND WHEN...2017-06-2502 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(02) CLEANER'S SONGLyrics:
CLEANER:
YOUR MUM PAID ME
A COUPLE OF QUID
WELL MORE THAN A COUPLE I MIGHT ADD
SHE WANTED YOU OUT
AND SAFE BACK HOME
REALLY, YOU SHOULD BE FEELING GLAD
ONCE UPON A TIME I
THOUGHT I WOULD BE LIVING HIGH
WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD
NEVER WOULD I SINK THIS LOW
GETTING SO THAT YOU WOULD
HAVE TO GO, NO!
BUT LIFE CAN BE SO CRUEL
WHEN YOU LEAVE FROM SCHOOL
SO YOU TAKE THE MONEY YOU CAN GET
BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS AND STAB ‘EM IN THE BACK AND THEN YOU’RE SET
FOR A HAPPY LIFE...2017-06-2502 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(01) OPENINGScript:
MICHAEL:
I SET MY ALARM FOR 6:OO AM
NOW I’M GONNA BE LATE FOR SCHOOL
MY MOTHER’S GONNA KILL ME AND
MY FATHER’S GONNA FLIP
IF I DON’T HURRY NOW I’M GONNA MISS THIS TRIP
THEN MY PARENTS WILL CUT ME OFF
I’LL HAVE TO MOVE BACK WITH THEM
THEN I’LL NEVER SEE MY FRIENDS AGAIN
I’VE GOT TO GO
CALLUM:
RING RING, GUESS WHO’S HERE
ON THE BUS NOW ARE YOU CLOSE?
MICHAEL:
I’LL BE THERE CAN YOU PLEASE STALL
YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND AFTER ALL
CALLUM:
FINE FINE, BUT HURRY U...2017-06-2504 minJamie Kimathi Milburn(00) OVERTUREThis is the live cast recording of the 2017 production of Help! It starts: John Wilders as Michael, Andy Banks as Alex, Victoria Howard-Andrews as Sophie/Mum and Elliot Murrary-Flint as Mr Trufel and others. Original production directed by Lydia Edge and produced by Charlie House.2017-06-2501 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnBoredSong by Jamie Kimathi Milburn
Lyrics:
You all know how it feels to be bored
We’ve all had moments of boredom
But what’s it like to be bored all the time?
When there’s no reason to want, all you do is whinge and whine
Where every day is an uphill climb
To find a glimmer of joy
Does being bored make you unhappy?
We’ve all felt unhappiness
But how do you cope with feeling alone?
You want companions… Yet you are on your own
You stay inside wrapped in your home
Where therein lies no joy
With nothi...2017-03-1804 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnOne Last DayWritten by Jamie Kimathi Milburn
One Last Day is a story about an owner putting his dog to sleep, and the last day they spend together before the end.
Lyrics:
You see it in his eyes, you know he knows
It doesn’t come as a surprise
One last day for doggy before he needs to close his eyes
I hope he knows I’m not killing him
Just putting him to sleep
A long and painless sleep
One last day for doggy
Before I’m allowed to weep
I wake up with him, sleeping next to me
He has lost a...2017-03-0405 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnGood YearsSong by Jamie Kimathi Milburn
Lyrics:
At the start things are good things are working out
Then it takes a little turn
You’ve got nothing in common
You’ve got nothing to learn
So you kiss and you smile and you stand there empty
Hoping you can work it out
But weighing up all the options
You know you can’t hang about
And so you find the words to say to her
A simple thank you but no thanks
Tomorrow comes
And we won’t be together after that
We’re through
I can’t be the
One you need the...2017-03-0303 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnWhere Has the Time Gone?Song by Jamie Kimathi Milburn
Lyrics:
People try too hard sometimes
You can see it in their eyes
Wasted energy, wasted mess
It’s not their fault
I try too hard to lose
When it’s already lost
Maybe it’s why I refuse
To be happy, oh yeah.
I sing the same old blues
Even though it makes me sad
I had it all but I blew it
I had it all but I blew it
Where has the time gone?
Where has the time gone?
You may see me on the street
Friendly face to those I meet
It’s n...2017-01-3103 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnIf I Were KingThis is a short song using the poem "If I Were King" by Alan Alexander Milne as apart of my children's poetry album. Music by Jamie Kimathi Milburn
Lyrics:
I often wish I were a King,
And then I could do anything.
If only I were King of Spain,
I'd take my hat off in the rain.
If only I were King of France,
I wouldn't brush my hair for aunts.
I think, if I were King of Greece,
I'd push things off the mantelpiece.
If I were King of Norroway,
I'd ask an elephant to stay.
If I were...2017-01-2800 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnSpring (Remake)This is a remake of the track "Spring" That I did over a year ago. Upon re-listening to it I don't think that recording best represented the song.
Original peom by Thoms Nashe "Spring, the sweet Spring" (1567-1601):
Spring, the sweet spring, is the year’s pleasant king,
Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,
Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing:
Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!
The palm and may make country houses gay,
Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day,
And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay:
Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to...2016-07-2901 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnJoyous Morning And Sorrowful NightWords by my good friend T.D Wilson-Renwick
Music by Jamie Kimathi Milburn
Lyrics:
Both joyous morning and sorrowful night,
The source of both sensations is the same,
Through the warmth of Summer and Winter’s bite,
The feeling shall permanently remain.
Love is everlasting, leaves it’s golden light, x2
Even after my heart hath been slain,
My soul for a lifetime hath been airtight,
But your figure maketh my old fears wane.
But now I sense the impending finish,
The final time I will see your dear face,
Suddenly light doth start to diminish,
But ne’er in my min...2016-06-1202 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnI Will Remember YouMusic by Jamie Kimathi Milburn
Lyrics by Jamie Kimathi Milburn and Naia Elliot-Spence
This is a song that won the open composition category at the Northampton Music and Performing Arts Trust music festival. I hope it's enjoyed.
Lyrics:
I remember
When I was little boy
Mother used to say these words to me
“Time is fleeting,
Fleeting fast before your eyes”
Don’t forget a moment of any size
These words they echo through me
Committing my recall
Her memory is fading back behind a wall
Growing older
Is a scary thought you know
Seeing people die and watching others grow
T...2016-06-0304 min
Jamie Kimathi MilburnI'll Never Love Thee MoreThis is a poem written by James Graham, Marquis of Montrose between 1612 -1650. The music is written by Jamie Kimathi Milburn
Lyrics:
MY dear and only Love, I pray
That little world of thee
Be govern'd by no other sway
Than purest monarchy;
For if confusion have a part
(Which virtuous souls abhor),
And hold a synod in thine heart,
I'll never love thee more.
Like Alexander I will reign,
And I will reign alone;
My thoughts did evermore disdain
A rival on my throne.
He either fears his fate too much,
Or his deserts are small,
That dares not...2015-10-2903 min