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John Hasler
Member Since: 2/27/2023

Hi
I'm a songwriter/guitarist/backing vocalist and prefer others to sing my songs.
I mostly write pop/rock and am now working on country songs.
I've been in two bands and I perform songs in weekly local pub jam sessions.
My main plan going forwards is to concentrate solely on the song writing side.
I record songs in my home studio, play bass, guitar and invite my many musician friends to contribute to the recordings.
It's a lot of fun!

Genres: Rock, Pop, Country

Instruments: Guitar, Other

Influences: Lennon and McCartney of course, Jagger-Richards, Bacharach & David, James Taylor, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, John Denver, Amy Winehouse.... the list goes on

 

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  1. 1. EPIPHANY
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    EPIPHANY

                                                         
                                                            

    Verse 1 Zoning out and fading in To be in someone else’s skin Who decides who is to lose and who’s to win? Verse 2 One step forward, two steps back (ah, ah, ah) Another dead-end, a cul-de-sac (ah, ah, ah) Do I dive in now or hold my feelings back? Tonight Pre-Chorus 1 Ohhh… Or hold my feelings back? Ohhh… Chorus 1 I want my moment of epiphany Where stars collide and I set myself free 1st Middle 8 Blank all superstition Hang on tight to intuition And be me Verse 3 Will I stick, or twist or crack? (ah, ah, ah) Or do a tailspin and backtrack? (ah, ah, ah) Will I dive in now or hold my feelings back? Tonight Pre-Chorus 2 Ohhh… Or hold my feelings back? Ohhh Chorus 2 I want my moment of epiphany Where stars collide and I set myself free 2nd Middle 8 Blank all superstition Hang on tight to intuition And be me Feel that inner vision Overcome all indecisions And be free Instrumental (ah, ah, ah) (ah, ah, ah) Verse 4 (half) Well do I dive in now or hold my feelings back? Tonight Pre-Chorus 3 / Outro Ohhh… Or hold my feelings back? Ohhh… Is it the faith I lack? Ohhh… Or hold my feelings back?
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  2. 2. YIN & YANG
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    YIN & YANG

                                                         
                                                            

    1st Verse Light and dark Dragons and tigers Inside the zone But clear outsiders The ebb and flow Tension increases We interlock Like jigsaw pieces (like jigsaw pieces) Now…………. 1st Chorus The yang and the yin To end or begin? Is it pleasure or sin? I don’t know……. Middle 8 (1st) Certainty or doubt (It don’t matter, it don’t matter) The wrongs and rights blocked out (It don’t matter now) 2nd Chorus The yin and the yang To acclaim or to damn? Genuineness or sham? Is it a crunch or big bang? Whoa, oh Instrumental 2nd Verse Forces collide We are both equals The land she slides Can’t be no sequel Two opposites Point-blank or peaceful? Just tryin’ to live Like normal people (like normal people) Now………… 3rd Chorus The yang and the yin To end or begin? Is it pleasure or sin? I don’t know……. Middle 8 (2nd) Certainty or doubt (It don’t matter, it don’t matter) The wrongs and rights blocked out (It don’t matter now) 4th Chorus The yin and the yang To acclaim or to damn? Genuineness or sham? Is it a crunch or big bang? Whoa, oh
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  3. 3. FRAGILITY
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    FRAGILITY

                                                         
                                                            

    Intro She blow’s hot, then cold red hot, now cold X2 Rap 1 She makes me, she breaks me, she shakes me, ‘till she wakes me Then holds me, and scolds me, blindsides and then controls me We walk out, we fall out, call out names, and then we hang out Wants to tell me something but the time it always goes against us (A7 x2) Rap 2 She wants me, she hates me, loves me but then she slates me She cries out, and flies out, but smiles and says we’re burnt out We laugh and, we joke and, disagree if love is broken Wants to tell me something but the time it always goes against us (G & A7) Verse 1 Fragility Some things are meant to be But why can’t we find a way? Why can’t we liberate? Verse 2 Who holds the key? Some things we can’t agree Giving the third degree, then I can’t breathe but How can I make sense out of our love? Chorus 1 Fragility Why can’t you find a way to talk to me and Tell me things you want to see in me? Intro (repeated) Too hot, too cold X1 Rap 2 Rap 1 Verse 3 Who holds the key? Some things we can’t agree Giving the third degree, then I can’t breathe but How can I make sense out of our love? Chorus 2 Fragility Why can’t you find a way to talk to me and Tell me things you want to see in me? Chorus 3 Yeah, yeah, heh Why can’t you find a way to talk to me and Tell me things you want to see in me? Outro Too late, this time X1
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  4. 4. FLAME
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    FLAME

                                                         
                                                            

    Verse 1 Dream with ya, dream with ya Smile with ya, smile with ya I’ll always sing with ya, sing with ya oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Walk out in style with ya, style with ya Pre-Chorus 1 But do you love me? Is it all goodbyes? It’s not what you say But it’s in your eyes Chorus 1 I’ll walk through a flame for you Tame a hurricane for you Do anything that I choose to Open my heart to pain for you Verse 2 Laugh with ya, laugh with ya I cry with ya, cry with ya I always pray with ya, pray with ya oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh You know I try with ya, try with ya Pre-Chorus 2 But do you love me? Is it based on lies? It’s not what you say But it’s in your eyes Chorus 2 I’ll walk through a flame for you Tame a hurricane for you Do anything that I choose to Open my heart to pain for you Middle 8 You know you keep me hanging, give me hope but babe you should not You know that I’m a clinging by my fingertips (owww ) Each day it’s getting harder to keep up with all this tension You know that I’m a hoping but I’m losing my grip Pre-Chorus 3 ‘Cos do you love me? (do you love me?) Is it all goodbyes (all goodbyes?) Holding out for love? (holding out for love) But I’m losing my pride Owww Instrumental Chorus 3 & 4 And I will walk through a flame for you I’ll tame a hurricane for you yeah Do anything that I choose to do Open my heart to pain for you yeah Outro Uh, oh!
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  5. 5. OVERREACTION
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    OVERREACTION

                                                         
                                                            

    Chorus 1 Overreaction Dissatisfaction Create distraction Why blow it up, why blow it out of proportion? Cause an infraction Why try to make and why create this distortion? Yeah Again Verse 1 Ow! Get back Jack Get back Joe ‘Cos I don’t wanna know Ow! Get back Jack Get back home ‘Cos I don’t want to know Pre-Chorus 1 I feel a dark depression Makes it hard to breathe My eyes are closing fast I’m falling to my knees This world is getting dizzy Things are in a spin Nausea overwhelms me Drains me from within Chorus 2 Overreaction Dissatisfaction Create distraction Why make a mountain out of something invisible? Cause an infraction Why try to run, or try to walk before you crawl? Yeah Again Verse 2 Ow! Get back Jack Get back Joe ‘Cos I don’t wanna know Ow! Get back Jack Get back home ‘Cos I don’t want to know Pre-Chorus 2 I feel a dark depression Makes it hard to breathe My eyes are closing fast I’m falling to my knees This world is getting dizzy Things are in a spin Nausea overwhelms me Drains me from within Chorus 3 Overreaction Dissatisfaction Na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na Create distraction Why blow it up, why blow it out of proportion? Get back Jack Get back Joe Cause an infraction Why try to make and why create this distortion? Get back Jack X4 Get back home Yeah Home
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  6. 6. TAKE IT FROM ME
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    TAKE IT FROM ME

                                                         
                                                            

    Verse 1 You're looking for some answers Looking for a prayer Amongst the heavens You might find it there It's better to ask questions It's better to be sure (if you can) You can search the cosmos For answers at your door Chorus 1 So take it from me….yeah Please take it from me (I've been there the hard way) x2 Verse 2 I’ve looked inside the oceans I’ve searched beneath the sun Things always seem impossible Until they’re done Verse 3 Well, you know what you don't want ‘Cos you’re lost and you’re alone So follow the river It will lead you home Chorus 2 So take it from me….yeah Please take it from me (I've been there the hard way) x2 Instrumental Middle 8 You cannot forget The things you know No, no, no, no x2 You cannot forget x2 Instrumental Chorus 3 & 4 So take it from me….yeah Please take it from me (I've been there the hard way) x2
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  7. 7. A BURNT BRIDGE
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    A BURNT BRIDGE

                                                         
                                                            

    Verse 1 Keep walking now Don’t call my bluff Exit stage left I’ve had enough I’m in and out of love with you Verse 2 You ain’t my fate Or on my mind This poor heart ache’s Too much this time I’m in and out of love with you Chorus 1 A burnt bridge leaves you…one place to go It ain’t like those love songs, on the radio Ain’t got the strength to leave you Nor to stay…so then We’ll dive headlong into in love and then out again Verse 3 So keep moving now You’re in my head I’m thinking how To stay ahead Wish I could live my life again….. Verse 4 You’re out of luck You know this time You’re out to make me lose my mind Wish I could live these days again….. Chorus 2 A burnt bridge leaves you…one place to go It ain’t like those love songs, on the radio Ain’t got the strength to leave you Nor to stay…so then We’ll dive headlong into in love and then out again Yeah, we’ll dive headlong into in love and then out again That’s it, my friend Instrumental Chorus 3 Yeah, a burnt bridge leaves you just one place to go It ain’t like those love songs on…. the radio Ain’t got the strength to leave you Nor to stay…so then We’ll dive headlong into in love and then out again Yeah, we’ll dive headlong into in love and then out again So be it, my friend Ohh yeah, oh,oh
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  8. 8. CLOUDBURST
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    CLOUDBURST

                                                         
                                                            

    1st Verse Wouldn't change the way I've been feeling these few days The way you make me feel The way you make life seem unreal 1st Chorus I was heading out as you rushed in From the cloudburst I couldn’t live without you now 2nd Verse Sometimes it seems That I'm living in a dream The rain that made you late Was it randomness or fate? 2nd Chorus I was heading out as you rushed in From the cloudburst I couldn’t live without you now Instrumental 3rd Verse There ain’t no looking back ‘Cos I’ve found my life’s soundtrack Your plans that night had changed As my world got rearranged 3rd Chorus I was heading out as you rushed in From the cloudburst I couldn’t live without you now
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  9. 9. DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE
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    DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE

                                                         
                                                            

    Intro Let me tell you this now honey…. Verse 1 I’m living in a bubble Don’t want no trouble Need to unbuckle Don’t care about you Stepped in a puddle A freakin’ muddle Ain’t feeling subtle How I feel about you Pre-Chorus 1 But you say that I’m wrong and I don’t understand What you’re going through right now And you say that I need just to let my heart bleed So I feel your pain now honey Chorus 1 Don’t want your love (Don’t catch the ball and there’s no game) Don’t want your love (Don’t catch the ball and there’s no shame) ‘Cos I don’t want you now honey Instrumental Verse 2 Well hubble bubble You’re toil and trouble Make mine a double I’m over you Had to uncouple Be super supple Avoid the rubble And shake off you Pre-Chorus 2 But you say that I’m wrong and I don’t understand What you’re going through right now And you say that I need just to let my heart bleed So I feel your pain now honey Chorus 2 Don’t want your love (Don’t catch the ball and there’s no game) Don’t want your love (Don’t catch the ball and there’s no shame) Well I don’t need your love honey Outro Don’t want your love (He needs your love) Don’t want your love (He needs your love) And I won’t pray, for you Don’t want your love (He needs your love) Don’t want your love (He needs your love) No I won’t pray, for you Don’t want your love (He needs your love) Don’t want your love (He needs your love) ‘An I won’t say it, pray it, feel it, steal it, make it, break it down Don’t want your love (He needs your love) Don’t want your love (He needs your love) No I won’t say it, pray it, feel it, steal it, make it, break it now ‘Cos I don’t want your love honey I ain’t got your back
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  10. 10. HOLLOW
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    HOLLOW

                                                         
                                                            

    Verse 1 So here we are At the limit where I break You pushed too far I can feel the earth…quake Chorus 1 You make me feel hollow You make me feel bruised You make me feel hollow (hollow, hollow, hollow) I’m lost and confused Middle 8 (1st) And now I know I have to change The feeling’s gone It’s not the same Verse 2 Too near the flames Don’t know which way to turn I’m caught both ways I can feel my heart…it burns Chorus 2 You make me feel hollow You make me feel bruised You make me feel hollow (hollow, hollow, hollow) I’m lost and confused Middle 8 (2nd) And now I know I have to change The feeling’s gone It’s not the same Instrumental It’s not the same x 3 Chorus 3 You make me feel hollow (hollow, hollow, hollow) You make me feel bruised You make me feel hollow (hollow, hollow, hollow) I’m lost and confused You make me feel
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