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Solitaire

by ALLEYS

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1.
Nova 06:47
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2.
Bird's Eye View (Single) 03:51
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We can't go back in time, the past is prologue now. So keep your memories if you can I'll be hiding mine around, under rocks, down alleyways, up the riverbank for days, in the thicket of the trees, give my memories to the breeze. I'll take the bird's eye view, see the forest for the trees, we're just a temporary light we're just a temporary being. I'll take the bird's eye view, see the forest for the trees, we're just a temporary light, we're just a temporary thing. It's hard to live in the moment and when it's gone I wish I spent, time with those I loved instead of wasting time inside my head. To hold a moment in my mind, feel the presence of real-life, no distractions or symbols, without language without goals. I'll take the bird's eye view, see the forest for the trees, we're just a temporary light, we're just a temporary thing. The future arrives too late, it's always right on time, the future's an endless date with no pre occupants. So I'm gonna take my time, observe the beauty that's around, the endless river that goes round and round and round. I'll take the bird's eye view, see the forest for the trees, we're just a temporary light, we're just a temporary thing.
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Rivers (Single) 04:28
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Rivers flowing endlessly down a valley stream, over bent horizons to an endless sea. Water lighter than air and it's homeward bound, raining down from up above on your hometown. Lonely winter, quiet, still; no sound, snowy peak meet the sun. Another year going round in our lifetime, rivers just began.
4.
Crazy Dots 06:57
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5.
Alleys 01:56
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6.
Koto 05:14
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7.
Impasse (Single) 05:54
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Night Divides The Day (Single) 03:46
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9.
Solitaire 08:40
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about

At long last, I present to my fellow earthlings an album titled Solitaire. I wrote these songs over the course of two years. It wasn’t easy, the challenge of writing the songs; being decisive about the compositions, playing the various instruments, writing lyrics, singing, mixing, designing the artwork, and more were all time-consuming efforts, and time was a luxury I did not have. I would lose momentum then find it again where I least expected. The first year I only recorded one song. This realization brought upon a number of insecurities. Why am I making this music? Am I too old to be spending late nights and early mornings pursuing these
intangible goals? Are the songs and recordings good enough? Is it too late to pursue other things in life? Will anybody listen to these songs?

I would often think about intrinsic motivation, the internal process that drives a person to do things for their own sake. It often amazes me that art even exists. It’s easier to do nothing, it requires so much less. Or does it?

Time Passes.

Then one day you hear the right chords or an interesting rhythm, a beautiful melody, or some haunting harmony, a turn of phrase or observation, a serendipitous combination of all these things. You follow it, sometimes blindly, with no expectation, only hope. You hope that these
feelings brought upon by sound can last, and you can experience a kind of calm, capture them if you are lucky, and then, after a short while, give them away.

Not too long ago I finished up a song and thought to myself, “this album must be finished”. There is nothing else I can add to this album or that seems to fit, imperfect as it may be and nothing that I would take away. So here it is, a piece of art that wouldn’t exist otherwise. It has given my life meaning, offered hope, deep perspective, and helped me grow.

Sincerely, Jacob Diaz
March 2021



This album is dedicated to my mother Theresa Gonzalez, a
lover of music who passed that love along to me. To Jessie Trujillo
my lifelong friend and to my daughter Nova Maxine Diaz.

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released December 3, 2021

All Music and Artwork by Jacob Diaz.

Mastered by Carl Saff.

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ALLEYS Boise, Idaho

Slinging songs for many moons. Challenging my self, finding ways to grow and keep the music interesting.

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