Webley tours all over the world. He usually performs solo, but occasionally plays with his long-time band mates - Michael McQuilken, Jherek Bischoff and Alex Guy.
Webley used to stage a theatrical death every Halloween, only to resurrect on May Day of the following year, but in 2005 he discontinued the tradition, claiming he did not wish to die annually again. He owns a Toyota Corrolla, which he's altered and named "The Tomato" and he organized and ran Camp Tomato in April of 2005, with friends and fans known as Tomato Scouts ( in retaliation to the comment that he was a sadistic cult leader. ) Camp Tomato has since been a more or less annual event.
La Mesilla
Jason Webley Lyrics
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Neither of which knows my name.
Mosquitos and the driver's snores weave a lullaby around my wrists,
That feels like handcuffs.
After hours of motion, watching the world spin by
Through a one and a half foot by one and a half foot portal,
I am in complete stillness.
And I feel that I am suffering from lack-of-motion sickness.
I close my eyes and the world spins by,
Taking me to the edge of my mind.
I open my eyes and the sky unfolds.
There's no more mystery about eternity.
The song "La Mesilla" by Jason Webley is a poetic and melancholic masterpiece that portrays the feeling of loneliness and the pangs of lack of motion sickness. The song presents a journey taken by the singer on an empty bus at midnight at the border between two worlds, neither of which knows their name. The setting is lonely, and the only sounds are the snores of the driver and the buzzing of mosquitoes that weave a lullaby around the singer's wrist that feels like handcuffs. The journey has been going on for hours, and the singer has been watching the world spin by through a small portal, and now they are in complete stillness, feeling that they are suffering from lack-of-motion sickness.
The singer's emotions are intense, feeling like they are on the edge of their mind as the world spins by when they close their eyes. However, when they open their eyes, the sky unfolds, and there's no more mystery about eternity. The song presents a contrast between motion and stillness, between loneliness and a hint of hope. It portrays the emotions of someone lost in the world, journeying without a destination, feeling helpless and hopeless, but still trying to find a ray of hope in the darkness.
Line by Line Meaning
On an empty bus at midnight at the border between two worlds,
I am riding a bus that is empty at midnight, crossing over the boundary between two realms where no one knows me.
Neither of which knows my name.
None of the two worlds I am crossing over has any knowledge of who I am.
Mosquitos and the driver's snores weave a lullaby around my wrists,
The buzzing of mosquitoes and the sound of the driver's snores resemble a calming melody that binds my wrists.
That feels like handcuffs.
The comforting sensation actually feels like the restriction of handcuffs around my wrists.
After hours of motion, watching the world spin by / Through a one and a half foot by one and a half foot portal, / I am in complete stillness.
Having travelled for hours and observing the world outside through a small window, I find myself sitting motionless.
And I feel that I am suffering from lack-of-motion sickness.
I begin to realize that the absence of movement is making me feel unwell, like I have a motion sickness while staying still.
I close my eyes and the world spins by,
When I shut my eyes, the world around me continues to revolve.
Taking me to the edge of my mind.
This feeling of constant motion is starting to bring me to the edge of my mental capacity.
I open my eyes and the sky unfolds.
When I open my eyes again, I see the vast sky unfolding before me.
There's no more mystery about eternity.
The sight of the infinity of the sky clears out any doubts or questions that I have about the concept of eternity.
Lyrics © Roba Music, TUNECORE INC
Written by: JASON WEBLEY
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