Snapshot Memories
Just Jack Lyrics

Well I'm a secret lemonade drinker a free thinker
I am someone who secretly drinks lemonade and thinks freely

I stay focused but not blinkered
I remain attentive but not narrowly focused

And these snapshot memories in my mind
I have vivid memories of certain moments in my life

Legacies from another time
They are lasting influences from a different era

And I find
I am realizing that

That as the days pass the colours fade
Over time, the memories become more distant and less vivid

But the images remain
However, the memories still exist in my mind

Grazed knees, page three's
Childhood scrapes on my knees, and page three images from magazines

BMX, Atari's
Riding BMX bikes and playing Atari games

Dayglo, Velcro
Bright-colored clothes and sticking things together with Velcro

Yoyo's, Beano's
Playing with yoyos and reading Beano comic books

Hip hop, don't stop
The new and popular style of music should not end

Starwars figures, football stickers
Collecting Star Wars action figures and football team stickers

Cola bottles, Jerry Cottles
Drinking Cola from bottles and eating Jerry Cottle's circus popcorn

Fat laces, dirty faces
Wearing wide shoelaces and having dirty faces from playing outside

Kiss chases, Wacky Races
Playing games like tag and watching cartoons like Wacky Races

Herbie Hancock, Kurtis Blow
Listening to musicians like Herbie Hancock and Kurtis Blow

Roxanne Shanté, UFO
Enjoying the music of Roxanne Shanté and being fascinated by UFOs

Everything's in slow motion
I feel as if everything is happening slowly

Hands in the air
People are celebrating by raising their hands

Sweat flying everywhere
There is a lot of physical movement and sweating happening

But we don't care
However, we are not concerned about it

Well you could try to fight the feeling
It is possible to resist the strong emotions I am experiencing

But I can't see the use
However, I see no point in doing so

There's so much love in this room
There is a lot of positive energy and caring present

And yes its all drug induced
However, some of this is because of the influence of substances

Can't remember who I am
I do not have a clear sense of my identity

Or what I'm doing here
Or what I am supposed to be doing with my life

But at the same time
However, simultaneously

In my mind
I have a clear understanding of certain things

Everything is clear
It is all understandable and makes sense

No fear and no drama
I am free from any sense of fear or conflict

It's all good karma
It all seems positive and in balance with the universe

And I never can forget
I will always remember

The night before the morning after
The experiences of the previous night and the consequences of it

Sun up to sun down
From dawn to dusk

Come up to come down
Rising and falling in terms of emotional state

Just waiting for Friday to come around
Anticipating the end of the work or school week

Sun rise to sun set
From sunrise to sunset

How high can we get
To what degree can we feel euphoria or achieve a sense of escape

Monday morning and none of us have slept yet
It is now the beginning of the work or school week and we have not yet rested

Well there's more to life than this
There are other things to experience and consider beyond these temporary pleasures

Of that I'm fully aware
I am conscious of this fact

But there's nothing more intense
However, there is nothing quite like these experiences

Than crazy nights we shared
Than the wild and intense nights spent together

We got bass for the body
The music has a strong physical effect

Chemicals for the head
The substances we consume have a powerful mental effect

Every day lives
Our ordinary lives

Were like a skin we shed
Were like layers we could remove and escape from

Of that we're living proof
Our current state of being is evidence of this

You could try to fight the feeling
It is possible to resist the strong emotions I am experiencing

It's a shame that in the end
However, it is unfortunate that ultimately

It was all drug induced
These experiences were all influenced by substances

Even as I watch you
As I observe you

All the rest seems to disappear
Everything else fades away from my awareness

You pull me in with your tractor beams
You attract and captivate me with your energy

And wrap me up in your wicked schemes
You involve me in your mysterious and alluring plans

My Sunday morning eyes observe
I watch with a certain type of awareness

Your Cadbury's skin uncurve
Your skin looks especially smooth and soft

And in tronic patterned Venetian light
In a colorful and vibrant type of light

You moonwalk to the bathroom
You move in a way that resembles Michael Jackson's moonwalk dance to go to the bathroom

Well you move across my space without friction
You move around me easily and smoothly

You're so unbelievable you must be fiction
You are so extraordinary that it seems like you cannot be real

Or perhaps a premonition
Or maybe you are a vision of things to come

But as I listen
However, as I pay attention

I hear your footfall softly
I hear your footsteps softly

And all my troubles fall away from me
And all of my problems suddenly seem less important

So easily
It happens without effort or resistance

But so slowly
It seems to take a long time, though it is brief