J.R. is said to have started dabbling in music when he was six and his mother mandated – as she did with his older and younger brothers – that he take piano lessons. A self-taught guitar and banjo player, J.R.’s fondness for old gospel hymns, bluesmen like Son House and R.L. Burnside, and artists like The Carter Family and Tom Waits, helped shape his sound, which has been described as “haunting stomp blues tempered with a touch of honey.”
Growing up the middle of three brothers, J.R.’s childhood developed in him a strong sense of home and yearning to return to it – despite being shot in the back by his blood brother with a BB gun – the pellet is still nestled comfortably behind his ribs to this day.
J.R. pulls from a constellation of sensory experiences “the smell of being in an apple orchard first thing in the morning, the sound of boots on old wood floorboards, the feeling of falling asleep to the hum of a fan in the summer, early autumn in the country” that inspire and inform his music.
With a musical style that adeptly toes the line between folky and sorrowful lullabies to dirty, grainy, blues-influenced songs, J.R.’s voice communicates a level of intimacy and passion that carries with it a quiet sense of loss, yearning, and wanting.
Performing on stage with a kick drum, high-hat, and guitar/banjo (as well as the occasional harmonica and kazoo) J.R.’s live shows are visually impressive – a powerful and dynamic display that showcases his musical and emotional range.
His songs speak of sorrow and hope, a longing for home, and, he says, “The more unsavory desires and wants in your life – those demons and devils that haunt you.” *
*taken from his website, The-Wildness.com.
The Dark
The Bones of J.R. Jones Lyrics
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Bright
Dark
いざ決着 光差す その場所へ
Bright and dark, bright and dark
Bright and dark, bright and dark
今も耳に響く残響と
残像が淡く揺れるキャンドル
鬱憤の暴走 既に末期症状
されど探す灰の中のダイヤモンド
眩しく光るだけ 強くなる影
過去を辿り答え探す背理法
間違った流れ 見過ごせない現状
ならば友として君を倒そう
功も罪も履き違えてた
ド正論ばかりの傍聴者 (はぁ?)
そんなバカはもうここに居ねぇ
勝ち以外 無価値だったあの頃の俺じゃねぇ
過去を乗り越えた 痛みも知った
だから絆 守る為に切る啖呵
俺が俺であるための讃歌
今ここでお前を倒す
Bright and dark, bright and dark
曝け出せ己の陰と陽
揺れるネオンと街の喧噪
艶やかな光が僕の戦場
君達の輝きはイミテーション
幾ら磨いても意味ないさ
弁護士なんかに俺のブラックな世界 見えるか?
坊主と厨二病に営業ができるか?
むやみやたらタスクの細分化
だけど誇り高く生きる俺を笑えんのかっ!?
幾多の修羅場 対応してきた多様性
飲みの経験値 段違い
散々な目なら数えきれんが
不公平 嘆くばかりじゃねぇ 勘違い
独歩君とカマす verse 絆で繋ぐ
「ごめん」と言えカスッ! ナゴヤぬるま湯
揺るがす絶妙のスクラム
死角無し最強 シンジュク 麻天狼
Bright and dark, bright and dark
光と影 表裏一体
臨場 破邪顕正 説法
臆病共 すっこんでな 開眼 拙僧
無名に勝る悪名の覚悟も無ぇんだろ?
阿呆道化は退け!
心に染み付いた贅肉 (ah)
狡猾なやり口のシンジュク
理念理想こそ失うなかれ (woo)
常に問う我の在る意義を myself
逃げてばかりじゃなんも始まんねぇ
ぶつかるのを恐れてちゃ打ち解けねぇ
傷みに耐えながら最前線
闘う清い絆に光りあれ
喜びも苦悩も三人で背負う
真の勝者となるまでは後退せぬ
乾坤一擲
掲げる不退転
ナゴヤ bad ass temple 抜かりはねぇ
Bright and dark, bright and dark
白黒つけに参上
光と影 入り混じるこの街で I'm alive
Border を越えて 叫び続けろ howling
命の限り 削り合う言葉 battle tribe
美しく (hey) 分捕るか (hey) 醜く (hey) 朽ち果てるのか
Light and shadow (oh), bright and dark, yeah (oh)
譲れない陰陽の連鎖
鳴り止まぬヒプノシスマイク
Light and shadow (oh), bright and dark, yeah (oh)
我が為に闘う怨嗟 天罰も恐れぬ rhyme
Bright and dark, bright and dark
Bright and dark, bright and dark
Bright, dark
麻天狼 説法
下品にギラついたパーティー (no)
少し落ち着きましょう ハーブティー (yeah)
姫を脅えさす 仲間傷つける
礼儀知らずなお客はお帰り願う
夜の街に巣食いながら渡り歩く席
そんなホストの作法は受け入れないっす
見たくないオトナの小細工
泡沫の夢 我が水泡に帰す
生産性が無い 夢見がちな言霊 (妄想)
健康な胃腸 まだまだお子ちゃま
演じるな憂鬱 やめとけよそのブーツ (ヘンだぞー)
代わりに買ってやるリクルートスーツ
おい 正義感を振り翳したかねぇんだが
その悲観主義な性格は正そうか
逆ギレじゃなんも変わらねぇ
暴走前に己 見つめ 止まれ
嗚呼 何故か美しくも感じるこの battle
必要なのは対話だと私は悟る
無益な争いに価値は無いと諭す
敵である貴方達もいつか私が救う
救う? それは貴様の驕りなり
過信 憂い 末路かくも醜けり
万民が選ぶ道 先導者 要らん
己の足で歩く求道者であれ
なるほど 揚げ足を取る論法
稚拙だが無関心を気取るよりは良いでしょう
ならば人に道を説く僧の貴方にさえ
私のやり方で道を示そう!
Haha さすが面白れぇな寂雷 いいぜ
受けてやるぜ その因業ななり 振る舞い
拙僧の末代まで尽きぬ悪態
テメェごときにゃ正せねぇ 洒落臭ぇ!
Bright and dark, bright and dark
切磋琢磨し合う 仲間達と宣言
Bright and dark, bright and dark
強い絆 結び合う 幾千年
運命を共にする シンジュク麻天狼
命はれる家族 ナゴヤ bad ass temple
Bright and dark, bright and dark
いざ決着 光差す その場所へ
繰り返す因果応報
新たな天地創造
逆鱗に触れる韻と flow
陰と陽 poetic justice
光と影 入り混じるこの街で I'm alive
Border を越えて 叫び続けろ howling
命の限り 削り合う言葉 battle tribe
美しく (hey) 分捕るか (hey) 醜く (hey) 朽ち果てるのか
Light and shadow (oh), bright and dark, yeah (oh)
譲れない陰陽の連鎖
鳴り止まぬヒプノシスマイク
Light and shadow (oh), bright and dark, yeah (oh)
我が為に闘う怨嗟 天罰も恐れぬ rhyme
叫べ 声 尽きるまで
Bright and dark, bright and dark
Yo yo yo yo
Bright and dark, bright and dark
Yo yo yo yo
運命を共にする シンジュク麻天狼
命はれる家族 ナゴヤ bad ass temple
Bright and dark, bright and dark
いざ決着 光差す その場所へ
Bright, dark
ヒプノシスマイク
The lyrics to The Bones of J.R. Jones's song "The Dark" paint a picture of a person who feels lost and disconnected from the world around them. They speak to themselves, acknowledging that they were made to wander and don’t know where to belong. The person is grappling with a desire to be strong and independent, yet they recognize that they cannot be a warrior for someone else. The walls they have built around themselves to protect against the loneliness that they’ve experienced makes them feel like they’ve created a home, but at the same time, they don’t know where they belong. The person walks through a dark room and loses themselves but finds someone else instead, and in this realization, they feel like they’ve lost everything they thought they knew. At the same time, the person acknowledges that they are trapped in their own head but are content to stay there because it’s an ecstasy of their own making. They embrace the feeling that they’ve found despite feeling lost just a few lines earlier.
The lyrics of the song speak to the feelings of loneliness and detachment that many people experience. The person speaking to themself acknowledges that they’ve been alone and knows how it feels to be disconnected from the world around them. They build walls around themselves as a means of protecting themselves but also as a means of creating a home. The dark room they walk through is symbolic of the dark places they do not want to explore, but by walking through it, they find something unexpected. The well-crafted lyrics of the song highlight the push and pull of human emotion as the person speaks to themself, then discovers something they were not looking for.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh
Expression of feeling
Oh
Expression of feeling
Oh
Expression of feeling
Talking to myself
Being in a self-reflective state
I was made to be a wanderer
Being designed to be on a journey
I know that you’re not here
Awareness of absence of someone
I’m just speaking to the thought of ya
Communicating to an idea or memory of someone
Don’t where I belong
Uncertainty of place in the world
No I don’t have a story yet
Absence of a significant narrative in life
Just wanted to be strong
Desire to be emotionally and physically robust
But I can’t be your warrior
Inability to be someone's protector
But I’ve been alone
Experience of solitude
So I know how it feels to be alone
Awareness of the emotional experience of solitude
So I built these walls
Creation of emotional barriers
Now i'mma make 'em feel like a home
Transforming emotional barriers into a comfortable space
Walking through the dark room
Journeying through a dimly lit space
I lost myself and found you
Feeling disoriented and then discovering someone else
All that I thought I knew
Previous knowledge and beliefs
Faded away as you came through
Dissolving of previous knowledge after encountering someone new
Walking down dark roads
Traversing dimly lit pathways
Just to get another taste of you
Craving for the presence of another person
The silence is so loud
The absence of sound is very noticeable
If you listen at my point of view
Perspective of an individual
Oh, if we get too close
Expression of concern about excessive closeness
Then I can’t see inside of you
Lack of insight into another person
How could I have known
Reflection on the past and the possibility of not knowing something
That I needed to see this through
Realization of the importance of enduring through an experience
Trapped in my head
Feeling of being stuck in one's thoughts
I don’t mind staying
Contentment with current state of being
It’s an ecstasy of my making
Joyful state created by the individual
Close my eyes
Action of temporarily blocking out the external world
To stop this from fading
Effort to prevent a positive experience from dissipating
This feeling is what I’m embracing
Acceptance and enjoyment of present emotions
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Kouji Ide
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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All our sweetest sins
Carry them til our ends
They made you
And they made me
They say the dark will grow
In my eyes, across our skies, a road
Yeah a road
ooh
ooh
The apple tree that we grew
Blew over, died last June
When the hurricane came barrelling through
And Grandpa can't sit up straight
He's lying down to rest his weary heart
While I must pray
ooh
ooh
ooh
ooh
I know you're running scared
And you ain't going nowhere
Don't you die
I know you're running scared
You ain't going nowhere
Don't you die
Don't you die
Hidden under Papa's bed
The pistol my brother pressed to my head
Singing, just trust in me
Cause this holy house is a home
The dead don't rest, they rise in our chest
And our sins live unatoned.
@RhodieZimbo
+Stefan Duncan
All our sweetest sins
Carry them til our ends
They made you
And they made me
They say the dark will grow
In my eyes, across our skies, a road
Yeah a road
ooh
ooh
The apple tree that we grew
Blew over, died last June
When the hurricane came barreling through
And Grandpa can't sit up straight
He's lying down to rest his weary heart
While I must pray
ooh
ooh
ooh
ooh
I know you're running scared
And you ain't going nowhere
Don't you die
I know you're running scared
You ain't going nowhere
Don't you die
Don't you die
Hidden under Papa's bed
The pistol my brother pressed to my head
Singing, just trust in me
Cause this holy house is a home
The dead don't rest, they rise in our chest
And our sins live unatoned.
ooh
ooh
@lynngulley5293
Love this song❤
@pamcross7092
I love this song. I cant hear it enough.goes so well with Robert Taylor.I love this man. He"s awesome.
@thebailey67
The end of that Longmire episode was very meaningful. Walt coming to grips with his deeds from the past,, I suppose. He never says a lot but Walt has a big heart.
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@Brysen Shiloh flixportal xD
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@Brysen Shiloh no problem =)
@somenone1496
Power of this song is deeply making my soul rising up, for once again.
@johnthor9994
this is one of the best songs writen in the histroy of the universe!!!! keep em coming
@siteofit
All our sweetest sins
Carry them til our ends
They made you
And they made me
They say the dark will grow
In my eyes, across our skies, a road
Yeah a road
ooh
ooh
The apple tree that we grew
Blew over, died last June
When the hurricane came barrelling through
And Grandpa can't sit up straight
He's lying down to rest his weary heart
While I must pray
ooh
ooh
ooh
ooh
I know you're running scared
And you ain't going nowhere
Don't you die
I know you're running scared
You ain't going nowhere
Don't you die
Don't you die
Hidden under Papa's bed
The pistol my brother pressed to my head
Singing, just trust in me
Cause this holy house is a home
The dead don't rest, they rise in our chest
And our sins live unatoned.
@richardrogers2393
Don't you dare