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The Anchor

from Journey by Jon Perl's Dark Light

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Our culture is ambivalent: If you’re the type who struggles to stay above the waterline, you might be celebrated as a creative, tortured soul, or you might be thought of as a loser and a moper. I try not to worry about the labels.

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I was born with an anchor
I was born with a chain
I was born with a feeling
That it’s gonna rain
I was born with a hunger
I can’t satisfy
Gonna pull me under
I never know why

Am I crazy
Like the world is
There’s an anchor
Pulls me down

Going down now - there’s an anchor
Pull me down now - pull me down

I was given a vision
Of a world so fine
But the world couldn’t live up
It was a curse in disguise
I was given to hopeful
I was given a dream
Of a world so glowing
Not a world so mean

Am I crazy
Like the world is
There’s an anchor
Pulls me down

Going down now - there’s an anchor
Pull me down now - pull me down
There’s an anchor - Going down now
There’s an anchor - pull me down

Every night, every day, Reach for light, find the way
That's my heart that's my soul, That’s the way that I roll

I was born with an anchor
I was born with a chain
I was born with a feeling
I was born with the pain
I was born with an anchor
I was born with a chain
This world might be crazy
But I’m not insane

I ain’t crazy
But the world is
There’s an anchor
Pulls me down

Going down now - there’s an anchor
Pull me down now - pull me down
There’s an anchor - Going down now
There’s an anchor - pull me down

credits

from Journey, released November 1, 2019
FEATURED VOCALIST: Kristin Hoffmann - Lead & Background Vocals
Jonathan Perl - Piano, Synths
John Isley - Sax
Matt Whyte - Guitars
Jerry Barnes - Bass
Ralph Rolle - Drums
Jon Shiffman - Percussion
Written, Arranged, Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Jonathan Perl at the Sonic Arts Center, except additional mixing by Paul Special, Bass and Drums produced by Jerry Barnes and recorded by Roy Hendrickson at The Power Station, Sax recorded by John Isley, and Guitars recorded by Matt Whyte
Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk

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Jon Perl's Dark Light New Paltz, New York

JON PERL: songwriter, keyboards, producer, teacher. The sixth EP-LINK IN THE CHAIN-introduces KRISHA PATENAUDE on all lead vocals.! Contact us about licensing, covering or remixing any Darklight songs, or, just stream or download & enjoy!

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