My name is Steven Jackson I am a Singer/Songwriter from Kingston, Ontario, Canada.I have been writing songs for many years and I view the process as a  journey. The beauty of songwriting is you never know where it is going to take you. Many roads become explored within the labyrinth of your mind and many emotions are uncovered.

Songwriting is very personal, for me it creates a reason for being on this crazy world; when many things in life don't make sense, writing songs does make sense !. I would also say creating music  is a means of gaining Immortality, the music will continue to exist long after death. Thus I am leaving something behind. I strive to write songs that are honest and from the heart, as a songwriter it is important for me personally to bare my soul. Integrity is something that I strive for. I hope and pray that my music has integrity.

Death is a theme I find very interesting in life, I have been obsessed with death even as a child. Probably because so many loved-ones close to me have passed away. You cannot help but be affected by it. Death is a constant in my  life.  As you grow older the reality of death grows closer, I hate the idea of aging and dieing but again it is something you have no control over. That isn't to say I am not going to fight it, I will try, but the idea of death haunts me night and day, and it seems that for me there is no escaping it.

In terms of my music, I consider the music and lyrics to be equally important. I strive to write lyrics that are relevent to my existence. The words are a vehicle for my voice to reach out and touch people, and maybe make you think a little, after all lyric writing is in my opinion, a form of Poetry......."Up above my head there is blue sky, below my feet there is dark, somewhere in the middle there is me, lost in thought".

Please give my music a listen, I think you'll like it.

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PLEASE TELL ME WHY:    Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

Look at you
Now look at me
The Earth and sky
And the place in between
The setting Sun and the rising Moon
If only we could co-exist like them too.

I close my eyes
And I drift away
To another time
To another place
Please tell me why
With all of Heaven above
We cannot find peace on Earth
We cannot find the Love.

I don't know what it is I'm trying to do
But the only thing that's working is me and you
I don't know what it is I'm trying to say
Please tell me why
Please tell me why.

So when you think
You've finally found your truth
Climb up a ladder
And stand upon your roof
Then gaze upon
The world that's waiting below
Are you feeling small
Feeling insecure.
Please tell me why
With all Creation below
We watch the ripples we create
With the stones we throw
Please tell me why
With all of Heaven above
We cannot find peace on Earth
We cannot find the love.

I don't know what it is I'm trying to do
But the only thing that's working is me and you
I don't know what it is I'm trying to say
Please tell me why
Please tell me why.

Look at you
Now look at me
The Earth and sky
And the space in between
The setting Sun and the rising Moon
If only we could co-exist like them too.

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 UPON THE SEA : Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

A man adrift at sea dreams of a place that he would rather be
Feeling sick to his stomach as the waves heave him up and down again
But there is hope a light beckons on the horizon to set him free
And a lifetime passes before his eyes
As he rests upon the sea
Upon the sea.

But that was a lifetime ago when an ocean felt like tears upon a veil
And loneliness wasn't right taking comfort from the blowing of a whale
With the sea you pass a thousand years
And you learn to quickly face your fears
And a lifetime passes before your eyes as you gaze upon the sea and sky
So warily upon the sea.

I just want to let you know how I feel
This is something that i'd rather not conceal
Close your eyes the sea will sweep you off your feet
Don't ever throw in the towel admit your defeat.

A man adrfit at sea can't think of a place he would rather be
At home amongst the waves he dreams of a life that he has saved
And he is home he feels the tears welling in his eyes
Certain assurance from a lifetime that passed him by
Now he is free upon the sea
Now he is free upon the sea.

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 MY BEST FRIEND : Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

These are words to you I'd like to send
I'd like to thank you for being my best friend
You stuck with me when all was dark
Kept me together when I was falling apart
You were the one who held a candle up for me.

I'd like to say I'm the luckiest man in the world
You ease my pain and you take away the hurt
You never let me feel alone
Gave me shelter, gave me a home
You were the one who gave me light when all was dark.

And I will never stop saying how much I love you
And I will never stop saying what it is you mean to me
And I will never ever take you for granted
Oh this I mean, this I mean.

I pray that you will never ever leave me
I pray that you will always be there by my side
And if we ever have to part
I know that day will break my heart
I can't imagine life being without you.

They say all good things must come to an end
I'd like to thank you for being my best friend
You stuck with me when all was dark
Kept me together when I was falling apart
You were the one who held a candle up for me.

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 SHE WALKS : Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

And she walks through the storm
And the wind blows through her hair
Wasn't concious of losing him
Walked into another life looking behind.
I sense a change coming on
The darkness above my head is moving on
I turn my head as the Sun reaches out to me
Watching the shafts of light kissing the sea, kissing the sea.

Walks to find another side of herself
She walks to see the images inside her head
She walks to rediscover what it is to be alive
Never looking back at trails left behind.
I sense a change coming on
The darkness above my head is moving on
Turn around as the Sun reaches out to me
Cannot help but stare in disbelief.

She sent you a ghost of a smile
To keep you happy for awhile
Separated by many years
You've climbed to the summit of your fears.

Viewing the past through rose-coloured eyes
Tends to mask the present in disguise
Awkward silences fill the air
Undermine the memories that you've shard.

She's not there, she's not there, she's not there !

And she walks through the storm
And the wind blows through her ahir
Wasn't concious of loving him
Walked into another life never looking behind.
I sense a change coming on
The storm clouds above my head are moving on
Turn my head as the Sun reaches out to me
Watching the shafts of light kissing the sea, kissing the sea.

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A GOOD MAN : Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

When I'm six feet under the ground what will people say about me
When I'm a picture on a Mantelpiece will it be a happy memory

Ooh was I a good man, Ooh was I a good man.

Has my time upon this Earth been all that it should be
I hope that I have made more friends than I've made enemies.

Ooh was I a good man, Ooh was I a good man
I hope I've been a good man
To be known as a good man
Remembered as a good man
Oh a good man.

I know that I have had my quarrels in days gone by
It isn't always possible to see eye to eye.

Ooh was I a good man, Ooh was I a good man
I hope I've been a good man
To be known as a good man
Remembered as a good man
Oh a good man.

Don't tell me what I don't want to hear
Don't tell me anything that's negative at all
Don't tell me if it's not the right words
Cause I'm sorry, Father I'm sorry.

I hope I haven't hurt too many people in my life
To those I've hurt I'm sorry I'd like to put it right.

Ooh was I a good man, Ooh was I a good man
I hope I've been a good man
To be known as a good man
Remembered as a good man
Oh a good man.

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 WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME : Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

Out of darkness there is light, out of Hell comes Paradise
Out of death there grows life, out of peace there is strife.
What do you mean to me
What do you mean to me.

Out of love there grows hate, loneliness finds a mate
Eyes being shielded from the Sun, a walk that turns into a run.
Find out what you mean to me, find out what you mean to me.
Cause there is something that is on my mind
Something that I can't define
Something that is won and lost
Something where I weigh the cost of what you mean to me
What you mean to me, what you mean to me.

Out of a seed there grows a flower, out of minutes grow the hours
A river flows to meet the sea, a hunger grow until it's greed.
What do you mean to me
What do you mean to me.

Rain that falls upon dry ground, silence fills the air with sound
A smile that falls upon a face, signals hope for the human race.
Find out what you mean to me, find out what you mean to me.
Cause there is something that is on my mind
Something that I can't define
Something that is won and lost
Something where I weigh the cost of what you mean to me
What you mean to me
What you mean to me.

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 MY GOD : Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

My God is greater than your god
Taller than your god
Stronger than your god
Wiser than your god
More mighty than your god
More merciful than your god
More loving than your god
More giving than your god.

I believe there's a power watching upon high
Passing judgement on how we live our lives
But I don't believe in a god who wants you to kill in his name
Killing others is just plain insane, and that's not God
And that's not God
And that's not God
And that's not God.

My God's ruled longer than your god
Is stronger than your god
Values life more than your god
Is more right than your god
Values living more than your god
More forgiving than your god
More understanding than your god
More outstanding than your god.

I believe there's a power watching upon high
Passing judgement on how we live our lives
But I don't believe in a god who wants you to kill in his name
Killing others is just plain insane, and that's not god
And that's not God
And that's not God
And that's not God.

I find it hard to believe in the inherent goodness of mankind
Our wilful destruction of this planet is driving me out of my mind
We're so hung up the colour of a person's skin, their ideologies, the way they see the world.
Everybody should be equal no one rising above any other boy or girl, man, woman, or beast,
We don't have dominion.

My God is greater than your god
Bolder than your god
More real than your god
One who feels more than your god
Is more wiser than your god
Rises higher than your god
Values living more than your god
Is more giving than your god
Is more loving than your god
More understanding than your god
More merciful than your god
More mighty than your god
Mmm God.

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 UP ABOVE MY HEAD : Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

Up above my head
There is blue sky
Below my feet
There is dark
Somewhere in the middle
There is me
Lost in thought.

Trying to make sense
Of a crazy world
When nothing makes sense
To me at all
We're all just looking
For the answers
Hoping for more.

Is this all there is ?
Do we continue when we die ?
Do the bad souls descend to Hell
While the good souls rise to the sky, ah Heaven.

Are we just pawns
On a giant chessboard
Being moved
By some power above
Are we just actors
On a stage
Looking for love.

Walking blindly
With nowhere to go
Watching ourselves
As we age and grow
Staring in the mirror
Staring at the sky
Waiting to die.

Is this all there is ?
What happens when we die ?
Does being bad condemn you to Hell
While being good means you rise to the sky, ah heaven.

Up above my head
There is blue sky
Below my feet
There is dark
Somewhere in the middle
There is me
Lost in thought.

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 I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING : Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

I just want to tell you something
I just want to let you know
How I feel about you
And these words that I am singing
They're coming from the heart
Aint no doubt about it.

And I want to tell the world
What a difference you have made to my life
And I want to share with the world
How I became a better man with you
By my side.

And I hear the whistle blowin'
And I feel the train a' rollin'
And I know that we are goin'
On a journey that will change our lives.

Who knows where it'll take us
Who knows what is just around the bend
Life is such a strange journey
Made so much better
With a friend.

And I want to tell the world
What a difference it is to have you by my side
And I want to share with the world
How good it is to be alive.

And I hear the whistle blowin'
And I feel the wheels a' rollin'
And I know that we are going
On a journey that will change our lives.

And I want to tell the world
What a difference you made to my life
And I want to share with the world
How I became a better man with you by my side.

And I hear the whistle blowin'
And I feel the train a' rollin'
And I know that we are goin'
On a journey that will change our lives.

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WE'RE SO ALONE : Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

Why do we spend most of our time alone
Barricaded inside our homes
Hours spent sitting by a telephone
And no one calls, no one calls.

A journey as we race around the Sun
Or locked in traffic on the run
Like the bullets in a gun
Ready to explode, cause we're alone.

As we turn away to avoid looking in the eyes
staring at the ground instead of at the sky
I often wonder has the well all run dry
Maybe that is why, we're so alone, we're alone.

We are born into this world alone
And when we die we also die alone
They say we rend the seeds we've sown
Maybe that is why we're so alone.

These are thoughts that will not go away
These are words I have to say
A human race united in one way
By being alone, by being alone.

As we turn away to avoid looking in the eyes
Staring at the ground instead of at the sky
I often wonder has the well all run dry
Maybe that is why we're so alone, we're alone.

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GOODBYE (To You My Friend) : Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

Goodbye to you my friend
I can clearly see the end
There's been laughter
There's been pain
But I would do it all again
Goodbye to you, goodbye
Goodbye.

Goodbye to a world so blue
It saddens me what we've done to you
I hear you crying in your pain
I'd like to take it all away
Goodbye to you, goodbye
Goodbye.

Goodbye I will close my eyes
Goodbye please do not cry
Don't be sad I'm leaving you
It's the only thing to do
Goodbye to you, goodbye
Goodbye.

Goodbye to you my friend
This is feeling like the end
There's been laughter
There's been pain
But I would do it all again
Goodbye to you, goodbye

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LOOKING THROUGH A WINDOW : Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

I am looking through a window
Of a world that I have known
And I don't know where I'm going
But I know where I have gone.

As I leave the past behind
The future's all in front ot me
One foot goes before the other
That's the place I want to be.

I am looking in a mirror
But I do not see the past
Lines that are etched upon the face
Are the lines that will not last.

Growing older is not something
That I really want to do
I am fighting with all my might
It's something that I have to prove.

But I don't know what I can do
To convince you how much I need you
You may try to push me away
But I promise I'm here to stay I will not leave, no no.

I am looking at the changes
That are passing in our lives
When we seem to lose each other
Yet we gain a peace of mind.

There's a peace and understanding
That we find along the way
As we gently close our eyes
On the passing of the day.

And I know what I can do
To convince you how much I need you
And I promise that I'm here to stay
I will never go away,
I will not leave, no no.

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CAN YOU TELL ME : Music and Lyrics by Steven Jackson

Can you tell me what it is that is worth dieing for
Can you tell me why it is we have to go to war
Can you tell me why it is we pray to one above
Can you tell me why it is we hurt the ones we love.
I don't really have an answer to what i'm trying to say
These are thoughts stuck in my head that will not go away
But I resolve that I will not be led astray at all.

Can you tell me why we're bent on poisoning this world
Why we try to change the others who are different
Can you tell me as we make our way around the Sun
We think we're so important like we are the only ones.
I don't know what it is that i am trying to say
I just know that these are thoughts that will not go way
I get down on my knees and I start to pray to one above.

That this world can seem so horrible
That this world can seem so bad
That this world can make you happy
That this world can make you sad
But when you stop and think about it, is it really so bad at all.

Can you tell me how we measure a human life
Is it all we have to give and all we sacrifice
Can you tell me as we live our lives upon this world
Why so little makes sense why it is absurd.
I am sorry for all the bad things I've done in my life
I feel sorry for all the sad things all the pain and strife
I will really try to change and put it right, to put it right.

At the end of the day the Sun goes down upon us all
Are we the first to admit when we run and when we fall
At the end of the day when the colours fade to gray
As we slowly watch the people one by one they pass away.
Our tenure on this Earth is a temporary thing
Like two lives joined together by the passing of a ring
It's our indifference that surfaces that the years will surely bring
That makes me sad.

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YOU ARE DONE : Music and Lyrics by Steven jackson

Why is it when you reach a certain age
You're not deemed important anymore
You're getting too old for this Too old to bend, too old to even touch the floor.
We live in a youth culture the only thing that matters is when you're young
You reach a certain age and let's face it you're hung out to dry, you are done.
You are done, you are done, you are done, you are done, you are done, you are done
You are done.

The years they pass you by and every year you become less relevent it seems
Bombarded by everything that's young
Discontent you didn't realize your dreams.
Every face on every magazine, every television stares back and they're young
An old man stares back from the mirror the sunken eyes tell you, you are done.
You are done, you are done, you are done, you are done, you are done, you are done,
You are done.

It's all downhill it seems you've reached a certain age a resignation of what it all means
You know your life is worth nothing, no one really cares,
No one wants you, no one knows how you feel.
No one wants to listen to you, hear your stories, you're not important
You might as well a hold a gun
Wave a flag, wave your arms
Jump up and drown, try to be noticed
You know that this aint much fun.

You are done, you are done, you are done, you are done, you are done, you are done,
You are done.

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