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POEMS IN THE 34 ALBUMS - PAGE 9 OF 12
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Item 586
I searched for a paradise lost
In one sentence: Tom's cursive working draft 'I Searched For A Paradise Lost,' one verse used in the song 'Another Quarter', the rest an early draft of another poem, written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · FULL LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten cursive lyric I SEARCHED FOR A PARADISE LOST, on a sheet torn from a spiral notebook with the first verse crossed out; a working draft: one verse became the song ANOTHER QUARTER (set list 20, track 13) in his 34 albums, and the rest is an early draft of his poem UNTIL GOD KILLS ME (FOR ALL MY BLASPHEMY).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten cursive lyric I Searched For A Paradise Lost, with the first verse crossed out, a draft mixing a verse of the song ANOTHER QUARTER (set list 20, track 13, in his 34 Albums) with the poem UNTIL GOD KILLS ME.
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums: ANOTHER QUARTER (set list 20, track 13) ; Set list 20 ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) (ANOTHER QUARTER) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) (ANOTHER QUARTER) ; Shorter Lyrics (2013) (UNTIL GOD KILLS ME) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) (ANOTHER QUARTER) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 (ANOTHER QUARTER, UNTIL GOD KILLS ME) ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 (ANOTHER QUARTER, UNTIL GOD KILLS ME) ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) (ANOTHER QUARTER) ; Internal Struggle
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSset list 20 · track 13 · as the song ANOTHER QUARTER (only the "I searched for what I sought to find" verse of this sheet)
IN A BOOKTom's Anthology, February 19, 2011 (128 pages) (one verse of the sheet is an earlier draft of the song ANOTHER QUARTER)
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 (both pieces: one verse is an earlier draft of the song ANOTHER QUARTER, the other verses an earlier draft of the poem UNTIL GOD KILLS ME)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 (both pieces: one verse is an earlier draft of the song ANOTHER QUARTER, the other verses an earlier draft of the poem UNTIL GOD KILLS ME)
Shorter Lyrics (2013) (the other verses are an earlier draft of the poem UNTIL GOD KILLS ME)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) (one verse is an earlier draft of the song ANOTHER QUARTER)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) (one verse is an earlier draft of the song ANOTHER QUARTER)
The November 2024 Collection (2024) (one verse is an earlier draft of the song ANOTHER QUARTER)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) (one verse is an earlier draft of the song ANOTHER QUARTER)
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) - Age when written
- written by age 33 at the latestboth pieces on the sheet are in Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011, in a later wording (the song ANOTHER QUARTER and the poem UNTIL GOD KILLS ME); the ANOTHER QUARTER verse is already in Tom's Anthology, February 19, 2011 (128 pages), age 32 - best guess
- On the site
- Set List 20 (track 13) · Set List 20: The Cost Of Light, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
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I searched for a paridise lost
Went looking for a pot of gold
Some things {struck: you} think you get for free but there's still a cost
To be bought again only to be resold
I searched for what I saught to find
Found the fruit but couldn't get it off the vine
Climb and climb and climb and climb
I try and try but can't get it off my mind
Eden is nothing compared to what could be
To hell with the garden, with Eve and the fig leaf
I only believe in what I see
Let's get the garden going again
So I'm gonna go and plant my tree
Just don't mind me if I spill some seeds.
And lately bad thoughts have gotten the better of me
Vow to die for a cause and then I bend
Heaven on earth is the message that's sent
Went looking for a pot of gold
Some things {struck: you} think you get for free but there's still a cost
To be bought again only to be resold
I searched for what I saught to find
Found the fruit but couldn't get it off the vine
Climb and climb and climb and climb
I try and try but can't get it off my mind
Eden is nothing compared to what could be
To hell with the garden, with Eve and the fig leaf
I only believe in what I see
Let's get the garden going again
So I'm gonna go and plant my tree
Just don't mind me if I spill some seeds.
And lately bad thoughts have gotten the better of me
Vow to die for a cause and then I bend
Heaven on earth is the message that's sent
Item 661
Caught up in the rat race of time
In one sentence: A landscape lyric sheet, 'Caught Up In The Rat Race Of Time,' with four added handwritten lines and a rhyme-word list from fantasy to pedigree, written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · FULL LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's lyric sheet CAUGHT UP IN THE RAT RACE OF TIME, a white sheet turned landscape with the poem, four added handwritten lines and his handwritten rhyme-word list (fantasy, franchise, divorcee, pedigree), from his 34 albums and published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's lyric sheet Caught Up In The Rat Race Of Time, the poem with four lines he added by hand and his handwritten rhyme-word list (fantasy, franchise, divorcee, pedigree) - the song still being worked on the page, from his 34 Albums and published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Type
- Printed lyric sheet with handwritten additions
- Collection
- 34 Albums: Set list 1 (track 11) MONETIZATION, in part ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Songwriting craft ; Society ; Work
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSset list 1 · track 11 · as the song MONETIZATION (in part: the rhyme-word list)
IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written by age 33 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- On the site
- Set List 1 (track 11) · Set List 1: Glass Half Something, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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[List of words oriented vertically on the left/center]:
fantasy
franchisee
guarantee
divorcee
employee
shopping spree
honoree
pedigree
degree
latch key
trainee to be a trustee
potpourri
referee
rusty
maître d'
attendee
appointee
manatee
chimpanzee
nominee
committee
oversee
counter plea
detainee
disagree
plea
[Poem oriented horizontally]:
Caught up in the rat race of time
Can't free myself from my own mind
Sitting here on this fence
Waiting for some kind of sign
Still searching for something
That may never be mine
Don't know where else to look
Not sure of what I'll find
Wanting to see the master plan
Through the eyes of the divine
Yet Society keeps on pushing me
Into situations and places I don't want to be.
Keep begging me to become a member of the bourgeoisie
Still there are so many things that they just don't see
fantasy
franchisee
guarantee
divorcee
employee
shopping spree
honoree
pedigree
degree
latch key
trainee to be a trustee
potpourri
referee
rusty
maître d'
attendee
appointee
manatee
chimpanzee
nominee
committee
oversee
counter plea
detainee
disagree
plea
[Poem oriented horizontally]:
Caught up in the rat race of time
Can't free myself from my own mind
Sitting here on this fence
Waiting for some kind of sign
Still searching for something
That may never be mine
Don't know where else to look
Not sure of what I'll find
Wanting to see the master plan
Through the eyes of the divine
Yet Society keeps on pushing me
Into situations and places I don't want to be.
Keep begging me to become a member of the bourgeoisie
Still there are so many things that they just don't see
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Item 687
They just put my face on the mountain just for taking a step
In one sentence: Tom's pencil draft 'They just put my face on the mountain just for taking a step,' with crossed-out lines and syllable counts, which became 'Uncashable', written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten pencil lyric draft THEY JUST PUT MY FACE ON THE MOUNTAIN JUST FOR TAKING A STEP, on lined notebook paper with crossed-out lines and syllable counts in the margin, which became the song UNCASHABLE (set list 13, track 4) in his 34 albums.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten pencil draft They Just Put My Face On The Mountain Just For Taking A Step, with crossed-out lines and syllable counts in the margin, the working page of the song UNCASHABLE (set list 13, track 4) in his 34 Albums.
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums: UNCASHABLE (set list 13, track 4) ; Song drafts ; 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; 180 Good Poems (2012) ; Only The Best (2018) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Chomskian Poems (2011) ; Finished Song Lyrics (2011) ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) ; Motivational ; Inspiring
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSset list 13 · track 4 · as the song UNCASHABLE (in part: its 'spare a dime' stanza)
IN A BOOK200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013)
The November 2024 Collection (2024)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
180 Good Poems (2012)
Only The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Chomskian Poems (2011)
Finished Song Lyrics (2011)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024)
Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) - Age when written
- written by age 32 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- On the site
- Set List 13 (track 4) · Set List 13: Power Shields, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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end verse: They just put my face on the mountain just for taking a step
I'm at the base of the mountain
and I'm looking up
I've been here before
Everybody knows the story
Way back in yesteryear
I admit that I was scared
But now I've grown up
I'm at the base of the mountain
to face my nemesis
Slowly my pain's healed
My deepest secrets been revealed
I see you in the crowd
This time I'll do you proud
Ready to face this:
I'm at the base of the mountain
It's my least favorite place
MY LEGS ARE STRONGER
AND THIS TIME I'M GOING LONGER
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I'm at the base of the mountain
and I'm looking up
I've been here before
Everybody knows the story
Way back in yesteryear
I admit that I was scared
But now I've grown up
I'm at the base of the mountain
to face my nemesis
Slowly my pain's healed
My deepest secrets been revealed
I see you in the crowd
This time I'll do you proud
Ready to face this:
I'm at the base of the mountain
It's my least favorite place
MY LEGS ARE STRONGER
AND THIS TIME I'M GOING LONGER
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Item 713
I just want to make my mark
In one sentence: Tom's eight-line lyric 'I Just Want To Make My Mark,' in black ink on white printer paper, the words that became the song 'Another Quarter', written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten eight-line lyric I JUST WANT TO MAKE MY MARK in black ink on white printer paper, the words that became the song ANOTHER QUARTER (set list 20, track 13, in the 34 Albums).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten eight-line lyric I Just Want To Make My Mark, the words that became the song ANOTHER QUARTER (set list 20, track 13) in his 34 Albums.
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums: ANOTHER QUARTER (set list 20, track 13) ; Set list 20 ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Finished Song Lyrics (2011) ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; Motivational ; Inspiring
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSset list 20 · track 13 · as the song ANOTHER QUARTER
IN A BOOKThe November 2024 Collection (2024)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
Tom's Anthology, February 19, 2011 (128 pages)
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Finished Song Lyrics (2011)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) - Age when written
- written by age 32 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- Same words
- also written out as number 317matched on the words by machine - Tom confirms
- On the site
- Set List 20 (track 13) · Set List 20: The Cost Of Light, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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I JUST WANT to make my mark
Before I lose this spark
Before the room gets dark
and the game is over
Boy, I'd sure love to play again
Seems like such a waste, such a sin
ladies and gentlemen - you're all my special
friends
Now we've got More left to discover
Before I lose this spark
Before the room gets dark
and the game is over
Boy, I'd sure love to play again
Seems like such a waste, such a sin
ladies and gentlemen - you're all my special
friends
Now we've got More left to discover
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Item 730
Everything I have I'd gladly give it all away
In one sentence: Tom's brown-marker lyric 'Everything I have I'd gladly give it all away,' with shelf-building notes on the back, an early draft of 'Walking Paradox', written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten lyric EVERYTHING I HAVE I'D GLADLY GIVE IT ALL AWAY ("to take a trip through time"), in brown marker on a white sheet whose other side carries his pencil shopping notes for building a shelf; an early draft of lines in WALKING PARADOX (set list 16, track 6, in the 34 Albums), which is in many of his books, including 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten lyric Everything I Have I'd Gladly Give It All Away (to take a trip through time), in brown marker with his pencil shelf-building shopping notes on the other side, an early draft of lines in the song WALKING PARADOX (set list 16, track 6) in his 34 Albums, published in 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) and many of his books.
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums ; Tom's Anthology, February 19, 2011 (128 pages) ; 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; 180 Good Poems (2012) ; Only The Best (2018) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) ; Time ; Nostalgia
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSset list 16 · track 6 · as part of the song WALKING PARADOX
IN A BOOKTom's Anthology, February 19, 2011 (128 pages) (an earlier draft of the poem WALKING PARADOX)
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 (an earlier draft of the poem WALKING PARADOX)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 (an earlier draft of the poem WALKING PARADOX)
180 Good Poems (2012) (an earlier draft of the poem WALKING PARADOX)
200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) (an earlier draft of the poem WALKING PARADOX)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) (an earlier draft of the poem WALKING PARADOX)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) (an earlier draft of the poem WALKING PARADOX)
Only The Best (2018) (an earlier draft of the poem WALKING PARADOX)
Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) (an earlier draft of the poem WALKING PARADOX)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) (an earlier draft of the poem WALKING PARADOX)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) (an earlier draft of the poem WALKING PARADOX)
The November 2024 Collection (2024) (an earlier draft of the poem WALKING PARADOX)
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) - Age when written
- written by age 32 at the latestan early draft of lines that are in WALKING PARADOX in Tom's Anthology, February 19, 2011 (128 pages) - the sheet itself may be older - best guess
- On the site
- Set List 16 (track 6) · Set List 16: Kneel Heal And Rise, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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Everything I have I'd gladly give it all away
to take a trip through time go back to yesterday
For some things that flow through your mind
You know you should never say
I let all the cats out of the bag
Now this is the price I have to pay
And this is the life I have to live
I found my guide but then I lost my way
One I held love inside my hands
But I let it slip away
The white dove has flown away
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(2) 4x8 backing (cheapest)
big
for shelves
(7) 4x8 for shelves + sides
cut shelves first
23 3/4 inches
1 5/8 or 2 inch screws
box of
wire braid nails under an inch
to take a trip through time go back to yesterday
For some things that flow through your mind
You know you should never say
I let all the cats out of the bag
Now this is the price I have to pay
And this is the life I have to live
I found my guide but then I lost my way
One I held love inside my hands
But I let it slip away
The white dove has flown away
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(2) 4x8 backing (cheapest)
big
for shelves
(7) 4x8 for shelves + sides
cut shelves first
23 3/4 inches
1 5/8 or 2 inch screws
box of
wire braid nails under an inch
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Item 734
THE END OF TIME
In one sentence: Tom's love lyric 'The End Of Time' ('Your eyes are so beautiful that I can't begin to say'), in ink on lined notebook paper, written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · FULL LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten love lyric THE END OF TIME ("Your eyes are so beautiful that I can't begin to say"), in ink on lined notebook paper; the lyric is in the 34 Albums and in Finished Song Lyrics (2011).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten love lyric The End Of Time (Your eyes are so beautiful that I can't begin to say), from his 34 Albums and published in Finished Song Lyrics (2011) and Only The Best (2018).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Finished Song Lyrics (2011) ; Only The Best (2018) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Brian Rainstorm Song Lyric Book (2014) ; The November 2012 Anthology (2012) ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) ; Love
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSsong list 5 · track 4 · as the song TONIGHT'S MOONLIGHT (in part)
IN A BOOKThe November 2024 Collection (2024)
Finished Song Lyrics (2011)
Only The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Brian Rainstorm Song Lyric Book (2014)
The November 2012 Anthology (2012)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024)
Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) - Age when written
- written by age 32 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- Same words
- also written out as number 437matched on the words by machine - Tom confirms
- On the site
- Song List 5 (track 4) · Song List 5: Love Without A Doubt, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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THE END OF TIME
Your eyes are so beautiful
that I can't begin to say
your eyes are so beautiful
that they take me away
To somewhere I can only be when I'm
seeing your face
And as I look around I think what a
wonderful place
When away from you I am only a
part of a whole
Yet when we're together I feel
both my heart and soul
If eyes are really windows
To the inside of someone's mind
Then what I see I believe tells me
I won't leave until the end of time
Your eyes are so beautiful
that I can't begin to say
your eyes are so beautiful
that they take me away
To somewhere I can only be when I'm
seeing your face
And as I look around I think what a
wonderful place
When away from you I am only a
part of a whole
Yet when we're together I feel
both my heart and soul
If eyes are really windows
To the inside of someone's mind
Then what I see I believe tells me
I won't leave until the end of time
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Item 786
Hey Brother can you spare a dime?
In one sentence: Tom's four-line pencil lyric 'Hey Brother Can You Spare A Dime?', with a crossed-out line, the words that became the song 'Uncashable', written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten four-line pencil lyric HEY BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? on lined notebook paper, with a crossed-out line, the words that became the song UNCASHABLE (set list 13, track 4, in the 34 Albums).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten four-line pencil lyric Hey Brother Can You Spare A Dime?, with a crossed-out line, the words that became the song UNCASHABLE (set list 13, track 4) in his 34 Albums.
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums: UNCASHABLE (set list 13, track 4) ; Set list 13 ; 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; 180 Good Poems (2012) ; Only The Best (2018) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Chomskian Poems (2011) ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) ; Money ; Society ; Chomskian
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSset list 13 · track 4 · as the song UNCASHABLE
IN A BOOKTom's Anthology, February 19, 2011 (128 pages)
200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013)
The November 2024 Collection (2024)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
180 Good Poems (2012)
Only The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Chomskian Poems (2011)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024)
Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) - Age when written
- written by age 32 at the latestprinted as a verse of UNCASHABLE in Tom's Anthology, February 19, 2011 - the sheet itself may be older
- On the site
- Set List 13 (track 4) · Set List 13: Power Shields, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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Hey Brother can you spare a dime?
I Beg for money all the time
Rather [crossed out text] hold an empty cup.
Than [crossed out text] lead a life of crime
I Beg for money all the time
Rather [crossed out text] hold an empty cup.
Than [crossed out text] lead a life of crime
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Item 791
Given time all things must pass
In one sentence: Tom's lyric 'Given Time All Things Must Pass,' verses labeled in the margin of a diagonally torn, yellowed spiral sheet, written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten lyric GIVEN TIME ALL THINGS MUST PASS, verses labeled in the margin on a diagonally torn piece of yellowed spiral notebook paper with the top lines lost to the tear; the lyric is in the 34 Albums and 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten lyric Given Time All Things Must Pass, with verses labeled in the margin on a diagonally torn piece of yellowed spiral paper, from his 34 Albums and published in 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums ; 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; 180 Good Poems (2012) ; Only The Best (2018) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Chomskian Poems (2011) ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) ; Time ; Chomskian ; Inspiring
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMS
IN A BOOK200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013)
The November 2024 Collection (2024)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
180 Good Poems (2012)
Only The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Chomskian Poems (2011)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024)
Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) - Age when written
- written by age 32 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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[Left column, partially obscured]
...o sure
. I'm not
. She said
a right but my
up on trying you can
it all behind. She said
form. I can't see the sun shine
ountain. I'm just afraid to climb.
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ords I heard from you was that
sense of hope is fading fast. But what you
forget is that I cry, too... Unclench your fists
and remember this: Given time all things must
pass, yes, given time all things must pass
Now I've found the rhyme... have you found
the reason? She said "killing time...
it 'tis the season. A bottle of wine can be
so pleasing. I'm feeling fine now my mind's
at ease and---
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Verse 5
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Verse 6
[Bottom]
She woke up this morning in the same place she
was before. she said, "I'm ready to turn the page
but first I must close some doors. I thought
that I was learning but how I'm not so sure.
...o sure
. I'm not
. She said
a right but my
up on trying you can
it all behind. She said
form. I can't see the sun shine
ountain. I'm just afraid to climb.
[Right column, main text]
ords I heard from you was that
sense of hope is fading fast. But what you
forget is that I cry, too... Unclench your fists
and remember this: Given time all things must
pass, yes, given time all things must pass
Now I've found the rhyme... have you found
the reason? She said "killing time...
it 'tis the season. A bottle of wine can be
so pleasing. I'm feeling fine now my mind's
at ease and---
Verse 4
Verse 5
[Bottom left]
Verse 6
[Bottom]
She woke up this morning in the same place she
was before. she said, "I'm ready to turn the page
but first I must close some doors. I thought
that I was learning but how I'm not so sure.
SHORT
Item 834
I've looked up and down
In one sentence: Tom's eight-line lyric 'I've Looked Up And Down,' on the torn half of a lined sheet, an early draft of a stanza of the song 'Another Quarter', written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten eight-line lyric I'VE LOOKED UP AND DOWN ("And left and right / I've gone out searching"), on the torn half of a lined sheet, an early draft of a stanza of the song ANOTHER QUARTER (set list 20, track 13, in the 34 Albums) - the sheet's wording is slightly different from the song.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten eight-line lyric I've Looked Up And Down (And left and right / I've gone out searching), on the torn half of a lined sheet, an early draft of a stanza of the song ANOTHER QUARTER (set list 20, track 13) in his 34 Albums - the sheet's wording is slightly different from the song.
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums: ANOTHER QUARTER (set list 20, track 13) ; Set list 20 ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; Searching ; Inspiring
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSset list 20 · track 13 · as the song ANOTHER QUARTER
IN A BOOKTom's Anthology, February 19, 2011 (128 pages) (an earlier draft of the poem ANOTHER QUARTER)
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 (an earlier draft of the poem ANOTHER QUARTER)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 (an earlier draft of the poem ANOTHER QUARTER)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) (an earlier draft of the poem ANOTHER QUARTER)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) (an earlier draft of the poem ANOTHER QUARTER)
The November 2024 Collection (2024) (an earlier draft of the poem ANOTHER QUARTER)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) (an earlier draft of the poem ANOTHER QUARTER)
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) - Age when written
- written by age 32 at the latestan early draft of a stanza of ANOTHER QUARTER in Tom's Anthology, February 19, 2011 (128 pages) - the sheet itself may be older - best guess
- On the site
- Set List 20 (track 13) · Set List 20: The Cost Of Light, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
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The words on this page
I've looked up and down
And left and right
I've gone out searching
In the middle of the night
Spent my days
Wandering around
I'm still trying to find
What I haven't found
And left and right
I've gone out searching
In the middle of the night
Spent my days
Wandering around
I'm still trying to find
What I haven't found
HALF
Item 886
I'm getting angry
In one sentence: Tom's seventeen-line poem 'I'm getting angry... if I start crying, please slap me,' in dark ink on spiral-torn paper, which became the song 'East Timor', written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten poem "I'm getting angry / Unhappy / If I start crying / Please slap me," seventeen lines ending "the only face I trust / Is on the moon," in dark ink on a sheet of lined notebook paper torn from a spiral, which became the song EAST TIMOR (set list 13, track 12) in the 34 Albums and appears in A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten seventeen-line poem I'm getting angry / Unhappy / If I start crying / Please slap me, which became the song EAST TIMOR, set list 13 track 12 of the 34 Albums, and appears in A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums: Set list 13 (EAST TIMOR, track 12) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Chomskian Poems (2011) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Anger ; Internal Struggle
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSset list 13 · track 12 · as the song EAST TIMOR
IN A BOOKThe November 2024 Collection (2024)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Chomskian Poems (2011)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) - Age when written
- written by age 32 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- Same words
- also written out as number 305, 688, 922
- On the site
- Set List 13 (track 12) · Set List 13: Power Shields, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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The words on this page
I'm getting angry
Unhappy
If I start crying
Please slap me
Just put me in my place
Slap that frown
Right off of my face
You see I'm in a delicate state
Been like this for years
How much longer do I have to wait?
So many emotion
Though only heart break
Is constant
Do whatever it takes
For that's how bad I want it
Yet the only face I trust
Is on the moon
Unhappy
If I start crying
Please slap me
Just put me in my place
Slap that frown
Right off of my face
You see I'm in a delicate state
Been like this for years
How much longer do I have to wait?
So many emotion
Though only heart break
Is constant
Do whatever it takes
For that's how bad I want it
Yet the only face I trust
Is on the moon
SHORT
Item 940
I am the rules
In one sentence: Tom's lyric pieces 'I am the rules' and 'We do business as business is being done,' with a second sheet, part of 'All In A Day', written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten lyric pieces "(to go in) I am the rules" and "We do business as business is being done," with a second lined sheet beginning "My inspiration is fleeting / like two old friends meeting," in ink on lined notebook paper; a lyric from the 34 Albums, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013) and the Brian Rainstorm Song Lyric Book (2014).
- Why it matters
- Tom's handwritten lyric pieces (to go in) I am the rules and We do business as business is being done, with a second sheet My inspiration is fleeting / like two old friends meeting - the working pages of a lyric that went into the 34 Albums, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013) and the Brian Rainstorm Song Lyric Book (2014).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums: Song list 1 (ALL IN A DAY, track 11) ; Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm Song Lyric Book (2014) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Song drafts ; Society ; Wardraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSsong list 1 · track 11 · as the song ALL IN A DAY
IN A BOOKThe November 2024 Collection (2024)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Shorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Brian Rainstorm Song Lyric Book (2014)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) - Age when written
- written by age 33 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- On the site
- Song List 1 (track 11) · Song List 1: The Last Man Singing, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
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The words on this page
(to go in)
I am the rules
We do business as business is being done
---
My inspiration is fleeting
like two old friends meeting
on a dark and lonely, cold Road
My head is so deep in the sand
I {struck: say} {struck: hello} know how to say hello in Afghanistan,
Iraq, Iran and Pakistan
I am the rules
We do business as business is being done
---
My inspiration is fleeting
like two old friends meeting
on a dark and lonely, cold Road
My head is so deep in the sand
I {struck: say} {struck: hello} know how to say hello in Afghanistan,
Iraq, Iran and Pakistan
Item 954
I found the rhyme
In one sentence: Tom's lyric 'I found the rhyme, have you found the reason?', with a big X through the middle lines, which became the song 'He Said She Said', written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten lyric "I found the rhyme / Have you found the reason?" with a big X drawn through the middle lines and the last line in red ink, on a torn-edged sheet of lined notebook paper, which became the song HE SAID SHE SAID (set list 6, track 11) in the 34 Albums, published in Only The Best (2018) and 180 Good Poems (2012).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten lyric I found the rhyme / Have you found the reason?, with a big X through the middle lines and the last line in red, which became the song HE SAID SHE SAID, set list 6 track 11 of the 34 Albums, published in 180 Good Poems (2012) and Only The Best (2018).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums: Set list 6 (HE SAID SHE SAID, track 11) ; 180 Good Poems (2012) ; 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) ; Only The Best (2018) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Chomskian Poems (2011) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Love ; Songwriting
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSset list 6 · track 11 · as the song HE SAID SHE SAID
IN A BOOK200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013)
The November 2024 Collection (2024)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
180 Good Poems (2012)
Only The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Chomskian Poems (2011)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024)
Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) - Age when written
- written by age 32 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- On the site
- Set List 6 (track 11) · Set List 6: Definitely Not Love, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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The words on this page
I found the rhyme
Have you found the reason?
killing time
'Tis the season
A bottle of wine
Can be so pleasing
Feeling fine
When my mind's at ease and
I know that nothing last forever
Have you found the reason?
killing time
'Tis the season
A bottle of wine
Can be so pleasing
Feeling fine
When my mind's at ease and
I know that nothing last forever
Item 956
The last words I heard from you
In one sentence: Seven pencil lines, 'The last words I heard from you,' crossed out with big X marks on a creased sheet, a verse of 'He Said She Said', written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · SHORTER LYRICSbest guess - not yet proved
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORTbest guess - not yet proved
Tom's handwritten lines "The last words I heard from you / was that all sense of hope was fading fast... The path of life can be a rocky road," seven pencil lines crossed out with big X marks on a creased white sheet - a verse of the song HE SAID SHE SAID (set list 6, track 11) in the 34 Albums.
- Why it matters
- Tom's handwritten verse The last words I heard from you, crossed out in big X marks as he worked it - lines that went into the song HE SAID SHE SAID in the 34 Albums, published in Only The Best (2018) and A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums: song not yet named ; Only The Best (2018) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; 180 Good Poems (2012) ; 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) ; Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Chomskian Poems (2011) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Song drafts ; Life journeydraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMS
IN A BOOK200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013)
The November 2024 Collection (2024)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
180 Good Poems (2012)
Only The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Chomskian Poems (2011)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024)
Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) - Age when written
- written by age 32 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- Same words
- also written out as number 218the same seven lines end 218's words box; number 97 carries them as verse 4 of HE SAID SHE SAID
- On the site
- Set List 6 (track 11) · Set List 6: Definitely Not Love, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
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The words on this page
The last words I heard from you
was that all sense of hope was fading fast
But what you forget is that I cry too
Unclench your fist and remember this...
Given time all things must past
The path of life can be a rocky road
As the hills seem steeper with such a heavy load on your back
was that all sense of hope was fading fast
But what you forget is that I cry too
Unclench your fist and remember this...
Given time all things must past
The path of life can be a rocky road
As the hills seem steeper with such a heavy load on your back
HALF
Item 986
A crashing wave of thought
In one sentence: A working draft of 'A Crashing Wave Of Thought,' full of arrows, crossed-out lines and his own note 'need more lyrics', on torn notebook paper, written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's working draft of the poem A CRASHING WAVE OF THOUGHT on a torn sheet of lined notebook paper, full of scribbles, arrows, crossed-out lines, RIP in the margin and his own note need more lyrics; among the first poems in his early binder, it is in the 34 Albums and 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's working draft of the poem A Crashing Wave Of Thought, with arrows, crossed-out lines and his own note need more lyrics, showing the poem being built; one of the first poems in his early binder, it is in the 34 Albums and 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums: song not yet named ; 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) ; Only The Best (2018) ; 180 Good Poems (2012) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; Yellow binder poems ; Working drafts ; Internal Struggle
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMS
IN A BOOK200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013)
The November 2024 Collection (2024)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
180 Good Poems (2012)
Only The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) - Age when written
- written by age 33 at the latestbest guess - not yet proved: an early draft of FORGET ME KNOT, which is in Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 (Laima dedication) - the sheet itself may be older
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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The words on this page
[scribbled text: "need more lyrics"]
A crashing wave of thought
Acts as your forget - me - not
As I'm left caught within the undertow
All the words that hurt [arrow pointing to "The wild nights" and "our long talks" and "your short shirts"]
Emotional scars and burns
[scribbled out text] I thought I {struck: was once dropped along the road}
lost so very long ago
Thoughts
They're back again
They've reappeared
I beat them once
So I'm not scared
Did I ever forget?
[scribbled out text]
Or am I just alone
and scared?
A crashing wave of thought
Acts as your forget - me - not
As I'm left caught within the undertow
All the words that hurt [arrow pointing to "The wild nights" and "our long talks" and "your short shirts"]
Emotional scars and burns
[scribbled out text] I thought I {struck: was once dropped along the road}
lost so very long ago
Thoughts
They're back again
They've reappeared
I beat them once
So I'm not scared
Did I ever forget?
[scribbled out text]
Or am I just alone
and scared?
Item 997
It's time to write a song
In one sentence: A handwritten lyric draft on a torn-off sheet of lined notebook paper, with syllable counts in the margin, tied to the song 'Insomnia' in Tom's 34 Albums, written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten lyric draft on a torn-off sheet of lined notebook paper, with syllable counts in the margin, tied to the song INSOMNIA (set list 11, track 6) in the 34 Albums.
- Why it matters
- Tom's handwritten lyric draft with syllable counts in the margin, showing him fitting words to a beat, tied to the song INSOMNIA, set list 11 track 6 of the 34 Albums, and published in Finished Song Lyrics (2011).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums: Set list 11 (INSOMNIA, track 6) ; Finished Song Lyrics (2011) ; Chomskian Poems (2011) ; 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) ; 180 Good Poems (2012) ; Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; Working drafts ; Internal Struggledraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSset list 11 · track 6 · as the song INSOMNIA
IN A BOOK200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013)
The November 2024 Collection (2024)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
180 Good Poems (2012)
Shorter Lyrics (2013)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Chomskian Poems (2011)
Finished Song Lyrics (2011)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) - Age when written
- written by age 32 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- On the site
- Set List 11 (track 6) · Set List 11: Noise Lies And Longing, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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The words on this page
It's time to write a song
About the world and where
it's gone wrong...
But awe man...
that's gonna take too long...
---
Other side of the sheet (title in a drawn box):
Duet alone
5 When the sea gets rough
9 And the Ship's taking on water fast
5 When the times get tough
9 Feel like your next breath could be your last
5 When you've had enough
9 Forget your future erase your past
5 Feel like you're hand cuffed
9 Like you're chained and anchored to the mast
About the world and where
it's gone wrong...
But awe man...
that's gonna take too long...
---
Other side of the sheet (title in a drawn box):
Duet alone
5 When the sea gets rough
9 And the Ship's taking on water fast
5 When the times get tough
9 Feel like your next breath could be your last
5 When you've had enough
9 Forget your future erase your past
5 Feel like you're hand cuffed
9 Like you're chained and anchored to the mast
Item 998
Ahh... I couldn't tell you what I knew
In one sentence: Tom's lyric fragments in blue ink and pencil, on insomnia and false American idols, plus 'It's time to write a song,' working toward 'Insomnia', written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten lyric fragments in blue ink and pencil on lined notebook paper - AHH... I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHAT I KNEW, lines on insomnia and false American idols, and IT'S TIME TO WRITE A SONG - working toward the song INSOMNIA (set list 11, track 6) in the 34 Albums.
- Why it matters
- Tom's handwritten lyric fragments in blue ink and pencil - Ahh... I Couldn't Tell You What I Knew, lines on insomnia and false American idols, and It's Time To Write A Song - the working pieces of the song INSOMNIA, set list 11 track 6 of the 34 Albums.
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums: Set list 11 (INSOMNIA, track 6) ; Chomskian Poems (2011) ; Finished Song Lyrics (2011) ; 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) ; 180 Good Poems (2012) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; Working drafts ; Societythe old category list says: CHOMSKIAN (not checked by Tom)
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSset list 11 · track 6 · as the song INSOMNIA
IN A BOOK200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013)
The November 2024 Collection (2024)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
180 Good Poems (2012)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Chomskian Poems (2011)
Finished Song Lyrics (2011)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) - Age when written
- written by age 32 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- On the site
- Set List 11 (track 6) · Set List 11: Noise Lies And Longing, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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The words on this page
Ahh... I couldn't tell you what I knew
Even if I wanted to...
---
Every night I stayed awake
Trying to find a cure for insomnia
But finally I had to give it a break
Best thing I ever did I'm telling ya
---
I have listened to the people
We now disregard the media
Ripped off the pulpits and tore down the steeples
Now worship false American, idols
Pin the tail on your new leader
Always keep a hand and an eye on your child
Seems you cant trust hardly any man
---
It's time to write a song
About the world and where
it's gone wrong...
But awe man...
that's gonna take too long...
---
Once upon a time it was still
And everything was beautiful
Long before machines could kill at will
And everything became mechanized
They {struck: gave me a number}
Woke me from my slumber
Just to give me a number
Even if I wanted to...
---
Every night I stayed awake
Trying to find a cure for insomnia
But finally I had to give it a break
Best thing I ever did I'm telling ya
---
I have listened to the people
We now disregard the media
Ripped off the pulpits and tore down the steeples
Now worship false American, idols
Pin the tail on your new leader
Always keep a hand and an eye on your child
Seems you cant trust hardly any man
---
It's time to write a song
About the world and where
it's gone wrong...
But awe man...
that's gonna take too long...
---
Once upon a time it was still
And everything was beautiful
Long before machines could kill at will
And everything became mechanized
They {struck: gave me a number}
Woke me from my slumber
Just to give me a number
SHORT
Item 1037
The fences are getting taller
In one sentence: Two torn-edged loose-leaf sheets of handwritten lyric lines with syllable counts in the margin, which went into the song 'Sky And Light' in the 34 Albums, written by 2011.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten lyric lines on two sheets of torn-edged loose-leaf - THE FENCES ARE GETTING TALLER and I SCARED MYSELF TODAY, with syllable counts in the margin - which went into the song SKY AND LIGHT (set list 8, track 4) in the 34 Albums.
- Why it matters
- Tom's handwritten lyric lines on two sheets - The Fences Are Getting Taller and I Scared Myself Today, with syllable counts in the margin - that went into the song SKY AND LIGHT, song list 8 track 4 of the 34 Albums, and are in Only The Best (2018).
- Type
- Stack of papers
- Collection
- 34 Albums: Song list 8 (SKY AND LIGHT, track 4) ; Chomskian ; 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) ; 180 Good Poems (2012) ; Only The Best (2018) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; 34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026) ; Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) ; Working drafts ; Society ; Internal Strugglethe old category list says: CHOMSKIAN (not checked by Tom)
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSset list 8 · track 4 · as the song SKY AND LIGHT
IN A BOOK200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013)
The November 2024 Collection (2024)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
180 Good Poems (2012)
Only The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024) - Age when written
- written by age 33 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- On the site
- Set List 8 (track 4) · Set List 8: Boss Logic, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
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The words on this page
The fences are getting taller
You lean against as you feel smaller
---
I scared myself today
Seeing the world in a whole new way
I scared myself today
[crossed out word] with a maze of words I couldn't say
For a whole day I didn't complain
You lean against as you feel smaller
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I scared myself today
Seeing the world in a whole new way
I scared myself today
[crossed out word] with a maze of words I couldn't say
For a whole day I didn't complain
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Item 1946
JULIA'S GARDEN
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · FULL LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's working pages for the poem JULIA'S GARDEN (song list 10, track 12 of the 34 albums) - a printed copy with the rhyme scheme circled by hand, pink handwritten studio notes on the recording, and a lined sheet of rhyme pairs.
- Why it matters
- Tom's working pages for his poem JULIA'S GARDEN, which is also the song JULIA'S GARDEN (song list 10, track 12 on the 34 albums) - the printed poem with its rhyme scheme circled, his studio notes on the recording, and his rhyme pairs.
- Type
- Stack of papers
- Collection
- 34 Albums: Song list 10 - JULIA'S GARDEN ; Song list 10 ; Studio notes ; Internal strugglethe old category list says: INTERNAL STRUGGLE (not checked by Tom)
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMSsong list 10 · track 12 · as the song JULIA'S GARDEN
- Age when written
- written by age 33 at the latestbest guess - not yet proved: JULIA'S GARDEN is in Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 (Laima dedication), in a longer form - the sheet itself may be older; the rhyme-pair sheet is a rhyme plan for WILL DO, binder line W42 - best guess 23 to 29 for that sheet alone
- On the site
- Song List 10 (track 12) · Song List 10: One Piece Missing, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2011
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
Picture 1 of 4
Picture 2 of 4
Picture 3 of 4
Picture 4 of 4
The words on this page
JULIA'S GARDEN
Julia has a garden so A
Intricate in design B
Her secret place that no A
One else can find B
where the flowers grow A
She can you feel the sunshine B
Where the breezes blow A
So gently along the waterline B
She's the only one who'll ever know A
See the skyline B
I heard it through the grapevine B
This is where she distills her own wine B
From what hangs from that vine B
Such a pretty view down along the coastline C A
Having a few and starting to feel fine C A
Beds of daffodils and A
both intertwined B
across which she would tiptoe A
Creating a ripple in time B
sad, sad
long, dong
years, tears
deamons, lovers
disappered
clean, dear
where, bare
go, Know
I Don't Know
what to DO
I Don't KNOW
I Don't KNOW
Sew, grew
Clue, do
50 second opening awesome
went "wrong" voice like first verse
SLOW DOWN !
pace of first 2 stanzas
Kill drum track NO
More emotion in first
refrain/chorus
A I took my time...
I could Paint it blind...
1:25 -> sad $Blue [?] yet when
immediately lead into yet
3:25 . 3:30 They have become
erased
Change how you
sing it
LAI : 0->50, 2:45 -> more
pause
3:10 -> 3:25 , 4:20 -> 4:35
need
Song is 4:35 -> make it 5 1/2 or 6 1/2
We need that cut Stanza!!!
---
50 second opening awesome
went "wrong" voice like first versi
SLOW DOWN !
Pace of first 2 stanzas
Kill drum track NO
More emotion in first
refrain/chorus
A I took my time...
I could Paint it blind...
1:25 -> sad & Bloe (get when
immediately lead into yet
3:25 · 3:30 They have become
erased
change how you
sing it
LAI · 0->50, 2:45 -> need
more
pause)
3:10 -> 3:25, 4:20 -> 4:35
Song is 4:35 -> make it 5 1/2 or 6 1/2
We need that cut Stanza!!!
---
JULIA'S GARDEN
Julia has a garden so A B
Intricate in design A B
Her secret place that no A B
One else can find B
where the flowers grow A B
She can you feel the sunshine B
Where the breezes blow A B
So gently along the waterline B
She's the only one who'll ever know A
See the skyline B
I heard it through the grapevine B
This is where she distills her own wine B
From what hangs from that vine B
Such a pretty view down along the coastline C A
Having a few and starting to feel fine C A
Beds of daffodils and A
both intertwined B
across which she would tiptoe A
Creating a ripple in time B
---
sad, sad
long, dong
years, tears
deamons, lovers
disappered
clean, dear
where, bare
go, know
I Don't KNOW
what to DO
I Don't KNOW
sew, grew
I Don't KNOW
clue, do
Julia has a garden so A
Intricate in design B
Her secret place that no A
One else can find B
where the flowers grow A
She can you feel the sunshine B
Where the breezes blow A
So gently along the waterline B
She's the only one who'll ever know A
See the skyline B
I heard it through the grapevine B
This is where she distills her own wine B
From what hangs from that vine B
Such a pretty view down along the coastline C A
Having a few and starting to feel fine C A
Beds of daffodils and A
both intertwined B
across which she would tiptoe A
Creating a ripple in time B
sad, sad
long, dong
years, tears
deamons, lovers
disappered
clean, dear
where, bare
go, Know
I Don't Know
what to DO
I Don't KNOW
I Don't KNOW
Sew, grew
Clue, do
50 second opening awesome
went "wrong" voice like first verse
SLOW DOWN !
pace of first 2 stanzas
Kill drum track NO
More emotion in first
refrain/chorus
A I took my time...
I could Paint it blind...
1:25 -> sad $Blue [?] yet when
immediately lead into yet
3:25 . 3:30 They have become
erased
Change how you
sing it
LAI : 0->50, 2:45 -> more
pause
3:10 -> 3:25 , 4:20 -> 4:35
need
Song is 4:35 -> make it 5 1/2 or 6 1/2
We need that cut Stanza!!!
---
50 second opening awesome
went "wrong" voice like first versi
SLOW DOWN !
Pace of first 2 stanzas
Kill drum track NO
More emotion in first
refrain/chorus
A I took my time...
I could Paint it blind...
1:25 -> sad & Bloe (get when
immediately lead into yet
3:25 · 3:30 They have become
erased
change how you
sing it
LAI · 0->50, 2:45 -> need
more
pause)
3:10 -> 3:25, 4:20 -> 4:35
Song is 4:35 -> make it 5 1/2 or 6 1/2
We need that cut Stanza!!!
---
JULIA'S GARDEN
Julia has a garden so A B
Intricate in design A B
Her secret place that no A B
One else can find B
where the flowers grow A B
She can you feel the sunshine B
Where the breezes blow A B
So gently along the waterline B
She's the only one who'll ever know A
See the skyline B
I heard it through the grapevine B
This is where she distills her own wine B
From what hangs from that vine B
Such a pretty view down along the coastline C A
Having a few and starting to feel fine C A
Beds of daffodils and A
both intertwined B
across which she would tiptoe A
Creating a ripple in time B
---
sad, sad
long, dong
years, tears
deamons, lovers
disappered
clean, dear
where, bare
go, know
I Don't KNOW
what to DO
I Don't KNOW
sew, grew
I Don't KNOW
clue, do
HALF
Item 50
So you never believed that candle would burn again
In one sentence: Tom's handwritten poem 'So you never believed that candle would burn again,' three stanzas of hope returning, on a torn spiral-notebook sheet, written by 2012.
Item type
POEM · IN 34 ALBUMS · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten poem "So you never believed that candle would burn again," three stanzas of hope returning, on a torn spiral-notebook sheet, published in Poems By Tom (2007).
- Why it matters
- Tom's poem "So you never believed that candle would burn again," three stanzas of hope returning - in his 34 Albums, published in Poems By Tom (2007) and Only The Best (2018).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 34 Albums (song list not given) ; Poems By Tom (2007) ; Only The Best (2018) ; Brian Rainstorm Song Lyric Book (2014) ; Inspiring ; Drugs & Alcoholdraft - not yet provedthe old category list says: DRUGS & ALCOHOL (not checked by Tom)
- Published in
- IN 34 ALBUMS
IN A BOOKPoems By Tom (2007)
The November 2024 Collection (2024)
Only The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
34 Albums, Books 1 and 2 (2026)
Brian Rainstorm Song Lyric Book (2014)
Finished Song Lyrics (2011)
The November 2012 Anthology (2012)
Revised 31 Albums With Index (2024)
Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) - Age when written
- written by age 34 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
- On the site
- Song List 9 (track 5) · Song List 9: Between Us And Love, all-in-one page · Tom's Story: 2012
Price · Tier · Tom fills these
The only picture of this piece
The words on this page
So you never believed that candle would burn again / Now you realize that this is now and that was then / You thought all was lost when a smile turned to a frown /// Born into the creed where you follow when they lead / Acceptance of the fact that somethings just ain't right / But the plowman is coming tonight