Tragic Hero, by Jason Yudoff

Tragic Hero

by Jason Yudoff

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1.	Good Enough 03:42	lyrics	buy track
GOOD ENOUGH Music & Lyrics by Jason Yudoff Another day to slay the dragons Another night to give in But there are oh so many battles just pick the one you know you can win Wake me in 30 days and we’ll see what’s changed Do you still feel the same Got to get out of this place I’d better run away And live to fight another day It’s never good enough Nothing is good enough It’s never good enough for you You’re never good enough I’m never good enough It’s never good enough for you So I was talking to myself And I figured out I was losing my mind Just fulfilling obligations Not leaving anybody behind I feel the weight of the world And I’m waiting for somebody to help But in times of quiet consolation The highest expectations Are a curse in itself
2.	Personal Addict 04:15	lyrics	buy track
PERSONAL ADDICT Music & Lyrics by Jason Yudoff Every time you say something that blows my mind I’ve just got to shake my head Live or die but you better not question why Girl, you’ve got me seeing red And it’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it (gotta make it through the night) I’ll still be standing here, to let you know that you must be doing something right I’M GOING AUTOMATIC YOU GOT ME IN A DAZE BUT I’M GETTING TOO MUCH STATIC AND IT’S BREAKING MY WAVES I’M NOT YOUR PERSONAL ADDICT YOU CAN WHIP INTO SHAPE BABY YOU’RE MY BADDIST HABIT BUT YOU’RE JUST TOO HARD TO BREAK YEAH YOU’RE JUST TOO HARD TO BREAK I’m begging you baby I’m getting down on my knees Let’s talk things over for a while You think that maybe if I said pretty, pretty please We can lose those daggers from your eyes You’ve got to jump in with both feet Lay your cards out on the table When will you give your heart to me You used to want to be my favorite I’M GOING AUTOMATIC YOU GOT ME IN A DAZE BUT I’M GETTING TOO MUCH STATIC AND IT’S BREAKING MY WAVES I’M NOT YOUR PERSONAL ADDICT YOU CAN WHIP INTO SHAPE BABY YOU’RE MY BADDIST HABIT BUT YOU’RE JUST TOO HARD TO BREAK YEAH YOU’RE JUST TOO HARD TO BREAK
3.	You Should Be My Girl 04:10	lyrics	buy track
YOU SHOULD BE MY GIRL Music & Lyrics by Jason Yudoff What you’ve got that no one knows An escape, a place to go Even when the clouds roll in you’ve got your private sun Come on baby, take my hand Blink twice if you understand If you want to cry when the lights go dim I won’t tell anyone Because when I look into your eyes I see the love that’s passed you by Baby, you should be my girl I know you won’t give yourself away But there’s no price I wouldn’t pay Baby, you should be my girl I could whisper in your ear Tell you what you want to hear I could make sweet love to you ‘til morning comes around Come on baby, let’s get high Put away our alibis Then there’s nothing you could say to ever bring me down It’s not that you don’t pose a challenge I can see you love to play hard to get I know you’ve been hurt before but baby what I’ve got in store I promise I’ll make you forget So hard to get to know yourself Through the eyes of someone else Who are you supposed to be when you get left alone Now it’s time to change your mood Your situation or attitude I just want to be there for you So let me take you home
4.	Side By Side 04:58	lyrics	buy track
SIDE BY SIDE Music & Lyrics by Jason Yudoff Is there a way to say what we want to say Without running away if we don’t like what we hear I’ll take your hand I’ll make time to understand I’ll even wipe away your tears So I wrote you this song for when we don’t get along Now try to be strong and turn the other cheek I know you’re scared I’m not going anywhere So baby let me rock you to sleep Well you know we’ve come too far to give up who we are without a fight But if you’re gonna be my wife if we’ll walk together through this life We’ll do it side by side We’ll do it side by side Let’s find a place where there’s no ‘saving face’ Just give us the space to settle down and breathe I give you my word Don’t matter what you think you heard I might walk out but baby I’d never leave Well you know we’ve come too far to give up who we are without a fight But if you’re gonna be my wife if we’ll walk together through this life We’ll do it side by side We’ll do it side by side I know it goes fast and you thought we’d never last But my life is an hourglass and I’m running out of sand It’s the moment of truth and the choice runs back to you But if you’re my woman treat me like your man Yeah if you’re my woman treat me like your man Well you know we’ve come too far to give up who we are without a fight But if you’re gonna be my wife if we’ll walk together through this life we’ll do it side by side Side by side We’ll do it side by side
5.	Get Up 03:53	lyrics	buy track
GET UP Music and Lyrics by Jason Yudoff I like it when you give me affection but don’t pretend to be inside my head Waiting for my resurrection Hit rock bottom but I’m still not dead don’t let it get you down I’m giving it all I’ve got to give Help me get up off the ground I’ve been alive - Now show me how to live Gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get, get-get up (2) Still haven’t tapped my potential I feel the best is still inside of me You think it’s inconsequential Too hard for you to believe what you can’t see I still get up every day Try to be the man that I’m supposed to be I might stumble on the way but I won’t stop until I make my peace Gotta get up, gotta get up gotta get, get-get up (4) GET UP Oh I like to tell myself that I’m still getting by You can close your eyes and smile but you don’t believe it Unspoken though I know I’m running out of time don’t want to say goodbye I’m innocent until proven guilty but you could never settle for second best So let’s get on with the mutiny You can never forgive and I can never forget Wait a minute - what’s that sound? I think they’re coming to get me Let me take a last look around My heart is heavy but my soul is free Gotta get up, gotta get up gotta get, get-get up (4)
6.	Room To Breathe 04:41	lyrics	buy track
ROOM TO BREATHE Music & Lyrics by Jason Yudoff Now let me get this straight Before we say goodbye ‘Cause I don’t want to hate And I know you love to cry You can’t break me down It’s all been said before The only sound I want to hear is you walking out the door I don’t know why this always has to be so cruel I wish it was beautiful like you But I feel all right And now that I’ve got a little room to breathe I’ll take my time Before I throw my heart away again I’ll be just fine Every now and then I get some T.L.C. So save your smiles for another rainy day When it comes back around my way Uncomfortable silence fills the air Stillness like I’ve never heard Where the beating of my heart Is just another dirty word When will I ever learn that you could be any girl And without what it takes for me to stay You make me want to pack up all my shit and wait down by the end of the road like a runaway You never even tried to understand Now it’s time for you to find another man But I feel all right And now that I’ve got a little room to breathe I’ll take my time Before I throw my heart away again I’ll be just fine Every now and then I get some T.L.C. So save your smiles for another rainy day When it comes back around my way The inhibitions decline but the pain only worsens i love people online but i hate them in person Sometimes I despise but I’m willing to be left alone A shattered remnant of a broken home A martyr with a microphone Now it’s a funny thing With everyone you know Because you only get to see What they choose to show Sometimes your eyes were just so blue I couldn’t see That we were never meant to be But I feel all right And now that I’ve got a little room to breathe I’ll take my time Before I throw my heart away again I’ll be just fine Every now and then I get some T.L.C. So save your smiles for another rainy day When it comes back around my wa
7.	One More Try 05:47	lyrics	buy track
ONE MORE TRY Music & Lyrics by Jason Yudoff So now you're finally sorry as I'm one foot out the door I'd always heard the voices I just never listened before Do I swallow my pride Forget that you lied and give you one more try Can't believe the words that you say when you act the way you do Such a flair for the dramatic when every word I said was true Am I wasting my time Can I look in your eyes and give you one more try How could I forget what you said You thought I'd be playing the fool How could I forget that I've been so misled Oh - and I just kept waiting for you would you forget if you were in my shoes You say I can't compare you But it's me who always feels the same And now, when I'm close enough to touch The only thing I feel is blame (4) Do I lay down and die I don't know if I'm right To give you one more try Maybe this is goodbye 'cause I can't think of why I should give you one more try I should give you one more try Should I give you one more try? I should give you one more try
8.	Dirty Deed 04:37	lyrics	buy track
DIRTY DEED Music & Lyrics by Jason Yudoff Lately I’ve been feeling fine You hardly ever cross my mind But there’s only so far I can go When your footsteps echo in my soul Am I falling Am I floating Am I just flying high I’m slow dancing with the devil When salvation’s what I need Getting sick and tired of waiting Waiting for free Fighting for the keys To do as I please Until I get what I need It’s just another dirty deed Lately I’ve been doing time But the punishment doesn’t fit the crime (this time) How could you ever follow through When all your lies turned into truths to you Am I crazy Am I lazy Am I only killing time And it never mattered what it was You always ran your own race Don’t say maybe, baby, just because You love doing it the hard way The hard way The hard way
9.	Too Late Janie 03:46	lyrics	buy track
TOO LATE JANIE Music & Lyrics by Jason Yudoff Too late Janie’s getting nervous it’s a quarter past ten Too late Janie’s getting anxious gonna call him again but there ain’t gonna be no answer she better find another friend Too late Janie never worried about losing a man Too late Janie never wavered Never gave him a chance Too late Janie’s all alone now she don’t understand All wrapped up in herself she never let him inside She couldn’t give something for nothing scared to give it a try Oh - now she wonders why Arrows fly into defenses she built around her heart If only she could break them down Might be a good place to start Give me just one kiss Too late Janie’s tired smile is gonna give her away Too late Janie’s had a while to think of something to say But Janie’s gonna say ‘I love you’ just a little too late Janie’s gonna say I love you a little too late A little too late
10.	5 More Minutes 04:09	lyrics	buy track
5 MORE MINUTES Music & Lyrics by Jason Yudoff You could call me any hour of the day Don’t you get the letters that I send Just tell me how much money will I have to spend for 5 more minutes with you I’ll convince myself it’s over I’ll pretend that I don’t care And then I’ll hear your voice and know I need to share 5 more minutes with you Remember dancing in the subway The accordion seemed to make the night stand still People stared I didn’t care Your laugh was all I heard While waiting for the 6 train without a word You may think this rather pointless now But mostly when I think of you I smile And I would gladly give up breathing for a while For 5 more minutes with you Remember that drunken girl at Smith’s that night She saw the future deep within our souls Was she sent to tempt us? Well, I swore I’d never tell But the look you gave me made me lose control I guess you never wanted to take a piece of me Even now, I don’t know how I gave myself so easily It’s getting late Before the neighbors complain… I guess I’ll turn in for the night I don’t mind, for I know that I will dream of 5 more minutes with you 5 more minutes with you 5 more minutes…
11.	Locked In The Box 03:32	info	buy track
12.	Sweet 00:33	info

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This album is about love and loss, and the grit, grime, joy and thrills of a life lived during the rise and fall of an epic early-aughts NYC relationship that ultimately failed to sustain it's once-displayed magic. People may grow apart but no time is wasted. Live and learn y'all. Live and learn. \m/

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released April 4, 2008

Jason Yudoff: Lead and backing vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, acoustic guitar, percussion, body rock, Baldwin Fun Machine, marching bass drum, marching snare drum, samba whistle

Carmine L. Ciccarelli: Lead & Rhythm guitars, dobro
Allen Pachence: Bass
Ron Thaler: Drums, percussion

Catherine Bent: Cello (Side By Side)
G. Spencer MacLeish: Trumpet (Personal Addict, Room To Breathe, Get Up)

Produced by Jason Yudoff & Ron Thaler
Recorded at Galuminum Foil Studios, NYC (April-June 2007)
Engineered by Jeff Berner an Chris Cubeta
Mixed by Ron Thaler, Chris Cubeta and Jason Yudoff

Piano for '5 More Minutes' recorded at M&I Studios, NYC
Engineered by Ira Yuspeh

Mastered by Scott Hull @ Scott Hull Mastering

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Jason Yudoff Brooklyn, New York

Funk pianist Jason Yudoff's soulful voice and percussive keyboard skills carve an original path of funk, rock & soul with a hip & passionate vibe - mixing catchy, hook-heavy singles with a funky jamband mentality & high-energy rock feel.

His many influences include Jamiroquoi, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye & Red Hot Chili Peppers,

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