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The Ugly Truth (Single Mix)

from The Jaysen Ryan Show by Jaysen Ryan

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I have reduced the amount of auto-tune, although there is still a light bit, mostly on background vocals for harmonic purposes. Beats have changed by small variation and the main melody is more Asian in sound and softer on the ears. There are still a couple small slightly noticeable spots of voice warbling, but this is my final demo before I decide to take all the songs to a recording studio.

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A little boy in the street
A dismal fate he would meet
He'll never understand

So many years of regret
Self confidence never met
He takes a while to become a man

And when the silence breaks the tension
He slips into depression, far too easily
And when the shouting breaks the silence
His world is filled with violence
How can he escape this pain

I never met a boy who grew into a man
Quite like me
I never met a human being who became so in between
Pain and happiness

A child who lived in the dark
Another lack of a spark
A product of broken youth
And still he tries to pretend
That he's well on the mend
And that's the ugly truth

A little time to pretend
This pale facade will not end
I can't deny the truth

A little moment for me
To grasp my reality
It's time to take a stand

And when the voices in the darkness
They seem to tease and taunt me
I must persevere

Cause when the reaper comes to collect
The remnant of a defect
My imperfection shows

I never met a boy who grew into a man
Quite like me
I never met a human being who became so in between
Pain and happiness

A child who lived in the dark
Another lack of a spark
A product of broken youth
And still he tries to pretend
That he's well on the mend
And that's the ugly truth

I never met a boy who grew into a man
Quite like me
I never met a human being who became so in between
Pain and happiness

He knows how hard it is
He sees the pain ahead
He hides away in fear
He'll never understand
The pain that he endured
Was just a test of will
He could have had it all
But now there's so much blood to spill...

I'd never met a boy who grew into a man
Until I met me
I'd never met a human being who made peace with being
In between, pain and happiness

That's the ugly truth

The honest, ugly truth...

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from The Jaysen Ryan Show, track released February 14, 2014

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Jaysen Ryan Peoria, Illinois

I love music. Lots of people do. But music does something for me nothing else can: heal. I've been through a lot of bad stuff in my life, a few things I almost didn't survive, but music has helped me through it all.

I create music for me, and only me, with the hope that others can enjoy it as well. ... more

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