I dedicate this song to Christian Diana, Brian Milligram, and Mike Lombardi. The three most helpful and supportive people in this Song-a-Week project. This is Song-a-Week 51, it's called Aura of Happiness.
No, I won't talk about metacognitivity
And no I won't talk about bananas
But I will tell you the story about how
I wrote one song every week for the past year
When I was 18 and I was sexually frustrated
I set myself a challenge that would help me improve musically
I lost some friends and I made some new ones in the process
But about a year ago I never thought a single thing would change
Some awkward kid walking around with a guitar
Playing songs every Thursday at the Tuscan Cafe and nowhere else
But then I found myself in a very special place
The kind of place you'd think was outer space
I found myself in an aura of happiness
High above the ground in a place I can't digress
I get lost in the feelings of every song that I wrote
That I wrote, that I wrote
Now look at me I'm a different kid
One thing's never changed I still don't give a shit
About what anybody thinks about me or my music
But before you talk just keep this in mind
I was told I have the heart of an Idaho potato
I'm not taking any shit from anyone anymore
I found myself in an aura of happiness
High above the ground in a place I can't digress
I get lost in the feelings of every song that I wrote
That I wrote, that I wrote
There's one more week left and I don't know what to do with that
This year flew by so fast I don't know what goal to arrive at
This right here is the end of a chapter of my life
And next Friday will be the start of another one
I found myself in an aura of happiness
High above the ground in a place I can't digress
I get lost in the feelings of every song I wrote
That I wrote
I wrote about Jessica, I slept in skinny jeans
I fucking hate Applebee's, I live in a lakehouse
I really like bacon, I really miss you and me
Probably somewhere, three hours of sleep
Homesick in Oklahoma, I kinda love JP
I fucking hate society, I wrote about Matt Gould
And I wrote about a secret
I stuck up for my friends, I sat on the Canaan bench
I wrote about paintings, God gave me a second chance
This one's for you too, Starhaven Avenue
Wake up San Fran, my childhood is gone
Another deadly secret, mashing up potatoes
Silly little love letters, Interstate 25
And I saw the rings of saturn
I wear mookie mookie pants, I didn't write on Casey's shirt
I feel infinite, we have the best of both worlds
Ellie is my best friend, everyone almost died
I miss those good night calls, I want to die right next to you
I couldn't write a song, I had a silly dream
Fly me to England, I'm not getting better
And before I say thank you and good night
Holding hands and rainbows, driving through New Mexico
I really wish that you were here, come back to the past
Now it's all over, it should've been one year
I'm hungry and half-awake in Psych 105
You're a cyber piece of fuck, who the hell ever knew
I wanna catch a subway train before she dies
And here I am, singing my second to last
I never want to revisit my past
Everything that happened there can stay there
No other experience will ever compare
I found myself in an aura of happiness
High above the ground in a place I can't digress
I get lost in the feelings of every song that I wrote
That I wrote, that I wrote
Formerly professionally known as "Jason DeLima", Jason Avery is a 20 year old freelance multi-instrumentalist who
specializes in drumming but also happens to play pitch based music.
You won't find that here. This is his original work.
Check the "Recommendations" link down below for his work with other musicians....more
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