I Roll

from Simple Music for Simple Times by Circular Reasoning

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lyrics

Sittin’ in a rundown uptown rail station
Lookin’ for some fractured sidewalks to explore
Thinkin’ ‘bout a more uplifting destination
Maybe a part of town I’ve never seen before
Gazin’ back on all I’ve seen and all I’ve heard
The sights and sounds aren’t quite what I’d preferred
Maybe I wouldn’t have it any other way
‘Cause all that bullshit is what brought me here today

It rains, it pours, the storm I know
It’s wet, they fret, but yet I roll
Too much, as such I’ve got control
Torn up, shut down, guess what, I roll

Sittin’ on a park bench leering at the water
Wonderin’ where it all went wrong and how and when
When it comes to temptation I’ve got to applaud her
It’s the same damn story time and time again
The path ahead looks straight as an arrow
But my footsteps take some twists and turns
Maybe there’s really no obstructions
It’s just by now you’d think I’d learned

It rains, it pours, the storm I know
It’s wet, they fret, but yet I roll
Too much, as such I’ve got control
Torn up, shut down, guess what, I roll

credits

from Simple Music for Simple Times, released February 29, 2024
Written by Mikko Nynäs

Vocals/Keyboards: Mikko Nynäs
Tenor Sax: Charlie Phillips
Trombone: Christian Read
Bari Sax: Noah Baseleon-Abbott
Trumpet: Ken Weller
Guitars: James Vincent Sloan
Bass: David Murray
Drums: Tai Taitano

Mixing: Mikko Nynäs
Mastering: Rachel Field at Resonant Mastering

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Circular Reasoning Seattle, Washington

Circular Reasoning is an unconventional retrofitting of R&B and funk from the fertile grounds of the Seattle music scene, overlaying psychedelic, jazzy abstractions over old-school stone grooves. Materialized in the U-District by arranger/keyboardist Mikko Nynäs, CR has been romping around the Seattle area since 2011, spewing novel sounds and unorthodox lyricism. ... more