Movement 1: Freewheelin'

from Hotel Chelsea Song Cycle, Pt. 1 by Joi Olympia

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Inspired by Bob Dylan.
He lived at the Chelsea Hotel from 1961-1964

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borrowed from a poet
and walking the same halls
he wrote the truth
the poet wept
and passed the torch along

you'll stop your booing
and even sing along
as long as our dear country
keeps it playing at number one

chasing paper won't make you strong
if money is the finish line
you're seeing it all wrong

every man knows
we're just memories
waiting to heal

keep yourself close
don't get lost
in the lies of a mirror

hungry making melodies
to feed defiant songs
a bag of coins will weigh you down
until you starve and fall

so stop your booing
and even sing along
as long as our dear country
keeps it playing at number one

breathe in just the meaning
the media will call
and fill your lungs with poison
the smoke with fatal claws

chasing paper won't make you strong
if money is the finish line
you're seeing it all wrong

don't get lost
in the lies of a mirror

breathe with your fears

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from Hotel Chelsea Song Cycle, Pt. 1, released August 1, 2016

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Joi Olympia Brooklyn, New York

Joi Olympia writes and records all of her own music at her home-studio in Brooklyn. She plays every instrument on the tracks you hear (guitar, bass, violin, tambourine, drums, bongos, washboard, back-up vocals, and sometimes rice in a bowl). Currently, she is writing a cohesive song cycle based on the artist's who lived and worked at the Chelsea Hotel. ... more

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