"Nothing Left to Give" - Jesse Johnson
“Nothing Left to Give” lyrics
Contemplating
Moving out of this town for good
All that you worked for has turned on you
Your key to the city
Doesn’t make up for what they took
What is it worth to a prisoner anyway
Chorus:
They tell you where you should go
And how you should dress
Your talent wasted on people
You don’t care to impress
Your outfits make the headlines
But you only want to live
They’ve robbed you so many times
Though you’ve got nothing left to give
The kids are waiting to be fed
While they collect
This isn’t how they told you
Success would be
Exploiting your talents
As if you’re some object
But you would give it all up
Just to give them peace (chorus)
Get up, put your dress on
No not that one, this one
Now go break a leg
We’ll take care of everything
Just sign right here
I promise, you’ll get part of the check (chorus)
Notes:
This song was inspired by a celebrity’s cries for freedom.
I love the music to this one. This song is, along with “You’re Not Alone,” oozing with inspiration from Jackson Mould, the original guitarist for Slick Shoes. If I could make music half as good as Slick Shoes, I’d feel fulfillment in a special way.
Software: Logic Pro X
Microphone: Apogee MiC
Drums: GetGood Drums (Invasion pack)
Guitar: Charvel DK24
Bass: YAMAHA RBX460
Plugins: Waves CLA everything (fyi, bass tone is CLA bass’s default setting), Toontrack EZmix, FabFilter Pro-L 2 (for mastering), and numerous Waves plugins for random things.
“Nothing Left to Give” by Jesse Johnson
From the album Tomorrow (2022)
Album artwork by the talented Alex Nguyen.
DM Alex on IG for commissions:
/ alleggsendher