So you've probably never heard of Jon Swift. You should know he's one of the best unknown songwriters out there. You've probably never heard of Signatures either. It is the best sports film I have ever watched. I discovered Jon Swift through the Signatures soundtrack and purchased Pathways, his 2009 album off iTunes. It is amazing. Jon's engagement and descriptions of the wild are as refreshing as the waves and wonderings which he so effectively traps in his songs. The way he likens women and love with the wild transports the listener to another world.
Below is his song No 100 Miles, an eery guitar piece with powerful and enigmatic lyrics. It is on the teaser for Signatures. The movie will appeal to any music lover, ski or board-sport enthusiast and those fond of fantastic cinematography. Get hold of both if you can.
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The geese have flown from the fields,
and I met nobody in the mountains.
There's a moonlight on the meadow
and warm sulfuric fountains.
And the cavalry is running on broken legs.
There's a wind out on the hill
with an old harmonica swaying
down to the afterhour days
where the motion pictures keep playing.
Can that old feeling come back another way?
There ain't no 100 miles away
Can't you see me when I'm moving?
Do you remember why you give?
These lovers are left to wondering
why they cannot have what makes them live.
I've only seen broken treasures inside a cage.
Our fingertips are calloused.
The moths are flitting on the screen.
Our eyes are still focused on a palace
somewhere deep inside our dream.
Although my hands are tied, I was not born a slave.
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