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Game of Games

from Addictive Games (EP) by Kerry JK

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Some time ago I went walking in the Yorkshire Dales and came to the top of Malham Cove, a high cliff formed by ancient ice movements. I stood on the edge of the precipice, taking in the landscape far below and the wind blowing around my ears. At that moment it occurred to me that I was standing in a mortally dangerous place with absolutely no fear of the height or deadly consequence were I to lose my footing. This lack of fear startled me far more than any actual peril, so I carefully made my way back away from the edge to safety.

I spoke about this experience to a friend who used to do base jumping. He nodded in recognition and said, "The urge to jump off is incredible, isn't it?"

Game of Games is about the seduction of self destruction in all of its forms. Those that play the Game of Games tend not to do so through any conscious choice and the motivations and responses of the player cannot be safely guessed at or easily understood. But however you come to play, the only way to win is by choosing life.

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I made no cry for help
I craved intensity
I cut myself to pieces
Out of curiosity
I went right through despair
And turned it into a game
I stood at the precipice
Scared that I was not afraid

The darkness called to me
From somewhere deep inside
A willing sacrifice
Or simply suicide?
I stood against the stake
And waited for the flames
I gave myself completely
To the game of games

I dug myself a pit
And wished somebody would fill me in
I dreamed of resurrection
Just to die over and over again
I was Ophelia, bathing in the stream
I was Sydney Carton, smiling at the guillotine.

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from Addictive Games (EP), released March 29, 2019
Written, performed and produced by Kerry Jackson-Kay

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Kerry JK Northampton, UK

Gender and genre fluid singer-songwriter producing songs of identity, isolation and defiance incorporating jazz, electronica, art rock, vocal looping, poetry and rock opera theatrics.

Be yourself, as yourself. There is no greater fulfilment, and no sweeter revenge.
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