There’s a knock at the door
It will knock you down
For the rest of your life
Pick yourself off the floor
Take a look around
At what’s left of your life
Stagger onto a chair
Feel the flood of despair
Coming on
No one said it’d be fair
That she’d always be here
She is gone
Here’s the sun waking up
Yet another time
Another day to survive
Find yourself waking up
Making up your mind
Whether to stay alive
Put a smile on your face
Give your thanks to his Grace
For holding on
No one said it’d be fair
That she’d always be here
She is gone
She’s gone
And you never did look in her eyes
She’s gone
Never told her how you loved her smile
Lose yourself in the bed
Of another night
Find your escape, find your lie
Little voice in your head saying what is right
And there’s no way to deny
That the show must go on
And the world’s moving on
It’s moving on
No one said it’d be fair
That she’d always be here
She is gone
She’s gone
And you never did look in her eyes
She’s gone
Never told her how you loved her smile
Hang the frame on the wall
Picture black and white
And her beautiful smile
Let your mind after all
Find a little light
In the dark of her eyes
Yet a light gone too soon
In the breath of a moon
In the early morn
No one said it’d be fair
That she’d always be here
She is gone
She’s gone
And you never did look in her eyes
She’s gone
Never told her how you loved her smile
She’s gone
And you never did look in her eyes
She’s gone
Never told her how you loved her smile
The music in A Time to Be Blue is soaked with influences from all the genres that have shaped me over the years. It speaks softly, breaks your heart, but also heals it. It sings of loss, but fills the hole left behind, like the ode to my mother in “She’s Gone” or the tribute to a dear friend departed too soon in “You Left Me Blue.” It rocks you gently as you curl up with a book and a cup of tea with “Naima’s Evening Song,” but also invites you to dance to the rhythms of my native city of Yaoundé in “Home.”
The album is digitally available on various streaming platforms, such as YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Deezer and more. You can listen to the album directly on our website here.
For videos visit our YouTube channel with new videos added frequently.
About the Artist
Jean-Rene “JR” Ella is a guitarist/singer-songwriter who grew up in Cameroon and lives in Sacramento, California. His music distills a delightful blueness, in a melodic trip that takes you from the shores of Cameroon to the Mississippi Delta.
You can contact the artist here: contact page.
