Jason Farnham: Music

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"'First Man on Mars', #3 off the album 'Barriers' is an eclectic mix of piano, synthesizer, electric guitars, drums, and a megaphone. Thanks to Jason's keen musical ear, he avoids the telescope altogether, packs me up on his spaceship of sound and transports me to Mr. Big Red Planet himself. By the time I'm half way through the song, I'm ready to kiss Mrs. Earth goodbye and start learning the ways of a Martian. That's how good Farnham's songs are; they make me want to go alien! With his complex intricate music patterns it's easy to overlook Jason's true gift: songwriting." -Deron Wade, Ijamr.com magazine (7/07)

the red planet Mars was named after the Roman god of war / it is the third smallest planet in the solar system / Mars is thirty-five million miles away from the earth at its closest point / the average surface temperature on Mars is negative fifty-four degrees Fahrenheit / gravity on Mars is one-third that of the Earth / yellow clouds in the atmosphere create dust storms on the surface / Mars is a desolate, dry planet on which no life exists… until now / dreaming of you, I’m waiting for love / here all alone, I’m losing control / heaven below and heaven above / thinking of you, I’m waiting for love / it would take three years to successfully complete a human mission to Mars / in space travel, there is a danger of cosmic radiation, and radio contact with the Earth is scarce / the red planet takes nearly two Earth years to revolve around the sun / dreaming of you, I’m waiting for love / here all alone, I’m losing control / heaven below and heaven above / thinking of you, I’m waiting for love / I am a little man with big plans / I come from little towns with safe hands / all of my little friends, so far away / all of my troubles only yesterday / dreaming of you, I’m waiting for love / here all alone, I’m losing control / heaven below and heaven above / thinking of you, I’m waiting for love