The Cell, Part Four - Lyrics - Jandek

Jandek is the musical project of Sterling Richard Smith, an outsider musician who operates out of Houston, Texas. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released over 70 albums of unusual, often emotionally dissolute folk and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical information. Jandek often plays a highly idiosyncratic and frequently atonal form of folk and blues music, often using an open and unconventional chord structure. Jandek's music is unique, but the lyrics closely mirror the country blues and folk traditions of East Texas. The name "Jandek" is most commonly used to refer specifically to the mainâoften soleâperformer, rather than to the project.

Depressed Just don't care Can't get up a reason to do anything Too early to drink Sun too strong Started to go someplace Had to come back Just turn around Thought of it at the start Pushed myself Staring out the window No expression Must have seen things It's the highway Just a dead mental pervasive feeling Like no feeling Like no want Just, well, heavy Nothing Don't want to hurt Don't want anything It's no use Just lie low Wait for tomorrow's nothing They have hope, those creators No creation here Record a falling *** The edifice of me I don't care Can't get up a care I can put on a face Learned that somewhere Necessity But I can't let them have me God, how worse that can be Depression is consoling At least it's mine I can be a slave to depression But at least it's mine The scary world of losing control is far worse No reason to be, is something I know There's no overpowering outside force I don't excuse myself Well, I don't care I don't want to care It seems alien Oh sure, there's beauty I remember that It's quiet here No moving things The motivation of lower beings The shadows laying It's just nothing's interesting The only interesting thing is nothing That's all I want I care about nothing