Cosmo Jarvis

Released: September 26, 2011

Songwriter: Cosmo Jarvis

Producer: Cosmo Jarvis

[Verse 1]
Here I sit
If I didn't need nobody, I'd thank God for it
There'd be nothing that'd stop me getting on with it

It'd be me and my brain
And my pain
And my shame...

[Verse 2]
I guess I do
This carpark's only got one space and it's for you
Alone can show an ugly face, so pull me through

To where I won't need a light
To see at night
'Cause I'll be alright...

[Chorus]
You're sure as hell not Jesus, but you're saving me
Thank you very much for putting faith in me
Reminding me a light was once so great to be
I'm glad I made a friend that doesn't pray for me

[Verse 3]
Here I wait
For something bad and saddening to draw my way
I fight to give it everything and lose I may

But I still got you somewhere
It's just upstairs
Maybe I care...

[Verse 4]
Guess I am
No big and strong Goliath, I'm a wandering man
And sometimes I get tired and I'm glad a hand

Comes and slaps me and then
It goes again
I guess you're my friend...

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
So thanks, my little angel (thank you too!)
For watching over me
She says she's gonna break my nose
If I don't behave next week

[Chorus]
You're sure as hell not Jesus, but you're saving me
Thank you very much for putting faith in me
Reminding me a light was once so great to be
I'm glad I made a friend that doesn't pray for me

Critic, journalist, sometime musician, onetime actor, and full-time Midwesterner Mark Deming provides a discographic-based biography for Cosmo Jarvis:

“Singer, songwriter, and filmmaker Cosmo Jarvis has earned a devoted following for his witty, often satiric tunes about the foibles of relationships and contemporary life, often rooted in personal experience, as well as his own self-produced videos and short subjects that have given his work a global online audience. Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan Jarvis was born on September 1, 1989 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Jarvis' family relocated to the United Kingdom when he was young, and he grew up in Devon in Southwest England. Jarvis began writing songs when he was only 12 years old, around the same time he began making short films using a VHS video camera. While Jarvis' early videos were little more than documentation of pranks played with his friends, with time he began constructing more complex narratives, and similarly his songs began to evolve, ranging from folk-inspired acoustic guitar pieces and elaborate pop tunes to tongue-in-cheek hip-hop tracks.

At the age of 16, Jarvis quit school to focus on his creative work, and in 2009 he wrote and produced his debut album, an 18-song set called Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch, which was released by the British indie label Wall of Sound. The album combined Jarvis' observational tunes with a cycle of songs reflecting the emotional turmoil of his parents' stormy relationship. Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch received enthusiastic notices from the British music press, but it didn’t sell especially well, and Jarvis teamed with 25th Frame for his second release, Is the World Strange or Am I Strange? A track from the album, “Gay Pirates,” became an Internet sensation after Jarvis' low-budget video for the song was endorsed in a Twitter post by actor and author Stephen Fry, and subsequent airplay helped make the second album a commercial success. While continuing to tour, write songs, and record music, Jarvis has also been writing and directing a feature film, provisionally titled The Naughty Room. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi"

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