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Prelude

by Ryan Townsend

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1.
Dark of the Road 04:18
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Well, the whiskeys the dry The bars have all grown cold Enough stars to pick a fight in the skies above A stone’s throw away from the passing cars that roam While the cold wind spins and pretends In the dark of the road In the dark of the road I’d follow you Said you’d show me something new Cast upon an open shore, caught up in the loom I’d fall in love with you Well, the sounds come alive The gardens all turn to stone The subtleties are just certainties of old A fascinating fascination grows With the dim of your skin that shines In the dark of the road In the dark of the road I’d follow you Said you’d show me something new Cast upon an open shore and caught up in the loom I’d fall in love with you Oh, the truth Cold winds are falling Oh, the truth The night she’s calling In the dark of the road I’d follow you Said you’d show me something new Cast upon an open shore and caught up in the loom I’d fall in love with you In the dark of the road I’d follow you Said you’d show me something new Cast upon an open shore and caught up in the loom I’d fall in love with you I’d fall in love with you I’d fall in love with you
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Rise 04:13
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I was leaving I was a ghost I was a mystery, full of hope We were alone like the storm chasing the coast No matter what you are Always be yourself Always be a northern light in the face of what’s real By the break of dawn, he pushes on, until its gone, his thoughts appear Either side is racing like both sides of the gun The needle’s eye is shaken by the palm of a distant touch I won’t worry ‘till I’m not breathing And all I’ve seen will be coming back again Oh, again Well, I want to find All that’s in this world From Greece to Grimes, and Fijian pearls Oh, the starkest sun, the prairies eyes, the Canna’s bloom, a starry night It was impossible to raise the flags of our homes From a thousand miles away at the edge of the world I won’t worry ‘till I’m not breathing And all I’ve see will be coming back again I don’t mind trading all these years up For something special, simple, and that’s all That’s all
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Suddenly 03:09
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Sometimes it’s hard, hard to keep moving When the world she’s run out of smiles Better days don’t seem to come There ain’t no sun shining down for miles As I walk on I look on through, past the wayside Faces older and tired, won’t you pray now Familiar faces softened by The present tense on the loose The sad songs have all been sung, hush now child The best parts have already gone, don’t you know it A little heaven, a whole lot of hell Suddenly, it’s hard to tell In the winter I’ll return Like a poet on the run Cities of ruin, cities afraid An old mans ride is the young’s parade And suddenly it starts to rain Suddenly it starts to rain, don’t you know it Suddenly it starts to rain Suddenly Suddenly Suddenly it starts to rain
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Borderline 03:27
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I was caught up at the borderline Drinking whiskey and sipping wine Thinking ‘bout those things I’ve left behind They’ve lost their way The black wind creeps beneath the rivers edge Crying out that there’s a full moon ahead The tide pulls back and holds out ‘till the end Then it’s washed away Off we go into the distant nights The black wind blows in the dark Well, fortune knows it favors the bold And off we go So unanswered yet so uninsured There’s a piece of you in every word That fades away, it’s sold, then left to burn Like a wild fire Off we go into the distant nights The black wind blows in the dark Well, fortune knows it favors the bold And off we go Off we go into the distant nights The black wind blows in the dark Well, fortune knows it favors the bold And off we go I was caught up at the borderline
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On the Way 04:35
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When darkness is near me And I’m far from home There’s a light in the shadows There’s a calm from the storm There’s a fire in the distance There’s a clearing in the fog The light that surrounds me This will all turn to dust In this ‘ol dirt town, It’s a damn long way down It’s a full moon, It’s a jungle, It’s a dark world, so don’t be afraid Cause I’m on the way Cause I’m on the way Cause I’m on the way I’m on the way She had been weary And covered in smoke Looking back down the years Looking back down the road My fists were shaken All covered in blood It’s the path so revealing To return from the flood In this ‘ol dirt town, It’s a damn long way down It’s a full moon, It’s a jungle, It’s a dark world so don’t be afraid Cause I’m on the way I’m on the way I’m on the way I’m on the way I’m on the way
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Wake 04:22
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A soft precision A daring stream of light Makes its way, no no The violins ignite It’s misplaced by the tide All right I will be there when you wake I will always be there waiting Cause the thought of you lying on my mind Well it brings me into a warm place where The evening shines like a southern sky And the warm winds blows in the dark moonlight I can see it now Can’t you see it, no no Different things We all want them different things But the heart of what we seek Isn’t always what we need That’s them old philosophies All right, come on now I will be there when you wake I will always be there waiting Cause the thought of you lying on my mind Well it brings me into a warm place where The evening shines like a southern sky And the warm winds blows in the dark moonlight I can see it now Can’t you see it, no no no I will be there when you wake I will always be there waiting Cause the thought of you lying on my mind Well it brings me into a warm place where The evening shines like a southern sky And the warm winds blows in the dark moonlight I can see it now Can’t you see it, no no no All right let’s go
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Dream (Wake Reprise) 02:31
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released December 6, 2011

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Ryan Townsend Nyack, New York

Ryan Townsend writes and performs acoustic driven original songs whose roots are soaked in rock, folk, blues, and soul. Honest music, from a hard working and passionate artist who has lived a life full of story telling and musicianship. He crafts tales with a vintage spirit told in a rhythmic full-throated language, making music on his own terms. ... more

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