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Dawn Is Breaking

by Ryan Douglas

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Try 03:34
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Every day Feels like the same old thing It’s the same old chords I need a new song to sing All I want Is a chance to break these ties To spread my wings And leave this world behind What are we waiting for? There’s got to be something more So tired of just standing by C’mon, c’mon, c’mon – it’s time for us to fly Every day I can’t wait to get away Get me off the air I have nothing left to say Close up shop Comfort ain’t worth the cost Keep on moving now Yesterday is already lost What are we waiting for? There’s got to be something more So tired of just standing by C’mon, c’mon, c’mon – it’s time for us to fly Time slips by Dreams they die Why not take a chance? And make them come alive Every day Is a chance for something new Don’t hold back Or you may never follow through Dream your dreams You can only get there if you try Just let go Let yourself soar into the sky What are we waiting for? There’s got to be something more So tired of just standing by C’mon, c’mon, c’mon – it’s time for us to fly
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A Place We Will Call Home 04:23
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Where are you now? I need someone to show me how If I stumble and fall down Will you be there to pick me up off the ground? Here I am At the end of a line And I need to know That if I let it go You will catch me just in time Cause it feels like I’m wandering in the dark alone I need you To whisper words of hope I can find my way back home Flood the dark with light As blindness turns to sight With baby steps becoming strides It’s how I know You are by my side Call my name When you feel down I’ll be around All I want Is for you to feel the same When it feels like I’m wandering in the dark alone I need you To whisper words of hope I can find my way back home Where I lay my head is just a house This land just a desert that I roam I’ll find rest at the oasis It’s where I live and where I’ll call my home It’s where I’ll live and where I will be home
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No Matter What May Come 04:25
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Now to be what I was when I was young To take a blind curve at sixty-five The squeal of tires and the engine’s hum Is how it sounds to be alive These days it feels like I’m falling down Out through the doors of an aeroplane Now indecision hits when to pull the cord To be safe or to dare, but this isn’t a game No nets No wires Just this life Floating in the air I used to think with my head in the clouds With my feet stuck fast to the ground Now I can soar high above the earth While I bury my head in the dirt Dream in the day and dream in the night Youth never fails to wash them in light Now darkness sits at the edge of my mind In worries and fears rooting up from inside Old hopes Old dreams Fettered now and Buried in the ground I’m going back, I’m on the run, this life ain’t done no matter what may come No nets No wires Just this life Floating in the air Fresh hopes New dreams Unfettered now Running any and everywhere
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Broken Bones 05:15
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Don’t look too deep into the well The surface calm, your reflection glints Just let yourself get lost inside its spell For if it breaks what’s below might make you wince The inky depths Dark and cold as stone The monsters hid within Are better left alone Don’t ever think about your past Just push aside the smoldering regrets They might spark a fire with a blast That leaves you refined and scarred but without debt The searing flame Burns everything away But through the pain Healing finds its way Just like a kite blown in the wind, you’ve lost control of where you’ve been Or with an anchor dropped in the sea, you’re tethered up and can’t break free But like a challenge can lead to change, if only we can face the pain For broken bones will mend in whole, love will restore our souls What bears all things and still endures, what hopes all things and perseveres? Love bears all things and still endures, hopes all things and perseveres With senses numbed so we don’t have to cope For without hurting there’s need to hope No passion birthed from a trial Just vacant eyes and a mouth that cannot smile If no one’s weak Then no one’s strong If joy is gone Why go on Just like a kite blown in the wind, you’ve lost control of where you’ve been Or with an anchor dropped in the sea, you’re tethered up and can’t break free But like a challenge can lead to change, if only we can face the pain For broken bones will mend in whole, love will restore our souls
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Calling After You 04:58
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I can still see your tiny fist Wrapped around your baby spoon Open my eyes now you’re all grown Did you fly the nest too soon? Wait, wait, wait my child That is what I should have said Out there alone you are All that’s left to hold of you is in my head I’m calling after you There is more than what you know I’m reaching out for you I will lead you home The city is big with buildings tall I know you think you can have it all But where do you turn when they block out the sun An eclipse of your dreams with nowhere to run I am here my child Can you reach out and grab my prayers Out there alone, but you’re not I will always be right here I’m calling after you There is more than what you know I’m reaching out for you I will lead you home Still calling after you Still reaching for you Wait, wait, wait my child That’s what I should’ve said Out there alone you are All that’s left to hold of you is in my head But I am here my child Can you reach out and grab my prayers Out there alone, but you’re not I will always be right here I’m calling after you There is more than what you know I’m reaching out for you I will lead you home
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Alone in the Middle of the Ocean 04:12
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Lift me up before I sink into the earth Show me now just what your words are worth I can’t see a rocking chair by a fire at the end of the day Peace feels far; these anxious thoughts keep blocking the way Hey – I’m talking to you Are you even there or did you just walk away? Touch my brow, feel the beads of sweat cold as fear Take my hand, I need to know if you are really near All I feel is the gale of the storm, the stinging bite of a sideways rain In this fever’s grip lies a chilling thought, am I even sane? Hey – I’m talking to you Can you even hear what I’m trying to say? Hey – I’m talking to you Are you even there or did you just walk away? Sink or swim there’s nothing left for me to do Drop me a line if you would pull me through I can’t breathe swept under this dark and cresting wave In your hands I trust this life is one that you will save Hey – I’m talking to you Will you only listen to what I’m trying to say? Hey – I’m talking to you I believe you will do exactly what you say
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Wake Up 02:57
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I really hope I am dreaming Cause I’ve been falling for ages It’s like I’m trapped in a game I keep replaying the stages Until it drives me insane Wake up! It was only a nightmare Wake up! It was only a dream I was standing there naked Right from my head to my toes So self-assured in my hubris There in my emperor’s clothes I was too proud to notice Wake up! It was only a nightmare Wake up! It was only a dream I climbed the tower to heaven I was trying to get to a safe place I found the ashes of empires And felt the flames on my face Wake up! This isn’t a nightmare Wake up! This isn’t a dream Wake up! The world is on fire Wake up! It’s as real as it seems
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Spark 04:22
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We build on a bed of lies Thinking we’ll touch the skies Hope for change is a slick disguise When it all falls down don’t feign surprise What did you expect to see? Who do we pretend to be? Listening to those who claim to matter Talking nonsense like a mad, mad hatter I’ve got a can of gasoline Why don’t we light it up and watch it gleam? Yeah – just one spark So let’s set it on fire and watch it burn down to the ground Let’s set it on fire, scatter the ashes so they’re blowing in the wind We live in a plastic culture Dying dreams preyed on by a pack of vultures Interest so high we gotta beg relief But just how much do we really need? We watch our savings disappear for good When our government thinks it’s Robin Hood Every year taking just a little bit more With picked over bones it’s hard to feed the poor We hold the end of a paper wick You know TNT is a potent stick Yeah – just one spark So let’s set it on fire and watch it burn down to the ground Let’s set it on fire, scatter the ashes so they’re blowing in the wind So let’s set it on fire and watch it burn, burn down to the ground Let’s set it on fire, sweep up the ashes and start all over again
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Hello Hello 04:10
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There’s a new life resting in the palm of my hand We’re partners in crime without a plan Hello, hello I hear you crying but it’s me who’s afraid Feel like the player who just got played Hello, hello It’s like my head is on fire Dizzied from spinning around Losing my balance walking this high wire How can I keep you safe and sound? There’s a new life resting in the palm of my hand There’s so much that I don’t understand Hello, hello I press my lips to your soft, tiny chin I don’t know where to begin Hello, hello It’s like my head is on fire Dizzied from spinning around Losing my balance walking this high wire How can I keep you safe and sound? I’m just a stranger to you But you’re an angel to me When you look into my eyes I hope you like what you see…hello, hello If it feels like your head is on fire Dizzied when life spins you around If you’re losing your balance walking a high wire I will keep you safe and sound
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Anticipating You 03:09
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The walls are closing in The air is getting thin Persperation, palpatations Can’t stop my hands from sh-sh-sh-shaking Sh-sh-sh-shaking It was the last night She was still out of sight Footsteps pacing, heartbeat racing Say everything is gonna be Please tell me it’s gonna be Alright, alright – it’s gonna be alright Daylight is fading and I am still waiting, anticipating you Hoping the best while holding my breath, I can’t take it; you have to make it I gotta believe; it’s all I can do The walls are closing in The air is getting thin Persperation, palpatations Can’t stop my hands from sh-sh-sh-shaking Daylight is fading and I am still waiting, anticipating you Hoping the best while holding my breath, I can’t take it; you have to make it I gotta believe; it’s all I can do C’mon baby, c’mon darling Can’t you see the new day dawning Bright and shining, celebrating Oh oh - the joy of life
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Dawn Is Breaking 04:50
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Drifting through the twilight, no place I need to be Mmm – now this is freedom, no responsibilities Push aside that gnawing sense – no, I am not lonely It’s just the bitter voice of jealousy Neon signs that beckon me with curiosities Come inside and stay awhile, you won’t be disappointed Time is swallowed up in shenanigans and laughter Somewhere from afar I hear, “what are you chasing after?” What are you chasing after? Dawn is breaking now She sparkles like a crown Colors flow like silken gowns I can feel her all around Huddled up and shaking in the cold small hours I cannot sleep, but if I did, I know my dreams would sour A fevered head running through misspent and bleary years These frenzied thoughts intensify with every passing fear I pray to find some solace, something to hold onto To quell the doubts, pull me out, this pit I’m sloughing through And then a light, like a lifeline, seeps into this hollow Take hold of me, my child, you won’t believe what follows You won’t believe what follows! Dawn is breaking now She sparkles like a crown Colors flow like silken gowns I can feel her all around The dawning is a promise of the Sweetest of emotions Bubbling and surging Bursting forth in motion Every sunrise a fresh start To see life with a new heart To make good on Tomorrow’s tease Of endless possibilities

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released January 21, 2020

Music and lyrics by Ryan Douglas

Produced by Ryan Douglas
Mixed by Ryan Douglas
Mastered by Swede Spot Studios

Cover photography by Melody Varney
Cover design by Ryan Douglas

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