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Hurricanes

by Ryan Douglas

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1.
Hurricanes 04:09
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Hey baby, what are you doin’ here in New Orleans? Hey baby, let’s take the trolley down to Magazine Coz you’re fire! Another hurricane and baby we’ll make the scene Out in the streets tonight Pushing off the morning light Shaking everything you’ve got Cause baby it’s more than the summer that’s hot What’s this? I’ve got some beads to throw And everyone is calling for a show So give ‘em a peak, we’ll be gone with a flash Such a shame that this party can’t last Hey baby, this voodoo sure is strange – kinda like that Zydeco Hey baby, let’s head on down to Frenchman Street – sure could use a softer glow Out in the streets tonight Pushing off the morning light Shaking everything you’ve got Cause baby it’s more than the summer that’s hot What’s this? I’ve got some beads to throw And everyone is calling for a show So give ‘em a peak, we’ll be gone with a flash Such a shame that this party can’t last Neon lights are flashing, colors bright and splashing Is it the absinthe that sets my head spinning? Take a breather down at Verti Marte Then it’s off to Bourbon – you can’t stop the party Out in the streets tonight Pushing off the morning light Shaking everything you’ve got Cause baby it’s more than the summer that’s hot What’s this? I’ve got some beads to throw And everyone is calling for a show So give ‘em a peak, we’ll be gone with a flash Such a shame, why can’t this party last?
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I Can't Shake You Now 04:24
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Love, I can’t shake you now I’ve had a taste – I can’t shake you now Love, I can’t shake you now I let you sink your fangs in deep and I can’t shake you now It was wind swept and rainy day I pulled the covers tight to keep the chill at bay Thunder crashes, shutters bang and blow I’m so alone, how I wish that you would stay Love, I can’t shake you now I’ve had a taste – I can’t shake you now Love, I can’t shake you now I let you sink your fangs in deep and I can’t shake you now You left me waiting by the telephone I called a thousand times and you weren’t ever home I fell asleep, sat up with a start My messages were empty just like my heart Love, I can’t shake you now I’ve had a taste – I can’t shake you now Love, I can’t shake you now I let you sink your fangs in deep and I can’t shake you now
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All the Great Years 03:53
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There you are dancing in the moonlight Here I am standing like a wallflower But in my dreams I hear you say “Come on, baby, let’s go home” The night is young and so are we Just take a chance – I guess we’ll see And if you fall like I fell for you Then life is free if love is true The river runs winding down the valley You stole a kiss in the shadow of an old tree We walked for miles, hand in hand Just like lovers do Now there you are dancing in the sunlight And here I am, clapping on the down beat Then with a wink I hear you say “Come on, baby, let’s go home” The night is young and so are we You took a chance – I guess we’ll see And if you fall like I fell for you Then life is free when love is true Believe in me Like I believe in you And when the road ahead gets hard This love will lead us through Now here we are swaying on the dance floor With faded eyes thinking of all our great years Then I whisper in your ear “I’m still yours forevermore” The night was young and so were we You took a chance – look what we’ve seen And when you fell like I fell for you Our life is free, our love is true Our love is true Baby, our love is true
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Still Can't Find the Air 04:50
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The dark gray morning eats into the heart The softest earth holds us now apart With bleary eyes that seem to lose their light If there’s letting go, it won’t be without a fight I used to see you there Now it’s just an empty chair Your missing silhouette burns brighter than the glare And I’m trying to breathe, but I just can’t find the air Racing down the boulevard in a rush to get there first Our limbs burning, lungs about to burst You know I never, never felt so free With you right there riding next to me I used to see you there Now I cast a vacant stare Your missing silhouette burns brighter than the glare And I’m trying to breathe, but I just can’t find the air Raindrops streaking down the glass Keep looking out the window hoping you will pass I used to see you there Now it’s just an empty chair Your missing silhouette burns brighter than the glare And I’m trying to breathe, but I just can’t find the air I used to see you there Now I cast a vacant stare Your missing silhouette burns brighter than the glare And I’m trying to breathe, but I still can’t find the air
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Under the Sun 04:26
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And you know the sun it rises and it sets Is there any gain working each day under it All you get is broken down, tired in the bones and so A generation comes, a generation goes Hey yeah – we just keep moving along Break out the fine wine – it won’t be long ‘til we’re gone And the wind it blows from the north to the south The rivers run and empty out at the mouth No one can change this, are we really free? What’s done is done and what is will be Hey yeah – we just keep moving along Break out the fine wine – it won’t be long ‘til we’re gone If there’s beauty in this broken land that we roam It’s to remind us one day we’re going home And there’s madness in my heart But there’s gladness in your part Though the wise man cannot know it, maybe one day you’ll reveal it But until then, oh my friend, let us carry on ‘til the end But if there’s one thing I have found Even in the chaos there’s a peace with you around For when the hawks came you broke their talons as a dove And I can follow knowing there is no greater love Hey yeah – we just keep moving along Break out the fine wine – it won’t be long ‘til we’re gone If there’s beauty in this broken land that we roam It’s to remind us one day we’re going home Yeah we’re going home We’re going home Yeah we’re going home
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We Don't Need Words 03:30
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Concrete, steel and glass The sky reflecting endlessly wide Like possibilities The city thrums and I’m alive I’m alive, with open eyes, yeah I’m alive I look at faces all around, you don’t me but you will When I’ve arrived The small room dim The fire inside us burning bright One pulsing rhythm Found souls with songs to bring alive I’m alive, with open ears, yeah I’m alive I hear the music all around, you can’t sing along yet but you will When they’ve arrived Come sing with me There are no words, just a melody Oh oh oh…oh oh oh Come sing with me We don’t need words, just a melody Oh oh oh…oh oh oh Sing or dance, we have the chance You are free when you can feel The rhythm and the melody
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Exit Stage Left 03:48
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A missed connection Can’t reach perfection All the flaws exposed That keep us from drawing near Atomic sunsets Random scattered lead And other violence That leave us drowning in our fears Oh oh – what are we still doing here? Oh oh – feeling that we’re in the wrong play Oh oh – speaking all the wrong lines When the one we’re meant for is on some other stage Caught up in this race Searching for some grace Originality In a time of cut and paste Now we have it all Overwhelmed but in awe We choke it down Having lost all sense of taste Oh oh – what are we still doing here? Oh oh – feeling like we’re in the wrong play Oh oh – speaking all the wrong lines When the one we’re meant for is on some other stage (Exit stage left) I’m running through mazes Can someone show me the way? A thousand stages But which is the right play There in the darkness A light I can see Sprinting now to the end of the hall I fall on my knees Oh oh – finally found the right play Oh oh – all my lines fit perfect in this show Oh oh – a stage where I can spend all of my days A stage where I’m at home
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The Best Day 03:23
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I didn’t know but I was searching far and wide But what I found was it was always right there inside Inside of me There was only fear with a heart of stone inside my chest But I found love when you gave me a heart of flesh On the best day – yeah the best day Others might claim to feel the same way But carry on like yesterday How it shakes me and even breaks me To know how much that you have changed me It was the best day Now I still fight with the devil within But I can laugh at his evil grin For I know with you I’ll always win The battle done before it even begins On the best day – yeah the best day Others might claim to feel the same way But carry on like yesterday How it shakes me and even breaks me To know how much that you have changed me It was the best day It was the day you gave me The keys to death and Hades The promise you would save me Though I wander, though I roam I am not alone It was the best day – yeah the best day Others might claim to feel the same way But carry on like yesterday How it shakes me and even breaks me To know how much that you have changed me It was the best day The day I found your grace A new reason to run this race A purpose for my place Though I wander, though I roam You gave me a home
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Flesh and Bone 03:36
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You stole in with a whisper, a quiet hurricane Glistening and eerie, you send your driving rain I’m terrified but fearless Here I will remain I’m high up on a cliff Over the roiling sea And I’m daring Daring you to break me I feel you conjuring a swirling wind Insolence my armor, I’m already digging in As your thunder echoes, I scream “Let the fight begin” I’m high up on a cliff Over the roiling sea And I’m daring Daring you to break me So come with all your fury Crash against the rock and stone If you think that you can break me I am just flesh and bone Thrust and parry, attack and tarry The battle rages on – still I sing my song Grappling and clawing covered by the blood we’re drawing A crimson stain that will remind us of the pain We’re high up on a cliff Over the roiling sea And I’m daring Daring you to break me So come with all your fury Crash against the rock and stone If you think that you can break me I am just flesh and bone
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In My Head 04:04
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Whisper of voices change with the years Each tone to remind me of everything you said And all I want is silence So please don’t break the silence in my head Don’t break the silence in my head Your face like a splinter gets stuck in my mind Brings a sliver of pain that never passes with time It lights up the darkness when I try to hide I long for the darkness to blanket my mind Something bristles my skin like a ghost When I’m alone is when I need you the most But there’s only silence So please break the silence in my head Break the silence Cause I just might scream I’m seeing you when I don’t want to see And I want to scream You disappear now when I need to see Why do memories have to be so mean? I can’t say good-bye when all I want is silence I can’t say good-bye when all I have is darkness I can’t say good-bye when all I want is darkness I can’t say good-bye when all I have is silence I can’t say good-bye
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Time 04:30
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Action heroes, who we hope to be Deep inside the schoolkid dreaming to break free Stuck inside a classroom learning ABCs (Time) The minutes trickle and slowly grow Until the waterfall that flows rushes with the hours of the past (Time) We watch it slip away over the ledge of days Into the pooling memories we dive content to drown within its grasp The best years, some say, are done by twenty-three Senses alive, experience our currency Sleep the day, we crave the night and used all our energy (Time) The minutes trickle and slowly grow Until the waterfall that flows rushes with the hours of the past (Time) We watch it slip away over the ledge of days Into the pooling memories we dive content to drown within its grasp Surging, always moving forward Never turning back All the things we didn’t do Weighing on our backs Fear – the heart beats double time Cold sweat – the night is closing in Breathe – and hope the dawning brings us one more day (Time) The minutes trickle and slowly grow Until the waterfall that flows rushes with the hours of the past (Time) We watch it slip away over the ledge of days Into the pooling memories we dive content to drown within its grasp Time Time Time Can we ever make the most of it?

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Hurricanes is a pop/rock album that is both upbeat and reflective. Plenty of grooves, a lot of bass and catchy melodies.

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released March 1, 2024

Recorded and mixed at the Beats Lab by
Ryan Douglas

Mastering by Beats Lab

Album artwork by:
Ryan Varney

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