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No More Floods

by Ryan Douglas

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Wide Awake 04:14
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From across the sea something shimmery A crystal sound that inspired me Clear as ice with fragility Roaring now with electricity Big ideas shooting up from seeds In picture painting words I could believe Heartache and hope right there in the weeds But love is our biggest need I’m wide awake With an energy I just can’t shake A whole new world with sights and sounds Emotions like wind stirring all around Anchored by the beat of the drums that pound Echoes rise like hope unbound (and I’m) Sprung like coil that was tightly wound I can feel myself lifting off the ground I’m wide awake With an energy I just can’t shake I’m wide awake Poetry in notes and chords more beautiful than Icelandic fjords In swirls of textures a symphony; over the top a guitar peals I can’t sing but I dare to try – I’ll make a joyful cry I’m wide awake With an energy I just can’t shake I’m wide awake
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Sea of Fear 03:51
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The sea we’re in, does it conspire to sacrifice us on its altar? Looming waves climbing ever higher, capsized now we’re under water I am no rock, I am no island – to leave me drowning who could fault her? (And still) I cast my fears into the deep Up to your perfect love is where I leap Without today there’s no tomorrow, to end it now might stop the sorrow There is no rope, there is no hope, no crying out; no resolved doubt (And still) I cast my fears into the deep Up to your perfect love is where I leap I could go and who would know? But I hear your voice and I know I have no choice I’m not giving up So tired from running scared – I bought the lie that no one cared A lonely child waiting for a ride watching every car pass by All my hope left to grow cold when I just need someone to hold Can you hear me? Can you see what’s wrong with me? I cast my fears into the deep Up to your perfect love is where I leap Now in your keep I am free
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Only Heaven Knows 04:18
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We were a fearsome pair Until sickness like a ninja stole Truth is life’s not fair My heart now a gaping hole Please take my hand If you still can Just one last kiss Can we go on like this? (Only heaven knows) Now I can’t stop pacing I see your levels racing Do I seethe or soothe? Sometimes we don’t get to choose Please take my hand If you still can Just one last kiss Can we go on like this? (Only heaven knows) A glow behind the gray clouds Like a hope you can’t say out loud Still I’m holding tight to you As a ray of light breaks through Up where the angels soar But can they love you more? Forever in my heart you know I know but I can’t let you go Up where the angels soar How can they love you more? Forever in my heart you know I know it’s time to let you go Up where the angels soar How could they love you more? Forever in my heart you know I know I’ve got to let you go
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Searching for Rainbows 04:12
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See the dirt under my nails, every rock has been upturned In all my digging I have failed, now I’m here talking to these worms Take a breath try again – does no good just to complain I hear thunder rolling in and I sure can smell the rain I’m looking for rainbows Searching high and low Beautiful rainbows A promise I can hold Where are the rainbows? I can’t find them high or low Beautiful rainbows Was it just for show? Color in between the lines; what if my hand strays? Could I blame it on the wine, to excuse my errant ways I believe true art will shine – would you set yours in my place? Cause I’m looking for rainbows Searching high and low Beautiful rainbows A promise I can hold You said no more floods I asked you to sign in blood I turn my head up to the sky; I want to see to heaven Raindrops falling in my eye; I’m soaked with blurry vision Take a breath try again – does no good just to complain Feel a gentle breeze roll in, there’s the sun behind the rain And I’m looking for rainbows Searching high and low Beautiful rainbows A promise I can hold You said no more floods And you signed right there in blood Rainbows for mud
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Hey Kids 04:03
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Hate is like a sonic boom that suffocates the room Steals away all decency silencing the love we need There never was a golden age a time without the hurt and rage Hey now kids what would you give to be a part of the hope that lives? Life’s just a moment away There’s color under the gray Can you let go of the hate The future’s not far away – tomorrow starts with today Love is like a gentle breeze, fragrant as the cedar trees But it takes work to cultivate, to burn away the weeds of hate Now listen kids I’d have you know only love can make you whole So grab a shovel, dig in deep, the seeds you sow are worth the reap Life’s just a moment away There’s color under the gray It’s never too late to pray The future’s not far away and love is waiting today If you’re thinking you can’t win or that you’re too stuck in There is good news for you with the strength to pull you through Life’s just a moment away There’s color under the gray You can let go of the pain Salvation’s not far away and grace is waiting today
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Not Telling You Off 04:47
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Accusations littered like bones in a graveyard My soul confessions trampled on and torn all apart No contrition always faking like it’s really so hard There’s a danger So much anger I just can’t make my eyes soft If I call out If we fall out I’m not telling you off When you hear me Please don’t fear me I’m still not telling you off Conversations drone around us – all I want is silence Condescension pops and crackles like an electric fence These conditions – are we a bomb squad? Emotions intense There’s a danger So much anger I just can’t make my eyes soft If I call out If we fall out I’m not telling you off When you hear me Please don’t fear me I’m still not telling you off
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Spaghetti Midwestern 02:26
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Prodigal 03:26
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I took the money, I had some fun Without a care what was to come It all unraveled and I came undone Over my shoulder I cast a glance Don’t know who’s coming I can’t take a chance Lord I’m too tired to dance this dance Always losing more than I win Won’t someone please cut in? Now I’m falling Are you calling? Why am I stalling? I lose all poise when I hear your voice I raise my eyes up to the sky In silent prayer though I don’t know why Hot on my trail a past I can’t deny I turn my tail and run Could that undo what’s done? Now I’m falling Are you calling? You see me crawling I hear your voice but I can’t make that choice You said live with no regrets Life is free when you have no debts So here I am to place my bet With a heavy heart that grieves But a brand new soul that now believes Why am I bawling? When I hear you calling No longer falling I made the choice to trust your voice
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Rain Pours Down 03:47
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Something draws me You know I gotta see But now it’s got me and I don’t have the strength to fight I only hear lies Do things I despise I’m hiding in disguise as if darkness could be light But then you came for me And you set me free So I’m lifting my hands up Yeah you came for me You wouldn’t let me be So I’m lifting my hands up There in the mirror The ugliness is clearer I turn away – all I want to do is scream I only hear lies Believe what I despise Now I shut my eyes – can from a nightmare come a dream? But then you came for me And you set me free So I’m lifting my hands up Yeah you came for me You wouldn’t let me be So I’m lifting my hands up I’m calling out but I don’t hear a sound While stormy clouds gather all around And the rain, rain starts pouring down Yeah the rain, rain comes pouring down But then you came for me (Rain pours down) And you set me free (Rain pours down) So I’m lifting my hands up (Rain pours down) Yeah you came for me (Rain pours down) You wouldn’t let me be (Rain pours down) So I’m lifting my hands up (Rain pours down) Lift you higher, lift you higher, lift you higher (Rain pours down)
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Coming Home to You 04:56
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I slipped right out the back door like a vapor in the breeze Felt so helpless anymore steering this ship through stormy seas Didn’t want to be alone, seemed the only road to take Now when I dream of you I hope I never wake Yeah – I feel alive when I’m with you Yeah – like my fears cannot get through Yeah – to feel the heat of love and light If I can just hold on tonight Majestic mountains rise before me as I cut through open plains The air is like an oven and I long for cooling rains Beyond me lies the desert with its stoic barren ground Even it can’t slake your spirit – I can feel it all around Yeah – I feel alive when I’m with you Yeah – like my fears cannot get through Yeah – to feel the heat of love and light If I can just hold on tonight I hear a voice calling out against the winds that rise Call back louder ‘cause I can’t hear you – let’s give it one more try Flying down the rails now I am homeward bound Every image I recall is one more mile down So call to me with memories that bubble like a stream I am coming home for good – it’s even better than my dreams Yeah – I feel alive when I’m with you Yeah – like my fears cannot get through Yeah – to feel the heat of love and light If I can just hold on tonight
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Lullaby 02:41
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Dancing eyes, angelic smile They always steal the show As the love in my heart grows Words come fast, sometimes out of place How are you to know? Oh my love for you still grows When you’re tired or feeling sad So alone and low Dear child I love you so You’ll never be too big for me These arms you can’t outgrow They will always bring you home

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If you're old school like me and would like a physical CD please purchase the album digitally and then click the "Contact Ryan Douglas" link and send me an email with the address where you would like the CD sent. The physical CD is included with the digital purchase. Feel free to pay a smidge more than the $10 as it would help me with shipping costs.

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released February 3, 2021

All music and lyrics written and performed by Ryan Douglas
Recorded and mixed by Ryan Douglas @ the Beats Lab
Mastered by Ric Hopkins @ The Sound Workshop
Cover Art & Design by Linda Foster

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Variety is the spice of life and Ryan Douglas gives you plenty of spice, crafting songs rich in textures and grooves that stand outside of genre.

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