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Letters From America
03:30
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Another morning arrives without circumstance
The unladen doormat is checked with just a glance
It’s not much to ask but there’s no letters from America
The open forum calls to those with time
the parchment read, a parody of rhyme
Endless thoughts containing letters from America
Double entendre, lines of jest
A welcome sight to comfort me
Lighting the way through shadows and doubt
Par avion upholding me
The darkest hours filled with thoughts of you
To span the miles although far from view
I’ll once again depend on, letters from America
Double entendre, lines of jest
A welcome sight to comfort me
Lighting the way through shadows and doubt
Par avion upholding me
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2. |
When it Rains
03:04
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I turn toward the picture
It always looks the same
A slightly yellowed photo, in a broken frame
Expression always changeless, neither smile or a frown
Eyes always staring, always put me down
And when it rains, it rains on me
And when you cried, you cried on me
And when it pours, it pours on me
But when you cried, you cried for me
I always walk the same streets
Eyes turned toward the ground
The silence comforts me, embraces and surrounds
The shadow in a doorway
Silhouette standing still
I light a cigarette, turn my collar to the chill
And when it rains, it rains on me
And when you cried, you cried on me
And when it pours, it pours on me
But when you cried, you cried for me
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3. |
Let the World In
02:49
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Knocking on another locked door
Searching for something, of what I’m not sure
Once again, I’m under the weather but on top of my game
My head’s in the clouds again
Walking through days in a stupor
On occasion awake, but not sure what for
Waking to another bloody Monday
Living the dream if that’s what you’re dreaming today
Open the window let the world in
It's time to go
Open the window let the world in
Now that you know
The bleakest of skies
The colder the dawn
The colder the dawn
The strongest of ties
Hold on to the hope
Often that’s all that remains
Considering a hole in the garden
Planting a seed of that there’s no doubt
Reaching for the farthest of lights
It's so far away
But never quite out of sight
Open the window let the world in
It's time to go
Open the window let the world in
Now that you know
Open the window let the world in
It's time to go
Open the window let the world in
Now that you know
It’s been a while for me
Once trapped within I’m now set free
Help me find my voice
A clearer path
That’s all I need
Open the window let the world in
It's time to go
Open the window let the world in
Now that you know
Open the window let the world in
It's time to go
Open the window let the world in
Now that you know
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4. |
In Dreams
03:14
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Looking out my window as I was
In dreams I had seen you so far away
I called out to you, but you just looked away
Looking out my window as I was
Looking out my window as I was
In dreams I had held you so close to me
I held on to you, but you just turned away
Looking out my window as I was
In my mind I had held you so close to my heart
But my grip had just pushed you away
In my mind I am running ‘cross moors open wide
The end is never in sight
Looking out my window as I was
In dreams you had held me so close to you
I held on to you, but you still broke away
Looking out my window as I was
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5. |
Little Girl Dreams
03:11
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The little girl laughs as she plays in the garden
The sun streaking through her light auburn hair
Playing the game that a little girl plays
Without a worry, without a care
Oh, how you have changed
Looking through the pictures of the way you used to be
Oh how you have changed my love
Little did you know then, that you would fall for me
Fall for me
The years have changed her each expectation
The family has split and gone their separate ways
No longer a little girl she feels abandoned
Dreams of a future, brighten her days
Oh, how you have changed
Looking through the pictures of the way you used to be
Oh how you have changed my love
Little did you know then, that you would fall for me
Fall for me
Her dreams have come true like she never imagined
Her life has changed with each passing day
Now she is grown up she’s needed by someone
Someone who loves her in a whole different way
Oh how you have changed
Looking through the pictures of the way you used to be
Oh how you have changed my love
Little did you know then, that you would fall for me
Fall for me
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6. |
Two Seasons
03:56
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She lays there asleep, at peace with the world
Dreaming and breathing so innocently curled
The thoughts in her mind
Her voices so small
Her head says stay but should she let her heart rule
He gives her the world but she’s not happy
She gives him her life, but he’s not happy
Side by side they lay, remembering the day that never was
He sits in his car while the world passes by
His senses turned off to her last pleading cry
He makes his way home now the day is all spent
Absent from life and his lover’s lament
He gives her the world but she’s not happy
She gives him her life but he’s not happy
Side by side they lay, remembering the day that that never was
With life in perspective the answer is clear
She knows the way out through pain and through fear
He leaves the room but she won’t call his name
She sees the picture and turns down the frame
He gives her the world but she’s not happy
She gives him her life but he’s not happy
Side by side they lay, remembering the day that never was
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7. |
Nearest Light
03:09
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It looks cold outside today
I might just remain where it's warm and safe
It's cold outside today
Though the climate has cooled since they went away
It was warm and there was light
A comfortable presence always there
It was warm and there was light
Now the picture has dulled
I never thought that it might
Things have changed
The skies grew cold
It doesn't have to stay dark
I’ll reach for the light
And I’ll be OK
I know I’ll be OK
I sit alone within my thoughts
Dreaming the dreams of a much younger soul
Alone within my thoughts
But those dreams are now distant by what has been brought
The spring is coming soon
I see the light with each breaking dawn
The spring is coming soon
I know I can grow now that I have the room
Things have changed
The skies grew cold
It doesn't have to stay dark
I’ll reach for the light
And I’ll be OK
I know I’ll be OK
Things have changed
The skies grew dark
It doesn't have to stay dark
I’ll reach for the light
And I’ll be OK
I know I’ll be OK
Things have changed
The skies grew dark
It doesn't have to stay dark
I’ll reach for the light
And I’ll be OK
I know I’ll be OK
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8. |
Corners of the Universe
03:25
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Around the corner over there
In the cupboard by the stairs
She kept her hopes, her dreams she couldn’t share with anyone
I had a dream I was with you
We crossed the fields to see the view
We strained our eyes to see the corners of our universe
Won’t you dream, for me, for me
Let it go, away, away
Close your eyes
Close your eyes
A rising sun shone on my face
The fleeting shadows were erased
The yet unknown to be discovered out in front of us
Down the path we’d walked before
But this time there is the door
Shut up tight to keep the secrets that are held within
Won’t you dream, for me, for me
Let it go, away, away
Close your eyes
Close your eyes
We hold the key that fits the lock
Against the ticking of the clock
Time runs out to find the corners of the universe
Won’t you dream, for me, for me
Let it go, away, away
Won’t you dream, for me, for me
Let it go, away, away
Won’t you dream, for me, for me
Let it go, away, away
Close your eyes, close your eyes
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9. |
Silence is Never
02:54
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If it ever ends will there be solace?
If it ever ends will there be grief?
For the words that were not said
The thoughts too hard to share
The love never realized
Tried the road less traveled
It seems without reason
The stops along the way, were all spent alone
The silence grew so loud
I thought I might go mad, a rather short journey
The sounds inside my head
Drown out the thoughts I ever had
The good, the bad, the odd, and slightly depraved
Is it all in vain, or will it be worth it
Will the story run its course, a definitive end
The tide will ebb and flow
The sun will always rise
Until it doesn't
When its time to go, will it bring peace?
When its time to go, will it be enough?
For ample time has passed
Regret there cannot be
For a love never realized
The sounds inside my head
Drown out the thoughts I ever had
The good, the bad, the odd, and slightly depraved
The sounds inside my head
Drown out the thoughts I ever had
The good, the bad, the odd, and slightly depraved
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10. |
Runwalker
03:05
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Lord have mercy on my soul, what's left of it
I've been down this road before, 'though my mind is set
It's been long, the journey quite tumultuous
But time brings me closer to the goal
I've been lost without you
Chasing shadows that aren't there
I've grown cold without you
Chasing memories in the air
The path always took me to your door, no matter where I went
Moth to a flame, resistance weak
It's too damn hot
I turned my back and walked away
I maybe should have run
The light always points toward the goal
The earth will turn
Restore the light
Shine again
Shine again
I’ve been lost without you
Chasing shadows that aren’t there
I’ve grown cold without you
Chasing memories in the air
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Studio II Cincinnati, Ohio
Studio II began in 1986 with brothers David & Warren Harrison recording an performing synthpop jams until the early 90s. After a 30 year "hiatus" the new release Runwalker emerged.
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