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Until the Dawn

by Rick Parnell

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1.
A New Song 03:53
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A New Song Rick Parnell I need to move on I need to be strong I need to say something I should have known all along I need to find a new song I don't know who wrote the book of love Starts sweet, then gets too [F]rough Is this the end or just your bluff? Were we ever really close enough? Maybe... time to find a new song It will say something like You're the one to fill my life And our days are meant to be Spent together with a family Sunny days and whispered nights The past is done, the future's bright Doesn't matter where, hold me tight Who knew love could be so right If you find a new song It's not about the wedding band Don't need to own you, - you're where I am Take in the moment the best I can Love just one woman - be her man Maybe... time to find a new [Am]song This love's tender in your mournful way The knife cuts - just a price I pay Dreams - good or bad - slip away I know you're leaving, I want you to stay Maybe... time to find a new song It will say something like You're the one to fill my life And our days are meant to be Spent together with a family Sunny days and whispered nights The past is done, the future's bright Doesn't matter where, hold me tight Who knew love could be so right If you find a new song
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Don't Be Afraid 03:32
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Don't be Afraid Rick Parnell Now I've been waiting since 1963 For that vision on my black-and-white TV To reappear in our perfected galaxy Free from hate or the fear of tyranny I knew it wouldn't happen by 1984 You could raise the ceiling but we're crowded on the floor Increase the power and still there's want for more Nasties underneath the bed - and what's behind the door Don't be afraid Don't be afraid Write the end you want and then walk with me Don't be afraid When I want to rest my feelings I just stop to think When those feelings don't rest easy I might take a drink I turn the music loud 'til it sounds like one of us Hold your sign up, I'll hold mine - it's paradise or bust Don't be afraid Don't be afraid Write the end you want and then walk with me Don't be afraid Now I'm not one of those people that I used to be Questing for an answer to dilude me that I'm free Anchored by rejection and green with jealousy I always want to be with you and you're always here with me Don't be afraid Don't be afraid Write the end you want and then walk with me Don't be afraid Won't need to be alone if we say the words that keep us whole I won't be afraid You won't be afraid I depend on you; your here with me - that's all the truth to know I'm free We won't be afraid
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Touch the End 03:04
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Touch the End Rick Parnell A breeze for cooler heads Born and then born again I'm not mad, though I'm not impressed Nothing to do and you've done your best The cost of words unsaid Fallen soldiers in my bed Spoiled food and unpaid rent Nothing to do if you can't start again So I'm just waiting for a friend As I discuss how this might end And watch seeds I planted bend Roots so deep they touch the end You can't take my trouble Though you might add some more If you'd like to help, well there's a shovel Move the earth for me once more I'm just waiting for an end Discarding each new best friend Watching seeds I planted bend Roots so deep they touch the end Roots so deep they touch the end Roots so deep they touch the end
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Too Much on My Mind 03:04
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Too Much on My Mind Rick Parnell I've been the river I've been the lake I've been a giver Too often I take I'll run for cover And surrender to my fate There's too much on my mind Too much on the line I've played piano I've banged a drum I've left land fallow I've planted on some I'll leave until tomorrow What today I should have done There's just too much on my mind Too much on the line Too much ahead of us Far too much behind I'm drowning in mediocrity With too much on my mind There's too much on the line I've lost my temper I've held my tongue I got much older Hoping again I would be young I'll be hotter and colder Before this day is done. There's just too much on my mind Too much on the line There's just too much on my mind
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Cue the Rain 03:51
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Cue the Rain Rick Parnell The ice on the lake doesn't look very safe I think I'll just stay where I am And write you this note Stuff it in something that floats You'll find it washed up on the sand I'm not asking for favors I think I'll remain here Alone though you say you're still near With no one to talk to I might have a breakthrough Or breakdown by all of my fears Cause she's already gone Yes she's already gone She's already gone Cue the rain I've got a new understanding of being alone No matter - I'm where I should be And if I should call you Or write you a thought It'll be one with which you agree I won't be finding the way back I'll be building a new track To one that gives me just what I need A someone who wants me And a license to break free I'll learn how to run and then walk Cause she's already gone Yes she's already gone She's already gone Cue the rain I was gifted with reason And a passion to fly Abandon the sunrise There's clouds in the sky Abandon this morning There's nothing left to gain Don't trust a lover Find comfort in the rain Cause she's already gone Yes she's already gone She's already gone Cue the rain
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Coexistence 03:12
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Coexistence Rick Parnell/Nash Parnell Verses: If I were to crawl to you If I didn't fall straight through Well would you, could you, if I If I were to promise you And if I really meant it too Well would you, should you, if I Chorus: Seems to me some things are meant to be Seems to me some things are meant to be Well it just seems to me Some things are meant to be Coexistence Verses: If I wrote a poem for you And if I listed all the reasons to Well would you, could you, if I And if I learned my lesson well If I gave you a key to my cell Would you, should you, if I Chorus: Seems to me some things are meant to be Seems to me some things are meant to be Well it just seems to me Some things are meant to be Coexistence Chorus: Seems to me some things are meant to be Seems to me some things are meant to be Well it just seems to me Some things are meant to be Coexistence Coexistence...
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Touch Me Now 02:58
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Touch Me Now Rick Parnell I'm cold and still shaken Never built to be alone Cracked but not quite broken Lighted embers losing glow For now I cling to the darkness With a coat so clearly torn Knowing the castoffs and the cover The little that might keep me strong If I stand another hour If I could make just one clear sound If you know that I'm still human touch me now In this life we are all children Our fears are each our own A turn is surely coming The weak now will soon be strong If I stand another hour If I could make just one clear sound If you know that I am human touch me now You can feel the wind behind us You can hear the whispers roar You can feel this moment's history You feel the rose above your thorn If I stand another hour If I could make just one clear sound If you know that I am human touch me now touch me now touch me now touch me now you know that I'm still human touch me now
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Not Running Anymore 03:08
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Not Running Anymore Rick Parnell/Ian Lopez VERSE 1: I wonder what you're thinking Are there bits of me Where are you now Did I set you free REFRAIN: I'm not running anymore VERSE 2: You weren't the first love There to wipe my brow I remember you best At least right here and right now REFRAIN: I'm not running anymore No, I'm not running anymore CHORUS: Hanging on the phone line with these dreams that can't come true waiting for the weekend though there's nothing left to lose REFRAIN: I'm not running anymore VERSE 3: Windshield wipers slapping A forgotten tune Broken hearts still trapped in An old abandoned room REFRAIN: I'm not running anymore No, I'm not running anymore Chorus 2: Hanging on the phone line all the dreams that can't come true waiting for the weekend though there's nothing left to lose REFRAIN: I'm not running anymore No, I'm not running ... I'm not running ... I'm not running anymore
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Peggi's Jubilee 03:16
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Peggi's Jubilee Rick Parnell & Rena Cohen Every family needs its glue With who we are, it's what you do Bind each branch to every tree If we didn't then we know it now on Peggi's Jubilee A middle path is good to find Every path will sometimes wind You help us know what giving means If we didn't then, we see it now on Peggi's Jubilee Let's all raise a cup to thank the sister Let's share another cup of memories A third looking forward to the future And it starts right now with Peggi's Jubilee You make us each so debonair With happy socks and underwear A table filled with food and empathy If we didn't then, we get it now on Peggi's Jubilee Let's all raise a cup to thank the sister Let's share another cup of memories A third looking forward to the future And it starts right now with Peggi's Jubilee For one and all we'll come together Laugh at ourselves and each other Know what it means to be family We love it when, we'll do it now on Peggi's Jubilee Let's all raise a cup to thank the sister Let's share another cup of memories A third looking forward to the future And it starts right now with Peggi's Jubilee Let's share another cup of memories And it starts right now with Peggi's Jubilee It starts right now with Peggi's Jubilee Yes let's start right now with Peggi's Jubilee
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Until the Dawn 04:18
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Until the Dawn Rick Parnell Sun keeps shining through the pouring rain If it don't go down it can't rise again What I'm saying has been said before You steal your peace - now the world's at war No need to break down, that's what the money's for No one gets even - while everyone's keeping score I don't know what you see in your sleep Don't want to hear it - gives me the creeps Black bird in the window - it won't make a peep 'til the dawn You're not my father I'm not my son Won't know who we are 'til the lying is done Hide behind miles and broken calls He who climbs highest further falls I don't know what you hear in the night I'm seeing past you - but I can't find the light Black bird at the window - seems just out of sight Till the dawn Mat's at the front door porch light is on Music is playing Sun's nearly gone Sun's nearly gone Sun's nearly gone It won't be back until the dawn
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End of Chapter 1 02:20
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End of Chapter 1 Rick Parnell Verse 1: Verses You want out Now I'm in it And your aching for the fight Well if your leaving Take me with you We'll start over We'll get it right The answers You are seeking Won't be given They are within You find them I will listen Then together We'll ask again Chorus The words that we've been stuck on Are just the end of chapter one The book that we're still writing Begins and ends with both of us Verses 2 I could be your secret lover You might hide but I will seek In a place Down by the river Where we both wish to always be Chorus The words that we've been stuck on Are just the end of chapter one The book that we're still writing Begins and ends with both of us Verses 3 I can't say Where this is going I know where I'll be when it's done In love with a woman Who said she'd had enough Chorus The words that we've been stuck on Are just the end of chapter one The book that we're still writing Begins and ends with both of us

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released November 1, 2016

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Rick Parnell Vancouver, British Columbia

Rick Parnell is an original voice, with intriguing lyrics in the tradition of Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Donovan, with some Lennon, Nillson, Harrison and even Johnny Cash mixed in for good measure. Inspired by these musical heroes, Rick’s own music is textured and nuanced, blending a mid-lifetime’s experience with a youthful, poetic soul. ... more

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