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Don't Be Gone (And Other Songs)

by Here North There

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1.
Shirley 03:12
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Married at nineteen years old A prairie girl you were so young and bold Education or the family way One or the other for a girl in those days An honour for the country's greatest minds Both your brothers up there recognized Fathers of medicine and politics You were a mother in the thick of it Surely under other circumstance Surely if the times were different You'd be standing up there with those men Surely you'd be showing all of them Nevertheless, you're one of the best in your field There should be a medal on your chest, for keeping it real All those years on the farm, sweat and tears you worked hard Went back for your grade twelve, wrote a book, published it yourself Now tell me those aren't the things that heroes do Surely you should be up there too Dedicated to accomplishing You finish what you start, you not afraid to dream Don't need no doctorate of philosophy You got your self a different kind of degree Surely under other circumstance Surely if the times were different You'd be standing up there with those men Surely you'd be showing all of them We're lifting you up, raise your cup to all that you've been through And all the women like you, that aren't honoured enough For what you do off the stage, we'll add yours' to the names On the front page, in all the halls of fame Tell me that's not the least that we should do Surely you should be up there too So here's to you (And your brothers too) But here's to you Here's to you
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Hesitate 02:58
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My love, my love My steadfast love You are a dreamer And I can be a realist And I know that I can hesitate And as of late I don't seem like I am much of a dreamer In the face of an idea That could wind our little world the other way When you say Do you wanna go? Oh my love, my love My patient love I have been keeping very busy I was getting dizzy Now I'm trying to stand myself up straight So I, I do hesitate When you tell me darling lets get a move on I still got my shoes on I will be there I'm just running late When you say Do you wanna go? Hey! I don't think that it could wait a couple days I can't wait another minute more to say I don't think that it could wait a couple days To say I wanna go
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Flee of The Flatlander 02:46
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For as long as I remember I swear I've had the same damn cold Even in the summer I've got a runny nose I'm not cut out for this climate, I've gotta get to the coast I can't afford the cost of living But the big city's calling me now Can't afford another winter It's do or die and I'll decide how Oh I'd rather starve in Vancouver than freeze in a prairie town So if I end up on the street If I can't afford my rent I'll still purchase a postcard Of February flowers to send Mail it back to the prairies, sign it hope to never see you again (Chorus) If I die of hunger Please fulfill my last request Bury me on the beach The absolute farthest one west I'll be six feet under ground, at least I'll never feel that winter again. I can't afford the cost of living But the big city's calling me now (Couldn't afford to live there no more) Can't afford another winter It's do or die and I'll decide how (Couldn't afford to live no more) Oh I'd rather starve in Vancouver than freeze in a prairie town
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In Gold 04:15
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Does a heart of gold Get heavy when it grows old Hard to pick up Hard to hold Or something? A ring of gold Worn smooth From the years Between your knuckles For some one And I, I don't know If I'd believe it, if you did not show How to be in love How stay in love How to work for it And how to polish it You make it hard to resist getting old together You've gone and done it in gold You make it hard to resist staying young together You've gone and done it in gold In gold Or something For some one
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Two Eagles 03:56
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Left motherless you were young and you became the mother Taking care of your father, taking care of your brothers Then they took care of you, they put you through school You kept on caring at the bedside of the frail and the wounded Pretty soon your eyes wandered to the horizon What's on the other side of this big dark ocean So you decided to go, and when you stepped on that boat I wanna know Did you ever look back? Another girl like you growing up in Toronto Outgrew her attic room and that side of the country She decided to go west to the wheat and the snow Found a job and a boy who's heart she carefully stole She was a Protestant, he was from a Catholic family Her parents protested, said "We won't be at that wedding" Two empty seats in the pew, she went ahead said "I do" I wish I knew Did she ever look back? Now when I see two eagles up over top me I think of you both and everything you taught me Circling up above looking at generations Of families you started without hesitation And if I ever have kids, and when they start taking risk And when they ask me "should I ever look back?" I'll say you should look back at your great grandmas Look at what they did, did they ever look back Would you be here if they looked back? If they looked back
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Fire 01:05
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Fire And smoke Ashes to coals Flames Burn low Night gets cold We cuddle close Warm glow Warm glow
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Out in Style 05:41
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I woke from a dream It was not a pretty seen Sinking like a stone In a hospital alone Here's how its gonna be If I see a century I'll throw a big ol' bash And it will be my last I'll strut an emerald suit I'll put on my blue suede shoes We'll dance the night away And all my bestest friends will say Oh, you're going out in style Some people might complain Say its not the natural way But for me that ain't no thing I'd rather go out with a bang There will be a big parade Seven marching bands will play It'll be on the front page And the headlines will all say Oh, you're going out in style One final cigarette Smell of whiskey on my breath They'll ask me if I had regrets Well, now that you mention it I wish I'd regret less Oh, you're going out in style
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Enoksasant 02:54
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Enoksasant I bet it's been a while Since some one called you that Or maybe it has not It's awkward on my tongue But it kind of feels right This evening you are still What secrets do you keep beneath your calm Smoke upon your breath Slightest ripples stretch across your chest Enoksasant Enoksasant Who has paddled cross your gentle calm I am not the first And neither was the one who hid your name Reveal your name Reveal your name Can I call you Enoksasant Can I call you Enoksasant Can I call you Can I call you Can I call you Can I call you Maybe I should not
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Don't Be Gone 03:15
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Go get the hell out of here Saying goodbye is too hard Go get the hell out of here Saying goodbye is too hard Go get a move on Oh you better get in that car It's just for a few days If only you knew Just how bad I don't wanna part If distance make the heart grow fond Well it's only been a minute And here I am singing this song So don't be gone long You better hang up first I wanna talk for so long You better hang up first I wanna talk for so long You better hang up that phone You better leave me alone I want to keep on talking Til the topics are gone I wanna hear ya, all night long If distance make the heart grow fond It's only been a mile I'm pining for your smile my love So don't be gone long You better get over here You know I've missed you so much You better get over here You know I've missed you so much You get yourself over here You better jump in my arms It's just been a few days But all I wanna do is Spin you around, and never let you down No, no If distance make the heart grow fond Well it's only been a minute And here I am singing this song If distance make the heart grow fond It's only been a mile I'm pining for your smile my love So don't be gone long
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Rain, Lake, BC 03:45
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Written and shoddily recorded during April-May of 2018, Don't Be Gone (And Other Songs) is the result of a songwriting experiment. I was doing a three week work/study stint at Horne Lake/Enoksasant on Vancouver Island, staying at a family cabin on the lake. During a morning canoe ride on my first full day there, I decided to try and write one song a day, for three-weeks.

I didn't quite make my goal, but the challenge really put my songwriting strategy under the microscope. Sitting down each night to write forced me to be reflective, and think about aspects of my life, or stories, or feelings that were worth writing about. It also forced me to write shorter and smarter. I often procrastinate finishing songs, and this took leaving it for another moment of inspiration off the table.

So what you see/hear here are the result of these efforts. I recorded them in and around the cabin with one mic, in just one or two takes. Listen close, and on some tracks you can hear the lake, the rain, or the fireplace. I thought about waiting to record it more professionally, but I don't think it would have the same energy. This "concept album" is an invitation to share in the findings of my experiment. It is unpolished, but I hope in its rawness there are some things you can connect to.

-Chris

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released May 30, 2018

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