Shine On

by The Open Rays

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You speak in absolutes, leave nothing left to find
No shades of grey between your black and white straight lines
With automatic thoughts that state you shouldn't even try
Which leads you to commit your feeble fenced-in crimes

But your heart can feel more than just
the weight of the world
More than the heavy hands of this iron land,
and its manufactured pearls
And your eyes can
see further than
the veil of the clouds
And through the raindrops
and your blind-spots
You can see the sun shine,
So shine on

You speak in absolutes, but it's beginning to feel like lies,
A seed of doubt has grown and you're beginning to see
The light shining through the cracks

And you can feel more than just
the weight of the world
More than the heavy hands of this iron land,
and its manufactured pearls
And your eyes can
see further than
the veil of the clouds
And through the raindrops
and your blind-spots
You can see the sun shine,
So shine on

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released April 11, 2014
Guitars,/Voice,/Drum Programming: Jarrod Gawne

Violin: Etienne Gautier

Double-Bass: Nico Breton

Written, recorded, and produced by Jarrod Gawne

Arranged by Jarrod Gawne, Etienne Gautier & Nico Breton

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Folk-rock chamber music with a twist

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