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Rise

by David Nash

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1.
quicksand 03:00
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What will I do with the voice I’ve been given What will I do with the life I’ve been living What will I do when my turn comes Cower away or empty my lungs I will sing from the top of the hill I will sing like our wedding bells I will sing till the war is done I will sing for everyone Call me a liar, call me a cheat Call me a sinner for the man that I be Call me the mirror, for shining through Call me the quicksand for burying you *** I will sing *** Send my love out to the sea What the bottle slowly carry me If the waves fall hard tonight I pray I did something with my life *** I will sing ***
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water's rising 03:43
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Oh my Lord, Water’s rising Am I drowning, or baptizing Either way, I’ll be reborn, when I wake Speaking tongues and holding onto snake Either way, my days are numbered Cause waters rising, waters rising Hello river, Mississippi You’ve been carving, working daily But am I bold enough to think That I will leave a larger wake Either way, my days are numbers The waters rising, waters rising The waters rising, the waters rising, The waters rising, rising on me repeat
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hope 05:15
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Hope is buried deep, somewhere underground Sleeping through the winter, sheltered from the sounds Waiting for a springtime, brought by longer days And a sun that will not sleep And a return from hades __ When the river breaks down, and the robin’s returned Look to the forest floor, the one that once was burned -- Oh my heart has been hoping all winter Oh my heart has been waiting for the spring Oh my eyes will look upon the sunshine And we will find brighter days Now look all around you, oh what flowers you’ve become Drowning out the hatred, enough is enough ** --
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long goes the apple tree 03:28
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Sometimes I feel my heart is moving slow I pray it keeps on beating I’m sitting here with fish and loaves And no miracles worth making Long goes the daylight Long goes the sun Long goes everything I thought that we had one Long goes the sun With every passing hour I see danger hang Ahead on the horizon Follow me to the shelter we seek Named for the horse we are riding Long goes the apple tree That stood once in our yard It came down with the wind last night When the world was blowing hard Long goes the apple tree When will the rain become soft and sweet The way you taste in the morning The thunder in your heart rescues me Like a storm without warning Long goes the morning Warm in our home Coffee just doesn’t taste the same When I drink it alone Long goes the mornings We’ve been walking hallways with doorways closed Somewhere a window’s open I fold my hands for everyone laid close And for all those left unspoken When will we rise up When will I see Everything fell with that old apple tree And now we can grow again
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cry 03:14
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All of my leaving all of your grieving Everybody has to change I’m blind as a witness who never saw it coming And everybody wants to blame And I’m in the back with the windows down Screaming at the moon in the sky Oh my God, Take me home Everybody needs to cry So stay with me, Darling please Give me a hand to hold Stop the car, put it in park We don’t even have to go And all of those questions, all of those lies Don’t worry honey I’m your alibi I’m the shade to your tree Everybody needs to cry For a moment, she was holding Everything I was And in the moonlight, on the roadside The tears did come And the flowers grow Everybody needs to cry
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what am i to do 04:36
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What am I, what am I, what am I, what am I to do? I ran to the arms of loneliness But woke up in the cold blue I will seek out solitude Its what they tell you to do But all I really need, all I really need, all I really need Is to be warm with you There are days when the sickness Is as thick as all we consume There are seasons that challenge us like ravenous racoons Just to wade through the marsh of your heart in this refuge Finding was to start is the hardest part of finding you But if you’re gonna take my heart Be careful with the fragile parts Its been left along far too long Bury it in the softer snow So you can watch the garden grow As I unpack all that’s gone wrong… What am I, what am I, what am I, what am I to do?
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every other way 04:28
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All of our days are spent walking together Chasing the moon and the sun Holding hands I can dream you a river And paddle till the day is done Oh love, love, I can’t believe it I will follow you home like a dog And all the rust never will beat it Cause iron lives in our blood (Everyday) I will tell you I love you But Everyday it comes out wrong So I will show you in every other way And today I will write you a song Oh walk with me, take me home She said to the boy in the snow Up the stairs, her long brown hair There’s not a door I don’t know __ All the days, dancing away Not running to but from Now everywhere, lost in your stare Who needs words when you’re in love __
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best i can tell 04:17
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Ask me a question child Ask me a question child I will try to answer the best I can Oh sparrow, down by the water Oh sparrow down by the water Why do you fly so low? Oh loneliness, like the winter Oh loneliness like the winter Why do you cover me up and block out the sun Oh to carry on would be Oh to carry on would be Well it’s just one way to go Best I can tell, the only reason we are hear Is to care for one another Care for one another Please care for one another
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truly blue (b side) 03:35
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fool in the courtyard (b side) 03:42
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keep me (in the dark) (b side) 03:20
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give this day a color (b side) 04:15
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about

Before COVID happened, I was writing a lot. I was thinking of the rebirth the spring would bring us. I was hoping for a rising sun. A new day. A political change. I was hopeful. It was a time of new ideas and new songs. Then I hit a wall. Work stopped. Writing stopped. I spent a lot of time with my children.

Like many others, I wanted to find a way to support the community of artists around me. I bought albums, donated where I could, supported folks on patreon, etc. I decided I had enough songs to put together an EP. I contacted a local artist, Landon Sheely, to create a cover. I reached out to my friends at Carpet Booth Studios in Rochester and asked if they would help mix and master the tracks I recorded in my basement. And just like that, the album rose up.

In late April, I started writing again and found a few new songs to add to the mix. I decided to leave these track un-mastered and release them as the b-side to the project.

I was preparing to release and then George Floyd was murdered. Since then, wow... There is just so much to say and so much to learn. So much to listen to.

The song "Quicksand" took on new meaning for me ("What will I do with this voice I've been given? What will I do with this life I've been living?") and when I saw Bandcamp would be donating their proceeds to the NAACP on Juneteenth (6/19 - Freedom Day), I thought it would be a good day to release this album.

Thank you for listening to music. Thank you for listening to those around us who are asking for equality and help.

Here are just a few resources/organizations to consider learning more about if you have the time:

www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/
headwatersfoundation.org/about-us
indigenouspeoplesmovement.com
blacklivesmatter.com
www.naacp.org
www.gofundme.com/f/forty-acres-project

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released June 19, 2020

Songs 1-8 Mix/mastered by Nik Halmilton and Zach Zurn at Carpet Booth Studios in Rochester, MN
Artwork by Landon Sheely

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David Nash La Crosse, Wisconsin

Based in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Kinda folk. Kinda Americana. Kinda singer-songwriter. Author of the novel “The Man in the Pines.”

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