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The Other Side

by Autumn Dawn Leader

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Merciless Sun rises again Another night has ended Merciless sleep from me has fled My position left undefended And I wonder how I will cope With this 'devoidance' of hope When sunlight reveals the lines on my face Sunlight reveals the toll Sunlight reveals the pain and disgrace And all that time has stolen Merciless heat upon me again My weary soul is aching It burns my mind and unfitting skin And my sanity's cracked and breaking And I wonder just how long I'll still be able to sing my song When sunlight reveals the lines on my face Sunlight reveals the toll Sunlight reveals the pain and disgrace And all that time has stolen Merciless sun burning While the world is turning And my heart is yearning To be... Free
2.
You want to see me in your light But I dwell in depths of shadow You cannot understand my plight I cannot reach your winsome shallows Incomprehensible Incomprehensible You can't see me in the darkness While your light it burns my eyes You don't understand the madness and sadness I don't grasp your love of life Incomprehensible Incomprehensible Incomprehensible Incomprehensible You try to reach me in your language I answer you in mine I think what you say is utter nonsense You think I speak nothing but lies Incomprehensible Incomprehensible Incomprehensible Incomprehensible We're at an impasse No bridge exists between our worlds And neither one can fathom The view from the other's eyes Mmmmmmm It's incomprehensible
3.
Waiting Room 03:02
Seems I'm always sitting in the waiting room of life Staring out the window at the world that is outside Wondering when my time will come If I'll ever have my day Whiling the time away Doctor, Doctor, can you tell what is wrong? Can you fix me with this song? Seems I can't get out of here And the walls are closing in The pressure in my head is high And the air it feels so thing Will someone call my name, please? Won't you open up the door? This room's more like a prison cell I can't take it anymore Doctor, Doctor, can you tell me what is wrong? Can you help me with this song? Doctor, Doctor, I've been waiting for so long It hurts when I breathe, and all my strength is gone Seems like I'm gonna die here in this room - still waiting Feels like I'll never get out of this room Doctor, Doctor, I've been hurting for so long Can you help me end this song? Doctor, Doctor I have no more words to say And there are no more chords to play
4.
There's a fine line between passion and obsession Every rule is broken by the exception Crossing lines and making waves Blurring lines and riding waves There's a hope found only in desperation A holiness found only in temptation In crossing lines and making waves Blurring lines and riding waves And if you want to know where you can find me I'm not hiding anymore 'Cause there's a truth found only in fiction A freedom in the midst of the addiction What appears to be a contradiction Is simply the other side And if you want to know where you can find me You can visit anytime... I'm on the other side Riding waves and crossing lines If you want to know where you can find me I'm not hiding anymore You can visit anytime You'll find me here Crossing waves and making lines... Disappear Yeah, you'll find me here
5.
Bottle 03:11
I had a bottle full of dreams I spilled it on the floor It stained the carpet blue And it damaged my front door As it rolled It crashed and dented Anything that got into its way I had a bottle full of dreams But the bottle got away Filled it up with other things, I did Filled it up with wine Filled it up with more regret Filled it up with time
6.
The Dream 02:54
He sees her in the moonlight She dances in his dreams He feels her reaching out to him Calling out his name Calling Wake up I'm waiting for you Come to me I cry out to you Find me now I'm waiting for you To wake up And make the dream come true Sweet kisses in the moonlight Embraces in the dark Together in this moment In each other's arms She whispers Wake up I'm waiting for you Come to me I cry out to you Find me now I'm waiting for you To wake up And make the dream come true
7.
Call me by name Did I ever tell you what it is? Huh, well, I guess it doesn't matter anyway But now that I'm here In the middle of the room I have something to say And, it's okay I tell myself, yeah It's okay That you forget me now That I'm so easy to let go I'm always saying goodbye... Before I've said hello It's lonely tonight It will be lonelier tomorrow That's just the way it goes But now that I'm here With spotlights and teardrops in my eyes I'll tell you something you already know And, I know what you'll say Yeah, you'll tell me It's okay If you forget me now 'Cause I'm so damn easy to let go I'm always saying goodbye... Before I've said hello But it's not okay It really isn't okay If you forget me now (don't forget me) Or that I'm so easy to let go (don't let me go) I'm always saying goodbye I'm always saying goodbye I'm always saying goodbye... Before I've said hello Hello... Goodbye
8.
I paint pictures in the air Colours running everywhere I throw rose petals to the wind I'll never see them again And, I just want a place to lay my head Never more to rise Yes, I just want a place to lay my head Where I will cry no more I paint pictures in the sky While the tears blind my eyes All I know and feel is pain So my soul sings this refrain I just want a place to lay my head Never more to rise I just want a place to lay my head Where I will cry no more Where I will cry no more Where I will hurt no more
9.
Trouble 01:34
I see that look in your eye Like I might be fun to try Like I might provide you with a little distraction I see the smile on your face That you cannot erase And, I know what you're looking for is satisfaction You're aiming to misbehave, aren't you? And, I'll be the trouble you get into I hear the words you don't say I know the game that you play And I'm not under any illusion It's a lesson we never learned Play with fire, you're sure to get burned It was bound to be a foregone conclusion You're aiming to misbehave, aren't you? And, I'll be the trouble you'll get into Yes, I am the trouble you'll get into
10.
I used to dance to your tune every night that you played 'Til my feet got tired and my mind got frayed When all hours became midnight And I longed to flee away A rose at my lips prevented me from telling my tale When I tried to speak, every time I tried I would fail When all hours becamse midnight A dark enchantment prevailed I have learned fairy magic has a very great cost To your peril you go, to my peril I forgot all I was When all hours became midnight I dwelt where all hope was lost
11.
This Moment 04:31
Tell me a story And I will sit and listen Feed me your heartache I will eat from your hand Sing me a picture I can carry in my dreams All I need is this moment To spend forever with you And, let me have the stardust That's falling from your lips Fill me up with longing And leave me wanting more Play me all your shadows And I will bathe in your light All I need is this moment To spend forever with you So, don't hold back Give me what you have Leave your fingerprints all over my soul Strike the chords on my heartstrings And play me skillfully Touch me with practised fingers And caress me with your verse I don't need tomorrow Because we have tonight All I need is this moment To spend forever with you

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My deepest gratitude to Amos Parkinson who allowed my music to touch his heart and let his heart reach back, so in being the producer of this album he brought together a work of art that I am so very proud to share, and without him this album would not be. And, his drumming pretty much rocks my world - as well as a few of these songs!

Also thanks to the cosmic Bob Breeze who added his brilliance to a number of tracks and made the whole thing the better for being involved.

Thank you to the lovely Asher Rossell who dropped the bass on a couple of these tracks, adding some young, youthful rhythm.

Thank you to Jamie, for putting up with me, for loving me...for being amazing.

Most of all thank you to those of you who keep believing in me and my music. This is for you.

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released April 9, 2016

All songs written by Autumn Dawn Leader


Lead Vocal: Autumn Dawn Leader
Backing Vocals: Autumn Dawn Leader and Bob Breeze
Keyboard: Autumn Dawn Leader
Lyre: Autumn Dawn Leader
Electric and Acoustic Guitar and Harmonica: Bob Breeze
Bass Guitar: Asher Rossell
Percussion: Amos Parkinson

Production: Amos Parkinson

Photo Artwork by SquarePeg Photography

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Follow Autumn Dawn Leader aka The Songmistress for delicious chord changes, vocal sorcery and, most importantly, lyrical hammer blows. Autumn may be difficult to put in a box, but if you've ever longed for or lost anything, you may just find yourself in the strains of her compositions. ... more

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