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Tales From Beyond

by Robert Rowland

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1.
Aeralyn 03:58
Last night she climbed the rooftop And spoke to ravens there They taught her to flap her coat tails Then she was in the air She came down the mountain With wisdom and to spare The people just hid their faces Like people do everywhere Aeralyn You'll feel her passing by Like the wind Her realm is the sky She sings through the ages To free us from despair Though some will refuse to hear her Her voice keeps ringing fair Aeralyn You'll feel her passing by Like the wind Her realm is the sky Aeralyn The world is in her eyes Like the wind Her realm is the sky
2.
There's a cheeseburger of love Waiting for you inside my refrigerator Cause I think you ought to know What we got ain't cold or wrapped in plastic I want the world to see Just what you mean to me There's a milkshake of redemption With two straws but I eschewed the whipped cream Cause really who needs that No no no Just saturated fat You've got to let me know Which way you want to go Cheeseburger of love Milkshake of redemption We can rise above The bones of our contention
3.
Refugee 04:25
I've been keeping my head out of the water Floating out to sea Stars are smiling, waves remind me of rocking, dreaming On my sister's knee But I can't hold on much longer On a boat for ten we were forty two Lost and drifting low All around us the storm was raging, the sails were shredded Land our only hope I saw my family always hungry My people dying by degrees I had a vision of a new world Any place we could be free When morning broke we sighted shore Sliding slowly by I had to swim to bring them in For their lives a sacrifice In their eyes I see surrender I could hear my wife and brothers crying As I jumped into the sea Swimming hard in the icy water, the ocean stronger Swept me to the east My body numb I'll float forever The stars are dancing in my eyes Out of the night a light surrounds me And lifts me to my new home in the sky
4.
Drive 05:41
Paradise inside your mind A place of no regrets And boundless time Can you see beyond the day We have so much to say But the world gets in our way If you feel life's too long Keep your head down, stay strong You don't have to worry about it Don't ever doubt You'll find another way
5.
Blue 06:23
There's a blue light falling from a crack in the sky The ground is shifting and the sea's too high They said there'd be a lifeboat, but that was a lie And the time is growing shorter for me I remember we were lords of this land Time was ours and life was in our hands Now there's something I can't understand How did it go so wrong?
6.
Breathe 07:18
Sky viewing, I breathe it in While the quiet stills my restless mind Man's doing, a poison wind All we've done is leave the best behind Time skewing, we're here again In a place we never thought to see Undoing the ancient sins Keeping us from where we need to be Then we will rise beyond the ash of frozen pyres
7.
Tree 05:50
I've been to the mountain And sailed the seas Crossed the sacred river But it didn't heal me No, it didn't heal me Got to keep on climbing This never ending tree To find the light and breathe the air Beyond the canopy But every step I take Is further from the place I want to be All of this is over The smallest thing Lives destroyed, the future lost To chase a bloody ring Melt the damn thing Time is running out now To do the deed Down the hills, across the plain And clamber up the scree The fire I see I'm glad you're here with me At the end of all things
8.
Long ago, or was it tomorrow You gave me all you had, and I brought you sorrow When it's all said and done, how far will we go In pursuit of a dream When our lives are held to the light Will they believe our intentions were right Until that day, we'll continue the fight In pursuit of a dream

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This album is one of the results of three years of strangeness: Covid isolation, disrupted sleep patterns, massively enhanced creativity, and an altered view of life and reality. Plus, you can dance to it! If you want. I'd rather you didn't. Forget I said anything.

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released January 20, 2023

All songs written and performed by Robert Rowland

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