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Circles

by Dan Strauss

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1.
Orbit Of You 04:51
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Broken glass and the rain won’t stop. Think fast, get up on your feet now. The railroad car’s out back. California’s in your soul now I’ve got nothing against the rain I wouldn’t even try to change it if I could I wouldn’t even try to call you. If I could be down at the shore, I would wait – I would wait no more. I’d paint the colors that I see in you. Mostly different shades of blue Last night I could feel summer end, felt a little like a friend. Made me want to walk around. Made me want to go and feel this town I’ve waited for this time. I can’t disguise the view I hear voices echoing inside the station. I spin inside the orbit of you. You thought for a minute that the traffic would stop. And you could just get out and fly. Every instinct that we’ve ever had Kept us hovering outside. I like mornings here with you. Feels like something steady. Maybe everything is fine or maybe we’re not ready. My guitar gets out of tune, puts me in a lousy mood. Makes me think about the workings of our minds and
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The Flowers Keep Growing 03:31
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How am I gonna be better than you When everything you do is all I can do How am I gonna sing until Dawn When all I can think of is just this one song I’m fighting for you And I’m fighting for me My head’s in the clouds And my heart’s on the sea So wish me good luck Then turn me away Think of me fondly Some other day The photographs and letters I’ve written to you Will be lost in memory When all of this is through So put on some music And dance through the night Maybe you’re done with me Or maybe you might Call me one Sunday Months from today And say all the words You never could say The keys to your house Still sit in that jar And the flowers keep growing In my front yard I’ll be thinking of you Wherever you are And the flowers keep growing In my front yard
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Lost My Way 03:58
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I was on my way I was on my way But I stopped in this town Looked around Walked around And I lost my way I lost my way I was on my way I was on my way My bags were packed I had my tickets I was on my was Then I saw your face And I lost my way Seems like yesterday Seems like yesterday I woke beside you, slipped inside you Tried to find you, alibi’d you And I lost my way I lost my way This is everything Every little thing All the echoing Like a choir singing to me This is all of it Every little bit Got a taste for it Gonna keep it inside of me Maybe years from now Maybe years from now Putting walls up, pulling walls down Changing faces, leaving this town I’ll find my way I’ll find my way I was on my way
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Your Love 04:23
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Its about as likely that Lightning might strike me As finding your love Tethered to advisors And soul providers I still can’t find your love Dark as night And nearly twice as long The cardboard masquerade is not so strong Like a beginning And something of an end Like walking a thousand miles just to find your only friend. A fossilized emotion Frozen in time Fits me like a glove I can’t quite remember ‘cause it happened last September But I think I thought I’d found your love A sentimental story filled with Metaphors and an allegory Against the backdrop of an epic demise A band of angels with enough change in their pockets To start a new inevitable rise Turning around would be easy If I knew the way from which I came The trial’s been delayed but the evidence is on display And usually that’s enough If I’m well-prepared Then the next time that I see you there Maybe I can hold on to your love Not long ago But long before the winter snow It seemed like I had found your love.
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Rain 04:29
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Can you hear the sound of wheels On the rain-soaked streets? Can you feel the morning pass And your skin against the sheets? See the actions you almost take The satisfactions you almost make California to Montreal Didn’t learn anything at all. I tried to get you off my mind (3x) Drove around a lot and wasted lots of time. You’ve got so many things I need. I look around me and I see Our time capsule fills with all these things. So much to be thankful for The safety of your wooden floor I hate to think of you tonight Traveling lost in the moonlight The rain won’t stop falling Can you feel the collapse Punctured by the doubts we have Not enough people following through Even though they know what they need to do.
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A Brooklyn Morning 05:01
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I’ll look for you on a Brooklyn morning I’ll walk around ‘cause I can’t sleep I’ll wait for you on a cloudless daybreak And make promises that I can’t keep I’ll talk to all the early risers And wander up and down the street I’ll listen to the soft strange silence Get some coffee and a bite to eat And this won’t be the end of us There’s more to write, I’m sure And you believe what you think you know I lost something here long ago I’ll look for you on a Brooklyn morning. I’ll wander down below the bridge The shops are closed and there’s no sirens Think of all the things we did I’ll wait for you down by the water Where the factories meet the sky I’ll smile at the children playing And say hello to passers by And this won’t be the end of us There’s more to write, I’m sure And you believe what you think you want to anyway I was lost but I’m finding my way But I’ll look for you on a Brooklyn morning
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Midnight 03:46
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Can I say I’m sorry for The things I did and the things I said And I’m not asking to Hold you in my arms again The person I was back then Well it just isn’t who I am I couldn’t make it go away And I couldn’t make you understand Now my soul is rested But it took a long, long time It took a lot of wandering And it took a lot of wine. If I could break it down for you And let you see inside my head The days I couldn’t walk Or get myself out of my bed I wonder if you’d sympathize Or tell me everything’s ok It funny how we memorize The things that we wish we could say. Now the wind is quiet And the rain it does not fall The elephant has left the room And I hear the quiet call As the anniversary approaches of my darkest days Another generation looks up to the stars and prays For some forgiveness to wash away the past. There’s comfort in the moonlight That dances on the kitchen floor And there’s signs of life emerging From the crack behind the door I don’t know if you can hear me When I say your name out loud But the sun still rises and the sun still sets And there’s a silver lining on a random cloud So if you see me Walking down the line Maybe now you’ll smile and tell me that it’s fine And remember that before the storm And afterwards as well There’s peace down in the valley And stories left to tell
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Open and Shut 03:59
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This is where we started And this is where we’ve come. I didn’t say things Exactly as I had them in my mind Nowhere is everywhere A piece of the kingdom For a day’s work done Pack up your things Tie up your boots For a long, hard climb Can’t you once come find me ‘Cause I keep finding you You just go on running for cover And I keep coming through I was a breath, turned into the wind I was the sand turned into the sea What is it you’re looking for Fear’s a long way down Here I am right outside your door Kind of just hanging around. The path, hard to find in wintertime Unwrap the memory Remember what your hand felt like in mine and put the rest away Can’t you once come find me ‘Cause I keep finding you You just go on running for cove. And I keep coming through I was stone turned into the mountain I was alone turned into the universe
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Circles 04:04
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You don’t have to worry Everything will be just fine You don’t have to worry You’ve memorized every line I see you fall in circles I see you falling down I see you in the faces Of people in this town You don’t have to worry Everything will be ok You don’t have to bury Everything you threw away I see you break the tension The tension behind your eyes You don’t need to mention The frozen lullabies You don’t have to worry Everything will turn out right I know that you miss her And it keeps you up at night But remember when you’re sinking You’re rising up inside The journey back to you Is the longest ride

about

Circles marked my third trip into the recording studio. After "Rocking Chair", I wanted to make something more intimate that had a roots vibe, reflective of the traditional music I was enjoying at the time: Hank Williams, The Carter Family, Bill Monroe, The Louvin Brothers, Woody Guthrie and more. It is also, pretty unapologetically, a break-up album, or more specifically I suppose, a relationship album. What I tried to do was tell the story of a relationship beginning from moments through the end, post-reflection, apology and finally peace. The story is not linear. And of course, as the title suggest, there's a pretty good chance, we'll do it all over again at some point, but maybe be a little wiser for wear. Again, a host of friends and talented folks popped into the studio to contribute their sounds and that what makes it all come together. That, and producer/engineer Royce Jeffres' good ear and instincts. Royce was a young engineer just getting started and decided to take this project on. He instantly "got" what I was going for and listened intently to my influences to find the right vibe. I think "Circles" grows more as the years roll by. I hope you enjoy it.

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released September 7, 2016

Ted Looby - Guitar
Kate McGuire - Vocals
Seth Travins - Bass
Bill Konig - Bass
Todd Talbo - Drums
Mary Fifield - Violin
Matt Haden - Banjo

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Dan Strauss Brooklyn, New York

Dan Strauss is a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, NY. His songs vary in style from alt country to indie folk and he proudly displays his influences from The Beatles to Nick Drake to Wilco. Dan's insightful and intelligent lyrics are buoyed by his gift for melody and hooks. He performs frequently in New York City and around the Northeast often solo or with any number of frequent collaborators. ... more

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