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Dark in times

by Bill Randen

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1.
All I can give you 05:16
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All that I know is nothing at all scrounging for answers into this world maybe the feeling, of lo and behold all I can give you now, is better than gold Somebody got all his money tenfold we used to know the right from the wrong what if our lives just got in the hold all I can give you now, is better than gold Hey mister don't you know the life you locked away forever is coming back to blind you, in a ray of light, as we wait for the explosion of the sun, to set us free again All I can tell you, is bid you farewell from all the troubles we live in this hell maybe an answer, don't lose your soul all I can give you now, is better than gold Into the darkness I ride and I ride but in the distance I do see a light maybe God wants it, if we're not sold all I can give you now, is better than gold
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Hold on 04:37
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Once we thought the dark will set us free but now it got us where we don't wanna be So hold on, hold on, hold on until we rise again hold on, hold on Maybe a song has played us for fools so close your ears and tear down these walls Hold on, hold on, hold on until we rise again hold on, hold on, and we can make a stand my friend, until the race is done hold on, hold on, hold on Peace is gone, inside of me but I won't fail, to finally set us free So hold on, hold on, hold on, until we rise again hold on, hold on, and we can make a stand my friend, until the race is done hold on, hold on, hold on
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This livin' 03:39
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Yeah good livin' you thought it'll always be around just forget it there's no way it can be found Yeah tomorrow you thought it'll always be ok oh but that sorrow it won't go away Yeah this livin' is it worth it for someone all I'm givin' givin' all the best I can Who am I kidding all the bad are here to stay in this living guess I have to find my way So tomorrow when it shines a brand new day all them worries I just hope they go away Yeah this livin' is it worth it for someone all I'm givin' givin' all the best I can yeah this livin' it's right now
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Antilie 05:14
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So low, way below something in our way we're getting up so slow Lost cause, we got crossed all this time we tried with what a cost I was hoping you could try, to hear the other side I was hoping you could see, when the world was turning blind I was hoping you could keep, awake my antilie I was hoping I was brave, deep down inside Forget, the strife maybe there's some truth in the afterlife No slack and no luck we better get away and don't look back Breakout, no doubt before we live again let's call it out
5.
Dry leaves (feat. Ren) 04:06
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Dry leaves on the dirty trees dark heart is when you leave black ashes flying with the breeze cold winter is setting in All I see is you come and go all I need is to heal this soul for your right and for my own all I need is to make us whole Some say it's the end of times some just don't give a dime in the winter of our discontent getting ready for the slow descent
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Waltz for the living 04:28
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And so I finally wake to see the walls that go around me the sun that never shines on me the endless odyssey And so I finally wake to see the life that pass in front of me the river flow into the sea and all that it will be I wake up in the afternoon another dream that's gone so soon bye bye brother tell my father I'll be gone for very long bye bye father tell my brother I'll be on my own And if you go up there where the flowers grow and if you see Mr Mr can you feel Mr Mr can you hear Mr Mr please And so I finally wake to see the words that run around me the truth that never comes to be the mourning of the sea And so I finally wake to hear the voices that was never clear the rain that's falling down like tears the songs I'll never sing
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The man who would be king 05:04
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So you had your explanations for your cheating fest last night and you always have a cover or your ass is on the line Are you happy with your life and the fairy tales you say you have lied to so many people you don't even know their name Way to go, way to go, you have never had a soul Way to go, way to go, you won't have another role I was just a kamikaze, I was down for the dream I'll see you buried in the dust one day, as the man who would be king You always thought you're someone special, you always thought you are the one but the world is turning faster than what you can understand Only stuck inside your bubble, would not dare to go out such an hypocritic bastard for that I never had a doubt One day soon the wheels will turn around and your lucky streak will change a cold sweat will run down on your face as you're trying to exchange all your kingdom for a horse or a getaway car when the fools can see clear what a fake you really are
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Show me hope 04:36
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Show me hope and I will wait in the darkness in the rain keep me strong and make me sound when the others bring me down Show me hope and send me love give me a sign up from above and if I die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul take Show me hope every day winds of change and shades of gray for all the stories that I make before my heart can really brake Show me hope and keep me warm give me shelter from the storm and if I live and I get old I won't blame my poor old soul
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Ground zero dawn 05:58
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The shadows told me to tell you there must be good in this world but I heard the word is out there that the darkness creeping in to ourselves Ground zero dawn ground zero dawn fade away in the morning light at the ground zero dawn In time you'll say all your prayers in time you'll battle with lies but you know there ain't no conscience for the life that waits for you and me down this line It's an eye for an eye my brother it's a tooth for a tooth if you will but you know I have to ask you will there be a tomorrow in the end Ground zero dawn ground zero dawn fade away in the morning sun at the ground zero dawn
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The need to make it right 04:19
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Right, the need to make it right the need to set it straight the need to keep an eye out day by day I feel it in my soul I feel it in my bones I feel it in my heart to make it right It happened all before it's written on the wall it's written in the songs I sing for you you know we're not alone there's got to be some hope there's got to be someone to lean on And maybe we can have a life full of wonders if we try And maybe we can feel something together in the light Right, the need to make it right the need to keep us strong the need to separate the right from wrong I feel it everyday I feel it's on the way I feel that any moment is here Right, the need to make it right the need to stay alright the need to be united, yes my friend I got to keep it going I got to keep it growing I got to make it right up to the end

about

"You want it darker", a wise man said once
and it's absolutely true and profound.
We have the power to imagine the change and make it happen.
So the question is what kind of change do we really want ?
And what should we really use our imagination for ?
Our power is in numbers. Maybe one person alone is not enough.
But his or her thoughts and work is of great importance to the whole.
Fear is not a good companion nor a good advisor.

These songs are not made to make us forget.
These songs are made to make us remember.

credits

released December 7, 2022

Music and lyrics by Bill Randen
Arranged, recorded, mixed and produced by Bill Randen
Guest Vocals on dry leaves performed by Ren
Art direction and sleeve design by Bill Randen
Cover picture by Theo Nt
Recorded between December 2021 and January 2022

Thanks to family, Theo Nt, Ren, Greggy K.
and everyone who kept the faith

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Bill Randen Athens, Greece

Bill Randen is mainly a singer-songwriter, based in Folk music while sometimes drawing influence from old Blues, Americana and Classic Rock. His songwriting creates a mature listening that blends the acoustic-electric sound with his personal dark style

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