The later tapes vol.2 'The Parallels'
by Bill Randen
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Glad to know you
04:06
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Glad To Know You
So glad to know you
just a moment ago I was tired,
old and a wayward
just a moment ago I was nothing
now I am all the things I can be
so glad to know you
so glad to know you
So glad I met you
for the ocean's so deep,
dark and endless,
calling my name
all the thoughts that I left in the doorstep
as my mind telling me
this is home
so glad I met you
so glad I met you
So glad I found you
just a minute ago I was lost
sailing the unknown
just a minute ago I was crazy
now I got all the things that I need
so glad I found you
so glad I found you
So glad to know you
out here there is nothing to care for,
chasing the wild wind
out here there is nothing to fear for
cause the stars will be guiding me back
so glad to know you
so glad to know you
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If You Want
You can bring me up for a fight
you can fill my darkness with light
you can change my mind with a song
you can share this truth if you want
You can try hard everyday
you can think this world is ok
have you asked who lived and who's gone?
you can share these thoughts if you want
In this world I know there is something wrong
in this world I know must be something more
do you know which side are you on?
I hope you choose the right one if you don't
You can try and do what they say
you can shake your head and obey
out there the war rages on
you can share this truth if you want
In this world I know there is something wrong
in this world I know must be something more
do you know which side are you on?
I hope you choose the right one if you don't
You can spend all your money so right
and then dream that your life will be bright
ever felt we're all just a pawn
you can share these thoughts if you want
In this world I know there is something wrong
in this world I know must be something more
do you know which side are you on?
I hope you choose the right one if you don't
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A way
04:51
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A Way
Tomorrow's gonna come
tomorrow is gonna rise
out of my loneliness,
out of my own disguise
I'm on my own again now,
it's such a long way somehow
I'm on my own again now,
it's such a long way somehow
someone else have told me once
I should give my life a chance
get me out of there
and let me off that road
the only road that I know
the one that leads me
through the snow
the one that takes me
where freedom is my home
when you think that is over
and despite all the others
there's a way, to be free
are the people like monsters
and the cities like dumpsters
find a way or follow me
I'm on my own way right now
it's such a long way somehow
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Not anymore
03:07
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Not Anymore
Not anymore, I need to live
I hit the bottom, there's no relief
not anymore, I got to go
the road is paved, with great big thorns
100 years from now I wonder
if this life is still the same
or if the freedom day will rise
and we will be saved
someone told me not to worry
there's so many ideals
but you got to look inside of you
to find what's real
not anymore, I'll live to tell
of what I've seen and what I've felt
not anymore, this is for real
no one can tell us, what we should feel
100 years from now I wonder
if this life is still the same
or if the freedom day will rise
and we will be saved
someone told me not to worry
there's so many ideals
but you got to look inside of you
to find what's real
not anymore, this is our world
and if they try to take it, they're gonna fail
not anymore, you bring me up
not anymore, you bring me up
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We ain't over yet
03:29
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We Ain't Over Yet
Eyes of lies down on empty road
we ain't over yet
healing lies on the mountain tops
we'll be back next year,
you'll see that we ain't over yet
out of the blue
into the red we sailed,
tomorrow wasn't just a brighter day,
forgot the reasons
for the thoughts we claimed,
yesterday's near
will you have the burn inside
when they nail you on the wall
and will you turn the other page
only for a moment
but somehow that ain't over yet
out of the blue
into the red we sailed,
tomorrow wasn't just a brighter day,
forgot the reasons
for the thoughts we claimed,
yesterday's near
missed the good times you once had
caught into the change
but can you stand only ten feet tall
before the break of day
you'll see that we ain't over yet
out of the blue
into the red we sailed,
tomorrow wasn't just a brighter day,
forgot the reasons
for the thoughts we claimed,
yesterday's near
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Trouble trouble
03:25
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Trouble Trouble
Trouble trouble
on my mind
trouble trouble
and I can't find peace of mind
first you loved me,
but now I realise
that the loving
that I got for you
ain't right
so I won't be there,
I won't be there
Lord have mercy
on her sweet soul
cause I won't be there
I won't stand square,
I won't be there
for all the loving
that you got,
it ain't fair
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Love reserved
03:56
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Love Reserved
No I won't hold your hand
anymore in this world
no I won't share your bed
and your old chest of drawers
no we won't just pretend
it is love that we feel
for a while it was good
now we need something real
try not to think of all it now
everything was good and anyhow
honey don't you weep
we don't need another breakdown
no I won't find a way
to your heart anymore
no I won't keep away
from my friends
when you're bored
it was good for a while
we had surely some fun
now we need to depart
find a place in the sun
I will always have you in my mind
even though things
didn't turn out right
baby don't you weep
nothing from my feelings
left behind
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Watching you
06:37
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Watching You
Whenever you're on your own
whenever you feel alone
and everyone look so vain
I'm watching you, I hear you my friend
I'm watching you, I hear you say
you know it's true, I'll do what I can for you
I know it's true, I heard you say
Whenever the chains are strong
whenever the words are wrong
a light is shining on your way
I'm watching you, I hear you my friend
I'm watching you, I hear you say
you know it's true, I'll do what I can for you
I know it's true, I heard you say
I'm watching you
and if you don't believe me
there is nothing true
for me and you
something is above us now
and we must choose
before we leave the stage
there was always some bad feelings for
fatal mistakes
whenever you're getting tired
whenever you're aching bad
whenever your hope is gone
I will be there, to ease your mind again
I will be there, to get you back
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Water
02:51
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Water
Was it his troubled youth
was it his broken tooth
was it the lust for the water
was it the truth he dared
was it the cross he bared
people like flies on the water
maybe a bailout
or maybe an easy shout
calling all saints from the water
or just a simple light
sometimes out of sight
all of his thoughts were all right
and I wonder where he keeps
all the love that he brings
when going down to the water
and I wonder if he cries
when the sun in his eyes
tell them and give them surprise
was it the broken nails
was it the words derailed
that brought him down to the water
or just an idea
maybe the biggest deal
raising the sand from the water
and then he had enough
he made people laugh
who wants to go down to the water
no one replied
no one taken the ride
hope they're gonna be all right
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Just a simple song
03:50
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Just A Simple Song
Maybe just a simple song, is for me the way to turn you on
maybe just a simple line, all I need to tranqualise your mind
and if I could get you there, really hope, in this lifetime
baby I already know, it'll be a happy ride
maybe just a melody, it can soothe your soul and set you free
maybe just a sweet old word, been a long time since the last time heard
love you know can be there, make it real and it can be our guide
and if you believe in us, then it will be alright
maybe just a simple song, is for me the way to turn you on
maybe just a simple fact and a promise it can only last
it is just a big old world, getting so much crazier every time
baby if we can stick together, then we will be just fine
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about
The Parallels
I am a stranger in a strange land.
I used to live in a place where music was good
and not a twisted version of it.
There was some meaning in it and no pretentiousness. So I got a theory for all that. It is a parallel universe and someone has hijacked my place in that other "normal" one so I ended up here.
Always trying to make the most I can with music that does not belong to these times or place. This reality is like a double edged sword. There is ugliness to it but there is also beauty and since I'm stuck in this weird situation,
with all its consequences and its benefits,
I choose to invest in beauty.
Maybe if I give to it, long enough,
it will get better
I am a stranger in a strange land.
I used to live in a place where music was good
and not a twisted version of it.
There was some meaning in it and no pretentiousness. So I got a theory for all that. It is a parallel universe and someone has hijacked my place in that other "normal" one so I ended up here.
Always trying to make the most I can with music that does not belong to these times or place. This reality is like a double edged sword. There is ugliness to it but there is also beauty and since I'm stuck in this weird situation,
with all its consequences and its benefits,
I choose to invest in beauty.
Maybe if I give to it, long enough,
it will get better
credits
released November 10, 2020
Written, performed and produced by Bill Randen
Guest vocals on "If you want" performed by Thannos
Mixed by Bill Randen
Mastered by Theo Nt
Art direction and design by Bill Randen
Special thanks to Theo nt, Thannos, Dimitris "Morfeas" Spanos
Written, performed and produced by Bill Randen
Guest vocals on "If you want" performed by Thannos
Mixed by Bill Randen
Mastered by Theo Nt
Art direction and design by Bill Randen
Special thanks to Theo nt, Thannos, Dimitris "Morfeas" Spanos
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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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