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I'll Take The River

by The Roundlakes

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1.
I need a little time to think it over I need a little time to understand Cause I'm the one who's wrapped around your finger And you're the one who's trying to shoot me down Hey hey my oh my Everywhere I look I see your eyes Hey hey why oh why You take me down with your killing smile tonight Like a man who knows his time is over Like a man who's sinking in the sand Cause I'm the one who's wrapped around your finger And you're the one who's trying to shoot me down Hey hey my oh my Everywhere I look I see your eyes Hey hey why oh why You take me down with your killing smile tonight Hey hey my oh my everywhere I look I see your eyes Hey hey why oh why you take me down with your killing smile tonight I need a little time to think it over I need a little time to understand I need a little time to think it over I need a little time to understand I need a little time to think it over I need a little time to understand I need a little time to think it over I need a little time to understand I need a little time to think it over I need a little time to understand
2.
Wellspring 05:06
I went to the wellspring To take another sip Behold the vice and see if I Could pry its rusty grip They didn't have a crowbar So I used a little grease Worked it all night To derive some inner peace Return to the wellspring To check the lost and found Pick through old belongings And put them in the ground The arcades were not open I didn't have a friend But an old coat that had been with me Ever since time began Stay away from the edge Don't wade in the poison Each drop has a reason Stay away from the edge Don't wait in line Each drop holds the mystery of life We met at the wellspring To satisfy the proof Shake it off and amputate Last vestiges of youth They didn't have an ashtray So we used an old tin can Smoke billowing over conversations Never gonna end Stay away from the edge Don't wade in the poison Each drop has a reason Stay away from the edge Don't wait in line Each drop holds the mystery of life A boat capsized immortalized At the bottom of the ocean What lies beneath remains unseen Concealed from the surface A boat capsized immortalized At the bottom of the ocean What lies beneath remains unseen Concealed from the surface Stay away from the edge Don't wade in the poison Each drop has a reason Stay away from the edge Don't wait in line Each drop holds the mystery of life Stay away from the edge Don't wade in the poison Each drop has a reason Stay away from the edge Don't wait in line Each drop holds the mystery of life
3.
Wake just an hour like I know ya alone Stay in the heat wave for the next place to land I'll pack the trailer leave the city you loathe behind Birds flying over our heads think they're heading the same way I can see it so clear myself I can see it so clear myself I'm like a stone flows You're like the wind We'll come together Winter Fall or Spring You'll light the candle I'll be thinking of you at night This ain't forever just some time to clear your mind Let's make a story something for me to write I'll take the river to be with you sometime I can see it so clear myself I can see it so clear myself I'm like a stone flows You're like the wind We'll come together Winter Fall or Spring I'm like a stone flows You're like the wind We'll come together Winter Fall or Spring I'm like a stone flows You're like the wind We'll come together Winter Fall or Spring
4.
I lost the battle of who needs it most I'm not complaining now It's just another city There's nothing here Where's everybody else I'm out of touch I'm out of range It feels like a solid gale No other voices here A sign that says arrived A plot of land to settle down I know you're here in every way I guess you're lucky now In paradise take me out of here And I'll run away with you I'm paralyzed whispering the words So that you might look somehow I got you here found a way So I know you better And I would like to say I wanted more than this A sign that says arrived A plot of land to settle down I know you're here in every way I guess you're lucky now In paradise take me out of here And I'll run away with you I'm paralyzed whispering the words So that you might look somehow Untie my hands I am me On the riverbed Runs so free Are you happy now Are you happy now
5.
I took a chance spun the wheel I threw a dime into the pond expecting nothing An obelisk raised to the sun Didn't fall surprised everyone Except my best friend I know the donkey's tail may never find a home Wishes unfulfilled despite all the candles blown So many parties thrown as you get old I want you to know you stay on that road An hourglass blank slate measured every grain But it kept moving dripping away from me Fixate the pillowcase I filled it up with so many treasures and stomach aches They say the donkey's tail may never find a home Wishes unfulfilled despite all the candles blown So many parties thrown when you get old I want you to know you stay on that road Take your time rest your eyes Don't let the stopwatch make you compromise I took a chance spun the wheel I threw a dime into the pond expecting nothing Through a lens up at the sky For a reason a reason for magic or just illusions I know the donkey's tail may never find a home Wishes unfulfilled despite all the candles blown So many parties thrown when you get old I want you to know stay on that road
6.
I feel it calling out to me I feel it burning deep inside in my mind I feel it calling out to you I see you coming from the edge of night I know you got that feeling Wake up cuz you're not dreaming I wanna tell you how it's gonna be I wanna tell you it's coming back to me Hold me close don't let me go I see the light shining above me love Hold me close don't let me go I wanna tell you how it's gonna be I wanna tell you it's coming back to me I'm hearing it calling But I keep on falling As I look in your eyes Ah be with me tonight I'll make it alright This is our time Hold me close don't let me go I see the light shining upon us So hold me close don't let me go I see the light shining upon us I'm hearing it calling But I keep on falling As I look in your eyes Ah be with me tonight I'll make it alright This is our time

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This EP was born out of friendship and collaboration between three artists who met on the interweb. John Michie, Chris Willows and OrangeG had been chatting extensively on Twitter, exchanging tips on DIY mixing and music promotion. When OrangeG drove out to New Mexico to drop his wife off on a plot of undeveloped land in their camper, Chris Willows wrote "I'll Take The River" about the experience and asked OG to sing it. This sparked The Roundlakes debut EP which features songs by each of its members and their unique synergy as a supergroup. We hope you enjoy the ride.

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released September 18, 2022

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The Roundlakes are a transatlantic super group composed of Chris James Willows, The John Michie Collective and OrangeG. This collaboration takes the listener on a ride through the Brit Pop sensibilities of Willows and Michie and mixes it with the rootsy leanings of OrangeG. ... more

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