Brave The Light
by Dan Patrick Fulton
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1. |
I Know You Have A Heart
04:35
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Separated now, your light becomes unclear,
Kept apart somehow, by time, mistrust, or fear
Directionless replies, that lead us nowhere,
Protection has its price, so calloused over
I know you have a heart, kept shielded from the light,
Kept hidden in the dark, and buried under time
The layers run so deep, and so concealing,
Awaken from your sleep, embrace this feeling
I know you've never shown, so scared of being known,
I know you have a heart
If you could brave the light,
I'd meet you in the sun,
We'd let the world ignite,
and watch the fire come
And oh, what have you won, from this life spent on the run,
I know you have a heart
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Summer
03:44
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The hem of her dress swings wide and wild,
Calls to me like a field calls to a child,
With such promises,
Those twirling layers swing and sway,
Beckon to me like a voice from far away,
"Oh, come," she says
Summer whispers in my ear,
But am I ready now to hear?
I find myself in warming winds,
The sunlight in her heart shines from within,
And sets all aglow,
The season's feeling grows again,
I remember feeling just like this back then,
So long ago
And soft reflections in her eyes,
Like embers as the fire dies
Summer whispers to me,
Calls me out from what I know,
Do I dare go?
Summer's spirit moves me,
Sends me spinning like a wheel,
It's so unreal
The hem of her dress, it settles down,
The night is dark but filled with sound,
And sweet, still air,
And still she lingers and surrounds,
But if I reach out for her now,
Will she be there?
Summer whispers to me,
Calls me out from what I know,
Do I dare go?
Summer's spirit moves me,
Sends me spinning like a wheel,
It's so unreal
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Tune Out The World
04:03
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The night I told you what I meant,
By every word and every touch and every second that we spent,
And you just closed your eyes and fell into a hush,
Was it too much?
I saw the fear that filled your eyes,
As you withdrew from me and quietly retreated from the light,
But in your fear I saw a flash of sweet regret,
A long held wish that flickers yet
And if you don't believe me then see for yourself,
What running away now will bring,
You can harden your heart, keep it high on a shelf,
Or teach it with kindness to sing,
You can tune out the world if you choose,
And it's only the world that you lose
If you could turn to face me now,
I'd pull your body into mine but make no everlasting vow,
Because this moment now is all there ever is,
To live like this, oh, just like this
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The Spark
03:39
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From the moment of connection,
A tiny spark of something wild,
An unexpected ressurection,
A buried flame I thought had died
A darkened dive,
We reached across the table,
And intertwined,
Our fingers fell so gracefully,
And in that moment I could almost feel,
The world that we would hold
The amber glow,
Streetlights exposed amazement,
Holding you close,
Out on the crooked pavement,
We threw a spark and felt the streets ignite,
Like tinder on the coals
Now we can tend the fire,
Or watch it burn down,
Rescue our desire,
Or just let it drown,
We can make it out alive,
Just keep the fire burning bright,
If you'll share with me your light,
I'll keep my fire burning bright
So on we go,
The spark contained, protected,
But even so,
It can't go unaffected,
And so afraid are we to free it,
That we may just snuff it out
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Dear Sarah
02:58
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Dear Sarah, have you felt the fire,
Burning out, dying out,
Dear Sarah, is there still desire,
Do you have your doubts
'Cause I have my doubts
Do you still reminisce,
About the things that you miss
Dear Sarah, is there still a smile,
When you think back to when we'd meet,
How every second stretched a mile,
And every breath felt so complete
How did we drift so far,
Is it just who we are
Sarah I still see your eyes,
Bright like a bell or flushed with pain,
'Cause I've seen the storms that fill your skies,
I've watched you shine, seen it rain,
Heaven knows we've seen it rain
Dear Sarah do you recall,
How beautiful was the fall,
Do you remember it still,
I know I always will,
I know I always will
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Fear Of Missing Out
03:44
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You know, my friend, that you are truly lost,
When all that seems to count is getting off,
When all you hear are voices from the depth,
Persuading you to seek out only flesh
I know too well the pull of strange new skin,
It's not that I believe it to be sin,
It's not that I don't understand the dark,
The fear of finally crushing out your spark
Your head so filled with doubt,
You feel so small,
The fear of missing out,
Consuming all
The wanderlust that overcomes your heart,
Directing you to aimlessly depart,
Directing you to stray from what you love,
To seek out what will never be enough
And what you miss the most is not,
The same as what you thought you'd want,
And I don't mean to tell you that you're wrong,
But there must be something more than this
The shadows from your past may never leave,
Will only serve to bring you to your knees,
Will only serve to leave you in the dark,
If shadows are not seen for what they are
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Stranger
03:07
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The ring of gold that you wear on your finger,
That represents changes and a life I can't foresee,
As we grow old, the feeling still lingers,
And time's not the healer they said it would be
Hollywood's not as much a pipe dream now as it was then,
But it's getting harder to say that you're my friend,
And everything that we dreamed our lives would be like in the end,
Has made it stranger to come back home again
The moment comes when you make your decision,
Irreversible seconds that cut your life in two,
Well it's gone and done, yeah, you marked your incision,
Cut a line like a border between the sides we choose,
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Count On Me
03:09
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It'll be alright, I say,
As you start to cry,
But I know damn well that it's not true,
Your fingers in my palm,
I fight to keep you calm,
But I know keeping calm's not what you do,
And the words I choose are a useless few
You can count on me to let you down
'Cause I'm a cracking ledge,
And I'm a broken bridge,
I'm the tearing rope that you hang from,
And you're a stranded soul,
I leave beside the road,
And throw a callous wave as I roll on,
Or at the best I'll drive you half way home
You can count on me to let you down,
I'll be the one to watch you slip and fall,
I'll be the one to watch you hit the ground,
I'll be the one who doesn't move at all
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Prove
04:41
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I wish I could tell you that things will be good from now on,
When it feels like the good times will soon enough be all but gone,
If I could say one thing to you it would be just hold on,
I wish there was some way to prove to you we could be strong
A wise man once told me it all would work out in the end,
When I felt for certain the damage was too great to mend,
So I'll be a stronger man, I'll be unwilling to bend,
A man who will fight 'til there's nothing but dust to defend
Follow me, follow me down to the end of the line,
Picking up speed as we barrel into,
Clouds of uncertainty, more than a few,
I say caution be damned, I'm not giving away what is mine,
And I'm not letting you go just yet, baby, there's time
I wish I could whisper a secret and you would believe,
And I know you're scared that one day I'll just get up and leave,
I know as I say this to you that it sounds so naive,
Well, it's easy enough, love, to give, but it's hard to receive
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10. |
The Empty Page
02:46
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The empty page, ready his pen,
To face again the empty page,
The words come slow, but on their own,
He's always known the words come slow
You said farewell, it wasn't planned,
Holding his hand, you said farewell,
And now this page stares back at him,
The light grows dim upon this page
And so it goes, forever on and on,
It's never gone, and so it goes,
The story ends, the same as it began,
Time and again, the story ends
He wanders back, retraces steps,
To see what's left he wanders back,
And wandering on, he sees the signs,
Perhaps it's time for wandering on
The story ends, the same as it began,
Time and again, the story ends,
And so it goes, forever on and on,
It's never gone, and so it goes
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Years ago, we used to say whatever comes,
We won’t give way, and we won’t turn our backs and run,
How could we know that time would cut so cruel a path,
Or that the years would work to multiply the cracks
I used to think that you were all I’d ever need,
But maybe this love has been damned from at the seed,
Sometimes I pray that God will somehow turn the earth,
Is there a place in time where you and I still work?
Don’t ask me how, I don’t know,
We’ll work things out, I keep hoping,
When that dreadful doubt starts to grow,
The air runs out and I’m choking
You and I lost within a sea of time,
Holding fast to a disconnected line,
Driftng back over waves that pull us through,
A brutal tide that answers only to the moon
No one warns you of the signs; of the ravages of time,
Or of the way that love can bruise,
No one warns you of the hurt when it costs twice more what it’s worth,
And no one dares to tell the truth
Is there a place in time for us?
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12. |
Bonus - The Spark (Demo)
04:15
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From the moment of connection,
A tiny spark of something wild,
An unexpected ressurection,
A buried flame I thought had died
A darkened dive,
We reached across the table,
And intertwined,
Our fingers fell so gracefully,
And in that moment I could almost feel,
The world that we would hold
The amber glow,
Streetlights exposed amazement,
Holding you close,
Out on the crooked pavement,
We threw a spark and felt the streets ignite,
Like tinder on the coals
Now we can tend the fire,
Or watch it burn down,
Rescue our desire,
Or just let it drown,
We can make it out alive,
Just keep the fire burning bright,
If you'll share with me your light,
I'll keep my fire burning bright
So on we go,
The spark contained, protected,
But even so,
It can't go unaffected,
And so afraid are we to free it,
That we may just snuff it out
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credits
released November 18, 2014
All songs written by Dan Patrick Fulton
All songs Produced, Engineered & Mixed by John Gilbertson
Additional engineering by Tyler Gardin and David LaBrel
at Bedrock Studios, LA & Washington Hill Studios, LA
Except track 11: Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Jim Funicelli
at Hollywood Music Studio, North Hollywood
All tracks Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Little Red Book Mastering
Photography by Dave Jacobsen
Painting by Todd Spence
Dan Patrick Fulton - Vocals, Guitars, Harmonica (track 11)
Becca Flinn - Vocals
Christian Hogan - Drums, Mandolin (track 3), Hand Percussion
Anne Seidler - Piano
John Gilbertson - Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Piano (track 7), Mandolin (track 2)
Tim Weed - Violin (tracks 2 & 5)
J.C. August - Pedal Steel (track 8)
Noah Applebaum - Additional Guitar (tracks 1 & 9)
Lara Gatling - Vocals & Mandolin (track 11)
Justin Talley - Dobro (track 11)
Very Special Thanks to:
David & Lisa Ulrich
Malcolm Daley & Cameron Daley
Dan Patrick Fulton would also like to thank:
John Fulton & Nancy Daley Fulton, Aaron & Kristin Fulton, Shawn Bolsinger & Samantha Whitaker, Jack & Elizabeth Flinn, Justin Talley - for so many things, Emily Quinn - for moral support and good advice, Patricia K. Fulton - in loving memory
All songs written by Dan Patrick Fulton
All songs Produced, Engineered & Mixed by John Gilbertson
Additional engineering by Tyler Gardin and David LaBrel
at Bedrock Studios, LA & Washington Hill Studios, LA
Except track 11: Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Jim Funicelli
at Hollywood Music Studio, North Hollywood
All tracks Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Little Red Book Mastering
Photography by Dave Jacobsen
Painting by Todd Spence
Dan Patrick Fulton - Vocals, Guitars, Harmonica (track 11)
Becca Flinn - Vocals
Christian Hogan - Drums, Mandolin (track 3), Hand Percussion
Anne Seidler - Piano
John Gilbertson - Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Piano (track 7), Mandolin (track 2)
Tim Weed - Violin (tracks 2 & 5)
J.C. August - Pedal Steel (track 8)
Noah Applebaum - Additional Guitar (tracks 1 & 9)
Lara Gatling - Vocals & Mandolin (track 11)
Justin Talley - Dobro (track 11)
Very Special Thanks to:
David & Lisa Ulrich
Malcolm Daley & Cameron Daley
Dan Patrick Fulton would also like to thank:
John Fulton & Nancy Daley Fulton, Aaron & Kristin Fulton, Shawn Bolsinger & Samantha Whitaker, Jack & Elizabeth Flinn, Justin Talley - for so many things, Emily Quinn - for moral support and good advice, Patricia K. Fulton - in loving memory
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Dan Patrick Fulton Los Angeles, California
Dan Patrick Fulton is a singer-songwriter living in Los Angeles, CA. Dan has been playing music since he started piano lessons as a child in Bloomington, MN. He was the frontman of the Blues Rock band Tin Whiskey in St. Louis in the mid-2000's and currently performs as a solo artist with frequent guests. ... more
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Jul 2015