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"Beauty and Loss"

by Opal Canyon

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1.
High Road 03:18
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HIGH ROAD (for KG) Met you in a lower East side apartment. You looked away but I knew what your face meant. You were a long way from home, a long way from home.----- Learned to climb on my back to reach the stars. You didn’t realize it only left me with scars. You tried to make me your home, make me your home I’ll take the high road for all to see, On the way back it’ll be the low road for me. I ‘ll kick I’ll scream kick dirt in his face Then I would say, I never needed you in the first place You found what you needed on other people’s dimes. You filled us up with all your lies. You left our happy home. Left our happy home.------ You spun my head with your awkward tune. You made it a public open bleeding wound. You took your pain back home. Took your pain back hooome. I’ll take the high road for all to see, On the way back it’ll be the low road for me. I ‘ll kick I’ll scream kick dirt in his face Then I would say, I never needed you in the first place Outro I’ll take the high road for all to see
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Eres Mi Mundo 02:55
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ERES MI MUNDO/You Are My World Eres mi mundo, eres mi mundo Eres mi mundo, eres mi mundo You are my world big and wide You are my world all mine to find Let’s move to a 1 room house where we don’t have to lock it Shake the shutters when the rain comes down and come out smiling Let’s move to the country and be each other’s ground I’ll lay down like the meadow and you can be the breeze that rolls around Eres mi mundo, eres mi mundo Eres mi mundo, eres mi mundo You are my world big and wide You are my world all mine to find Lets move to the city and be each other’s sky Fill the night with sticker stars and keep our dreams alive Lets go to the ocean where the waves make the sound Cheer loud as the sun sets another day that goes around Eres mi mundo, eres mi mundo Eres mi mundo, eres mi mundo You are my world big and wide You are my world all mine to find Outro You are my world a gem to hide
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Lost Boy 03:22
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LOST BOY Hey hey lost boy on the sea Hey hey lost boy among the trees Hey lost boy some day you might need to come home home home X2 How long can we pretend Not knowing what is next There’s no place and there’s no time Only chords and only rhymes Hey hey lost boy on the sea Hey hey lost boy among the trees Hey lost boy some day you might need to come home home home If I gave you my mind for the day Would you understand why you went away There is beauty and there is loss In life there’s no remorse Hey hey lost boy on the sea Hey hey lost boy it’s only me Hey lost boy some day you might need to come home home home
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Wartimes 05:32
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WARTIMES Unfurl the fist of your heart Unfurl the fist of your heart Lay down your arms and find shelter with me In the wartimes, in the wartimes mmmm, mmmmm There’s glory in the morning when the mist turns to rain And the birds stop by for a while Pull the sheets tight and hideaway, in plain sight… mmmm Unfurl the fist of your heart Unfurl the fist of your heart Lay down your arms and find shelter with me In the wartimes, in the wartimes Mmmmm Black or white, pink or blue Love should be love, should be love Love should be love should be love Love should be love love should be love should be love Ooo oo oooo When you’re on the battlefield of your day to day And the farm’s gone to seed’ Remember there’s a place in the soft, soft hills Where kindness comes for free Unfurl the fist of your heart Unfurl the fist of your heart Lay down your arms and find shelter with me In the wartimes, in the wartimes mmmmm Love should be love, should be love Love should be love should be love Love should be love love should be love should be love
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Sunday Driving 02:57
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SUNDAY DRIVING Sunday driving on a Saturday Sunday driving on a Saturday It’s our hometown holiday Sunday driving on a Saturday hey hey hey… Snow came down before the sun came up Another one waits for the early hustle My baby’s restless and I’m just spent You go your way, I go mine We’re all just running, running for time Sunday driving on a Saturday Sunday driving on a Saturday It’s our hometown holiday Sunday driving on a Saturday hey hey hey…hey, hey, hey Bus trains airplanes Waited in the cabbie line Been waiting for you to take me for a ride Sunday driving on a Saturday Sunday driving on a Saturday It’s our hometown holiday Sunday driving on a Saturday hey hey hey…hey, hey, hey We’re Wishing the 9 to 5 away Finding a place that’s our escape It’s a low burn that always lights Stay with me and I’m just fine We’re all just running running from time Bus trains airplanes Waited in the cabbie line Been waiting for you to take me for a ride Bus trains airplanes Waited in the cabbie line Been waiting for you to take me for a ride waiting for you to take me for a ride
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Forgive the Giving 03:45
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FORGIVE THE GIVING If I had the answer would you ask me the question If I had the rhyme would you read me the poem If I could solve all your troubles Would you let me Keep you safe at home Keep you safe alone If I told you the ending could we have a beginning If I loved the sunset would you greet the dawn If I could turn the clock backwards would you give me Would you give me the time Would you give me the time Forgiving, forgiving, forgive me the giving Forgiving, forgiving, forgive me the giving Once there was a path that lie between us And we could find a way But now its grown over with the hurt that I made The ground’s the only thing that stayed The ground’s the only thing that remains Forgiving, forgiving, forgive me the giving Forgiving, forgiving, forgive me the giving forgive me the giving
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Love Song 03:29
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LOVE SONG (SMITH, GALLUP, WILLIAMS, THOMPSON, O'DONNELL, TOLHURST) Whenever I’m alone with you You make me feel like I am home again whenever I’m alone with you you make me feel like I am whole again Whenever I’m alone with you you make me feel like I am young again whenever I’m alone with you you make me feel like I am fun again However far away I will always love you However long i stay I will always love you whatever words I say I will always love you i will always love you Whenever I’m alone with you you make me feel like I am free again whenever I’m alone with you you make me feel like I am clean again However far away I will always love you However long i stay I will always love you whatever words I say I will always love you i will always love you ooooo oooo oooo
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On the Mend 04:26
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ON THE MEND You’ve gotta fight the need to fix it It was broken long ago It’ll piece together from the inside It’ll be a long while before it shows Try not to turn your head away as ugly as it can be You know the nights at its darkest Just before the light ya see Stretch your arms as wide as they go Lean back and let the weight unfold Put your head up and your armor on cuz it’s a whole lot to hold It’s a long road to hoe it’s a whole lot to hold. You can’t unbury a ghost and expect it to live Sorry fire and brimstone You can’t be born again There aint choosing family Cuz that’s reserved for friends What they’ve been given just cracks on the mend Stretch your arms as wide as they go Lean back and let the weight unfold Put your head up and your armor on cuz it’s a whole lot to hold It’s a long road to hoe it’s a whole lot to hold. Things are just things Remember that less is always more Find the place with good company and put your bags on the floor These cracks they’ll mend one at a time and then you will see If you fight the need to fix it What will be will just be Stretch your arms as wide as they go Lean back and let the weight unfold Put your head up and your armor on cuz it’s a whole lot to hold It’s a long road to hoe it’s a whole lot to hold.

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Opal Canyon is a place where modern country finds psychedelic escape, featuring Debra DeMuth, Dave Houghton, Bob Hennessy, Ray Mason and Jason Smith.
Early buzz for the album:
"Heartful and true songs, beautifully played and sung. Debra's voice is gorgeous, and the harmonies are killer!"- Tanya Donelly, Belly and Throwing Muses
"Right up the Americana line...it will play well and find a good home in Nashville." - Rob Thomas, AEG Live
"Great people making great music. Opal Canyon forever."- Mark Mulcahy, Miracle Legion
"Opal Canyon disarms you with a breezy Americana sound and soulful harmonies. Behind every song there is a story we all want to tell."- Nick Urata, Devotchka
Debra DeMuth’s voice with an emotive, old-time resonance is featured vocally and Dave Houghton (of indie-rock groups, Fancy Trash and The Reejers), adds a dissonant vocal harmony along with his well-mastered guitar playing which can sway between delicate to furious in an instant. Sheryl Hunter of the Recorder notes, "DeMuth has a sweet country folk vibe that nicely contrasts with Houghton’s edgier punk background. Together, they combine their voices and varying musical influences to create a one-of-a-kind Americana sound." DeMuth and Houghton previously teamed up as duo, And the Neighbors, with Opal Canyon they have added a full-band of talented, experienced musicians. Celebrated artist, Ray Mason, of the Lonesome Brothers and The Ray Mason Band offers his bass playing prowess, Jason Smith who has played drums for Chris Smither and Erin McKeown adds drums and percussion and Bob Hennessy who has played with Treefort and Ware River Club adds in electric guitar, mandolin, piano and organ.
The 8 song record, Beauty and Loss, is the first for Opal Canyon and was engineered by Justin Pizzoferrato at Sonelab Studios and mastered by John Golden of Golden Mastering. It will be released digitally as well as on vinyl.

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released April 26, 2019

All lyrics and melodies written by Debra DeMuth
All music written by Dave Houghton with the exception
of Sunday Driving and Forgive the Giving music by Bob
Hennessy and Dave Houghton.
Love Song courtesy of Smith, Gallup, Williams,
Thompson, O’Donnell, Tolhurst.
Produced by Debra DeMuth and Dave Houghton
copyright 2019, Opal Canyon; Mudflower Music/ASCAP

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Opal Canyon Northampton, Massachusetts

The music of Opal Canyon evokes a dreamy place where you want to climb in, sit back and absorb the sounds. It is modern country with a psychedelic escape. The Opal Canyon band members are Debra DeMuth, Dave Houghton, Bob Hennessy, Ray Mason and Jason Smith. "Tomorrow to the Sea" was recorded at Brick Hill Studios with producer/engineer, Jon Evans.Mastered by Mark Alan Miller, Sonelab Studios. ... more

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