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Time to Breathe

by Don Mercer

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1.
Sun Shines on Us Again (feat. Amita McNeil) 03:09
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I am you You are me I feel your pain and you feel mine I don’t understand We are downing Under a second tsunami Will it ever end? Heartbroken Collective grief Sadness fills the air We’re choking back tears Trying to understand Why Where’s God Why God - Is it cruel world? One day at a time Emanate love Wave after wave Until the sun shines Wave after wave Emanate love One day at a time Until the sun shines on us again Hearts strewn with love messages on spring trees We have to keep distance Yet together we grieve You feel it in the air As we move slower Heavy with sadness Need to stretch out my arms Hug my people Love is the answer Small acts of kindness Bring some joy and a smile Love’s the answer One day at a time Emanate love Wave after wave Until the sun shines Wave after wave Emanate love One day at a time Until the sun shines One day at a time Emanate love Wave after wave Until the sun shines Wave after wave Emanate love One day at a time Until the sun shines on us again
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Fragile Bonds (feat. Alan Kubala) 04:25
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Isolation is a cold connection Existential threats take center stage Disaster heralds a new reflection And world changes bring a new age Liberation from the human cage Fragile bonds Broken by an unseen enemy Fragile bonds Broken by history Intertwined by circumstances Ecosystems large and small Human nature takes some chances Spurned by evolutions call Revolutions hit the wall Fragile bonds Broken by an unseen enemy Fragile bonds Broken by history Consecrated by their intent Cultures clash and nations crawl Elevated at the moment Hanging in the balance of it all Civilizations rise and fall Fragile bonds Broken by an unseen enemy Fragile bonds Broken by history Fragile bonds Broken by an unseen enemy Fragile bonds Broken by history
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Hourglass Sand (feat. Heather Miller & Mark Magram) 04:16
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Watching the world from my window Chasing the sun with my eyes An invisible enemy hangs in the air and Is holding me hostage inside Watching the world from my window The slow growth of grass and new leaves The flora and fauna ain’t thinking About who or who not to believe Just say one word I can understand Everything is falling down faster Than grains of hourglass sand Watching the world from my window The trucks and the sirens pass by The sounds screaming out strike terror I send up a prayer with a sigh Watching the world from my window Can’t remember when I last saw you Your face in the screen loses meaning When so much is coming unglued Just say one word I can understand Everything is falling down faster Than grains of hourglass sand If I had known that the last time Was the last time we’d ever have I would have savoured each second Knowing it would soon be past Just say one word I can understand Everything is falling down faster Than grains of hourglass sand Just say one word I can understand Everything is falling down faster Than grains of hourglass sand Hourglass sand Hourglass sand Watching the world through my window Chasing the sun with my eyes
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The Tempest (feat. orphaneer) 03:21
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Strong arm And a quick spin Silence the alarm Infiltrate from within Let down your guard Never see our intent To distribute all the lies To disguise the dissent A tight grip And a closed fist Control it all You cannot resist Your information Moral castration All before breakfast Baby, it’s the tempest The more you know The less you know The more you know The less you know It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end of the world It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end of the world It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end of the world Put up a smokescreen Drown out their tired dreams We’ll never let go Put out another memo Who was wrong? Who was right? We’ll keep em guessing, keep em guessing tonight And now we’re closed in This is how we’ll get them The truth enshrouded, but we shout it So they couldn’t doubt it And now our last act closing out the contract Before their sentence Baby, it’s the tempest The more you know The less you know The more you know The less you know It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end of the world It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end of the world It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end of the world It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end of the world It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end of the world It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end of the world It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end of the world It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end of the world It’s the end, it’s the end, it’s the end of the world
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Watch the Water Fall (feat. Mars Hall) 03:58
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Well I came by your place for a good reason It's been a while and I know I should have called Listen, I don't want to get into a big thing I'll just get my stuff and I'll be out of here This is the end of you and I I feel the strain but I'll get by I watch the water fall Well ok sure we had a misunderstanding And maybe it's time that we both cleared the air Na listen, don't want to talk with sharp attack But give me my money back and I don't want to no feedback at all This is the end of you and I I feel the strain but I'll get by I watch the water fall This is the end of you and I I feel the strain but I'll get by I watch the water fall I watch the water fall I watch the water fall I watch the water fall I watch the water fall
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Time Machine 02:14
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There are days I feel like I'm under water Void of everything I used to know I would really like a time machine Get back to when things felt right I'm going to take it Take it where I want it Come with me what do you say? I'm not looking for you tonight I'm gonna make you come my way I'm not looking for you tonight - you gotta You gotta make it, oh you gotta make it You gotta take it, oh you gotta take it all There are days I feel like things are better Then everything comes crashing down I would really like a time machine Get back to when things felt right I'm going to take it Take it where I want it Come with me what do you say? I'm not looking for you tonight I'm gonna make you come my way I'm not looking for you tonight - you gotta You gotta make it, oh you gotta make it You gotta take it, oh you gotta take it all
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A Ghost Story (feat. Ana Bee) 03:29
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In a run down house a 100 miles from town Sitting in a 100 year old chair Spends most of his days just rocking away It's been 100 years since he’s been anywhere There’s a run down still a 100 yards from the back porch Hidden among the birch trees Some folks swear they can hear it hummin’ Others say it’s just a midnight breeze But oh if it were up to me we'd burn that place to the ground Oh if it were up to me he'd be gone Oh if it were up to me we'd be rid of that ghost 'Cause it's the only way that we would Only way that we could move on If the night is still and the moon is high You can hear Joe whistle a hymn He’ll fill at least 100 jars with that shine 'Fore the sheriff makes his way on back again It was a night like this a 100 years ago When the sheriff caught Joe by surprise He reached for his piece but the sheriff was quick Caught Joe right between the eyes An oh if it were up to me we'd burn that place to the ground Oh if it was up to me he'd be gone Oh if it was up to me we'd be rid of that ghost 'Cause it's the only way that we could Only way that we could move on An oh if it were up to me we'd burn that place to the ground Oh if it were up to me he'd be gone Oh if it were up to me we'd be rid of that ghost 'Cause it's the only way that we could Only way that we could move on
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That's What It Feels Like When It Rains 02:39
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Well it really shouldn't matter But we know that it does Can make you want to hide away Can be a long time comin' When your waitin' for the sun And nothing seems to go your way That's when it's time to dig in It feels just like a shade's pulled over the window to your heart It feels just like we want to go But we can't even start That's what it feels like That's what it feels like when it rains That's what it feels like That's what it feels like when it rains When time feels wasted It's like cheating karma We'll never get back today When all alone colors are hidden from view And everything’s just grey That's when it's time to dig in It feels just like a shade's pulled over the window to your heart It feels just like we want to go But we can't even start That's what it feels like That's what it feels like when it rains That's what it feels like That's what it feels like when it rains That's what it feels like That's what it feels like when it rains That's what it feels like That's what it feels like when it rains

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These are tunes that I wrote and co-wrote with some cool people between 2018-2020. Where songs indicate (feat. name of cool person) - the cool person either wrote words, music, performed on or produced the track ;-)

Hope you take these tunes for a spin or two.
Cheers ... Don

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released June 25, 2020

Written, performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Don Mercer 2018-2020 - except *

* Thank you Amita McNeil for lyrics on "Sun Shines on Us Again"
* Thank you Alan Kubala for lryics, guitars and vocals on "Fragile Bonds"
* Thank you Health Miller and Mark Magram for writing and producing "Hourglass Sand"
* Thank you orphaneer for lyrics and vocals on "The Tempest"
* Thank you Mars Hall for writing and performing all the music on "Watch the Water Fall"
* Thank you Ana Bee for lyrics on "A Ghost Story"!

These tunes don't exist without those cool people!

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Don Mercer Halifax, Nova Scotia

Guy - playing guitars - in his basement - making noise - pressing record sometimes.
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