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This Is It (2023)

by Bill Rivers

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This Is It 03:21
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I can't run I can't hide So if I have to stay I will tell you my side But I soon start to squirm When my doubts are not confirmed And then I get wise When I look into your eyes Oh no! Oh yes! I can't pass the blame This ain't no game There's no time To fool around I can't cheat, I can't lie Hold on to this pride There's no time For such things This is it This is it You see right through me You cannot be deceived Who now stands before thee Unknown, with no memories In silence? I can't run I can't hide So I have to face What's going on inside And when I see I'm looking at me I realise I'm something outside Oh no! Oh yes! I am not this name I have not became Words and time Mess you around I'm just passing through Glad that I ran into you For this chance To hear you sing This is it This is it This is it This is it
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Nobody Knows 02:53
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I know I don't know But I can feel the sun and rain I know I can grow Or I can remain the same And o, o, o, o, o it just flows And where it goes Nobody knows I go where the wind blows On a blue melody I follow what my heart shows The joy and the misery And o, o, o, o, o it just flows And where it goes Nobody knows And where it goes Nobody knows
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The Big Squeeze (Rise Again) 02:58
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Here you are between a rock and a hard place The Devil and the deep blue sea Will you ever find a state of grace? Can you ever be free? It's a shame Will you rise again? Here you are in a world of tables Sunk in a world of chairs Do you think you will ever be able To taste the air? It's a shame How do you keep sane? Will you rise again? There's a chill in your bones Something strange is going on Never felt so alone Here you are tired and broken Where did it all go wrong? You were once light and open You danced along It's a shame How do you keep sane? Will you rise again? You spoke of love You seeked out beauty You wanted to shine a light It was your duty And you moved with so much ease I really hope you can escape The Big Squeeze If you could turn back time If you could clear your mind And rise again Here you are between a rock and a hard place The Devil and the deep blue sea Will you ever find a state of grace? Can you ever be free? It's a shame How do you keep sane? Will you rise again?
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If Only 04:17
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If only We could break new ground Find another way To make the world go round If only If only If only We had a different greed To be hungry For love and peace If only If only There's so much more we could discover So much more we could be But we all need one another Together there's so much more we could see If only We could break the spell And know that we Don't have to live in hell If only If only There's so much more we could discover So much more we could be But we all need one another Together there's so much more we could see If only If only If only If only
5.
Without Man 03:29
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Without the sun Nothing gets done Without the sun There is no one Without the moon We're all doomed Without the moon It's all gone But without man The world will still keep turning Without man Things will still flow Without man Things will still grow Life will still roam All over the land Without the clouds Nothing is roused Without the clouds Death is certain Without the air It's all bare Without the air It's curtains But without man The world will still keep turning Without man Things will still flow Without man Things will still grow Life will still roam All over the land Without man Without man Without
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What I Can't See Allows Me To See 07:23
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I can't see the wind But I see its effect I can't see my mind But I see what it projects I can't see the air But I can see my breath I can't see the light But I see what it reflects What I can't see Allows me to see What I can't see Allows me to be I can see the room But I can't see the space I can't see time But I see its traces What I can't see Allows me to see What I can't see Allows things to be What I can't see Allows me to see What I can't see Allows things to be I can't see the wind But I see its effect I can't see my mind But I see what it projects I can't see the air But I can see my breath I can't see the light But I see what it reflects What I can't see Allows me to see What I can't see Allows things to be What I can't see Allows me to see What I can't see Allows things to be
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Where Are You? 03:09
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Where are you? Where did you go? All of a sudden You left the show You sang the mantra You banged the drum You banged the drum Where are you? Where do you hide? Are you thinking things over? Do you still have a side? You stood in the spotlight You let yourself known You let yourself known Where are you? Where did you go? All of a sudden You left the show You sang the mantra You banged the drum You banged the drum
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Breezy 03:13
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On a light, breezy summer day My thoughts were blown away On a light, breezy summer day On a riverbank where the willow's sway I let myself drift away On a riverbank where the willow's sway The cool clear water spoke to me Its reflections unravelling mysteries Gifting me a golden key To see a glimpse of heaven Eternity On a light, breezy summer day My thoughts were blown away On a light, breezy summer day The cool clear water spoke to me Its reflections unravelling mysteries Gifting me a golden key to see a glimpse of heaven Eternity On a light, breezy summer day My thoughts were blown away On a light, breezy summer day Take me
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When I'm Gone ( a song by Phil Ochs) 03:15
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Far Away 02:58
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You're far away Things are hazy You're far away So far away You've lost all time You've lost your mind You're far away So far away Wandering in a daze Wandering in a maze You've gone astray You can't find your way And you're far away So far away You're so far away You're so far away You're so far away...

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Album recorded at home between June and July 2023

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released August 2, 2023

Written and produced by Bill Rivers*

'When I'm Gone' written by Phil Ochs (c)

*The line 'I'm just passing through/Glad that I ran into you' is from the song 'Passing Through' by Dick Blakeslee, 1948 (c)

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Origin:  Portugal/U.K.
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Bill Rivers and Dawn Mendonça
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Genres:Eclectic, Experimental Pop/Jazz/Electronic

2010 - Present
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Label: Independent/ MiMi Records
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