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Down To The Water

by Nate Donnis

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1.
Drawn To You 02:41
The heavens poured a heavy dose on you and its leaking all over my heart with no umbrella in the rain no evidence of pain Situations present themselves opportunities shine like beacons you try and act like you don't know Well I'm drawn to you, there's nothing I can do I want to swim through your shiny river and be your shelter when the clouds, be your shelter when the clouds, cover the moon Your words float like angels from your mouth Their meaning is lost and beauty They sweep to your eyes and I feel our energy combined I see far beneath the sediment That' where your unbridled flurry send's a pulse into my heart shines a light a makes a mark Well I'm drawn to you, there's nothing I can do I want to swim through your shiny river and be your shelter when the clouds, be your shelter when the clouds, cover the moon
2.
White cloud in the sky, on this dark November 9 I sing to you from this tiny place and watch you float on by Without a care in the world, no one turns your path Your silent when we all are born and silent when we pass I talked to a girl, whose father was dying Every word that she spoke were like pieces of iron once a man who was strong, now was only relying leaving everyone helpless on the verge of crying Heavy with love, heavy with love White cloud in the sky, on this dark November 9 Lay your secret on the wind and whisper to my mind I could shout in joy, I could shout in helpless pain but they're only ripples in the air they hit you just the same I talked to a girl, pregnant but cautious In a miserable state, it all made her feel nauseous but when she spoke of her babe the heavens surrounded, like the language she spoke was timeless and bounded Heavy with love, heavy with love
3.
Fisherman 03:24
I got my eyes on the road, but I'm tired please come knock on my door there's a man singing something at the top of his lungs but it don't phase me any more Oh the wants, and the needs, oh the wants and the needs they're built into me and all I got is this plan and my faith that it soon will be. So give me the strength in this one stretch of time, to forget about my worries that keep stealing my mind and be free, take charge of what is me, unswayed by the sea, of what you think of me. There's a spot in my heart that sees things just as they are I forget most the time it's a tragedy, but I'm still playing the part Oh the wants, and the needs, oh the wants and the needs they're built into me and all I got is this plan and my faith that it soon will be. So give me the strength in this one stretch of time, to forget about my worries that keep stealing my mind and be free, take charge of what is me, unswayed by the sea, of what you think of me.
4.
Dark Mystery 02:10
My mind is gravity, my imagination is not me My sense are not picking up this world as it really is my thoughts are heavy things, the only thing that's weighing me my words are tiny islands, in the vastness of this perfect sea well what do you know about me I'm a dark mystery and you were my dream take your time, I've got all the time in the world Fishes in aquariums look at fishes in aquariums and I feed them And they think, they think they got it all figured out And I look through my satellite and travel to the other side of the world Looking for the meaning of life well what do you know about me I'm a dark mystery and you were my dream take your time, I've got all the time in the world
5.
Bird 03:36
Encinita's on your clothes, I saw you at the show Your a wild gun, a little crazy one Friend's for years, though you often disappeared In your wandering keeps me wondering Leave the questions for your mother The frustration for your brother and gather to the center of a quiet September Disconnect the phone, let the world solve it on its own disconnect the phone, let the world solve it on its own You say your living the streets now like you found something new but your excitement retreated in uncomfortable truth like a salesman who can't smile whose actions are in denial I asked about your art, and what was in your heart Disconnect the phone, let the world solve it on its own disconnect the phone, let the world solve it on its own I saw a bird above the traffic flying toward the ocean I saw a bird above the traffic flying toward the ocean it reminded me of you it reminded me of you it reminded me of you
6.
Goodbye city streets, goodbye busy bees I'm gone with the wailing wind up to the mouth where the heavens sing Goodbye little things, little things, you don't mean anything not at the eagles peak, up where the path and the rivers meet That's where I feel I can breathe the weight off my back, like I'm free Goodbye ambitious ones, I too am a lonely one But my prescriptions gone, I'll see you on the edge of the setting sun Goodbye my auntie June, I won't be back soon But I've seen your loving eyes, in the glow of the moon and the starlit night That's where I feel I can breathe the weight off my back, like I'm free Quiet as a leaf on summer nights, you won't hear me Still as the lake below me, as far as I can see That's where I feel I can breathe the weight off my back, like I'm free
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8.
Her Return 03:14
Wild words light up the evening, like some display you thought of for years Cuts like a razor, quickly but deeply, slowly making it all become clear Gone in circles like the sun, in circles believing none I wait for her return Weeks turn to months and I tally the arguments Friends on the surface, but eyes turning cold Your family comes and helps with the documents Feeling betrayed, but still a feeling of hope Gone in circles like the sun, in circles one and one I wait for her return Last night I woke and sat in the doorway Watched as the morning climbed to your bed I gave you a kiss while you were sleeping To help your decision in hopes for the best Gone in circles like the sun, in circles believing none I wait for her return
9.
My Angel 03:38
You pulled me through, when I lost heart You showed up bright, when I was dark Placed my feet where I feared Showed me through those years Lightened up my serious side Made my heart feel alive Oh my angel, how did you know and where did you come from? You saw right through, every doubt Turned them all inside out Pointed out in the right direction Showed me what was true affection Lightened up my troubles for me Showed me how to write a different story Oh my angel, how did you know and where did you come from?
10.
In my dream I am walking, out to an island on a hidden in path to house made of stone and glass where the waves come into crash In the house at the table, my wife and we sit and talk she said someone bought my album for 711 dollars oh the feeling, oh the feeling like the kid in me, like it was 1983 I played beneath the fountain streams they shot out and over me And then I saw the sun shine through The colors leaked in a violet hue Then I met you in the long room writing notes you looked at me you said you love my music gave me a check and the houses deed oh the feeling, oh the feeling like the kid in me, like it was 1983
11.
True North 03:19
I woke up this morning, with an odd feeling running in my head,in my head. Feeling in-congruent, like a prisoner who is fluent with time and constraints, tasting freedom for a spell Well I talked to you awhile about it and you drifted back a smile on it and I went through my routine and I blamed on a dream Oh, but in all these days its stays with me Listening to your opinions, I try to find myself within it but I find some other words, someone told me long ago It's hard to steer with any ease, when the captain has everyone to please True North my only cost, I'm either here or I'm lost Oh, but in all these days its stays with me And I heard it, up inside the riddles of my brain It's really just the same thing that I knew long ago Oh these curtains, open when when you sing a heartfelt song either the right notes or the wrong always equally withdrawn Now the evenings light is gone, I'm too tired to thing for long but there's something about this time, that makes me feel alive I played some mozart symphonies and sat outside in the midnight breeze, and I watched the cloudy sphere and the moonlight turning clear. Oh, but in all these days its stays with me And I heard it, up inside the riddles of my brain It's really just the same thing that I knew long ago Oh these curtains, open when when you sing a heartfelt song either the right notes or the wrong always equally withdrawn or open arms

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released April 26, 2016

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Nate Donnis Carlsbad

Nate Donnis is hidden talent emerging. With robust, earthy vocals and songwriting that has gained industry attention via the BBC's series “Skins”, Road Trip Nation, MTV, Time Magazine, Sony, HGTV, Pandora,and radioparadise. He delivers compelling/raw acoustic music expressed in forms of Rock and Folk. ... more

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