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Rising River

by Pierce Crask

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1.
Is there anybody out there Anyone at all Anybody out there that can hear me callin’’ Anybody out there Anywhere Anybody out there that can answer my prayer Here I am, trapped alone on the inside With nowhere to go Here I am, locked in a cage with nowhere to run or hide I just thought somebody should know Is there anybody out there Anyone at all Anybody out there that can hear me callin’ Anybody out there Anywhere Anybody out there that can answer my prayer Here I am, trapped alone on the inside With no way to break free Hear I am, locked in a cage with nowhere to run or hide And I don’t know why they did this to me Is there anybody out there Anyone at all Anybody out there that can hear me callin’ Anybody out there Anywhere Anybody out there that can answer my prayer Anybody out there that can answer my prayer
2.
What will you do When all the people you thought you’d never need Are gone and now you’re picking up speed Headed over the cliff With no way to get off of the train What happens when There’s nobody left to blame What will you do When they’ve turned on the lights, but you’re still looking for a fight And anyone with any sense has already called it a night They’ve locked all the doors Now you can’t get away What happens when There’s nobody left to blame What‘ll happen when you’ve got a job to do Because you’ve tricked somebody into trusting you Turns out you can’t do it Now you’re going down in flames What happens when There’s nobody left to blame What will you do When the most you’ve ever had is a buck in your hand And you’ve tried to pass it off as a hundred grand Now the bill has come due And you’ve got no way of paying What’s gonna happen when There’s nobody left to blame What’s gonna happen when you’ve got a job to do Because you fooled some people into trusting you You never could deliver Now you’re going down in flames What happens when There’s nobody left to blame What’s gonna happen you got a job to do Because you conned a bunch of people into trusting you You never planned on doin’ it And now you’re going down in flames What happens when There’s nobody left to blame Nobody left Nobody left Nobody left Nobody left to blame Nobody left to blame
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4.
Just Tell Me 04:01
There’s something That been on my mind There’s an answer I’ve been trying to find You don’t owe me nothin’ Just like I don’t owe you But there’s one kind favor I’d like you to do Just tell me What I did wrong Yeah just tell me What I did wrong And you never have to see me again There’s something I know I’m ready to take Concerning a decision You decided to make And that’s the only reason I’m standing here today So if you could just tell me Then I’ll go away Just tell me What I did wrong Yeah just tell me Where I went wrong And you’ll never have to see me again Just tell me What I did wrong Yeah just tell me Where I went wrong And you’ll never have to see me again There’s something That’s been on my mind There’s an answer I’ve been trying to find You don’t owe me nothin’’ Just like I don’t owe you Yeah, you don’t owe me nothin’ On second thought maybe you do Just tell me What I did wrong Yeah just tell me Where I went wrong And you’ll never have to see me again Just tell me Just tell me
5.
My baby is sleeping She’s just closed her eyes No more is she weeping So softly she sighs Off in the distance I hear the moan of the train On my pane its light dances Making diamonds from rain But my my baby is sleeping She can’t hear a thing Now I’m the one weeping As softly I sing Outside my window The train makes its stop There’s one more rider It’s got to pick up But my my baby is sleeping Peaceful as the falling snow She don’t know the train’s here And it’s her time to go
6.
Sqwire 03:02
Instrumental
7.
I’m just a caterpillar, munching on a leaf But there’s one thing I believe I’ll be beautiful someday And I will fly away I’m just a chrysalis, hanging in the breeze But there’s one thing that puts me at ease I’ll be beautiful someday And I will fly away I became a butterfly today Opened my wings and I flew away But there’s one thing I got wrong Because I’ve been beautiful all along Yes, there's one thing I got wrong Because I’ve been beautiful all along
8.
Song Unsung 05:06
There ain’t nothing to this wood and string If I can’t make it ring clear and true Words in my mind don’t mean a thing If I don’t have you to sing them to Even the moon in the sky so bright Couldn’t shine its light Without the sun Without you to get me through the night I’m just not right I’m a song unsung I had wasted so much time Walking a line only I could see Spent my life with my heart in chains Until you came and set it free Even the moon in the sky so bright Couldn’t shine its light Without the sun Without you to get me through the night I’m just not right I’m a song unsung Even the moon in the sky so bright Couldn’t shine its light Without the sun Without you to get me through the night I’m just not right I’m a song unsung
9.
Whose secrets Are you telling now Whose secrets Are you telling now I know you’ve been around You’ve seen some things You’ve turned some keys And pulled some strings But whose secrets Are you telling now Whose secrets Are you telling now Whose secrets Are you telling now I can tell by looking at your face You can name the who’s the what’s The times and the place Yeah whose secrets Are you telling now Whose secrets Are you telling now Whose secrets Are you telling now I know it’s been a long ride To here from Nazareth What you got inside you Is anybody’s guess Yeah, whose secrets Are you telling now
10.
Rising River 04:21
River right outside my door Trying to come inside River right outside my door Trying to come inside But I ain’t gonna run no more ‘Cause I got nowhere to hide The heavens show no mercy Ain’t never gonna stop the rain Heavens show no mercy Ain’t never gonna stop the rain But if the rain falls long enough It just might stop the pain River risin’ through my floor Takin’ everything I own River risin’ through my floor Takin’ everything I own But I ain’t gonna fight no more Gonna let the river take me home Let the rising river Let the rising river Let the rising river take me home Let the rising river Let the rising river Let the rising river take me home Let the rising river Let the rising river Let the rising river take me home

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Album release show at the legendary Montrose Saloon in Chicago IL October 6, 2023 at 9pm!

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released September 8, 2023

Pierce Crask: Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Harmonica
Ellis Clark: Keyboards, Hammond B-3, Background Vocals
Heath Chappell: Drums and Percussion
Marc Edelstein: Upright Bass
Tom Linsk: Keyboards
Mike Conroy: Pedal Steel
Ron Haynes: Flugelhorn
Brent Roman: Percussion on track 10

Artwork by Ary Paloma
Graphic Layout: Kevin Lahvic
Photo: Kyle V. Smith

Tracks 1,2,4,5,6,8,9,10 written by Pierce Crask
Track 7 written by Pierce Crask and Beatrice Betteridge Hall

PRODUCED AND MIXED BY ELLIS CLARK AT ANGEL CITY STUDIOS IN CHICAGO, IL

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RISING RIVER available on vinyl OCTOBER 6! Blues-influenced acoustic Americana from Chicago, IL

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