Ironstone
by Richard Morris
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Digital Album
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Better Off
03:39
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Better Off
Who's to say that you'd be better off
If you were with somebody else
When his car pulls in do you look at it
And wish it was somebody else
You're invisible
By design
And he doesn't know the tells
When you pour your wine
He's a cynical
Pampered man
Did you really know the truth
When this all began?
Who's to say that you'd be better off
If you were with somebody else
But when he stumbles in
Do you look at him
And wish it was somebody else
It's a luxury
And a crime
That someone with so much love
Could waste so much time
You fought at the ball
He stared at his phone
Could this mean tonight
He'll leave you alone?
Who's to say that you'd be better off
If you were with somebody else
When your cell phone rings do you look at it
And wish it was somebody else
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Sex and Money
03:10
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Sex and Money
Sex and money are overrated
They come and go like summer storms
In the clear, cold light of the morning
Love and music keep you warm
Love and music keep you warm
From the time he could smile he was using his guile
On the wiles of the opposite sex
As the hunt was his skill he would chase never kill
Thrilling one pair of eyes to the next
While the quarry was vast his enjoyment would last
and the preening was masking his pain
Now the four winds have blown all the
seeds that he's sown
He's alone and his lust was in vain
Sex and money are overrated
First they're here and then they're gone
In the fading light of the evening
Love and music guide you on
Love and music guide you on
She was born silver-spooned to a oil tycoon
and she uptraded soon into gold
When she foisted her ploy on a country club boy
To enjoy all the spoils of his fold
Still with all of their beans they're outside of their means
In between bliss and panic attack
You can earn and purloin, if you hug what you've coined
And enjoin it, it never hugs back
Sex and money are overrated
Only too much is enough
In the deep dark blue of the evening
Love and music is the stuff
Love and music is the stuff
Sex and money are overrated
They come and go like summer storms
In the clear, cold light of the morning
Love and music keep you warm
Love and music keep you warm
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Goodbye to the Smoke
03:27
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Goodbye to the Smoke
You look me right in the eye
and say I know you're a friend of mine
And then you use me for laughs
Whenever I'm not around
You really don't feel alive
Unless you're lighting a forest fire
And I just wanted to think
That we could live and let live...
Goodbye to the smoke
Goodbye to the tears
I'm closing my eyes
I'm covering my ears
Goodbye to the grey skies
Hello to the fun
I'm breathing in deep
I'm smiling in sun
You needed somewhere to stay
and made me think it was my idea
And then you drank up the rent
And pissed all over the floor
You really don't feel alive
unless you're fighting a garbage fire
And I just wanted to think
That we could live and let live...
Goodbye to the smoke
Goodbye to the tears
I'm closing my eyes
I'm covering my ears
Goodbye to the grey skies
Hello to the fun
I'm breathing in deep
I'm smiling in sun
Goodbye to the grey skies
Hello to the fun
I'm breathing in deep
I'm smiling in sun
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Ironstone
03:55
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Ironstone
Up on the Cuesta Ridge
Pouring over blue sea glass
Down on the sandy trail
Ten million years have come and passed
Since this old ironstone
Was born at the bottom of the sea
Now this old ironstone is tumbling
Under me
Lowly quartz and clay
Have their moment in the sun
High time they took a stand
And showed the rivers where to run
And this old ironstone
made walls to hold up the trees
Now this old ironstone is crumbling
Under you and me
Over winter woods
In a gallery of oak
Under a super moon
Lit the honest words we spoke
And this old ironstone
gave space to let it be
While this old ironstone is slumping
Back into the sea
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Guitar Saves My Life Again
It was in the Spring in the year of '03
I had to get sober to reality
I was going nowhere and getting there fast
But something inside wanted life to last
These devil's hands needed work to do
I smoked those cigarettes 'til I turned blue
Over in the corner was a piece of wood
When I held it in my arms it sure felt good
All alone without a friend
All these roads lead to one end
Make it go just a little more slow
This guitar saved my life again
I fooled around when I was a kid
Had rock star dreams, and thank God I did
'Cause dreaming big don't always score
But it gets you places you never been before
News we don't need, bills we can't pay
Just part of that mountain we move every day
When blues surround me I've got a boon
Gonna light a fire and pick a tune
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Feather
02:57
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Feather
I'm living up my time in heaven
I'm giving up this waking dream
I'm leaning back and letting go
as I flow into the stream
Destiny
Providence
Looking up from a trance
I'm walking with my heart proceeding
I'm talking with my head held high
I'm letting go and letting you take the wheel
It's my time to fly
Mastery
Confidence
Leading me in the dance
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Keep You Light
05:20
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Keep You Light
There was a day
When you and I would go up on the mountain
We'd run and we'd play
And we'd never grow tired
And there was a time
When we could walk home barefoot in the evening
But now the old way
Is grown over and gone
What you leave behind you
Isn't all you're going to lose in this wicked life
And what you give to others on the way
Will keep you light
You've given me so much
I don't know how to thank you
I just try to be as much like you as I can
What you leave behind you
Isn't all you're going to lose in this wicked life
And what you give to others on the way
Will keep you light
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Tegz
03:16
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Let Denver Stay in Denver
You could've had anything
The fatted calf was yours for free
Partner in your father's firm
Private university
The sun shines on your cardboard tent
Underneath the redbud tree
Just let Denver stay in Denver
And come home to me
Camping by the reservoir
Hiding from the DPD
Plastic bags of paperwork
For the motel lottery
You spent the night at Jesus Saves
Thinking how it used to be
Just let Denver stay in Denver
And come home to me
Somewhere in this church basement
Your bus tokens have disappeared
Talking to yourself outside of Union Station
It's crystal clear
You could've been anyone
You wanted to be wild and free
Just let Denver stay in Denver
And come home to me
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It's All Wrong, It's Alright
It's all wrong, it's alright
We can disagree, let's not fight
We're too old to be angry at night
It's all wrong, it's alright
It's a scorcher, late July
We're both mad enough to cry
And the joke's on me and you
We ain't done but it's all through
Through with screaming through the tears
Has it gained us any years?
Every word from me and you
It's all made-up, it's all true
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11. |
Of the Vine
04:06
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Of the Vine
As the sun kisses dew
Of the ripened fruit
So we wake to meet this day
And fear not what's to come
Living of the vine
As a child fills with joy
Hearing mother's voice
So this life has welcomed us
To nurture and abide
Living of the vine
With the work of the farmer
And the trucker hauling food
With the engineer and builder
Who illuminate the road
With the merchant who markets
What sustains and entertains
We depend on each other every day
As the evening clouds blush
Memories come in rush
Generations of your face
Have marveled at this place
Living of the vine
With the courage of heroes
Who would sacrifice their lives
So the ones persecuted
Can prosper and survive
With the faith, prayers, and blessings
that have traveled over time
We belong to the blossoming vine
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about
This collection of songs began as home-recorded demos intended to be performed with my bands, Kül d'Sack and/or M Shanghai. Finding myself with some time on my hands in the Spring of '20, I decided to get them into a more finished state and share them here. I hope you enjoy the music!
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released June 23, 2020
Written, performed, recorded, and mixed by Richard Morris
Mastered by Tom Ruff at Asbury Media
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Written, performed, recorded, and mixed by Richard Morris
Mastered by Tom Ruff at Asbury Media
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Richard Morris Highlands, New Jersey
Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Richard Morris creates music that draws on the past and looks hopefully toward the
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As a member of Kül d'Sack and M Shanghai, he has contributed to thousands of joyful live performances and has produced and engineering dozens of recordings.
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