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River City

by The Banduras

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1.
Disillusionment Blues 04:15
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The time has come: A new world is at hand. Take the ones you love and run throughout the land. The time has come: A new world has arrived. Take this darkened veil; remove it from your eyes! They said, all my life, “It’s alright to be afraid.” So I took their little words, their little truths, and I stored them all away. And so, all my life, I just distracted from the end. I turned away my thoughts, and I fought with the light and friends. But now, these days, I’ve been thinking about the truth, The way we live each day, of consciousness, and youth. Cause each and every day, we’ve been floating out in space, But we numb our fragile minds and forget all about our place! But why - or even how – could there be anything to see? They’ve been lookin’ for your catalyst, Mr. Higgs. I’ve been lookin’ inside of me – inside of we. So collect our consciousness and together we can know It’s not okay to fear cause there ain’t no reason to do so! Yeah, the time has come: A new world has arrived. Take this darkened veil; remove it from your eyes!
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New 03:24
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I’m thinkin’ of you darlin’; the way you make me feel. I’m dreamin’ of a day when these thoughts with you are real. I’m hoping and I’m prayin’ it won’t be just a dream. The way you whisper in my ear just makes me want to sing You make everything feel new But what have I been thinkin’? My mind’s been playing tricks. A girl like you ain’t winkin’ to mean she’s interested. So tell me how to read you and show me all the signs, and when I know the language I’ll blow away your mind. You make everything feel new So wash away the pretense and tell me if it’s true If it’s just me that makes sense that I should be with you. You make everything feel new.
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Revolutions 04:59
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I was waiting on the time / Was waiting on a hope of mine / Waiting for the dream to pass me by / So I can start it all again / Find the notes that end / This journey of my mind. I was waiting on the time / Was waiting on a friend of mine / To leave these thoughts that grind into / My ability to feel / Capacity to heal / And go on with my life. I, I wasted so much time / Wasted so many nights of mine / But now that’s all behind cause / I am looking for a light / Instead of endless fight / Against these pyramids we climb.
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[Harmonica Song #1] 04:38
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I hadn’t seen your face since I entered in this wretched place. Darkness for two whole years without your blue eyes to calm my fears. I’m back. I’m back on what feels cliché, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. The fact that we all can feel: That’s the only thing I know is really real. I need that. Some people say what is right, they would gladly snuff out the light Burning in your eyes, reorder and scrutinize Your life.
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Hit the Ground 03:56
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Falling from the ceiling - hit the ground. No one ‘round to hear me make a sound but you Got that sinking feeling - bleeding out. No my wounds ain’t healing – limbo bound for you.
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Solitary 04:42
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The night is falling hard, it’s falling fast. My mind is turning over all the questions I never asked. The future’s lying shattered on my floor. I’m stuck in solitary; I’ve got no handle on my door And I, I feel insane. I feel imbalanced inside my brain. Sometimes I, I feel insane. But I’ll keep fighting to try and feign. I’m living in the world I cannot feel. I don’t remember signing up to run this hamster wheel. We’re born into a law we did not write. We’re stuck inside this darkness – hoping, praying for a light This world, it feels insane. We’re driving the wrong way down the one-way lane. Yeah this world, it feels insane. But we’ll keep fighting, fighting in vain. Sometimes I, I feel insane. I feel imbalanced inside my brain. Sometimes I, I feel insane. I’ve lost the will to try and feign. Sometimes I, I feel insane Sometimes I
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The Fire Show 03:46
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I’ve been thinking but I never know I’ve been driving towards the Fire Show I’ve been dreaming but the waking comes on slow. You’ve been riding towards the hurricane Think you’re going back to where we came But you’re just going cause you’re tired of the pain. They’ve been spouting out their master plans Peace and slaughter must go hand in hand But it’s peace for the masters and slaughter for all the land. So you can’t be listening to what they say You can’t give in to the Fire’s way The path of the Fire is to burn it all away. But what they never learned Is that from turn to turn They’ll get what they have earned When their fires have ceased to burn They’ve been trying hard to make you blind Teach you tell you everything is fine But you’ve got the feelin’ that there’s something left behind. So run, run, run just as fast as you can But you can’t catch me with your master plan If you keep runnin you might stop the fall of man. But what you never learned Is that from turn to turn They’ll get what they have earned When the Fires have ceased to burn.
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Don't Race the Setting Sun 06:30
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Don’t race the setting sun; don’t let it burn your eyes. Don’t invest in their words; don’t invest in their lies. With every setting sun, the old day doesn’t die. The time has just begun to reinvent our lives But I don’t know it better, no, no I can’t know it better, no, no I don’t know it better – The Truth. No one else knows it better, no No one here’s known it ever, no No one could know it better than you Don’t fear the dark you see; it’s all a part of you The greatest mystery is what it’s yet to prove But there’s something here with me; I feel it there with you There’s something meant to be and the feeling isn’t new. But I don’t know it better, no, no I can’t know it better, no, no I don’t know it better – The Truth. No one else knows it better, no No one here’s known it ever, no No one could know it better than you

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Dan Anderson of RVAMag.com says, "['River City'] is bright, positive, and uplifting. Recorded in Richmond, this four-piece includes harmonica and saxophone, offering a dynamic take on traditional folk. Clifton Gibbons' voice is comforting with its pleasant familiarity, making River City easy to listen to again and again." ~ Dan Anderson, RVA Magazine.

SoundsofRVA.org says, "'Don't Race the Setting Sun' is a standout track as it's the longest, most complicated, and most mature sound on the record. It is epically beautiful."

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released November 10, 2012

Clifton Gibbons - guitars, voice, harmonica
Aaron Mauck - drums, voice
Willie Nelson - bass
David Brunson - saxophone

All songs written and recorded by Clifton Gibbons.
Recorded October 14th, 15th, 18th, 24th, & 25th, 2013 in Richmond, Virginia.

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