This is the 4th track from the debut album titled, "Words Without Meaning." Out now and available for download here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nathanparent2
It was recorded with Ryan Rusch at The Weight Room in Washburn, Wi.
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Written in the Norwegian coastal city of Bergen in January of 2009, it is the song that began the process of re-recording the debut album.
lyrics
FIRST BLOOD
(N. Parent)
Who am I today?
Am I a lie, am I the truth?
Am I the ghost that wanders through your room?
Perhaps, all reason has escaped.
I can't tell a look, from a glance.
I can't tell our lust, from the romance as,
Now a moment passes by.
Where have I been before today? Was I allowed another way, or,
can my will to carry out this dream, expand outward exponentially,
overwhelming fears you've held from me?
And, format the drive; turning the cursor.
Clicking your heels to get us further
Out from the bind I've formed over time.
I'll try to define the rest when I'm told to go on.
Don't live in the past, I will not go there.
Treasure this as if you and I will never end.
We'll try to defend, then we can amend the rest when we're told to go on.
I have returned.
So simply, we could reconnect.
I've checked my bags; I guess I never left.
The terminal, is absent of all travelers.
My presence here could help me understand
My own idea of our love.
From days back then, to recent months,
our knowledge has expired from the many times
I've tried to kick you out.
I gave up on you so long ago, now you've returned.
I'm hurting as you're
Touching my skin, drawing the first blood.
Washing away; seeing the old love flow
our from the wound I couldn't repair.
I needed you here before I could really start to heal.
Bandage me quick, before I'm all gone.
If it will stick, then truly we have begun
Back at the start. You've taken my heart.
Now, we can reclaim what it is; then I'll give my love to you.
Format the drive, turning the cursor.
Clicking your heels; you've gotten further.
Don't live in the past, please, let's not go there.
We'll have to treasure this as if we will never end.
We'll never end, we'll never end, we'll never end.
Nathan Parent: Acoustic guitar, vocals, electric guitars
Wilson Holzhaeuser: Electric bass
Eric Doane: Drum kit
Words Without Meaning
Produced by: Nathan Parent
Co-Produced by: Ryan Rusch
Engineered and Mixed by: Ryan Rusch at The Weight Room in Washburn, WI from February 2009-December 2010
Mastered by: David Hill at Inland Sea in Superior, WI
Hailing from Chequamegon Bay, Nathan has spent many years crafting musical works of art with dear friends from the local
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