Sleeping at Last - Digital Booklet - April

8/2/2019 Sleeping at Last - Digital Booklet - April

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TETHEREDwewere married by the ocean.wewere tethered by the sea.we tied string around our fingersto remember our ideals.

i'll be brave when you are frightened.you'll be strong when i am weak in the knees.i'll be calm when you have had enough of these rushing waves.you'll be the oxygen i need.

we'll take turns to untangle the knots,though our hands may be tied,it's all a part of the plot.eat's cradle etiquette, we oblige,aswe learn to enlace for the rest of our lives.

you'll be balance when i waver.i'll be warmth when you are shivering cold.you'll be patience when i've had enough of this waiting game.i'll be the anchor cast below.

we'll take turns to untangle the knots,though our hands may be tied,it's all a part of the plot.eat's cradle etiquette, we oblige,aswe learn to enlace for the rest of our lives.


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INTERMISSIONi'm so tired but i can't sleep.

my mind is full but i can't speak.among the dust of the hard-to-reach, i'm stuckright here, somewhere between side a and side b.

i could call it compromiseor just an intermission.

some kind of consolation prizefor the race i never finished.

i want to turn these tired gears.i want to feel the follow-through,

some kind of equilibrium ...something to set mywatch to.i'm here, somewhere between

victory and awhite flag.caught in this purgatory dream, i'm stuck.

but i want to set the record straight,i want to retrace my every step.if i coUldjust rewind all the tapes

then maybe i'd find my loose thread.call it a compromise

or just an intermission.some kind of consolation prize,so close, but never finished.

i want to turn these tired gears.i want to feel the follow-through,

some kind of equilibrium ...something to set mywatch to.


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IN THE MEANTIMEmaybe there's no answer here,at least one we're ready to hear.no string of words will satisfy.no simple equation to edify us

fear is illogical math-an impractical skill to have.

still, we talk of our future 'tilwe have no voice;we'll try to outsmart it with noise.

here, in the meantime,may CiJ.uestioningnurture life.

but here, in the meantime,may the unknown harvest life.

-we're conditioned to mourn our empty glass

long before it ever poured out our past.though our patience is alwaysin short supply,

we'll leave our farsighted worries behind.

here, in the meantime,in the gospel of nearsight,

may we learn to live a nourished life.


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Ryan 0 INeal proudly plays KAlA Brand Ukuleles, Mesa-Boogie Amplifiers &Reverend Electric (ifuitarsSleeping At Last proudly uses Sonoma Wire Works Software & GForce Software

Ryan O'Neal - Voice, Pianos, Ukuleles, Guitars, Keyboards, etc.Dan Perdue - Bass, Pianos, Keyboards, etc.All Songs &Lyricswritten byRyan O'NealMusic Arrangements by Sleeping At LastAll Songs ~OII Asteroid B-6I~ (BM!)Produced &Engineered by Sleeping At Last

Mixed byJohn GoodmansonMastered byJason Ward - Chicago Mastering Service

Executive Producer &Manager - Kim O'Neal- Capturing Wishes ManagementR~corded primarily at "Chumlee" Studios in Wheaton, IL

Mixed at Bogroll Studio in Seattle, WAPaintings by Geoff Benzing - www.benzingart.comHandwriting byBrandon Horne

Art Layout by Sleeping At LastWeb Assistance by Chris Howell &Jim Alleman

ests:Brooke Waggoner sang Backup Vocals on IN THE MEANTIME

Laura Musten playedViolins on IN THE MEANTIMEAll other instruments were performed by Sleeping At Last

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