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Open Road

by Cole Carr

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1.
Movin' On 02:37
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Take me back to the river I'm on my way back home There's somethin' that I have to deliver I need to be alone There ain't nobody else who can help me So you can't waste my time, oh lord I'm rockin' and I'm movin' on Yeah Take me back to the forest I'm runnin' through the pines I waited long enough to ignore us And I can't wait all night There ain't nobody else who can help me I'll see you down the line, my lord I'm rollin' and I'm movin' on Yeah (solo) Take me back to the mountain I'm wanting to be free It's been a long time, but who's countin' I'm where I need to be There ain't nobody else who can help me I'll see you down the line, oh lord I'm rockin' and I'm movin' on Rollin' and I'm movin' on Yeah
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Roam 03:57
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I have seen everything passing by me Over many odd years of my life I walked through the land, with the world in my hand And I couldn't let go if I tried Now I'm learning that time isn't frozen No matter how slow it may seem Thing's will come and they'll go, like the frost and the snow That will soon sit atop all the trees Now you've gone so far from home But I know that you're never alone You got yourself and that's all you got to know No matter how far you roam I can't help when I say that I'm fearful That the world may soon disappear Like the people I've met that I'll never forget When they will return isn't clear But the sun will descend on the valley And the rivers return to the sea We will meet once again and I know in the end That you're right where you're meant to be But you've gone so far from home Now I'm left here to fend for my own I got myself and it's all I got to know No matter how far, no matter how far, No matter how far you roam
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Diamond Lake 03:40
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I had a rude awakening No matter how I tried To put myself together Through the reckless dark and light And in my mind I traveled Somewhere else in time To hold you in my arms and know That everything's all right Listen to the wind Feel the summer breeze Take away my hopelessness That's holding onto me I've never been the angel I needed all my life And all this time I spend alone Makes me hard to recognize And in your eyes I gathered It was time to go away Far across the mountains To the place I'm at today Wrestle with the water Dive beneath the tide I don't know how much more of this That I can keep inside It's been a long duration From the time that you let go And walked away (solo) I don't know our relation But your memory comes to me From Diamond Lake
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Northern Sky 03:27
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Mmm, how I long to fly away Cozy in my log cabin I will stay Snow will hide the trees And all I want to do is go Deep within my heart I hear the cries Only to hold me back with my goodbyes Distant is the land I searched So longingly to find Hey, the winds of change are blowing fast I want a chance to see the northern sky And hey, it seems the time is slipping past The winding road to wilderness is nigh Alas (solo) Hey, the winds of change are blowing fast I want a chance to see the northern sky And hey, it seems the time is slipping past The winding road to wilderness is nigh Alas Mmm, how I long to hideaway Deep inside my mind I tend to stay Lonely, but I need the winter snow Show me your winding road
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Eliot 03:23
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I was raised among the pines There I was a man I left the city lights behind They never understand How it is to love and lose Just like I always have But it's what you're going through And in a way I'm glad And I pray that you will stay As I gaze into the day And I know that I will go How bout tomorrow Yesterday, within the night In my silence, still Reaching out, I hope for light With everlasting will And when the sun began to rise The truth was plain to see I was hoping you could find The child lost in me Cause I'd hate to let him die Sublimate into the sky And I hope that it will snow How bout tomorrow?
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In The Weeds 03:59
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Standing at the back of my mind The world overhead Remembering words from a time That somebody said I wonder what rolls in your world When I'm not around But I know what goes up Must eventually burn to the ground Know me, I feel alone today Hold me, take me away I heard that there's light in the dark But I don't know where to find me a spark At least not for free In the weeds Holding onto something I know That you'll comprehend My heart will continue to grow Until it all ends But time has a way of destroying The light of my love It's troubling deep in my mind But I can't hold a grudge Know me, I feel alone today Hold me, take me away I heard that there's light in the dark But I don't know where to find me a spark At least not for free In the weeds
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Back Home 03:48
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I knew there'd come a day When I'd be pushing you a way But then I'd have to face it All alone And now look what you've done You played my innocence and won But something's telling me To come back home What else can I do To find my peace and solitude When I can't seem to make it On my own And everywhere inside There's no way that I can hide That something's telling me To come back home On and on Almost gone Run away (solo) On and on Almost gone Run away I knew there'd come a day When I'd be pushing you a way But then I'd have to face it All alone And now look what you've done You played my innocence and won But something's telling me To come back home Something's telling me To come back home Something's telling me To come back home
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Life 04:13
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Running through the forest floor I've never seen such light before My eyes To my surprise Clinging to my inner child All my thought and dreams are Running wild I'm in denial I somehow made it to the other side In my life As easy as the river flows As peaceful as the moon that glows At night I won the fight Clarity has graced my aching mind In my life Standing at the summit of my pride In my life I survived
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Hideaway 03:31
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The sun is setting on the plains It cradles me, but I am still in pain Love is like a desert storm It pierces through my eyes but keeps me warm So now I'm wading through a frozen stream I can only see you in my dreams Hideaway Hideaway Hideaway Hideaway Oooh, oooh Have you found another man Does he show you things you understand Does he walk you through the woods Does he love you like I never could Your confidence has made me live in fear It makes me feel the need to disappear And hideaway Hideaway Hideaway Hideaway Oooh, oooh
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Open Road 03:11
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Seems like the world's gonna end I ain't gonna let it go Not till I've seen what I can And learned what there is to know There's an open road ahead And it's a-callin' out my name Telling me to go on Telling me I can't stay Anymore Where are you coming from Can you leave a trail behind Either way I'll try to follow You know I'm not that hard to find There's an open road ahead And it's a-callin' out my name Telling me to go home Now I know where I'll stay Forever more

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We all need places to escape, to get away from it all. I know I do, especially after these last couple years. Where are yours? This album explores some of mine: From the imaginary winding roads leading to my dreams of Alaska, to the familiar home away from home on the shores of Diamond Lake; and everywhere in between. Solitude and introspection weave their way through these songs. The timeline of these songs are not chronological. Some of the songs, like Hideaway, Northern Sky, Eliot, and even the title track Open Road came from a different period of time in my life; when any kind of lockdown was only a mental mirage.

Time, although linear in our understanding, has a way of wavering, morphing, and holding our emotions hostage in memories. These albums that I make are markers in my life's timeline, entries in a journal of audio. But as complex as time itself can be, it's hard to keep my life's journal of music from being as non-linear as it is. Is that a bad thing?

My previous album, Lockdown, was a lot more jazzy and bluesy. This album returns to my roots in Americana, Country, Folk, and late 60's/early 70's rock. It takes elements from my North-Americana album and Wintergreen album and creates something slightly different. I'm still chasing after a Pacific Northwest regional music sound, much like the Southwestern rock heard in the seventies from people like Jackson Browne and The Eagles. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating it.

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released June 23, 2022

Written, performed, and produced by COLE CARR with guest artists:
CAMERYN CARR - Vocal
TONY CARR - Electric Guitar (track 1, 3, 4, 6)

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Cole Carr Portland, Oregon

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Cole has spent most of his life exploring the Pacific Northwest as a climber and mountaineer. Nature is the driving force behind Cole's music. Cole is self-taught and plays all of the instruments to aid in his songwriting. A blend of country, folk, rock, and jazz/fusion, Cole attempts to make Pacific Northwest a regional music genre. ... more

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