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by Neil Howell

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In the Way 04:48
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It seems like you never have time to go Your friends don’t remember, ‘cause you don’t see them anymore Summer days are a distant past No slowing down, it seems like everything goes so fast Wait for me I have to clear the path ‘cause I can’t see The way to you has been delayed But I’ll push through Why does everything get in the way? Day in and day out, it’s a game we have to play Shuffle our feet, there’s nowhere to go When you’re going too fast it feels like time has been slowed Wait for me I have to clear the path, ‘cause I can’t see The way to you has been delayed But I’ll push through I know it in my heart ‘Cause I can see the conclusion Don’t have to be apart We’ll dispel this illusion All those things that block our way Temporary decisions They’re only there to cause delay You have to be a believer That someday, some way We’ll be walking together All those things in the way will break away A clear path to the future for us all
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Common Ground 04:56
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Lost somewhere in days abandoned An easy thing we thought would last A thought that has left us stranded Unable to adapt Torn, two sides never together Knives always at their throats Mourn for the forgotten treasure We're ready to explode Will we ever find our common ground? There's no good measure, confirmed by all accounts Communicated, a shared experience Illuminated, it doesn't have to be so serious And when the talk is over Where will we go next? Keep marching on like soldiers Just what you'd expect We've been all over it all Nothing left to say Negotiations stalled There's got to be a better way
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The House in the Woods 05:42
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My mind had wandered My feet ached for the road A restless desire A land unconquered A forest uncontrolled I walked inside I feel your presence I taste your breath You have awakened me Your search for transcendence To cheat your death Find me and pay the fee The skies grow dark now Looking for some shelter A whisper on the wind Stagger to a marked house To escape the weather Will this be my end? Come in I have been waiting for you So many years I have wanted And now my dream has come true You can’t leave now This is just the beginning I’ll show you many things you’ll wish you never knew You tried to take my soul How could you do this? Don’t want to hear anymore I’ll never submit Free, I am free again Left you behind You’ll never be my friend No turning back, I will return to my home I am sorry Release, I will release you Even after all the things we’ve been through Never to return again I am sorry
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Dependable 04:24
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Honest gestures unobserved A thin drawn smile for those concerned Patterns etched beneath chaotic lives And we rarely get what we deserve Thankful That I am not alone You know it's you I'm thinking of Someone I can rely on A world of loose ends I cannot hold The traffic grows weary when I'm on the road I needed some help just to move along I needed some harmony just to sing this song There's no way I can do this alone Everyday I have to roll this stone The love you give is plentiful Devotion given that's dependable
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Ghost in the Hall 06:24
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There’s something missing here But I can’t say It’s all become unclear Like the skies that turn to gray I’m a stranger in my home And I feel so afraid There’s a ghost that’s so alone Hiding in the life that we made A phantom in the hall Underneath my bed Just hurting Trapped inside these walls Can’t get ahead There’s no returning Footsteps outside the door A lingering touch of yesterday You know I’ve always wanted more But sometimes those things just fade away Two spirits in the night A distant call for love Will they ever get this right? And pull themselves out from this sinking flood A phantom in the hall Underneath my bed Just hurting Trapped inside these walls Can’t get ahead There’s no returning The air full of remorse Haunted Tapping deep into the source Resurrection of the dead Nothing ever truly dies Awakened by the sun Something has changed You know you’ve always been the only one A life reclaimed A phantom in the hall Underneath my bed Just hurting Trapped inside these walls Can’t get ahead There’s no returning
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Maple 04:51
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Autumn 04:48
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A cold wind blows through the leaves Falling down with a part of me Let’s stay inside A blanket to keep us warm Cause everything’s alright As long as we’re together Soon the snow will fall The gray to purify It makes us feel so small So, Let’s stay inside A blanket to keep us warm Cause everything’s alright As long as we’re together We’ll make it through this storm Darkness takes me And I feel this winter will be the last I see So please don’t waste the days away
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The Fog 06:46
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Empty streets tonight Just like my fortune Run through the red light Psychotic distortion The fog slowly settles in Sightless confusion The monsters bear their grin Solitary confusion I have become the wanderer Doomed to walk alone Contentment so close The fortunes that I’ve squandered No place to call home And now I’ll never know Eyes strain to stay awake Replay the mistakes And it’s so far Until I can overcome all I’m known for Consequences laid out on the road ahead The night takes its toll But I just keep on drivin’ No destination at all I try and drown the cold out Before the sun starts risin’ But I’m ready to hit the wall Eyes strain to stay awake Replay the mistakes And I’m fallin’ Waiting to be sober The rain will wash away But it will bring no closure And it’s so far away Until I can overcome all I’m known for Consequences laid out on the road ahead
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Ice 04:03
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Freezing Lost in the snow All hope for summer has faded Reaching Nowhere to go It’s been so long that I have waited For my salvation Drawn Into temptation Frost My body’s freezing Crossed I will be leaving I fought so hard against adversity But I faded into obscurity I look around I am all by myself From a distance I hear a mournful bell For my salvation Drawn Into temptation Frost My body’s freezing Crossed I will be leaving
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Old Friends 05:12
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A slide show seen through a window It’s a face I’ll never see again No holding on, I’ve had to let go I forgot the argument But now I remember everyone And time was not something that we could outrun I remember everyone I’m moving through the ages Makin’ my way back through the years I’ve seen a million faces Somehow we’ve persevered And now everyone is gone Moved on into the setting sun And I just want to say how much I miss you all Before it’s too late I hope you all get this message Each and every one of you I’m sorry for the moments that misled us Took for granted all the time we knew And now everyone is gone Moved on into the setting sun And I just want to say how much I miss you all When you hear this song just know that I’m talking to you

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released May 13, 2022

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Neil Howell Missouri

My influences are too vast to name; I love rock, metal, alternative, classical, folk, and everything in between. And I want to make it all. I follow my instincts and hope to produce something new and yet totally familiar. I hope you can find something here that you like. ... more

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