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Shades Of Blue

by Dain Norman

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1.
Summertime is here, but it doesn't feel like it, no it doesn't feel like it, I'm stuck in shades of blue, so blue, but Summertime is here and we're supposed to be happy, but I don't feel happy, I only feel lost, so lost, Where have all the flowers gone? So long, Our hopes and dreams are not small things, seem lost, living in tragic times, no peace of mind, living in surreality, oh when will our hearts be free? Cause' summertime is here and we all feel the strain, yes we all feel the pain, of not knowing what's beyond until the summer dawns, You and I are love and the stars are aligned, no need for the cry now, if you can dream it you can do it Where have all the flowers gone? So long, You gotta search for the sun in the small things it seems, living on a worried mind, like a sleepless child, living in surreality, oh when will our souls be free? Ohh Ohh The soul travels on with the heart yeah, the soul travels on, with the heart yeah, the soul travels on with the heart, with the heart, with the heart, heart Shades of blue
2.
Shoot for the moon, but don't be gone too soon, don't forget, to cry on your shoulder, before you get much older, and what have I done, living life on the run, try to face all my problems, while trying to not be numb, in a haze, I stargaze, and try to piece together what this is, and now that I've run, I see that life's the sum of the love, that you're giving, know the life you're living in a haze, I stargaze, and try to piece together what this is, Shoot for the moon, but don't be gone too soon, don't forget, to cry on your shoulder, before you get much older,
3.
Here we go now, and I can't pretend, cause' it's all because of you, darlin' I can't pretend, cause' it's all because of you, darlin' I hope that you know, that all those things you do I notice, and as time goes, you're the only one thats really loved me, and I can't pretend, cause' it's all because of you, darlin' I can't pretend, cause' it's all because of you, darlin' and when the seasons change, my heart it will remain the same, and as things re-arrange, a real heart stays true even when things change, and I can't pretend, cause' it's all because of you, darlin' I can't pretend, cause' it's all because of you, darlin' We can burn it down and build it back up, just to soothe the tide, and my promises I meant them then, and now, and when you meet so young you gotta realize that things will change, but that's okay, don't close your eyes, no disguise Guitar Solo Here we go now, here go now and I can't pretend, cause' it's all because of you, darlin' I can't pretend, cause' it's all because of you, darlin' All because, all because all because of you All because, all because all because of you All because, all because all because of you All because, all because all because of you
4.
Life is but a dream, What it is isn't what it seems, We're living in multiple dimensions, Gotta make right with your intentions, And when you look to the sky, Look through your mind's eye, Once you've opened your eyes you'll see, We are what we're meant to be, Let The Sunshine, Let The Sunshine in, The Sunshine in You gotta feel it Let The Sunshine in
5.
Love Burns 04:31
Darlin' I'm in love with you, Can't you stay for a while? I could walk for miles and miles, Just to see you smile, Ooh darlin', my heart it yearns, Ooh darlin', let me feel your burns, So tell me darlin', tell me straight, Tell me from the heart, release me, Do you love me? I gotta know, Tell me from the start, Ooh darlin', my heart it yearns, Ooh darlin', let me feel your burns, Oh yeah Guitar Solo You're my ray of sunshine, Whenever my moon is crying, The rose of our undying love, love, The apple tree of life, Through the darkness, The dove arrives, To carry away the pain of life, We'll survive, Ooh darlin', my heart it yearns, Ooh darlin', let me feel your burns, Oh oh, oh oh, feel your burns Oh oh oh, yeah so Ooh ooh
6.
It'll be the same cause' its alright, alright, Don't be afraid of the night, Worry, worry leave your troubled mind, behind, You're not alone in the night, Hey, Hey, Hey, Leave it all behind, Hey, Hey, Hey, Leave your troubled mind, Look in my eyes and you will see me, Lay down your arms for me, Worry, worry, oh worry, leave it all behind me, Know your peace of mind Hey, Hey, Hey, Leave it all behind, Hey, Hey, Hey, Leave your troubled mind, Guitar solo, Some people grow roses, Some just die, No one you meet is just passing by, At the end of some days, You just might cry, But that doesn't mean you should lose sight of the sky, Hi, hi, goodbye, The tears in your eyes, Everyone is just living a day in the life, Hey, Hey, Hey, Leave it all behind, Hey, Hey, Hey, Leave your troubled mind Hey, Hey, Hey, Leave it all behind,
7.
Just take some time, Take as long as you need, To find peace of mind, And I know, I know, you'll find your soul, If you only give it some time, Just take some time, To run away somewhere, To a little cabin with nobody there, And I know, I know, you'll find your soul, If you only give it some time, Now you got me thinkin' that I'm wastin' my time, Thinkin' about something (that) don't matter, yeah, Now I'm livin' one day at a time, Cause I know you're there, I know you're there, So come on baby, come on now, Say you you'll make it darlin', somehow, And I know, I know, you'll find your soul, If you only give it some time, Guitar Solo Just take some time, To really know your heart, In a world that only tries to tear you apart, And I know, I know, you'll find your soul, If you only give it some time, If you only give it some time, If you only give it some time, Time
8.
We can't just quit now, How far we've come now, and I feel it comin' near, Hold on my dear, and I feel it tricklin' down, Something new now, and I feel it comin' near, Hold on my dear, Hold on my dear, No need to fear, It's coming near, The life you see, Whats meant to be, and I've lived a broken heart, I've lived in the dark, and I've traveled far and wide, Only to find a home inside, and what I was searchin' for, Was only my soul's door, If only I knew then, The things I know now, Hold on my dear, No need to fear, It's coming near, The life you see, Whats meant to be, Guitar Break and now we are standing here, Floating in our stratosphere, Floating in the ocean deep, Horizons across the sea, I feel like a shooting star, From somewhere way out far, Traveling at the speed of light, Nothing can harm you not even the night, and now we are standing here, Floating in our stratosphere, Floating in the ocean deep, Horizons across the sea, Hold, Hold, Hold on x3 Hold on my dear
9.
And its so hard to live in a world that values hate, And its so hard to breathe in a world without peace, Now take me back, somewhere far, somewhere in my heart Now take me to, a place of love, Where the world can be one, Where the world can be one And there's so much tension every where you go these days, All you want to do is hide away, in your fears, there's tears in my eyes Now tell me why is this so? Where did the love go? and Tell me why we all cry? When will the world be one? When will the world be one? So confused, abused and don't know which way to go, so re-used, and accused if you know which way to go, mmm mmm mmm Now take me back to somewhere far, somewhere beyond the stars, and tell me why, we all cry? When will the world be one? When will the world be one? Now tell me, when will the world be one?
10.
Surreality 03:42
Verse 1- And so, we rise from the embers, but still, I shiver, cause' it feels like Chorus 1- The world's been turned inside outside, living in a circus no reason or rhyme yeah, and all I want is to fly away in the sky now Verse 2- Cause' we'll make it somehow yeah, cause' all we have is now yeah, and it feels like Chorus 2- Everyone just wants to be on the right side, regardless of what they really feel inside, and all I really want is to love with no cry, no cry, cry Guitar Solo/Break Verse 3- And so, I sigh in silence, as I watch the violence, cause' the world's been, Chorus- Turned inside outside rewind, to a better mind, lapse in time, yeah, living in a world surreal becomes real its hard, So hard yeah, so hard, know your heart yeah, no need to deny it
11.
We can have peace tomorrow if we only believe in it, Put down all your sorrows cause' peace comes from within, Ohh we can have peace tomorrow if we only believe in it Don't look back, oh ohh don't look back, oh ohh don't look back, I believe in it Cause' we can have peace tomorrow if we only change our ways, Put down all your arrows cause' there will be a ah' better day, Ohh we can have peace and love if we only change our ways, Tomorrow, oh ohh tomorrow, oh ohh tomorrow, I believe in it Cause' there's a better way to live our lives, no lies or disguise, Unveil the truth that lies inside blue skies cause', We can have peace tomorrow if we only face the truth inside, Cause' theres no need for a broken tomorrow, no war, no hate, no cry Cause' there will be peace, no more sorrow, if we only reach for it Tomorrow, oh ohh tomorrow, oh ohh tomorrow, just imagine it
12.
In the still of the night, I hear your soft worrying cries, Longing for a new way to live our lives, Where we can be free, We're the sky meets the trees, Living life in peace, There's somewhere, somewhere yeah, Where we can be free, Fly away somewhere yeah, Where we can just be, Fly away somewhere where we can be alone and free, Where the sky meets the sea, As far as you can see, There's somewhere, somewhere yeah, Where we can be free, Whoa yeah (Trumpet Solo) Where the sky never ends, Where the river begins, There's somewhere, somewhere yeah, Where we can be free, Whoa oh oh somewhere, somewhere yeah, Where we can be free
13.
From the morning light, until the sun goes down, I hear the sound, my heart is homebound, a familiar sound, I'm lost and found familiar sound, let the river flow down Let the river flow down, let the river flow down, let the river flow down, can you hear the sound, let the river flow down, let the tears fall down, river flow down, can you hear the sound? And when the moon comes out, I lay in bed, and all through my head, are thoughts of love undead, a familiar sound, let the tears fall down, a familiar sound, let the love flow, let the love flow, let the love flow down Let the river flow down, let the river flow down, river flow down, can you hear the sound, river flow down, let the tears fall down, river flow down, your heartbeat sound The morning light, until the sun goes down, I hear the sound, I'm homebound, familiar sound, I'm lost and found, familiar sound, let the love flow down, river flow down, tears fall down, river flow down
14.
Operation gone wrong, we're all on our bended knees, Praying for that better life oh lord can you hear our pleas, Are we always living in the past are we on repeat, A Love so comely now is all we really need, And all these questions left unanswered, And all these lives left shattered, Does it matter, The eye of the third eye will lead you to the truth, But beware of the darkness it can lead you to the noose, And are we always living in a state of mystery, Cause' I really want to know what lies within thee, And all these questions left unanswered, And all these lives left shattered, Does it matter, Guitar break And I can see the alter calling me closer, With all these burning questions lying on the floor, And I can hear the voices calling me closer, The spirit of redemption a love so come;y now, So comely, so comely so comely, so comely now
15.
Minds 02:23
Honestly, I'm feelin' down, Cause' I don't really know what is holdin' me down, mmm hmm, The times are changing fast, No time to live in the past, Living on a broken heart, Heart, And things be testin' me, Try to ring me out, But I don't really know what the screaming's about, mmm hmm You gotta live a perfect life, It seems in today's strife, But let me ask you a question, Do you really hear yourself? When it's all over, Will you really care? How people live their lives, carry on, Or what they wear? May I ask you a question? And be fair, All those things that you hold so dear, Just maybe they're based in fear, Just maybe they're based in fear, Its time to look at the mirror, Yeah
16.
We're waiting for you, to raise your vibration, No, I can't decide, no I can't decide for you, Cause we're waiting for you, to raise your vibration, No, I can't decide, no I can't decide, for you Waiting for you yeah, waiting for your yeah, Waiting for you all along I can't decide no, I can't decide no, I can't decide for you, Don't be afraid, it's just your time to be saved, Every day you work so hard, With nothing left to say but a sigh, You can't live this way, not another single day, Cause we're waiting for you, to raise your vibration, No, I can't decide, no I can't decide for you, Cause we're waiting for you, to raise your vibration, No, I can't decide, no I can't decide, for you When the sunsets you'll feel the best, When you know your heart is pure, The only person that's holding you back, Is yourself and that's the truth, The dark clouds only come when you don't face your inner pain, The rain will come and it will consume you, Only if you let it consume you, You can't carry on if you don't even know your own song. We're waiting for you, to raise your vibration, No, I can't decide, no I can't decide for you, Cause we're waiting for you, to raise your vibration, No, I can't decide, no I can't decide, for you Waiting for you yeah, waiting for your yeah, Waiting for you all along I can't decide no, I can't decide no, I can't decide for you, For you, For you
17.
Count your blessings every day, it'll keep the pain away, and I know that it's so hard to keep your head above the water, you're getting that much farther and I know that you try so hard, Cause' you got so much heart, and it's so hard cause' you know, what you're worth, cause' you got so much heart, and it's so hard cause' you know, what you're worth Peace and love will never die, just look up in the sky and you'll see that it's you and I, and memories will always last, the good things of the past, remind us of who we are Cause' you got so much heart, and it's so hard cause' you know, what you're worth, cause' you got so much heart, and it's so hard cause' you know, what you're worth
18.
It's over now, the pain is gone, its time to move on, The sun is out no need to scream and shout, We can carry on, And it won't be long until the storm is gone and we can get together, The sun is here no need to live in fear we can love together, Carry on, Sunshine sing your song, Let your dreams be your reality, we can rise above, Let your heart be, put your mind at ease, We can rise together, Carry on, Sunshine sing your song Why you holding out, the sun is waiting by your door, Why you holding out, love is waiting by your door, amore, Carry on, Sunshine sing your song, Carry on Sunshine sing your song, Love, love you're enough, sun, sun its love, Love, love you're enough, sun, sun its love, And it won be long until the storm is gone, and we can get together, The sun is here no need to live in fear, we can love toegther Love, love you're enough, we gotta get together, Love love you're enough, we gotta come together, We cant just quit now, how far we've come now, And feel it comin near, just hold on my dear, And I feel it tricklin down, somethin new now, and I feel it comin' near, just hold on my dear, Floating in the ocean deep, just hold on my dear, Cause you are love, ill say it again, you are love We can't just quit now, We can't just quit now
19.
When all is said and done in our house by the water, When all is said and done we will be free, When all is said and done we'll be sitting by the water, When all is said and done we will be free, We lived broken, dreams stolen, Heart sunk, debunked, unwoven, Raiin came, flooded, heartbroken, Lightning thunder, going under, When all is said and done in our house by the water, When all is said and done we will be free, When all is said and done we'll be sitting by the water, When all is said and done we will be free, We've traveled so far, burning desire, While being unseen, in the fire, Wake up, make up. plant the flowers, We reap the seeds of our power, When all is said and done in our house by the water, When all is said and done we will be free, When all is said and done we'll be sitting by the water, When all is said and done we will be free, Trumpet solo When all is said and done in our house by the water, When all is said and done we will be free, When all is said and done we'll be sitting by the water, When all is said and done we will be free, We will be free, We will be free, We will be free, We will be free. When all is said and done in our house by the water, When all is said and done we will be free, When all is said and done we'll be sitting by the water, When all is said and done we will be free,

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released February 18, 2024

All Music and Lyrics By Dain Norman
except- Track 4- ”Let The Sunshine In” Lyrics and Music by Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni & James Rado,
Track 19- Lyrics and Music by Aili Jordan & Dain Norman.

All songs Produced/Mixed/Mastered by Dain Norman at HelloJude Productions Studio
except- Tracks 1, 5, 11, 17, 18 Produced by Jonathan Plum & Dain Norman at London Bridge Studios,
Tracks 1, 17 Mixed By Jonathan Plum at London Bridge Studios,
Tracks 5, 11, 18 Mixed/Mastered by Dain Norman at HelloJude Productions Studio,
Tracks 1, 17 Mastered by Caleb Baker & Dain Norman at The Track Shack Studio,
Track 9- Produced/Mixed/Mastered by Mark Simmons at Pacific Studios.

Musician Instrumentals-
Dain Norman-
Drums-Tracks 2-4, 6-8, 10,12-16, 19,
Bass- Tracks 2-4, 6-8, 10-16, 19,
Electric Rhythm Guitars & Lead Guitars Tracks 1-19,
Acoustic Guitars-Tracks 1-8, 11-15, 17-19,
12-String Acoustic- Track 6,
12-String Electric- Tracks 2-4, 6, 9-10, 13-16, 18-19,
Keys- Tracks 1-4, 6-8, 10, 12-16, 18-19,
Piano Tracks- 2, 12, 19,
Vocals/Backing Vocals Tracks 1-19,
Aux Percussion Tracks 1-19.

TJ Cope-
Harmony Vocals- Tracks 1, 5, 9, 11-12, 17,
Bass-Track 9,
Acoustic Guitar- Tracks 1, 11, 17,
Electric Rhythm Guitar- Tracks 5, 18,
Electric Lead Guitar- Track 18 Outro, Guitar Pan Right,
Aux Percussion- Tracks 5, 12.

Alex Tapia-
Drums/Aux Percussion/Harmony Vocals- Track 9.

Thene Aldergeen-
Drums/Aux Percussion- Tracks 1, 5, 11, 17-18.

T.J. Wolfe-
Djembe- Track 13,
Aux Percussion- Tracks 3-4, 6-7, 15, 18.

Aili Jordan-
Backing Vocals Track 19.

Cameron Arneson-
Bass- Tracks 1, 5, 17-18.

Sean Curkendall-
Keys- Tracks 1, 5, 17-18,
Piano- Track 17,
Harmony Vocals Track 1.

Cover Art By Lisa Kramer-Murray,
Cover & Back Art Designed by Dain Norman.

Many thanks to all the people who helped make this happen.

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Dain Norman Tacoma, Washington

Nostalgic Music with a revived heart-beat. Dain Norman and the Chrysalis Effect is a revivalist-rock n' roll outfit out of Tacoma, WA The project stemmed from singer/songwriter, Dain Norman. Hailing influences from 1950's-1970's Rock n' Roll, Pop & Soul, and blending it with modern indie rock, to form a new yet familier sound. ... more

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