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New Eyes

by RISO

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1.
Closer 04:00
LYRICS Early light like summer ghosts Stealing softly through my mind Stuccoed walls in seamless motion Shadows of a day gone by When the day is easy We count the faces in the clay Count the days between us Consider reasons we could stay Morning Wake up to the wind outside your door I wanted to hold you I wanted to pull you a little closer to me Turn your eyes and shut the door When were we alone before? All the seasons and the days All the things that keep us waiting It’s like running through the sand Spilling out of broken glass Running through your hands Hold it there to make it last Morning Wake up to the wind outside your door I wanted to hold you I wanted to pull you a little closer to me Morning Wake up to the wind outside your door I wanted to hold you I wanted to pull you a little closer to me Faces in the moon tonight Catch 'em while they’re still in flight Passing skies like skipping stones Turn your eyes and then it’s gone Lighter than the air Closer when the day is done Spinning to the edge Hold me closer ‘til the morning
2.
Vs. 1 I remember all the time / You were not afraid of anything / And daylight finds you where you are / So it’s okay to get lost for awhile // Chorus 1 In a parking lot, it’s free on Sunday / Play that song again it’s my new favorite / We could run away, but I won’t say it / Good night, babe, someday I’ll take you home // Vs. 2 And they say it won’t be long / Clouds are caving in and then it’s winter / And it’s summer where you are / You send shells in cards and I send letters // Chorus 2 Ringing on the line and I can’t sleep / I play that song again it takes me back there / But it’s still raining and I’m still awake so / Goodnight, babe, someday I’ll take you home // Vs. 3 It’s snowing all along the hills / Usually the crowds come for the weekend / Guess we have it to ourselves / We’ll come back when we won’t catch a chill // Chorus 3 And we’ll remember how the day was quiet / We were frozen there beneath the sunset / Holding to the words we would not say yet / Goodnight, babe, someday I’ll take you home
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Penny Brown 03:16
LYRICS I whispered, “I am still young” / And then I am old enough / Wherefore, I threw a penny / To find out if I might love / Go and love, go and love, go and love / If the lady be young and fair / Penny brown penny brown penny / I am looped in the loops of your hair / Oh, love is a crooked thing / There is nobody wise enough / To find out all that is in it / For they would be thinking of love / ‘Til the stars had run away, run away / And the shadows had eaten the moon / Penny brown penny brown penny / One cannot begin it too soon / I whispered I am still young / And then I am old enough / Wherefore, I threw a penny / To find out if I might love
5.
LYRICS Vs. 1 Sitting still the two of us / Staring well into the distance / Roads that grow and multiply as they run / Day falls like a page before us / With night still heavy on our shoulders / The birds around us sing a new day’s song/ Vs. 2 You are beautiful and wild / Standing on the edge of morning / How the stars grow brighter still as they fade / A broken bird upon the shelf / Knows fully what the changing light means / Still she hopes that she will fly to it someday // Chorus 2x // What will tomorrow bring? / We cannot read the sky / Etchings in the heavens / We cannot see them though we try / And will we yet remain two lovers bound as one / Holding to our promises like planets spinning round the sun? // You and I the lucky ones / It doesn’t stand to reason
6.
LYRICS Vs. 1 / We were all upstate, we were running late / We were always running out of time / Another breakdown, you’re crying in the backseat / I’m acting like everything’s fine / Bridge 1 / ‘Cause it’s no use talking sense to you / Carrying on about all the wrong I do // Chorus // Take it fast, Take it slow / But baby don’t think you’re gonna take me down with you // Take it high, take it low / But baby don’t think you’re gonna take me down with you // Vs. 2 / In a hotel room, snowed in, strung out again / We’re always running days behind / Another cold front, lying with my back to the TV / You’re acting like everything's fine / Bridge 2 / And it’s no use trying to talk it over / It’s a one lane road and I’m stuck out on the shoulder // Chorus // Take it fast, Take it slow / But baby don’t think you’re gonna take me down with you // Take it high, take it low / But baby don’t think you’re gonna take me down with you // Vs. 3 In a white washed room all your doubts exhumed / Yeah, you’re always running right on time / Dig in all night, leave your dirt in a pile / What are you hoping to find there, baby? / What are you hoping to find?
7.
In The Maze 04:29
[Instrumental]
8.
LYRICS Vs. 1 All the pretty girls in all their patchwork skirts / Laughing and loving and feeling what it’s worth / The glow of the night above us as we settle into sound / Just spinning round and round and / You’d think we’d found our way tonight / The geometric slide, the geometric slide / Vs. 2 And all the unattached are sitting in a line / Like faces on a canvas, the kind with moving eyes / Just spinning round and round and round and / You’d think that they’re too scared to try / The geometric slide, the geometric slide / Vs. 3 And all the ceiling fans, they shiver and they glide / Your chin is in your hands and you’re looking past the skylight / Just spinning round and round and round and / You’d think that maybe you were high / On the geometric slide, the geometric slide / Vs. 4 All the bows and ribbons hung up with golden twine / The air is soft and viscous, and I’m sinking into twilight / Just spinning round and round and round and / You’d think that I was born to fly / The geometric slide, the geometric slide / Vs. 5 Hold on to me, baby, build a web around me/ It’s all just light and color now, in everything surrounding / When we hold on to each other, I feel our hearts colliding / A thousand tiny pieces, it’s all shiny and inviting / Shooting through the air, in our shoes and in our hair / Spinning round and round and round 3x / I think we’ll go on until we die / The geometric slide
9.
New Eyes 04:24
LYRICS Vs. 1 In time the trees grow quiet / The morning fills your eyes / The mirror by the window / Reflects the changing sky / Where will my thoughts and dreams go / When I am here with you / Will all the world stay quiet when stars are in your room? Vs. 2 Sometimes we need to follow / And other times we lead / Sometimes in shifting darkness / The way is hard to see / I followed you through cities / I followed you to spring / Where blossoms fell like moonbeams / And we were free to dream Chorus New eyes, ready for tomorrow / New eyes, ready for tomorrow Vs. 3 All the world is changing / I feel it when I breathe / The heaviness of longing / For things that cease to be / I think about the river / I think about the rain / The promenade of summer / With little thought of change Chorus New eyes, ready for tomorrow / New eyes, ready for tomorrow All the world is changing
10.
Vs. 1 You'll never be the sun burning in the sky / And you won't be the moon above us on a moonlit night / And you won't be the stars in heaven, though they shine so bright / But even on the deepest ocean you will be the light / Vs. 2 And you may not always shine as you go barefoot over stones/ We might be so long together or we might walk alone / And you won't find that love comes easy, but love is always right / So even when the dark clouds gather, you will be the light // Bridge // And if you lose that part inside when love turns round on you / Leaving the past behind is knowing that you'll do like you always do / Holding you blind, keeping you true // Outro You'll never be the sun 3x / But even on the deepest ocean / You will be the light 3x

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"The Arizona artists thrive in contemporary, complex arrangements that set them shoulder-to-shoulder with Chris Thile and Madison Cunningham."
- Pop Matters

RISO is:
Rebekah Rolland - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Matt Rolland - Harmony Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Violin, Mandolin

With:
Thøger Lund - Upright Bass
Arthur Vint - Percussion
Ryan David Green - Electric Guitar, Harmony Vocals (Track 6)
Steff Koeppen - Piano (Tracks 2, 4, 6)
Ben Plotnick - Fiddle, Viola (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 7)
Kaitlyn Raitz - Cello (Tracks 4, 5)
Greg Helseth - French Horn (Track 1)

Produced by Matt Rolland and Rebekah Rolland
Recorded by Peter Dalton Ronstadt at Jim Brady Recording Studios (Tucson, AZ)
Additional tracking by Steven Tracy at St. Cecilia Studios and Matt Rolland at CATALYST Arts Space
Mixing and Mastering by Philip Shaw Bova
Album Design and Photography by Aubreigh Brunschwig

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released July 15, 2022

Publishing administered by Modern Works Publishing/“A” Side Music LLC
Music & Lyrics by Rebekah Sandoval Rolland © 2022 De Folk Publishing/BMI; Music & Lyrics by Matthew Charles Rolland © 2022 Mattie Groves Music/BMI.

Produced by Matt Rolland and Rebekah Rolland
Recorded by Peter Dalton Ronstadt at Jim Brady Recording Studios (Tucson, AZ)
Mixing and Mastering by Philip Shaw Bova
Album Design and Photography by Aubreigh Brunschwig

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For the last decade, Matt and Rebekah Rolland, the acoustic duo RISO, have been on the road with their nationally-acclaimed Americana band, Run Boy Run, participated as artists-in-residence for the National Parks Centennial, and collaborated on six studio albums. RISO is rooted in the acoustic soundscapes of their respective childhoods, and elevated by sharp and complementary musical instincts. ... more

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