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Barnstormer

by Rhyan Sinclair

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adriansoundchaser Well I had to buy the first album too! Lovely classic country. Good to see track 1 has arrived! ♥️
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    TRACK LISTING:
    1. From Here
    2. Barnstormer
    3. The Sad Song
    4. Retrograde
    5. Selfishly, Heartlessly
    6. Cold Summer's Day
    7. Old Lost Town
    8. The Hourglass
    9. This Beaten Down Heart
    10. Skeleton Sam
    11. I Can't Sleep
    12. Kentucky Night Sky
    13. What Time is it in California?
    14. Free at Last

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1.
From Here 03:54
2.
Barnstormer 03:47
Always runnin' around these old ghost towns With nothin' but the wind to carry me Oh, nothin' can stop my wheels from turnin' I'm destined to be wanderin' free ​ Barnstormer, Barnstormer A cold-hearted, hardheaded wanderer or at least, that's what they say Every time I'm walkin' away Oooooh Oooooh ​ My spirit is lined with white fences and pines These windy roads run through my mind You might see me as a drifter, but I'm not as lost as you might find Barnstormer, Barnstormer A cold-hearted, hardheaded wanderer or at least, that's what they say Every time I'm walkin' away Oooooh Oooooh ​ I was born with a compass soul Driven by my motor heart You'll never see me countin' miles or just wishin’ on a star ​ I'll be goin' til' I'm gone, ’til I'm gone, ’til I'm gone Goin’ ’til I’m gone, ’til I’m gone, ’til I’m gone Oooooh Oooooh Barnstormer, Barnstormer A cold-hearted, hardheaded wanderer Barnstormer, Barnstormer A cold-hearted, hardheaded wanderer or at least, that's what they say Every time I'm walkin' away Oooooh Oooooh
3.
The Sad Song 04:07
Woke up and I watched the sunrise out my window The dancing thoughts inside my head wouldn't let me rest I hate to admit that I'm a little helpless to my turbulence and wheels, deciding who I am, how I feel… ohhh…ohhh... ​ Gonna write this sad song, get it over Gonna write this sad song and be through Gonna right this wrong, write this song that won't mean a thing to you ​ Everybody's walking out, guess I make leaving easy For some reason I still keep the faith That some will never go away Don't know why I'm inclined to think best of everyone when they've shown me everything but kindness, but they've got more time left… ohhh…ohhh... Gonna write this sad song, get it over Gonna write this sad song and be through Gonna right this wrong, write this song that won't mean a thing to you ​ You're so busy lately, entangled in your worried mind and you don't have a clue I'm singing this song to you I always keep so quiet The silence is misunderstood Not good at sharing my feelings out loud, but grab a pen and I'll write 'em down… ohhh…ohhh... Gonna write this sad song, get it over Gonna write this sad song and be through Gonna right this wrong, write this song that won't mean a thing to you
4.
Retrograde 03:53
Lately I haven't been feelin' too well Come down with bad case of feelin' sorry for myself ​ Gotta get out from under the weather Gotta get to feelin' better Stuck in a dark cloud and I gotta get out Lately all it does is rain Lately I've been feelin' pain Gotta get to feelin' better Gotta get out from under the weather ​ I never used to just sit around and cry But, I just can't find a way to make this feelin' die ​ I always get my hopes up, just to get let down Gotta lower my expectations, rise above this merry go round Gotta get out from under the weather Gotta get to feelin' better Stuck in a dark cloud and I gotta get out Lately all it does is rain Lately I've been feelin' pain Gotta get to feelin' better Gotta get out from under the weather I can blame it on the sun I can blame it on the rain I can blame it on mercury But, the only one in retrograde is me Ahhhh.... Ahhhh.... I can blame it on the sun I can blame it on the rain I can blame it on mercury But, the only one in retrograde is me ​ Retrograde Retrograde ​ Maybe I'm just really going insane I don't act like myself, barely even remember my name Gotta get out from under the weather Gotta get to feelin' better Stuck in a dark cloud and I gotta get out Lately all it does is rain Lately I've been feelin' pain Gotta get to feelin' better Gotta get out from under the weather Gotta get to feeling better Stuck in a dark cloud and I gotta get out
5.
You say you know how I feel, but I don't think that's true 'cause I know pain well enough to never wish it on you ​ Didn't stand in your way, I was just a stepping stone When you took that turn for the easy road ​ I pay the cost while you stand by and watch, so selfishly And you go on and call my loss, so heartlessly And you're selfishly, heartlessly doin' just fine You say you're sorry, but I know you'd watch me break over and over a thousand times and not feel a thing I pay the cost while you stand by and watch, so selfishly And you go on and call my loss, so heartlessly And you're selfishly, heartlessly doin' just fine ​ Even if you tried to take it back, it's too late Some wounds are just to deep to go away ​ But I guess it's meant to be Oh, a lesson learned for me Some things you just can't erase ​ I pay the cost while you stand by and watch, so selfishly And you go on and call my loss, so heartlessly And you're selfishly, heartlessly doin'... just fine ​ Ahhh...Ahhh...Ahhh...
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7.
We always sit around and talk about what would happen if we up and walked out We say, "we gotta get outta this dump”, but, we never do, ‘cause we don't know how ​ They know the dirt and they'll dish out the blame and they’ll hand it to you on a China plate They'll give you advice that you never wanted, while you nod and smile and don't say a thing ​ I gotta break this circle and go the other way... ​ 'cause we can't live like this no more in this old lost town Maybe I could blaze the trail, maybe we could get out ​ Same old thing every day, it's not who they are, it's a role they play They pat each other on the back, they’ve got a small town claim to fame ​ I'm no good at playing pretend, who I am is who I am and if you don't like it, that's fine with me, been cast aside since I can't remember when ​ I gotta break this circle and go the other way... ​ 'cause we can't live like this no more in this old lost town Maybe I could blaze the trail, maybe we could get out ​ It's not that I hate this land, this is my home, but I can’t stay It’ll always be a part of me, but man, I gotta get away I gotta break this circle and go the other way... ​ 'cause we can't live like this no more in this old lost town Maybe I could blaze the trail, maybe we could get out In this old lost town that we're livin' in… In this old lost town
8.
Am I more than The Hourglass? Sand running out, sand falling fast Slipping through my fingers, away to the past Spend my time trying to make it last Am I more than The Hourglass? ​ So much pressure on a second that it crumbles away Five minute conversation, think about it for days I tend to wonder why I say the things I say Stare at the clock, wasting time away Am I more than The Hourglass? Sand running out, sand falling fast Slipping through my fingers, away to the past Spend my time trying to make it last Am I more than The Hourglass? ​ The hours are long, but the days are short We count the minutes, then we beg for more We kill time and wonder why it dies Guess it's in our nature to deny Am I more than The Hourglass? Sand running out, sand falling fast Slipping through my fingers, away to the past Spend my time trying to make it last Am I more than The Hourglass? ​ How can I make the most out of these seconds that I've been handed before I plain run out? ​ Do you ever look around and just wonder why? We follow the pattern, walk the narrow line When we look back, what will we see? Only a shadow of who we wished we could be If I pave a road on the map If I leave a light on the path If I never let go of the love I have Am I more than the Hourglass?
9.
I know pain a little better than I'd like to Can't escape the ache without a bruise Sometimes everything gets a little heavy but, the rhythm always tries to keep me steady ​ This beaten down heart might be beating a little off time It's a little torn apart Oh, but it still works just fine This beaten down heart…of mine ​ I just keep my guard up always try to fight The key is lost and I am locked up tight Believe me, I've tried to leave the door open but, there's only so many times a young girls heart can be broken This beaten down heart might be beating a little off time It's a little torn apart Oh, but it still works just fine This beaten down heart…of mine I shouldn't be ashamed, we've all got burdens we hold but, these scars are the stories that I have never told and I'm so scared that someone might see this old, broken mess in me This beaten down heart might be beating a little off time It's a little torn apart Oh, but it still works just fine This beaten down heart…of mine
10.
Skeleton Sam 03:37
Skeleton Sam, Skeleton Sam Better take it from me, don'tcha ever speak to that old Skeleton Sam ​ You'll see him on the side of the road and he'll try to hitch a ride but don't you dare look his way, you won't sleep another night ​ Ohhh, Skeleton Sam, Ohhh, Skeleton Sam He's the ghost of a mean ol' man Better take it from me, don'tcha ever speak to that old Skeleton Sam ​ Don't know where he comes from, don't know where he hides but he's been wanderin’ that ol' country road ever since the day he died Ohhh, Skeleton Sam, Ohhh, Skeleton Sam He's the ghost of a mean ol' man Better take it from me, don'tcha ever speak to that old Skeleton Sam Watch out, dead man crossing ​ If it's gettin' after midnight and he can't scare up a soul He'll hop right on that red eye train Better wake up, Uncle Joe Ohhh, Skeleton Sam, Ohhh, Skeleton Sam He's the ghost of a mean ol' man Better take it from me, don'tcha ever speak to that old Skeleton Sam ​ Keep your eyes on the road Keep your eyes ahead Nobody to see Nobody dead Keep your eyes on the road Keep your eyes ahead Nobody to see Nobody dead Well, except for that old skeleton Sam He's the ghost of a mean ol' man Better take it from me, don'tcha ever speak to that old Skeleton Sam
11.
I lie in the darkness of the night, collecting the moonlight I'll put in a box with my two o'clock thoughts ​ I lie awake tonight The crickets sing my lullaby, but there aren't enough stars in the sky to add up to the things on my mind I over think all the time and I can't sleep ​ The world is in bed while memories fill my head of words I have said and a life that I once led I lie awake tonight The crickets sing my lullaby, but there aren't enough stars in the sky to add up to the things on my mind I over think all the time and I can't sleep ​ These walls around me are caving in The whole world surrounding is so big ​ I lie awake tonight The crickets sing my lullaby, but there aren't enough stars in the sky to add up to the things on my mind I over think all the time and I can't sleep
12.
To you, they may just be headlights you see as you're staring out the window But, somebody's behind that steering wheel trying to get away from the teardrops on their pillow ​ Somebody's wishin' on that star Somebody's healin' a broken heart Somebody's waitin' ’til their love's back in their arms and they're all searchin' for the blue moonlight Somewhere out there under the Kentucky night sky ​ She's on that old familiar flight back home, but this time's not so happy She tries to hold back the tears knowing this could be the last time she sees her daddy Somebody's wishin' on that star Somebody's healin' a broken heart Somebody's waitin' ’til their love's back in their arms and they're all searchin' for the blue moonlight Somewhere out there under the Kentucky night sky ​ He sits there with that girl on his mind, Underneath the starry sky If he only knew she's thinking of him too, like they both do every night ​ Somebody's wishin' on that star Somebody's healin' a broken heart Somebody's waitin' ’til their love's back in their arms and they're all searchin' for the blue moonlight Somewhere out there under the Kentucky night sky ​ To you they may just be headlights you see as you're staring out the window
13.
14.
Free at Last 04:02
The golden sun looks across the rollin' hills This is the dawn of Monday A new beginning, clear and still ​ I have broken away from the chains that bound me Had to let go of the darkness to become the light I see As I run across this land I carry my fate in my own two hands If freedom is letting go of what's holding me back, I am free at last ​ Seen many a struggle Seen the rise and fall Seen enough of what matters to know what doesn't at all As I run across this land I carry my fate in my own two hands If freedom is letting go of what's holding me back, I am free at last ​ So I drowned all my burdens Let 'em float on down the stream 'cause my time is too precious to waste on things that I don't need As I run across this land I carry my fate in my own two hands If freedom is letting go of what's holding me back, I am free at last

about

It’s not often a debut solo album written and co-produced by a 17-year-old recalls an Emmylou Harris or Steve Earle record you’ve had for decades. The raw emotion in her vocals and unapologetic honesty of her lyrics draw you in. From the Waylon-esque lonesome twang and weeping pedal steel that begins the opening track, “From Here,” into the bluegrass infused, boot-stomping fun of the title track, this album is a first-listen ride that is equal parts contemplative and joyful. “The Hourglass” showcases Rhyan Sinclair's old-soul songwriting, with thought provoking lyrics (“We kill time and wonder why it dies”) and exquisite guest harmonies and fiddle by Lillie Mae. With inspiration from sources as diverse as Chris Isaak, Dolly Parton, The Beach Boys and Jason Isbell, Sinclair takes you on a winding road of moods and melodies. There are soaring harmonies, twangy telecasters and spacey steel guitar ("Retrograde"), raw emotion and front porch fiddle ("Cold Summer’s Day”), undeniable soul and swelling organ ("What Time is it in California?”), timeless themes ("Selfishly, Heartlessly" and "This Beaten Down Heart”) and a joyful ode to moving forward (“Free at Last”). Sinclair proves with these 14 songs that she’s in it for the long haul and her journey has just begun.

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released June 22, 2018

All songs written by Rhyan Sinclair with the exception of Barnstormer and Kentucky Night Sky.
Barnstormer and Kentucky Night Sky written by Rhyan Sinclair and Toni Karpinski.
All songs recorded and engineered at Sneak Attack Recording, Lexington Kentucky with the exception of Barnstormer and Kentucky Night Sky.
Barnstormer and Kentucky Night Sky recorded at The Record Shop, Nashville Tennessee.
Fats Kaplin’s tracks recorded/engineered by Thomm Jutz at TJ Tunes in Nashville, Tennessee

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