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Morning's Gold

by Chris Bartels

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Hey. I'm Chris.
I'm 24, married, from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
I can't ever decide what style of music I want to create, so I just try and do whatever I can whenever I can. Morning's Gold was an introverted folk-pop project I finished in late 2011. It was tracked and mixed for the most part at home and at school. Some songs were old, some were new.

All my musical projects are here - www.chrisbartelsmusic.com

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released 09 December 2011
℗ & © 2011 Chris Bartels. All songs written, recorded, produced, and mixed by Chris Bartels. Mastered by Josiah Kosier at The Hideaway in Minneapolis. Original artwork and design by Chris Bartels.

Chris Bartels - vocals, guitars, bass, keys, mandolin, banjo, percussion
Rebekah Bartels - vocals
Jessica Wallerstedt - cello
Jeff Sparks - drums

Recorded fall 2010 - spring 2011 at McKern Studio Complex at McNally Smith College of Music in Saint Paul, MN and at Chris' residence in Saint Paul, MN.

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Track Name: Nothing
The downtown skyways fly for a country mile
And lead to nothing, nothing at all
But nothing's not always a loss

Cathedrals painted greens, reds, and hidden lies
Their walls sing nothing, nothing at all
But nothing's not always a loss

The moon's staring me down, ooh
I'll be on my way, I've got to get home

Saint Paul, you've got me, my heart is adorned to you
And temperance is fleeting, but you are so calm and true
And temperance is not always a loss

And here we are, we made it, and I'll settle for nothing less than nothing at all
Track Name: Love's Intent
You're always careful to be on time
But you're always leaving me behind
And I pray to God that you'll come around
But you're always seeing things upside down

I'll take the long way home tonight
And chase the lonely moonlight
It might remind me of the time we spent
Chasing after love's intent

You hold a tainted heart inside
Where everything but love resides
Have you thought of wearing it on your sleeve
Instead of hanging on by the skin of your teeth?

You said, "God is just great for you...
But baby you have no clue
What I have done and where I have been
So lose it all and talk to me then."

I said, "You're good enough and better still
To lose it all and live at will
'Cause nothing separates the love I know
Nothing separates His love for you
Track Name: Shadows
I can see shadows
Painting the picture of you and me together
I can see my headlights
Reflecting off the stop sign and I wonder
if it's more than just a stop sign

But these calloused words are seeping through
My weary nerves tonight

The walls outside my window
Represent my lack of forward motion
They're layered in perfection
Taunting me with order and deception
And I miss you more than I ever have

But these calloused words are seeping through
My weary nerves tonight
And the grass is green, at I'll assume
But I can't see it tonight
Track Name: Betray Me
You almost found me
Falling slowly
You almost drown me
And I would let you
And I would let you

I ran so fast
Did I run for nothing?

You almost knew me
And heard my story
You almost loved me
And I would let you
And I would let you

Oh love betray me
Oh love betray me
Track Name: Under The Willows
My sisters and brothers have gone, they've left me alone here again
They must be at the picture show, I know one day I'll see my own

Oh, I'll be right here
Waiting for you dear

Under the willows, my heart will be buried for you
Tender the cellos, like spring they will bloom anew

I've painted this dirty road, everyday since I was young
The soles of my shoes have yet to amuse a closer friend
And I've learned what it's like to be alone when the summertime flees
So darling just know I'll be holding you close and I'll never let you go

Oh, I'll be right here
Waiting for you dear
Though the sun has set on me
I'll wait all the more
Track Name: Moving In Circles
Tattered streets and scattered dreams are behind us now
Only time and only space ahead
Salty gray and morning's gold are only fool's frown
As we embrace the interstate we tred

We're moving in circles now, we'd ask for nothing more
We won't slow, for such a perfect day

Like a slow tide, we won't rush what is true
We'll let it soak in time, 'cross fields and hills
With the best of friends and lovers, we'll drive to live anew