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Casting Shadows (On the Heels of Tomorrow)

by Ryan Newton

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Casting Shadows (On the Heels of Tomorrow) 03:54
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Radio’s on playing an old familiar song The one about the good times, the good times we had You look to the future but you’re stuck in the past Looking for that moment of time that will last Casting shadows on the heels of tomorrow Better than yesterday’s pity and sorrow Casting shadows on the heels of tomorrow Better than yesterday’s mmm, mmm, mmm Life can be a long and lonely highway Oh, don’t give a damn about what they’re gonna say No map to guide you, no need to ask Just looking for that moment of time that will last Casting shadows on the heels of tomorrow Better than yesterday’s pity and sorrow Casting shadows on the heels of tomorrow Better than yesterday’s mmm, mmm, mmm Oh come on it will be alright like that moment in time where the sun meets the night Oh come on wise up you were pacing through life and you know you wanna scream and you know you’re gonna fight Casting shadows on the heels of tomorrow Better than yesterday’s pity and sorrow Casting shadows on the heels of tomorrow Better than yesterday’s mmm, mmm, mmm
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Fragile Ways 03:56
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Done a lot going out of my mind I’m feeling like I just wasting your time I do these things and I push you away I feel alone and I think I might break There were demons that I couldn’t erase You showed me more in your style and grace You took too much of the burden away It wasn’t fair on you everyday I was stuck in all my fragile ways and the light you gave to me I was lost in the truth of my youth but you’ll never see me bleed I was stuck in all my fragile ways and the light you gave to me But you’ll never hear me say these words to you Whoa........ I took it all and I gave nothing back You stuck it out very matter of fact What you saw in my god only knows It wasn’t much but I think that all told I was stuck in all my fragile ways and the light you gave to me I was lost in the truth of my youth but you’ll never see me bleed I was stuck in all my fragile ways and the light you gave to me But you’ll never hear me say these words to you Whoa........ There were so many things I wish but couldn’t say So I’ll take my love and I’ll take it to the grave But maybe someday I think I’ll hope and pray That you and I can finally have our day. I was stuck in all my fragile ways and the light you gave to me I was lost in the truth of my youth but you’ll never see me bleed I was stuck in all my fragile ways and the light you gave to me But you’ll never hear me say these words to you Whoa........
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Words on Repeat 03:52
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Open your eyes my darling ‘cause this is nothing new Time’s not stopping on this day that’s overdue We’re just getting started Am I even getting through Living in a past so haunted In these words I say to you And the words on repeat and you can’t even sleep On all the silly lies and tears you cry and all the things that will never come true I know the words you don’t believe in I know the words you can’t see it You know the ways of the world Or so you think So what’s it going to be I know the words you don’t believe in I know the words you can’t see it You know the ways of the world Or so you think So what’s it going to be You’re still soul searching But before your soul is gone Take a look in the mirror ‘Cause the truth is never wrong And the words on repeat and you can’t even sleep On all the silly lies and tears you cry and all the things that will never come true I know the words you don’t believe in I know the words you can’t see it You know the ways of the world Or so you think So what’s it going to be I know the words you don’t believe in I know the words you can’t see it You know the ways of the world Or so you think So what’s it going to be
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You Know, You Can, You Will 04:06
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Sitting alone at the bar at Jimmy’s Looking down the barrel of a glass Wondering if it’s some place, some place to nowhere Well you’d fancy that You’re a man of confusion It’s written all over your face You’ve forgotten yourself in the preconceived notions Of love, your life, and disgrace You know you were warned as you’re having your way You know you were warned but even still It’s a long road to nothing if you're running away You know, you can, and you will You got caught up in the American Dream If you’d stop and think You’re chasing something, something to nowhere As you pour another drink There can only be one solution But it’s up to you to make Your life’s crashing in like the waves of the ocean On your love, your life, and disgrace You know you were warned as you’re having your way You know you were warned but even still It’s a long road to nothing if you're running away You know, you can, and you will Step outside your head Look what you could be Don’t try to hide from the pain Can you see? You know you were warned as you’re having your way You know you were warned but even still It’s a long road to nothing if you're running away You know, you can, and you will You know you were warned as you’re having your way You know you were warned but even still It’s a long road to nothing if you're running away You know, you can, and you will
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I Can See What You Can See 03:50
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I can see what you can see and you can see what I can be But they don’t understand me I’m sitting here wasting time so they say that it’s a crime But they don’t want me to be They sit on their hands while I’m playing this song It doesn’t make sense can’t you see? Bound by the ways that they all plod along Singing and clapping the same boring song To know it, to want it, to be here right now You are the one that has showed me somehow. I can see what you can see and you can see what I can be But they don’t understand me I’m sitting here wasting time so they say that it’s a crime But they don’t want me to be They sit on their hands while I’m playing this song It doesn’t make sense can’t you see? Bound by the ways that they all plod along Singing and clapping the same boring song To know it, to want it, to be here right now You are the one that has showed me somehow.
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On the Line 03:43
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Look up there’s a new day dawning On your fears and love that don’t align Sometimes life can feel so daunting But it doesn’t have to be unkind You can push and pull away from the plot line But there’s nothing left to give up yet Look ahead I don’t think you mind In the loving memory of this mess When nothing ever goes your way and there’s nothing even more to say Let it be I’ll be there baby Let it be It’ll be alright Can you see? I’ll be there baby Can’t you see? It’ll be alright Started out something to nowhere Started out on the line You and I are going somewhere Rest your weary soul and mind When nothing ever goes your way and there’s nothing even more to say Let it be I’ll be there baby Let it be It’ll be alright Can you see? I’ll be there baby Can’t you see? It’ll be alright When nothing ever goes your way and there’s nothing even more to say Let it be I’ll be there baby Let it be It’ll be alright Can you see? I’ll be there baby Can’t you see? It’ll be alright When nothing ever goes your way and there’s nothing even more to say When nothing ever goes your way and there’s nothing even more to say Let it be I’ll be there baby Let it be It’ll be alright It’ll be alright It’ll be alright It’ll be alright
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Over Me 03:59
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You woke up alone to an empty room and an aching heart Next to those cold unmade sheets All you hear is your silence and your thoughts of love and hate and your fading dreams I never meant to hurt Never meant to hurt you with the things that unmade me It’s like a life book ended with a song but you didn't know which one it would be You should stop those tears and crying All the crying out over me You should stop those tears and crying All the crying out over me You’re left to pick’n up the pieces on you own Waiting for the answer to set you free Fate is something is better than nothing So please have mercy on me There’ll come a time with distance That you can let go of the things and make your peace But I’ll always remember who you are and wait for you with my memories You should stop those tears and crying All the crying out over me You should stop those tears and crying All the crying out over me You should stop those tears and crying All the crying out over me You should stop those tears and crying All the crying out over me
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Live to Fight Another Day 03:57
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Oh I knew right there from the start You’d be my world, you’d be my heart It’s not as if I’d found my way Until I met you on that day There were things they said that can’t be undone They cursed us out but we did not run Because the music we made had more to say Than stand by me don’t go away I said it now I see it through Said now ‘cause it’s the truth We live to fight another day We live to fight another day We had our ups We’ve had our downs You still always wear your crown And still the time it rolls on by I’ve made you laugh and I’ve made you cry I said it now I see it through Said now ‘cause it’s the truth We live to fight another day We live to fight another day You saw right through me from the start I’d be your world I’d be your heart They’re not just words that are given away We live to fight another day We live to fight another day We live to fight another day We live to fight another day We live to fight another day We live to fight another day
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Gonna Find a Way 04:09
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Been on the outside of what’s going on You can’t seem to figure out what you’ve become And is this me? Or I’m too blind to see You’re stuck in the here and now of who you’re supposed to be But you find peace in your heart But you find peace in your heart I don’t mind it You can’t hide it Gonna to find a way You will know it I will show it Gonna to find a way If I do nothing then I can’t fall Better do something than nothing at all Guess it’s time that I start to think Yes, it’s about time because your doubts will make you sink But you find peace in your heart But you find peace in your heart I don’t mind it You can’t hide it Gonna to find a way You will know it I will show it Gonna to find a way I don’t mind it You can’t hide it Gonna to find a way You will know it I will show it Gonna to find a way I don’t mind it You can’t hide it Gonna to find a way You will know it I will show it Gonna to find a way
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We Will Carry On 04:54
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Comes down the early morning I see it through your eyes You were just lying As you look on down the line The sun is just rising On this cold and rainy day To watch a thousand men dying On your victory day Doesn’t matter today, doesn’t matter today What you say to me Doesn’t matter today, doesn’t matter today ‘Cause my soul will set me free We will carry one with all of the weight We will carry on with every step I take We will carry one with all of the weight We will carry on with every step I take Comes down this early morning But I don’t have the time To see a few more now Push on up the line The sound is getting deeper Roll around in my brain The ghost is getting nearer But my soul feels no pain Doesn’t matter today, doesn’t matter today What you say to me Doesn’t matter today, doesn’t matter today ‘Cause my soul will set me free We will carry one with all of the weight We will carry on with every step I take We will carry one with all of the weight We will carry on with every step I take More than the weight in every step I take Gives me the will to know that I will carry on More than the weight in every step I take Gives me the will to know that I will carry on More than the weight in every step I take Gives me the will to know that you will carry on

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Ryan Newton's debut album, 'Casting Shadows (On the Heels of Tomorrow)', comes out of a place of pure joy for music. Newton woke up in his early 30's and realized he never did the thing he always wanted to to...... which was make an album."

As Newton puts it "I was getting up to go to my 9 to 5 one day and thought..... what are you doing? You haven't done the one thing you said you'd always do!"

With that in mind, he changed the narrative about 3.5 yrs ago and finally started to "do" rather than "dream".

Channeling his seminal influences -- specifically, the anthemic overreach of bands like Oasis, Stereophonics, U2, and the Goo Goo Dolls -- with the insistence and urgency of Bruce Springsteen, Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon, Tom Cochrane, and Drew Holcomb, he's fused a folk rock sound flush with oversized choruses of a decided singalong variety.

The songs on the album are woven together in a continuous thread, touching on themes that involve the challenges and triumphs life brings while accruing wisdom, awareness and accomplishment. It’s about gaining confidence, and the ability to express thoughts that need to be shared while gravitating to the people and things that are truly most important.

“I wrote these songs for me,” Newton insists. “It was therapeutic, as if I was finally able to express emotions and sentiments that had been bottled up for far too long. The subjects of these songs deal with things most of us experience as we’re growing up and coming of age in our early to mid 20s, and so I hope they resonate with the people that lean in and listen. If only one person finds something that provides a source of solace and support, then that will make me feel satisfied.”

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released March 1, 2019

Recorded at Broken Spiral Studios, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Produced, Mixed, and Engineered by Edward Lee at Broken Spiral Studios

Mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

All songs written by Ryan Newton

Musicians:

Ryan Newton - vocals, guitar, percussion
Edward Lee - guitar, percussion
Spencer Bowman - drums
Dave Baird - bass
James Darling - piano, organ
Alex Hicks - backing vocals

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Channeling his seminal influences -- specifically, the anthemic overreach of bands like Oasis, Stereophonics, and U2 -- with the insistence and urgency of Bruce Springsteen, Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon, Tom Cochrane, and Drew Holcomb -- Newton has fused a folk rock sound flush with oversized choruses of a decided singalong variety. . ... more

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