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Morning Skies & Heavy Eyes

by Next Paperback Hero

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1.
Face My Time 04:07
Long day today Sun is beating down Deep into September Keep up the pace You know they need it now How do I remember? Out of the blue I think of you You've always known exactly what to do I hear the call to me A siren from the sea Go and be the man you've always wanted to be And now I’ve got to face my time And now I’ve got to face my time Rushing through time Though seasons never yield And I've been living thirties Bells start to chime When wheat grows in the field I need you to remind me now I try to see Been diving in too deep Drowning in the possibilities When I turn to look around There’s countless sights and sounds I’ve gotta fight to keep my feet firm on the ground And now I’ve got to face my time And now I’ve got to face my time Ticking away I’ll do my best to lead Letting all the light in Feeding the flame That fire inside of me With no sign of dying down as I begin One day at a time My path has no straight lines But there’s beauty and there’s heart in the design I’ve got to pay my dues What’s old can be made new I held on to a world I never knew And now I’ve got to face my time And now I’ve got to face my time
2.
It’s always hard for me to find a place to start Can we skip to the part where we have a heart to heart I have so many questions, they’ve been spinning in my mind And when I finally get where I wanna go, I find we’re out of time Then all you see is all you know And part of me is all I show You may not sense a hunger, but I promise that it’s there Ambition takes on many forms, some silent like a prayer And if the mind sees what it wants to see, then why would I stand out When the ones who fit the bill are the ones who scream and shout Then all you see is all you know And what you see is just a show Then all you see is all you know And part of me is all I show I find it hard to wave my flag and beat my chest Proclaiming to the world the hidden treasure I possess That’s not who I am and never will be But maybe someday I’ll be enough by simply being me Then all you see is all you know And part of me is all I show Then all you see is all you know And part of me is all I show That part of me is all you’ll see That part of me is all you’ll see That part of me is all you’ll see That part of me is all you’ll see That’s all you see
3.
Heavy Eyes 04:42
Waking up twice an hour Sounds of the night grow louder I can still feel something From the restless night before All these memories are Desperate trying to be more More than fleeting dreams or Rotting driftwood washed up on shore How long can I wait To feel the sunshine on my face The dawn it will come soon The distant stars and pale white moon Will take their place behind Morning skies and heavy eyes Snapshots and memory making Black and white and fading There’s a man looking nowhere His once bright eyes are saying “Son, I could have been great and done All these things… I could have won Now I’m somewhere in between The start and where I long to be.” How long can I wait To feel the sunshine on my face The dawn it will come soon The distant stars and pale white moon Will take their place behind Morning skies and heavy eyes Running down dreams forgotten Races we run so often Have I been running blindly Towards the brightest lights that I can see Distantly they’re shining on Distantly they’re shining on I reach out to hold one in my hand Twilight gleams and here I stand How long can I wait To feel the sunshine on my face The dawn it will come soon The distant stars and pale white moon Will take their place behind Morning skies and heavy eyes
4.
Finish Line 04:35
I sit in search of peaceful tones While age erodes the corners of the pages Of the books we very nearly wrote Abandoned at a thousand different stages Within my heart, beyond my grasp The words just never seem to come An exercise in looking back At these unfinished drafts and plans undone We’ve got to cross that finish line Beyond the walls within our minds Close your eyes and say goodbye We’ve got to cross that finish line With every hour they fade away My visions blur just a little more Once vivid melodies betray The hope I seemed to know before We’ve got to cross that finish line Beyond the walls within our minds Close your eyes and say goodbye We’ve got to cross that finish line I’m chasing ghosts like fireflies I catch them in a cloudy set of mason jars It’s only then I realize They glow much brighter from afar Let it fly and let it go I’ll redefine this mess of expectations The tattered clothes and broken bones And all the artifacts and maps of paths I’ve taken We’ve got to cross that finish line Beyond the walls within our minds Close your eyes and say goodbye We’ve got to cross that finish line
5.
I don’t know which way to run Away from the fray or off towards the sun Maybe I’ll stand my ground Maybe I’ll turn around Just for today, please take me away How do I follow my gut When I’ve been cut down for not keeping my mouth shut? All this surrounding me I’m not sure who to be Just for today, please take me away What a terrible mess I’m in Well this test, it ain’t showing the best I’ve been Cause things are getting harder now Why can’t I be stronger now? Just for today, please take me away Just for today, please take me away Just for today
6.
These wounds have been festering for a long time We’re living in the adolescent fantasies of men with skin like mine The cuts were never cleaned, the pain ignored And if there’s time to heal now Things can’t be like they were before Look into my eyes And tell me that I’m wrong You and I can weather the storm I was driving down the freeway It was a cold December day The bumper of the chevrolet in front of me Was loaded with things to say Cards on the table now, I wish he’d fold The stakes have been raised That hand has been played The bluff has been exposed Look into my eyes And tell me that I’m wrong You and I can weather the storm Some days I think that I can see A ray of sunshine pierce through the sky Have we broken through to the other side Or are we standing in the eye?
7.
Let’s make a deal And cross our hearts to seal it With nothing but our words to heal or break us now Did you call it in the air? Are you so far gone, beyond repair? The faces and the monuments are fading now Break it down Pull the needles out One by one we’re breaking down It’s raining now When you’re walking in the woods You can’t feel what you should The trees will block it out But you know it’s happening And the water level’s rising Inch by inch we’re climbing There’s no denying now Break it down Pull the needles out One by one we’re breaking down One by one we’re breaking down You shook my hand time after time Smiled and looked me in the eye And when the wound had begun to heal We overheard how you really feel So where are we now? And what are your conclusions? That the world's been in collusion? We’re out to get you now You’re hanging on So desperately it hurts me The common ground you cling to is fading now Break it down Pull the needles out One by one we’re breaking down One by one we’re breaking down One by one we’ll break it down
8.
Say The Word 03:40
Silhouettes dance on the shore Between the waves and the lake’s dull roar At the dawn of the day I want to wash these fears away But it feels as though we’re in a war I’ve never been afraid like I am right now We’ve skipped the why and managed to forget the how Now everything’s unstable Though I’ll fight while I am able We’ve been riding on the rails till the rails run out Say I’ll be there if you want me to Say Say the word and I’ll come running Say Do you remember all those things we used to say? Two thousand miles and just one click between We’ve slowly redefined what the word “distance” means I’m at the top of the stairs I’m looking down, I’m looking scared If I fire a flare will you see me? What in the world are we waiting for? Why do I feel we’ve been here before? Who will have the courage to say… Say I’ll be there if you want me to Say Say the word and I’ll come running Say I remember all those things we used to say Say We don’t have to play these games anymore We’re in a world at war, what are we waiting for? I’ve got something to say... I just wanted to say...
9.
Sun is shining for the first time today In three days, nothing but pouring rain The doubt and cloud of yesterday fade away I can’t stay, I won’t be detained Don’t take my, don’t take my energy away from me Don’t take my, don’t take my energy away from me Different story, different morning, different season The cold sustained had me reeling in All of the lines I set outside to stop my demons The darkness deepens but I won’t let them in Don’t take my, don’t take my energy away from me Don’t take my, don’t take my energy away from me The well is empty and my heart is feeling heavy again tonight Breaking bottles, drowning sorrows in Milwaukee again The well is empty and my heart is feeling heavy again tonight Breaking bottles, drowning sorrows in Milwaukee again Till I see the light, till I see the light Sun is shining for the first time today In three days, nothing but pouring rain The doubt and cloud of yesterday fade away I can’t stay, I won’t be detained Don’t take my, don’t take my energy away from me Don’t take my, don’t take my energy away from me

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released September 3, 2021

"Morning Skies & Heavy Eyes" by Next Paperback Hero

Produced and Recorded by Nathan Honoré
Additional recording by Nick Zoulek, AJ Honoré, and Ian Olvera
Mixed by Ian Olvera at Fort Sad
Mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering
Cover photo by Samer Ghani

all songs written by Nathan Honoré

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Next Paperback Hero Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Emotive indie rock by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Honoré from Milwaukee, WI.

Melodic baritone vocals deliver confessional lyrics that are as resilient as they are vulnerable, complementing the guitar-driven sound with an undercurrent of restlessness.
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