1. |
You Are the One
03:27
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I’d talk with you all night
As you’d lay in my arms
In the morning you’d smile
All the love in your heart
Then I’d come back at night
And you’d love me some more
What a perfect life
Wish it could with you
To feel the touch of your hand
And the music you’d sing to me
How our faces would ache
From the laughter and the love
And I’d say that I love you
And you’d say that you love me too
What a perfect life
Wish it could with you
(solo)
I’d talk with you all night
As you’d lay in my arms
In the morning you’d smile
All the love in your heart
And I said that I loved you
And you’d said that you loved me too
What a perfect life
Wish it could with you
You are the one
You are the one I love
You are the one
You are the one I love
You are the one
You are the one I love
You are the one
You are the one
©℗2022 Words and music by Eric Ryan-Johnson
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2. |
In A Box
04:45
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You put it in a box
You put it in a box
You store all of the hurt away
And save it for the rainy days
And never let it out
You never let it out
And all the things that you went thru
It all becomes a part of you
No matter how you try
No matter how you try
Those things they did – the things they said
They’re always running thru your head
It never goes away
It never goes away
You shove it deep inside of you
And hope that you will make it thru
I want you forever to be happy
And I would like some happiness of my own
Maybe we can meet somewhere in the middle
It would help us both – this I know
©℗2022 Words and music by Eric Ryan-Johnson
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3. |
The Way You View Me
03:44
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I’m in pieces
I don’t know who I am anymore
I feel like a puzzle
All the pieces swept onto the floor
How I wish things were different
I want it to be like before
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
‘Cause I love everything that you do
And the ways that you think and you move
And your art and your words - poetry
I love everything that is you
Except the way you view me
I’m in pieces
I don’t know who I am today
There’s something that’s missing
Like a part of me is taken away
“How are you?” they ask me
And I say, that I am okay
I guess I’m lying
Yes, I’m lying
‘Cause I miss everything that you do
And the ways that you think and you move
And your art and your words - poetry
I love everything that is you
Except the way you view me
INSTRUMENTAL
I love everything you that do
And the ways that you think and you move
And your art and your words - poetry
And your cryptic ways - mysteries
And the loving ways that you’d please
I love everything that is you
Except the way you view me
©℗2022 Words and music by Eric Ryan-Johnson
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4. |
I Believed in You
02:59
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People are talking – they’re talking ‘bout us
I don’t care what they say
None of that mattered when I was with you
They’d all fade away
And our conversations – our voices so soft
The look in your eyes
And seeming so natural, exchanging our thoughts
Discussing our lives
And those things that later hurt us so
We pushed down deep inside our soul
But there’s something that I’d really like you to know
Those people are talking – they’re talking ‘bout us
About yesterday
They don’t know what happened – they can’t understand how
Why I feel this way
About conversations – the touch of your hand
The look in your eyes
But none of it matters when all of its gone
The painful goodbyes
But those things that later hurt us so
We pushed down deep inside our soul
After everything that happened you should know
That I believed in you
And I saw the “good” in you
That I believed in you
And I saw the “good” in you
And I believe in you…
INSTRUMENTAL
And those things that later hurt us so
We pushed down deep inside our soul
And there’s one thing you really ought to know
That I believed in you
And I saw the “good” in you
That I believed in you
And I saw the “good” in you
And I believed in you
And I saw the “good” in you
I still believe in you
And I know there’s “good” in you
And I believe in you
©℗2022 Words and music by Eric Ryan-Johnson
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5. |
A One-Sided Conversation
02:45
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There is something that I’d like to say to you
After all that has occurred
I am sorry for the way I treated you
And I still love you
Love you
Love you
Wish I could tell you exactly how I feel
But I can’t say it to you
So I’ll sing it to you in this simple song
I still love you
Love you
Love you
INSTRUMENTAL
I still love you
Love you
Love you
There is something that I’d like to say to you
After all that has occurred
I am sorry for the way I treated you
And I still love you
Love you
Love you
Love you
Love you
Love you
©℗2022 Words and music by Eric Ryan-Johnson
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6. |
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I am waiting
Contemplating
All inside my head
Disbelieving
Rearranging
Everything you said
Run away, run away
Away from all that’s good for you
Run away, run away
A game of opposites
Will you love me?
Promise to me?
We can work out this
In disarray
You run away, saying
“It is what it is.”
Run away, run away
I don’t know what you gain from this
Run away, run away - saying
“It is what it is.”
I am waiting
Contemplating
All inside my head
Disbelieving
Rearranging
Everything you said
Will you love me?
Promise to me?
We can work out this
In disarray
You run away, saying
“It is what it is.”
“It is what it is.”
“It is what it is.”
“It is what it is.”
“It is what it is.”
©℗2022 Words and music by Eric Ryan-Johnson
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7. |
Waiting
02:46
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It seems like yesterday I was just eighteen
Playing guitar in a punk rock band
Whatever happened to “live fast – die young”?
But these last few years were bad for everyone
The politics, pandemic – it has not been fun
It makes everyone just want to run away
Running all my life
Looking for the light
Looking for something right
Hoping to find you
And then you came to me
But now I’m lost you see
I’m waiting patiently
But still, you’ve disappeared
INSTRUMENTAL
Running all my life
Looking for the light
Looking for something right
Hoping to find you
And then you came to me
But now I’m lost you see
I’m waiting patiently
But still, you’ve disappeared
You asked me to promise to you
You asked me to always love you
You said things could change
I’ll keep on waiting
You asked me to promise to you
You asked me to always love you
You said things might change
I’ll keep on waiting
I’ll keep on waiting
I’ll keep on waiting
You’re worth the wait
©℗2022 Words and music by Eric Ryan-Johnson
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8. |
Rearview Mirror
02:17
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It seems like yesterday I was just eighteen
Playing guitar in a punk rock band
Whatever happened to “live fast – die young”?
But these last few years were bad for everyone
The politics, pandemic – it has not been fun
It makes everyone just want to run away
Running all my life
Looking for the light
Looking for something right
Hoping to find you
And then you came to me
But now I’m lost you see
I’m waiting patiently
But still, you’ve disappeared
INSTRUMENTAL
Running all my life
Looking for the light
Looking for something right
Hoping to find you
And then you came to me
But now I’m lost you see
I’m waiting patiently
But still, you’ve disappeared
You asked me to promise to you
You asked me to always love you
You said things could change
I’ll keep on waiting
You asked me to promise to you
You asked me to always love you
You said things might change
I’ll keep on waiting
I’ll keep on waiting
I’ll keep on waiting
You’re worth the wait
©℗2022 Words and music by Eric Ryan-Johnson
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9. |
Factory Settings
03:27
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Can I reset to my factory settings?
Can I revert to the time when we first met?
Can I get back to who I was before?
Could I have a chance again
To coexist as friends
When I’d play my violin for you?
Why have I become the villain in your narrative?
When I no longer want to exist as a negative
Please understand I’m just a person who is sensitive
Why can’t you see?
I’d like to reset to my factory settings
Can I revert to the time when we first met?
I’d like to get back to who I was before
Could I have a chance again
To coexist as friends
And can I play my violin for you?
Instrumental
How did I become this villain in your narrative?
As I forgive you for the hurtful things that you said
When all I did was love you - can’t you understand
What you mean to me?
I wanna reset to my factory settings
Can I revert to the time when we first met?
Can I get back to who I was before?
Could I have a chance again
To maybe just be friends
When I’d play my violin…
Can I reset to my factory settings?
Can I revert to the time when we first met?
Can I get back to who I was before?
Could I have a chance again
And could we coexist as friends
And could I play my violin for you?
©℗2022 Words and music by Eric Ryan-Johnson
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10. |
In My Dreams
05:05
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You – you were in my dreams last night
You – you were in my dreams last night
Do you ever dream of me?
Do you ever dream of me, my dear?
Do you ever dream of me?
I dreamed that you were in my arms last night
That you – you were in my arms last night
Do you ever dream of me?
Do you ever dream of me, my dear?
Do you ever dream of me?
(Instrumental)
I thought of you when I looked at the moon tonight
When you as well were looking at the moon tonight
Do you ever think of me?
Do you ever think of me, my dear?
Do you ever think of me?
How many times have I dreamed of you at night?
That you yourself were laying next to me at night
I remember how I cried
Do you remember how I cried all night?
I remember how I cried
“Of sapid fruits in cooling loft”
And alcove love, and skin so soft
And something seeming so sincere
But then so quickly disappeared
(Instrumental)
I will always dream of you
I will always dream of you, my dear
I will always dream of you
“Of sapid fruits in cooling loft”
And alcove love, and skin so soft
And something seeming so sincere
But then so quickly disappear
To think of you and everything you meant to me
The memories will never ever set me free
I will always dream of you
I will always dream of you, my dear
I will always dream of you
Do you ever dream of me, my dear?
Do you ever dream of me?
©℗2022 Words and music by Eric Ryan-Johnson
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11. |
Still In My Heart
03:36
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You are still, you are still
You are still in my heart
You are still, you are still
You are still in my heart
When I look – into my mirror
I see a ghost – of you
You’re smiling there – in front of me
Just like you were – before
You are still, you are still
You are still in my heart
You are still, you are still
You are still in my heart
I hear your voice – say my name
So soft, unique – (am I insane?)
Its echoing – inside my head
Until the day – I’m dead
You are still, you are still
You are still in my heart
(Till my heart’s content)
You are still, you are still
You are still in my heart
(Till my heart’s content)
You are still, you are still
You are still in my heart
(Till my heart’s content)
You are still, you are still
You are still in my heart
(Till my heart’s content)
You are still, you are still
You are still in my heart
(Till my heart’s content)
You are still, you are still
You are still in my…
©℗2022 Words and music by Eric Ryan-Johnson
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12. |
Waiting (Pt.2)
03:08
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Why am I waiting?
And who am I waiting for?
Why am I waiting?
And who am I waiting for?
Why am I waiting?
And who am I waiting for?
Why? Why?
Why?
Why am I waiting?
And who am I waiting for?
Why am I waiting?
And who am I waiting for?
Why am I waiting?
And who am I waiting for?
Why am I waiting?
And who am I waiting for?
For you
For you
For you
For you
©℗2022 Words and music by Eric Ryan-Johnson
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Eric Ryan-Johnson Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vocalist-Guitarist-Violinist & Singer-songwriter
Born in Madison, Wisconsin
Currently lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma
“Alt-acoustic-rock” “Extremely catchy songs”
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