In From The Cold

by Jason Roman

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1.
Always 03:11
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I will bring the car around if you lock up the door Tell the children to button up their coats We’ll have to hurry if you want to chase the clouds As we travel up the eastern coast Although it’s been awhile, we’ve traveled many miles Trying to keep up with the evening sun Everybody in, I know we’re anxious to begin Knowing that our journey has just begun As you sit there unfazed, I am amazed You’re right by my side Always You reach across to open up the door and let me in As the daylight slips away, the children fall asleep I keep my weary eyes upon the road Everyday I’m thankful for the memories we keep And the memories we’ll gather as we go You sit there awhile wearing a smile You’re right by my side Always You reach across to open up the door and let me in
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Crooked Smile 03:37
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I've been away for a while. I missed your birthday I've been away for some time and missed your crooked smile Please don't try to hide your imperfections If you show me yours, I'll show you mine I hadn't fallen in love before I met you I had only fallen on my head too many fucking times You tell me you believe in superheroes Can I be yours, cause you're already mine Ever since the day I saw you I've been gaining time There are no secrets you can keep from me You keep my imagination running wild My whole world as far as I can see Is just hanging from your smile I never thought I would find an ear to listen I never thought I deserved a heart as big as yours You tell me we should climb the tallest buildings With you I'm already on the top floor Ever since the day I found you I've been wanting more There are no secrets you can keep from me You keep my imagination running wild My whole world as far as I can see Is just hanging from your smile I've been away for awhile, but not forever I’ve been away for some time and missed your crooked smile
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Harvest Moon 03:28
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Here under the harvest moon The cold came in too soon You hide your face behind your sweater Walking along moonlit streets We pick up our feet To move against inclement weather We thought nothing could stand in our way We knew that our road wasn’t paved in a day Your hand in mine is all we can say Down behind the Bowl-a-drome We dream of our home And the lights hanging from our front window Considering time and space We pick up our pace In hopes that our memories aren’t too slow You thought nothing could break down our wall But sometimes these giants are ten feet too tall Let’s pull back our slingshot and go for it all All we wanted was time for it all Time to flip through life’s images We held our hands out to catch what may fall And we caught just one more day Opening the Garden Gate We’re never too late Let’s agree we’re two birds of one feather Now under this Harvest Moon We find a warm room And talk about melting together We knew long before now that we’d be Nothing without each others company Let’s huddle up close so that we can feel free
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Heart of Being 03:40
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It is late, I see that you are still awake Creating lists and counting on your fingers All alone, keeping as silent as a stone While breathing in and out so evenly Under the blanket of the night Quiet thoughts and steady lines Tiptoeing against the grain Holding back your starting time When you could leave now In your head, the wonders you build inside your head Are just beginning now to reach the surface You’re not scared, just a little behind and unprepared But you won’t let them get the best of you Between the curtain and the stage A paper thin line filled with light An opening that calls your name Finally a welcomed sight On your mark, get set, let’s go right now The Heart of Being Is the only thing that they can’t take from you Just count to three Move your hands Cause you don’t need to cover up your starry eyes no more Between the curtain and the stage A paper thin line filled with light An opening that calls your name Beckoning the finish line On your mark, get set, let’s go right now The Heart of Being Is the only thing that they can’t take from you Just count to three Move your hands Cause you don’t need to cover up your starry eyes no more
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Let It Be Love 04:45
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Hold me in your arms Will you rock me to sleep Please don't let go of me As I have fallen down deep I may be a lonely man But the choices were mine Cause when you're looking out over the snow There is only one way you can go Will you remind me again How to get where you are You tell me with simple words but there are days that feels far I may be a swollen man But the choices are mine Though the road may be frozen in fear I will walk with your voice in my ear In the summertime, the sun will appear And erase all the ice from my eyes Let it be love That holds us together and tightens the seams as the world drifts apart Let it be Love That keeps us above all the noise and temptations that pull at our heart So I'm the forgiven man Now the Choice is still mine When the road becomes crystal and clear I will run with your song in my ears In the summertime, the sun will be waiting To melt all the wax from our eyes Let it be love That holds us together and tightens the seams as the world drifts apart Let it be Love That keeps us above all the noise and temptations that pull at our heart Let it be love That follows us down to the ground As we yearn for the sky Let it be love That builds up our courage and burns our regrets as we prepare to die
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Long Before Today 05:11
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There’s something you need to know There’s something I should have said Long before today You may want to take a seat I wish there was a better way But this is all I have Remember the dreams we had Remember the nights that we talked until the sun came up There’s been a change of plans It’s hard to anticipate Every little thing I tried, I tried to paint the sun over every cloud that came across our sky This time, this time before I knew I had lost control, The sun had snuck on by Sometimes we slip, sometimes we fall You’ve waited long enough It’s not fair to keep this thought From you anymore I know you're strong enough You’re much stronger than I give I give you credit for Remember the songs we sang Remember the poems that we wrote until our hands got tired I’ll try to explain myself Please let me start with this I Love You I tried, I tried to paint the sun over every cloud that came across our sky This time, this time before I knew I had lost control, The sun had snuck on by Sometimes we slip, sometimes we fall Sometimes we let, let go of it all This time I’ll say, I’ll say goodbye
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Looking Glass 03:09
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I'm just starting to feel You don't want me around Getting too close is like digging a hole in the ground I'm still trying to find The time it takes to perform A poem without words, a song without making a sound But I've seen who you are Despite peering inside from afar Which is why I hope I never lose This looking glass Hiding behind a cloud A storm that never begins But threatens the stars, And keeps them from flickering In the state that you're in Who decides when to end or begin Concentrate on a heart that still beats too slow And the cries that you hear Are compounded by all that you fear Never mind the cause, you said yourself You'd never let it go But I've seen who you are Despite peering inside from afar Which is why I hope I never lose This looking glass
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Out of Time 02:55
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Eyes that wander Daylight squander Rearview mirror silhouette Rose tint windows Smoke stack billows Storms that cannot be contained Oh Father Time, would you let me bend your ear I’ll tell a tale that may help you disappear Tell us the truth Are we out of time Casting shadows Open bellows Air that races through the trees Leaves that flicker Honey liquor Arms that wrap around your chest Oh Mother Earth, can I sing a song for you Born from the sea, there’s a chance it leaves you blue Tell us the truth Are we out of time Oh If there’s a way to separate the days from years Ill try to hold on as the seconds disappear Tell us the truth Are we out of Time Are we out of Time Are we out of Time
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Satellite 03:11
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Faith, have a little faith Although we missed the exit, We can always turn it around Hope, always a little hope Though the sun will set this evening I’m quite sure we’ll see it again Once upon a time we fell in love, we fell in love There was no doubt in my mind that it was enough, it was enough If you walk the line, you’re not alone, I’m not alone, we are never alone If we became the last two in this place I’d find a way to shoot us into space So we can catch a ride upon a spinning satellite Rest assured there’s nothing keeping me from you tonight Time, just a little time I found some in my pocket Tell me where would you like to go Space, just a little space No matter how much stands between I’ll always be where you are Once upon a time we fell in love, we fell in love There was no doubt in my mind that it was enough, it was enough When we walk the line, you’re not alone, I’m not alone, we are never alone If we become the last two in this place I’d find a way to shoot us into space So we can catch a ride upon our spinning satellite Rest assured there’s nothing keeping me from you tonight
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Standing In The Way 03:33
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I don't know If I can go on anymore today Cause when I look up All I can is you standing in my way You tell me you’ve led such a difficult life But there’s no way that I’ll let you pin this on me You just wait and see You’re going nowhere fast You can try and follow me But I will be long long gone Now that I can see beyond your foolish pride I cannot believe I fell for your plain and simple lies There comes a time you should grab a hold of yourself Until then, there’s no way you’ll pin this on me For fuck’s sake, can’t you see You’re going nowhere fast So don’t try, don’t try to wait for me Cause I will be long long gone Now I know I won't have to wait for you anymore today
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The Snow 03:33
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Underneath the snow I found a place where we can go And tell each other secrets we have kept for a million years As the blue jay flies across a canvas made of wind and frost I pray she finds some shelter from the storm as I have with you Come on, we can dream across the sky Because home is wherever you and I, we find ourselves You should know, neither rain nor sleet nor snow can slow us down We’re still the talk of the town Can’t you see, that you were meant for me and I was meant to be the one for you Let’s jump into the fire where we can share our one desire We can set our sights on undiscovered lands before we go When we choose to start, we can look no further than our hearts The only map we need is kept in there So come on, we can dream across the sky Because home is wherever you and I, we find ourselves You should know, neither rain nor sleet nor snow can slow us down We’re still the talk of the town Can’t you see, that you were meant for me and I was meant to be the one for you The one for you
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What Will Be Will Be 03:53
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This rooms so loud, it’s hard to hear Another mental souvenir Old thoughts that spring up from the past You promised me that they would never last All alone inside your head The trapdoor leads you home instead You hold onto the things you hate the most Another version of your own unholy ghost Hush now darling, please don’t you cry for me As far as I can tell, what will be will be Your fingers try to tell the tale Of centuries that still prevail You find yourself tied down by a thread A hidden fear just waiting to be fed Hush now darling, please don’t you cry for me I’ll be ok As far as I can tell, what will be will be It’s time to pick yourself up off the ground It’s better to get lost awhile, than to never be found Hush now darling, please don’t you cry for me I’ll be ok As far as I can tell, what will be will be Until you are ready to change Until you decide to engage I’ll save you a seat just in case

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Recorded in Nashville, TN in November 2022 then carefully curated over the next nine months. IFTC is a culmination of songs written over a 20 year period that have been itching to be heard.

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released August 10, 2023

Produced by Joey Burcham & Jason Roman
Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by Joey Burcham @ Roo Studios, Nashville, TN
Artwork by Will Carroll @ Raven Graffix
Cover Photo - Clayton Simoncic

Special Thanks and acknowledgments: David Rowe, Chris Bertelsen, Dono White, Meg O’Hazo, Inertia, Deacon Brody, Luniere, Simon, Wayne Chase @ Chase Guitars

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Jason Roman Portland, Maine

Jason Roman is a singer/songwriter from Arundel who specializes in Contemporary Folk originals and obscure covers.

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