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Be at My Side

by Patrick Carr

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1.
I Don't Know Anymore 04:01
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I hate to see you cry With your eyes- a beautiful shade of blue I had a long day Trouble comes around- seems like it's here to stay Night turns to day I lost myself for just a little while Still not okay Worried minds will occupy idle time Am I still here? I don't know anymore I don't know anymore
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Hollow 03:52
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Be at my side as a thistle to the wind This skeleton frame is wearing weak and thin No light shines through these hollow, sunken eyes Hold me tight as the morning rises in Be at my side as my body starts to fade These darkened eyes no longer seem to see Take the day from my weary head Holy tides pull me closer in
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Anna 04:45
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Anna, what's the point of living life? What's the point of even living at all? Oh Anna Anna, why are dreams hung up so high? What's the point in even trying at all? Oh Anna And I try to make sense of it all And I try to make sense of it all Anna, why is home so far away? What's the point of even running at all? Oh Anna Anna, why do faces turn away? What's the point in even talking at all? Oh Anna And I try to make sense of it all And I try to make sense of it all
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A Light in the Dark 01:54
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I know you can hear my voice See through my waxen skin Seas roar and mountains fall Stay here and light the way

about

The hermit represents self-reflection through isolation, whether it be a physical or an emotional withdrawal; he relies on solitude to aid him on his journey for truth, clarity, and self-discovery. His head is bent low, strained from the weight of his loneliness. In his right-hand, he holds out his lantern as if it were an offering of his wisdom in hopes to guide others through shadows.

These songs were written during an extremely low point in life. At the time, it felt like my life was falling apart and I felt powerless to hold it together. Between February and April of 2019, I poured it all out into songs and wrote almost an entire album’s worth of tunes. For a long time, these songs sat half-recorded until I decided to sit down and record the songs myself, compelled to release these songs after reflecting on the coronavirus pandemic.

Mostly the lyrics focus on my internal struggle to just “figure it out.” “Anna” is perhaps the most straightforward in its meaning- what’s the point? But as much as this EP represents my personal journey trying to gain clarity, it is an excavation of the whirlwind of feelings and the helplessness that went on in my head. Throughout the EP there is a single thread that connects the songs: companionship. The title of the EP comes from the lyrics of “Hollow”- [b]e at my side as a thistle to the wind.

Recording at odd times of night and using only one guitar (save the 12-string acoustic on “I Don’t Know Anymore”), I wanted to create an EP that captured more of a moment in time and tried to shake off the perfectionist tendencies I can have towards recording. This EP is very human, complete with a few rough spots, like a creaking chair that slipped through the microphone. I wanted to create a body of work like Nick Drake’s Pink Moon- stark and intimate, with songs strong enough to be laid bare through just a guitar and vocals.

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released October 30, 2020

Patrick Carr: vox and guitar

(All songs written, arranged, and produced by Patrick Carr)

Recorded at the Shadow Gallery, August 2020
Mixed and mastered by Patrick Carr

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Patrick Carr Wilmington, North Carolina

Heavily influenced by artists such as Nick Drake, Ryley Walker, and Bon Iver, Patrick Carr mixes complex fingerpicked guitar-playing, alternate tunings, and an earnest voice to create songs that are confessional, introspective, and intricate.

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