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Participate Volume 1

by Alan Higby

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Passenger plane, cross-continental Just can't fly to save my life And all I can say I'm half in the bottle Your look still cuts me like a knife But don't call it in The day may be done Swear that the lamp's been broken But still there's a light Adrift in this state I'm damned to wander Tracing circles in the dust And hours of late I have to wonder Does water cleanse the desert rust? Don't call in it The day may be done Swear that the lamp's been broken But still there's a light These aren't important things They're just my possessions They don't mean anything You can have them But don't call it in The day may be done Swear that the lamp's been broken But still there's a light Still there's a light Still there's a light
2.
If Only 02:50
I open my eyes To a new day And I feel hopeful I go out in the world And I talk to those That cross my path And I feel part of something It’s simple, but special She comes back home And she says she’s glad To see me And I believe her She closes her eyes And she kisses me On my lips And it feels genuine It’s simple, but special If only any of that were true If only I could make it true

about

I've been working on an album for years. I recently decided to set it aside temporarily and record acoustic versions of a few songs so that I could finish something. I'm an over thinker, so this seemed like a good way to get myself doing instead of thinking. (Yep, the "participate" skill in action for all those mindfulness fans out there). Even with this limited scope, the project was humbling. At first I planned to do live single takes, just acoustic guitar and vocals, but I ended up having to track guitar and vocals separately to get them in a place where I was satisfied. Four songs got trimmed down to two (with the plan to release more acoustic home-recordings in the future). I hope someday this is my first release that led to bigger and better things, but for now I'm really proud of these songs and I'm excited to share them. Thanks for listening.

Cheers.

-Alan Higby
May 2023

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released May 19, 2023

"Still, There's A Light" written by Matt Pryor.
"If Only" written by Alan Higby.
Performed by Alan Higby.
Recorded by Alan Higby at home in Pittsburgh, PA.
Mixed and mastered by Troy Messerall at Paper Box in Meadville, PA.

Special thanks to Troy Messerall, Jessica Higby, Casey Hanner, and Nina Hotkowski.

2023 Dance Explosion Records - DER005

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Alan Higby Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Alan Higby is a musician from Pittsburgh, PA. He previously played guitar in The Walnut Street Project

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