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Full Circle

by Deni Gauthier

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1.
Don't try to slow down this water Don't try to slow down my heart I'm feeling a little under the weather If I slow down now I may fall apart And I know why, ya I know why I'll even give you a head start I'll count to five really fast You can run away down the lane way  And I'll chase you as fast as you can laugh And I know why, ya I know why you run away Come over here, oh you daughter Come over here, let me shed a tear for you 
2.
I read by candle light. To avoid the night. I see no hope no end in sight. I am the losing fight. My daddy left today Nothing I could say I see my life shades of grey I am what life betrays I am hope I am the dream that see's you through the night I am the open arms of wingless flight I am the bands of strength that hold you tight  I am hope… I held my breath too long Mind if I sing along? I can't seem to find my own song I am the weakest strong 
3.
I saw the sun today Through the disarray Thought I'd let it go Fly away black crow. There's nothing left to stow here friend Holding to the last thing keeping you back Keeping you back here To the very bitter end, this life ascend We’re not too far from here... So that change that comes our way I think we shall embrace And learn to live another day No more hiding place.  
4.
I Need You 03:01
Down the hill and out the back Past the rusty rail road tracks There's a place where I used to hide The smell of autumn leaves Hair ruffled by the breeze Feeling you and I would soon collide I need you… whoa… I need you Stage the starlit sky  Where we met you and I Oh the wonders that you bring To the end of time Where ocean and sky rhyme You make beautiful things. This is the healing  Wipe the tears from all your bitter years
5.
Running away will never free you Won't see you on your way And the change that hangs us all to the fence, because we fear it, Can only make sense when we can feel it But if you can't find a reason to keep going When it feels like you’re doing everything but growing… Do it for love And the ties that hold you down, hold me down too, ‘Cause I just hate to see you drown To my brothers, fathers, sisters, daughters and mothers, Turn your eyes up when you fall down But if you can't find a reason to keep going Feels you’re doing everything but growing Do it for love.
6.
Hold back I’ve never let go Of broken glasses and curtained windows I’d fly if I had wings, through the sky to forget these things Could I hold you again? Wrap my arms around your neck again Will I know you again? Get lost in life and laugh at the breeze again Seems to me as I move along the more I age that the more I’m wrong It’s like the further you get the more you know that you’re not there yet Could I hold you again? Wrap my arms around your neck again Will I know you again Get lost in life and laugh at the breeze again Blue skies, open eyes, I realize that I’m not there yet Blue skies, open eyes, I realize that I’m not there yet Could I hold you again? Wrap my arms around your neck again Will I know you again? Get lost in life and laugh at the breeze again
7.
I am the one they call son hurting way Before the day has begun Riding forward though the sun is long gone The day is gone Call me your own and I'll only fly away  To cry in the corner find another way to say goodbye Just say goodbye I know you are there, but I need to know that you care. Play away the day hope that Time will have it’s say I'm only Moments from truth held on long enough To throw away my youth, I just need the truth But truth is in the sky in the eyes of the children in the breeze through the trees hiding always there in simple plain view  But that's nothing new So let's walk away from the Same game of laying blame  And let go our heads hung in shame Because there surely is no use,  That's ours to choose
8.
Why Don’t You Call Home The day we went walking downtown together Through the rain and the sleet and snow How on earth was I supposed to know? That you were a ghost and my heart still blue I couldn't see it from my point of view Felt like a hole in an old canoe So I said Why don't you call home? Why don't you call home? On a cold lake in late December Like a dog with an old raw bone Holding too tight to make it safely home We threw around a few bad ideas And settled on the one that made you cry I knew better than to ask you why So I said, Why don't you call home? Why don't you call home? So we'll walk some more and hatch a plan We'll leave this town in the old white van We'll migrate west and then we'll head down south We'll teach our kids history by word of mouth So I said, Why don't you call home? Why don't you call home?
9.
Times were tough A whole other kind of affair We were in the sun A little longer than we should bear Hold on tight it's gonna be a bumpy ride Now there's one thing you and I will never be denied So we held on, as sure as paper sticks to glue And the wind it blew But there's no erasing this tattoo     The lights went out But we never stopped walking through We can't see our feet, but at least it's just me and you So let’s go for a dream or two You know that we've got nothing to lose Let's walk the tides of life and kick the shoes, We've got no excuse Something tells me that it's up to you and me to rescue
10.
This isn’t goodbye… just a lullaby And the morning will come So close your eyes to sleep And this promise I’ll keep, I’ll be there with the sun I’ll be there with the sun When the morning comes I’ll be there for more hugs I can hold back the floods When I hold you no one can hurt you And when you fall I’ll clean the dirt that you That you have on your hands ‘Cause I love you no matter what you do Or what happens between me and you I’ll be there by your side I’ll be there by your side I’ll be there by your side This isn’t goodbye, just a lullaby And the morning will come I’ll be there with the sun

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Full Circle. Presenting a collection of Re-dos, Remixes and B-Sides.

Deni’s old fan favourites from “Man About Town” and “i (am) hope” reimagined and re-recorded, 3 b-side songs that got away, and a precious lullaby Deni wrote for his first little girl ten years ago. These are the songs that needed a home. And now we’ve come Full Circle to the beginning, back to the early days. Old fans will love the reimagined back catalogue and new fans will have an opportunity to explore these songs in a new light.

Why You Run Away - Passenger, B-side. For obvious reasons, it didn’t fit in. It took way too long for me to figure out how it was going to turn out. It incubated for far too long and finally emerged from the proverbial cocoon as one of my favourites on this album. Kids run for fun when you chase them, and then they just run… but you still have to chase them. I’ll always know why.

I (am) hope - i (am) hope, Dre Remix. Me, “I’m going to remix a few songs while I wait for Quiet Town to get finished.” Dre, “Oh ya? send it to me when you’re done.” When I got the mix back my wife sent Dre a picture of a wizard shooting lightning out of his fingers and told Dre that's how he must look when he mixes my tracks. It’s true, he does.

Not Too Far From Here - i (am) hope, remix. I always knew I could do better. I had my friend Glenda down from California while I was recording for that album and she sang angel voices, as usual. Years after it’s release, my buddy Bill came up with the flute line. I revisited the drums and bass and boom, we had a remix.

I Need You - i (am) hope, remix. Always a fan favourite from i (am) hope. I still play it live to this day and I knew I could do a much better job of recording of it. I resurrected all of Mr Twinkles' beautiful piano parts and played and sang around them to the benefit of the song, I think. The bridge is a line I stole from Mike Knott’s “This Is The Healing” and used with his permission. "This is the healing, wipe the tears from all your bitter years…” It still gets me choked up.

Do It For Love - i (am) hope, remix. The title is influenced by a song from one of my all time favourite bands, The 77s. This one never came out right, it once almost became a McDonalds commercial in Australia, and I believe I’ve finally done it justice.

Not There Yet - Man About Town, remix. My very first single from Man About Town, my first solo album, also my first music video with Red Rubber Studios. The song trended on YouTube and was in the top five most watched Canadian music videos for a couple of months after it’s release. That’s when I knew I hit the big time and went shopping for a Bentley. I came home empty handed though because there were’t enough “oooooo’s” in the song. I’ve finally rectified that.

Ours To Choose - Quiet Town, B-side. I wrote this one a few months after tracking all the other songs and sent it to Dre. He called me one day, “BEEP! BEEP! you hear that?” Me, “Huh?” Dre, “That’s the money truck backing up, wait 'till you hear what I did with your song.” And it was beautiful! Just not for Quiet Town, and so we shelved it, until now.

Why Don’t You Call Home - Passenger, remix. Dre, “I had to take all your crazy noises out of those mixes you sent me.” Me, “What about The ones in Why Don’t You Call Home??” Dre, “Especially that one.” So we put them back in. I hope you like noises.

Times Were Tough - Unreleased, B-Side. Ang and I got into an argument, like any married couple does, and naturally, I wrote a song. I pictured our kids all grown up and us growing old and eventually passing on. I’m not sure I’ve done life the easy way, but then, I’m not sure I’d change it either. Not sure I’d change a thing.

Between Me And You - Between Me and You. I wrote this for my daughter because she was super into a kid's album that Our Lady Peace did “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” on. I’m all like, “Ya, well, your old man is a rock star too, so watch this! (She was three). I recorded her a whole kid’s album. This was the little lullaby I wrote for her on the end. Now you can sing it to your kids too.

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released April 26, 2017

All songs engineered and Produced by Deni Gauthier at Second Records. Except for “Ours Too Choose” Arranged by Andre Wahl.
Mixed By Andre Wahl at the Little Girls Room. Except "Times Were Tough" Mixed By Deni Gauthier.

Deni uses LaCroix Acoustics and Fender Electric and Bass Guitars.
Steve Koning (Mr Twinkles) - Keyboard magic.
Luke Roes - Lead Guitar on "Why You Run Away"
David Faris - Lead Guitar on “Not Too Far From Here"

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Deni Gauthier St Thomas, Ontario

A true artist, Denis has been creating music as a profession for quite some time. Never heard of him? Thats OK, maybe this will be your little secret now, or maybe you’ll want to tell a few people about this unique, good feeling, rootsy music from the heart of an extraordinary songwriter.

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