Rise and Fall

from Rise and Fall by John Holden

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RISE AND FALL
We all have addictions and obsessions but when these get out of control, they can consume us and have devastating effects on those around us. This song is about someone’s relationship with both their addiction and the person they care about. As they battle with the situation, they reflect on how the person they love has attempted to save them from self-destruction. Clinging to the idea of hope yet knowing the thrill and instant gratification may prove too alluring, even though after the rise inevitably there will be the fall. They know they have to make a choice but which path will they take?

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Do not disturb
Leave me now
Close the door
Shadows waiting
Lines are drawn

Surrender now
Captured in your sweet torment
Hungry for that Warm descent
The sirens call
Do you stop to count the cost?
What have you won?
Who have you lost?
In the rise and fall

A roll of the dice
Crazy as a wild romance
There’s no limit In this game of chance
A turn of the cards
Soaring as two worlds collide
Hang on tight
Enjoy the ride

Pre Chorus
Flying so high
Have to get a quick return
Ignoring all who
Crash and burn
In the Rise and fall

Chorus
Moments in time
Play in my mind
All that you said to me
Deep in the night
Your voice in the light
Calling me back again
Need to be strong again
Rise but don’t fall

I close my eyes
Hear you crying on the phone
Broken promises
Alone
Hope is a truth
Living now the only choice
Freedom has a Loving voice

Pre Chorus
Chorus

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from Rise and Fall, released February 22, 2020
John Holden - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming
Jon Camp - Bass
Oliver Day - Lap Steel
Emily Dolan Davies - Percussion
Nick D’Virgilio - Drums
Jean Pageau - Vocals
Vikram Shankar - Piano & Keyboards

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