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Welcome Me Out

by Meredith Avila

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1.
Dream 03:18
It started out in a dream But I woke up before anything interesting I wanted all you had to show You closed your eyes in monochrome I took a breath, awoke at home 3:10, surprised from sleep, awake If there were words, they were erased But I could not forget that face Then you're all, "Wouldn't you like to come?" I'll try to change the sun for night and meet you where you are Picking it up again What never had time to start We started out in a dream But I woke up into reality with a memory One that I can't keep if it's not kept If it's not real, retrace the steps Create a path, expect the best You'll take my hand to span the miles I'll take the chance to stay a while Give me some time I'll make you smile And you're all, "Wouldn't you like to come?" I'll try to change the sun for night and meet you where you are Picking it up again What never had time to start My home is wind and water, days of gray and green But my feet have never touched the ground Where nights are even longer, nothing is routine All full of sound And you're all, "Wouldn't you like to come?" I'll try to change the sun for night and meet you where you are Picking it up again What never had time to start And you're all, "Wouldn't you like to come?" I'll try to change the sun for night and meet you where you are Picking it up again What's only begun to start
2.
Half Life 02:35
You use your words They fill my cup I scratch them off As they come up And after years of this game The list has slowly worn down There's only two that remain It's something that we don't talk about It's so close to your name I'm so far from you now Would you see me the same If I said it out loud When you're two hours late and upside down And though I want to, I'm not ready My heart is saying yes but my mind tells me not yet And though I want to, I'm not ready Oh yeah, I want to, but am I ready? And I wonder what it's like to control this half life I want to but am I ready? If I had it all, what would I gain? I'd sit at your table Do it every day To name an integral part of what I want to be true If you can't have the star you know it's not the fault of the moon These years have been hard But we'll understand soon Taking care through the dark There's no way I can lose When it's time to start to be like you And though I want to, I'm not ready My heart is saying yes but my mind tells me not yet And though I want to, I'm not ready Oh yeah, I want to, but am I ready? And I wonder, is it right to restore this half life? I want to but am I ready? So I'll leave it to you first
3.
My heart runs toward the impossible now and then Move through time and space What could be better than Your mouth speaks my name And sounds with meanings I don't understand But that's part of the plan Could I be wrong Thinking I'm right? What if this adventure counts for nothing? Another aimless waste of my life? But what if it's not? What if this one chance is all I've got? The highway is long But home is in sight I'm making my way to find you My heart runs toward the impossible Now and then, it welcomes me in out of the storm But I can't dance in the rain inside You look my way Turn around And welcome me out Could I be wrong Thinking I'm right What if this adventure counts for nothing? Another aimless waste of my time? But what if it's not? In all of my dreams I never thought I'd change up the time Along with your mind And open the way to find you Could I belong? You asked me to come Everything potential could be perfect The moment we collapse into one And what if it is? What if I play the role of Icarus? Mount up with wings Head for the sun Risking the fall to find you
4.
Gemini 02:47
I guess the time was right The story from the other night What was I looking for? Anything The way I opened up I've given this a lot of thought To the perfection you bring out of me But you are not the one I just needed to hear you Being around such impressive ideal improves me But you are not the one Why did it happen now? I thought I had it figured out Everything Tell me more How it's the same again And when it's not it makes the same begin Go on and on Come on Will you show me how it's done Permanently increase viability? Open the door, reveal all I could not see before Take it and run See our minds align so quickly Then when speed is uncertain We know where we are My twin star Some connection And everything under the sun Has potential for anything They say it's been done And I know it has But never like this one Under the sun They have said everything's vanity And will it be worth it Intense, full and perfect then done Leaving us with none I used to look up in the sky And wonder if I could find Gemini So take this chance with me 
5.
On the Road 03:53
Is it easy or difficult, how you can make history In five years of real time But a lifetime of effort more than me? Has good enough ever been good enough for you? And is it easy or different? Do you cross out words? And hold your imperfect head between your perfect hands Just like I would And I'd like to see the way you open up the space You give it your name then you bring it home To the audible impossible, overcoming every obstacle On the road to where my heart has found its place I'm on my way, you're sitting there on the floor I see you create and then transform And you're home On the road Show me how to make it different You'll be my favorite memory And I'll show you the future And a hurricane that's waiting for a sea Because none of that could ever come from here In the middle of nothing different comes a nice surprise From somewhere small and blue and beautiful You'll find the way to take time from time That's why I'd like to see the way you open up the space You give it your name and then you bring it home To the audible impossible, overcoming every obstacle On the road to where my heart has found its place I'm on my way to sitting there on the floor And see you create and then transform Then you're home On the road And I'd like to see the way you open up the space You give it your name and then you bring it home To the audible impossible, overcoming every obstacle On the road to where my heart has found its place I'm on my way You're sitting there on the floor (Will you go against time?) I see you create and then transform (If only for one moment) Then you're home On the road
6.

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demo solo acoustic 2015

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released September 20, 2015

Produced by Dale Hannegan and Meredith Avila.

Tracks 1-5 written by Meredith Avila and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 International License (2015).

Track 6 written by Iker Lauroba © ELKARLANEAN, S.L. 2012

Guitar and vocals by Meredith Avila.
Recorded and mixed by Dale Hannegan and mastered by Nolan Brett at Crystal Clear Sound in Dallas, TX during April and May 2015.

Heart design by Victor Ruiz-Acosta.


Special thanks to Ignacio Tripodi, Iker Lauroba, Cesc Muñoz, Alan de Moiras and Iker Mentaberri for listening to my music and giving useful feedback.
mavila1978@gmail.com


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