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I'll Meet You There

by Bryan McAllister

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Late night on a Sunday and he’s working He’s changing the things that he can change His night is comprised of fixing errors Preserving language in the world The sunlight gives way to total darkness While others are sleeping in their beds His night is composed of several hours Correcting usage that is wrong Late night on a Sunday and he’s working He’s fixing the things that he can fix His body of work comprises thousands Of times he saved us from ourselves Fighting for our world For order and not for fame Saving all of us Though nobody knows his name He’s cleaning up messes made by others He’s moving through life and doing good Mr. Henderson keeps us from destruction In ways we hardly ever knew Late night on a Sunday and he’s working He’s saving the world but no one knows
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Bullseye 05:58
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The Path 05:43
Pave the steps Along a path unfaltering Never break or turn around You yearn ever more Fertile soil beneath each stride Unrecognized Blinded by these foolish thoughts Of what this is for Take each step Along the path unfaltering Never break or turn around Always wanting more In the earth Each footprint marks a moment passed The trance we’re in is rapid pace No time to explore Rain falling down washes out what we don’t need From up above we are nourished by life giving nature Rain falling down feeds the plants and the flowers at our feet Bringing us life brightness beauty if we choose to see it Shaping a life is a series of choices Happiness comes from within you if you look inside In the journey forward You can choose your own way If you search for meaning You will find what you’re looking for Focus on your values Seeing things as they are Open eyes there’s more here As you find your own path
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Rain is falling Sky grows darker Wind pushing through the trees Never ending Dawn is breaking Light is turning Storm in the dead of night Turns to morning Sit in stillness Calm and steadfast I am a mountain Overlooking
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Broken in pieces and all on the floor Snapshot the moments a picture of you Taking what’s lost here and what lies in store Feeling the fear that I know is untrue Holding the pieces I see something more Previous moments have grown into now Taking what I’ve learned I go through the door Finding the peace that I never allowed And here we are In moments changing Our peace is gone Where do we go And here we are Now rearranging The pieces fallen down Now built again
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There is a place I know A picture of greenery That’s where we can go Our calm in the storm Beyond ideas of wrong The right doesn’t matter Our days will be long In peace we can find In everything we say and do, You’ll see our souls rest The language, words, the phrasing gone I’ll meet you there And now we’re here, we’ve just begun! This state of being The grasp, the hold is all undone Each time you see Inside this place we find Our lives in a moment With calm in our minds And love in our hearts We spend our days in joy Our nights in compassion In kindness employed A presence and peace In everything we say and do, You’ll see our souls rest The language, words, the phrasing gone I’ll meet you there And now we’re here, we’ve just begun! This state of being The grasp, the hold is all undone Each time you see It lasts forever, So we have time Our field in Redhill I’ll meet you there

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Written in the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic, "I'll Meet You There" is a series of songs about the journey towards living a more equanimous life. The album is conceptually based around Rumi's "A Great Wagon" and explores lessons, experiences, and meditations that point towards a 'middle way' in life. Two short meditations separate the album into three parts, considering the suffering inherent in life, and the suffering brought on through reactivity. The final track is a lovingkindness prayer.

As Rumi said, "There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground."

Thank you for reading and listening.

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released April 1, 2022

Casey Lipka - voice
Levi Saelua - alto saxophone
Brandon Sherman - trumpet
Gregory Uhlmann - guitar
Bryan McAllister - keyboard
Zack Teran - bass
Greg Lewis - drums

Horns recorded by Tristan Dolce at BIG EGO in Long Beach, CA
Mixed by Colin Christian
Mastered by Will Borza
Produced by Bryan McAllister and Chris Luard

Album art by Shweta Mahajan

All music and lyrics by Bryan McAllister (ASCAP)
©Bryan McAllister Music (ASCAP), 2021, All rights reserved

Released by Redhill Records
www.redhillrecords.org

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Bryan McAllister Long Beach, California

Bryan McAllister is a composer and keyboardist based in Sacramento, CA. His compositions draw influence from diverse sources, from the leitmotifs of Wagner operas to post-hardcore stylings of Glassjaw. Bryan realizes these compositions with his various modern jazz ensembles, balancing minimalist counterpoint textures with soaring melodies and anthemic improvised solos. ... more

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