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2020 DEMOS

by David Guilbault

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1.
A Case of You (Demo) 02:48
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"A CASE OF YOU" by David Guilbault I got a case of you. You’re burning up my fevered mind. Ain’t nothin’ I can do? Ain’t no drug that can get here in the nick of time? Do I sit here and cry and moan? Stoned? Alone? No. I gotta shake off you. Gotta catch my breath and save my soul. Stay away from the blues. Keep my distance from the rising toll. Am I safe under this dome? Stoned? Alone? No. I gotta face off you, While you take the wind out of my sails. I gotta heed the news. Do what it takes to make sure that you fail. Will you bring me to my end? Stoned? Alone? No. I got a case of you. But I ain’t gonna let you take me down. "A Case of You" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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As One (Demo) 02:08
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"AS ONE" by David Guilbault When the stars go out There will be a light Shining within you. Darkness will fail. And the spark of you Will light up the pathways. The universe will see you and open up a place. And you will be as one with time and space. When the world is done And there are no more Heartaches and suff’rings. You’ll go on, A cosmic flame Searing the skyways. The universe will free you from your corp’ral pain. And you will be as one with ev’rything. When the souls are one And the endless void Collapses to nothing. No more. No one. Ever after comes Beating one heartbeat. The universe will faint in the blinking of an eye. And you will be as one eternal sky. "As One" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Common Curse (Demo) 02:50
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"COMMON CURSE" by David Guilbault It’s the subtle surge. The quickening breath. The sudden urge to be left for dead. It’s the common curse that only gets worse Ev’ry time it comes round. Grips your brain. Flutters you heart. Brings the pain with a frightening start. That common curse that only gets worse Ev’ry time it comes round. It comes round - all the time. It comes round - all the time. Nothing to do but ride the wave. Just to get through is a saving grace. That common curse that only gets worse Ev’ry time it comes round. It comes round - all the time. It comes round - all the time. Can’t let it win. Can’t let it stay. Can’t let it’s night smother my day. Can’t let it’s might get in the way Of my song and my joy when they come round. They come round all the time. All the joy and the sound of the rhyme. They come round all the time. The joy and sound of the rhyme. It’s the subtle surge. The quickening breath. The sudden urge to be left for dead. It’s the common curse that I can purge Ev’ry time it comes round, it comes round. "Common Curse" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Crying Inside (Demo) 03:05
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"CRYING INSIDE" by David Guilbault Crying inside. I can feel the blood. I can hear the moan. Crying inside. Wet down to the bone. Far away, so distant now Your river cuts and turns, Burnishing a canyon in my soul. All the maps so carefully drawn Have now been torn and burned. No compass made could ever show the way. Crying inside. … Here alone, I mark the time Down without a count. The sucker punch that knocked me off my feet. Didn’t see the rage that rose From blows that made no sound. Didn’t know the damage they would reap. Crying inside. … Bone of contention. Bane of my love. How could these spiteful thoughts take hold? What’s your intention? Don’t you think enough’s enough? How could you be so mean and cold? Crying inside. The blood will boil. The talk run cruel. Crying inside. Hurt down to the bone. "Crying Inside" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Face in Your Glass (Demo) 02:29
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"FACE IN YOUR GLASS" by David Guilbault I’m just a face in your glass, On these days that won’t last. Just a face in your glass, all alone. In a box on your screen, From some far away dream. Just a face in your glass, from my home. Together alone. I can send you my love But I can’t share my touch. I’m just a face in your glass, after all. But, from my far off distant room I can help you face the gloom, With just a face in your glass, and a smile To help for a while. Help, you know is on the way. Until then I’ll have to stay … Just a face in your glass Bringing trust that this shall pass. Just a face in your glass, feeling strong. ‘Cause the time will come again When you can kiss and hug your friends. And their faces will be in your loving eyes. Within your touch, within your sight. And we’ll all face a dawning light. "Face in Your Glass" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Far Away (Demo) 02:39
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"FAR AWAY" by David Guilbault I can’t hold you close When you need me most, My love. I can’t hold your hand While a sickness grips the land, My love. Far away. We must stay so far apart. Wish you could be here To brush away my fear, My love. I feel so all alone Trapped inside this home, My love. Far away. We must stay so far apart. My heart longs to be right next to you. To feel your breath and touch your skin. All this distance brings teardrops to my eyes, From the fear and loneliness within. I’m terrified to know That this feeling may not go, My love. Will I hold you once again, Feel you skin to skin, My love? Far away. We must stay so far apart. It breaks my heart. "Far Away" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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For Yourself (Demo) 02:14
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"FOR YOURSELF" by David Guilbault If you think you can change - then prove it. I won’t re-arrange my - life for you. You gotta do - what you do For yourself. It’s selfish I know - to tell you. I will not go - along with you Until you do - what you do For yourself. I can’t make you what you’re not. You have to show me what you’ve got. All the promises made - are hollow. I can’t take it by faith - anymore. There is more - to be done For yourself. Don’t tell me you really – mean it. Don’t sell me on what is – yet to be done. Feel my pain. Be the change For yourself. We both know who you could be. Do it for you, not for me. If you think you can change - then prove it. I won’t re-arrange my - life for you. You gotta do - what you do For yourself. "For Yourself" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Get Along (Demo) 02:59
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"GET ALONG" by David Guilbault Stop all the fighting words. Listen to the singing birds Sing their song. Get along. Put down your sward and gun. Listen to the healing love. Sing a song. Get along. Get along is the only way. Get along is the choice to make. Stop all the fighting words. Listen to the singing birds Sing their song. Get along. Listen to your beating heart. Stop all the fights you start. Sing a song. Get along. Feel the joy in your soul. Listen to it as it flows. Sing a song. Get along Get along is the thing to do. Get along will see you through. Listen to your beating heart. Stop all the fights you start. Sing a song. Get along. I know this ain’t my usual tune. I’m always singing doom and gloom. But when things go right to wrong We all gotta get along. So, reach out in brotherhood. Listen for all the good. Sing its song. Get along. Rise up your voice in peace. Share it with your enemies. Sing their song. Get along. Get along is what is right. Get along will bring the light. Reach out in brotherhood. Listen for all the good. Sing a song. Get along. "Get Along" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Had It All (Demo) 02:03
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"HAD IT ALL" by David Guilbault Thought I had it all. Was ridin’ hard and tall. Didn’t know I’d take a fall into the darkness. Riches at my feet. Bounties at my feast. Didn’t worry ‘bout the beast that would devour me. Oh, shoulda known this was my fate. Oh, shoulda known it, That darkness was the place that I’d make home. That darkness was the place that I’d make home. Yeah, once I had it all. True mirrors in the hall, That showed me I was all of that and more. Called out all the shots. Earned ev’rything I got. What I got was a cold and frightful drowning. Oh, wasn’t ready for the splash. Oh, the revelation, That darkness was the place that I’d make home. That darkness was the place that I’d make home. Home again. Alone again. With no one there to light the dark’ning pall. With no one there to light the dark’ning pall. With no one there to know I had it all. Thought I had it all. All at my beck and call. Didn’t know I’d take a fall into the darkness. "Had It All" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Heavy Heart (Demo) 02:32
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"HEAVY HEART" by David Guilbault Healing a heavy heart You’ve infected. Healing a heavy heart. You hurt us down to the bare of the bone. You tore us all apart With your lies and grift and the art of the con, You made ev’rything turn dark. This land we love is divided in two. We’re at each others’ throats. All this trauma and grief can be blamed on you. You made all good things implode. Streets on fire. Fam’lies dying alone. Cops with knees on our necks. Kids in cages. Quarantined in our homes. You made money off the unrest. The time has come for you to be gone. You sullied all that you touched. You’ll get yours when justice is done. We’ll be free of the disgust. "Heavy Heart" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Holy (Demo) 03:23
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"HOLY" by David Guilbault You move close to me. I can feel your gentle breath. And all the air I breathe is holy. You take the most of me, And as I catch my quickening breath, All our breathing now is holy. For you, make sacred every kiss. For you, awaken holiness. I feel your touch Soft upon my warming skin. My body becomes holy. We explode our love, Sharing all the joy within. Our release becomes holy. For we, are blessed in the ardor. For we, are holy in the heat. Your love-making Is a fervor of divine delight. It is made from all that’s holy. Love’s awakening Shines through your excited eyes. You are the spark of all that’s holy. For you, have sanctified romance. For you, taught holy how to dance. You move close to me. I can feel your gentle breath. And all the air I breathe is holy. "Holy" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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I Ain't Got No More to Say (Demo) 01:58
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"I AIN'T GOT NO MORE TO SAY" by David Guilbault Facing down the time When there ain’t no more to rhyme. I ain’t got no more to say. Ev’rything’s been said. Got no new thoughts in my head. I ain’t got no more to say. What I’m tellin’ you is I think my time is through. This may be my last refrain. Listen very close - to the musings of the ghost. I ain’t got no more to say. I’ve said it all before. Ain’t no need to say no more. I ain’t got no more to say. The writing’s on the wall, And I think I’ve said it all. I ain’t got no more to say. It’s hard to make it clear, what you’re choosing not to hear, The words that I hold absolutely dear. (If you can’t) listen very close to the musings of the ghost, Then I ain’t got no more to say. You know that it’s all true, What I’ve been tellin’ you. But you don’t hear a word I say. You ain’t dancin’ to my tune ‘Cause the beat is doom and gloom. So, I ain’t got no more to say. What I’m tellin’ you is you missed it through and through. The nuance and the insight and the pain. Listen very close - to the musings of the ghost. ‘Cause I ain’t got no more, I ain’t got no more I ain’t got no more to say. "I Ain't Got No More to Say" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Like You and Me (Demo) 03:15
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"LIKE YOU AND ME" by David Guilbault I see you are out now, awakened to see That there’s a poor man hurtin’ like you and me. His hands are all broken, tryin’ to break free. He’s but a poor man hurtin’ like you and me. Like you and me, oh, like you and me. He’s but a poor man hurtin’ like you and me. Look all around you. What do you see? People are shouting out loud for equality. They’re looking for justice. They’re crying for peace. They’re out in the streets oh, like you and me. Like you and me, oh, like you and me. They’re out in the streets, oh, like you and me. Ain’t we all the same? Who started this dirty game? Your neighbors are righteous. Your allies now true. Standing for those who are shackled and left to the ruin. Their voices have passion. Their spirits yet free. They’re marching as one, in power, like you and me. Like you and me, oh, like you and me. We’re marching as one, in power, like you and me. We’re marching as one, in love, like you and me. We’re marching as one – you and me. "Like You and Me" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Lonely Tonight (Demo) 03:16
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"LONELY TONIGHT" by David Guilbault I am feeling lonely tonight. I know it’s oft been said. I’m not alone with this deep dread. That don’t change how long and hard this hurts. I know I’m not the only one to feel The pangs of disregard When there’s no one in your heart. That don’t change the panic and the fear. I fear I’ll be alone forever. I don’t know how I’ll survive. I ain’t been so clever To know whatsoever How to keep my hope alive. Lonely tonight. Lonely tonight. All alone, in this empty home. Lonely tonight. I am feeling desperate tonight. Don’t know what I could do, To find a way to get on through, Out of all this darkness to the light. Is this the end of all my romance? No more loves to warm my nights? A solitary man? I don’t think I can See a way to live this life. I am feeling lonely tonight. No one near to hear my sigh. No love light in my eyes. Just emptiness and loneliness are here. No sweet and loving voice to whisper ‘dear.’ "Lonely Tonight" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Love Can Be Made (Demo) 03:05
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"LOVE CAN BE MADE" by David Guilbault We are made of ev’rything. Ev’rything is made of stardust. Stardust is made from nothingness in time. Time is but the beat of ev’rything. We are made of mystery. Mystery is made of semblance. Semblance is made from nothingness to know. To know is but a mystery. But, love, love, can be made. Love, love, can be made. Love, love, can be made. Love, love, can be made. We are made of flesh and blood. Flesh and blood is made to suffer. Suff’ring is made from nothingness inside. Inside is but a place to feel. But, love, love, can be made. Love, love, can be made. Love, love, can be made. Love, love, can be made. "Love Can Be Made" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Milk and Honey (Demo) 03:03
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"MILK AND HONEY" by David Guilbault In the land of milk and honey There are pantries left cold and bare. There are fam’lies with nothin’ plenty While the bankers trade their shares. In the land of milk and honey It’s the money and the oil. It’s the poppies and the bank notes. It’s the power to rule it all. In the land of milk and honey It’s a struggle to make your way When the boss man and the taxman Control your hard-earned pay. In the land of milk and honey They make weapons and badges too, To keep borders and world orders And to keep an eye on you. In the land of milk and honey There are fun things to catch your eye, To make you happy and distracted, Make you wanna go out and buy and buy. In the land of milk and honey You better put your faith elsewhere. Ain’t nobody gonna help you When your pantry’s left cold and bare. In the land of milk and honey It’s the color of your skin. It’s the power of your money To insure no others win. "Milk and Honey" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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New Way Song (Demo) 03:06
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"NEW WAY SONG" by David Guilbault There’s a new song that I’m singing, Full of love for better days. I hear the notes come cross the meadows And the bays, This tragedy will soon be over. Everything’s about to change. There’s a new way we can bargain, Full of gratitude and care. We can be each others’ keepers If we dare. I see us reaching out together, Bringing joy with what we share. Share with me and I’ll share with you. It’s a new way for us to be. Come along and sing this new way song. We’re all one big family. This ain’t no Pollyanna musing. This ain’t no pie up in the sky. We have to stop what we’ve been doing That makes us cry. Let’s put this fear and grief behind us. Let’s share the happiness this time. Share with me and I’ll share with you. It’s a new way for us to be. Come along and sing this new way song. We’re all one big family. Come along and sing this new way song. We’re all one big family. "New Way Song" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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No One Should Die Alone (Demo) 01:43
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"NO ONE SHOULD DIE ALONE" by David Guilbault No one should die alone, With no one by their side To help them home. With no one to hold their hand As they go. No one should live alone, Without a face filled with grace When they get home. Without a smile for e’ry trial That they have known. Together, we should be. Much better, for the company. No one should be alone. No one should cry alone. Lonely grief will wound your soul And hurt your bones. Leave you nothing left to lose When you’re alone. Together, we should be. Much better, for the company. No one should be alone. Together, we should be. Much better, for the company. No one should die alone. "No One Should Die Alone" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Serve and Protect (Demo) 02:54
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"SERVE AND PROTECT" by David Guilbault There’s a thin blue line - ev’ryone now sees. Where your silent code - threatens decency Your rules of engagement are deadly and dire On the streets now charred from our angry fire. You stand barricades – to protect the strong From the rightful rage – of those done wrong. You bring weapons and forces of the boss To overpower the cries of suffering and loss. Who do your serve with the badge and the gun? Whose protection rackets do you run? Who do you serve and protect? The decks are stacked – against the poor. The others are jailed and killed – to protect the store. You round them up in the name of order and law. Take the sweat of their brows to build it all. Who do your serve with the badge and the gun? Whose protection rackets do you run? Who do you serve and protect? We all know the way – that this must end. There must come this day – for justice to win. End the violence of unbridled badge and gun. Know that then the healing has begun. Who do your serve with the badge and the gun? The lives that matter who’ve been on the run. Who do you serve and protect? "Serve and Protect" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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Spittin' Bullets (Demo) 03:29
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"SPITTIN' BULLETS" by David Guilbault Spittin’ bullets. Spittin’ bullets. Spittin’ bullets, in my face. Oh, oh, covidiots. Oh, gonna be, the death of us. Spouting nonsense. Spouting nonsense. Spouting nonsense, in my face. Oh, oh, covidiots. Oh, the mobs of ignorance. There ain’t no truth that they can see. Blinded by ruthless idiocracy. Swearing grievance. Swearing grievance. Swearing grievance, in my face. Oh, oh, covidiots. Oh, the hateful patriots. They’re all armed up to the teeth. Blinded by ruthless idiocracy. Spittin’ bullets. Spittin’ bullets. Spittin’ bullets, in my face. "Spittin' Bullets" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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The Good and the Fair (Demo) 03:13
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"THE GOOD AND THE FAIR" by David Guilbault I don’t really know - but I’ve been told, Any day now - the truth will take hold. Scales will fall - from the blinded eyes. A clarion call will - summon the rise Of the good and the fair. The land will be free of the - lies we’ve heard. We can all be what - we’ve been worth. With a helping hand and a - gracious heart All across this land will be a - brand new start Of the good and the fair. It’s good to fight so we can breathe. It’s fair, this right to be free. There’s a healing wind coming ‘round the bend, Riding on a feeling that has come to mend Our broken wings so we can fly, again. Gonna dry our eyes, calm our breath, Rise so high above this mess And leave the fear and the hatred behind. We can be one in - common cause. Battles are done that - brought the loss Of dignity and - human care Like the kind you see when the - love is there For the good and the fair. It’s good to fight so we can breathe. It’s fair, this right to be free. There’s a healing wind coming ‘round the bend, Riding on a feeling that has come to mend Our broken wings so we can fly, again. Gonna dry our eyes, calm our breath, Rise so high above this mess And leave the fear and the hatred behind. Let the good and the fair be sublime. Let the good and the fair be sublime. "The Good and the Fair" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).
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This Debt (Demo) 02:47
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"THIS DEBT" by David Guilbault I’m sittin’ here drinkin’ - alone again From a bottle of bitter regret. The pain washes down all the - worry and fear That I‘ll never pay off this debt. What I owe is so overwhelming, That I’ll never pay off this debt. You saved me from ruin and - made me anew, When I squandered all that was good. The debt that I owe you is - long overdue I’d pay you if only I could. What I owe is so overwhelming. What I owe is more than you know. What I owe for your - understanding and more Are blessings that I can’t bestow. So, I’m feeling guilty for - failing you so, When you were there, loyal and true. You stood by my side when - I lost it all. There’s too much that I’m owing you. What I owe is so overwhelming, From favors that I won’t forget. And the truth is told - in the int’rest I hold. That I’ll never pay off this debt. So, I’m cryin’ here - alone again ‘Cause I’m just not up to the task. I’m just a man who keeps - trying and then I disappoint you at last. What I owe is so overwhelming. What I owe is more than you know. What I owe for your - understanding and more Are blessings that I – wish that I could provide. But, I’ll never pay off this debt. "This Debt" © 2020 David Guilbault (BMI).

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released September 19, 2022

"2020 DEMOS" by David Guilbault
All songs written and sung by David Guilbault.
Composed and played on vintage Kay acoustic guitar.
Recorded live into iPhone 11.
Mastered by eMastered.

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Seattle singer-songwriter David Guilbault writes, records & performs honest-to-goodness soulful music of love, life and loss - heartfelt songs that live in the truth.

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