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Two Rivers Crossing

by Chris Murphy

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1.
Sun rises and wakes me up Gratitude pours into my cup Life is good I think as I start to shave, But that girl gonna' send me to an early grave Now I love that woman and she loves me No one finer far as I can see, But listening to her rant and rave, That girl gonna' send me to an early grave Now she's cuter than a button, smarter than a whip Got me wrapped around her finger, don't take no lip Gets me to give after I already gave Now that girl gonna' send me to an early grave Oh, I got a problem I can't control She says move, I start to roll I know I should quit her, but I just ain't that brave That girl gonna' send me to an early grave Now my friends all love her, but they don't know The wind is cold when it starts to blow I'm just a canoe in her tidal wave That girl gonna' send me to an early grave Now she's cuter than a button, smarter than a whip Got me wrapped around her finger, don't take no lip Gets me to give after I already gave, That girl gonna' send me to an early grave Now she's cuter than a button, smarter than a whip Got me wrapped around her finger, don't take no lip Gets me to give after I already gave, But that girl gonna' send me to an early grave Now the doctor says I'm healthy, my heart is strong I'll make 100 years, if I live that long She's blasting her music, 1980's New Wave That girl gonna' send me to an early grave I said that girl gonna' send me to an early grave I said that girl gonna' send me to an early grave
2.
Two rivers crossing in the valley below On a train out of Whitehorse with nowhere to go The rhythm of the engines comes on like a blast Pulls him right back into the past She stared into the mirror that she kept upon the shelf She had left it all behind, didn't recognize herself But she knew she couldn't hide when they came from Belfast She got swept right back into the past Into the past, into the past Into the past, into the past He was breathing on a ventilator listening to an old church bell Thinking of the things he'd done and they didn't sit that well The walls of time collided, now the end was coming fast Bowed his head and closed his eyes into the past Charlotte had a habit, she couldn't shake it if she tried She had a picture of her daughter, she held it when she cried They found a note tied to her body, said "Now I'm free at last, I didn't have no future, so I'm going into the past." Into the past, into the past Into the past, into the past Into the past, into the past Into the past Gonna' save myself, gonna' use my hands Down from Alberta into Indian lands Now there's no turning back, voodoo spell was cast Tonight, we're going into the past Now I know tomorrow's coming, but it seems so far away Train gets to Seattle, in another day He remembers her voice, how her beauty seemed so vast Looking out the window into the past Into the past, into the past Into the past, into the past Into the past, into the past Into the past into the past
3.
Was about to give up, was about to give in Giving up hope, the deadliest of sins Was headed for the door, she looked me in the eyes To my complete surprise I didn't realize, I didn't have a clue Never understood what I was supposed to do The curtain was closing, I heard a reprise To my complete surprise To my complete surprise The world keeps turning, the sun does rise You say hello and you say goodbye To my complete surprise Now I've lived alone, singing my own song Never stayed in one place too long She came along, boy, she could harmonize To my complete surprise One foot follows the other I'm told Hold onto the wheel as the story unfolds Taught myself to swim, just as I capsized To my complete surprise To my complete surprise The world keeps turning, the sun does rise You say hello and you say goodbye To my complete surprise To my complete surprise To my complete surprise The world keeps turning, the sun does rise You say hello and you say goodbye To my complete surprise To my complete surprise To my complete surprise
4.
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Saw your face, thought it was you Heard your voice, it cut right through Dreams like magic, shoot out the lights An ocean of stars, fill out the night Then it was gone, a band of crows Does it come back, the seeds we sow? Not sure what happened, guess I'll never know We were friends once, long ago Morning comes, the darkness returns The past like fire, so slowly it burns That song you're singing, no, it don't sound the same Maybe we're looking for someone to blame Then it was gone, a band of crows Does it come back, the seeds we sow? Not sure what happened, guess I'll never know We were friends once, long ago I've watched you fail, I've watched you succeed Now I'm not sure what I really need Why's it so hard to let it all go We were friends once, long ago Then it was gone, like a band of crows Does it come back, the seeds we sow? Not sure what happened, guess I'll never know We were friends once, long ago We were friends once, long ago
5.
The wind is up from Mexico, drifting through the Rio Grande Whistling through the bones, scattered in the sand Old man on the horizon, nothing but a shadow Wondering where it went, wondering where to go The wolves of Laredo, ghosts on the plateau Singing the songs that they learned long ago Now they're just memory, fading into the valley below The wolves of Laredo He had heard the stories his grandmother handed down Of the wolves in the Arroyos, in the hills outside of town The old woman said, "Let's gather under the ancient moonlight." I felt a hand shining down on me likes spirits in the night The wolves of Laredo, ghosts on the plateau Singing the songs that they learned long ago Now they're just memory fading into the valley below The wolves of Laredo Was drafted back in '68, got a tattoo and a gun They sent him to the jungle, to do what had to be done He lost his soul and lost his mind, like some carrion crow Slipping through his fingers, like the wolves of Laredo The wolves of Laredo, ghosts on the plateau Singing the songs that they learned long ago Now they're just memory, fading into the valley below The wolves of Laredo The wind is up from Mexico, blowing through the Rio Grande Whistling through the bones, scattered in the sand He walks along the horizon, whistling Cotton-Eyed Joe Dreaming about the past and the wolves of Laredo
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Two Rivers is a unique solo recording featuring violinist/singer-songwriter/looping artist Chris Murphy on vocals and violin enhanced with looping pedal. To quote Chris Murphy, "I really wanted to record the songs this time in the same manner I perform a solo show; just me playing acoustic with live looping. I like the freedom, the open space, the blank canvas, and the ability to accommodate the audience when I perform solo. But mostly, I am a guy who appreciates minimalism and simple song forms. Like Robert Johnson singing the blues and playing his guitar, why not sing my music with only violin? I tried to recreate that “live show” atmosphere in this collection. Think of it as your own private house concert.” The songs are unrelated, but like many of his albums there is always the tendency to be seduced into making connections between them as in a soundtrack. This intimate solo recording with songs of 'love gone wrong' and other intense scenarios will surely stimulate imaginations and invite listeners to experience his music from a new perspective.

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released October 4, 2023

All music and lyrics by Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy: violin, vocals, and looping effects
Produced by Chris Murphy and Kevin Jarvis
Recorded by Kevin Jarvis, Sonic Boom Room, Venice, CA
“Into the Past” recorded by Antoine Arvizu
at The Compound, Long Beach, CA
Mastered by Dave Schultz, D2 Mastering, Atwater Village, CA
Photography by Eric Stoner

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Chris Murphy Santa Monica, California

Chris Murphy is an American musician, singer/songwriter \ multi-instrumentalist , composer, arranger, and producer. His music influences come from jazz, blues, country, classical, ethnic and electronic, resulting in a distinctly original and powerful voice. Cyrus Rhodes of NO DEPRESSION considers Murphy to be “one of the best songwriters in popular music unjustly flying under the radar.” ... more

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