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Meaningful Distractions

by Chris Low

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Justin Carlton
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Justin Carlton A singer/songwriter with a beautiful voice, Chris Low is one of the most honest vocal and lyrical performers with whom I've ever had the pleasure of sharing a stage. Featuring gorgeous guitar work and vocal harmony, "Meaningful Distractions" is an EP that will inspire empathy and deep introspection, that boasts the capacity both to lull you to sleep as well as to keep you awake all night long. Favorite track: I Am Listening.
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    Over the past year I’ve done a lot of thinking about what music is supposed to mean for me. This EP is the product of those deep thoughts. Recorded in offices, bedrooms, and tiny little closets (many thanks to my understanding wife), it is the fruit of much soul-searching. In the end, I’ve landed at the idea that if nothing else, music should be created for purpose. Beyond the simple purpose of enjoyment (and I do hope you enjoy it), I’m hoping to take a little shot at the giant of global poverty. For this EP, I partnered with One Day’s Wages, so anything you pay for the album will go straight to their mission of alleviating poverty worldwide.

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1.
In thy sky a thunderhead is growing Full of light, no telling where she’s going I close my eyes and I can see you While everyone is looking for their story Of how you fought along their side as mighty king I am looking for your quiet glory Because I am seeing you in every little thing Let me find you in the common places Every day is full of graces Let me love you in the simplest ways and See your face in common places And from the car, this country tells a story Of who you are, in all your subtle glory And I close my eyes so I can see you It’s the cool breeze in the morning At the ocean you are calling There’s a stillness and a whisper A faded message behind the glitter So let me cast off vain religion Flashing lights and flashy visions Trace the glow back to the horizon And hear the sun sing as he’s rising
2.
There’s a sickness, there’s a yearning There used to be a fire, but it’s not burning There’s a calling but it’s not clear And the signals all get crossed up in the atmosphere We must have been mixed up somewhere, mixed up somewhere Crying out for life while all along our hungry eyes are getting Mixed up somewhere, mixed up somewhere We’ve settled in with apathy and missed what we were meant to be There are reminders, there are stations Where the broken sit like signposts of a wounded nation There’s a feeling like being lost And the only question left is what a wake up call will cost There’s a city full of light, On a hilltop in the night If we ever get it right, If we ever get it right There’s an answer, He’s rising up To cure the pain and put some water in our empty cups Lifting scales from blinded eyes And the only way to save us is to help us die
3.
I watched the sun set today And threw all my mistakes away With the falling light ‘Cause I heard somewhere a man Was a giving out a second chance To get things right The dusk will come and go, it’s night But there’s another kind of light ‘Cause it’s a bright moon tonight And I can see a little clearer than I usually can in that deep blue light It’s gonna be alright ‘Cause I’m not lookin’ where the sun went down But where the moon will rise I’d swear I was a new man With nothing left to stain my hands Or weigh me down And perfect love drove out fear To see a guilty conscience cleared And a friendship found And it’s sunshine - at midnight Washing over everything with white And it’s ok, it’s alright It’s not a losing fight - It’s a bright moon tonight
4.
Well if I seem distracted It’s never what it seems I can think on these dark nights The way I think in dreams Where everything is how it’s supposed to be Oh, tell me your story And if I hear my footsteps Brushing through the grass I can hear you echo through this mountain pass And the heavens show me Jesus through the looking glass Oh, tell me his story And I Oh I am listening (x2) And if I come away now Knowing who I am I can taste the glory of a better man You can see him where I stand Oh, tell me his story
5.
Quiet Down 03:54
I’m coming up empty I’m coming up dry With a love like winter And a heart like ice But I’ll sit here waiting With what I know That even in winter I’m bound to grow Quiet down my anxious heart Let me know you’re all I need Open up my lungs and let me breathe Quiet down my busy mind, Lord Let me know that I’m set free Open up my eyes and let me see So I’m holding out hope I’m keeping my faith Because the smallest seed Is all it takes And I’ll sit here waiting To know you’re true To know your dying To be here, too What love is this that finds me In all my disrepair What love is this that sees my brokenness And meets me there So quiet down my anxious heart, Lord Let me know you’re all I need Open up my lungs and let me breathe

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released June 17, 2011

ABOUT THE COVER ART:

The cover art for this album was generously donated by the talented Lisa Stevens, an artist and designer working out of Paper Finch Studio in Nashville, TN. Her art portrays dreamlike environmental themes, capturing beauty and magic so often overlooked. Creating art in this way allows the viewer to escape into the canvas for a brief moment. It is her release and her pure joy.

Check her out at www.paperfinchstudio.com

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