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Pray For Rain

from Something Unexpected by North of Tomorrow

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    180 gram vinyl edition with insert. Original mastering by renown audio engineer Bob Katz of Digital Domain, Orlando, FL. Vinyl mastering and cutting by The Bakery, Los Angeles, CA. Limited to seven total songs to maximize fidelity: Side 1: New October, My Sweet Spot and SuperExtraordinary. Side 2: Something Out of Nothing, Shakey Bones, Pray for Rain, Lean On In. Cover signed by band upon request.

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about

Current climate change brings to mind the 1930's dust bowl which inspired the lyrics of this song. Started with the opening piano notes, and just built the song from there. Jack's pedal steel fits the song perfectly, as do the strings during the bridge. And of course, Kareen's harmonies are wonderful, as always.

lyrics

Hope and a prayer
Are not a lot.
But hope and prayer
Are all we’ve got.
Me and the five kids and the wife at home
It still just feels like I am all alone.

Someday there’ll be
A field of plenty
That was meant for me
To tend.
We’ll sleep with eider down.
Cut the bread
And pass the jug around
My friend.

But until that day.
We can only pray.
Pray for rain.
We pray for rain.

My hands are cracked
From working the land.
My back is bent.
It’s hard to stand.

Like my father
And his one before.
Just trying to find a living
Nothing more.

Someday there’ll be
No more fallen angels.
Just a place for me
to spend.
A quiet time alone.
Where the sunlight finds me.
A place that I call home,
My friend.

But until that day.
We can only pray.
Pray for rain.
We pray for rain.

Hope and a prayer
Are not a lot.
But hope and prayer
Are all we’ve got.

Someday there’ll be
A heavenly choir
Waiting there for me
My friend.

But until that day.
We can only pray.
Pray for rain.
We pray for rain.

credits

from Something Unexpected, released November 15, 2022
Gary Adrian – Bass
Brian Mueller – Piano, Keyboards, Mellotron, Lead Vocals, Loops
Maurizio Antonini – Drums
Kareen Vargas – Harmony Vocals
Jeff McAuley - Cello
John Van Der Sloot - Fiddle
Jack McLoughlin – Pedal Steel Guitar

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North of Tomorrow Phoenix, Arizona

North of Tomorrow is made up of long-time band mates – Gary Adrian, Brian Mueller and Stephen Rogers. Based in Arizona, and utilizing the creativity of side musicians from all over the world, North of Tomorrow presents something different with each musical idea, without confinement of one particular genre. The goal is to create music that makes you want to turn it up and move something/ anything ... more

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