Dawn, Canada is an upbeat, pop-piano song, about the Underground Railway of Uncle Tom’s Cabin fame–focusing on Josiah Henson’s Dawn Settlement, near Dresden, Ontario–Canada.

The single was written by Marcel Gelinas and Adrian Torrington–recorded at the world-class Emac Studios in London–with Orchestral arrangements by Jeff Christmas.


Dawn, Canada (2009)

Demo of a newer song "We Were Where We Were".   Going to be produced for the album we are working on.

We Were Where We Were (demo)

marcelg Live Sept 14, 2015 Dawning Eternity 

Gelinas/Torrington

Sept 14, 2015 - Dawning Eternity

marcelg live Sept 15, 2015 - Ugly Luggage

Gelinas/ Torrington

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Sept 15, 2015 - Ugly Luggage

She’s Creation
Gelinas/Torrington

She’s Creation is another one of the early songs we wrote back in 2003.   Another one of the first songs that came out of the beginnings of our home recording sessions.  We added this song to the track lineup for the Dawning Eternity EP.  A favourite among many – especially Vinnie – we’ve jammed this one out quite a few times : )

She’s Creation Lyrics

Have you ever loved someone who was careless with your heart?
Have you ever been rejected and blamed it on the cards?
Have you ever failed to notice her feeling have parted?

My hopeless romantic I’ve got some news for you
You’re girl’s empty handed when it comes to loving you

She eats men for breakfast, don’t you know about her past
she’s got a long line behind her of hearts she’s cast aside
every last ounce of you couldn’t keep her holding on

Not at the speed of interest she’s losing every moment!

My hopeless romantic I’ve got some news for you
You’re girl’s empty handed when it comes to loving you

My hopeless romantic I’ve got some news for you
You’re girl’s empty handed when it comes to loving you

Thanks for checking the song out.  If you’ve enjoyed the song please feel free to leave any comments or questions below and we’ll get back to you.   We will be back with another song soon.

Sept 17, 2015 - She's Creation

We Were Where We Were is a song written by Adrian Torrington and Marcel Gelinas.  Produced by Rick Taylor.

Uploaded for Cobalt Prize and Made In London contest entries.

Piano/Arrangement/Programming/Vocal - Marcel Gelinas
Lyrics - Adrian Torrington
Guitar/Bass/Production - Rick Taylor

Hold fast for nothing is new
Some just cast a shadow or two
But nothing ever passes unensued
As all become forever renewed

Low roll the dice all along
Slowly unfolding life’s long song
Some never see how history repeats
For it always seems so revealing …

But we were ... Where we were ...
Where we were ....
For where there´s fire ...
There´s sure to be burns ...
And we change ... Just to remain ...
Living by the same old reigns ...
More at home with the rain ...
Where we were ... We were ...
Where we were ...
We were ... Where we were
Where we were ...

No we´ll never change our ways
We’re too lost in our grains
At a loss for words to explain
Why we always end up the same

So we stumble on into these days
We never fail to fumble with Fate
New or old ever we wake up erased
For Dawn keeps forever reframing

We Were Where We Were

Life In The Boathouse

Check out the tune "Sunlight Off A Sidewalk" -
an epic ballad with lyrics by Adrian Torrington, music by Marcel Gelinas, and production with bass and guitars by Rick Taylor

Stream the entire album on Google Play Music, Apple Music, Spotify, and more.

Sunlight Off The Sidewalk (Angel In A Dark Dress) 
Gelinas/Torrington

So then I stepped on off Out to the street 
Saying goodbye now to my old dreams 
See you soon in time onward we shine 
On words and wine we all get by fine

Then the sun it just shot up so bright 
Light striking off the ice on the walk 
And then was when I spotted up along 
A girl in black in that sea of sunlight

Oh I knew then, in that moment, to just relax, 
Breathe in the air, and relish, the distraction, 
Those odd times, between the rain, must remain, 
Or else beware, we all go down, with the past 
The future is forever, saving the best for last 
Light striking off, a sidewalk, one winter's sun 
Light striking off, a sidewalk, one winter's sun 
Light striking off, a sidewalk, one winter's sun

Angel In a dark dress Let's just carry on 
Let's see what comes Of a day still so long 
Low rides the fire, but we will make it for once 
So well sung Worlds around All rebound

Sunlight shooting up off A long sidewalk 
Angel standing there In dark dress so lost 
Sometimes true love Lives inside the loss 
Other days better off Loving what we've got 
Sunlight Off The Sidewalk 
Sunlight Off The Sidewalk

Oh I knew then, in that moment, to just relax, 
Breathe in the air, and relish, the distraction, 
Those odd times, between the rain, must remain, 
Or else beware, we all go down, with the past 
The future is forever, saving the best for last 
Light striking off, a sidewalk, one winter's sun 
Light striking off, a sidewalk, one winter's sun 
Light striking off, a sidewalk, one winter's sun

Get Your Game Together

Sunlight Off A Sidewalk

Waking up by your alarm clock just as your dream reveals ...

Dawn Don’t Do It

Written By Marcel Gelinas & Adrian Torrington
Mixed, Produced and Mastered by Anthony Strome
January 2018 Recording
Single Release

Deep Sleep knock, knock, knocking on the door
Let me dream, I’m not counting sheep anymore
Let me jump on over that bed again now to fall
Into that lost old land of all unconsciousness

Teleport me now into your wildest kaleidoscope
A zillion things now never so before explored
And then let me fall under your lullaby spell
Into that lost old land of all unconsciousness

Isn’t it in this nature in us to turn into ourselves
Leading us back now to all lost dreams left to live
Yet ever on do we awaken before riddles dissolve
As old alarms return us forever to consciousness

Dawn don’t you do it
Dawn don’t you do this again
For you always seem to brighten
just shy of our enlightenment

Dawn don’t you do this to me again

Dawn, Don't Do It

the endless search for the fountain of youth and love

Marcel Gelinas - Mortal Falls

Piano lead rock, pop and ballads.

Songs written by Marcel Gelinas and Adrian Torrington.

Recording Tools:
- Logic Pro X
- Synthogy Ivory


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