Our next full length album "A Beautiful Life  (the decompostion of a rhombs pattern)" is out now!  Recorded at Lost Ark Studios and with guest musicians : Melissa Barrison, Marty Schwartz, and Bri Schillings.  This album encapsulates the ups and downs of life and the inherent feelings, lessons, and beauty that they create.  After my own personal experience in the last couple years of divorce, many of these songs were created in search of something higher from new lows.  I hope the songs find people and leave people inspired (in spirit).  The beautiful artwork is by Eric Stegmaier www.artbysteg.com .  I originally wrote the song "Time To Go" to this piece and it felt right for it become the album cover / theme of the album.  Enjoy!

A beautiful life (the decomposition of a rhombs pattern)

Lyrics:

In the midst of the rain 
The pattern returns 
And I feel It is the end and a beginning 

Workers hammering 
Buildings climbing higher 
Foundations unreasonably powerful 

You and I no reason to hide 
One day we'll die and it will be fine 
You and I no reason to lie 
One day we'll die and it will be fine 

Rest in the circle of the soul she said 
Magnificent like the water in flow 
Take on the hardest course she said 
The resistance becomes your support 

You and I no reason to hide 
One day we'll die and it will be fine 
You and I no reason to lie 
One day we'll die and it will be fine

You And I

Lyrics:

When I look back on my memories 
And all the things that came 
Into my life, the decisions that I made 
It's dance between the fight 
I'm still trying to get it right 

It's a high balancing, circus wire 
an apple to the knife 
with a feeling of deep togetherness 
A beautiful life 
that shimmers, that shimmers, 
Whether it's known or its not 
It's all that you got 
It's the darkness with sunlight on the water, waiting for you to see, waiting for you to see 

Though I can't see around the bend 
Or go through it all again 
All the changes that hit me hard 
were a blessing in the end 
It's a dance between the fight 
I'm still trying to get it right 

It's a high balancing, circus wire 
an apple to the knife 
with a feeling of deep togetherness 
A beautiful life 
that shimmers, that shimmers, 
Whether it's known or its not 
It's all that you got 
It's the darkness with sunlight on the water, waiting for you to see, waiting for you to see

A Beautiful Life

Lyrics:

All in this moment the world came crashing down 
Cracked up the moon and shot it to the ground 
Her dress caught the wind and the ships heard her sound 
What once was solid now was gone 

You come once, you come once to make it real 
The waves pull you in and push you up to feel 
Set your sights and your sail and then persevere 
You can't no love until you no fear 

Watch with your father the close up of the moon 
The darkness will return to light soon 
With love in his eyes he teaches something new 
Like birds in the garden, they know just what to do 

Split at the waist, heaven and earth, take off your coat, It's time to go.

Time To Go

Lyrics:

A short in the bulb, a shout from the depths of the soul 
Won't let me away, an old dream that comes back to stay 
Like an owl to his prey 
I will wait, wait for the right, wait for the right 
Time to come, my will be done and these patient ways are won 
The circle spins around again and I will overcome 

A leak in the pipe, a crack in the shell of a life, who could have known? 
A surprise with no hints to be shown, till I find them alone 
I will wait, wait for the right, wait for the right 
Time to come, my will be done and these patient ways are won 
The circle spins around again and I will overcome 

And it's not what I become, It's not what I become 
But what I rise above, what I rise above 
That sets me free 

9 months and day, 90 years and I'll slip away 
The rock and the water, resist till the 9000th hour 
With my strength and my power, 
I will wait, wait for the right, wait for the right 
Time to come, my will be done and these patient ways are won 
The circle spins around again and I will overcome

Patient Ways

Lyrics:

I was awake when you tip toed out 
Sneaking out the door, when your phone went off 
Makes me wonder what I'm doing her 
Putting up with things, that seem so clear 

I deserve better 

You tried to blame it all on me 
I can only take so much you see 
The truth is 1 and 1 make 2 
When you argue with that there's not much to prove 

I deserve better 

and it's easy to get lost, when patterns repeat without pause, and its easy to let things slide, but the little things add up over time 

I remember when we started out, 
I saw the red flags wave about 
Maybe it was all just fear 
Putting up with things, it seems so clear 

I deserve better 

and it's easy to get lost, when patterns repeat without pause, and its easy to let things slide, but the little things add up over time

Deserve Better

Lyrics:

You pulled me through, when I lost heart 
You showed up bright, when I was dark 
Placed my feet where I feared 
Showed me through those years 

Oh my angel how did you know and where did you come from? 
Oh my angel how did you know and where did you come from? 

You saw right through, every doubt 
Turned them all inside out 
Pointed out in the right direction 
Showed me what was true affection 

Oh my angel how did you know and where did you come from? 
Oh my angel how did you know and where did you come from?

My Angel

Lyrics:

Sunday Night on the patio 
Warm soup and the conversation goes 
When you gonna make your movie? 
How you gonna pay your bills? 
How is your wife and children? 
Man we're getting older now 

Sunday Night on the patio 
Dinner served and the conversation flows 
Our we just foolish dreamers? 
The day job's wearing me out 
When you gonna finish your music? 
Man we're getting older now 

Sunday Night on the patio 
It's getting late it's time to go 
When you coming out the city? 
Come out and stay if you want 
Have a good 41st birthday 
Man we're getting older now

Good friends on a Saturday

Lyrics:

	
It was all inside a dream, at least that's what I thought it 
Holy water in the dirt, Lightening in the dark 
And yes you were calm, when we told you of distant bombs 
phobias of phobias relatively close to us 

and everyone is just a mess, shaken up by the government press 
and you relaxed and watched the dirt fall down to the bottom of the glass 

and thats when the chorus sang a Greek refrain 100 years ahead 
A match from all these pieces, a jig saw melody of Presidents 
All chronologically placed, back to the river, not a waste 
Oh you just sit there and paint, paint a glass of wine 

It was all inside a dream, at least that's what I thought it. 
Business bigger than life, a fork and knife. 
And yes you were calm even when it was wrong 
The edge of deranged or the edge of change 

and everyone is just a mess, shaken up by the government press 
and you relaxed and watched the dirt fall down to the bottom of the glass 

and thats when the chorus sang a Greek refrain 100 years ahead 
A match from all these pieces, a jig saw melody of Presidents 
All chronologically placed, back to the river, not a waste 
Oh you just sit there and paint, paint a glass of wine

Jigsaw Melody

Lyrics:

You got me in your water 
You got me in your glass 
I'm swimming in circles, All I see is the past 
What do you want from me? 
What do you want from me? 
How long do we go, your love is attachment, my love is let go 


Oh I see you smiling at me, like I fulfill your needs 
but my heart is sinking like a stone in the sea. 
What do you want from me? 
What do you want from me? 
How long do we go, your love is attachment, my love is let go

Oranda

Lyrics:

So hard on myself, so hard on myself 
Missed the obvious step and I messed up well 
Now my thoughts they loop, into a thousand roots 
and i can't help but feel like I'm falling farther 
Falling farther, Falling farther from the Truth 

If could be better, If I could just change 
Someone clean and organize the inside of my game 
But there's more than a few and every seed it grows new 
and i can't help but feel like I'm falling farther 
Falling farther, Falling farther from the Truth 

and If I follow it in, oh it leads me back in 
and If I follow it out, I'm not gonna let you down 
I'm overthinking, I'm overthinking 


Things could be simple but I want to make it tough 
Make a mountain of a molehill in the rough 
What kind of pleasure is gained from these twisted up view 
I can't help but feel like I'm falling farther 
Falling farther, Falling farther from the truth 

How far will I go, away from my soul 
how far will I climb from the truth to a lie 

So hard on myself, so hard on myself 
Missed the obvious step and I messed up well 
Now my thoughts they loop, into a thousand roots 
and i can't help but feel like I'm falling farther 
Falling farther, Falling farther from the Truth 

and If I follow it in, oh it leads me back in 
and If I follow it out, I'm not gonna let you down 
I'm overthinking, I'm overthinking

Farther From The Truth

Lyrics:

I saw what you wrote, you said "Forgive me love" 
Well I wrestled it with time, you crossed too many lines 
and I forgive you, but there's just no way back 
I forgive you , but we're now on separate tracks, we're now on separate tracks 

It's not a light decision, it's heavy in the heart 
You play the cards your given 
My cards are saying walk 
and I forgive you, but there's just no way back 
I forgive you , but we're now on separate tracks, we're now on separate tracks 

And I will be fine, I will be fine, don't worry about me 
I will be fine, I will be fine , don't worry about me 
The good memories will stay 

I saw what you wrote, you said "Forgive me love" 
Well I wrestled it with time, you crossed too many lines 
and I forgive you, but there's just no way back 
I forgive you , but we're now on separate tracks, we're now on separate tracks 

And I will be fine, I will be fine, don't worry about me 
I will be fine, I will be fine , don't worry about me 
The good memories will stay

Separate Tracks

Lyrics:

Oh my son this one is for you 
I see you smiling in the prime of your youth 
Don't let the world take this from you 
Hold to yourself don't be swayed from the truth 

Believe me the challenges will come 
They'll prey on your weakness, until you stand strong 
Your word are your bond, the truth is your strength 
The lies will lead you only to pain 

Ooh 

Oh my son your born to this life 
Decide what you want and do what you like 
Learn from mistakes and do what is right 
You'll know when your mind cuts doubt like a knife 
Be kind to all who you speak 
Some will insult you, but it's they who are weak 
Your thoughts and your actions leave echoes in time 
please care for them as they build and will bind 

Ooh 

In this time, in this time, I send these words to you. 
In this time, in this time, when your struggling through 
When your feeling blue, when you've lost your truth 

Oh my son this one is for you 
I see you smiling in the prime of your youth 
Don't let the world take this from you 
Hold to yourself don't be swayed from the truth 

Ooh

Oh My Son

Lyrics:

Dragonfly caught my eye on the riverbank this morning 
Made me thing of all the times I run away from the things 
The rivers running high from last nights rain 
I found this melody to cover up the pain 

Woh..mercy on my mind, mercy on my mind 

An old love that isn't anymore 
An old life that was comfortable has shown me to the door 
Shadows fall in the darkeness outside these tent walls 
Just a thin veil between me and the madness of it all 

Woh ..mercy on mind, mercy on my mind 

Dragonfly in the molted body, under the water till you fly, under the water till you fly, underthewater till you fly 

What is truth when it leads you away? A leading edge on a ledge, when all I got is faith, 

What is belief? Seems like everything today. Seems like everything today. 

Woh ..mercy on mind, mercy on my mind

Dragonfly

Lyrics:

Come in first now to the harvest 
Still your eye in from the iris 
A River once dry, overflowing tonight 

Days of doubting, just a ripple, like a feather on an eagle 
A river once dry, overflowing tonight 

When I wake up in the morning sun 
There's a feeling like a knot undone 
I bring my cup with a new found love 
Cause I'm ready for a change 

Celebrations from the struggle 
Stipulations have no level 
A river once dry overflowing tonight 

When I wake up in the morning sun 
There's a feeling like a knot undone 
I bring my cup with a new found love 
Cause I'm ready for a change 

Oh I found it, what a feeling 
Rest my eyes up on the ceiling 
A river once dry, overflowing tonight

A River

Folk Rock Singer songwriter for San Diego band's The Donnis Trio and Rodello's Machine.

A beautiful life (the decomposition of a rhombs pattern)

Nate Donnis