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Duality

by The Watters

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Duality 04:48
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Sometimes I get get caught up In the moment, I lose control I get down so low As low as you can go Sometimes when when i loosen my grip Or I let go and just drift away I get high, so high I’m walking a fine line Between sunshine & Moonlight It’s a dance between high tide Lowli Sometimes something happens My reaction, breaks me Just a glimpse of the action Pulls me back again The more I dwell about it The further in I get Things start to get cloudy I start to forget The more I dwell about it The further in I get Things start to get cloudy I start to forget
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Golden Ratio 03:16
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Well It seems to be the kind of thing That pleases so inherently Yeah it’s everywhere Perfect doesn’t have a hue But nature’s universal rule Will make you stare C: Oooohhh My love for you still grows Oooohhh Not too fast or too slow The Golden Ratio It seems to be the kind of thing That happens supernaturally When you fall in love It’s not in perfect symmetry It doesn’t happen exponentially It’s a curious sum C: It seems to be the kind of thing That happens between winter and spring When you let it grow A shell in all its majesty The world is full of fibonacci It’s a strange flow C:
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Heavy Medicine 03:59
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Like a page ripped out of a book Makes you take a second look Was it all just wasted words Or just one less page to turn C: Life goes on Just another day under the sun Soak it up Oooh Heavy Medicine Like the fruit falling off of a tree Holding onto to something sweet But you know it’s time to let it go Don’t let it weight you down no more C: Life Goes on Just another day under the sun Soak it up Ooohh Heavy medicine Life Goes on Just another day under the sun Soothes you like a drug Oooh Heavy Medicine Don’t turn your back away Open up and face the In the dark night of the soul And you haven’t got a place to go All the pain you feel Is exactly what will make you heal C:
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Nothing Wrong At All 03:10
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I can see it unravel I can feel the fall It's more than I can handle and act like there's nothing wrong at all The walls may crumble Bridges may burn It's just a casual mumble Cuz everyone I know Acts like its typical It's better to pretend than to know I’m not your typical I See the writing on the wall and every empire shall fall And act like there's nothing wrong at all I'm stoking a stillness Heading a call Feeling reckless & Act like there's nothing wrong at all Act like there's nothing wrong at all Act like there's nothing wrong at all Act like there's nothing wrong at all Act like there's nothing wrong at all No there ain’t nothing wrong at all.
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Soul Shot 03:38
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I go to work for the enemy now Got a company card Flying in to Geneva for lunch Got some business to start But I try to do the things that please me Try to stay on the grind Either way I like to keep it easy Even though it’s hard sometimes C: I need a soul shot Straight to the heart Don’t water it down Give me a soul shot If that’s all you’ve got We’re gonna tear up this town It’s hard to tell which side I’m on now That’s the life of a spy I’ve got a few different cards with a name And I can change on a dime But I try to the things that please me Try to stay on the grind Nothing in this life is east But I still love to pass the time yea C: On a top secret mission tonight And my target is clear Got an off shore Cayman account Who buys all my beer But I try to the things that please me Try to stay on the grind Nothing in this life is east But I still love to pass the time yea
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Set To Cruise 03:37
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You can’t steal my thunder If I don’t light up your day I work in signs and wonders Something I can’t explain I’ve done my time Paid all dues I’m still alive I’m set to cruise There’s nothing left For me to lose Foot off the gas I’m set to cruise You can’t steal my thunder Cuz lighting strikes in a flash You can’t make me feel taller By wearing your flats I’ve done my time Paid all my dues I’m still alive I’m set to cruise There’s nothing left For me to lose Foot off the gas I’m set to cruise You can’t steal my thunder If i don’t light of up your day I work in signs & wonders Something I can’t explain I’ve done my time Paid all my dues I’m still alive I’m set to cruise There’s nothing left For me to lose Foot off the gas I’m set to cruise
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Worth The Wait 03:26
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Fishing for affection Casting out my line Standing at attention Waiting for a bite C: But You keep playing your games You tease me baby But make no mistake I’ll do whatever it takes To catch you baby No mind the time You’re worth the wait Takes a little of patience Cuz you won’t take the bait Try again tomorrow Hurry up and wait C: You keep playing your games You tease me baby Make no mistake I’ll do whatever it takes To land you baby No mind the time You’re worth the wait B: And you know it So you keep the tension riding so high And it takes all my strength To keep you hanging on my line You’re so strong And you show it Why’s it gotta be such a fight? But I’ll do whatever it takes You’re worth the wait C:
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Here If You Need Me 03:50
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Tell me your story What can I do? Would you believe me If I told you the truth? I know it’s not easy But I can show you the proof Go on tell me your story Tell me what can i do (I can help you get through) Tell me your story Tell me how did it go? We can try to make sense of What you already know I know the feeling I’ve been there before No rhyme or reason But I can show you the door And now all the things you’ve bottled up inside Are now bursting forth with no place left to hide I’m here if you need me I’m here if you need me It’s another grey morning There’s not much to say It can come without warning & Wash you away I know the feeling I’ve been there before There’s no rhyme or reason But I can show you the door And now all the things you’ve bottled up inside Are now bursting forth with no place left to hide Well, I’m here if you need me, I’m here if you need me
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I'll Keep A Light In My Window 04:21
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Someone is friendless and cannot find their way So, I keep my light in my window I want to be there to help restore their faith So, I keep my light in my window But for God's mercy, I'd be in their place So, I keep my light in my window So, I can ease the pain that life can bring Help them find a peace their spirit needs I have been chosen for a work to do To make a world of love for me and you Some call me foolish to lend a helping hand But I'll keep my light in my window I feel so good when I help my fellow man So, I'll keep my light in my window 'Til love and mercy shine throughout the land I'm gonna keep my light in my window 'Cause I wanna ease the pain that life can bring I help you find the peace your spirit needs I have been chosen for a work to do To make a world of love for me and you Oh-oh 'Cause I wanna ease the pain that life can bring And help you find the peace your spirit needs I have been chosen for a work to do To make a world of love for me and you I wanna ease the pain that life can bring Help you find the peace that spirit needs I have been chosen for a work to do To make a world of love for me and you I wanna (ease the pain that life can bring) Find the peace your spirit needs Chosen for a work to do World of love for me and you Ease the pain that life can bring Find the peace your spirit needs Chosen for a work to do World of love for me and you I want to ease the pain Help you find the peace your spirit needs I have been chosen for a work to do (I have been chosen) To make a world of love for me and you I wanna (ease the pain that life can bring) Find the peace your spirit needs Chosen for a work to do...

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Acclaimed Austin-based duo The Watters are set to release with their third full-length album, Duality, on 4/11/24, following their win of three John Lennon Songwriting Contest awards from their 2021 LP, Intuition. Produced by Austin wünderkid Daniel Creamer and recorded at The Finishing School, the new album is a culmination of The Watters’s almost two decades-long career together, with a title track thirteen years in the making.

The song “Duality” was conceived in 2009, the same year that Jenna and Daniel Watters began to write and perform professionally as a duo. Then, they were equally interested in folk and electronic music and in an effort to merge the two genres, Daniel created an electronic beat that was ultimately tucked away in his laptop as the duo decided to pivot to a more rootsy, folk-rock sound. But, that beat remained fresh to their ears for years, and the two kept trying to find a use for it through all their musical and personal evolutions, including three full-length albums, living in four different cities, and getting married and having a son. While writing for their 2021 album Intuition, Jenna had a stream of consciousness experience while driving home and recorded her singing some words and melody on her phone over the beat. Flash forward to early 2023, when The Watters were preparing to record once again and gave producer Daniel Creamer a grouping of the music they’d been working on. Despite having no vocals on it, Creamer loved the “Duality” beat and wanted to pursue it, so the Watters finished the lyrics Jenna had envisioned with help from Creamer on the arrangement.

As the first song recorded, “Duality” set the tone for the rest of the album in terms of dynamics, production, and vibe. Representing the polarity between opposites and the human experience of swinging between them, trying to find a middle way and the strength that can be found in connecting the two, the song reflecting all the challenges, learning, and growth both writers had to go through in order to finish it, with the full album standing as a triumph of The Watters’s evolution as people and musicians.

The decision to record the album at The Finishing School seems somewhat fated, too. While Daniel had produced albums for others there in the past, The Watters had never recorded there. The studio had recently been renovated with every room designed in 3x6x9 golden ratios, and with one of the songs from Duality titled "Golden Ratio," Daniel and Jenna felt a strong call to record the album there.

Duality is inspired by 70’s AM radio and 90’s R&B, and is an artistic expression of the current Austin music scene, backed by some of the finest musicians in town with Austin legend Jim Vollentine serving as chief engineer. Instead of following suit and releasing low budget singles to keep up with modern music consumption, The Watters are doing the opposite–creating a timeless, traditional album at the highest quality possible.

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released April 11, 2024

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The Watters is made up of husband and wife duo Daniel and Jenna Watters, whose timeless songwriting and dynamic musicianship embodies a sound they call “Americana Soul.” The band’s critically-hailed third album, INTUITION, was released in 2021, the same year that one of its tracks, “Deju Vu,” won the grand prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. ... more

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