Just The Way

by Noaa Rienecker

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First single off the upcoming LP In The Language Of Dreams. This is pretty much about wrestling with the idea of free will, and the habitual claiming of your actions as yours, both good and bad. While you are responsible for your actions, they are ultimately the result of an infinite field of causes and conditions that, in a sense, had nothing to do with the fluctuating process we're calling "you". You have a responsibility to answer for your transgressions, but in a way, they are not your fault.

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It's not the only way
It's just the only way I know
I didn't till this ground
I reap but did not sow

That's just the way it is, it's just the way
It's just the way it goes

I was wild,
I laid my father low
He did his best by me,
how was he to know?

Sometimes that's just the way it is, it's just the way
It's just the way it goes

If I don't give my claim away
I won't last another day

Who marks the living book
acts out the pages writ before
In the mirror, look, you say
there I am and believe it to your core

That's just the way it is, it's just the way
It's just the way it goes

You have your father's eyes
You drink your mother's gin
You tell your best friend's lies
but you carry every sin

That's just the way it is, it's just the way
It's just the way it goes

If you don't give your claim away
you won't last another day
from the twilight of your life
changes come in their good time

That's just the way it is, it's just the way
It's just the way it goes

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released December 1, 2023
Personnel:

Guitars & Vocals: Noaa Rienecker
Drums: Dillon Vado
Bass: Jason Hallyburton
Pedal Steel: Lee Martin
Fiddle: Laura Liem

Recorded by Jason Hallyburton and Steve Carlson at The Swamp in Austin, Texas, April 2022.

Mixed by Jason Hallyburton
Mastered by JJ Golden

Art by Abby Holdsworth

Copyright 2024 Noaa Rienecker & Captain Jimbles Music

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Noaa Rienecker Austin, Texas

Noaa Rienecker is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist based out of Austin, Texas. He writes honest, catchy, and thoughtful songs in an unconventional take on the rock and americana traditions.

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