June 26, 2020
Monovision
“The album has all of the Ray LaMontagne trademarks, consisting mostly of love ballads shared via gently strummed minor chords, soft crooning vocals, and a soft, tender atmosphere. But what the album lacks in surprises it makes up for in authenticity, Monovision consisting of the introspective musings of a folk singer baring his soul.”
Glide Magazine
“Regardless of how it’s contextualized in terms of his other work, Monovision feels like a career-high. Its overarching message of finding comfort and reassurance in the simpler things and in loved ones couldn’t be timelier, and it’s a message that LaMontagne hopes will find its audience.”
American Songwriter
“It's an album that provides a soothing escape from the rush of everyday life, that gives you a glimpse into the natural world that inspires Ray, and the first album he's made entirely on his own.”
NPR
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Will you love me when I’m at your door? Will you turn me out or give me more? Roll me Mamma, Roll me like only you can And you can Roll me Mamma, Roll me like only you can Yes, and you can Oh, shake it Will you teach me of the light you’ve found? Will you lift my heart up off the ground? Roll me Mamma, Roll me like only you can (Roll me ma, ma, ma) And you can (Roll me ma, ma, ma) Roll me Mamma, Roll me like only you can (Roll me ma, ma, ma) Yes, and you can (Roll me ma, ma, ma) Oh, shake it Am I to believe that all I see and feel really only dreamin’? I don’t want a shadow life I want the clouds, the sea, the sky, the real things Roll me Mamma, Roll me like only you can (Roll me ma, ma, ma) And you can (Roll me ma, ma, ma) Roll me Mamma, Roll me like only you can (Roll me ma, ma, ma) And you can (Roll me ma, ma, ma) Oh, shake it, shake it, shake it

Will you love me when I’m at your door?

Will you turn me out or give me more?

Roll me Mamma,

Roll me like only you can

And you can

Roll me Mamma,

Roll me like only you can

Yes, and you can

Oh, shake it

Will you teach me of the light you’ve found?

Will you lift my heart up off the ground?

Roll me Mamma,

Roll me like only you can

(Roll me ma, ma, ma)

And you can

(Roll me ma, ma, ma)

Roll me Mamma,

Roll me like only you can

(Roll me ma, ma, ma)

Yes, and you can

(Roll me ma, ma, ma)

Oh, shake it

Am I to believe that all I see and feel really only dreamin’?

I don’t want a shadow life

I want the clouds, the sea, the sky, the real things

Roll me Mamma,

Roll me like only you can (

Roll me ma, ma, ma)

And you can

(Roll me ma, ma, ma)

Roll me Mamma,

Roll me like only you can

(Roll me ma, ma, ma)

And you can

(Roll me ma, ma, ma)

Oh, shake it, shake it, shake it

Standing in your doorway Cast a shadow on the wall I can hear Kestrel call Sunlight laughing Laughing through the windowpane All is here is gone again Misty morning, misty morning, misty morning rain All is gone, then here, then gone, then here, then gone again Here and gone again Here and gone again Child of the mountains I Swear I felt it from the first Smiling eyes that Quench my thirst Heal all my ancient hurt With every kindness that you show The deeper then these roots will grow Misty morning, misty morning, misty morning rain All is gone, then here, then gone, then here, then gone again Here and gone again Here and gone again Where once the wind was at my back Now the sea’s gone slack No seabird wheeling Has all of life gone off the rails, Torn my sails and left me drifting Drifting With no love left to lift him No love With no love left to lift him No love Signs of the ages They echo through the falling rain All is here and gone again Moonlight, soul right Softening upon the shore Of all that was will be no more Misty morning, misty morning, misty morning rain All is gone, then here, then gone, then here, then gone again Here and gone again Here and gone again Here and gone again Where once the wind was at my back Now the seas gone slack no seabird wheeling Has all of life gone off the rails, Torn my sails and left me drifting Drifting With no love left to lift him No love No love Misty morning, misty morning, misty morning rain All is gone, then here, then gone, then here, then gone again Here and gone again Here and gone again Here and gone again Here and gone again

Standing in your doorway

Cast a shadow on the wall

I can hear Kestrel call

Sunlight laughing

Laughing through the windowpane

All is here is gone again

Misty morning, misty morning, misty morning rain

All is gone, then here, then gone, then here, then gone again

Here and gone again

Here and gone again

Child of the mountains

I Swear I felt it from the first

Smiling eyes that

Quench my thirst

Heal all my ancient hurt

With every kindness that you show 

The deeper then these roots will grow

Misty morning, misty morning, misty morning rain

All is gone, then here, then gone, then here, then gone again

Here and gone again Here and gone again

Where once the wind was at my back Now the sea’s gone slack

No seabird wheeling

Has all of life gone off the rails, 

Torn my sails and left me drifting 

Drifting

With no love left to lift him

No love

With no love left to lift him

No love

Signs of the ages

They echo through the falling rain 

All is here and gone again

Moonlight, soul right

Softening upon the shore

Of all that was will be no more

Misty morning, misty morning, misty morning rain

All is gone, then here, then gone, then here, then gone again

Here and gone again Here and gone again Here and gone again

Where once the wind was at my back

Now the seas gone slack no seabird wheeling

Has all of life gone off the rails,

Torn my sails and left me drifting

Drifting

With no love left to lift him

No love

No love

Misty morning, misty morning, misty morning rain

All is gone, then here, then gone, then here, then gone again

Here and gone again 

Here and gone again 

Here and gone again

Here and gone again 

I was raised up by my mamma alone Worked herself into the grave Trying to make us a home She never left South Carolina (No na) Our old man didn’t stick around to see me grown He was long gone ‘fore the coffee got cold Wouldn’t even know where to find him Woah He wasn’t strong enough Woah He wasn’t strong enough Alright, alright, alright, alright I left home with nothing but a dream I had All I own I could roll up in a paper bag Getting out of South Carolina Alright I’ve been told there’s gold in this land All I know is what I hold in my own two hands And If it’s out there I’m gonna find it Oh, am I strong enough? Oh, am I strong enough? Everywhere you turn there’s another man slammin’ doors Looking at you like he wouldn’t even let you sweep his floors I was raised up by my mamma on her own Worked herself into the grave Trying to make us a home Never left South Carolina I left home with nothing but a dream I had All I own I could hold in a paper bag Getting out of South Carolina Oh, am I strong enough? Oh, tell me am I strong enough? Oh, am I strong enough? Oh, tell me am I strong enough? Am I strong enough? (x4) Oh, tell me Am I strong enough? Oh, got to tell me Am I strong enough? Oh, tell me Am I strong enough?

I was raised up by my mamma alone

Worked herself into the grave

Trying to make us a home

She never left South Carolina

(No na)

Our old man didn’t stick around to see me grown

He was long gone ‘fore the coffee got cold

Wouldn’t even know where to find him

Woah

He wasn’t strong enough

Woah

He wasn’t strong enough

Alright, alright, alright, alright

I left home with nothing but a dream I had

All I own I could roll up in a paper bag

Getting out of South Carolina

Alright

I’ve been told there’s gold in this land

All I know is what I hold in my own two hands

And If it’s out there I’m gonna find it

Oh, am I strong enough?

Oh, am I strong enough?

Everywhere you turn there’s another man slammin’ doors

Looking at you like he wouldn’t even let you sweep his floors


I was raised up by my mamma on her own

Worked herself into the grave

Trying to make us a home

Never left South Carolina

I left home with nothing but a dream I had

All I own I could hold in a paper bag

Getting out of South Carolina


Oh, am I strong enough?

Oh, tell me am I strong enough?

Oh, am I strong enough?

Oh, tell me am I strong enough?

Am I strong enough? (x4)


Oh, tell me

Am I strong enough?

Oh, got to tell me

Am I strong enough?

Oh, tell me

Am I strong enough?

Morning comes wearing diamonds

Where she is, the sun is shining

Throwing gold through the windows to the floor

Hear a bird singing a song I never heard before

Morning comes wearing diamonds

Morning comes wearing diamonds

There she is, her eyes are smiling

Throwing gold through the windows to the floor

Hear a bird singing a song I never heard before

Colored leaves blowing in through the kitchen door

I just don’t give a damn anymore

About winning or taking sides

Trying to change your mind

I just don’t give a damn anymore

‘Cause I got love in my heart today

I got love and that aint gonna change

I got love and it won’t fade away

Morning comes wearing diamonds

Where she is, the sun is shining

Throwing gold through the windows to the floor

Hear a bird singing a song I never heard before

Colored leaves blowing in through the kitchen door

I just don’t give a damn anymore

About winning or taking sides

Trying to change your mind

I just don’t give a damn anymore

‘Cause we got love in our hearts today

We got love and that ain’t gonna change

We got love, and it won’t fade away

Had our share of the pain

Of the clouds and the rain

Lean on me and I’ll lean on you

And together, we’ll get through

We always do

We always do

I know you’re scared ‘cause you can’t see the light

You toss and turn through the night

Holding me, and I’m holding you

And together, we’ll get through

We always do

We always do

We always do

Where do you go when there’s no road to follow?

Faces look hollow, only strangers to you now

Where do you turn when this living starts to burn through

layers that you’ve learned to wrap around your heart somehow?

I turn to you

I always do

I turn to you

I know you’re scared, can’t see the light

Got to believe it’s gonna be alright

Lean on me and I’ll lean on you

And together, we’ll get through

We always do

We always do

We always do

We always do

We’ll make it through

We always do

We always do

Colorado Rocky mountain morning

Flatirons flashing in the sun, feeling what you’ve found

Its a wonder why there ain’t more people crying

Seeing miles and miles of lodgepole pine lying on the ground


Oh, I

I do believe I will

It’s been so long and I really miss that feeling

Oh, I

I do believe I will

Get myself back Colorado

For the Rocky Mountain Healin’


Following the red lights on the freeway

I’ve been running all my life, never slowing down

All I’ve got to show for all the miles I put away

Are the dreams of what I could’ve done if I’d only stayed

Oh, I

I do believe I will

It’s been so long, and I really miss that feeling

Oh, I

I do believe I will

Get myself back to Colorado

For the Rocky Mountain Healin’

A man can get lost

In what might’ve been

Up here in the mountains

You can be born again

Oh, I

I do believe I will

It’s been so long, and I really miss that feeling

Oh, I

I do believe I will

Get myself back to Colorado

For the Rocky Mountain Healin’

Get myself back to Colorado

For the Rocky Mountain Healin’

You give me a sign, you give me a lift

Take me home, when I’m done my shift

You give me a loan, when I’m stone cold broke

Get me high, when I need a toke


I was born to love you

I was born to

I was born to love you

I was born to


Times were tough, we made it through

We tasted the rough, so let’s savor the smooth

All the time, I was hurting you

You got to believe, that I was hurting too


I was born to love you

I was born to

Born to love you

I was born to

You’re the only one I can talk to

The only one I can really read

I know you give because you want to

Don’t you think it’s time you, learn to, let yourself receive?


I can make you smile, can make you sing

Just want to give back a little bit of what you’ve given to me

I could sing you a song, play you a tune

I know it’s just a little thing, but it’s something I can do


I was born to love you

I was born to

I was born to love you

I was born to


I was born to love you (x2)

Weeping Willow

Willow oh so fair

Can’t you see, grown so dear to me

And I want you, and I always will

So Willow, be my love


Weeping Willow

Will you walk with me?

Take my hand, then you’ll understand

That I need you, and I always will

So Willow, be my love


Will you change your mind and stay?

Will you listen to what I have to say?

I need you, and I always will

So Willow, be my love


Weeping Willow

Oh, the games you play

I chase you, and you run away

And though you try to hide your smile behind your hands

Your eyes give you away

Will you change your mind and stay?

Will you listen to what I have to say?

Though you try to hide your smile behind your hands

Your eyes give you away

Your eyes give you away

Sunday, in the afternoon

I’ll stay if you want me to

Hours roll like summer clouds

And summer clouds don’t worry

About tomorrow


I see sparrow fly

I see starlight in your eyes

Hours roll like summer clouds

And summer clouds don’t worry

About tomorrow


Will all of my words lie still as lifeless birds

Tied to Earth in tangled lines?

A soul inside you burns

The wheel, it ever turns

What is life but learning how to cry?


My love, my evening star

My heart is where you are

Hours roll like summer clouds

And summer clouds don’t worry

About tomorrow

And summer clouds don’t worry

About tomorrow

Lately it’s the mornings, when I miss her most of all

I miss her laughter, so long after that laughter’s gone

There’s no comfort in these tears that I cry

Wish I could find just one person to tell me why


I just want to wake up underneath that open sky

Just want to feel something real before I die

Lately it’s the evenings when I really feel the years

All my sorrows, all my joys, all my fears

I hear children singing songs, playing games

They don’t know that growing up is learning pain


I just want to wake up underneath that open sky

Just want to feel something real before I die

I don’t know where I’m going

I’ve got miles and miles yet to run

Won’t you follow me on the Highway to the Sun?

Won’t you follow me on the Highway to the Sun?

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