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5 AM
02:44
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5am, I’m counting sheep
Why won’t God just let me sleep?
Nobody knows the shape I’m in
I’m chugging along
Drink some juice, the vitamin C
will help me be a better me
Nobody knows the shape I’m in
I’m chugging along
She sells seashells in a pyramid scheme
She’s gonna buy a diamond ring
Nobody knows the shape she’s in
She’s chugging along
He drinks wine from a green teacup
When he’s sad he fills it up
Nobody knows the shape he’s in
He’s chugging along
Mom drinks malt beer on the roof
She thinks she’s got something to prove
Nobody knows the shape she’s in
She’s chugging along
Dad is writing a brand new tune
He plays alone inside his room
Nobody knows the shape he’s in
He’s chugging along
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2. |
Life Version 1 or 2
02:43
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Driving down these country roads
I see why you say
I need to leave the city, I can’t live this way
Something wild in you that can’t be tamed
I don’t want to be the one to hold you back from a better way
I know there’s magic inside these hills
In the muggy dawn, the water so still
With hands in the dirt and feet in the creek
Maybe you were right when you said it’s the way to be
Darlin I will follow you
Darlin, want to see you bloom
Darlin, I will follow you
Through life version 1 or version 2
All of the best days that I’ve ever ever known
Were sitting on porches where wildflowers grow
And it feels like time doesn’t matter at all
When the rain pours down so soft on trees so tall
You left behind some kind of life in this place
You remember the sweetness of warm spring days
But in these hills there’s a sadness too
You feel pain that was passed from your mother to you
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3. |
Make You Happy
04:09
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If I was a constellation in the midnight sky
I’d be an arrow pointing you to somewhere good
If I was a constellation in the midnight sky
I’d shine down on you as brightly as I could
If I was a ghost, I’d be your old dog
I would visit you and lay right by your side
If I was a ghost, I’d be your old dog
I would hop in the car, just to go for a ride
But I can’t change my shape or form
I can’t you make you feel any way
I can’t make you happy
Only you can make you happy
If I was an ocean I’d be salty and warm
I’d keep you floating and I would be so blue
If I was an ocean I’d be salty and warm
I would summon all the dolphins for you
If I was a door, I would be ajar
I’d let you push me open just to see
If I was a door, I would be ajar
And beyond me would be everything you need
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4. |
Another Human
02:48
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What does it mean to be a mother?
What does it mean to love a child?
I can only imagine.
If I had a baby, would you love me more?
Would I be better than before?
Would I be complete?
Or would I deplete?
If I had a baby in my arms
I would hold it forever, away from harm
I would kiss my baby, kiss her every day
But I’m feeling quite sad, I'm feeling quite sad.
The world is burning, I’m feeling quite sad.
I don’t want another human feeing this bad
What does it mean, to be a woman?
Which of my parts count to you?
And which part’s true?
Do I have to be used?
What does it mean to be a human?
Do I have to burn out, and disappear?
Do I have to be happy?
Do I have to try?
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5. |
Take Me Home
04:00
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Driving down the highway
on a bright and sunny day
The truck came out of nowhere
slamming on the breaks
Dying in slow motion
at least that’s what it seemed
Looked down to see if my legs
were still a part of me
Opened up the car door and ran
straight for the hills
I thought if I could run off
then none of it was real
Take me home
I don’t want to be in this place
Take me home
I don’t want to see the bruises on my face
They strapped me to a stretcher
I screamed please just let me go
I don’t know where my friends are
I don’t want to miss the show
4 hours long hours waiting
Wiped my blood and drank some wine
Stuck in West Virginia
in the E.D passing time
Cabernet, fluorescent lights
My heart is telling time
Waiting here and hoping
everybody’s still alive
People sing about the highway
With such glee in the voice
But I can’t love the highway
And I don’t have any choice
Love the destination
because there I know I’m safe
Goddamn West Virginia
I still love you just the same
Take me home
You know I was born in this place
Take me home
I’ve already seen the bruises on my face
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no reason to go to Kansas anymore
prairie dogs and columbines
ain’t no family of mine
pass the exits, drive on by
keep on driving through the night
I remember a family home
now someone sleeps there all alone
somebody who don’t belong
crawled into a stranger's song
No reason to go to Kansas anymore
I don’t think that I can stand
15 hours in a van
to pass on by that empty shell
I used to know that home so well
wheatgrass stretches to a sky
neverending, black at night
cowbells on the kitchen door
leather boots on cold brick floors
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7. |
Well Drinks
02:59
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I've spent hours of my life
standing next to men
smoking
cigarettes in bars
and it never got me very far
And the well drinks are just fine
In the dark they taste okay
When you're a lonely optimist
better drinks are saved for better days
Do you think that I am funny?
Do you want to call me honey?
Do you want to love me for a little while?
I could be a friend to you, just long enough to get you through
We’ll make this place what we want to
And when closing time is here
It can mean a couple things
Strap on your roller skates
Or just tie on your angel wings
You can waltz out the door
Then do cartwheels through the night
Whatever you do, don't wait for the fluorescent light
Float into the night
Kiss the person standing close
Fall asleep and dream
of the one you love the most
Did you think that I was funny?
Did you want to call me honey?
Did you want to love me for a little while
?
I tried to be a friend to you
Just long enough to get you through
We made that place what we wanted to
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I used to be irreverent
take what’s mine
always the first one
the first in line
but now I take a little more time
I go to parties
take my seat
smile on purpose
watch my drink
try real hard not to think
I have arrived in a place where no one knows my name
I have arrived in a place I’ve always wanted
The courage to be an absolute nobody
I used to never sleep late
always awake
always moving
always great
But now I don’t need to be great
I like the view from down low
don’t find me
It’s dark in this place
but I can see
everyone moving above me
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Cecilia Wright Knoxville, Tennessee
Cecilia Wright is a music therapist, instrumentalist, and songwriter based in Knoxville, Tennessee. She has performed and recorded cello with many artists and songwriters, primarily representing a range of styles under the umbrella of American roots music. Her first solo project, Another Human, represents a new adventure in songwriting, playing bass, and producing. ... more
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