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Victorian America

by Emily Jane White

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1.
Never Dead 03:30
*Never Dead Sun, morning sun, Never Dead, on the horizon I’m done with night I’m done with black and please morning come to me just last night bad news it blew right through me… Come, friendship come Never Dead Perhaps just neglected Oh dear god, he took himself out so coldly He said that the world expects too much too much from me… Oh in the way it felt honestly And oh, how those trains pass so quickly And I never saw it, coming round the bend No regret in the end… Gone, are you truly gone, but you’re never dead Perhaps just connected To something like the wind that passes through me And the wind translates your whispering oh for me Just last night bad news was given to me And this fact is still too new, too new to me
2.
Stairs 06:03
*Stairs Mama don’t leave, mama don’t stay, we don’t know what game to play This baby calf fell to earth, we don’t know just what she’s worth Mama don’t leave, mama don’t stay, we don’t know what game to play This baby calf fell to earth, we don’t know just what she’s worth… At the top of the stairs, with a crash she hit the ground, she fell backwards Backwards without a sound, backwards without a sound With a backhand at night, with a crash she hit the ground She fell backwards, backwards without a sound, backwards without a sound… Until she hit the ground… Until she hit the ground… Oh leave me here to stay, I was meant to die this way Oh leave me here to stay, I was meant to die this way And the wind rolled, and the rain came, and we all know It was not my way And the wind rolled, and the rain came, and we all know It was not her way Oh Katherine, are you in heaven now? Oh my Katherine, are you in heaven now? Oh sweet Katherine, are you in heaven now? Oh my Katherine, are you in heaven now? ‘Cause, I was once just like you and how it grew and how it grew And all these dreams of human beings and all these wells, all these springs I just don’t know what to do, what to do, what to do……. Mama don’t leave, mama don’t stay, we don’t know what game to play This baby calf fell to earth, we don’t know just what she’s worth Oh oh oh oh oh……
3.
*Victorian America Women at home in Victorian America Women at home in Victorian America I lost my lamp in Victorian America It was the brightest, light I’d ever seen She lost her home in Victorian America It was the biggest thing she’d ever known And it was there, she lost hope in America I hope that you listen up America Now that the bones are laid upon the grave A giant flood took Louisiana but it took more than just the city of New Orleans Women at home in Victorian America Women at home in Victorian America I lost my lamp in Victorian America It was the brightest, light I’d ever seen
4.
The Baby 04:53
*The Baby Tin roof rusted now, tin roof rusted now Tin roof rusted, the old man’s been busted now Oh I held the baby in my hand I held the baby in my hand The baby was so tiny It fit in the palm of my hand And the wind did howl and the wind did moan Oh dear darlin’ you’re not alone The wind did howl and the wind did moan Oh dear darlin’ you’re not alone Oh the devil came between she and I Oh on the floor I did lie Why did they take her? What did they say? Why did they take her? Take her away, take her away…. Oh I was swimming with the birds I was swimming with the birds And out of a dark forest I heard words Oh, Sing on sweet stranger Oh the devil came between she and I Oh on the floor I did lie Why did they take her? What did they say? Why did they take her? Take her away, take her away….
5.
Frozen Heart 05:36
*Frozen Heart Walk out, into the room There are ghosts dancing with you No worry, they know the tune Bright night, no moon… There’s a wolf under the bed Hiding head, behind a curtain Unjust right, in a violent heaven Lights out… Lying down under the stairs Hearing noise, that isn’t there A forgotten, nameless action Silence, come undone Walk on, skeleton…. Blood and tear, don’t know your name Insincere, photograph made Take away, oh quietly refrain No pulse dyin’ art, behold your frozen heart No pulse dyin’ art, behold your frozen heart
6.
*The Country Life I used to be an acrobat, bent back and forth to please and all of that I don’t do that anymore, I will show you what these legs are for I’m living the country life, just me and the moon in a love so dirty Weep winding oh willow tree Come over here and wrap your legs around me I’m not the barer of bad news, I just felt the salt in all of these wounds Like the wind winding through the tree, oh a subtle aching moan Small death taken from me Hold it now, you’re not the only one I love Sing it loud, message sent from above Hear it now, oh oh oh, because…. I ran faster than the dark, oh I ran harder, from the start Oh and here you are…. Oh and here you are…
7.
Liza 03:58
Liza Oh I woke up today, and the red sky had warned me away Oh I woke up today, and I thought that death had swept me away And I said hey, hey liza, where have you been where have you been? I’ll see you, I’ll see you again…. Oh the dragging of her feet Made live music for the ghosts in the street And in silence she did weep, to the rustle of her mind’s own defeat And I said hey, hey Liza, where have you been, where have you been? I’ll see you, I’ll see you again… Oh I woke up today, and the grey sky had painted a smile on your face Oh I woke up today, and I thought that death had swept me away And I said hey, hey liza, where have you been, where have you been? I’ll see you, I’ll see you again Oh I woke up today, and the red sky had warned me away Oh I woke up today, and I thought that death had swept me away And I said hey, hey liza, where have you been where have you been? I’ll see you, I’ll see you again….
8.
The Ravens 07:11
The Ravens The bats drop night in, a sunken skull imprint of our bodies on the bed A plaster mold it seems, delicate, enshrined, a masterpiece, left to die Here we go again, a splitting of the wood, carved and thinned Until there’s nothing left, but some shavings and an album that you left, behind Oh my broken bones, crippled and thrown to the wayside… But we weren’t in it to win Our love it grew and died, begin again And a violent wind, ripped the wave from the shore And I know that you caved in, and surrendered to your cold and brutal nature And so I walk the line, to the beating of this never ending lie The ravens they fly low, death a ubiquitous member And knock forever more, or just break down the door to this labyrinth Of your twisted heart But I am just like you, selfish and abused There is a shadow that stalks my hide But what do you do with this skin? A home in which you live, it’s insufficient… But we weren’t in it to win, Our love it grew and died, begin again, And a violent wind, ripped the wave from the shore And I know that you caved in and surrendered to your cold and brutal nature But you know I understand, so I’ll drop the ball from up on high And watch it descend, growing ever further from my eye And so I walk the line, to the beating of this never ending lie…
9.
Red Serpent 03:44
Red Serpent She’s not sailing, alone, anymore The red crimson, has knocked down her door To the beat chime, baby won’t you ring it again She’s not wanting, to crawl out of her skin The red serpent has climbed up, he’s gone in Devil’s gateway, baby won’t you enter again Keep that baby, oh mother make me Keep that baby, oh mother make me It’s the only thing I’ve done, to keep justice up above Oh father, you let me down Oh father, you let me down The winds are oh so silent now To the beat of a drum held in your hand You can’t make me, no You can’t, can not make me, no You can’t, can not make me, no Keep that baby Oh mother make me Keep that baby Oh mother make me It’s the only thing I’ve done, to keep justice up above…oh oh….
10.
Red Dress 06:49
Red Dress Sing loud, where does the model undress now? She’ll drink whisky for breakfast and cigarettes for lunch Warning, what is this red dress you’re unfolding? And who gave it to you, and told you to undress for the empire? Walking, out in the garden at night Clothing falls from you, just as soft as lantern light Watching, from a tower on high Looking over the town, eyes up, mouth open wide Warning, what is this red dress you’re unfolding? And who gave it to you and told you to undress for the empire? I fell deep, I fell down, I fell down in the well…. I fell deep, I fell down, I fell down in the well….
11.
A Shot Rang Out Oh a shot rang out, fire up above, there’s one leg left that you stand upon My body will not break me, into the tomb, nationally Oh the veil is thin, covering your eyes, in blue and red and black and white Apocalyptic sun down, the hand that brought the wall down Sirens ring people flee all around Covet and hide what you’ve found Oh an iron mouth, closed at the door, there is no truth spoken here anymore A bloody battle we have become, and rampant is the state, all laws are undone Oh speak now you forgotten son, ‘cause in the belly of this beast we’re not all one Oh I walked out of the tavern, and a big weight hit me and I woke up next to you You said you’re lost well that makes two, dreamers we aren’t few, but I don’t want to bury my dreams with you
12.
Ghost of a Horse Running around, wearing a gown, my love hit the ground, and soon, I caught up Needles and pins, where have I been, my heart says let me back in, but my chest,wants to cave in Oh take, please take these words, out of my mouth. Mary Magdalene take this cross off my back now A ghost of a horse, follows me to the edge, oh the edge of the barn where my faith is buried deep in the ground I lay into the piano with the pedal pushed down, it rings and it pounds and my heart, oh it sweeps the ground Oh violin strings they break, oh break to the sound. Of horse bones that carried me, oh into this town. Oh take, please take, oh take me please away from this crowd, and I will show you, the beauty of silence in sound But where, oh where, is my deep barking hound? ‘Cause the beauty of my love is unfound, and where oh there, in the silence now, oh I wave the boats away from me now, and I saw the ash poured off the bow But where have I been and what did I do? I let love in, now I’m left, with my friend old blue. But where have I been and what did I do? I let love in, now I’m left, with my friend old blue

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released October 9, 2009

Emily Jane White - organ, guitar, percussion, piano, arranger, composer, vocals, producer
Josh Fossgreen - bass (upright)
Jennifer Grady - arranger, cello, vocals
Ross Harris - arranger, drums, mixing
Wainwright Hewlett - producer, engineer, mixing
Carey Lamprecht - violin, arranger, vocals
Jake Mann - arranger, bass (electric)
Henry Nagle - pedal steel, arranger, guitar (electric)

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