1. |
Now
03:51
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Now
A crystal kind of clarity
Has taken hold of me
And I wonder could it be now?
When every last reason why
Has found its lost alibi
I wonder could it be now?
With eyes wide open
I am here I am here
I never could be sure enough
To rock that beachhead front
And I wonder could it be now?
When all of my past remorse
Has given way to a fuck-all course
I wonder could it be now?
With eyes wide open
I am here I am here
No more waiting
No more wanting
No more wasting now
No more chasing
No more faking
No more fading out
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2. |
Hard Fought Year
04:35
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Hard Fought Year
It’s been a hard fought year just getting by
Trying to decide where to go from here
And that old constant change, it sure takes its toll
On battle-weary souls that got lost along the way
And the night comes too soon
We need more light to get through this labyrinth life
It’s the promise of the hunt that gets us every time
Hooked on our own lines blind to the situation
That from the cradle to the grave there is no better way
Than choosing not to play these no-win warring games
Cuz in the fight we all loose
Sight of right the humble truth to this labyrinth life
So come on now
Lay down your arms
Your words as weapons (down)
Your hate-filled blaming (now)
Open your eyes
Your hearts and minds
Cuz this great divide
Is just illusion
Is just illusion
And in the fight we all loose
Sight of right, the humble truth
We need more light to get through this labyrinth life
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3. |
That's Alight By Me
03:42
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I tried to catch a dragon’s tail to take a spin around
On a tongue of flame to light my way
Cuz I wanted everything to mean everything
But who am I to judge the depth of days?
And that’s alright by me now
That’s alright by me now
Cuz every road I’ve traveled has brought me to this place
To the here and now standing before you
And though I still can’t figure out this changing lullaby
I am filled by the thrill of the life we’ve lived through
And that’s alright by me now
That’s alright by me now
So take a long look around
This moment might never come again
And all alone we may die
But tonight we’re all together as friends
And that’s alright by me now
That’s alright by me now…
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4. |
Slow Burning
05:14
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In the pitch-black morning I load into my car
And take to the strangled streets with my travel guitar
For another day running hoping to find
In the clock time clicking down a clear ride
(chorus) Cuz I’m on fire slow burning
I can’t see past this day turning
What’s to come Lord? I am afraid
So I keep my eyes wide and drive into the rain
Five hundred miles used to seem like a lifetime to me
It was a lifeline at a time I had to leave
But love is a taut tether that’ll slingshot you round
And it’s hard to find your feet on shifting ground
(chorus)
No no no no no
Can you show me the way?
No no no no no
Can you give me a sign?
No no no no no
Can you hold me and say it’ll be okay?
(chorus)
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5. |
Inside Out
04:01
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Inside Out
Don’t bring me water when I need more wine
Don’t keep me waiting when I want a good time
Don’t leave me hanging baby by a thread unraveling
Cuz I don’t know where to go I can’t stay where I been ‘til then
(chorus) I’m on the outside trying to get in
staring through the window at all the winners wearing grins
I’m on the inside pining to get out
Thinking about all the freaks I call friends in a world without
Glass walls
Don’t give me whiskey when my mouth’s a drought
Don’t get me started when I need a time out
Don’t box me in with your words of welcoming
Cuz I can’t stay in one place I can’t run this rat’s race again
(chorus)
They say be careful what you wish for
The grass you see may not be greener
It’s just a question of perspective
And the desires of fickle dreamers
(chorus)
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6. |
Tripline
05:28
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Tripline
It started as a wire
A tripline of a conversation
Armed with desire
And blown by every breath
But did you know? Could you tell?
It was twisting tightly around my neck
‘til I choked into a liar
Tongue-tied as my intent
And I know there’s no turning back this clock of time
Once we show that our hearts have crossed that line
And I realized yesterday
Another way I got it wrong
Trying to negotiate
While barely hanging on
How could I ask of you
To pretend that what might have been
Was just something we could navigate
With no air left in the room
And I know there’s no turning back this clock of time
Once we show that our hearts have crossed that line
And everything I wanted and all the things I promised
I could never keep and still be true
And all the ways you showed me and all the things you told me
Are the reason that I still miss you
Would you know all that I mean
If I said I’m sorry? I’m so sorry
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7. |
Trick Coin
02:49
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Trick Coin
For L. Mulry Tetlow
I remember calling in the dead of the night
It gave you such a fright I know
Where are you? you said and what? and how? and when?
And oh my God again and again
(chorus) And time has taught me now
the trick coin of tragedy is a two-headed bastard thief
taking everyone down
I don’t know what’s worse to be the wounded or the witness
Cuz both will curse the gifted and the brave
And send you raging through the sorrow daring each tomorrow
To try to put you this time in your grave
(chorus)
I see you in me
In the shine of your eyes
Looking in mine
(chorus)
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8. |
Numb
04:55
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Numb
Tail lights snake down the highway
Pulling me down through the dark
My eyes full of red I got this buzz in my head
Don’t know how I made it this far
(chorus) I feel numb
Painfully dumb
I want to cut loose and run
As far and fast as I can
All I remember was knowing
The cold blank face of fear
I was holding my breath from the edge kiss of death
‘til I got the hell out of there
(chorus)
What marks the start
Still haunts my heart
Time sped up round the century
And I grew old but alive
I thought I’d been saved from that ghost from my grave
But no one leaves life alive
(chorus)
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9. |
Don't Hold Me To It
02:53
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Don’t Hold Me To It
If you lend me a nickel I’ll give you a dime
I’ll sign my name on the dotted line
Swear an oath on my mama’s name
She don’t care much all the same
(chorus) And memory serves the moment for me
So everything I say I do believe
But don’t hold me to it
Don’t hold me to it
I can build a house with my own two hands
Blow my horn like Shamarr can
Woo and win every woman I see
Cuz when we’re making love baby I’m a dream
(chorus)
It ain’t that complicated
It’s just another tall tale
But you got to keep it separated
Before the court hauls you to jail
Don’t testify a lie
Don’t you testify a lie
You got to do what you say and say what you do
Live your life like mama told you to
And when it’s time to go you better pack it in
Don’t stay out looking for that whiskey sin
But memory serves the moment for me
so everything I say I do believe
I heard the truth can set you free
But don’t hold me to it
Don’t hold me to it
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10. |
Grains of Sand
04:03
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Grains of Sand
There will come a day when you think you’ve had enough
There will come a day when you throw your hands up
There will come a day when you say that this wasn’t what I planned
And you trade in your lost hope for desert sand
And in that wide open land
With no seeming sign of life alive
You will try to get by like those brown thistle thorns
That thirst every day but still find a way to survive
And there will come a day when everything will change
Rivers will rise and run like raging veins
The sky will break wide open and rain will finally fall
And you will recall that we are all just grains of sand
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Sonia Tetlow Atlanta, Georgia
Sonia Tetlow is musician who studies the craft of song, a songwriter who performs with abandon, giving herself freely to the moment of live music making. Her music blends Atlanta indie and hints of punk rock with the New Orleans rhythms of her roots. She has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with artists such as Patti Smith, Indigo Girls, and Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show. ... more
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