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Contradox

by Nora Knapp

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1.
Living's such a bore everything's a chore Are you wanting more? long to be adored? I can take your pain and make it go away I can heal your damaged pride It'll be all right Just turn out the light Struggle's so unnecessary Why not just give in already? You're not one for holding steady always been unordinary I can take your pain and give you an escape I can soothe your troubled mind It'll be all right Now turn out the light Come on, you're fooling yourself if you're thinking You can resist all the things that you're craving I am your only relief from this nightmare Come on, my darling, you're wasting your time here Turn out the light
2.
Don't You 04:45
Tell me when it's over Call me when things get better In the mean time, I'll look on the bright side In the mean time, I'll look on the bright side In the mean time, I'll look on the bright side Don't you dare, don't you dare Don't you dare Don't you dare start hoping Some dreams aren't meant to come true Wish too hard and you'll give away your heart Wish too hard and you'll give away your heart Don't you dare, don't you dare Don't you dare
3.
Sleeping alone is not so hard I’ve got the moon and I’ve got the stars Under a blanket, I make my own heat and when I have nightmares, there’s no one to hear me scream Sleeping alone can be quite fun No one to bug me when the day is done No one to burden me with their pain and grief No one embracing me, no promises to keep Thank god I’m free Now I can focus on me I can wake up early and buy all my groceries I can go home every night, knowing that soon I’ll turn out the light, and there’ll be no more fighting No one to wish goodnight
4.
We’re content to watch as the world burns We’re happy by our fires Those folks in their mansions can blow it all to bits We’ve fulfilled all our desires The winter winds may come and rend the roofs right off our heads But we’ll accept it graciously; we’ve made all our amends Damned to die by our own hands, we’ll shake our heads and sigh, “Maybe we’ll get it right…next time maybe in another life.”
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Rooms without windows Sleep without end Wine without water Pleasure without friends Show me where your heart is (x4) Excess! (x4) Act without thinking Take without giving Kill without crying Live without living Playing immortal is only a distraction They don't care a bit as long as we put the cash in Thought I could trust you –– thought I could trust myself This world makes fools of all of us Show me where your heart is (x2) Love like ours is hard to find Getting harder all the time Show me where your heart is I want to feel it beating (x2) Excess! (show me where your heart is) (x4) ~~
7.
I don't care if your lawn is green I don't care about your limousine I don't care if your bed is made I only care about the plans we made
8.
Temporary 03:29
Don't pretend you know how it's gonna end Don't pretend you know how it's gonna end Everything you're going through is temporary, is temporary Everything that's going on is temporary, is temporary Temporary, temporary It's temporary, it's temporary You wish it wasn't, you wish it wasn't You wish some moments would last forever Last forever (x???) ~ Good or bad Happy or sad It's temporary It's temporary
9.
I would walk through this winter for you I would walk through this winter with you what else would you expect me to? what else would you expect me to? hearts and eyes stay open once you open them
10.
I don’t know what to tell ya I don’t know how to tell ya I’m all on my own out here I’m scared to speak the truth I’m scared that you’ll refuse But I don’t wanna spend another night Lying about everything I feel inside I’ll take the chance; I don’t have a better plan It’s not long at all now til I don’t see you again
11.
I’m feeling stuffed up I’m feeling used up I’m feeling fed up and I’m tired of it Daffodils and new green leaves aren’t quite enough for me this year How can we escape this? How can we do better? How can we escape this? How can we do better? How can we (x3) I wanna change things I wanna go places I wanna know I’m in the right place and time But uncertainty is life’s one guarantee and sometimes the dark is slow to flee How can we escape this? How can we do better? How can we escape this? How can we do better? How can we (x2) ~~ I’ll write a song, I’ll write a song I hope you sing along, I hope you'll sing along I’ll write a song, I’ll write a song I hope you sing along I hope you sing
12.
Surely 01:44
Winter is rainy, sidewalks are slippery Trees shiver naked, black against gray Cars are all passing, hands in our pockets We’ve got a secret, can’t help but laugh Surely you love me, surely I love you Even in rain, even in storms I’ll be sure

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all proceeds from this album will be donated to the National Black Food and Justice Alliance

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released June 24, 2020

many thanks to Grant Holub-Moorman for inspiration and morale!
(+ help gathering samples on track #3)
(+ saxophone and editing help on track #8)

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