1. |
Angel
03:31
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Angel, angel
What do you want from me?
Oh, you promised I could wear your wings
And you said don’t you worry, no need to sign
We’re more than family now
Hallelujah!
But you’re hiding your truth
It’s all whispers blisters lies
Sugared, honeyed crimes
Like spindles ‘round our souls
Believe me, oh I know
Angel
What do you take me for?
Explain your game and please explain the score
I didn’t mean to run afoul
I didn’t mean to run amok
I’ve just been runnin’ runnin’
Runnin’ runnin’ runnin’ runnin’
Hallelujah!
But you’re hiding your truth
It’s all whispers blisters lies
Sugared, honeyed crimes
Like spindles ‘round our souls
Believe me, oh I know
Whispers blisters lies
Sugared, honeyed crimes
Like spindles ‘round our souls
Believe me, oh I know
Angel
Angel
Angel
Angel
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2. |
Paper House
03:14
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One sheet of paper
Four folded walls
Burn in two windows
Cut in a door
And maybe for tonight
My paper house can hold my soul
One sheet of paper
Carpet on floor
Light in the attic
Food on the stove
And maybe for tonight
My paper house can be my home
And keep me cozy
In the rubble of illusions that came crumbling down like walls
Oh, keep me cozy
Before I sign away my soul
One sheet of paper
All of my goals
Pillars and plaster
Bullets and holes
And maybe for tonight
My paper house
Maybe for tonight
My paper house
Won't crush my soul
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3. |
Demons
04:20
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Leave me alone to the demons inside of me
There ain't no room for their anger out here
They messed with my name and they're friends with my troubles
They've conquered the corners that I left uncovered
And they're bringing me down
They're dragging me
Gnawing all my hope away
One claw to hold and the other to break
They want me now
They're coming now
They're eating my pleas and they're belching out
Pain
They're all of my pain
And they're all I know
With curses close kill shots
I'm only holding enough of myself to keep going
And I'm always dreaming the battle's won
But I'm falling to pieces
Trust me
Trust me
Free me
Thought I could do it but I don't believe me
They put down deep roots and they sucked up my feeling
The singing the singing the ringing
The ringing
A monstrous chorus
A melodic war
With curses close kill shots
I'm only holding enough of myself to keep going
And I'm always dreaming the battle's won
But I'm falling to pieces
With curses close kill shots
I'm only holding enough of my faith to fight on
And I'm always dreaming the day is won
But I'm falling to pieces
Watch me wear my demons
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4. |
Human
03:42
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Maybe if I smile just the right amount
I can avoid the questions that will throw my life in doubt
If I wipe my feet in perfume
Pull back my unwashed hair
Could you see the human in me?
Maybe if I'm certain just the right amount
You won't even realize my throne sits on the ground
If I steady my existence like the bedframe that I sold
Could you see the human in me?
If I mended all my holes with threads I pulled unraveling the seams
That held the cover on my pending catastrophe
I could fool you for a moment when I pass you on the street
Maybe if I'm absent, just the right amount
You won't have to think about the reasons I'm around
If I manicure my silence like the lawn I'll never know
Could you see?
If I mended all my holes with threads I pulled unraveling the seams
That held the cover on my pending catastrophe
I could fool you for a moment when I pass you on the street
I could fool you for a moment when I pass you on the street
If I only spoke of flowers
If I tuck away my pain
If I promised that I've gone to cleanse my spirit yet again
If I hide away the hours that the civil people go
If I never let you know
If I never let you know
If I never let you know
If I never let you know
If I mended all my holes with threads I pulled unraveling the seams
That held the cover on my pending catastrophe
I could fool you for a moment when I pass you on the street
If I mended all my holes with threads I pulled unraveling the seams
That held the cover on my pending catastrophe
I could fool you for a moment when I pass you on the street
I could fool you for a moment
I could fool you for a moment
I could fool you for a moment
I could fool you for a moment
I could fool you for a moment when I pass you on the
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Fantasy
02:35
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I’m afraid I’m lost in a fantasy
I’m afraid I’m lost in a fantasy
They say that dreams will set you free
But I’m afraid
I’m afraid I’m lost in my fantasy
The road I walk just shouldn’t be
And all my friends are make-believe
I know I’m lost in my fantasy
I made my world
I cut my ties from
Everything holding me, everything
I held my breath too long
Illusions strong within my lungs
I paint the colors on the walls
In rooms I never left at all
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Rachel Oto Los Angeles, California
Rachel Oto's Saloon Rock style defiantly toes the line between sweet sensuality and determined ferocity. Her raw, edgy vocals, no-nonsense, balls-to-the-wall, acoustic rock style, and sophisticated, visual storytelling make her the type of Americana artist rock music has only dreamed of. ... more
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