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Live No. 1

by Blame Sally

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1.
Lyrics: If you tell a lie again and again It does not become the truth in the end If your voice is loud and your lies are well heard Still it does not mean a transformation has occurred Water isn’t wine Brass isn’t gold One day you’ll account for all the lies that you told If you take the forest, if you steal it tree by tree If you blacken the river, if you desecrate the sea You can wave your arms, You can shout out from on high But the truth is still the truth and a lie is still a lie Water isn’t wine Brass isn’t gold One day you’ll account for all the priceless things you sold Two-faced yes fool Pin-striped suit ghoul You can make a promise and some people might believe That you are not beholden to the power and to the greed But if they should fall ill or their schools should fall down should they fall on hard times well I doubt you’ll be around Water isn’t wine, brass is not gold and it’s wrong that we should pay for the crown that you stole Water isn’t wine, brass is not gold One day you’ll account for all the lies that you told
2.
Vie for Love 03:51
Lyrics: You came along and I knew what I was getting myself into Everyone said be careful, don’t dive too deep Maybe I’m sick and tired of the distance I’ve been through Maybe I’m stupid for thinking you might be with me Aiyee, don’t make me vie for love Aiyee, don’t make me show you it’s something that I’m not above Humble, humility, patience, compassion, all ring true I fell in your arms and I swear I will not be the same Hunger and holes need feeding and filling it’s not new But I can’t compete with the history your heart cannot tame Aiyee, don’t make me vie for love Aiyee, don’t make me show you it’s something that I’m not above You want to stay with her but all your thoughts are with me You don’t want to kiss her but not really sure what that means You know that you’ll miss her and all that you have if you leave You say wait and see Aiyee, don’t make me vie for love Aiyee, I know there’s more than enough Aiyee, don’t make me vie for love Aiyee, don’t make me show you it’s something that I’m not above
3.
Lyrics: Peel away the dark, it’s old and hard but far below my heart is young and shy Peel away the years, acquired fears and hidden tears that helped a girl survive Because I feel like heaven and hell could meet right here in your arms The schizophrenic segregations Every trend a sovereign nation Shallow waters filled with gold Do you dare to ask the question Give me more than fifteen seconds Do you really want to know? Because I feel like heaven and hell could meet right here in your arms Peel away the cruel indifference We can’t pretend innocence because there’s nothing we don’t know Peel away the advertisements selling pleasures with no substance on a shining road to nowhere Give me all of your love what is wretched, what is soft Let me hate you, let me care Because I feel like heaven and hell could meet right here in your arms Peel away the mediocre image brokers They’re jokers and the jokes on us Peel away the television selling bleak and twisted visions of a world that’s lost
4.
Beat Nouveau 04:10
Lyrics: She hopped on the red line headed for the city told her old man she with a friend First time in years she’s feeling pretty praying that it just don’t end He must have hit a nerve he must have found the core he walked through her untapped door The poet gave her life, gave her back her life, gave her... Nowhere to go but the beat nouveau Nowhere to go but the beat nouveau Sweet hot spot where the cool cats blow Wit’s scorn convention in the cognac smoke Divine inspiration over hot black Joe Her only hope for love was in the words he spoke The choice seemed right when he offered up the ring Money and power equal love But the poet came along and reminded her to sing Their fate fit like a hand in glove He must have hit a nerve He must have found the core when he walked through her untapped door The poet gave her life, gave her back her life, gave her... Nowhere to go but the beat nouveau Nowhere to go but the beat nouveau Mother tongue passion like a Romeo Phrase and fable like a fine van Gogh Thoughts far and rich as a ripe Bordeaux Her only hope for love was in the words he spoke The poet gave her life, gave her back her life, gave her... Nowhere to go but the beat nouveau Nowhere to go but the beat nouveau Bright diamond earring and a black chapeau Crystal blue eyes that just won’t let go Romantic inhibition of an artist’s soul Her only hope for love was in the words he spoke
5.
Lyrics: I will never be satisfied I will ultimately be denied Every choice I make I hear the sound of a thousand slamming doors I learned to dance on the river’s edge Leaning precariously over the river’s edge Let the cold, cold water wash me down (until I land upon your shore) It’s taking forever to find you It’s taking forever to see that the past remains behind us and future is hard to see They say there’s power in letting go I haven’t the strength to resist Let the cold, cold water wash me down (until I land upon your shore) It’s taking forever to find you It’s taking forever to see that the past remains behind us and future is hard to see
6.
Grape 03:20
Lyrics: My skin is thin so watch what you say I’d pull the trigger on a whim these days I used to be the delicate kind Upon reflection, though, I've changed my mind I don’t know much but if I’ve learned one thing it’s that a winner wants to win more than anything So don’t stand in my way ‘cause I’m comin’ through and I’m sort of pissed, no tellin’ what I’ll do My skin is thin, it got stretched too tight when I paid with labor for our love that night What kind of man could just walk away No call, no cash, Independence Day My skin is thin I feel like a grape I’m sort of sour with a chalky taste and I don’t give a damn if you purse your lips As a matter of fact I kind of like it like this shoo-bop, shoo-bop, shoo-bop My skin is thin like a butterfly You can look but don’t touch ‘cause I’m on the rise And I guess I’m still the delicate kind though I reserve the right to change my mind
7.
Planet Ranch 04:20
Lyrics: Mickey was the hippest chick at the Planet Ranch When I was eight she was crowned Miss Parker, Arizona We’d listen to Neil Diamond in her trailer home Her talent was playing the trumpet Leroy, the mechanic, well he was pretty old He liked to talk to spaceships in the desert Once we tried to follow him real late at night but we were too scared of coyotes He’d drive on up that hill every night, every night With a six pack and his transistor He swore they spoke to him every night, every night But they didn’t want him to take their picture I remember once when things were sort of tight We had to entertain some bankers and their wives Ella cooked a dinner and a chocolate cake then Leroy came in for some cocktails Mickey and us kids were dancing to “Sweet Caroline” Leroy and the banker’s wives were getting drunk on red wine He told them about the aliens and why they were here He said they needed uranium for fuel He’d drive on up that hill every night, every night With a six pack and his transistor He swore they spoke to him every night, every night But they didn't want him to take their picture Twenty years have passed, there’s a lot I don’t know The business went under, everyone was let go I hear Mickey lives in Kingman and Ella’s retired but Leroy hangs out in the desert
8.
Lyrics: Where I am is dark I try to make my start alone without you but I just can’t do it I drove you off today with my selfish ways and my careless words that you don’t deserve I may say you’re not right for me, baby I may say you’ll never be enough What I say is fear and lies in lieu of love I’m holding up this wall so afraid to let it fall let it fall around me so we both can see I may say you’re not right for me, baby I may say you’ll never be enough What I say is fear and lies in lieu of love We can board an astral boat Set a course and stay afloat Float for light years above our darkest fears I may say you’re not right for me, baby I may say you’ll never be enough What I say is fear and lies in lieu of love What I say is fear and lies in lieu of love In lieu of love
9.
Lyrics: The night is mine, I have no home In aimless time I walk alone So take me in your arms and love me long We’ll drink sweet wine until the dawn The night is mine, yours if you care for the languid rhyme two lovers share I’ll take you in my arms, I’ll kiss your skin I’ll sing you songs ’til day begins Falling down between us secrets tumble all around They make no sound They make no sound The night is mine I have no fear Since ancient times you have hovered near So take me in your arms and hold me close like father, son and holy ghost Falling down between us secrets tumble all around They make no sound They make no sound The night is mine with open eyes The stars that shine a thousand whys Take me in your arms and feel my heart until with morning’s dawn we part Falling down between us secrets tumble all around They make no sound They make no sound They make no sound
10.
Subway Song 02:49
Lyrics: I wish I wasn’t always right A surprise once in a while might be nice But I was born with x-ray eyes and I’m not scared of kryptonite Don’t you wish I wasn’t always right What if Santa was a black man I wish that Jesus was enough Invisible crossing guards Standing between the yards I hope they get things sorted out I’ve been flying in circles and the ground falls away I’m tired of all the strangers I want to go home Is there a secret to the subway I don’t know why they just won’t say I’m on down the blue line Past the trees and the border line Headed south on Bakerloo I’ve been flying in circles and the ground falls away I’m tired of all the strangers I want to go home
11.
Give a Damn 04:55
Lyrics: Take a harder road than the one you took before Going with the flow, turning back at every door ‘Cause you’re older now, You’re stronger now You’re smarter now A tree grows high when the roots go deep Your peace will come, but it won’t come cheap If you take this hand and you play for keeps and you give a damn and you give a damn You’ve been hiding out You’ve been holding back your love I could teach you how but you’d have to let me touch And not run away on the seventh day though you feel afraid A tree grows high when the roots go deep Your peace will come, but it won’t come cheap If you take this hand and you play for keeps and you give a damn and you give a damn Time slips by, you can’t deny the heart that wants to beat The price you pay along the way makes what you get more sweet You can run and you can hide and you can isolate But you can not escape no you can not escape A tree grows high when the roots go deep Your peace will come, but it won’t come cheap If you take this hand and you play for keeps and you give a damn and you give a damn

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released June 1, 2001

Produced by Blame Sally.

Blame Sally is:
Pam Delgado: Percussion, guitar, vocals
Renée Harcourt: Guitar, bass, banjo, harmonica, vocals
Jeri Jones: Guitar, bass, dobro, mandoline, vocals
Monica Pasqual: piano, keys, accordion, melodica, vocals

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