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Here Today

by Alice Bierhorst

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1.
Merry-Go-Round ©2003 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Even in the quietest moments I'm shy I don't know why But I'm just so attracted to you Even when I try to be honest I lie Not by design I'm just trying' not to look like a fool I know that life's unsure But I really wanna roll the dice If my thoughts are unpure I also have a dream that we could rise And be so happy CHORUS You only get one ride on this MERRY-GO-ROUND You only go around once, you said And if you don't take a chance and open your heart You're better off being dead I tried to relax and just be myself It didn't help - I keep wondering what's safe to reveal If there's a heaven, this must be hell But please don't go - I'm just about ready to spin the wheel I know that life's unsure But I really wanna roll the dice If my thoughts are unpure I also have a dream that we could rise And be so happy CHORUS Even in the quietest moments I'm shy You know why - I'm caught in a daydream of you When I picture your face, I know I'm home free, it''s meant to be All the long, lonely hours just melt away I know that life's unsure But I really wanna roll the dice If my thoughts are unpure I also have a dream that we could rise And be so happy CHORUS
2.
Run To You 04:07
Run To You ©2003 Alice Bierhorst/BMI When I RUN TO YOU When each day is through All my faith is renewed When I see you smile I could run a thousand miles There's nothing I wouldn't do If I should ever lose my way Here's hoping you will always call out my name And I will RUN TO YOU You will see me through When my luck is coming unspooled If I should ever lose my way Here's hoping you will always call out my name And I will RUN TO YOU And I will RUN TO YOU This world can be so cold Promise me when we're old and grey That the words that once consoled Grow truer with each passing day Here's hoping you will always call out my name When I RUN TO YOU When each day is through The hours pass far too soon If I should ever lose my way Here's hoping you will always call out my name And I will RUN TO YOU And I will RUN TO YOU And I will RUN TO YOU I will RUN TO YOU
3.
Wishing Well 03:11
The Wishing Well ©2003 Alice Bierhorst/BMI La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da THE WISHING WELL I'm wishing for a number I'm wishing for a name I'm wishing for something That proves that we're not the same La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da THE WISHING WELL I'm wishing for a memory I'm wishing for a souvenir I'm wishing for a scrapbook Where I can paste the years THE WISHING WELL is hidden well At the bottom of the hill Under Spanish moss In a clearing La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da THE WISHING WELL THE WISHING WELL is hidden well At the bottom of the hill Under Spanish moss In a clearing I'm wishing for an opera I'm wishing for a play I'm wishing for some grand stage Where I can dream my life away La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da THE WISHING WELL THE WISHING WELL is hidden well At the bottom of the hill Under Spanish moss In a clearing In a clearing In a clearing
4.
The Hours 03:30
The Hours ©2003 Alice Bierhorst/BMI All THE HOURS I've been gone I promise I've been right here Like a star that fades at dawn Always to reappear CHORUS I've been rushing over rocks Ferrying the weight of the weeping I've been running through the wheat Sifting out the chaff - I swear I'm only sleeping All the days that you move through I am right by your side Like a mirror you peer through I don't have to hide CHORUS When the final hour comes I will take your hand Step by step we'll climb the stairs To the promised land CHORUS CHORUS
5.
Last Station 05:09
Last Station ©2003 Alice Bierhorst/BMI There are two ways of going One is strange places and Stranger still faces And the other is sit and wait At the LAST STATION It don't matter how fast you travel The past will just unravel As you hurtle through the blackness To an unmarked destination Count up all your blessing And apply fresh dressings To the wounds that keep weeping As the sky goes flashing by The years take on a color A patina like any other form Of wear and tear like oxygen Burns iron down to rust There are two ways of going One is strange places and Stranger still faces And the other is sit and wait At the LAST STATION It don't matter how fast you travel The past will just unravel As you hurtle through the blackness To an unmarked destination Count up all your blessing And apply fresh dressings To the wounds that keep weeping As the sky goes flashing by The years take on a color A patina like any other form Of wear and tear like oxygen Burns iron down to rust And dust to dust And dust to dust And dust to dust
6.
Here Today 03:39
Here Today ©2003 Alice Bierhorst/BMI What's that letter in your hand The ink is nearly dry I turn away so you won't see me cry And pray it's just a dream CHORUS All I want to tell you is We may be HERE TODAY And gone tomorrow All the records in the world Are singing bout a boy who's left a girl I cover my ears, I close my eyes And pray it's just a dream CHORUS When you first came in my life I thanked my lucky stars Now the curtain falls and shadows fill the night I pray it's just a dream CHORUS
7.
See Me Ride 04:11
See Me Ride ©2003 Alice Bierhorst/BMI All over the world From around the county They're coming in droves They're coming on foot They wanna SEE ME RIDE A light rain is falling They're lining the roadside Craning their necks To get a look inside And SEE ME RIDE They wanna SEE ME RIDE They wanna see me Wanna see me Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na etc. Behind the wheel I finger the mirror Tighten the angle til I can't see any clearer They wanna SEE ME RIDE Wherever I'm goin', I know I'm looked after Far from the valley, far from the laughter They wanna SEE ME RIDE They wanna SEE ME RIDE They wanna see me Wanna see me Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na etc. Where I am going nobody can follow It's far from the crowd, it's out of the hollow They wanna SEE ME RIDE You may be wondering where I learned to drive It's not any secret, it's how I stay alive They wanna SEE ME RIDE They wanna SEE ME RIDE They wanna see me Wanna see me Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na etc.
8.
Emerald City 03:02
Emerald City ©2003 Alice Bierhorst/BMI There is only one way out of town The track has grown muddy and tamped down Heads of the flowers are bent to the ground Pointing the way out of town CHORUS The water tastes bitter The morning always breaks sweet In the distance, EMERALD CITY Always just out of reach Over yonder three cows on a rise Swatting their halo of flies They're not simple, they're simply surprised It's stunning to be so alive CHORUS Every heart not yet broken will be Pierced by the arrow of time Drawn by forces nobody can see We purchase each day at a time CHORUS
9.
Something Good ©2003 Alice Bierhorst/BMI I'm quietly asking for SOMETHING GOOD You knew that I would I'm quietly searching for a recipe It's the devil in me I keep searching I keep searching CHORUS If you finally got what you never had I got a feeling you might throw it all back Throw it all back Like a fish on a line Like a bird on a wire The thing that keeps us alive Is an unmet desire I'm not indestructible - I'm made of straw I burn at the stake I'm way too combustible and after all It's my fatal flaw I keep burning I keep burning CHORUS I'm quietly asking for SOMETHING GOOD You knew that I would I'm quietly searching for a loaded gun To shoot at the sun I keep searching I keep searching CHORUS I'm quietly asking for SOMETHING GOOD For SOMETHING GOOD For SOMETHING GOOD For SOMETHING GOOD
10.
All Bets Are Off ©2003 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Where do we go from here When we have tasted the first tear ALL BETS ARE OFF ALL BETS ARE OFF Can we be counted on to make the grade Where we have failed so many times ALL BETS ARE OFF ALL BETS ARE OFF CHORUS I can't give more than I can find I'm scrambling to throw something together All I know is something that I can't define But when the sun pours out of our patch of sky I think we can rise What if the bough beneath us bends too far Under the weight of such sweet promises ALL BETS ARE OFF ALL BETS ARE OFF CHORUS CHORUS I think we can rise I think we can rise I think we can rise

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released February 12, 2003

Alice Bierhorst: vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
Jason Crigler: electric guitars, mandoguitar and mandolin
Jeff Hill: bass
Diego Voglino: drums

Produced by: Alice Bierhorst
Recorded by: Tom Choi and Atom Fellows at Realm New York
Mastered by: Ed Littman
Art, design, photos: Monica A. Crigler

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Alice Bierhorst New York, New York

Alice Bierhorst is a visionary singer and songmaker. Ethereal and earthy, tender and tough, her music draws upon classical music, 60's and 70's pop, roots rock, Tin Pan Alley, and dreamy indie folk. Debussy, Kate Bush, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Nick Drake, Brian Wilson, Judee Sill in the mix. A voice clear and plaintive, airy and grounded, full of wonder, tenderness and love. ... more

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