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Maker's Mark

by Alice Bierhorst

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1.
Angel 04:34
Angel ©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Tell me true Can I believe my eyes Can I believe in you Do you feel My touch the same When I call your name And if you stray I'll send my heart Send it out right away To show you the way Back home again It's just around the bend CHORUS And now we walk closer to the angels And now we walk closer to the warmth of the sun And now we walk closer to the angels Now we walk closer to the sun Enchanted hour We have a lifetime To dance away The sweetest song It's not from above It's right where we are And if I stray Will you send your heart Send it out right away To show me the way Back home again It's just around the bend CHORUS We walk closer We walk closer We walk closer To the warmth of the sun We walk closer We walk closer We walk closer To the warmth of the sun The warmth of the sun The warmth of the sun The warmth of the sun The warmth of the sun
2.
Dark Horse 04:48
Dark Horse ©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI When you're the DARK HORSE You wish you had an eraser So when you looked in the mirror You didn't have to face her That lonely twin That answers to your name And when you see her you understand Why you're somehow to blame CHORUS You wanna know if it's all just a special effect Does it show, all the years of silent neglect When you're the DARK HORSE They think you're made out of leather They pound you with words of stone And they expect you to weather When you're the DARK HORSE You can't peel off your label And when you try to join them They say there's no room at the table CHORUS When you're the DARK HORSE Sometimes you hear bells Bombs bursting in air The sudden shock of shells When you're the DARK HORSE You don't sleep well at night Always hoping to catch a ride On an unearthly light CHORUS
3.
Maker's Mark 03:47
Maker's Mark ©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Where is the MAKER'S MARK Embossed on an angel's wing Where is the promised heart An envoy of finer things CHORUS She floats, she floats up She floats, she floats up Where is the sweet surprise Born in a lover's eyes Traveling the slippery slope Where privilege collides with hope CHORUS Nothing can touch her now Where is the line between Living a dream and just wasting time Where is the secret key To unlock the door, unfettered and free CHORUS CHORUS
4.
Down 02:34
Down ©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI DOWN in the water That's where she went DOWN DOWN in the water That's where she went DOWN CHORUS Where we all began, she went Where we all began DOWN in the water That's where she went DOWN DOWN in the water That's where she went DOWN CHORUS She went, where we all began I dream of salt water Salt water Salt water Dreaming of salt water DOWN in the water That's where she went DOWN DOWN in the water That's where she went DOWN CHORUS She went, where we all began I dream of salt water Salt water Salt water Dreaming of salt water
5.
Daisy Chain 04:04
Daisy Chain ©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Shoo-be-do-wah Shoo-be-do-wah You don't remember your real name You go by an alias All of your words come out the same It's just a stupid game You hear someone's wedding bells They sound so far away You jump like a circus dog through a hoop And you've got this idea That you can rise above the ordinary Conquering all Shoo-be-do-wah Shoo-be-do-wah You dot your "i's" with daisy chains You slip into a trance Where is the polka-dotted dress That you wore at the dance You watch the chemicals collide You say you're a scientist All of your world is one inch wide And you've got this idea That you can rise above the ordinary Conquering all CHORUS But you get what you paid for You get what you paid for You get what you paid for Shoo-be-do-wah Shoo-be-do-wah Where is Snoopy when you need a friend He's on the other side Of the tunnel in your dream The tunnel in your dream You want to hold your best friend's hand And drink pink lemonade Playing hopscotch in the sand And you've got this idea That you can rise above the ordinary Conquering all CHORUS You get what you paid for You get what you paid for You get what you paid for Shoo-be-do-wah Shoo-be-do-wah
6.
Suspend Belief ©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI You said I'm nothing without you That we couldn't find the truth If we weren't standing side by side With our arms wrapped round our youth I said there's washing to be done You said we won't come clean That living leaves a stain That my good deeds won't erase CHORUS I'll be your girl I'll walk in your world I'll dream your dreams I'll build a roof Over our heads To make it real I SUSPEND BELIEF I SUSPEND BELIEF You're a counter of stars You made the constellations We're all waiting to be born In this alien nation I see we're growing old You insist we haven't changed In your mind we're ten years old And that's how we will remain CHORUS I've seen so many people in this world Enough to make an educated decision That you're going to be evil for me You brag how easy it's all been That the best things in life can't be forced I forgive your arrogance We both know how hard it is to stay on course Someday you'll want a child Something half you, half me Can I stretch this net To deceive all three CHORUS
7.
I'll Feel Fine ©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI I'LL FEEL FINE I'LL FEEL FINE I'LL FEEL FINE I'LL FEEL FINE You make a mockery of love When you try to realize That script in your head I see behind your eyes It hurts to see you so revealed But what can I do I'LL FEEL FINE I'LL FEEL FINE I'LL FEEL FINE I'LL FEEL FINE The sand is running out Of the hourglass we designed Did you have this in mind We've run out of… I walk with my head hanging down I'm so glad that there's nobody around Set me free You've got nothing on me I'm in a cage nobody can see Set me free I'LL FEEL FINE I'LL FEEL FINE I'LL FEEL FINE I'LL FEEL FINE You're the laughingstock All decked out in your finery You hide out in your room All holed up in your… You make a mockery of love When you walk that tightrope And you keep falling down And you're only an inch above the ground Set me free You've got nothing on me I'm in a cage nobody can see Set me free Set me free Set me free
8.
Sleepwalker 03:25
Sleepwalker ©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI SLEEPWALKER It's ok Fire's out and you're safe Inside my arms Safe from all the harm in the world SLEEPWALKER You climb the walls Chasing shadows down the halls But the fire trucks are all gone And there's nothing left to burn Firestarter in your swaddling clothes Where you got it no one knows Someone must have given you a light And it grew and grew SLEEPWALKER It's no game Holding hands with a flame You cry inside Coz smoke gets in your eyes This ring of fire It grows higher and higher til you can't escape I take your pillow away So you won't suffocate SLEEPWALKER It's ok Fire's out it's much too late To be awake It's too late to be afraid
9.
Water's Edge 04:04
Water's Edge ©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Take me down to the winter garden Where nothing grows and everything fades Take me down to the bottom of the ocean Where light escapes and comes out of your eyes CHORUS At the WATER'S EDGE There is nothing you can do At the WATER'S EDGE There is nothing you can do At the WATER'S EDGE There is nothing you can do But close your eyes Close your eyes and pray Before you dive into the quicksand of a lover Write all the names of your friends on your hand Coz when you drown in the sickness of another You never know if you'll come up for air CHORUS And it takes its toll I can't see you I walk through you You're just a space that I once knew I see through you Your eyes - there's nothing going on Take me round to the local hero When he holds court, we all gather round When he's walking through this world on fire The light's so bright he has to look down CHORUS
10.
Home 06:53
Home ©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Balloon in the sky Marooned in the sky Consumed with the popular lie That if you could loosen up the grip of love You would rise, rise, rise Straight up to the sky You beg for me to push you away On a swing you touch the sky Come home again Makes me dizzy to watch, it's a seasick game Someday you'll jump leave me standing here Holding onto the chain CHORUS Nothing ever seems to be good enough for you You always change It's just another phase you're going through Look around We're all lonely Isn't it lovely To be free Desire can come unwound Tangled up in false endings that drag us down But the world outside sticks around This time will be the last time That you make me hate everyone in this town CHORUS Balloon sinks to the ground Guess you lost your momentum when the wind died down If a tree falls in the forest does it make a sound What you think at first is clapping Is just your heartbeat finally come unbound CHORUS Look around One and only In the land of the brave Home of the free

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Atmospheric dream pop. The band you hear in a sunlit field under cloudy skies.

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released September 9, 1998

Alice Bierhorst: vocals, guitar, violin, percussion, extra stuff
Russ Blackmar: drums, percussion
Erik Pearson: bass, guitar, vocals, saxophone, percussion
Rick Wilson: bass on "I'll Feel Fine"

Produced by Alice, Erik, Russ and Rick
Recorded by Rick Wilson at Black Eyed Pig
Mastered by Guy Slater at Olde West

Art direction and design by Alice Bierhorst and Kevin Clarke
Photography by Erik Pearson and Jane Byers Bierhorst

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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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