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Oxygen

by Alice Bierhorst

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1.
Row 03:50
Row ©2001 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Ghostly doll besieged with eyes Room grows hot, you're paralyzed You sink down Spinning voices in the void Whispering, you're paranoid You sink down Shove off into the water and ROW CHORUS Rock-a-bye the baby Cut your engines, float downstream Rock-a-bye the baby Til you hear the mermaids sing All around the past looms large Rushing past like passing cars Hallowed places now taboo Doors once open close to you You sink down Shove off into the water and ROW CHORUS All your life you've been resigned To the web of fate's design Now a turning in the road Leads you far from all you've known You sink down Shove off into the water and ROW CHORUS
2.
Not the One 03:25
Not the One ©2001 Alice Bierhorst/BMI I am NOT THE ONE To make you feel alright I am not the girl To get you through the night I'm no one's lightning rod I can't help you to realize The dreams that you depend on When you close your eyes CHORUS I know a little about The way things go here on Earth I don't mind telling you You're a real great guy For what it's worth I know a little too much For your own good If I could trade all my bad times in for better Don't be so sure that I would You're sincere You've only seen the light You've never had unwanted arms Hold you in the night Your sympathies run strong and clear Like sun stripes on the floor They'll guide my way out of the blue As I turn to close the door CHORUS Now everyone's got a secret heart Separate from the rest Longing for a life apart From life's brief reckless mess Now everyone's got a fantasy An impossible ideal Sandcastles crumble to the sea When the truth's revealed CHORUS I am not I am not I am NOT THE ONE
3.
Oxygen 04:03
Oxygen ©2001 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Count the candles on the cake Thousand fires kept awake By OXYGEN Everything you ever wanted Springs to life inside its fountain Silver spray OXYGEN It's alright, it's alright Half-detected cataract On the way it all goes black Fades away Dreams denied and exhaled breaths Everyday a million deaths Hurled into space OXYGEN It's alright, it's alright OXYGEN It's alright, it's alright Christmastime is here again All your wishes wed to pen Spelled out plain The snow is brighter now You will find your way somehow Lay your claim OXYGEN It's alright, it's alright OXYGEN It's alright, it's alright
4.
Butterfly 05:23
Butterfly ©2001 Alice Bierhorst/BMI BUTTERFLY Why do you think that you don't deserve to fly Way up high where all can see But instead you choose to hide CHORUS Is it because of the hole Where the stuffing used to go There's nothing inside To keep the sadness at bay Drive the darker voices away That keep telling you lies BUTTERFLY Why do you listen to those who do you harm And you shy away from those who welcome you With open arms CHORUS That keep telling you lies BUTTERFLY Why do you hold on so tightly to the past That makes you cry Living in shadows that broke down memories cast Is it because of the drum That's been pounding since you were young And makes you feel small Couldn't it be that the words That have held you in their thrall Might mean nothing at all Might mean nothing at all Don't mean a thing after all
5.
On A Clear Day ©2001 Alice Bierhorst/BMI ON A CLEAR DAY in June You looked round your room With a quiet sense of despair When all that you dream Is beckoning you You simply have to go there CHORUS What would you lose If you were to fly away Finally free to belong To the one you longed to love On a clear night in June Transfixed by a point Beyond the nearest star Held by its beam The believer believes No distance is too far CHORUS What would you lose What would you lose ON A CLEAR DAY in June Though the reasons weren't new They suddenly conspired To drive you to flight With no promise of light Just a premonition of fire CHORUS
6.
Lullabye 04:08
Lullabye ©1996 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Darlin', darlin', darlin' I can't get to sleep Won't you tell a bedtime story to me Darlin', darlin', darlin' I know you'll understand If I close my eyes while I'm holding your hand tonight CHORUS LULLABY and good night baby Sleep tight all night long When you awaken the sun will be shining Through your bedroom window and on your sleepy head Darlin', darlin', darlin' The night is closing in The stars are warming' up and the moon is marching in Darlin', darlin', darlin' The night is all I know Won't you help me please, won't you help me to go to sleep CHORUS Darlin', darlin', darlin' I'm so scared of the dark Won't you help me light sleep's sweet spark Darlin', darlin', darlin' Oh, where are you now If you ever leave me, don't know how I'll ever get back to sleep CHORUS
7.
Nobody's Sun 05:33
Nobody's Sun ©2001 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Monday morning and it surely looks like rain Paper taxis spinning slowly down the drain Without warning but you shouldn't feel surprise Clouds are forming pulling vapor from your eyes CHORUS And love, love won't save anyone Coz love can't be NOBODY'S SUN Monday morning and the water surely stains All you jokers caught without umbrellas again CHORUS Monday morning and it always feels the same All you joiners, someone's always left out of the game CHORUS Love can't be NOBODY'S SUN Love can't be NOBODY'S SUN
8.
Nowhere Else 03:10
Nowhere Else ©2001 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Morning becomes you Taps lightly on your shoulder Just a quick embrace to start the day Where does the time go Another nighttime older But we grew young along the way CHORUS NOWHERE ELSE but here NOWHERE ELSE but here Could be half as sweet as this NOWHERE ELSE but here NOWHERE ELSE but here Outside the window The clouds hang low and full of rain Your footsteps echo The key turns and once more it's plain That wherever we go There's only one reliable place Where the slings and arrows Can't follow, they can't follow CHORUS I can't imagine how we made it All of those days All of those days before We had anywhere at all Day breaks beneath us The Earth is dark and still above And when she leaves us They'll be another day to love CHORUS
9.
Big Star 03:11
Big Star ©2001 Alice Bierhorst/BMI If you'll accompany me I'll show you where I live It's not far from here It's a place that always forgives CHORUS I don't want to play the BIG STAR for you I don't want to play the BIG STAR The words just ring untrue I don't want to play the BIG STAR But if you ask me to shine on you, I will You know I always will There are millions of ways That lovers make amends For the rest of my days I pray that we'll always be friends CHORUS I may seem out of reach But I'm always near at hand Just whisper my name I'll come running wherever I am CHORUS
10.
I Believe in You ©2001 Alice Bierhorst/BMI It's alright, it's ok I understand In the light of day You're not the man I saw in dreams But I still believe in you It's alright, don't despair There'll come a day When a change in the air Will ease your mind, bring down the rain And I'll still believe in you What was I supposed to do I really loved you And it broke my heart in two It's alright, it's ok We'll disappear But not fade away So have no fear, you're in my blood And I'll always believe in you What was I supposed to do I really loved you I believe that I still do

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beautiful, atmospheric, hall-of-mirrors dreamscape of love and sacrifice.

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released June 6, 2001

All songs performed by Alice Bierhorst (vocals, bass, drums, guitars, backing vocals, violin, percussion) EXCEPT "Butterfly", performed by Alice Bierhorst and John Mettam

Special effects on "Oxygen" and "Nobody's Sun" edited by John Mettam

Produced by Alice Bierhorst and John Mettam
Recorded by John Mettam at Running Girl Studio
Mastered by Jason Crigler at The Goathouse

Photos: Alice Bierhorst and John Bierhorst
Design: Jill Bressler

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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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