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Safe Places To Dream

by Alice Bierhorst

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1.
Pandora's Box ©1997 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Yeah, I'm leaving' you for good You're hopelessly misunderstood And I don't wanna crack the code Yeah, you scare me when you cut People open with your stare And it's growing old When she's angry When she's angry When she's angry You wouldn't dare Dismiss her as depressed Her tidy lies conceal a mess Keep her from spillin' out Don't deny or try to fight When she says there is no light She's growing dimmer still When she's angry When she's angry When she's angry You wouldn't dare CHORUS Open up PANDORA'S BOX Let the fiery demons out Anything could set her off A broken cup, a twisted mouth Tries so hard to keep it inside But the more she tries, the more she cries She threatens you with suicide If you ever left her side Something borrowed, something blue You can't change her, make her new And your presents cause a scene She feels worthless to the core And your kisses hurt her more Mock her insecurities When she's angry When she's angry When she's angry You wouldn't dare CHORUS Pack my bags, I'm free to go But it's tempting to console That sorry angel all alone But you can't trap me with your tears Finally learned when to steer clear You gotta make it on your own When she's angry When she's angry When she's angry You wouldn't dare CHORUS CHORUS Yeah, I'm leavin' you for good
2.
Butterfingers ©1997 Alice Bierhorst/BMI You walk into my house and you break all the dishes You slip into the ocean and you stumble on the fish You leap up to the west and fall flat to the east And the one that you love most is the one that leaves you least BUTTERFINGERS, BUTTERFINGERS Like a pretty pony drawing circles in the hay Not a cloud up in the sky but your forecast calls for rain You open up your arms to embrace the summer rain And the sky pelts you with hailstones - guess the joke's on you again BUTTERFINGERS, BUTTERFINGERS BUTTERFINGERS, BUTTERFINGERS You're a greasy habit that everybody shuns Like a bunny rabbit facing down a loaded gun But everybody loves you when you pose as punching bag So smile for the camera - it'll turn you into a hag BUTTERFINGERS, BUTTERFINGERS BUTTERFINGERS, BUTTERFINGERS
3.
Hall of Mirrors ©1997 Alice Bierhorst/BMI CHORUS HALL OF MIRRORS, HALL OF MIRRORS You're everyone's friend tonight You're everyone's friend tonight HALL OF MIRRORS, HALL OF MIRRORS You're everyone's friend tonight You're everyone's friend tonight I count the ways that you say that you love me But the number always comes out wrong I count the stars that you planted up above me How can a light that's dead shine so strong You're everyone's friend You're everyone's friend tonight I hid the clock under the bed - it's broken When time's against you, precision is a joke I hear your footsteps heavy in my head Are you gonna dance with me or break my arms again? You're everyone's friend You're everyone's friend tonight You're everyone's friend You're everyone's friend tonight HALL OF MIRRORS, HALL OF MIRRORS You're always the same, you're always the same You're never the same, you're never the same HALL OF MIRRORS, HALL OF MIRRORS You're everyone's friend You're everyone's friend tonight You're everyone's friend You're everyone's friend tonight HALL OF MIRRORS, HALL OF MIRRORS You're everyone's friend You're everyone's friend tonight You're everyone's friend You're everyone's friend tonight HALL OF MIRRORS, HALL OF MIRRORS HALL OF MIRRORS, HALL OF MIRRORS HALL OF MIRRORS, HALL OF MIRRORS etc…
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Swimmer Boy 05:26
Swimmer Boy ©1997 Alice Bierhorst/BMI SWIMMER BOY The summer is here in the shade of your stare SWIMMER BOY You dissolve all my fear in the salt of your skin SWIMMER BOY Make me more than I am, I can't wait to begin CHORUS I've been waiting in the wings Biding my time Just to deliver these lines I want to breathe your tall glass of water SWIMMER BOY There's so much to say so keep reading my lips SWIMMER BOY It's all in the weight of my fingertips CHORUS SWIMMER BOY SWIMMER BOY And you keep asking me If the pool is empty And I want to tell you I'll never ever let it run dry SWIMMER BOY Did you think you were wrong, it was all in your mind? SWIMMER BOY I knew all along but I tried to deny CHORUS
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Mortal Man 02:13
Mortal Man ©1997 Alice Bierhorst/BMI You must be an alien But lately I don't mind Because you're no match for the din Of voices in my head CHORUS I keep waking up to horror stories Where I've fallen from grace All that I touch is all that I am But I know that you're just a MORTAL MAN Nothing ventured, nothing gained I'm younger than before Ever since I changed my name For richer and for poor CHORUS I'm a coward in disguise As everyone's best friend Hoarding food and baking pies For Armageddon CHORUS All that I eat is all that I shit And there's nothing left in between Nothing in between Nothing in between
6.
Featherweight ©1997 Alice Bierhorst/BMI You're just a FEATHERWEIGHT I throw you up into the air Who knows if you'll come back down You're having so much fun up there You're just a FEATHERWEIGHT You're like the interstate Even though the landscape changes You always look the same CHORUS You're having so much fun So much fun Up there Up there You're having so much fun So much fun Up there Up Somebody throws you the ball You let it drop You never caught anything Coz then you'd have to throw it back I watch you out in the field Hiding by some trees You're tryna look like you care But I know it's just a tease CHORUS I found what you were looking for… And it sweeps me off my feet You're just a FEATHERWEIGHT I dreamed you were my friend But I'll never know for sure Coz we will never meet again CHORUS CHORUS
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Backseat Driver ©1997 Alice Bierhorst/BMI If you got everything that you wanted Would you cry in your sleep And linger over the good old days When you were free to live inside your mind? If you suddenly came To the light at the end of the tunnel Would you turn around, make your way back to the dark And find a comfort in the nothing that you used to be? CHORUS BACKSEAT DRIVER BACKSEAT DRIVER You love the road But you just can't take the wheel If you dropped the ball and no one stooped to offer Would you burn the last bridge, make your way back to the dark And create timeless works of beauty That no one ever sees If you carry the weight of the world everyday When you squint at the sun you'll see nothing but grey And tell your tales of woe To a dwindling audience CHORUS CHORUS
8.
Detour 02:51
Detour ©1997 Alice Bierhorst/BMI DETOUR Rough road Danger up ahead Left right stop light Danger up ahead You get out first You get out first It's your turn You get out first You get out first It's your turn DETOUR Rough road Danger up ahead Left right switch bad Danger up ahead You get out first You get out first It's your turn You get out first You get out first It's your turn And I try, oh, how I try To reach the sky CHORUS If you love me You'll let me go If you love me You'll let me go If you love me You'll let me fly away I'll fly away And I try, oh, how I try To reach the sky CHORUS CHORUS
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Beautiful Liars ©1997 Alice Bierhorst/BMI I believe in make-believe Take a look at me, what do you want to see CHORUS I just want to take your arm I'm so easily led By your beautiful lies I won't do you harm, or scandalize our bed With my beautiful lies I think we're what we deserve BEAUTIFUL LIARS Let's play let's pretend I will be the angel that heaven sent you CHORUS You're no saint, but you're my friend You build me up and you tear me back down again CHORUS I believe in make-believe It's for the things called love that I deceive you CHORUS I won't do you harm, I'm so easily led By your beautiful lies I think we're what we deserve BEAUTIFUL LIARS
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Last Waltz 03:22
Last Waltz ©1997 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Somebody hold my baby's hand Before she slips away Because when she turned to another man Delivered us judgment day CHORUS It won't be long It won't be long Before we finally dance the LAST WALTZ I broke my hunger strike To slip you past my lips We could start a fire baby Just by rubbing sticks CHORUS Did you ever think that we would one day come to this Fill your cup with one last pint of everlasting bliss Throw another bone on the fire These are our last rites The prettiest funeral pyre To last a thousand nights CHORUS Did you ever think that we would one day come to this Standing opposite, our eyes cast down into the abyss Somebody hold my baby's hand Before she slips away…
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Safe Places to Dream ©1997 Alice Bierhorst/BMI The stars in the sky are impostors They masquerade as SAFE PLACES TO DREAM The stars in the sky are impassive They stare straight ahead unblinking as we fade You sweet little dolls, you Raggedy Annes The world sharpens its claws and pulls your stuffing out You colorless dolls, you blank slates of white You waited so long to be named and now you're dead All living things must come to an end CHORUS Nothing can harm a world that's dead Nothing can harm a world that's dead A world that's dead A world that's dead A world that's dead You twinkling bells, you ring in the dark Rushing down the hill in freezing weather The stars in the sky, they promise so much All your wishes fulfilled and SAFE PLACES TO DREAM All living things are addicted to dreams CHORUS Nothing can harm a world that's dead Nothing can harm a world that's already been Nothing can harm a world that's dead A world that's dead A world that's dead A world that's dead

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released February 12, 1997

Alice Bierhorst: vocals, guitar, percussion
Russ Blackmar: drums
Erik Pearson: bass, guitar, vocals, whistle

Produced by: Alice Bierhorst and Erik Pearson
Recorded and mixed by: Jeff Byrd at Mr. Toad's, San Francisco, CA
Mastered by: Ken Lee at Rocket Lab, San Francisco, CA
Art direction and design: Alice Bierhorst and Kevin Clarke
Photography: Kevin Clarke

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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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