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Strange Bird

by Sarah Jo

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1.
Yours 02:45
Darling, don’t try to comfort me 'Cause you know where that road leads I will find pieces of your heart Scattered round her bed I will not say I am good for you But I am yours I may not reach for you But I am yours I am here; I am waiting She is there; she is waiting When you find pieces of your heart We will build you all anew I will not say I am good for you But I am yours I may not reach for you But I am yours All the girls have left you waiting at your door And all that you have left is your pride to care for I will not say I am good for you But I am yours I may not reach for you But I am yours
2.
Gold 03:58
It’s easy to find faults when you want to find them It’s easy to burn bridges when you didn’t build them There’s always reasons why you shouldn’t But we’ve all done things we thought we wouldn’t She says it’s not my fault Didn’t mean to break no hearts She says I’m gold She says I’m gold, gold, gold I’ve been trying to quit drinking coffee Feels a lot like when he left me I hear balance comes from give and take Learn to give, save yourself the heartache She says it’s not my fault Didn’t mean to break no hearts She says I’m gold She says I’m gold, gold, gold Does anyone stop loving their first love? Cause that didn’t happen for me Have you stopped loving your first love? Or are you hoping that’ll be me? She says it’s not my fault Didn’t mean to break no hearts She says I’m gold She says I’m gold, gold, gold
3.
God(less) 03:04
I see your god Hanging round my yard Listening to your voice It doesn’t seem he has a choice I hear you praying up high Waiting for some parting sky But no chariot comes While you’re here twiddling your thumbs I found my grace in the light on his face I found my eternal rest in the heaving of his chest I found redemption here in his whispers in my ear I found a heaven above, on earth, in love I see you on your knees In a pew, begging for peace But I like to stand up tall And see how far from grace we can fall I could sing in the choir row But my voice sounds better alone And if your god judges me Well that’s all right, babe, I’m already free I found my grace in the light on his face I found my eternal rest in the heaving of his chest I found redemption here in his whispers in my ear I found a heaven above, on earth, in love
4.
Cottonwood 05:44
It’s snowing in summer Falling seeds from cottonwood trees My eyes are on the fields Yours, on me I used to think I should warn my man Of the burdens I carry in tow But that seems so far off now Just a distant nightmare of what’s below I speak little of faith You speak little of fate We speak little of love As we float silently above As we float silently above Wrapped in a threadbare sweater I know these moments are fleeting and fine The endlessness old lovers miss Warm rains on Midwest afternoons The smell of jasmine and timid words Water swallows my chest I’m drowning in my dress Sweet is the scene when virtue dies I speak little of faith You speak little of fate We speak little of love As we float silently above As we float silently above Step into my garden See what flowers grow And if my life does not suffice, Lover, let me go Lover, let me go Lover, let me go Lover, let me go I speak little of faith You speak little of fate We speak little of love As we float silently above As we float silently above Step into my garden See what flowers grow And if my life does not suffice, Lover, let me go Lover, let me go Lover, let me go Lover, let me go
5.
Sweet sinew puppet strings Occupied with lifting me My body is at your command Subject to your every whim My bones are always listening I crumble at the flick of your hand All dolled up, up on your knee My mouth moves as you speak for me But I think I’ll do the talking now, now Behave yourself Behave yourself Sweet, glassy patsy eyes Staring at you from the crowd Just another doll on the shelf My elbows, knees, lungs and ribs My thighs, lips, wrists, and shaking hips Every piece is part of your wealth All dolled up, up on your knee My mouth moves as you speak for me But I think I’ll do the talking now, now Behave yourself Behave yourself 1, 2, 3 times in a row You manipulate limbs for a show How far can I bend before I break? As April slides into May Your sick role is bound to change You have no idea what’s at stake Behave yourself Behave yourself Behave yourself
6.
The Fall 04:14
Tiptoe on mountaintops Barely touching the Earth Black ties passing by He anticipates the hearse He finds her eyes, Thorns amid the life He longs for that heart Balancing the sun and the moon Knowing all the while There isn’t room for two He finds her eyes, Thorns amid the life He finds her eyes, Thorns amid the life He’s waiting for He’s waiting for the He’s waiting for the He’s waiting for the fall, the fall Tiptoe on mountaintops, Barely touching the earth

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"Strange Bird" stems from the shift from my teenage years to standing on my own, moving out, and seeing the world as mine for the taking.

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released October 13, 2013

Recorded with the lovely Jeff Leber at Wūfhaus Recording Studio
Album artwork: Hannah Swodoba
Vocals & Guitar: Sarah Jo Helgeson
Percussion: Jeff Leber
Bass: Phil Christiansen

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Sarah Jo Chicago, Illinois

Sarah Jo is a 23 year old singer-songwriter/folk/pop artist from the Chicago suburbs. She is a college student playing shows on the weekends and understanding her experiences with the help of a guitar.

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