1. |
Carved From Human Hearts
03:15
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i have a necklace that was carved from human hearts
i wear it on a long leather string
i left a body in the basement back in Bel Air
but he was dead for several years before I got there
and they can never prove a thing
even if all the rumors are true
I would never hurt you
you saw my picture on a poster at the DMV
but ten most wanted sounded like a compliment to me
you think that blood’s the stain that’s hardest to remove
you’ve never had to change the names on all of your tattoos
even if all the rumors are true
and all the rumors are true
I would never hurt you
it’s true
love is a bullet to the head
but without it, love
you’re nine tenths dead
I never meant to let the whole thing get this far
I’m pretty sure the cops will probably find your car
and for the full frontal assault on your attention
and for the prison shower of affection
I do not apologize
even if all the rumors are true
and all the rumors are true
I could never hurt you
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2. |
Pretty Pretty
03:24
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why should I tell you
and how could you understand
how a nice girl like me
wound up here
why should I tell you
and how could you understand
why an ugly bloodstain
marks this hand
wasn't it pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty
on the outside
wasn't it pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty
on this skin
wasn't it pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty
til the knife went in
why can I describe
a doll's house silhouette
everything in its place
laced up tight
why should I tell you
and how could you understand
how an airless room
can steal your breath
wasn't it pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty
on the outside
wasn't it pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty
on this skin
wasn't it pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty
til the knife went in
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3. |
Sometimes Mercy
03:53
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sometimes fortresses crumble and castles fall
sometimes nobody answers the distress call
sometimes unnatural disaster just keeps coming on faster
sometimes love is not enough after all
sometimes mercy that you don’t deserve
sometimes mercy you did nothing to earn
sometimes mercy hovers above everything
sometimes mercy covers you with her wing
sometimes you wonder why you even try
sometimes you’re under looking at water where there should be sky sometimes the promise that you tasted winds up withered and wasted and you don’t have any tears left to cry
sometimes mercy that you don’t deserve
sometimes mercy you did nothing to earn
sometimes mercy hovers over everything
sometimes mercy covers you with her wing
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4. |
Tied To A Tree
02:39
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I was tied to a tree
that was loaded with apples
and the drunken archer
with the poison arrows
was poised and taking aim
straight at my head
the drunken archer is always
always me
I was tied to a tree
of the knowledge of good and evil
and the subtle serpent
with the frontal lisp
was spinning out stories aimed
straight at my brain
the subtle serpent is always
always me
you are the songs of the birds above
you are the wind in the trees
you are the streamlet that waters the tree
the drunken archer is always
always me
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5. |
Eau de Vie
04:03
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you can feel bad
if it makes you feel better
go ahead and be mortified
but I'm not gonna wear
your sackcloth and ashes
I'm not singing a dirge
when nobody died
I don't know what it is exactly
it's not what they talk about behind their dirty hands
I don't know what it is exactly
or why it's so easy to misunderstand
cause for me it's pure as the water
can't you see it's pure as the water of life
the smallest sip of the strongest spirit
a drop in the cup
eau de vie
But you can feel shame
if it makes you feel prouder
go ahead and abase yourself
but I'm not gonna wear
your sackcloth and ashes
and I'm not a criminal myself
I don't know what it is exactly
it's not what they laugh about behind their filthy hands
I don't know what it is exactly
maybe it's too simple to understand
cause for me it's pure as the water
can't you see it's pure as the water of life
the smallest sip of the strongest spirit
a drop in the cup
eau de vie
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6. |
Our Trespasses
04:19
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you could be a castle
ramparts and battlements
who pulls the drawbridge down
you could be a tower
chiming with chapel bells
throwing gold over the town
you could be a cloister
a bunker, a rectory
I don’t know why I keep
wondering what could be
I was just a pilgrim passing by
I took a picture with my phone
the tallest point on the horizon
standing alone
you could be a lighthouse
a guide glowing from afar
sending me on my way
you could be a staircase
ascending up to heaven
or just to another hallway
I cannot inhabit
a hallowed hall
or make a home on holy ground
why is it a locked room
without a key
is the only place I
really want to be
God bless our trespasses
and those who walk through locked doors
and those who open us
God bless our trespasses
and those who inhabit us
and those who pass through the wall
and those who chose to enter
God bless our trespasses
and those who would open us
and those who must see what could be
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7. |
and if there is a heaven
03:52
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and if there is a heaven
would you recognize the place
would you know my new blemishless face
and would I know you without your stubborn streak
and if its filled with singing
they say it’s filled with singing
everyone brandishing a perfect high C
wouldn’t you miss the harmony
and the occasional tang of dissonance
and if there is a heaven
every flaw smoothed to perfection
what would be the use of love
isn’t love your favorite part of human
and if there is a heaven
if heaven is like heaven
if there is bliss
isn't it this
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Katy Stephan San Francisco, California
Katy Stephan's music is both sweet and salty, delicate and powerful.
Her voice has been featured in major
motion picture soundtracks, TV movies and theme songs, and even in childrens toys.
She has created original music for theatre productions, modern dance, and circus.
“Beautiful sonic valentines handcrafted from oaths, prayers, curses, feathers and frills.”
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