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I Was Just Comforting Her

by Gretchen Phillips

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Red State/Blue State 04:59
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I see my path so clear I want to live in love not fear A million thoughts can bring me down But if I stay in that place I'm gonna drown Who do I know? Who do I know? Where do I go? Where do I go? I gotta get out of this trendy neighborhood I gotta believe that people are good I can't blow off my family Even though we disagree A leaf is twirling in the sun It just might be that we're all one I'm not gonna change, not gonna change Get all angry, act all estranged Loving is hard, but what else can I do? Hate will really take it out of you I see my path so clear I want to live in hope not fear The day I go and get a gun Is the day the terrorists have won Stuff's been shitty for folks, it's true But maybe tomorrow will bring something new I could believe that this world is going straight to hell But I'd rather believe that kindness will prevail
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Burning Inside 04:26
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A college dorm room Ten feet square What can I say for my twenties? I had some high hopes They started there There's nothing much To show for my twenties But it's hot and I'm Burning inside It's hot and I'm Burning inside A tiny sublet Full of her stuff No room to think Can't crack a window They're painted shut This place stinks And it's hot and I'm Burning inside It's hot and I'm Burning inside I don't feel pretty I don't feel okay But I can't even get it up to cry If I should start spewing You'd best look away I'd hate to put out your eye And it's hot and I'm Burning inside It's hot and I'm Burning inside It's hot and I'm Burning inside I got on the bus I took off my shirt Some dude asked me my name Then things got dramatic Some dude got hurt Oh motherfucker won't you Tell me tell me tell me who's to blame? When it's hot and I'm Burning inside It's hot and I'm Burning inside It's hot and I'm Burning inside
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Honey, I Feel So Good 04:08
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Isn’t it nice after a long time apart to come together? It’s good to see you again You had something to say, what was your suggestion? Oh, some love to reconnect old friends That’s a good idea, I think it will help You’re wearing your love-making smile and not much else I’m smiling, too, I love being with you And losing the day just cause we’re in the mood And honey, I feel so good Did you want to get started? Yes I thought you did With your self-assured ways Your hand just slid round my back and lifted me Now I’m floating in space I’m one of the millions of stars Pulsing with light Receiving the message that everything’s right In this moment we’re fine And noble and good And perfect and priceless We do as we should You be fire and I’ll be wood And honey I feel so good Don’t ever stop loving me so Just this way, I love what you know I relinquish control, it just gets in my way My legs are tingling I’m exploding thru space And you’ve got that sweet lovemaking look on your face My pleasure is yours Honey I feel so good Honey I feel so good
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Peola 04:53
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I realize you're tiny and you're probably scared of me But kitten, you have nothing to fear All I want is for you to be ever near That's not entirely true I also want to hold you But you won't, you won't let me Oh Peola, you're hurting my feelings Peola I realize you're moody and you just don't give a damn About me, your master and your friend Yet all I ever want is to serve you till the end That's not entirely true I also want to sleep with you But you never come to bed You always sleep on the couch instead Peola You talk and talk and yet you won't let me touch You've gotta keep yourself clean Methinks the lady doth protest too much I wanna kiss you I wanna kiss you I wanna squish you I wanna squish you I realize we're different and we'll never be the same I'm responsible and you are crazy wild You'd bite the hand that feeds you when you get riled Peola
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Your Drinking 05:08
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I give you a call, you never answer at all Flunking out of school again You say “Can I borrow some money? I’ll pay you back when my check comes in When my daddy’s check comes in again” Your drinking is breaking my heart Your drinking is breaking my heart Your drinking is breaking my heart You hate yourself for lying But now that seems to be all you know how to do Can’t look me in the eye without defiance Or you would crumble and cry The shame makes you want to die Your drinking is breaking my heart Your drinking is breaking my heart Your drinking is breaking my heart All I’ve ever felt is love for you And that will be true from the cradle to the grave But can you love yourself? I don’t know what else is going to save you And I want my baby brother back Your drinking is breaking my heart Your drinking is breaking my heart Your drinking is breaking my heart
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LYLAS 04:28
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Party scene, red and green Perfect present from you Thoughtfulness, a friendly kiss Always count on you Then I'm gone, gone too long Can't get thru, tho I try A stony face, forbidden place You wanna say "goodbye" What am I gonna do? I can't hold on to you Spanish moss hangs like ghosts As we bike thru the park I see so clear a love so dear My nails dig in the bark What of the past? Not much I guess It died with a cough A stony face, forbidden place You can really turn it off What am I gonna do? I can't hold on to you Party scene, red and green Remember when we were friends? Oh, don't you miss me? I can't believe that this is how the story ends Oh don't you miss me? I can't believe that this is how the story ends
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Swimming 07:43
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I saw you first at the gym You were just learning how to swim I'm a certified lifeguard I could teach you a thing or two I think you have pretty eyes I see you have shapely thighs My wet dreams materialize When you rise up out of that pool Can I ask you a question, please? Are you comfortable on your knees? Could you handle a pair of these If I offered them up to you? Please, please let me taste you Lick the water off of your skin It seems such a waste to get this close And not come in Did you see that dude freak and stare Enthralled by your pubic hair? Well, it's a wondrous amount to behold You must feel very proud I guess I'll just cut to the chase You have such a lovely face Would you care to come back to my place And....uh.......? Please, please let me taste you Lick the water off of your skin It seems such a waste to get this close And not come in I tried and I tried to get you by the side of the pool So I could stick my fingers in you I tried and I tried to get you by the side of the pool So I could stick my fingers in you
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YOY? 05:46
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Watching her as she goes With the rest of her clothes It’s a terrible thing to lose She must choose which one And I wasn’t picked I feel stupid and kicked Like she kicked me right in the chest I tried my best to win her I want to summon my pride And look her straight in the eye Say, “there’s something strong down inside: There is nothing There is nothing There is nothing There is nothing There is nothing wrong, wrong with me” Watching her over time Assessing every line Telling myself it wouldn’t have worked out I’m better of without her She’s all balled up with despair But she has such beautiful hair She likes to drink, she likes to go away It hurts too much to stay She didn’t last too long So much unsaid, and now she’s gone But down inside there’s something strong There is nothing There is nothing There is nothing There is nothing There is nothing wrong wrong with her
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In Case of Rapture 06:13
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I had the pleasure of being stuck in traffic again Behind a car whose bumpersticker read, “Blessed is the country whose God is the Lord” I guess that means the US And I guess that means your heathen country will have to be destroyed I had the pleasure of being stuck in traffic again Behind a car whose bumpersticker read, “In case of Rapture, this car will be abandoned” So if you’re stuck behind me, you better pray to your god that you don’t ram into me I’m headed to a country club in the sky The Rapture guarantees my permanent address up on high Well, I don’t believe in the Rapture Don’t wanna go flying thru the air Leaving my friends all here behind Turning my back on humankind Why don’t we stay here and try to make things work? Why don’t we stay here and try to make things work?
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To The Lady C 03:40
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I'm so happy in love And I think it's good for me As a child I dreamed of This charmed life that I now lead I love your skin, I love your skull I love your heart, I love your soul I love your arms, I love your words More than anything But sometimes I get scared That tragedy will befall us Oh, can we be allowed such happiness? Do we get to have it all? You change me You change me I love to see your face I love to see your face I love to see your face smile at me Please be careful with yourself I want to see you every day Like when you walk across the street I think it's wise to look both ways Thirteen years isn't much You know I want three hundred more To lie in bed and be your girl I adore you But sometimes I get scared That my career's gonna stall Because I like to lay around in bed But maybe I can have it all? You change me You change me I love to see your face I love to see your face I love to see your face smile at me

about

Back in the the "naughties", I decided to spend as much money and time as necessary to make the album I wanted. Thor Harris introduced me to Rob Halverson and we made this record together. I can honestly say that I enjoyed every moment of it. I got to have my drum hero, (you may know her from The Butchies, Team Dresch, Amy Ray, Vitapup), Melissa York, come down and stay with me and help compose this baby. We really had a blast. Amazing local Austin musicians lent their talents. This is what making music is all about for me.

This is my best work yet. An epic saga. A thick slab of thoughts and
feelings. A concept album. A journey. It's obviously full of individual songs, but it's meant to be heard as a whole for the sweeping scope of it. Why make an album like this in the era of download singles? Because I'm an inveterate music collector and there are some great concept albums, like Bobby Conn's "The Golden Age" and Spirit's "Twelve Dreams of Doctor Sardonicus", that I return to pleasurably over and over again. I love a bold statement, so I made one.

From my take on the uselessness of a binary that splits us as Republicans and Democrats, to the mystical, spiritual voyage of orgasms, I've got something to say. And I set those thoughts to music. Give it a listen.

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released February 4, 2009

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The Gretchen Phillips Xperience Austin, Texas

I got your lezzie rock right here! Since 1984, keeping it real in Austin, TX. What do I mean by "real"? Transgressive, literate, unapologetic, and unafraid. Plus fun. Don't forget fun. Even when it's sad, let's look for the fun.

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