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There Is No Reason Here (There is only a persistent feeling that we ought to look closely and love deeply)

by annie bacon & her OSHEN

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Running water behind the hedge Of a neatly columned, light blue cottage Succulent fingers and succulent knees Fifty foot towers are palm trees Planes departing and arriving Spot the sky, like stars out driving An old man says, with passing eyes "All the beauty, in time it dies" I turn on my stair and cry my cause "It's a beautiful night!", he turns to pause Planes departing and arriving Spot the sky, like stars out driving Like stars out driving He points skyward, shrugs and turns Bird of paradise, in orange and purple burns A cactus shows me his gruesome spines Beauty, I suppose, tonight it's just mine Planes departing and arriving Spot the sky, like stars out driving Stars out driving
2.
Uphill 03:40
Want you to tell me I'm beautiful (want, want you) Want you to tell me I'm smart (want, want you) You should take every opportunity (you, you should) To try and win my heart (try, try and) But if you don't love me already You probably never will Cause it goes way uphill, way uphill Before it gets better Still, you should shower me with praises (you, you should) And leave me little notes (leave, leave me) Kiss me on the eyelids (kiss, kiss me) While you're putting on your coat (while, while you're) But if you don't love me already You probably never will Cause it goes way uphill, way uphill Before it gets better And its a long, long road A long, long road To the top of the hill
3.
My mother Doesn't remember my name And she doesn't know why I came here in the first place Oh -oh -oh -oh My daughter Doesn't remember how to help me And she doesn't know why I need her help in the first place Oh - oh - oh - oh My husband Doesn't remember how to tell me he loves me And he doesn't know why I go to a secret place to cry Oh - oh -oh -oh My life Has been lived as though there's someone above us But sometimes I think we might all Just be floating on an aimless wind Oh - oh - oh - oh
4.
My, My, My 03:10
My my my There is no reason here It's clear I'm not myself But am I someone else? My my my There is no child to bear Where did that longing go? What if I never know? My my my my my I don't understand at all Call it what you will I could be dangerous How could I have thought of this? Walking through darkness I will protect myself The world demands so much I will protect myself I will protect myself My my my You smile from sometime else But you are probably me I'll probably be okay
5.
Sorry 03:50
I'm sorry I ruined your pants I'm sorry I got them all red I just turned my head, it happened so fast I'd buy you a new pair of pants, but I can't I was driving home from Hayward I was driving on Highway 880 I just turned my head, it happened so fast I'd buy you a new pair of pants, but I can't And on the bedroom floor It's a piece of paper, nothing more It's a piece of what I thought that I'd remember It's not what I remember Persimmon trees in August I wish I'd had one more blackberry Explode on my tongue, too ripe from the sun I just turned my head, it happened so fast I know I should say don't be sad But I guess I'm a little sad too I won't get to see you ripen with child Watch your black hair turn gray, as time shakes her leaves free And on the bedroom floor It's a piece of paper, nothing more It's a piece of what I thought that I'd remember It's not what I remember at all.
6.
Kabul 03:26
Everyone's got their sad story It's not that God doesn't love me They took my job They took my child My wife, my father, everything And all the while it was raining in Kabul I am nothing I am no one But I'm not one to complain When I came . . . The spirit transcends all the pain

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Recorded at Ninth Street Opus Studios in West Berkeley, California, "There Is No Reason Here" is a series of songs that dissect the human spirit from every angle, arranging instrumentation to encourage swells of emotion - both of sadness and peace. At the root of every song is Harmony. Even when there is only a melody, we become the harmonizers by stepping across onto the empathic emotional landscapes that the songs evoke.

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released November 19, 2009

all music & lyrics written by annie bacon

annie bacon - lead & harmony vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar on 4, ukulele & harmonium on 6
Ihor Pacholuk - drums
Scott Mesick - bass (all but 5 & 6)
James Caran - lead guitar on 3 & 4
Elizabeth Greenblatt - harmonies on 4
Chris Pickering - lead guitar on 1
Jacob Groopman - lead guitar on 2
Ryan Lukas - upright bass on 6
Brendan Jones - trumpet on 6

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