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Muse

by Erin Inglish

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Sweet Spot 03:06
Pour another round from the bottle Put another record on Somewhere in the middle is a sweet spot baby I can hear it but I cannot see it I can hear it and it sounds so sweet Can’t get somethin’ from nothin’ and nothin’ in life is free Somewhere in the middle is a sweet spot baby I can hear it but I cannot see it I can hear it and it sounds so “ooooo” hear it and it sounds so sweet I’m alone but I’m not lonely Some say that is bitter sweet Somewhere in the middle is a sweet spot baby I can hear it but I cannot see it I can hear it and it sounds so hear it and it sounds so hear it and it sounds so “ooooo” hear it and it sounds so sweet
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She used to have opinions about the world On the tip of her tongue when she was a little girl And every time a flag unfurls She knows somethin’s changin’ She went up to the mountain and back down the sea A bindle and a band - the happiest that she’ll ever be And every Time she’s Free She knows somethin’s changin’ She likes the lights down low when she’s at home A man by her side so she is never lonely And every time her baby moans She knows somethin’s changin’ And every time her baby moans She knows somethin’s changin’
3.
Give me the strength on the day I’m born And I will walk even when my shoes are worn Ohhhhhhh, hmmm I met a man, there was pain in his eyes I wonder why he does not cry? I met a girl, no shoes on her feet I wonder why she does not eat? We came to a river as black as ink Will we float? No, we’ll surely sink My smile is gone, where did it go? It melted away with the cold rain and snow My smile is gone - but don’t you worry The dandelion (...) has my smile
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Where there once was water, the sky is black Where there once was water, the earth is cracked We hope and we pray it’s coming back to us...water Where there once was water, it’s hard to reach Rings recede and bones are beached And all that’s left are the things we teach about water Where there once was water is the new frontier It’s finally here, the one we feared Where the once was water, it’s never been clearer...water Where there once was water is a farmer’s well Where there once was water is a vineyard bell Corporations have helped themselves to our water Where there once was water, the land is dry Where there once was water is a baby’s cry Where the once was water is a sign of life...water Where there once was water is the rain man’s song Where there once was water, it won’t be long I hope and I pray that you’ll sing along...water Where there once was water
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A child of the time of the great Dust Bowl Knows time is more than money or who you know Hands on the banjo, countin’ telephone poles Cruisin’ down the backroads where no one’s in control This machine is ready to roll If we’re lookin’ for answers, we won’t find them here We’ll search until we’re tired and angry and fearful Our heads are in the sand at the final frontier Shootin’ at the sky like some kind of bombadier Down from the mountain to the watering hole Come crazy looking people with their buckets of coal Build another boomtown, there’s fire in the hole It drops me to my knees as it all unfolds This machine is ready to roll We’ve been gettin’ down since the days of old There ain’t nothin’ universal like that good ol’ Rock ‘n’ Roll It’s a small, small world - or so I‘m told That’s why I choose love instead of silver and gold This machine is ready to roll
6.
No one conclusion, this evolution They call it progress, cannot abide by this We’re stuck in traffic, what about the magic? Turn down your frantic - relentless, ain’t got no quit I’ll take you back to fun, everybody needs someone Big Data, Big Fever, so much overachiever Put down your guns! I can’t contain myself I’ll tell you just this once - put down your guns! Clouds are movin’, Rain gonna come soon It’s monsoon season, Let go your reason Keep dancin’ on, keep dancin’ on No one is empty, Nothing is plenty I’m talkin’ madness, I’m talkin’-sanity I’m in the slow lane, Put on a rosy frame Walk on a limb with me like you got nowhere (nowhere to be) The monsoon season is here you know Clouds beget rain and maybe get the river flowin’ Party for no reason and everybody’s goin’ Stringtown’s getting’ down and everybody knows Come on...shimmy to the left, shake it to the right Make your money maker make your body feel all right Shake your shimmy shaker, make your shaker nice and tight Everybody’s got it now! Do it with a friend! When we get to this part now, do it all again! Talkin’ about a...substitution constitution evolution revolution A no pollution resolution contribution absolution A shooshan Lucian lilliputian retribution distribution A no more execution prostitution devolution
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Open up your door and let me in I will stay for a while Seasons come and seasons go and nothin’ is lost Where’s your smile One time for the money, two times for love and three times for the greatest joy of all One time for my honey, two times for love and three times for the greatest joy of all You were once a child with dreams of your own Right now, have no fear Seasons come and seasons go and still I don’t know But I can hear it One time for the money, two times for love and three times for the greatest joy of all One time for my honey, two times for love and three times for the greatest joy of all
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I feel the dun drum hum on my skin An organized bomb, a car engine Layer after layer of agitated air Like a solar flare There’s a tasteless tickle in my mouth Like a swarm of insects are tryin’ to get out An irritating tingle stings my teeth Like the buzzing of a bee Everywhere in my ears ‘till I hear the drone Everywhere in my body ‘till it shakes my bones Everywhere in my eyes ‘till I go blind Passive aggressive killer of my peace of mind I smell the baking of a bulb in the room Sloughed off shoes, shit perfume Layer after layer, it bakes on hot Like sedimentary rock For whose good fortune did I leave you there In spite of your smile, I knew you were scared Of a solitary cell with nothin’ but a light Nothin’ but a light
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Boat Hymn 04:20
I am a boat when the river floods and the water needs crossin’ I am a tree on the mountain when the rain’s comin’ down Oh giver of life and taker of life Guide me through the day and guard me at night What is a boat without an oar? A tree without branches? The boat will drift, the tree will die, the tree will die

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Ships NOVEMBER 1, 2015! Order at www.erininglish.com. Thank you for you support!

Erin Inglish: Muse - featuring Inga Swearingen, Dylan Johnson, Steve Amedee (The Subdudes), Shawn Alexander Collins, Rosalind Parducci and Arlo Blaisus (Stringtown Ambassadors), Sharon martinson (The Littlest Birds), Robert Hansen, Ray Duncan (Ranchers for Peace), Jake Hammer and Grace Gipson

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released November 1, 2015

Where There Once Was Water by Erin Inglish and Arlo Blaisus. Monsoon Season by Rosalind Parducci, Arlo Blaisus, and Erin Inglish. All other songs by Erin Inglish. Produced by Erin Inglish. Engineered by Ryland Veesart and Erin Inglish. Where There Once Was Water mixed by Les Kahn. All other tracks mixed by Erin Inglish and Ryland Veesart. Mastered by Erin Inglish and Rick Sutton at Sutton Sound Studios in Atascadero, CA (USA). Graphic Design and cover art by Erin Inglish. All photography by Brittany App. All rights reserved Erin Inglish Music © 2015

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Erin Inglish San Luis Obispo, California

Inglish's voice is both lush and raw, and her picking style on the five-string banjo is uniquely her own...expressive, sassy, dynamic.

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