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Not Exactly Sad

by Suzy Callahan

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1.
Feel like we're the same blood lines the veins the stems and the grains Growing in the field It's something that's real See the appeal Searching ... So I'm Going on a Journey to the Edge of the universe Or whatever comes first I'm going on a Journey to the Edge of the universe Or whatever comes first Or whatever comes first No need to rehearse Or write a new verse Hummingbirds they hum their sound Butterflies will fly around No Its' goes like that Go We're closer than you know the distance the flow of oceans below ground and up to space Regrets we will face Dreams we won't chase hoping ... That's why I'm Going on a Journey to the Edge of the universe Or whatever comes first Or whatever comes first
2.
To a Child 02:51
I hear a mother calling I hear a baby cry Every sound is a warning But this morning I don't know why You You are so strange You are so strange to a child And you Your eyes can't hide Your eyes can't hide from a child I want to skate in the middle of rink But I'm holding on to the edge Doing circle and figure eights While I'm balancing on the ledge You You are so strange You are so strange to a child And you Your eyes can't hide Your eyes can't hide from a child
3.
I'm not exactly sad I'm just a little down I have a funny feeling whenever you're around Cuz you're not exactly here but you're not really gone and I'm pretty sure that something is wrong Even though we're not cut from the same cloth nothing is perfect at least that's what I thought Cuz I"m not stupid no I'm not stupid no I'm not as stupid as you think While it's not exactly clear what you have in mind what you're trying to pull won't work this time Cuz I"m not stupid no I'm not stupid I'm not as stupid as you think I'm not exactly sad
4.
On the pages in black and white All the things you can read You don't want to so you turn and turn Hoping you won't start to bleed My mind has a mind of its own When I want to cry I don't My life has a grind of its own When I say stop it won't In the darkness of the night See the outline of a place You don't want to but you stare and stare Is that a member of the human race My mind has a mind of its own When I want to cry I don't My life has a grind of its own When I say stop it won't
5.
Waiting for the tide to come in Cover the rocks so I can swim Find someplace to dock, throw my anchor in Like you, I'll do anything to save my own skin I wish you well, I do For always, for always I wish you well, I do Like always .... Two fighters in the ring, both are blind Punching at the air, they miss each time Someone bring in relief, they must be fools Standing on the sidelines, seems so cruel I wish you well, I do For always, for always I wish you well, I do For always, for always .... I do Some call it heart, some call it spine, Some blame on nature or the mind Find someplace to dock, whoever you think you are Like you I'll do anything to hide my own scars I wish you well, I do For always, for always I wish you well, I do For always, for always .... I wish you well for always .....
6.
Adore 03:51
Ooh I think I adore you Ooh I know I do Cuz even though you stumble, and mumble, and fumble, and grumble you're humble And you bumble through life So true that I adore you So you think you'll adore me Oh it's meant to be Cuz even though I stumble, and mumble, and fumble, and grumble I'm humble And I bumble through life So free if you adore me If you adore me Fame may never touch us But pain could easily crush us And we, together we can stumble, and mumble, and fumble, and grumble be humble And bumble through life So free cuz you adore me And I adore you And you adore me And I adore you And you adore me And I adore you And you adore me And I adore you And you adore me And I adore you And you adore me I adore you
7.
There's a bicycle in your future For you When everything goes right and nothing goes wrong Pony, puppy, kitty, guppy Which one will you get When everything goes right and nothing goes wrong You'll be able to sing this song I heard your voice is strong And everyone will sign along 1, 2, 3, 4, (do you want a) Pony, puppy, kitty, guppy Which one will you get When everything goes right and nothing goes wrong Getting candy Opening presents Finding money Opening more presents
8.
The Farmer 03:23
And right away Oh one look And you saw it too We're all gonna pay And so I pray and I pray And time will bring you No matter who I call To your knees And we're all gonna pay And so I pray and I pray To keep my people alive
9.
If it would simplify my life I would swallow a knife I would swallow a knife If it would simplify my life I would dig up every bone Turn over every stone But you can't erase the past And you can't expect things to last But you can always be the one who makes it home Make it home You can let ambition rule Be another important fool Step on every hand and wind up being alone But you can't control what comes It will always come undone But you can always be the one who makes it home Make it home, I'm coming home

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Includes *bonus track* Which Side You On?

Recent Press:

"the common thread to her varied catalog of songs is a sense of emotional honesty, and a bold artistic conviction for and towards thematic authenticity. Her vocal delivery benefits from equal parts tonal purity and lyrical mischief. In a world of copycats and stylistic same-ism, Suzy Callahan is the real deal: unique, unforced, and timeless." - chillfiltr.com/suzy-callahan-out-there-somewhere/

"Her performance grafts the skin; it’s severe tone leaves you gasping for breath and unable to squirm away. But music should make you feel things, anything, to know of an existence far removed from your own. And Callahan delivers one helluva performance for the ages. “I hope the devil haunts you” is a hook that’ll spook you to the core." - bsidesbadlands.com/suzy-callahan-the-devil-haunts-you-sharp-objects-review/

"It’s deliberately arbitrary and deeply embellished, with a soft focus like a scattergun. Suzy Callahan is indie rock’s own molecular gastronomist: she finds inspiration and recipes in the esoteric world of jazz chord extensions and modal tonality" - chillfiltr.com/blog/2018/10/7/suzy-callahan-georgia-okeeffe

"It’s somehow both entirely self-possessed and confident and yet uncertain and changeable. There’s a danger in the track, an unpredictability, that is wonderfully refreshing in 2018. A piece of art, that Georgia herself would have been proud of." - overblown.co.uk/indie-folk-suzy-callahan-shares-the-hazy-and-poetic-georgia-okeefe/

"But it would be wrong to simply deem her work experimental. An experiment is something tested, its findings documented and deemed a success or a failure. Callahan knows exactly what she’s doing. She has painstakingly presupposed the outcome of every electronic overdub, every tonal shift. Like a farrier, she bends sounds to suit her needs, casting samples and keyboards in the bit roles they were destined to play." - www.derniersmotscelebres.com#/suzycallahan/

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released June 17, 2020

Suzy Callahan - Vocals
Scott Tyburski - Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion
Mixed by Floyd Reitsma at Studio Litho, Seattle
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield
All songs written by Suzy except Wish You Well, The Farmer and My Mind written by Suzy and Scott
Which Side You On mixed by Scott
Album art by Lydia Tyburski

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“Suzy Callahan imbues “Maybe” with more mystery and complex emotions and offbeat observations than entire albums by many artists…Fans of Edith Frost will definitely find much to love in Callahan’s catalog.” - Queen City Sounds and Arts Blog.

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