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Open Fire

by Joanna Ransdell

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1.
make it fast, step aside, out of my way who invited you here, who invited you here? i've got no time for another heartbreak so move along my dear there's no room in my bed for a lover no room in my head for another possible pain no room in my heart for these aches and tremors so move along, right through my veins no matter how far i run no matter how high i fly away you always find me you won't let me be you always find me no matter how hard i try to find a place to hide i'm no match for your eyes you see right through me you always find me you say you've got a little space in your heart for me to rent just temporary but wasn't it you who said at the start that i was the one you wanted to marry i don't recall forcing you to commit your life to me so i thought you would stay but now you say that this doesn't fit we were too young, it was a mistake no matter how far i run no matter how high i fly away you always find me you won't let me be you always find me no matter how hard i try to find a place to hide i'm no match for your eyes you see right through me you always find me
2.
The Festival 04:08
i saw you at the festival the music played to the beat of you walking toward me drink in hand you asked me to dance as the sunset night fell upon us as we waltzed through crowds of people we fear no evil, we invented it if this is our last night on earth we're gonna make it worth every minute if this is the one life we have we better start living it the clock is ticking, yeah, our time is limited if this is the one life we have we better start living it i saw you from across the room averted my eyes, felt my palms sweat but then i thought what other chance will i get so i let you lead me through the air we were flying above the festival of the dying if this is our last night on earth we're gonna make it worth every minute if this is the one life we have we better start living it the clock is ticking, yeah, our time is limited if this is the one life we have we better start living it if you got the chance to love don't let it pass hold on to this moment it could be your last if you got something to do better do it fast hold on to this moment it could be your last if this is our last night on earth we're gonna make it worth every minute if this is the one life we have we better start living it the clock is ticking, yeah, our time is limited if this is the one life we have we better start living it
3.
Loneliness 03:23
i'm a masochist when it comes to loneliness just give me another hit, one more hit baby don't end it just yet you wanna get in yeah, here's the trick tell him that you're feeling it till he runs away from it then you're gonna pay for it put it on the front line your heart out there feel the pain till you feel fine then just pack it in try to find mr. right again gotta walk through hell to find heaven feel it in my pulse, yeah under my thumb this kinda hurt ain't worth running from do you feel it? the loneliness feel it in your heart, feel it in your lungs the less i feel pain the longer i'm numb the less i'm alone the lonelier i become do you feel it? the loneliness feel it in your bones, feel it on your tongue he says he wants to get to know you, yes then he says hold on miss i don't want nothin' serious now you're left holding this bitter piece of loneliness in your corner of darkness everybody's looking for intimacy nobody's looking for the everlasting you're so close to pleasure but so far from bliss thought you hit rock bottom but baby you ain't seen nothin' yet feel it in my pulse, yeah under my thumb this kinda hurt ain't worth running from do you feel it? the loneliness feel it in your heart, feel it in your lungs the less i feel pain the longer i'm numb the less i'm alone the lonelier i become do you feel it? the loneliness feel it in your bones, feel it on your tongue
4.
went on a walk trying to get lost suddenly i came across a yellow flower's head severed blowing in the wind there was no soil to hold her ground she couldn't find a place to slow down her petals grasping at the earth she lost her companion dance, dance, dance we glide, we stride we roll with the punches but my hunch is we won't survive this dance i was a daffodil neat and new thought i could grow with a beauty like you thought i could make this place your home what was i thinking? you were a spider lily you know well the flower that leads to hell you led me there and back again just in time for spring dance, dance, dance we glide, we stride we roll with the punches but my hunch is we won't survive this dance bet you're doing well there walking to the campfire bet you're doing well there holding his hand do you know that i'm here boiling like a water kettle falling like a flower petal into the sand dance, dance, dance we glide, we stride we roll with the punches but my hunch is we won't survive this dance
5.
you didn't like the sun and you didn't like the air so you thought you would take a swim the water was too cold but you didn't have a care in the world you'd just jump into someone else's skin my body was mine but you thought it was a mine you went searching for diamonds you may think it's fine taking whatever you find it doesn't make a difference, it doesn't make a difference if you are a storm, i will take shelter i will outlast you if you are a rock, i'll be a river i'll flow right past you i will survive you i will survive you you were the wolf and i was the girl but now i'm the hunter thought you could dodge the lightning bolts i hurl but you tremble just at the sound of the thunder if you are a storm, i will take shelter i will outlast you if you are a rock, i'll be a river i'll flow right past you i will survive you i will survive you if you are a storm, i will take shelter i will outlast you if you are a rock, i'll be a river i'll flow right past you if you are the sun, i will find shade i will not burn under you if you are the end of the world i will make it i will survive you
6.
i've been bleeding for boys all of my days they come to me for shelter then they take all there is to take it's been so hard trying to get by bearing their sins on my knees they've taken my fruit, all that was ripe left only the rotten for me boy, didn't i stay when you said don't run away? didn't i let you mold me like clay? i kept your secrets safe, i was your hiding place you came inside left me here bleeding for days i've been bleeding for boys all of my nights they think that i am weak they never think i will put up a fight they were right but you didn't take no for an answer you still wanted more so you took out my heart cast it aside, left me here to bleed on the floor but not anymore, no not anymore boy, didn't i stay when you said don't run away? didn't i let you mold me like clay? i kept your secrets safe, i was your hiding place you came inside left me here bleeding for days but not anymore, no not anymore
7.
Clean Enough 04:41
scrub me clean and shiny like a weapon like the spotless sheen of a gun see yourself in the reflection go fight a war that you've already won scrub till you wash away the sadness a blank slate is left with a smile memories aren't clean and a well-oiled machine runs best when it runs on denial everyone's trying to feed me God their picket signs are in my yard saying you can be saved if you give up everything you are why can't we still be friends, my dear friend? is this really goodbye? i guess i'll never be clean enough for you unless i live a lie so this is goodbye ashes to ashes we were broken before our friendship even began when we were young you said you were just like me so i guess i thought you'd understand scrub till you wash away the madness along with it all those you used to love now his word you preach and with a mouth full of bleach your cleanliness is next to what's above now you're trying to feed me hate but this time i won't concede i am not a victim of your love i won't watch you bleed why can't we still be friends, my dear friend? is this really goodbye? i guess i'll never be clean enough for you unless i live a lie so this is goodbye this is goodbye goodbye
8.
Dead Flowers 03:53
you sent them in a bouquet to me said they reminded you of my beauty but those flowers were already dead kept them in a vase wilting there shriveled up gasping for air but it's no use they've turned brown where they used to be red "i'll call you," you said but you never did, you never did again you said maybe you just need some time call on one more lifeline but those hours have already passed i placed my hand over your cold skin a heart like yours never gets broken you knew all along it couldn't last because you're already dead already dead little hearts on fishing line dance like grapes on the vine dandelions drenched in wine they're already, already little hearts on fishing line dance like grapes on the vine dandelions drowned in wine they're already, already but this girl's still alive is anybody out there still alive? you're already, already dead
9.
Open Fire 06:24
soldiers march while swallowing their fear but somehow i couldn't sense the danger here thought it was just a little fun thought i got the message clear but now here comes love that dangerous little love could make us disappear we're driving into open fire keep your seat belts on we live like we are kings but really we are only pawns we think we are impervious to any kind of harm but each time i'm with you there's a bomb ticking in my heart the sun is out, my favorite kind of day but the hunters lurk in the shadows where they wait love is in the air with each step we take but baby there's a land mine there's a land mine could blow us away we're driving into open fire keep your seat belts on we live like we are kings but really we are only pawns we think we are impervious to any kind of harm but each time i'm with you there's a bomb ticking in my heart lord, have mercy on me have mercy on me help him see i'm real and he's gotta fight for me fight for me on the battlefield lord, have mercy on me have mercy on me help him understand he's gotta fight for me if he wants to be my man we're driving into open fire keep your seat belts on we live like we are kings but really we are only pawns we think we are impervious to any kind of harm but each time i'm with you there's a bomb ticking in my heart (x2)

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For Rudy, who slept under the piano as I wrote this album.

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released January 2, 2015

Piano/vocals: Joanna Ransdell
Background vocals: Judy Blumenthal
Guitar, bass: Phil Boos
Drums, percussion: Seth Weddle

All songs written and performed by Joanna Ransdell.
Recorded/Produced by Seth Weddle at Sweddle Records.

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