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Eyre Corvidae

by Joanna Chapman-Smith

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1.
Hit the Drums Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Hear the tears from my eyes hit the drums, dear friends, for we soon will die Hear the tears from my eyes hit the drums, dear friends, for we soon will die Verse 1: Here in the strict city streets, We’ve been Raised to follow on the sidewalks walking down to The great buildings stretching up ever high, leading On to the way where we’re meant to thrive Chorus: Hear the tears from my eyes hit the drums, dear friends, for we soon will die Hear the tears from my eyes hit the drums, dear friends, for we soon will die Verse 2: See all the men in their ties moving Through those buildings with their briefcase casing up their Thin truth; lies in their straight white smiles, straightened Out by money kept in place by drive Chorus: Hear the tears from my eyes hit the drums, dear friends, for we soon will die Hear the tears from my eyes hit the drums, dear friends, for we soon will die Verse 3: But you and I march on by we’ve been Trained to overlook the purpose purposefully We are guided by in single file, on a Path, to a beat that commands our lives. Bridge: We are arming ourselves; we are taking up arms We’re handed principles; we are invincible They are creating us, and those invading us What can we do if they want us to lose? Chorus: But - Hear the tears from my eyes Hear the tears from my eyes hit the drums, dear friends, for we soon will die End: Do something today Don’t just do what “they say” Please - Do what you wanna do – I always thought that you might want to stand up to “They” But if you’re okay, then you will Stay.
2.
Moment of Green Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Chorus: A moment of Green, That’s how we could come to think of them A moment of Green, whoa Verse 1: Riding rubber over the linear trails with no breeze in our hair The soundscape just air Rushing over, rushing over engines And maybe a radio Streaks of white and yellow Blaze beneath us, blaze beneath us As moments of green Blink forever on the periphery Chorus: A moment of Green, That’s how we could come to think of them A moment of Green, whoa Verse 2: And I think of All the big ones I’ve never seen And I think of My country sitting secondhand smoking And we kill them tree by tree Verse 3: And I think of my friends Who wait for love to come to them They take on lovers But only speak with their friends And I grow afraid every time I don’t Fall in love again When I can’t hold onto the spark And I think, “If we’re not careful, we could lose this, too” And the green barely peeks through Chorus: A moment of Green, That’s how we could come to think of them A moment of Green, whoa A moment of Green, Lahoo... A moment of Green, whoa
3.
Beautiful Space Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Tight lips and a tighter heart Squeezing out the soothing hand So unclean when living for one. But unwilling to live for anyone other than oneself In its kaleidoscopic crash course Every explanation Seems trapped up in a time and a place Alone and feeling alone No extra comfort Uncomfortable now to be back on my own Had just a little let myself go Just a voice and a guitar And the beauty of the emptiness around Getting circulated Cold grows warm A line for a brazed line written Soothing strokes of self As self comforts self Back to health
4.
Bad Girl 03:05
Bad Girl Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Verse 1: I’ve been a girl Flashing the red lights in my head to myself And you have been boys Seeing the green light bright instead Bad girl … and bad boys Verse 2: You say it’s up to me To wear the “no” sign on my sleeve If you’re not right for me You say it’s up to me to leave … me to leave Chorus: But bad boys Why would you wait for the Girl to close her eyes? And bad boys Why would you wait For a friendly yellow light? And bad boys Why would you wait ‘Til she doesn’t say outright “Not tonight”? Verse 3: Well here I am on a stage Here I am for you to see But though I’m on display You don’t get what you see I’m turnin’ to face you Nice to meet you It’s nice to meet your Gaze End: So if you don’t mind staying I really don’t mind playing And maybe you will finally hear What I am finally saying
5.
Rain 03:26
Rain Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Chorus: It’s time for it to rain It’s time for it to rain Verse 1: Well, no one’s meant to smile All of the time No one’s meant to fool themselves that Thing’s are just fine Well, I’ve been thinkin’ A lot about the rain ‘Cause sunny is a beauty But too much is a pain Chorus: It’s time for it to rain It’s time for it to rain Verse 2: Well, the rain might make today A little less bright It may well make us stay Inside for tonight But with time to sit And that beautiful sound Knockin’ on our windows We can let our worries all slide away Don’t delay Chorus: It’s time for it to rain It’s time for it to rain Bridge: Underneath the skin We carry an ocean Don’t let yourself drown When there’s a tide to share So let it rise up And let it rise out And let it pour down Give it out; give it air ‘Cause there’s a current out there . . . Verse 3: The river runs between us The tides they pull No Mercury of Venus Can harness our souls A people is a phoenix It can’t be controlled But the fire doesn’t clean us So we still need the rain Chorus: It’s time for it to rain It’s time for it to rain
6.
Little Sister Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Verse One: I have to wonder - Why we wander alone I had a little sister - But she don’t want to be my sister anymore I see her head for the door And I know she feels - She has to go I make her face her deamons - I growl at her with deamons I am a little deamon - I know, I know . . . I know, I know, I know - I could have done things different Verse Two: Two little judges sit on my bones They look at her and she looks back through powdery blue But her eyes were never blue before I see her head for the door With her man in one hand - and her complex in the other - I know, I know I know, I know, I know I let her down Transition: And I know her eyes are really brown And that they recede inside her She is a little tiger She has to run wild And I know, I know she is not my child And I know she feels she has to hide I see her standing behind her boyfriend’s blue-eyed smile And I know she’s not my sister anymore So I head for the door. Bridge: Alone we faced each other And she told me that she’d missed me - and I know we need some time together To feel that home we have -- together Now I have my little sister And I know now that I’ve missed her So I hold her and I kissed her I know . . . End: That I don’t want her to have to wander alone
7.
Unspoken 03:25
Unspoken Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Verse 1: Unspoken, our conversation hangs in the air My bold idea unformed, unshaken, unshared If I picked our discussion out of the air And put our game in the spotlight Would I shock you too greatly? Would the game grow stale? Has the idea lost electricity? Anticipation? The raw elation? Does our attraction fade? And was the game better was the game better was the game better unplayed? Verse 2: For a little while you had your feathers displayed I realize I was running my finger over a blade That you weren’t fine to hold But I am not the kind to try to make you mine That wasn’t what I had in mind When youput your hand in mine Verse 3: For a change I wanted affection to grow For a change I wanted to let it go slow Not the rush to get together Just so we can rush to fall apart But now you’re pullin’ away No patience to play And I don’t want to have to be the one to try to make you stay Verse 4: Well I’m glad that you came along And I’m glad that you played along ‘Cause the game is always better played At least it’s better to play than be afraid End: And you get to be the one who walks away And I get to be the one who had a little more fun.
8.
Closing My Door Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Verse One: Do you feel that? When we touch? QUIVER And you say that you don’t want me But you come back to my bedroom door And stare longingly Well for now you are my baby, So I’ll put you to bed And I’ll run my fingers across your sweet head Chorus: But then I’m closing my door until morning Oh yes I'm closing my door Verse Two: Well I want to close my eyes and feel for love And I wanna be done with you Because I know that I don’t love you It just feels like I do Well all those times you gave me apologies Every time I gave them away I knew if One of them ever got through - I’d be ready to be done with you Well for now you’re still my baby, So I’ll put you to sleep And I’ll run my fingers, and I will weep Chorus: But then I’m closing my door until morning Oh yes I'm closing my door until morning Oh I am closing my door until morning Oh yes I'm closing my door
9.
Just A Kiss 02:53
Just a Kiss Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Verse 1: Just a Kiss on the corner as we meant to say “Goodbye,” And the last bus turned and walked away And we knew you had to go But our bodies played like yoyos – and we pulled in close And the traffic hit our ears like waves ‘gainst the shores They crashed and we stayed Verse 2: Just a kiss on the corner that I pass every day Now that you’ve really gone away And I knew you had to go But I’m in love with your ghost For making this city feel more like my home For the traffic hits my ears And there’s bustle and there’s noise But this corner is on a map of my memories From the night you were here You know I’ll always hold you dear.
10.
The Dealer 03:17
The Dealer Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Verse 1: You entered into a cold heart I didn’t notice you come in But then your touch was on my mind And my heart was on my skin Chorus: The Deal’s Done once the heart settles on one Even if it’s the wrong one The Deal’s Done once the heart settles on one Even if it’s the wrong one Verse 2: I love to feel my arms around you I love it all to feel so right But I lose you in the Darkness And you hurt me in the night Chorus: The Deal’s Done once the heart settles on one Even if it’s the wrong one The Deal’s Done once the heart settles on one Even if it’s the wrong one Verse 3: Well I want a farewell forever I want you not to let me go But isn’t it beautiful before the storm As the trees juggle the air kind of slow Chorus: The Deal’s Done (once the heart settles on one ) Even if it’s the wrong one (even if it's the wrong one) The Deal’s Done (once the heart settles on one ) Even if it’s the wrong one (even if it's the wrong one) End: Takes a little time to move on, takes a little time to move on If home is where the heart is for the wrong one Takes a little time to move on, takes a little time to move on And Moving along just seems to take too long If the Deal’s Done and the heart's settled on one Even if it's the wrong one Chorus: The Deal’s Done (once the heart settles on one ) Even f it’s the wrong one (even if it's the wrong one) The Deal’s Done (once the heart settles on one ) Even f it’s the wrong one (even if it's the wrong one) Even if it’s the wrong one (even if it’s the wrong one) Even if it’s the wrong one
11.
Adrienne 04:38
Adrienne Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Chorus: Adrienne, stuck in her home in the corner of the big, big city Why do we always have to break what’s pretty? Adrienne, I used to be your friend Now I look back on you with pity Verse 1: You led us around with your confidence A tiny leader with your balled up fists You were so loud – But never spoke of what’s filled your head You pushed ahead – Ends loose in your stead Filling the emptiness by filling your bed I heard your call I heard your lies Saw you scream from inside your canyon I was your silent companion I saw your fall – I saw your eyes Chorus: Adrienne, wanted to go at sixteen You were tellin’ us that you were ready Why are children told to just hold steady? Adrienne, your parents kept you in You were tellin’ us that they were just being petty. Verse 2: Stuck home alone in your own apartment – Parents a useless gate below By a light in the middle of the night – You readied to go Polished your boots – Made your costume glow Ready to leave, nail caught on a sleeve, and the jagged edge It made you bleed Bridge: At day you broke away from school To run, run as far today as you can ‘Til class is over and you’re trapped again, again Beside you I ran I watched you staring down the end Someday you’ll catch your horizon, too Watch it lose its red and end cool blue Adrienne, I still worry about you Chorus: Adrienne, stuck in her home in the corner of the big, big city Why do we always have to break what’s pretty? Adrienne, I used to be your friend Now I look back on you with pity
12.
Passion 04:20
Passion Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Verse 1: She says, “Darlin’ why do you feel on the outside lookin’ in?” She says, “Darlin’ why do you look on the outside all the time? Well I am much older than you – And I can tell you This doesn’t have to change So before you decide to leave Make sure you’ve tried a remedy And before you decide to go, remember You bring yourself wherever you go. Go” Verse 2: Well, I’m 20 years old livin alone, livin alone with a heart of bone I enter into the night to search for my own And they scream, “Passion! Passion! Pasion!” Chorus: And I think, “When did I lose the gift to fall in love?” And I think “When did I dry up inside?” Bridge: But I know, I still dream I dream of revolution I dream of a day When the west will rise up And pass away Those trappigs that we’ve taken to forget That we ride on the back of the world Privilege is always a privileged ride! Chorus: And I scream, “Passion! Passion! And Desire! And I scream, “Passion! Passion! And Desire!” End: But I (but I, But I) Oh I (Oh I, Oh I) Still feel on the outside Still feel on the outside lookin’ in
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Closer 10:00
Closer Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith Verse 1: Come Closer Please trust me Let me hold you so that you can sigh Rest your baggage here, under my eyes - now Relax, it’s ok - ay, You’re all right Verse 2: Do you know how beautiful you are? And do you know how much I love you? For now, settle in here - Take my spine And stand a little taller as you walk away I’m so proud of you When you smile that way Verse 3: Now hold me close, I am very tired But do you need to cry? Pour freely then, and dry your eyes Hang that heavy towel on my cheekbones As you say goodbye.

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released August 7, 2007

All Songs Written by Joanna Chapman-Smith
Produced by Joanna Chapman-Smith, Co-Produced by Jesse Waldman
Recorded by Jesse Waldman at Redlight Sound
Tracks 4 & 11 Recorded by Marc L'Esperance at Heavyosonic Studios
Mastered by Marc L'Esperance
Graphic Design by Mircea Juverdeanu
Artwork by Virginia Ivanicki

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Joanna Chapman-Smith Toronto, Ontario

"Uniquely talented... She’s got the whole package" - The Toronto Star [CAN]

“Chapman-Smith... rises above the herd of folkie singer-songwriters, her musical self-portrait painted with an unusually large palette of moods and colours.” - The Georgia Straight [CAN]

“Exceptional… a creative and skilled vocalist.” - NPR [USA]

“The slinky-voiced Canadian" - Q Magazine [UK]
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