Song #24 – Pity Party (co-produced by Grey Revell)
What a busy stretch I’m going through. It would seem that I am behind on releasing songs for this project, but I have been actually getting ahead on the project by recording clusters of songs with people and planning recording sessions. It is out of necessity because my puppet opera 23 Psaegz is about to have our first performance with puppets. The puppets are very large things which people get inside of… a brand new artform for me to work in. So we’ve just been learning and coming up with our plans from scratch. It’s been difficult and rewarding. Many people have been putting in time to make this work. I feel so blessed. I’m thankful to my friend Grey Revell of Impermanence Studios in Belmont, NC for his production work on this track. He did a wonderful job both adding instruments to my original simple version and then mixing the whole thing into a cohesive sounding track. Hopefully he and I will be working together more in the future!!
PITY PARTY
Heart and body will bleed when I sit down and know the party is done
Hey we’ll scream out, the party leavings on the floor, I can’t take this anymore
Hey! come clean up what you’ve left behind
I’m not your mother, and I didn’t throw this party for your benefit
You’ve ruined it, make me sick
I’m not your mother, not your sister or your brother
We’re not even friends, why did you come in here again?
Alright, alright
The paper died, you take my pride slowly
You’ve taken all that you can from me
Now Go
I don’t want you here.
I’ll keep my pride
A revolution’s starting below
You were never meant to see it
The world is starting up
We’re standing up on our own
And there ain’t nothing you can do to stop it
Don’t get in our way, Don’t breathe in our space
You’ve done enough this time
This pity party’s over
Alright, alright
The paper died, you take my pride slowly
The paper died with human pride
Our wheels collide
I’m taking sides
Linking arms with what I know is right
And I’ll fight with my will
For the wings to take flight
For the answer inside
I’ll no longer hide
A revolution in the streets
In the market on our feet
A revolution overboard
Throw the monster to the dogs
A revolution in the streets
In the market on our feet
A revolution from within
Rip the monster from your skin
Alright, alright
The paper died, you take my pride slowly
The paper died with human pride
Our wheels collide
I’m taking sides
Linking arms with what I know is right
Don’t get in our way
Don’t breathe in our space
You’ve done enough this time
This pity party’s over