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O, You Sinners

by Eliza Rickman

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1.
Black Rose 02:58
Cry, baby, cry Over my garden You know you grow your own Lay, lady, lay Under my bed You know I'll grow my own Don't let him know Don't let it show You reap what you sow Take this black rose Stay, lady, stay Cross my back door You know you grow your own Pray, baby, pray Over our sins And oh, we'll grow our own Don't let him know Don't let it show You reap what you sow Take this black rose Pull, baby, pull Plant your good deeds And oh, you grow your own And crawl, baby, crawl And fall on your knees And oh, I'll grow my own Don't let him know Don't let it show You reap what you sow Take this black rose My black rose
2.
There you saw a dirty one, dirty one Thought you caught a curly one, curly one Devil's flesh and bones Catch him if you can Big boy blue- he ran away, ran away Find him on a brighter day, brighter day Leave it on the line And then he'll understand When all is left to you No one coming through Oh, what's a girl to do? If the will demands A sudden change of plan You catch him if you can Feel your heart freeze over Feel your cold steel soldier Leave him out to dry And find another man You try to bring it back- you don't You try to find a snag- you won't We're all flesh and bones So catch me if you can When all is left to you No one coming through Oh, what's a girl to do? If the will demands A sudden change of plan You catch him if you can You try to bring it back- you don't You try to find a snag- you won't We're all flesh and bones So catch me if you can When all is left to you No one coming through Oh, what's a girl to do? If the will demands A sudden change of plan You catch him if you can When all is left to you No one coming through Oh, what's a girl to do? If the will demands A sudden change of plan You catch him if you can You catch him if you can
3.
Over and over Look over your shoulder At all of the soot on the ground Oh, it's been falling down From the moment you got into town You're older, you're bolder You've never been colder You come in here looking for more And oh, you take all you can fit in your arms When you walk out the door You didn't even see it coming You know you should've seen it coming You might have even seen it coming You could have would have seen it all Could have would have had it all Father, oh father Your sons and your daughters They'll learn how to stand on their own Oh, when a slap on the left And a kick to the right's all they know Daily, or daily But then again maybe You'll learn how to love what you have Oh, if you'll find there is more to the scheme Than to give or to grab You didn't even see it coming You know you should've seen it coming You might have even seen it coming You could have would have seen it all Couldn't wouldn't shouldn't have to crawl So shoulder, grow older Don't ever grow colder And time will bring love to your side Oh, if you choose to refuse to sit tight while she passes you by And maybe, just maybe She'll take you there safely No more of your running around And over and over by nightfall You'll dance in the soot on the ground You didn't even see it coming You know you should've seen it coming You might have even seen it coming You could have would have seen it all Could have would have had it all
4.
"Good luck", said the nightmare So pretty but I already have A house with a top hat and coatrack Well, your hand's on his shoulder You never did have feelings And oh, you'd best get along You'd better run Her heart's got a picture frame I guess you fit quite nicely Although she's hardly young enough for you Don't get any older You'll never get to feel this again And oh, you get along You'd better run Girl, you never run away from boys who always get away Girl, you'd better run away from boys who always steal away "Good luck", said the nightmare So pretty but I already have A house with a top hat and coatrack Well, your hand's on his shoulder You never did have feelings, did you? And oh, you'd best get along Said oh, you'd best get along You'd best get along
5.
Crawling flat on broken glass To you, to you, to you Scratch it up and turn Catch a fire and burn For you, for you, for you Couldn't love you more See your face, for sure I do, I do, I do Try to behave, but it's all the same To you, to you, to you Cinnamon bone, cinnamon bone Pin a name on the wall And take your time Waste your time on me Hear the greater call come to break and fall On you, on you, on you Make a twisted face, walk a lighter way For you, for you, for you Get a loaded gun, take a hit and run From you, from you, from you Find another son, one day be done With you, with you, with you Cinnamon bone, cinnamon bone Pin a name on the wall And take your time Waste your time on Cinnamon bone, cinnamon bone Lovely days have Come and gone So take your time Waste your time on me Crawling flat on broken glass To you To you To you For you
6.
Seek you, see through Calling for thee You're wanted now Go take a bow Your stepping stone fell underground I'll crawl 'round, drop down Writhing for thee, singing Hear me out- O, you sinners Cry aloud and bless us O, you saints Wide blue, high tomb Lying for thee Where did you go? What did you know? Such easy fears and curly toes, oh Heartbeat, hard feat Trying for thee, singing Hear me out O, you sinners Cry aloud and bless us O, you saints Will you stay, will you stay Will you go? Will you stay Will you stay, stay, stay Will you go? Holy, holy- coming for thee My bleeding tears will shoot it down Without a word Without a sound So un-die, undead Rising for me Hear me, hold me
7.
Hook, line & sinker- drop it down to the bottom Butterfly float, flicker, soar to the top Kill for the thrill- cut it, stick it where you got him Circle rolling under, running red to the stop Boy, where's your mother? Fall down dead Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head I wish you were here, I wish you'd make my bed Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head Sister, bring it hither, push it down below Catch yourself a looker, let him go go go Wanna have your baby, but I'm so so slow Well, don't you worry, honey, 'cos I can't say no Boy, where's your mother? Fall down dead Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head I wish you were here, I wish you'd make my bed Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head Take a breath, my heart, and hold your tongue It's just a cog in the year of all my love Well, take a breath, my heart, and hold your tongue It's just a cog in the year of all my love All my love Boy, where's your mother? Fall down dead Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head I wish you were here, I wish you'd make my bed Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head Boy, where's your mother? Fall down dead Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head I wish you were here, I wish you'd make my bed Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head
8.
Start with goodbye, stop with hello Catching our breath out in the cold Lover on fire, thrown in the mire Scandalous man, name me your plan We'll start with goodbye, stop with hello Never a hand hardly to hold Big city sway, move with the day Wanting it bad, ever-returning Home Start with goodbye, stop with hello Finishing fast, order so slow Chasm of mind, child in the mine Cavernous eyes- what's your design? We'll start with goodbye, stop with hello Breaking my heart cracking your code Down in her lap, sat on her knee Quivering tongue, flicker with unnamed Love Ruing the moons when you were mine And I stood face-first, clutching my coat But your house on the hills has got in the way And it seems to me we've run out of words And I'm ruing the moons when you were mine And I stood face-first, clutching my coat But your house on the hills has got in the way And it seems to me we've run out of words to Say We say We love We say we love Start with goodbye, stop with hello Catching our breath out in the cold
9.
White Words 03:14
White winds blow, drifting over the inside Cold breath flow- chill a soul on the outside Will it slow- turn your head til it feels right Lay it low- turn back on our heart fight Black fog slow- crawling over the hillside Cold words go, calling under the outside Slain for no falling down on the inside Lay me low- turn your back on our heart fight Warm will glow- burn a hand on your frost bite Down down down- make a deal with the daylight Satellite love- hover over our hot night Dead bones know- carry them til you feel fine
10.
Lover of mine, hand over the key The teeth have all long been gone And darling divine, you're cutting my bones With words you won't say, hands you don't hold Better the last time, sweeter than this time See that you're older still What turned you around, pushing you down? My lips are in bloom fighting your frown Tell me your secrets, I'll ask you no questions Braving your mountaintop When I'm around you, when I'm allowed to Taking my chances, I'd make a fortune I'll love you, I'll love you- the darkest part of you Write you the sweetest song Drop down from the ledges, hand over defenses I'm longing to see you through white picket fences If God kept his promise, I'd tiptoe through tulips Gather your moss again Jump over your hedges, stand under your branches We're coming up roses Coming up roses indeed Is patience a virtue, or waiting what fools do? Mama would never tell But this onward drive home- it's cutting my bones With kisses of stone from a heart made of gold Return to the last time, sweeter than this time Tugging against my will To dive under your dock, swim in your pond Knowing the water will carry you on If God kept his promise, I'd tiptoe through tulips Gather your moss again Jump over your hedges, swing on your branches We're coming up roses Coming up roses If God kept his promise, I'd tiptoe through tulips Gather your moss again Jump over your hedges, swing on your branches We're coming up roses Coming up roses indeed We're coming up roses indeed
11.
Into My Arms 04:24

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released March 6, 2012

All songs by Eliza Rickman
Except "Into My Arms" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, arranged by Eliza Rickman

Recorded in Chicago at Mayfair Recordings (Mark Greenberg), North Branch Studio (Barry Phipps), JoyRide Studio (Mark Greenberg), and SOMA Electronic Music Studios (Ryan Neuschafer), except “Black Rose”, “Cinnamon Bone” & “Pretty Little Head” recorded in Los Angeles by Robert DeLong.

Mixed by Jason Stephenson

Mastered by Myles Boisen

Produced by Mark Greenberg & Eliza Rickman

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Eliza Rickman Los Angeles, California

Singer, writer, multi-instrumentalist, vintage dress hoarder, glamorous dork and cat lady extraordinaire.

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