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HOUSWIFE

by Kela Parker

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RELATIVE MOTION Do I stay or go And take my chances When I go to speak Something catches If it is a circle This is the edge I am open and closed Am I moving in place, moving in place Moving in place Am I sunstruck or common comfort Leads me by the nose Am I too late But waiting still Try what you got Go broke on me I am running, reaching We want safety and cheap And I’m running
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PENNY MACHINE I put my chips in, I watched it spin Right to your door Could you be the One and all that I am asking for The rabbit he races, the lion he waits I spent all my pennies on you, waiting I spent all my pennies on you, shameless But there were times when I would win And all the colors whirled to land on my fortune I want to want what’s real in you Beneath the picture I made, under the proof Ain’t that something, wouldn’t you say I spent all my pennies on you, waiting I spent all my pennies on you, shameless But there were times when it would shift And all the losses turned to wins on my token
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GREATER LEAGUES When I’m an animal I bear my teeth That’s the way I hear animals should be And if I get by it’s up to me, only me Once I get mine then I’ll be free But the cup gets bigger and the more I need And in the night stars shining on my It’s only in the light, I can’t see When I resist everything will freeze Gonna put my fists up and take the world down with me But if there’s fear it’s no remedy, no remedy When I remember to I hold my own hand And I see the light again, mmm hmm Then I believe And in the night stars shining on me It’s only in the light I can’t see, I can’t see
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CUTTING CORDS Let me stay, let go You’ve seen this before And sent them on their way Darkness lift, path be quick Show me what I have come for Hey, hey, hey show me what I have come for Here’s all that’s left of your careful plans Time is spending, and time is wasting You wound like ropes Round my cells, my veins And I was choking you like smoke This morning Oh my devil, my darling dear You’re still saying my name Well hey, hey, hey you’re still saying my name Here’s all that’s left of your careful plans Time is up and time is free, yeah it’s free
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MAKE ME A REAL ONE I walk the tightrope Of the sinners and the saints And oh this circus Never comes to an end Drench me in holy oil I’ve been waiting to see What those potions Could do to me Make me a real one Picture perfect Mirror mirror tell me If I’m worth it Make me a real one Isn’t that the way My mannequin She knows some tricks From the violence in the garden You can take your pick And I’ll be your cherry It’s easy to see What they’ve done to me But I can’t help it Make me a real one Light as a feather Mirror, mirror tell me When I’ll get there We’ve only just begun You’re a work in progress And I’ll be your cherry
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GOOD AND STEADY Cast your line farther still Warm your hands, it’ll be a while yet Your honesty it shocks me For all you don’t say But I’m good and patient, good and patient Just you watch I want all the records showing I’ll do right whether it’s karma or chance Let me fuck up, let me fix it I’ve got all the tools for that Always ready, always ready So what’s next? Let me in that field again They say anything can happen And everything must fall apart To come together Just you wait Tell me what I take for granted Show me what my hands are holding Thought I was falling but I’m Good and steady, good and steady I guess
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LET THE WALLS Look at us, broken mirrors “Hedge your bets, it’s all the same,” you said. But trust what you are given, trust an open hand When it appears And I’ve far to fall it’s true So humble me that’s what you do If I’ve far to fall Then humble me In my shelter I am safely tucked away And all the papers pressing But if the walls all fall down Nothing here, skin and bones and my bracing heart And I’ve far to fall it’s true So humble me that’s what you do And let loose the reigns The beast may roam in what might remain
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THEORY OF SURVIVAL “I have sunk many ships The more I do it, the easier it gets It’s such a thrill to watch it blow I can’t be here but I stole the show” “But I know you will always figure it out Some days it’s very bad, but they pass” Watch how we wither, how we wither away This is where our enemies used to play “I’m a maker, I shift my shape Who has the keys where we hide away” Only one way in, and one way out Some days it’s very bad, but they pass And I won’t be just passing time Always fires are burning and eyes are open wide Watch how we wither, how we wither away This is where our enemies choose to play But if I stay, would it be okay?

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Kela's first album, which was mostly written and recorded in her studio shed at the little house on Salmon Street, in Portland, Oregon. "HOUSWIFE" because, as anyone who's ever owned a house knows, you start to feel like you're married to it. There's more to the story than that, so check out my Patreon or subscribe to my mailing list for the full scoop!

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released October 10, 2011

Kendra Lynn, Jackpot Recording Studio (recording, mixing)
Victor Nash, Destination: Universe (additional mixing)
Gus Elg (mastering)
Kela Parker (songwriting, vocals, guitars, piano)

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"A prepossessing voice" (A&R Factory).

No one sounds quite like Kela Parker. The Los Angeles- based, Portland, Oregon-bred singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist pushes the edges of pop forms with her singular mystic prairie rock, “like folk music, but from a country you’ve never heard of before.” (Destination: Universe!). ... more

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