Full CD of The Witching Way, with beautiful cover art by Adam York Gregory and booklet about the project by Ali Matthews and Leo Burtin.
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lyrics
It started out with a dare
Bet you can’t jump out that second story window into the snow
I remember the wind in my hair
As I tumbled towards the ground, I bit my lip and then just let the blood flow
Drink this peach milkshake but mix it with onion juice
Don’t puke or spit, drink all of it, do not show any weakness
Peer pressure works a lot like a blackmail ruse
Do what I say and it’s okay I won’t tell them all your secrets (SECRETS!)
Oh she made me do it
Like a bullet can blame the gun
The games we started playing
Are a web and I am spun
We would shoplift all the lipsticks from aisle ten
Just one of each, pink purple peach, in pockets under acid spotlight (SPOTLIGHT!)
The fresh air outside tasted like so damn sweetened
A feeble grab at innocence, pretending not to feel the fright
The new girl smelled a lot like a way up the chain
Do what I say and it’s ok and you are next in line
She brought her guitar into the locker room
We hid her amp, the air was damp and teaming up felt fine (FINE!)
Oh she made me do it
Like a bullet can blame the gun
The games we were playing
They were starting to feel fun
We’re all gonna smoke a cigarette
We’re all gonna steal a tape cassette
We’re all gonna hang out in the park
We’re all gonna (clap clap) / We’re all gonna (clap clap)
The way that new girl swanned in with rocker hair
All jam band chic, a gig a week, come down and hear my open mic
We planned the heckle long before that day came
A little sabotage technique and she’ll know what it’s like
Tiny club, tiny stage and a big bouncer
We sat in back, our voices crack with glee as curtains rise
Our ‘boos’ began before she had tuned her strings Malicious shrieks, I threw a peach, it hit her between the eyes (EYES!)
But she made me do it
Like a bullet can blame the gun
The games we are playing
Are a web and I am spun
Oh no, I [made me do it]
This bullet don’t need no gun
The games we were playing
Stopped working and I was done
Ali Matthews & The Celestial SeasoningsManchester, UK
Ali Matthews is an artist working across music and performance. The Guardian has called her 'a bewitching performer whose
songs clings and haunt'.
This concept album, The Witching Way, premiered as a live show at The Royal Exchange Theatre in 2019 and continues to tour the UK. For bookings or more information, please see www.alimatthews.org. ...more
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