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motheroceanmorning

by Lida Husik

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1.
Do Me Right 03:43
always know which way the wind blows never ask for whom the bell tolls Argentina, Chile and Brazil if you don't cry for me, then who the hell will? do me wrong, you'll wind up in a song do me right, you'll get the best both day and night please have mercy on me, self put that face back on the shelf you know you were never made to be frolicking on the human stage chorus if I let you turn into a ghost you'll have broken this good heart the most now I'm sure that I was never made to be frolicking on the human stage chorus
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we were living it up didn't have any doubts we were living it up knew what it was about never, never in a million years she had it all sewn up take a victory lap she had it all, sho nuff (and she did just that) never never in a million years could you read a history book and find out what happens when you do what you're doing but you don't care where do we go from here? I can't really say they want to explode we wanna save the day never never in a million years
3.
Strength 04:55
strength I'm gonna call you up strength don't really wanna call you up pain aversion is fine it won't get you to where you'll be mighty, mighty but iron fist ever get tired of it? strength how did you get so hard? like an anvil beaten from the start this late in the trip you might think I would get some of it but strength gonna have to save me again running around in the human day you never know what you're gonna get there swimming around in the human pool you never know what you're gonna get strength I'm gonna call you up strength you better better better better pick up
4.
Pretty Mama 02:55
oh daddy I been stuck, been stuck oh daddy been struck, been struck feels like a ten ton truck you know I'd never get lucky in this world oh mama been rough, been rough oh mama been tough, been tough feels like a ten ton truck didn't think it'd be so rough to lose a pretty mama lose a pretty mama maybe I've had enough feels like a ten ton truck is slamming right into me to lose a pretty mama lose a pretty mama lose a pretty mama I lost a pretty mama
5.
Desert 04:24
went to the desert to have a look around noticed the eye of God and the scorpion of fear kept me in the water as bitter as the Salton Sea kept me in the water as bittersweet as mama and me gonna have to dig a little deeper if you want to bury that body gonna have to dig a little deeper if you want to bury that body straight on till morning follow that star straight on till morning won't be far gonna take out all my stitches one at a time gonna rip out all my stitches and fly around the town fly around the town
6.
Red Man 02:19
lock your doors lock your souls up oh when the red man comes to town hold your daughters hold your sons oh when the red man comes to town asked my mama can you tell me why we have to suffer so long asked my daddy can you tell me oh why it always has to go wrong hold your daughters hold you sons oh when the red man comes to town part the waters save those children and we will fight them from now
7.
Look Away 02:35
look away now from the day now look away now I can't take it look away now from the day now look away now goddamn it you're a moth to the flame now gotta feeling gotta feeling I may gotta feeling might never be the same again I can't take
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Nighthawk 02:51
he came up when she was gardening kind madam, now I have been traveling how far, they never knew but when they fed him, he ate for 22 and said, I'm a nighthawk steeped in solitude she came in it was love at first sight he looks like ray liotta or david hasselhoff with paws this wide come inside and give up your freedom beautiful tiger I thank you for coming along with me
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Healer 05:52
I've been walking alone since I started to walk told myself a story of wonder tried to hold on to my soul though every little petal falls every little flower can still see me lately been in the dark I'd give anything to raise you up from your slumber be your treasure anew though every little petal falls every little flower can still see me I'm gonna be a healer holding onto hearts torn asunder with grief I'm gonna be a believer believing in you and believing in me

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This record was produced at Blue Room Studio by Mike Coykendall, in Portland, Oregon. Lida recorded all tracks except 'Healer' playing the main guitar part and singing the vocal live. The beautiful painting is by Claire Brandt. Photo by Kittee Berns. This is Lida's first full-length release in 19 years.

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released June 8, 2018

Lida plays electric guitar, bass, keyboards and piano. Mike Coykendall plays drums and percussion. Artwork by Claire Brandt. Photo of Lida by Kittee Berns.

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Lida Husik Portland, Oregon

Lida was born and raised in Washington, DC and grew up in the heady punk-rock days of the 1980's. Her first song on a record was on the Dischord compilation State of the Union, as Red Emma. She went on to release nine full-length records and one EP on Shimmy Disc Records, Caroline Records, Astralwerks, and Alias. Future Ghosts of America with Soma Allpass, was released in 2016. ... more

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