CHRISTINE MOLL

Pretty Show


Pretty Show 
produced by Mark Moll 


Musicians:
Christine Moll - vocals, backing vocals, guitar, harmonica, djembe
Mark Moll - backing vocals, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, e-bow, whirring sounds, harmonica, cow bell
Tony Caruso - electric guitar, backing vocals
Anthony Mauriello - bass
John Canon - drums
Jackie Baxter - percussion, tambourine, shaker, chimes
Karin Kinney - cello


In the Rain
it's been over a year and it still feels new
everywhere I go I think I still see you
i keep waiting for the day when I hear that knock
i open the door and there you are

and it's hard to say she won't back this way
and it's hard to believe she won't be back before I leave
she went out she went out in the rain

when the thunder hits the clouds in the lightning sky
there's a light behind the rain and I know why
she is saying I am free don't worry about me
I am happy and you should be

and it's hard to say she won't back this way
and it's hard to believe she won't be back before I leave
she went out she went out in the rain

I've got this picture of you in my living room
this is how I remember you
with your arms outstretched to the sky above
you were always ready to live, to laugh, and to love

she is dancing in the rain
she is laughing in the rain
she is living in the rain

Lift Me
I wanna fly free with you my lovely
this sorrow can be lifted
Steady and sure as you are pure
You've got those bright blue eyes that lift me
bright blue eyes that lift me

when you came along, when you came along
you saved me from myself

In this moment I discover you
You fit into this empty place
The sun is at my door as I'm leaving this space
I'm never wanting more
No I'm never wanting more

when you came along, when you came along
you saved me from myself

My heart is kind of fragile
my soul can be so unstable
but I know I'll make it through this unsure world
If you'll be here to love me
will you be here to love me

when you came along, when you came along
you saved me from myself

No Fires
And I wonder where you are 10 years away
And I never thought it would be this way
When you and I don't talk anymore

But there is lots to do without you
I just had to break away
and all the fires that were raging
They've all burned out along the way

There are no fires here

In the dark up on your front porch
listen to us dreaming of how life would be
passion was your only passion
and it would take us from this town
and leave us wandering

but i'll be better off without you
i just had to break away
and all the fires that were raging
they've all burned out along the way
there are no fires here

I was the one to leave the first time
and returned to find you
and you were gone

but i'll be better off without you
i just had to break away
and all the fires that were raging
they've all burned out along the way
there are no fires here

without you there are no fires here

These Days
These days crush and smother
the history we bring, bring it to each other
these days I know the earth is gonna shake
and the winds are gonna blow
and take all that we ever made

she was born a slave
in this great and noble country
fate had brought her here
so that I may hear about what's been done
and I discovered she was the same as me
she was tired of being smothered
and finally set herself free

oohhh how i know, how i know that
the winds are gonna blow
cause of what's been done

i have lost a lot along the way
i've lost cities i've lost towns i have lost my way
i've lost dreams and hope
it wont turn my life into indifference

oohhh how i know how i know that
the winds are gonna blow
cause of what's been done

i want to free bigotry save it from it's blindness
i wanna rain down freedom with all of it's kindness
so i embrace the race you have become
in spite of what's been done in spite of what has been done

Panic Free
Wide eyed and a little unsure
and a little afraid of what might be found
You made your way down to see me, it was a relief
to see you, was a surprise

I have waited all my 21 years
to hear those footsteps make their way down here to
Panic Free this is where I want to be
Panic Free this is where I want to be

You wanted me to keep on singing and it's 3 am
We are entertaining the world as they sleep
counting sheep til that Sunday morning when they wake
to their heavenly havens in their frilly dresses

I have waited all my 21 years
to hear those footsteps make their way down here to
Panic Free, this is where I want to be
Panic Free, this is where I want to be

Now the sun is coming up over our imagined sea
a s they walk around the corner to that church they need
singing louder and we get closer

I am priveleged to read your soul
this book of secrets has made me whole
I do believe we are the same
and they call me shame

Panic Free, this is where I want to be
Panic Free, this is where I want to be

Hope Song
Hey what do you have to say
you can't change the world
you can't change
Hey what did I hear you say
this is not like you
this is not like you

If there's hope enough for me, there's hope enough for you
I am sure

Hey you can't make it go away
if this is hell for you let it be hell for me
hey I want to hear you say
this is not like me
this is not like me

If there's hope enough for me, there's hope enough for you
I am sure

Hey what do you have to fear
this is only part of your recovery
Hey don't be afraid to fear
cause fear is here to lead you to discovery

If there's hope enough for me, there's hope enough for you
I am sure

One Window
I've got one window
i can see you
you've got the world all spinning
so fast it's a blur
i'm only inside
remains on the outside
the fear to leave here is gone
my body a memory
this could be the longest day i'll ever see
or this could be the shortest hour
oh can you help me

if this world doesn't hurry hurry up
i will pray for it's end

this pain consumes me
and i am merely waiting
for this the longest ride i've seen
to take me
and to surround me with closed windows
you allow me to dwell
where you would never wish to
can you help me

if this world doesn't hurry hurry up
i will pray for it's end

Pretty Show
growing wildly listen to me
i've heard all of your lies
taking your money your embeleshments aren't funny
and my god can see through this

what do you mean by this

it's so hard to keep up with your lies
it's so hard to keep up with you

i have seen behind your glow
and i'm not impressed by your pretty show
i have been there where it's growing
wild words for profit take their toll on us

it's so hard to keep up with your lies
it's so hard to keep up with you

feeding frenzy on your artificial food
but i haven't found one piece of truth
tell them what they need to fear
tell them what you want them to hear
grab words from mid-air

what do you mean by this

Steady the World
Should you steady the world in one hand
and advice in the other
when I'm not the kind to fall down at your feet
and you so blind as blind you're so right
no one is telling you you're righteous that's right

can you come down and meet me here
can you dome down

You swallow regret and you say it's time to speak
but how could you wait this long to tell me
and I can easily think these days away
but I can see the need for you is true

can you come down and meet me here
can you come down

all this silence we never break
all these walls that make us wait
love is wasted and we can't relate

Leo Carillo
Watch the moon rise
see the sea of stars
And the glow of that big big city in our eyes
Driving to the sea
it’s just you and me
e xchanging what is real
for that place called Leo Carillo

will you look for me
will you look for
do you ever look, look for me
when the moon comes up at that place
Leo Carillo

Take me there again to the ways we escape
Through the canyon roads with the radio
There’s a numbing in my hands
And my eyes can’t adjust
For the colors of the sun
may cause my soul to erupt

will you wait for
will you wait for
will you wait, wait for me
When the moon comes up at that place
Leo Carillo
 

Losing Ourselves


Losing Ourselves 
produced by Richard Mallick

Musicians:
Christine Moll - vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Gregory Moll - drums
Mark Moll - acoustic & classical guitar, drums
Christine Havrilla - bass, electric lead guitar
Mike Bayless - electric guitar

All songs written and copyright 1996 Christine Moll

Losing Ourselves
It’s a restless world of children
Waking up on beds of regret
Mourning over losses that we ourselves
Have thrown to the dust
Catch up with the rain
To wash our hands
Our hands of lust

In feuding beds and spinning heads
We give the fool an ear
Take the wise down to their knees
Give in to doom and fear

It’s better to be free than be happy
I believe, oh I believe
We’re losing ourselves
We’re losing ourselves
We’re losing ourselves to this

What good is your happiness
When your soul is locked in a box of religiosity

Well it’s better to be free than be happy
I believe, oh I believe
That we’re losing ourselves
Losing ourselves to this

Renegade sex and television sets
We’re marching with activist notions
Worshipping mystical potions

Hey tell me is this my freedom?
Cause we’re losing ourselves
We’re losing ourselves
We’re losing ourselves to this

Find Me Another
A couple of bars away
I hear the voices are calling
I see the souls that have fallen
With their shaky glasses
And their shaky hands

A couple of bars away
Afraid their lives mean nothing
Afraid they’ll live and die here
And get lost in the shuffle
And it’s just another night of
Find me another life tonight

A couple of stares away
I see the stains on their faces
Their feet are waiting in line
With heels of patience
Waiting for the ticket
To get them up & out
From the inherited past
To a life of bliss
Hey, isn’t fulfillment this

And hey it’s just another night of
Find me another life
Find me another life tonight

Over there where the rich lay
Up on their beds at night
Knowing that they’ve got everything
Knowing it’s not anything

Over there in the church yard
The saints all dressed in their white
Make up the truth as they go along
And they will answer
To dogs and cows
Before they’ll answer to themselves

And hey, it’s just another day of
Find me another way
Well find me another life tonight
Find me another life tonight

Have you lost your sight
Have you lost your faith
Has it cost you your life
Well you knew that it would

Do you think you can find it
Do you think you’ve gone too far
Well I believe in you
And hey I think we can make it

And oh it’s just another day of
Find me another way
Well find me another life tonight
Find me another life tonight

Murder Me
I know, I know, I know
you never meant to murder me

So you live your life of integrity
How many more can you deceive
It’s a shallow goal of life
To put yourself up so high

I know, I know, I know you never meant to murder me

The consequences are true
Hey but the bite is hard
And when it comes right down to you
And your deceiving ways
I am obligated to show your cards

And I know that there is a place for forgiveness
Oh it’s a place called love
And sometimes I love
Most times I don’t, no

I know, I know, I know you never meant to murder me

Wasted, stripped and freed
Of all you’ll ever be
I hope the angels close their eyes
Cause I am obligated to show your cards

Begging for Glory
What do you need, internalize me
I need you, you need me
What is want and what is need
Can I give you up can you not need me

What is the truth and what is the lie
You will never know what I choose to deny
So I lie awake all through the night
I only wish you could see my side
And stay with me tonight

Well I can see you
I’m hearing your story
Who will come rescue us
We’re begging for glory

Dark, dark empty and daunted
Dark, dark these memories that haunt us
Can we get away for just one day
To live our lives in an unselfish way
Live our lives in an unselfish way

Well I can see you
I’m hearing your story
Who will come rescue us
We’re begging for glory

Temptation whispers so softly
Comes to rob me blindly
While I take it’s hand
and I take it’s hand

Who will come rescue us

Angels on Her Back
Well I noticed her especially
For the way our eyes connected
And the way her heart felt so affected
I watch her, watch you

Is it something I hear coming through the wind
Or something that she’s been whispering
See her with her helping hand
She says you've gotta give up this life for love
And only when it’s really real
can you claim that it’s from above

She’s got angels on her back
She’s got eyes of compassion and love
She’s got no regrets, looking back, well that’s mercy
Over me

I know, yea I know that it’s something in her soul
I know that just before I’m dying
I know I have heard her crying for me, for me

she grows old so gracefully
I have seen it, I’ve seen it all over her face

That she’s got angels on her back
She’s got eyes of compassion and love
She’s got no regrets looking back
Well that’s mercy
Over me

Easy Weather
Down to the purple watered sea
When the sun went down so did we
We walked and wandered aimlessly
Then we said goodbye to you and me

Well I’m not saying it would be easy weather
I’m not saying it would be easy weather

But I’d do anything, just about anything
To hear your voice tonight
I’d do anything, just about anything
To feel your warmth tonight

I’m such a dreamer, how about you
I’d always hoped when this storm was through
We’d find a way to let love live
Forget the past and let love in

I’m not saying it would be easy weather
I’m not saying it would be easy weather

But I’d do anything, just about anything
To hear your voice tonight
I’d do anything, just about anything
To feel your warmth tonight

Never mind the tears falling from above
Never mind the weeping
We were damned to pay for love

I’m not saying it would be easy weather
I’m not saying it’d be easy weather

Six Years of Love
Six years of love you have won
And I am left here to unravel
You’re ashamed of me
For taking what is mine
You try to ignore me you try

But I am alive and living here
In the same world as you
Yea, I am alive and living here
In the same world as you

Censor my feelings
As if I could defile you
Fabricate a life of freedom
Is what I know you want me to do
Perfection
but I am only human

And I am alive and living here
In the same world as you
Yea, I am alive and living here
In the same world as you

Wasn’t it you who vowed
Wasn’t it you with all of the promises
Wasn’t it you who vowed

Well I am alive and living here
In the same world as you
Yea, I am alive and living here
In the same world as you
In the same world as you
In the same world as you

Feel It
Boxing matches and endless patches
On wounds that refuse to heal
catch the wound before it bleeds
Don’t let it all run dry
Strike the match to heat up the flame
There’s nothing left to keep
Take my life and throw it in
The coals that burn me deep

I feel it
I feel it on my fingers and I feel it in the air
I feel it when my lungs breathe this
contaminated air
I feel it

Who can show me who can know me
Enough to fill me up and bring grace and hope
To replace this rope of rage around my throat
I feel it

Deep deep I’ve lost my sleep
I go to the mourners to find it
They kneel and beg but they never get fed
They kneel and beg but they never get fed

I feel it

I call you the liar
I call you the thief
And I see you like I see the world
Who lies and steals
Whatever feels
And blames it on...
And you blame it on...
You blame and blame and blame and blame
And blame and blame and blame it on ...
Being needy

I heard you say it... needy
Needy needy needy needy
Well I feel it