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The Other Side

by Maryjo Mattea

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1.
A New Normal 04:17
Only 15 hours to go Watching the clock with hawk-like gaze There’s a new normal now We’ll figure it out somehow We’ll figure it out some day Tell me a secret nobody knows Whisper it to me before you walk away I’m clinging to memories And falling to my knees Still singing the songs of yesterday Back on east coast time for the show But the center will call and take him away All we get are moments now Life is just moments anyhow Gone tomorrow, but here today Tell me a secret nobody knows Whisper it to me before you walk away I’m clinging to memories And falling to my knees Still singing the songs of yesterday While inspiration’s on vacation On location in Minnesota, we… Tell me a secret nobody knows Whisper it to me before you walk away I’m clinging to memories And falling to my knees Still singing the songs of yesterday
2.
I don’t begin to even understand The reason things are the way they are The push, the pull, the seemingly alarming notion that It’s all about to change So why should I even attempt to try to resist Or walk away We could be all alone together Or altogether alone Just spots in space In this place that we call home It’s all arbitrary what’s ordinary And what’s worth a second glance Or a chance That the whole could be greater Than simply the sum of its parts It’s been said that happiness makes for empty pages And tragedies, they write themselves Still every day we find a way To make something into nothing When there’s nothing left to say It’s true at times that we are powerless against Some forces of nature The rise, the fall, the overwhelming urge to stand still And remain right where we are The earth, it turns, and we, we learn And we do the very best we can We could be all alone together Or altogether alone Just spots in space In this place that we call home It’s all arbitrary what’s ordinary And what’s worth a second glance Or a chance That the whole could be greater Than simply the sum of its parts
3.
Must have missed a memo Didn’t see the signs Living life on autopilot Paying it no mind Dreaming of a day One without a grind Knowing a better way Must be out there Wake up in Venice Fall asleep in Rome Seeking asylum In places far from home Walk through a door Claim a sacred space Test out your theories About distraction Welcome to your life On the other side Leave it all behind Just say goodbye Welcome to the days You won’t live to regret Now is the time, go and grab it I know what I'm feeling I know I gotta go, though I don't know where I'm steering And that is revealing Realize I've hit my ceiling And it's clear that anywhere but here is most appealing They say that I'm blind Or that I'm just wasting my time But I peep how they stay in the line and that ain't my grind I'm taking what's mine Reclaiming my divine shine Bright now that I'm right on the other side Welcome to your life On the other side Leave it all behind Just say goodbye Welcome to the days You won’t live to regret Now is the time, now is the time Write me a letter Drop me a line I want to believe your truth is out there
4.
The last thing the world needs is another tortured love song So why should I write this song for you? And if I did, it’d all come out wrong So tell me, what’s a girl to do? We’ve all heard the tunes about forever But forever won’t get me through the night So how ‘bout we knock it off and just suffice to say That, yeah, you’re okay, now let’s get on with our lives I’ve suffered my fair share of pining Didn’t get me anywhere but here So tell me what’s the sense in whining About some long lost loved one that you hold so dear If he didn’t call you in the morning Didn’t care enough to stay the night You could sit up all night writing maudlin melodies But let’s be honest, it’s just not worth the time We don’t need candlelight and roses And shut the fuck up about romance Give me a call when you’ve got your shit figured out And if I’m not home, you may have lost your chance As far as love songs go, I think I’m gonna pass
5.
Stages 04:20
In some alternate reality She opened up her eyes and looked around And we sat there so impatiently Desperate just to hear her make a sound In that world no one watched Red numbers falling In that world no one said goodbye No one knows how we’re supposed to function now The silence is too real The absence of a presence so commanding And we’re not equipped to deal Right now it’s hard to think that The earth will keep on turning How could we possibly have known They say there are five stages you must go through To come out the other side It’s so easy to ignore them To sleep, to retreat, to hide It seems we’re all we’ve got now Comrades in isolation Who’ve got nowhere else to go The ones who are left behind are the ones who suffer the time The ones who are left behind are the ones who suffer the time The ones who are left behind are the ones who suffer the time The ones who are left behind are the ones who get more time

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released November 8, 2019

All songs written and arranged by Maryjo Mattea with Eamonn Donnelly, Joshua Hunter, and Scott Manley
Additional lyrics on "The Other Side" by Cody Valentine
Additional arrangement on "Forces of Nature" and "The Other Side" by Melanie Cohen, Jason Mendelson, and Seth Spaulding
Recording, production, and engineering by Ben Green at Ivakota
Additional production and engineering on "Stages" by Kyle Downes
Mastering by Mark Peteritas at Working Man's Productions

Maryjo Mattea - vocals, guitar, keys
Joshua Hunter - guitar, percussion, backing vocals on "Stages"
Eamonn Donnelly - bass guitar
Scott Manley - drums, percussion
Cody Valentine - vocals on "The Other Side"
Alexandra Touzinsky - violin on "Stages"
Hannah Sternberg - cello on "Stages"

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Maryjo Mattea Washington D.C., D.C.

Maryjo Mattea is a pop/rock songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist based in Washington, DC. She is the creative force behind such catchy, pop-sensible earworms as “A New Normal” and “Wind Me Up.” Her sound has garnered numerous comparisons to rock icons like Alanis Morisette, Liz Phair, and Rilo Kiley. ... more

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