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Shout Like a Lady

by Randi Russo

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1.
Release Me 03:30
Release Me Lyrics You broke in my house, then you broke in my head The tragedy is you didn’t leave me for dead. The pain that it brought me went straight to my brain. That time, I am certain, was when I went insane. Please release me. I don’t know what I did wrong. The pressure is strong and it comes from outside I’d like to diffuse it but it mixed with my pride. I was wishing them hard. I was wishing them well. Why they done beat me, I never could tell. Please release me. I don’t know what I did wrong. Please release me. I don’t know what I did wrong.
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SHOUT LIKE A LADY LYRICS Shout like a lady make it all savory your silence is gravy to those who hate your youth. So I’ll keep my mouth plastered shut, just to keep her all fastened up. Her nerves fit like a corset… hold her in her skin. Some kind of rejection over an inside election Caused quite an infection ...that wasn’t physical. So I’ll keep my mouth plastered shut, just to keep him all fastened up. His nerves fit like a coffin… encasing him within. Your rose-colored glasses, stained from the blood of your gashes They cut you those fascists ...while you were being entertained. So I’ll keep my mouth plastered shut, just to keep them all fastened up. Nerves like a corporation, encasing me in sin. …sin, sin, sin, sin. I hide, I hide and hide and hide… I hide, I hide …from you.
3.
WEST COAST GIRL LYRICS Are you gonna go west coast girl? Are you gonna go west coast girl? They got a lot of nice things in that world… Go west coast! Go west coast. Nice house, nice car, nice shoes Tell me what’s it like to always feel used Transparent torture, transparent blues The Big Empty/ the Big Empty’s trailing me The Big Empty/ So full I can barely see. Nice hair, nice clothes, good food Tell me what’s it like to only think of you. I guess it’s easier than being confused. The Big Empty/ The Big Empty’s trailing me The Big Empty/ So full I can barely see. Are you gonna go west coast girl? Are you gonna go west coast girl? They got a lot of nice things in that world… Go west coast / To the big empty The Big Empty’s trailing me, The Big Empty… So full I can barely see; The Big Empty The Big Empty!
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BATTLE ON THE PERIPHERY LYRICS Woke up one morning, I was feeling low Got out of bed, baby, just for show Show the whole world they can’t swallow me whole So off to work now, off I go. Yeah this is the high life; It’s a good life It’s a sweet life ...only some were born to know Battle was won but my head was blown Just goes to show you what little you own Working so hard, work my fingers to the bone Get ‘em all bloody, just to pass on the gold. Yeah this is the high life; It’s a good life It’s a sweet life only some were born to know Always on the edge If you look straight ahead, you know, you might miss me... On the outside, of an inside circle, the periphery Falling in. I’m caught in the cracks. Falling in now... I’m caught in the cracks. Battle was won but my head was blown Just goes to show you what little you own Polluting my mind with those money-fiend freaks Who all speak in tongues with their tongues in cheek. Yeah this is the high life; It’s a good life It’s a sweet life ...only some were born to know Always on the edge If you look straight ahead, you might miss me On the outside, of an inside circle, the periphery Falling in. I’m caught in the cracks. Falling in now. I’m caught in the cracks. Falling in now. I’m caught in the cracks. Falling in now. I’m caught in the cracks.
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DEAD HORSE, LIVE GROUND LYRICS Nothing like dragging this dead horse around. Nothing like it dragging me down. Have to run downhill to cover any ground. Yeah there’s nothing like this dead horse taking me down. My horse used to run miles around the sun. Yeah it ran for miles. But broke its leg on that race it never won, so they shot it ‘fore it left the turnstile. So when we’re deep down in that dirty trough, things are gonna get a little more rough. Ain’t no hope in getting myself back up, unless I leave you… will I have to leave you? I know that I’m the laughingstock of this little town… they all laugh at me. Call me crazy but I ain’t giving up on the one thing that truly loved me. Nothing like dragging this dead horse around… nothing like it dragging me down. Have to run downhill to cover any ground …yeah there’s nothing like this dead horse taking me down. So when we’re deep down in that dirty trough, things are gonna get a little more rough. Ain’t no hope in getting myself back up, unless I leave you… will I have to leave you? Love, love, love.
6.
That Corpse 03:10
THAT CORPSE LYRICS Hey listen to me Drop the bottle He gets drunk when he feels like a flunk. Hey, listen to me I’m full throttle I ain’t stopping ‘til I had enough Lie on, lie on, lie on… that corpse. It don’t mean a single thing that he’s turning green. He’s filled with so much envy, it’s coming out of his spleen. Wanna be alone, so I’ll roll him Off the bed and out the door Wanna be alone, so I’ll roll him Out the door and down the hall. Lie on, lie on, lie on… that corpse. It don’t mean a single thing that he’s turning green. He’s filled with so much envy, it’s coming out of his spleen. Hey listen to me, I was talking. He shuts down when I don’t shut up. Hey listen to me, I’m walking… I think I’ve had enough.
7.
Ceiling Fire 05:10
CEILING FIRE LYRICS Out on the open road, face feels good, burned by wind and sun. And now I know that I can’t be thrown off by anything or anyone. ‘Cause I’m going home, and everything’s all right. Now that the ceiling’s burned, it’s all sun in sight, and not just in my mind. I am feeling higher since the ceiling burned down in the fire… feeling like I’m ready to go. The heat on my back is strong enough to straighten out my spine. And any cloud that comes casts a shadow on the seat next to mine. And I’m going home, ‘cause everything’s all right. Now that the ceiling’s burned, it’s all sun in sight, and not just in my mind. I am feeling higher since the ceiling burned down in the fire… feeling like I’m ready to go. Yeah I’m on my way home… yeah I’m on my way home. You feel the fire…and it makes you feel cool. ...you feel the fire.
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WHERE YOU WANNA GO LYRICS Where you wanna go; it’s all in your mind Stay there for long, and you will fall behind Sentimental Detriment High on your pride Would fall in love with existence If you had the time to get it right Well there are some times when it feels so good to be down. Yeah there are some times when it feels so good to be out. Yeah there are some times when it feels so good to down. Down, down, down. Where you wanna go; it’s all in your mind Stay there for long, and you will fall behind Fill your head with complete notions Of who you are and what you ought to be Even though you know you should just let it go. So just go, go, go… just go.
9.
Cobwebs 05:10
COBWEBS (LYRICS) All is quiet now, Hear the sound in your head Thoughts are tripping now They keep you down in your bed ...make you feel dead You are down See the cobwebs build inside your room Spin around Like a baby turning in the womb Hurry now All your thoughts, they get caught In the web spun around in your head Feed your way to sanity. Follow the signs That things are fine Find some comfort now Narrow threads rip inside your head Cobwebs broken down Send those words back to bed ...back to bed. Turn around Wipe the cobwebs out with a broom Clean your house Make the mind another empty room Settle down All your thoughts, they get caught In the web spun around in your head Can’t you say, “no, not today.” Follow the signs That things are fine

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Singer/songwriter Randi Russo leads us into a quiet rebellion with a sound that is pretty & gritty at once. Music ranges from raging rock to quiet introspection to dreamy soundscapes -- all on one disc. ...for fans of PJ Harvey, Lou Reed, and Cat Power.

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released October 10, 2006

Randi Russo - guitar, keys, piano & vocals
Lenny Molotov - bass, lead guitar, lap steel, dobro, glockenspiel
Randy Jamrok - drums
LaFrae Sci - percussion

Recorded by Ellis Traver at (loiter) studios, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mastered by Adam Kendall at Brookland Studios, Brooklyn, NY



*Apologies for expensive international shipping... I found out the hard way that it costs more to ship internationally than the CD!

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Randi Russo Los Angeles, California

Already known for her “honest, provocative lyrics” (The Big Takeover) and her upside-down guitar-playing which is “sweet when it needs to be but nasty in all the right places” (The Village Voice), Randi Russo continues to create songs with equal parts toughness & tenderness. While she often draws comparisons to PJ Harvey, Lou Reed & Patti Smith, Randi definitely has a voice of her own. ... more

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