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A Hundred Lives

by Lisa Anderson

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1.
You don’t have to say a word Your silence says it all And please no excuses They only serve to stall To be honest, I don’t care anymore I can’t afford to Cause I’ve spent all my wishful thinking On you You Cause I saw signs where there were none I planted seeds and waited for the sun I don’t blame you Your feelings were tied You don’t have to say a word Your silence says it all You don’t have to say a word Your silence says it all My sense of freedom swells inside As I let this dream die For you I’m sure nothing has changed You probably feel the same To be honest, I don’t care anymore I can’t afford to Cause I’ve spent all my wishful thinking On you You Cause I saw signs where there were none I planted seeds and waited for the sun I don’t blame you Your feelings were tied You don’t have to say a word Your silence says it all You don’t have to say a word Your silence says it all Love shouldn’t be like Pulling teeth And it wouldn’t be If you felt like me I know exactly where I stand Out here all alone With my heart in my hands Love shouldn’t be like Pulling teeth And it wouldn’t be If you felt like me I know exactly where I stand Out here all alone With my heart in my hands Love shouldn’t be like Pulling teeth And it wouldn’t be If you felt like me I know exactly where I stand Out here all alone With my heart in my hands But I saw signs where there were none I planted seeds and waited for the sun I don’t blame you Your feelings were tied You don’t have to say a word Your silence says it all You don’t have to say a word Your silence says it all
2.
We did what we had to We did what we could We did what we had to We did what we could All we had was the moment All we had were those days All we had was the life that we made I did what I had to I did what I could I did what I had to I did what I could All I had was the moment All I had were those days All I had was the life that I made La da da… All I had was the moment All I had were those days All I had was the life that I made
3.
Recognize the fury digesting within The perceived lack, the envy, The self-deprecating spin Reach out to joy expect nothing but delight But remember no sense of glory comes without a fight Time is running but it’s not running out You are your deeds, your dreams, your compromise You are the lean into the wind And though your histories might nullify The things you haven’t done, you haven’t done yet Time is running but it’s not running out Time is running but it’s not running out They’ll knock you down, they’ll knock you out, They’ll wear you thin, fill you with doubt, But only if you let them Each step is a choice, a reaction Only you decide on the direction Time is running but it’s not running out You are your deeds, your dreams, your compromise You are the lean into the wind And though your histories might nullify The things you haven’t done, you haven’t done yet Time is running but it’s not running out Time is running but it’s not running out Time is running but it’s not running out Time is running but it’s not running out Time is running but it’s not running out Time is running but it’s not running out Time is running but it’s not running out Time is running but it’s not running out
4.
Barricade 03:32
Maybe Everybody In the whole damn world Is just scared of each other And baby Maybe I'm scared of losing myself Falling back into you You know I love you But my guard is up My guard is up this time Barricade... Barely Safely Don't cause a stir in a hush In the dark keeping warm is enough Lately Daily I think of calling it off Halfway there and I've gone far enough You know I love you But my guard is up My guard is up this time Barricade... Hands shaking Chest aching Can't tell If I'm smiling or faking Peace making Painstaking Hold you up To the vows you were breaking You’re praying While I’m saying Pay the piper For the part you’ve been playing Heart weighing But I’m staying Put my faith In the plans that we’re laying Barricade... You know I love you My guard is up this time You know I love you My guard is up this time You know I love you My guard is up this time You know I love you But my guard is up My guard is up this time
5.
Feet on ground Heart caught in a cloud Of memories Bittersweet remembering Far away And too fast to catch The past always Evades capture I have lived a hundred lives And I have died from a hundred more Into the shadows I have fallen Into the light I have soared Time helps you lose yourself Put your heart on a shelf Forget the why Behind each tired sigh Then one night the moon returns Something inside you stirs Your eyes feel open For the first time I have lived a hundred lives And I have died from a hundred more Into the shadows I have fallen Into the light I have soared Soared Soared Soared I love too little or too much Convince myself I’ll never be enough I learn to forget but not to forgive Holding myself back from the life I yearn to live I have lived a hundred lives And I have died from a hundred more Into the shadows I have fallen Into the light I have soared Soared Soared Soared
6.
Cityscape 04:17
Home, home, home. Home, home, home. Home, home, home. Sidewalks, lampposts, stories carved in blackened stone. Oh, the secrets that they hold. My fingertips trace the contours of the cityscape, I am far away and right at home. Home, home, home. Home, home, home. Shuffles, heartbeats, stories locked away deep, Behind the eyes of faces unknown. My glances, gently, wander past the sentries. I am far away and right at home. Home, home, home. Home, home, home. Our shadows cast may vary, but all our shoulders carry… Our shadows cast may vary, but all our shoulders carry… Our shadows cast may vary, but all our shoulders carry wounds, and joys, memories. Wounds, and joys, memories. Our shadows cast may vary, but all our shoulders carry wounds, and joys, memories. Wounds, and joys, memories. Our shadows cast may vary, but all our shoulders carry wounds, and joys, memories. Wounds, and joys, memories.
7.
Blindness 03:30
I wish the world was blind, but especially you Maybe then you would understand, love as I do If the weight of my soul exceeded that of my shell Maybe then you could know me, maybe then you could tell I am nothing without you Even less at your side I am nothing without you Even less at your side Your words tear right through me, deposit hot stones That scorch and sear and wither my bones This isn’t hate but it can’t be love My crumbling frame has surrendered, it’s giving up I am nothing without you Even less at your side I am nothing without you Even less at your side Tell me that you’re sorry, tell me that you finally see, That which only blindness can bring Tell me that you’re sorry, tell me that you finally see, That which only blindness can bring Tell me that you’re sorry, tell me that you finally see, That which only blindness can bring
8.
All I Know 04:16
I don’t know if my heart is ready, But I don’t know if it ever would be. Love is a sun shower that comes at any hour and when it leaves, Your stomach’s left dangling your ribs straight standing amid the reverie of Love, love, love, love, love, la-da-da-da-da Love, love, love, love, love, la-da-da-da-da All I know is that my hands are home in yours All I know is that I’m myself at your side All I know is that my hands are home in yours All I know is that I never want that to change I don’t know if it’s too soon to say But I don’t know if it ever really is or isn’t Time’s an invention of man to create the illusion that we’ve got a plan But we’re all just stumbling along, Making the best of our half written songs of Love, love, love, love, love, la-da-da-da-da Love, love, love, love, love, la-da-da-da-da All I know is that my hands are home in yours All I know is that I’m myself at your side All I know is that my hands are home in yours All I know is that I never want that to change Love, love, love, love, love, la-da-da-da-da Love, love, love, love, love, la-da-da-da-da Love, love, love, love, love, la-da-da-da-da Love, love, love, love, love, la-da-da-da-da Love, love, love, love, love, la-da-da-da-da Love, love, love, love, love, la-da-da-da-da
9.
Kevin 03:24
Kevin has no time to eat his noodles Between classes and practice and working his part time job As a cupcake decorator See Kevin Rides his bike to point A to point B to Poince C with no reprieve Not even for a moment to chow down on his instant noodles But he doesn’t care He’s got his eyes on the prize and he don’t almost there Next month the circus is coming and he’ll be Prepared Kevin He’s no ordinary Run of the mill Math-majoring Cupcake decorating fella, no He’s spending every spare second training For his one true passion you see It takes balance and courage and speed So it only makes sense to eat a bowl of noodles While peddling your bike down the street But he doesn’t care He’s got his eyes on the prize and he don’t almost there Next month the circus is coming and he’ll be Prepared Late last night While riding his bike Kevin had a fright While slurrping a noodle And dodging a poodle He swerved on a strudel and … Fell! But he doesn’t care He’s got his eyes on the prize and he don’t almost there Next month the circus is coming and he’ll be Prepared
10.
Salvavidas 04:49
Cada vez que te vas Corriendo a tu prisión Me tiemblan las palabras El preso ahora soy yo Siempre se me hace raro No llego a comprender Que te abra yo la puerta Que me toque perder No hay ya bares abiertos No hay juegos con alcohol Mi casa es un desierto Persigo tu canción Acaso una palabra en mi buzón de voz Acaso un gesto tuyo ronda por el salón Me abrazará el hechizo aroma flor azul Mi bote salvavidas sé bien que serás tu, serás tu La niebla va cayendo Yo aún por despertar Temiéndole las horas O a nada que mas da La noche será fría Si no encuentro tu sol El té de tu ternura Los paños de tu amor, de tu amor Cumpliré mi condena Hasta tu absolución Te enviaré las limas Que escribo al por mayor Acaso una palabra en mi buzón de voz Acaso un gesto tuyo ronda por el salón Me abrazará el hechizo aroma flor azul Mi bote salvavidas sé bien que serás tu, serás tu serás tu
11.
Try 04:06
I wish I could know how the world looks to you. And if I could, I would see from behind your eyes to try. And I know, words can never tell the whole story. And I know, my own history will taint them. But we gotta try, we gotta try to understand one another. But we gotta try, we gotta try to understand. I wish I could know how the world feels to you. And if I could, I would slip inside your mind to try. And I know, words can never tell the whole story. And I know, my own history will taint them. But we gotta try, we gotta try to understand one another. But we gotta try, we gotta try to understand. And I know, words can never tell the whole story. And I know, my own history will taint them. But we gotta try, we gotta try to understand one another. But we gotta try, we gotta try to understand. Try. Try. Try. Try.

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A Hundred Lives, reflects the struggles and the joys of embracing all life has to offer – the dark, the blissful, and the grey in between. Lisa's realistic optimism and quirky humour weave through her lyrics to form moments of kinship with her listeners.

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released September 26, 2017

The album features Lisa Anderson on vocals, piano, and ukulele, Daniel Ruiz on drums and glockenspiel, Kevin Sullivan on bass, Brendan Waters on guitar and piano, Nicole Romeril on violin, Ben Longman on cello, André Wickenheiser on trumpet/flugelhorn, Carsten Rubeling on trombone, Mami Nishitani on piano, and Ben Nixon on mellotron.

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Lisa Anderson Calgary, Alberta

Lisa Anderson’s silly, fierce, perky, and passionate indie-pop reflects the struggles and joys of embracing all life has to offer – the dark, the blissful, and the grey in between.

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