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Haunted by the Thought of You
words and music by Jill Tracy
I lock the door and I check it twice
Before I climb the stairs
I see you lurking down below
Underneath the streetlight’s glare
Your footsteps approaching
A shadow cloaks the room
I revel in this nightmare
But I keep waking up too soon
Over and over again
I keep imagining
Over and over again
I fear it’s true
Over and over again
Am I still haunted
Haunted by the thought of you
Your dark eyes peering
Through the wallpaper’s design
You live in all the constellations
Or have I lost my mind
In the bottom of a bottle
Reflected in a spoon
I feel you right behind me
But did I just turn around too soon
Over and over again
I keep imagining
Over and over again
I fear it’s true
Over and over again
Am I still haunted
Haunted by the thought of you
Do you believe in Destiny or are you merely testing me
Over and over again
I keep imagining
Over and over again
I fear it’s true
Over and over again
Am I still haunted
Haunted by the thought of you
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2. |
Sell My Soul
04:33
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Sell My Soul
words and music by Jill Tracy
Trick me with your pretty things
Black horses with their silver wings
The halos in the sky are calling me again
You reign under a broken crown
Archangel of the underground
The quicksand in your eyes is taking me down
Could you be the one I sell my soul to
Could you be the one who falls from grace
Could you be the one you’ve got me falling apart again
Or is it falling into place?
Glass snakes on the windowpane
Tremble in the pouring rain
Come wrap your cloven foot upon my high-heeled throne
Captivate the sweet machine
Surrender to the offering
Ashes and alibis, we all go down
Could you be the one I sell my soul to
Could you be the one who falls from grace
Could you be the one you’ve got me falling apart again
Or is it falling into place?
Or is it falling into place?
Under the rocks and stones I’ll find you
Beneath the bottom of below
Under the rocks and stones I’m waiting
Could you be the one
Could you be the one
Could you be the one I sell my soul to
Could you be the one who falls from grace
Could you be the one you’ve got me falling apart again
Or is it falling
Or is it falling
Could you be the one?
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Room 19
05:47
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Room 19
words and music by Jill Tracy
There are stains on the walls that won’t come clean
Mementos of his final scene
The plaster is peeling skin that’s gone grey
The door stays locked to keep Time away
The abandoned spoil of love and despair
Gideon’s Bible and an old black chair
And an object he thought could steer him from harm
But it was written in the stars
And outside they were singing
The lights of Christmas Eve
But he’s lost in the darkness
Dreams are never what they seem
Locked in Room 19
The secrets are buried in this musty cell
Only the whispering curtains and the floorboards tell
No more sorrow in this ill-fated life
His voyage will set sail tonight
And outside they were singing
The lights of Christmas Eve
But he’s lost in the darkness
Dreams are never what they seem
Locked in Room 19
And he’s still waiting for his ship to come in
He’s still longing for what could have been
He’s still waiting
Locked in Room 19
He’s still waiting
He’s still waiting
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4. |
The Water Flows So Slow
07:19
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The Water Flows So Slow
words and music by Jill Tracy
Immerse me headfirst
and I’ll never be afraid
Just roll me over
While the undercurrents rage
Just give me something
I can hold onto
The tide is calling
I’ve never seen a night like this
I’m through pretending
Within this calculated bliss
I’m praying for something
Worth fighting for
How come I’m sinking so fast
With such a long long way to go
Sinking so fast
And still the water flows so slow
The restless ocean
And the souls that breathe within
I’m tired of treading
When there’s someplace else to swim
I’m praying for something
Worth drowning for
How come I’m sinking so fast
With such a long long way to go
Sinking so fast
And still the water flows so slow
Immerse me headfirst
And I’ll never be afraid
Just roll me over
While the undercurrents rage
Just give me something
I’m still waiting for something
How come I’m sinking so fast
With such a long long way to go
Sinking so fast
And still the water flows so slow
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5. |
I Can't Shake It
05:45
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I Can’t Shake it
words and music by Jill Tracy
No medicine for this malady
No snake oil, no gris gris
There’s no magic potion, no afterglow
No backstage exit
To some secret show
And I’m screaming at these four walls
Shivering from the thought
That I just can’t shake it baby
Because the words intoxicate me
I won’t surrender from this state I’m in
Held guilty of magnificent sin
Because I just can’t shake it baby
No sanctuary, no antidote
No saving grace, no Holy Ghost
There’s no diamond powder, no parlour trick
No bloodletting, this one cuts to the quick
And I’m screaming at these four walls
Shivering from it all
And I just can’t shake it baby
Because the words intoxicate me
I won’t surrender from this state I’m in
Held guilty of magnificent sin
No I just won’t let it freeze beneath my fingertips
No I just won’t let it disappear inside of my head
I’m drowning in these words nobody’s ever heard
Sinking so fast, I’m never coming back
And I just can’t shake it baby
Cause there’s no cure today
No I just won’t let it freeze beneath my fingertips
No I just won’t let it disappear inside of my head
I’m drowning in these words nobody’s ever heard
Gathering clouds, I’m never coming down
But I could be good, if you just let me
This big white light shining down
On me
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6. |
grey #11
01:00
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7. |
In Between Shades
06:15
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In Between Shades
words and music by Jill Tracy
Hey there Mr. Blue
I know everything you need
Don’t have to scratch the skin
To watch the colors bleed
It gets mangled in translation
Indigo aquamarine
And I’m scraping up the ashes
Just to hold on to the flame
Bending over backwards
Just to stay in the game
Mr. Blue
Let’s pretend it’s all okay now
Let’s pretend it still feels good
Let’s pretend we got this world on a string
Like they promised we would
Mr. Blue
Hey there Mr. Blue
I know everything you are
No need to excavate again
We’ve already dug too far
Cause I’ve been kicked around for so long lately
I wear these wounds upon my sleeve
And I’m scraping up the ashes
Just to resurrect the flame
Bending over backwards
But it all feels the same
Mr. Blue
Let’s pretend it’s all okay now
Let’s pretend it still feels good
Let’s pretend we got this world on a string
Like they promised we would
Mr. Blue
Let’s pretend it all feels fine today
Let’s pretend that I’m not still
Caught in the grey
Making my way
In between shades
I’m just in between shades
Hey there Mr. Blue
I know everything you feel
It’s when we close our eyes
That we can see for real
Mr. Blue
Let’s pretend it’s all okay now
Let’s pretend it still feels good
Let’s pretend we got this world on a string
Like they said that we would
Mr. Blue
Let’s pretend it all feels fine today
Let’s pretend that I’m not still
Caught in the grey
Cause it’s just another day like today
In between shades
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8. |
Torture
05:55
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Torture
words and music by Jill Tracy
So goes the tale of the Brazen Bull
A strange device designed to kill
Hanging out in the Pillory
Drawn and quartered for the whole town to see
The infliction of the Rack
Boiling oil in great stone vats
Bound and broken on the Wheel
But all I know is how you make me feel today
This torture
Is getting close to you
Torture
The agony I put myself through
Torture
The bittersweet constrain
Torture
For Desire is the cruelest pain
Back in 1585
They’d impale a man alive
Wooden collar and iron truss
Chinese Death of 1000 Cuts
And on the pages in between
They spoke of the Garrote and the Guillotine
Iron Maiden and Little Ease
But all I know is how you make me feel today
This torture
Is getting close to you
Torture
The agony I put myself through
Torture
The bittersweet constrain
Torture
For Desire is the cruelest pain
My mind’s caught in a Brank
And all the ribbons of my skin
Tomorrow ends up in shackles before it even begins
And the tears that fall upon my face
They trickle to the floor
Like water torture falling
Drop by drop by drop by drop by drop by drop by drop
This torture
Is getting close to you
Torture
The agony I put myself through
Torture
The bittersweet constrain
Torture
For Desire is the cruelest pain
And you taught me all about pain
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9. |
Where Shadows Fall
05:22
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Where Shadows Fall
words and music by Jill Tracy
Night has fallen, and so have we
But seduction deceives us eventually
Between the cracks in the pavement
The end of the line
Measure for measure
Until the very last time
In a dark corner I’m waiting
Where Fate comes to call
In a dark corner I’m waiting
In the place where shadows fall
Bound together, but torn apart at the seams
We’re too soon for sorrow, but too late for dreams
All the edges are frayed now
This means to the end
Promise me one thing
That you’ll never pretend
In a dark corner I’m waiting
Where Fate comes to call
In a dark corner I’m waiting
In the place where shadows fall
Where shadows fall
And this will be the last time
Just promise me one thing
Just promise me one thing
In a dark corner I’m waiting
Where Fate comes to call
It’s our secret salvation
In the place where shadows fall
Where shadows fall
Where shadows fall
Where shadows fall
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The Somnambulist Waltz
02:45
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11. |
Petrified
04:27
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Petrified
words and music by Jill Tracy
As dark as Venus and I want you
Huddled close in a corner of the room
Why can’t it always stay like this?
But it starts too late and it ends too soon
Sugar stains and a hangnail moon
Why can’t we always stay like this?
So pretty, so perfect, petrified
Caught forever deep inside this moment in time with you
So pretty, so perfect, petrified
Lost in this moment
Can we exist in this moment …for good?
I don’t care about another day
Hold your breath and we’ll make this one stay
Can you feel my heartbeat in your hand?
Destination lives in your eyes right now
Your skin glows blue and the sweet scent of somehow
Someway, we’ll never let this change
So pretty, so perfect, petrified
Caught forever deep inside this moment in time with you
So pretty, so perfect, petrified
Lost in this moment
Can we exist in this moment …for good?
Cause I want to be so pretty for you
That I want to make you cry
And I’ll show you things that you’ve never dreamed of
And tell you all of the reasons why
Because Time can never catch us if we just never close our eyes
Frozen in this moment I’m alive
And it’s perfect just like this
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12. |
Treasure
06:12
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Treasure
words and music by Jill Tracy
You’re my treasure and my trouble
You’re the serum and the struggle
You’re a ransom and an outrage
You’re my kingdom in a bird cage
But I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away every time I look at you
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away
You’re my hangman and my hero
You’re perpetual and you’re zero
You’re a rhapsody and a refuge
You’re a dust storm, you’re the deluge baby
But I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away every time I look at you
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away
You’re my treasure and my trouble
You’re the serum and the struggle
You’re the omen and the aftermath
The gallows and the line I’ve cast
You’re the crown of thorns and the wishing well
The zodiac and the carousel
You’re my delusions and my secrets
All the remnants and the regrets
You’re my mortality
You’re everything I’ve ever wanted to be
But I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away every time I look at you
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away every time
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away every time I look at you
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away
I’m just blown away every time
I’m just blown away
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JILL TRACY San Francisco, California
Jill Tracy will transport you into a seductive and magical realm far beyond the Everyday. The place where we wished we lived. A dark, elegant netherworld full of hidden passageways, wonder cabinets, and opium dens. Of monsters, marvels and mayhem. You know it’s not safe here; but with Jill Tracy as your guide, you’ll be in no hurry to leave. ... more
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