Marika at The Matrix
by Marika Straw
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What If
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Fly Into the Sky / Away
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Granddaughter's Song
07:20
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Kitty Cat
03:16
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Friend
06:03
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Waiting
05:29
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Someday, Today
08:04
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Just As Well
03:41
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about
Performed live at the Matrix Coffeehouse in Chehalis, Washington: www.matrixcoffeehouse.com
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released March 29, 2014
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Some rights reserved. Please refer to individual track pages for license info.
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Marika Straw Minneapolis, Minnesota
Marika Straw is a singer-songwriter from Northeastern Oregon. When she's not making music on the piano, the organ, or with her voice, she tends to be writing, fighting for social justice causes, or thinking about spirituality and religion.
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Mar 2014 -
Jun 2012
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- Track Name: What If
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Fall in love
Try to understand what's happening to you,
You can't believe it, perceive it at all
Wonderful
Can't believe that it's so wonderful to you,
It's just a miracle you can't comprehend
You submit
Why'd you ever start your questioning this thing,
You lay your questions aside for rainy days
Now you're stuck,
Now the rainy days have come to plague your soul
And you can't help it, the question's back again
What if it was all just a sham?
What if it was all just your innocence at hand?
I can't stop my questioning, even if it makes me go insane
What if it was all just a sham?
I asked him "Is this love?"
He said it was
I asked "How do you know?"
He said just trust
I have to ask the question again
I have to ask the question again
Oh, what if it was all just a sham?
What if it was all just my innocence at hand?
I can't stop my questioning, even if it makes me go insane,
I hate the pain of knowing it'll hurt regardless
Whether I loved him or not
Did I love him or not?
Maybe I'm not able to love him
Maybe I'm not able to love
Maybe I should ask different questions
Maybe this won't do me no good
In the end,
It's easier to say it wasn't love at all
than face the questions, unanswered, that hurt - Track Name: Fly Into the Sky / Away
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Fly Into the Sky:
Fly into the sky
On wings of song
Let yourself be free to find where you belong
Don't be so afraid
You're stronger than you know
Fly into the sky
On wings of song
Away:
We walk around the fields a-waving
We're saying goodbye for a while
And in the time I've known you, we have
Never had to say goodbye for such a long time
I kiss you softly as the night falls
Holding tight so I can let go with a smile
And in my heart a song is playing,
A song to write when we're far away
Do you miss me, cause I miss you
I surely already do, I do miss you
You're so far away from me
And for a long time to be away
It's such a far place to be away
And for a long time to be away
To be away
The time has come to part, my darling
Our moment has come to an end
We're holding hands until the parting
Then goodbye, we swiftly kiss and part for a while
We'll go our separate ways and journey
Alone, we'll find our lives apart
I'll write you letters with some love songs
I'll only hope you're safe and sound
Do you miss me, cause I miss you
I surely already do, I do miss you
You're so far away from me
And for a long time to be away
It's such a far place to be away
And for a long time to be away
To be away
Oh...half a world away from the one
Who taught me love
Oh...and I worry that you won't come home
Safe and sound
Do you miss me, cause I miss you
I surely already do, I do miss you
You're so far away from me
And for a long time to be away
It's such a far place to be away
And for a long time to be away
To be away - Track Name: Granddaughter's Song
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Life swirls round and round
and deepens into ground
and I wonder where it comes from?
Life's deeper mysteries
don't cease to comfort me
even in the midst of questioning
I can't help but believe
the answers that I seek
are beautiful in mystery
So I'll just live to be
Experience the peace
that comes with listening silently
The leaves fall down
with rustling sounds
She won't be around
The mysteries abound
Just every now and then
we're witness to an end
Life is humbling to our knowing
We grasp and try to hold
It's better to let go
Undercurrents keep life flowing
In silences of night
we cry to make things right
in illusion of things missing
You're looking at the ends
We're here around the bends
Life alive, even in mystery
The snow falls down
with breathing sounds
She's not around
The mysteries abound
We pause, we think aloud
Too quiet for our sound
Breathless voices rise within us
We're dwelling in the dark
We're stumbling just to start
without those who've helped us find us
So strange to see life grow
amidst decaying old
Tensions gather strong within us
Accept the mystery
Just try to live and be
Time to shake your world with living
The rain falls down
with healing, wakening sounds
Her memory's around
The mysteries abound
It's been another year
and still I miss you, dear
I will always love you, Nana
Your sweater that I wear
reminds me that you're there
Wooly goodness wrapped around me
I'm coming to my own
with seeds that you have sown
and I'm grateful you're my Nana
I know that you'd be proud
Onstage I take a bow
This encore is for my Nana.
The sun shines down
and wakens the ground
Her granddaughter's around
The mysteries abound - Track Name: Kitty Cat
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You're my sweetie pie, my sweetie pie, my sweetie pie
You're a part of home, when I'm alone, you warm my soul
You're my kitty kitty kitty kitty cat
You're my kitty kitty kitty kitty cat
You're my kitty kitty kitty kitty cat
You're my kitty kitty kitty kitty cat
We called you “no brain,” gave you no name, but you kept us sane
Thought you were a girl, you were a sir, but I liked your fur
You're my kitty kitty kitty kitty cat
You're my kitty kitty kitty kitty cat
You're my kitty kitty kitty kitty cat
You're my kitty kitty kitty kitty cat
We put you in a wok, around we walked, proving that you rock
Oh, Prince Handsomier, we held you dear, loved you through the years
You're my kitty kitty kitty kitty cat
You're my kitty kitty kitty kitty cat
You're my kitty kitty kitty kitty cat
You're my kitty kitty kitty kitty cat
Helped my heart to mend, my bestest friend, even to the end
When I used to cry, you'd make me smile, why'd you have to die?
Why'd you have to die?
Goodbye
Goodbye - Track Name: When the Trees Say Goodbye
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When the world turns back
When the trees say goodbye
When the world turns back
Give me peace
Give me peace
Tonight
Tonight
Tonight
Give me peace
Give me peace
All the days gone by
When the trees say goodbye
All the days gone by
Give me peace
Give me peace
Tonight - Track Name: Friend
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Friend, you can tell me anything
And I will listen, and I will listen
Friend, you can tell me anything
And I will listen, and I will listen
And then I'll close my eyes, hold you tight
And then I'll close my eyes, hold you tight
And then I'll close my eyes, hold you tight
And then I'll close my eyes, hold you tight
Friend, I can tell you anything
And you will listen, and you will listen
Friend, I can tell you anything
And you will listen, and you will listen
And then you'll close your eyes, hold me tight
And then you'll close your eyes, hold me tight
And then you'll close your eyes, hold me tight
And then you'll close your eyes, hold me tight
Because we all have some times we really need a friend
We can't go on without a tight embrace
Because we all need forgiveness every now and then
We can't go on without some mercy, grace
Friend, you can tell me anything
And I will listen, and I will listen
Friend, I can tell you anything
And you will listen, and you will listen
And then you'll close your eyes, hold me tight
And then I'll close my eyes, hold you tight
And then you'll close your eyes, hold me tight
And then I'll close my eyes, hold you tight
Because we all have some times we really need a friend
We can't go on without a tight embrace
Because we all need forgiveness every now and then
We can't go on without some mercy, grace - Track Name: Waiting
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A fragile moth is clinging to the plaster
The pretty thing is sitting in the light
The moth has lingered, calm for many hours
I don't know why it's waiting in the night
A lady waits, her golden ring a-twinkling
A hundred years, she's waited for her love
“He'll come again,” she tells me as she sits there
She knows he's dead, yet still believes he lives
Waiting for deeper things
The moth and lady stay, waiting, waiting
What are we all waiting for?
Maybe for the light that brings us home
One waits for years, one only waits for hours
They wait for reasons we don't understand
And in the end, they're part of all things waiting
But do we know what we are waiting for?
Waiting for deeper things
The moth and lady stay, waiting, waiting
What are we all waiting for?
Maybe for the light that brings us home
In time, the lady's golden ring stops twinkling
It's deep and dark, enshrouded in her grave
Her waiting's over at her sweet reunion
A hundred years was worth her deeper joy
The night lives on, the moth continues waiting
In time the day will live as did the night
The moth will wave its sparkly wings and lift off
And then I'll know the light it waited for
Waiting for deeper things
The moth and lady stay, waiting, waiting
What are we all waiting for?
Maybe for the light that brings us home
Waiting for deeper things
The moth and lady stay, waiting, waiting
What are we all waiting for?
Maybe for the light that brings us home
Maybe for the light that brings us home
Well, maybe for the light that brings us home - Track Name: Someday, Today
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Walk home
Dark corner
A group of drunken guys
How can you say, “They're just men, can't help themselves, they can't be blamed.”
Was it my fault, then?
More scared
Cause I'm female
Not safe to be alone
You think I'm too paranoid
I thought so, too, until the day that I was followed
No amount of tears will end this suffering
Why does this whole cycle keep on going?
You don't understand what it's like when you're not male
I won't stop singing till you understand
Not okay to call me “it”
I have a name and you should use it
Not okay to stare me down
I'm a person, not an object
No more bad excuses take responsibility
Your mistake, not mine
You've really crossed the line
You think
I'm so stupid
Cause I don't think like you
Why should your brainwaves be valued more than mine
Your way of thinking isn't better
You say
“Quiet down there.
Don't understand what's up.
You women can't shut your mouths, what more do you want?
We gave you what you want already.”
No amount of tears will end this suffering
Why does this whole cycle keep on going?
You don't understand what it's like when you're not male
I won't stop singing till you understand
Not okay to make dumb jokes
Your sarcasm isn't witty
Not okay to see I'm drunk
Then to blame me cause I'm slutty
No more bad excuses, take responsibility
Your mistake, not mine
You've really crossed the line
You saw
What I'm wearing
You read my signals wrong
Just because I got dressed to look my best
It doesn't mean I'm yours for taking
Get home
Told I'm worthless
I even see myself a crazy bitch who can't please her husband so
I must deserve it, have it coming
No amount of tears will end this suffering
Why does this whole cycle keep on going?
You don't understand what it's like when you're not male
I won't stop singing till you understand
Not okay to call me “it”
I have a name and you should use it
Not okay to stare me down
I'm a person, not an object
No more bad excuses take responsibility
Your mistake, not mine
You've really crossed the line
Not okay to make dumb jokes
Your sarcasm causes suffering
Not okay to get me drunk
Then to blame me cause I'm slutty
No more bad excuses, take responsibility
Your mistake, not mine
You've really crossed the line
Someday
You will listen
I hope you'll understand beyond the hipster approval cause it's in
Couldn't be caught being so sexist
Someday
You will listen
You’ll take it on yourselves, you'll understand why you need to treat us right
But let's not wait, let's make someday
Today
Someday, today
Let's make someday today
Someday, today
Let’s make someday today
Let’s make someday today - Track Name: Just As Well
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Where did you get that pretty countenance?
Where did you get that swaying walk?
I want to save the way your hair moves
Want to record just how you talk
It’s probably just as well
It’s probably just as well
Because my face heats when you’re near me
You’ll see a tremble in my lips
I’m pretty much disaster central
I’m like to bring apocalypse
It’s probably just as well
It’s probably just as well
Maybe someday, I’ll get to be with you
Maybe someday, you’ll like me too
But in the meantime, when I’m with you
I try to keep it to myself
I try to keep myself from smiling,
I try to think of someone else
It’s probably just as well
It’s probably just as well
Yet I imagine that you’d like me
If I would ever let you close
A tragedy just in the making
We fall in love, and then we’re toast
It’s definitely just as well
It’s definitely just as well
We’ll fall in love in the end
And then we’ll break our hearts
We’ll do it over again
It’s worth it, even the last parts
Is it worth it, even the last parts?
This is a prompt to walk away from me
I’d bring such sadness to your heart
You’re better off without my madness
You’re better off it we’re apart
It’s probably just as well
It’s probably just as well
And yet my heart feels so conflicted
Because I’m not sure I’m so right
I try to make such bad decisions
Because in love I’m not so bright
It’s probably just as well
It’s probably just as well
It’s probably just as well
It’s probably just as well
