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Rodeo Clown

by Nora Kelly Band

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1.
Freeze me in a cryogenic chamber Wake me when the story’s over No I’m not giving up, but I’m giving up on you Yes I’ve go the time but don’t try to change my mind We’re through Toodle-oo Cause what is wrong And what is right Is decided in my mind But it could take My entire lifetime To convince you that I’m right I’ll just eat my pride Mmm-delicious You’re acting so suspicious Trying to find out my motivations I’ll just eat my pride Mmm-delicious You’re acting so suspicious Trying to find out my true intentions Wake up in a cryogenic chamber Go down south to where it’s warmer Wake up with nobody and hang out with no-one Deleting some files from my mind’s trash bin I’m on vacation From what is wrong And what is right Is decided in my mind But it could take My entire lifetime To convince you that I’m right I’ll just eat my pride Mmm-delicious You’re acting so suspicious Trying to find out my motivations I’ll just eat my pride Mmm-delicious You’re acting so suspicious Trying to find out my true intentions I’ll just eat my pride Mmm-delicious You’re acting so suspicious Trying to find out my motivations I’ll just eat my pride Mmm-delicious You’re acting so suspicious Trying to find out my true intentions
2.
I could just lay down I’ve always been the lay down girl But when you turn your back I’m the girl on the tracks Who’s been singing my song all along I could just stay put I’ve always been the stay put girl But when you put everyone before you You’re the only one without help I’ve been a fool, a fool Ain't no-one gonna turn their back when I’m offering a free handout I’m going back to school, to school But this time my education’s gonna be ‘bout myself Well, someones acting salty cause this isn’t what they wanted Where’s the lay down girl Not what you expected so you’re standing there corrected Where’s the stay put girl I could just act sweet I’ve always been the act sweet girl But now I’ve got this itch Cause it’s the season of the bitch And by god I’m on top of the world I could let you go first I’ve always been the let go girl But now you’re anticipating And I’m doing no more waiting Gonna give this skirt a twirl I’ve been a fool, a fool Ain't no-one gonna turn their back when I’m offering a free handout I’m going back to school, to school But this time my education’s gonna be ‘bout myself I’ve been a fool, a fool Ain't no-one gonna turn their back when I’m offering a free handout I’m going back to school, to school But this time my education’s gonna be ‘bout myself
3.
Catch a Bone 02:46
When he’s alone He prays to God to let him think about nothing Puts down his phone He can always tell when he’s losing something Swim in the river naked Hoping to stir up something to dream about in the morning Slowly he sets himself free He does a spell Protection from the fear he hates so much inside him I wish you well But magic never helped me to relieve my burden He’s driving down to the desert Cause he wants to feel the sand beneath his feet Slowly we set ourselves free I catch a bone Doesn’t really matter how far you throw it I wanna know how soft the meat gets before the skin lets go I feel amiss when we kiss Cause you’re nothing like The ones I loved before you Slowly we set ourselves free You must be good for me If we make each other happy
4.
Horse Girl 03:30
Grew up in the city when I was a little filly Only spent a couple weeks on the ranch Boys like trucks And I was a horse girl Even though I never had the chance Horse girl in the city Dreams of an equestrian pal I’ll save a little money And I’ll move out to the country is what everybody’s saying in this town I always tip my waiter but I’ve never tipped a cow I can rob a Dollarama Never worked a plough I like Hank Williams And I like Townes I could ride the range But I don’t know how Horse girl in the city Dreams of an equestrian pal I’ll save a little money And I’ll move out to the country is what everybody’s saying in this town I could walk a couple miles in my shit kicking boots I’ve been winning blue ribbons for my attitude Turn these streets into mud Turn my beers into Bud I’ve been doing laps around you while you’re chewing on your cud Horse girl in the city Dreams of an equestrian pal I’ll save a little money And I’ll move out to the country Get a horse and get a donkey Bring my little doggy with me Is what everybody’s saying in this town
5.
Thinking about my friends who are dead And the unsung songs inside their heads While you and me are alive instead But still we won’t sing our song One of the lucky ones and yet here I am Heartbroken over a man Cause we’ve laughed and we’ve played But now that will change And I want to love you and be free The Amazon rainforest’s burning up And migrants at the borders in internment camps And still we don’t have no clear plans Can’t I plan to be happy with you One of the lucky ones and yet here I am Heartbroken over a man Cause we’ve laughed and we’ve played But now that will change And I want to love you and be free Want to sing this song and be free Yeah I want to love you and be free
6.
Deja Vu 03:30
Speeding between two walls A sense of living without control Among the ranks, the saints, the skanks We’re all on the move Circling the edge of this cage Closer to the finish line but farther from the stage Forget the sun and forget that we live under it The sky’s the limit, isn’t it? I’m in L.A. all over again I’m in L.A. all over again Dry highway runway All practical, no design And it’s high time It’s high time Fascinated by the ugliness of it all There’s car stalls, strip malls Forget the sun and forget that we live under it I’m in L.A. all over again I’m in L.A. all over again
7.
Though I’ve been good please don’t send me to Heaven All of my friends are down in Hell And if you decide that you won’t be letting I’d like to stay in the purgatory motel On tour with the band Same old stories in the van But we laugh like it’s the first time we heard I read a whole book out loud That took place in my home town Until the sound of my voice sounds absurd Too designated to drive I’ve never felt more alive We’re young but we’ve got roam in our bones Shoplift breakfast with my manager He’s a hunter and I’m a gatherer Pretty soon we forget what it’s like to live alone Though I’ve been good please don’t send me to Heaven All of my friends are down in Hell And if you decide that you won’t be letting I’d like to stay in the purgatory motel I’d like to stay in the purgatory motel I’d like to stay in the purgatory motel
8.
Rodeo Clown 03:16
I’ve been wronged But I’ve also done bad things Probably more then I’d ever like to tell you I’ve been gone But I could stay I little longer All I’ve got to come home to is my room People die, we’ve gotta go And in the end all we’ve got to show for it are objects I don’t care who the heir is After all, these are my things I’ve got books and taxidermy animals and side tables and lamps and carpets And every single little thing was picked out by me I’ve made promises And then turned my back in weakness All I’ve got are these four walls now But they always keep my secrets People die, we’ve gotta go And in the end all we’ve got to show for it are objects I don’t care who the heir is After all, these are my things I’ve got artwork on the walls and I’ve got discographies of vinyl in the closet And every single little thing was picked out by me Picked out by me A savant of all things physical People pay me a lot of money just to look at their stuff
9.
Roswell 05:00
A stargazer told me, only cause I asked He’d seen a thousand UFOs in the past But he reassured me they’d all been explained And this had me depressed for many days The moon at noon and the forest desert Strange sights on the way to Roswell The petroglyphs and the cactus army Strange sights coming back to haunt me Some men, all they want is a beauty queen A woman to support them in all of their dreams But give me a call when the going gets less clear At the end of your life you remember what’s weird The moon at noon and the forest desert Strange sights on the way to Roswell The petroglyphs and the cactus army Strange sights coming back to haunt me
10.
Tonka 02:41
So we met in the end Though you never committed your friendship I’ll always remember your kinship Never the way to be free Where will the end lead tonight? Something alive but not bright Never to come back inside Never, never You ran away Where will we meet in the end? It’s not so important how but when Maybe we’ll come over again Maybe we’ll come over again Cause you’re here I’m here and nobody else You’re here, I’m here and nobody else You’re here, I’m here and nobody else You’re here, I’m here and nobody else You’re here, I’m here and nobody else

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released August 25, 2023

Nora Kelly - lead vocals, guitar, banjo (10), dick flute (8)
Rachel Silverstein - keyboards, harmonies
Vader Ryderwood - bass guitar, back up vocals (2,4,5,7)
Ethan Soil - Drums, percussion, guitar (4,7)
Dylan Keating - pedal steel
Ellie McPhee - violin (1,8, 9, 10)
Gabie Allain - violin (3)
Michael Feurstack - pedal steel (5)
Eric “Creature” Campbell - banjo (2)

All Songs Written and Performed by Nora Kelly Band
Produced by Nora Kelly & Ethan Soil
Mixed by Pietro Amato
Engineered by Pietro Amato, Matt Rogers & Ethan Soil
Recorded at Skybarn, Autoland & Croc Studios
Mastered by Harris Newman
Album Art Photography by Gabie Allain
Album Art Make-up by Neve Kerry
Album Art Design by Owen Ostrowski

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