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The Stories Are Taking Their Toll

by Cat Jahnke

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1.
Solomon Says 03:35
Oh, my baby, I see on your face The stories are taking their toll Oh my baby just listen with grace And we'll fix you up right when you're old I'd hold your hand but she'd tear you away So I'll just be here waiting ok Let's do what Solomon says Let's do what Solomon says Oh, my baby, you're right to pretend That you don't understand what I'm saying I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry again You don't need more rattling your brain What good would it do to tell you the truth To tell you she'd rip you in two Let's do what Solomon says Let's do what Solomon says Oh, my baby, she's killing you And it's not fair to say just be strong And it's killing me baby 'cause there's nothing that I can do But write one more impotent song I'd hold your hand but she'd tear you away So I'll just be here waiting ok I'll just be here waiting ok Let's do what Solomon says Let's do what Solomon says Let's do what Solomon says Let's do what Solomon says Let's do what Solomon says Let's do what Solomon says
2.
Apple 03:21
I picked an apple for you to say I love you, I need you, I want you to stay I placed it up high on my shelf for a day And longed for a bite as it rotted away It goes, it goes, it just goes to shows That anything can happen Oh woes, woes, pile up to your nose 'Cause good enough just isn't good enough A brush and a comb and a mirror and blade A horse and a cart and a river and glade Every note, every voice, every song ever played All collected and lovingly at your feet laid I'll kiss your closed eyes so the love will not show I'll bask in your radiance that dulls the sun's glow I'll sing so softly that no air will blow And no one will know And no one will know It goes, it goes, it just goes to shows That anything can happen Oh woes, woes, pile up to your nose 'Cause good enough just isn't good enough If you would but ask I could turn myself blue By pausing the rhythm that pushes blood through Or I'd stoke up the fire, blush a blazing red hue For I gave you my heart and it pulses for you It goes, it goes, it just goes to shows That anything can happen Oh woes, woes, pile up to your nose 'Cause good enough just isn't good enough
3.
Oh So Near 03:12
All right you win So come home again You've got me on my knees here I'm begging you, please Please don't go Didn't you just get here? We've barely said hello And now that you are oh so near Do you think I'll let you go? You've made your point You're hitting the road You're leaving me now Please don't go Didn't you just get here? We've barely said hello And now that you are oh so near Do you think I'll let you go? Didn't you just get here? We've barely said hello And now that you are oh so near Do you think I'll let you go? Don't pack so fast We've gotta make this last And when you do walk out that door Just look behind I'm waving I'm waving, I'm waving I'll be waving at you So promise me we'll take this farewell slow
4.
Sweetie Pie 03:37
All packed up, just waiting to leave it all behind I wish there was something more than nothing on my mind La, la, la, la, yeah, I feel just fine Bye-bye Sweetie Pie Bye-bye my Sweetie Pie Bye I’ve got to fly So bye-bye my Sweetie Pie Just let me go, you know I’m not trying to be unkind It’s life, you walk in circles or choose to brave that line Don’t make it hard for me to shine Just say goodbye Sweetie Pie Bye-bye my Sweetie Pie Bye I’ve got to fly So bye-bye my Sweetie Pie All packed up, but I’m not leaving you behind Bye-bye my Sweetie Pie Bye I’ve got to fly So bye-bye my Sweetie Pie Yeah Bye-bye my Sweetie Pie Bye I’ve got to fly So bye-bye my Sweetie Pie
5.
Let me put the kettle on Let me get the tea Let me pour your sugar You just let it be Let me do the dishes Let me sweep the floor Let me trim the hedges Let me think what this is all for Some may say love but love's not around You're up and you're down You're up and you're down, and you're down And you're down, down, down Let me get your jacket Let me get the door Let me hail the taxi Let me do it all and more Some may say love but love's not around You're up and you're down You're up and you're down, and you're down And you're down, down, down Fruit falls Sea obeys The grave calls And you've always got me now You've always got me now Let me move your muscles Let me breathe the air for you Let me do your thinking Let me care for you Some may say love but love's not around You're up and you're down You're up and you're down, and you're down And you're down, down, down Let me load the bullet Let me point the gun Let me pull the trigger Let this all be done
6.
Knife 03:34
Sit down, slow down Hell, might as well 'cause we're moving now Stop for a Stop for a Stop for a dime I've got two tokes on my next last smoke A baby bottle and a wedge of lime Living the high life Being a low life Doing your ex-wife Get me a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife Yeah You say I always get my way Well, maybe I'll save that for a rainy day Pick up the Pick up the So I can hang up the phone I'll get my witness to make her x Then I'll go make sure your mother knows Who is she? What about me? What about me? What about me? I'm living the high life Being a low life Doing your ex-wife Get me a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife Yeah Living the high life Being a low life Doing your ex-wife Get me a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife Yeah Sit down, slow down Hell, might as well 'cause we're moving now
7.
Someone roll me over I've been lying for five straight days Get my feet on the floor I'm afraid I might go to waste You can take your hard luck I won't face it no more You can take your hard luck What would I want it for Don't stop now It's so easy to lay it down But tell me how To pick it up again Got a face that keeps changing And two hands that just can't stay still Got a ticker that's click-clock clanging I could try to control you but I never will Threw out the night And I slept the whole day through But I think that this time I might Somehow take one more step towards you You can take your tough love I won't face it no more You can take your tough love What would I want it for Oh, don't stop now It's so easy to lay it down But tell me how To pick it up again Don't stop now It's so easy to lay it down But tell me how To pick it up again Someone roll me over I've been lying for five straight days
8.
Scorpion 03:17
Ten days back and twenty ahead I've been dragging my feet like I'm dragging the dead "Would you rather drag the living?" was all she said Now I drag her instead You better look up here at this light baby Everything's gonna be all right And everything's gonna be all right And everything's gonna be all right Don't bother pleading with the scorpion She's gonna get you night after night She's gonna get you night after night She'll get you every time I said this misery was worth his caress But now the twilight's coming, I'm feeling pressed Because ten paces south and twenty west Ah, Ah I'm buried under the "X" You better look up here at this light baby Everything's gonna be all right And everything's gonna be all right And everything's gonna be all right Don't bother pleading with the scorpion She's gonna get you night after night She's gonna get you night after night She'll get you every time I may have doubts but they won't blind me I always watch my back when she's behind me You know she'll never do the right thing She'd bite the devil if he wasn't hiding You better look up here at this light baby Everything's gonna be all right And everything's gonna be all right And everything's gonna be all right Don't bother pleading with the scorpion She's gonna get you night after night She's gonna get you night after night She'll get you every time Everything's gonna be all right And everything's gonna be all right And everything's gonna be all right Don't bother pleading with the scorpion She's gonna get you night after night She's gonna get you night after night She'll get you every time
9.
You hold me up to block the sunlight And I have loved you all along I do you right, I do you right You do me wrong, you do me wrong (You do me wrong, you do me wrong) And I have stayed right by your side (You do me wrong, you do me wrong) While you have used me for your lies (You do me wrong, you do me wrong) Though you have seen the tears I've cried (You do me wrong, you do me wrong) You hold me close to fend the blow Though I am weak and you are strong Listen, please, you gotta know You do me wrong, you do me wrong (You do me wrong, you do me wrong) And I have stayed right by your side (You do me wrong, you do me wrong) While you have used me for your lies (You do me wrong, you do me wrong) Though you have seen the tears I've cried (You do me wrong, you do me wrong) You hold my heart, I hold the door When you reach in the dark I shatter on the floor I'm used to losing you but you've never lost me before (You do me wrong, you do me wrong) So I will run away and hide (You do me wrong, you do me wrong) But I will hold my head up high (You do me wrong, you do me wrong) And I will never know why (You do me wrong, you do me wrong)
10.
Heard a voice today It sang a song about tomorrow I thought I heard it say The greater the joy, The greater the sorrow Open the sky And drop the sea I can't be dry It falls on me It won't miss me I will hold you up And I will let you go And all the tears I've cried Won't be enough To wash your stain off me No, no, no Open the sky And drop the sea I can't be dry It falls on me It won't miss me Everything stops While the mountains roll in And I climb and I climb But they crumble again And the pain of the struggle holds me down And all I want to do is just Lie here on the ground Let the ocean fall down I heard a voice today It sang a song about tomorrow I thought I heard it say The greater the joy The greater the sorrow Mm...
11.
Into Me 03:41
I've got these broken bones Picked clean and glistening Telephone my sleeping bones And guess if they're listening Well hit me on my funny bone Go and leave me all alone There's not much I'd be missing And I'm just trying to hold on baby And I've been feeling better lately About you I've got these broken bones Hidden safe beneath my skin Telephone my shattered bones And see if they let you in again There's dust in everything I own This dust is all I've ever known But now you got me wishing And I'm just trying to hold on baby And I've been feeling better lately About you I've got these skeleton keys Hidden safe beneath my skin They open all my doors and wars and scars So careful please You'll never know me new again So wipe your feet and mind the paint My body sins but I'm a saint And excuse the crunch as you step Into me
12.
Fall Out 04:00
Shut your mouth Get out of town I'm done with the shouting You're wearing me down Down to the bone No miracles now There's no solving this, no My heart's falling out My heart's falling out Every day is yesterday We start over again then lose our way The sun dawns bright then fades too fast Our next first kiss should be our last You wear that face You wear it around But what a waste You're wearing it out You're wearing it out Every day is yesterday We start over again then lose our way The sun dawns bright then fades too fast Our next first kiss should be our last We both know That these hinges could go Let's save our souls and lock the door And not use it anymore Shut your mouth You're wearing me down There's no turning back now My heart's fallen out My heart's fallen out Every day is yesterday We start over again then lose our way The sun dawns bright then fades too fast Our next first kiss should be our last
13.
Let You Down 03:51
When you finish falling I know he'll help you stand I know he'll help you up, I know he'll always hold your hand And when he brings you to the top and pushes you again I know you'll have forgotten by the time you land When you're down and out On your own and troubled Holding on and holding up I can give you love My love won't be enough And though it's very dark here you know your way around You've settled like the dust, you're familiar with the ground And though you long to find the light you fear the light will let you down So you kneel among the rocks and pray you're never found When you're down and out On your own and troubled Holding on and holding up I can give you love My love won't be enough I can't stay here I can't stay here I can't stay here anymore So when you've finished falling he'll help you stand again He'll push you down again, he'll lift you up again I'll hear you cry again I'll hear you cry again I'll hear you cry again

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“The Stories Are Taking Their Toll” contains 13 songs that range from quirky pop tunes to more aggressive folk-rock rants which all highlight Cat’s distinct vocals and her sincere storytelling ability. The songs “Apple” and “Into Me” were featured on the hit TV show “Dance Moms”. “Apple” was also the theme song to the NBC Web series, “CTRL”.

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released October 5, 2010

All songs were written by Cat Jahnke
Produced by Darren Johnston and Cat Jahnke

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