This was a demo with just me on vocals, and bass by the impeccable jazz master, John Pattitucci. We mixed and mastered that very demo for the track you hear.
I want the mail to stop coming
I want the phone not to ring
And I wanna stop eating everything
I want the road to stop moving under my feet
I’m losing the breath inside of me
I wanna get off this landslide
Before it mows us all down
This is no way to raise my children
And it all goes through my hands
I am the entrance and the exit ramp
Yeah it all goes through my hands
Well I can’t move my family
To a cave in the hills
And live at the mercy
Of the rain and the wind
And I can’t build a shanty
At the end of our street
And live on the garbage
The neighbors leave
And it all goes through my hands
I am the entrance and the exit ramp
Yeah I said it all goes through my hands
I am the middle of the hourglass
I’m gonna just let the phone ring
I not gonna call back
I’m gonna read my kids a story
This time I’m gonna stay awake
This time I’m gonna stay awake...
credits
from If Mama Ain't Happy,
released June 1, 1998
Tina deVaron, vocals, John Pattitucci, upright bass
Backed by a trio of jazz musicians, the Taiwanese singer-songwriter develops physical landscapes as a vehicle for stunning sound poetry. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 3, 2024