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Black Hole Heart

by Sarah Donner

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1.
Phoenix 03:56
G D C G D C Put on all that make up/ Put on all that style G D C Em D C Put on all your armor/ And stare at you for awhile G D C G D C Running out of playbooks/ Running out of spoons G D C Em D C Running out of your head/ Until you’re out of moves G D/F# I can learn to dance C Em D G Memorize the turns G D/F# To rise up from the ash C Em D G G D C I’m gonna have to, gonna have to, gonna have to burn G D C G D C Shoes left in the corner/ Clay thrown on a wheel G D C Em D C A smaller situation can change the way you feel Breaking in just breathing/ Messing with you mind You don’t have to go far/ Just take one step outside G D/F# I can put on pants C Em D G When everything hurts G D/F# To rise up from the ash C Em D Em D C/ Em D C I’m gonna have to, gonna have to, gonna have to burn Whenever the world’s winning/ You feel like you’re just beginning You’re sore and you’re stuck there sitting on top of your hands Begin with the smallest gesture/ You’re not gonna change the weather But everything feels much better when you have a plan Give in to a point of pressure/ Line up to enjoy the measure Cuz building it up together is how we can stand Alone, alive I won't deprive the strong side, the highest five I've got a light beneath this pyre and from the fire I can fly
2.
On the horizon where you could fall in Time slows down Here in this cold space you are a warm face I’ll take down I’m the one you cannot see I show my love with gravity You keep falling faster into my infinite disaster It’s a happy ever after that defies space time Inside my singularity I’ll hold you for eternity And tear you apart with my black hole heart When I could shine bright, I lit your dark sky I shone down But even stars die, swallowing the light We all fall down Supernova, it’s all over I’ll destroy your casanova You keep falling faster into my infinite disaster It’s a happy ever after that defies space time Inside my singularity I’ll hold you for eternity And tear you apart with my black hole heart My validation, my radiation I can’t keep down I’ll take you to extremes To lengths that you have never seen You keep falling faster into my infinite disaster It’s a happy ever after that defies space time Inside my singularity I’ll hold you for eternity And tear you apart with my black hole heart
3.
Florida 02:50
G D A D On the floor on the Florida floor G D A D Nothing more, nothing more G D A D In the north, in the north you G Left your children G D G Bm A (x2) I’m sorry our family’s fucked up and reeling/ We’re breaking, we’re changing and up for healing G D G Bm A (x2) You were abandoned, but you’re not alone/ We’ll take you and make you a place to call home G D G Bm A (x2) Found by the neighbors the last one alive/ They home to Jesus and left you behind G D G Bm A G C A The scars on the outside don’t even begin/To compare to the ones hurting within On the floor on the Florida floor Nothing more, nothing more In the north, in the north you Left your children G D G Bm A (x2) Back up in Boston they broke down inside/ You cried as you started a four hour flight G D G Bm A G C A Sometimes we need rescuing from our own cage/ The ones we were put in and those that we make G D A D On the floor on the Florida floor Nothing more, nothing more In the north, in the north G A G A Bm Know that I’m in too/ Know that there is room G A D Bm C For you in this house/ When you want to come out On the floor on the floor Nothing more, nothing more
4.
Eyes on California. They’re giving it away. Four months to the sea But no one read the warning at the Cutoff that would say, “Turn back, it’s out of reach.” My husband is a farmer, who’s grey but very kind. He cares and he provides For me and our five daughters. When he falls asleep at night, I read by candlelight The West is not a fixed mark, it’s an ever floating line No one ever makes it. No one crosses the Divide. Oh somehow I knew, we should’ve gone the Northern Route So I’ll stay with you until the snow and stars pass through As a woman I have conquered many things, but I am not a pioneer or pearl If my boundary stops here, I have daughters left to draw new maps of the world Years ago I said good bye to my true love and our son I will sit and hold you now, you will not be alone. Oh somehow I knew, we should’ve gone the Northern Route So I’ll stay with you until the snow and stars pass through I wrapped you in a blanket enshrounded with my heart. The silence and the snow. Six miles to a cabin, someone waiting in the dark with fire in his bones It’s biting cold this heavy load is more than I can bear This hunger can’t be sated with verses and a prayer
5.
Athena 03:15
E Esus You were born in old Kentucky E Esus Under stars and signs unlucky A B Never meant to be a beauty queen Still you read my notes and letters Holding to the hope that better Things were on the other side A2/F# A You’ve been with me for a long, long time A/F# B Around the world, and you’re still on my mind A E/G# F#m E/G# You were counting the days gone by A E/G# F#m E/G# I was circling around the sky A E/G# F#m E/G# Never knowing if the sun would set or rise A/F# A Bsus E Esus E Esus Now I can land cause you’re by my side We were married on the winter solstice But the night’s were coldest When you were a phone call away All my travels and adventures Can’t compare, can’t take center Stage, you are the only star I see I’ve been waiting for a long, long time Around the world, and you’re still on my mind A E/G# F#m E/G# You were counting the days gone by A E/G# F#m E/G# I was circling around the sky A E/G# F#m E/G# Never knowing if the sun would set or rise A/F# A Bsus E Esus E Esus Now I can land cause you’re by my side We will cross the great Sahara Hand in hand the streets of Venice You broke the bars and threw off all my chains Athena, you have my heart I can’t wait for this new start to start A E/G# F#m E/G# You were counting the days gone by A E/G# F#m E/G# I was circling around the sky A E/G# F#m E/G# Never knowing if the sun would set or rise A/F# A Bsus E Esus E Esus Now I can land cause you’re by my side
6.
The Flood 02:43
G#m G#m/G You were only supposed to stay just a little bit But four walls could not contain you, you didn’t fit You were not afraid of me, you would not submit E B F# And the water, the water that poured down the sides E B F# From the monster, the monster laughing inside E B Bb A E She’s the talker, the talker of tides I could never claim you, No I could not commit I was right to blame you for crimes you could not admit And you earned your name that we named you, The Little Shit E B F# And the water, the water that poured down the sides E B F# From the monster, the monster laughing inside E B Bb A E A marauder, marauder taking her time You’re a hurricane. We braced for the biggest hit A white whale making waves that could sink a ship You cannot be tamed in a cage for your benefit And the water, the water that poured down the sides From the monster, the monster laughing inside She’s a daughter, a daughter I love, and she’s mine
7.
Albatross 04:04
Em C Dsus Em Dsus Set out for adventure, no maps, there’s no pressure/ From me you’re set Em C Dsus Em Dsus Climb down from the plateau, where you go I follow/ Right behind you Em C Dsus Em C D I am wing spread wide/ I go with the tide Push on farther from the point you started from/ Into the storm I fly with the weather, every bone and feather/ Keep you from harm But you are armed and proud/ Shoot your omen down Em C D I will curse the ground you walk on Em C G Mine will be the name you cry Em C D I deserved your compassion Em C Dsus4 D Em Now around your neck I’m tied Em C Dsus Em Dsus Textbook truth was never there for you/ Pick up your head No one word could ever heal the hurt/ Now my mouth is red I’m prepared to die/ You’re still asking why I will curse the ground you walk on Mine will be the name you cry I deserved your compassion Now around your neck I’m tied You search for the treasure, we’ll go down together/ Under the waves Two lost sailors on an epic failure/ No one can save When we start to drown/ They will write this down
8.
So you head to the hills and the forest, but still You’re just building the longest road The mountains are far, but you know where you are When you’re starting the longest road You look down at all your cards You’re played out, and it’s so hard when Bricks and wood are what you need A city sits inside your hand But houses still aren’t on your land And no one wants your fucking sheep You’re won’t settle in, wasting on settlements Because you’re building the longest road The points they could swing with Year of Plenty When you’re building the longest road So roll the dice and make a trade Because that’s how you play the game Lead yourself to victory The robber’s placed upon your grain But you don’t need it anyway And no one wants your fucking sheep You’re not one to fight, so you pass on the knights Just keep building the longest road It’s unlikely you’ll win, but you cannot give in When you’re playing for longest road Special building phase I wrote this on tour, could it be metaphor I-95 is the Longest Road You can never give in to the battle within Just keep living the longest road
9.
A A/G# A/F# A/E You don’t know the worst of it/ You don’t know how hard it gets A A/G# A/D You only know this/ You only know now I’m searching for words to say/ I’m searching for hope again I’m searching for why/ I’m searching for how A/C# D E F#m/A/C# D E F#m And all the answers are inside of you /and When you leave it will be too soon A A/G# A/F# A/E Time will take all of us/Time will turn all to dust A A/G# A/D Time is not fast/ Time is not loud You look to the cloudy skies/ You look through your cloudy eyes You look like you’re looking at me in a crowd A/C# D E F#m/A/C# D E F#m And all the answers are inside of you/ and When you leave it will be too soon F#m D A E/G# THE WORLD FELL FOR YOU RIGHT FROM THE START F#m D A E/G# I NEVER KNEW IT WOULD BE SO HARD F#m E/G# A Bm AND WHEN THE TRUTH CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD C#m D E A A/G# A/F# E YOU TAUGHT ME TO BREATH WITH A BIG, BIG HEART I watch for the warning signs/ I watch for the borderline I watch from the side/ I watch for goodbye You’re living the best of lives/ You’re living up all the time You’re living unlimited, everything’s fine And all the answers are inside of you/ and When you leave it will be too soon THE WORLD FELL FOR YOU RIGHT FROM THE START I NEVER KNEW IT WOULD BE SO HARD AND WHEN THE TRUTH CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD YOU TAUGHT ME TO BREATH WITH A BIG, BIG HEART
10.
It feels like falling fast It feels like spinning Connection moving past My spirit willing Outside the shows goes on Inside I’m screaming And when the crowd is gone I get the feeling That finally all the things I always wanted Were earned with wasted years that went on and on But the rest you’ll never see You’ll see the best in me I wait for lights to change I wait for people I always wait to say Just what I’m thinking It’s been so long since I Felt free and open And now you’re here tonight I’m not the only one That finally all the things I always wanted Were earned with wasted fears that went on and on But the rest you’ll never see You’ll see the best in me I can see you happy I can see you succeed Tell me your thoughts Take control, what else do you need? I was stuck here waiting I can’t be the only one singing this song The world just going by I forgot my voice could be clear and strong Reality was fading (Finally…) I’m coming back to life (CHORUS 2X)
11.
Sinking Ship 02:13
I was on my way to America I was on my way to see my William Just three more days until America Just three more days ‘til I’d be grounded, but Tonight as I spoke unto my Lord, the sea was still overboard Faith always comes to this on the deck of a sinking ship God, we will all be there listing to one side in prayer Some people don’t find their purpose here But I have a purpose and it is clear Grace is amazing how sweet the sound When the last lifeboat is going down You will not face this alone, It comes fast but then it’s done Faith always comes to this on the deck of a sinking ship God, we will all be there listing to one side in prayer Amen, amen, amen
12.
Sol 549 04:09
You were the first one to call me home, abandoned for 549 sols You couldn’t stay here, so you drove straight through my heart Everyone goes. Under that helmet you have a face, I’ll never see ‘cause you’d suffocate I know that I’m toxic, but I’d like to say, something inside me Wants you to stay. You have breached the borders. You have reached the heights. You have split the sky. Goodbye my pilgrim. Goodbye. You broke the silence I spun through the years. The heartbeat, the motor, the curses I hear Pierce through my deafening atmosphere. So alone, so alive, my engineer. You have breached the borders. You have reached the heights. You have split the sky. Goodbye my pilgrim. Goodbye. I sent the storms ‘cross the cratered terrain that somehow you managed to navigate. They say when you Love someone, let them escape. You have breached the borders. You have reached the heights. You have split the sky. Goodbye my pilgrim

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released December 7, 2016

Sarah Donner - guitar, piano, vocals
Jay Buchanan - bass
Brad Sicotte - mandolin
Michael McLean - vocals on All The Things
Philip Fillion - organ on The Flood
Mike Batchelor - trumpet on The Flood

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Sarah Donner is an indie folkpop star who has embraced her inner catlady. "The Motherf**cking Pterodactyl Song" which was co- written with The Oatmeal catapulted Sarah into weblebrity status with over two million views on YouTube. After stretching her legs with musical theatre, she picked up a guitar, abandoned her classical roots, and started rocking out (with fantastic breath support). ... more

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