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Beautiful Alchemy (Original Soundtrack)

by Renée Yoxon

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Steve Duff One of my fave artists, love her voice and her lyrics are always on point, gorgeous set of songs and Tender Hour of Twilight slays me. Favorite track: Tender Hour of Twilight.
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1.
A little bird told me that you want to hold me again The sunlight is sinking and my phone is blinking again Are you calling me? It's been ages, my pen's filled ten pages again Since you last held my hand We're both busy but please won't you give me a chance Then we can plan To drive through the night by the stars and the light of the moon We'll relax and unwind, leave our old lives behind, out of view Escape with me Oh, escape with me Escape with me Oh, escape with me You know I'm a dreamer, I play and I scheme and pretend But this isn't a game You know I won't kid you, I just want to give you a chance Then we can plan To drive through the night by the stars and the light of the moon We'll relax and unwind, leave our old lives behind, out of view Escape with me Oh, escape with me Escape with me Oh, escape with me
2.
The coffee at the bottom of my cup is cold and bitter But I choke it down and hope the hurt gets swallowed on the way. I keep the cut pressed to my lips even though it's empty And hold it very still until the trembling goes away But I don't know why I try to hide these feelings And I don't know why I try to hide this pain. 'Cause even though you're right across the table from me, darling I could wail and I could shout I could let myself cry out You'd go on drinking coffee and never ask me to explain You'd go on drinking coffee and never ask me to explain I often think of packing up a bag and walking out And never turning back to see if you put up a fight But our baby boys, they have your eyes and how could Mama tell them, "Your daddy never treat me wrong but he never treat me right." So I go on tryin' to hide all these feelings And I go on tryin' to hide all this pain. But even though you're right across the table from me, darling I could wail and I could shout I could let myself cry out You'd go drinking coffee and never ask me to explain
3.
With stillness twixt my lips, I have finally become Just another person who loves It's natural, it's bliss, to belong to someone Just another person who lives If storms keep blowing down your door You'd thank the Lord if things are only miserable And loving might be commonplace Like breaking bread or saying grace But some have hungry souls Everybody I wanna be like Everybody wants to be like Everybody
4.
Meadowlark 04:10
It was wrong from the start We both knew it then But there were clouds in our eyes Please believe that we tried But we couldn't pretend That the mountains weren't meant to cradle us And that the starry stars weren't meant to blanket us And that the bodies keeping our beds warm at home wouldn't mind us So we both were untrue But only untrue to you Because my man back at home Tells me I'm free to roam As the meadowlark do And I know that won't understand What a meadowlark sees in a man With a woman who's only a phone call away That he's lying to But I was wrong I was wrong I was wrong to hurt you and hold you in our lies But the meadowlark needs to fly
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I rambled into town all dressed in black, With a hitch in my walk And pale moonlight longing at my back. I wasted no time getting my heart broke By a sad young man With dark eyes and demons of his own. Ooh… Terrible Alchemy Turned my failing hip To a broken heart, Terrible Alchemy Turns a dying light To a brand new start. Ooh… My body’s cracking bones rattled in my ears, My soul split wide And out came pouring all my fears: A tale of a middlun plagued by lonliness and woe. How long will they suffer Before death rings and says it’s time to go? Ooh… But fairytales have villains black as the crow And a hero pure of heart With sword held high to vanquish such a foe. My life outside the page is a fickle as the sea Revealed in my reflection Both hero and villain live in me Ooh… Terrible Alchemy Turned my fairytale to a painful truth Terrible Alchemy Turned my cracking bones To a fragrant fruit Terrible Alchemy Turned my failing hip To a broken heart, Terrible Alchemy Turns a dying light To a brand new start. Ooh.
7.
Addicted 05:53
Snow twinkles red in front of stoplights overhead And you forgot your gloves Well I forgot mine too Slaving away to keep the moonless nights at bay I never had much luck But I had you But you only call me when the sun goes down And you need someone To keep the wolves from nipping at your heels You only hold me when the wind and snow Start to rage and blow But I can't say no 'Cause I'm addicted to the way it feels I can't say no 'cause I'm addicted To the way it feels Calm winter days cast lonely shadows through the haze And though I waited long I never heard from you This morning light brings liquid crystal sacrifice And though I prayed for warmth I really needed truth But you only call me when the sun goes down And you need someone To keep the wolves from nipping at your heels You only hold me when the wind and snow Start to rage and blow But I can't say no 'Cause I'm addicted to the way it feels My worried fingers They cling to winter And my broken heart resists the spring Back toward the dawn I'm sinful, I'm strong Why do you mean everything? Why... do you mean everything?

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Beautiful Alchemy is an original soundtrack to a documentary film by director Teagan Lance. Watch the film here: www.tlance.net/beautifulalchemy

For the month of September, all Bandcamp proceeds for this album will go towards the Right to Sing Award, a needs-based scholarship created to give free voice lessons to transgender and/or disabled individuals. More information on this award here: reneeyoxon.com/righttosing

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released September 1, 2020

Composition/vocals/piano: Renée Yoxon
Guitar: Matt Schultz
Bass: Alexandra LaPerrière
Drums: Thomas Sauvé-Lafrance

Engineer: Rhett Tock
Assistant engineers: Sophia Lanman, Nancy Conforti, Antoine Gallois
Mastering: Padraig Buttner-Schnirer

Album art by Teagan Lance, Haley Gilchrist, and Renée Yoxon

Release Date: September 1, 2020
Format: Digital
Label: Self-Released
Catalog Number: RRY004
File Under: Indie

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Renée Yoxon Montreal, Québec

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Non-binary and disabled singer, songwriter, and teacher from Montreal, Canada.

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