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Rebel Baby

by Marta Pacek

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1.
These Days 05:05
These days in the underground I’m keeping me safe keeping me sound Won’t let your games tear me down Cause it’s been 97 cold days Of digging my own grave Waiting for the next train Bound for your heart Get out of my head Lets lay this heavy down Kindly loosen your grip And get out of my town Cause I’ve been thinking I could loose you in my drinking And this town is sinking I’m not your moonlight anymore I lost my mind in Southern Ontario Along with the dream I left there And I guess I’ll find my own way back home I’m sinking, I’m sinking Cos I’ve been thinking, as this moon is sinking And this time we’re drinking I’m not your moonlight anymore
2.
So you thought you had it made Thought that you’d just walk away and walk on by Kept me hidden in the shade While you began spinning silly lies But a girl gets by in a foreign land There’s no shortage of a helping hand I don’t need no money, cuz I got more Now I’m on my own now, that’s for sure I don’t need you babe I don’t need you babe See me walking out that door I don’t need you babe I don’t need you babe Cuz I can’t love you like before But a girl gets by Said you had to go away Working for the CIA in your spare time I do hope you’re working hard Cuz i stole your credit card Is that a crime?
3.
Milk & Honey 04:55
For the same amount of money I could buy my boy some honey Picture book the same old story Who gets the girl and all the glory We never find it when we need it It always longs for us to feel it But paranoia is not believing What to give and who’s receiving And we could live Til the sky falls in And we could live forever In the land on milk and honey There’s no measure there’s no money There is just a river and it’s runnin’ Like the clouds floating by Riding in the wood on horses Light and free our thoughts and choices Featherlike
4.
Step into the marvelous coincidence of life Swallow all the evidence, chase it down with some pride The first to leave is a liar, believing in something clever Where in the world can god exist, when bad news travels better. Bad news always travels better And you know, you know how good it feels, to be twisted with love And yet it’s hard to realize exactly when you’ve had enough Of love and love love love Take a leap inside the deep, deep end of desire Torn apart, twisted hearts, walk the high wire Nothing given is nothing gained and love can take her time But Freedom’s truth is a trick on youth, pulling at ties that bind
5.
I’ve been down and out, I’ve been making ground I’ve been living I’ve been black and white, all day and night I’ve been giving I’ve been flying high, until I lost my mind to the living And I’ve been cutting ties, with the allies I’ve been running Still this life I’m living keeps me running away And there ain't nobody asking me to stay When there’s nothing left here to keep me right I come back to the middle I’ve been playing hard, until I showed my cards to the devil And I’ve been coming down, since I lost my crown in the struggle Been getting around, been living loud in the city Ooh and I’m working hard, for a life that I believe in. I’ve been letting it slide, paying no mind to the season I’ve been loving wild, then leaving for no reason
6.
Is that thunder I can hear? Who’s that whispering in my ear? And I think we should be leaving pretty soon With our bodies we’ll decide, should we live or shall we die? Will we ever get out of here alive? One day pretty soon, you’re gonna see that we really could’ve made it In the name of love One day real soon, you’ll see the strength it took to remain in good grace What a feat to turn back the page, all In the name of love Maybe take me by the hand, maybe take me as I am We will outgrow this world full bloom Because there’s a fire in our eyes, when we let our worlds collide And we’re dancing our way across that line And I hope that you don’t mind, If I leave my good sense outside And decide to stay another night
7.
Annie 05:03
8.
Thought I could walk away, from this disaster But you were strong, kept holding on You thought to run and hide and think of an alibi And there’s none, because you were wrong Oh Oh will you love me in the morning Oh Oh when you wake will you call me. We could scream till day turns to night Lick our wounds, argue, fuss and fight Sleep it off but before too long I’d be climbing over to your side I turn to you, and you look the other way We’re both headstrong, but you’re still wrong You over analyze, and I begin to cry But not for long, cos I am strong Another day goes by, I sit and I wonder How come, I still want some We could be miles apart keep’n it together Making art with this guitar
9.
Don’t watch me come undone, like a loaded revolver Keep walking straight ahead, don’t look past your shoulder Because I’m in lust with you in anger, I'm In love with you in pain And if you’re searching for the answer, I’ve got nothing more to say Cause we all have a way to fall Cause we all have a way to fall And I can still remember, the way it all began The struggle for survival, between a woman and man So here’s to looking out for each other, to keeping our spirits safe And from one bullet hole to another, I hope you find a better place
10.
Time stood ahead of you, as the holy globe turned over Planted seeds and watched them grow, aftertaste without hunger I know you’ve been lonely and I’ve met lonely too I know you’ve been faithful, and all that’s fair is true. But I’ve been running out of luck, trying to see the city lights And here I am, honey won’t you think it over And I’ve been running out of steam, trying to be keep a head of you And here I am, honey won’t you think it over, think it over Anarchy takes a breath, as the pleasantries begin My redemption has been staged, as I’ve lied for lesser things I know you’ve been hurting, and I’ve been hurt before And I know it hurt you to say it as the words fell to the floor I’ve learned my lesson well these four walls keep me frozen Aftershave on my pillowcase, a piece of you left over And I know, you’ve been lonely and I’ve met lonely too I know you’ve been faithful and all is fair that is true.
11.
Let Me Down 04:00
This thing that is between you and I, keeps toiling golden-laced lies well into the night This affair if that it be, lays me down heavy and brings me to my knees Although I know it’s not supposed to feel this way It’s trouble I can’t live without And if suddenly I should loose my grip Surely you won’t let me down Don’t let me down In my mind there was a time, when you let me know things you gave me some sign Now this a matter of life and death, your dying words and my bitter sweet breath I threw away of my dignity, what’s to become of this tryst Fate has turned into my enemy, feeling reality’s fist
12.
As I'm sittin' in the taxi for the sky He's off to slay some demon dragonfly And he looks at me, that long last time Turns away again and I waved goodbye In an envelope, inside his coat Is a chain I wore, around my throat Along with, a note I wrote Said "I love you but, I don't even know why" But darling, I wish you well On your way to the wishing well Swinging off of those gates of hell But I can tell how hard you're trying Just have this secret hope sometimes all we do is cope Somewhere on the steepest slope There's an endless rope And nobody's crying Well a long night turns into a couple long years Of me walkin' around, around this trail of tears Where the very loud voices of my own fears Is ringin' and ringin' in my ears It says that love is long gone Every move I make is all wrong Says you never gave a damn for me For anything, for anyone But darling, I wish you well On your way to the wishing well Swinging off of those gates of hell But I can tell how hard you're trying, Just have this secret hope Sometimes all we do is cope Somewhere on the steepest slope There's an endless rope And nobody's crying May you dream you are dreaming, in a warm soft bed And may the voices inside you that fill you with dread Make the sound of thousands of angels instead Tonight where you might be laying your head I wish you well On your way to the wishing well Swinging off of those gates of hell But I can tell how hard you're trying Still have this secret hope Sometimes all I do is cope Somewhere on the steepest slope There's an endless rope And nobody's crying Nobody's crying Nobody's crying

credits

released May 8, 2012

All songs written and performed by Marta Pacek (APRA) except tracks 1, 2 & 5 co-written with Neil Murchison (SOCAN) and track 12 written by Patty Griffin, published in part by Almo Music Corp./One Big Love Music (ASCAP). Additional lyrics for tracks 1 & 3 Peirson Ross (SOCAN). Additional lyrics for track 4 Keith Smout.

Tracks 1, 4, 10 & 11 produced and engineered by Jason Mercer with Peirson Ross at Saltland Studio, Brooklyn, NY. Additional engineering by Aaron Rutledge.

Tracks 3, 6, 7 & 8 produced by Marta Pacek at AEMME Records, Lecco, Italy. Engineered by Salvatore Addeo. String arrangements on track 3 by Peter Lambert.

Tracks 2, 5 & 9 produced by Marta Pacek and Jason Mercer at Lincoln County Social Club, Toronto, ON. Engineered by Jason Mercer and John Dinsmore.

Track 12 produced by David Hayman at Vapor Music, Toronto, ON. Engineered and mixed by Julian Rudd.

Mixed by Jason Mercer at DryHill Studios, Oneonto, NY. Assisted by Wayne Carrington.

Mastered by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering, Brooklyn, NY.

I am blessed to have the support of my family, friends and loyal listeners. Special thanks to Neil Murchison, Tracey Buddle, Brian Kino, Francis Esposito, Alan Griffith, Mark Waldvogel, Andrea Paradiso, David Adshade, Robert Rafton, David Gilliver, Paulie Laver, Wendy Tucker, Rob Brooks and Vapor Music. Photography by Robert Rafton and Neil Murchison.

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Marta Pacek Melbourne, Australia

This alt-folk songstress has won international awards, secured worldwide TV and film placements, toured the world has two full-length albums released to date and having appeared with an orchestra in Italy, makes her a true international troubadour. She has an intense, brooding take on the genre with her dulcet tones. Be prepared to be broken open by this songbirds heartfelt confessions. ... more

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