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These Walls

by Linda Sussman

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These Walls 03:42
THESE WALLS Lyrics & Music © Linda Sussman These walls may talk These walls may cry Like paint peelin' up From the underside Stories hidden Within the cracks What'll they tell us When we look back? There was dancin' In the kitchen There was singin' From down the hall But kids being kids Wouldn't sit for an hour Flights of fancy Takin' them to the stars! Water won't wash away my tears (4X) A spider's web Designed for strength Each woven strand Spun of silk and lace One ladder torn But all the rest stayed taut And showed the world How hard she fought Water won't wash away my tears (4X) These walls may talk These walls may cry Like paint peelin' up From the underside Stories hidden Within the cracks What'll they tell us When we look back?
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EYE OF THE STORM Lyrics & Music © Linda Sussman Smoke risin' In the city Heat rollin' All around Pressure buildin' Little ones cryin" How we gonna get our feet back on the ground? Folks run down And outta money Shops closed up One by one Holdin' loved ones Inside their walls People prayin' all across the land Time's movin' Movin' so slowly World's racin' For a cure Hearts pourin' Into each other There's a frontline in the eye of the storm
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CATCH ME IF I FALL Lyrics & Music © Linda Sussman Throw away all my fears Catch me if I fall I've been hiding Far too long Flirting 'round the edges Of my mind I've walked a long, long road Rocky paths have been my guide. Color my dreams alive Shades of red and gold Paint a new picture Play a leading role Wake up my senses Like a breath of fresh air If I lose my way Promise you'll be there. CH: Follow my dreams Stretched across the sky Each day a new star Holds me in dark and in light. Circles are bound to break When you lean against the lines No matter the years it takes To finally arrive Time waits for no one Dreams can grow cold So lay down the pieces Lay bare your soul. CH: Follow your dreams Stretched across the sky Each day a new star Holds us in dark and in light.
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TOMORROW BLUES Lyrics & Music © Linda Sussman I got blues all over my heart Blues all over you These blues ain’t goin’ nowhere Not much I can do I got them tomorrow blues Hangin’ around from yesterday These blues have come and found me Bringin’ trouble where I lay I got blues all over my house Runnin’ up and down my street Blues knockin’ at my front door Just can’t get no sleep I got them tomorrow blues Hangin’ around from yesterday These blues have come and found me Bringin’ trouble where I lay Blues walkin’ in my sneakers Blues walkin’ in my boots Blues walkin’ all over me baby I’m worn out waitin’ for you I got them tomorrow blues Hangin’ around from yesterday These blues have come and found me Bringin’ trouble where I lay
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Join Hands 03:45
JOIN HANDS Lyrics & Music © Linda Sussman Running rampant through our nation Forging clear across this land Is hatred born of ignorance Stoked by leaders standing grand Fear rises out of bigotry That’s been invited to the stage And money writes the history Centuries of shame [CHORUS] Join hands With your sisters and your brothers Join hands Make a statement for those who can’t Take a knee To stand up and be free Join hands All across this land Call attention to those silenced Well before their time At the hands of those in power Feeding us some line One lie after another lie Keeps the status quo alive They’ve had us all in corners To conquer __ and divide [CHORUS] Shine a light on respect Speak up for equality It’s time for understanding Years and years of misery The color that you walk in Should not put you in jeopardy We’re cryin’ out for justice And full-on __ liberty [CHORUS]
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SHADOWS BY MY SIDE Lyrics & Music © Linda Sussman When the weight of my world Shifts on its side It leads me to wonder The angle of right I never know what’s in store Never know what’s comin’ next All I know is what I’ve seen Between my life and the edge I'll cross whatever bridge comes I'll face that mighty wind And I’ll never, ever know How many tomorrows will come to call me in BRIDGE: How a thin line / Casts shadows / By my side [REPEAT] I will fight against the darkness When my days feel like night And I'll wake to find the morning A new day by my side So when my feet get much too weary All I see is one steep climb I'll remember there are places Where I can lean to the other side [BRIDGE]
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My Baby 02:37
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Cocoon 03:11
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Sounds 03:36
"I hear sounds every night as I lay me down to sleep / stories turning in my head, enough to make me weep...sounds, I hear sounds..." — lyrics snippet

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Album ranked #1 on Roots Music Report (RMR)'s Top 50 Alternative Folk Album Chart (wk 4/3/21), just 7 wk post-release!

Fully charged, full-length alt-folk & blues album (11 original tracks), half of which were written in the early days of COVID-19 lockdown and reflect the world from within "these walls."

[Two progressive-folk tracks—"Join Hands" and "Sounds"—were first released as social-justice singles in November 2020]

Physical CD purchases available in the U.S. directly from the artist's label: see lindasussman.com/cds-store.

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released February 13, 2021

All songs by Linda Sussman © 2021
For more info: lindasussman.com

Co-produced by Linda Sussman, Mike Nugent, Kevin Kelly

Recorded in various settings on Long Island, NY
Mixed by Kevin Kelly, The Workshoppe East
Mastered by Mike Kalajian, Rogue Planet Mastering

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Linda Sussman Huntington, New York

LINDA SUSSMAN is a NY-based, award-winning singer-songwriter-guitarist whose music crosses lines of folk, alt-folk and blues and whose songs span themes such as love, heartache, triumphs and social justice. Linda's vocals are backed by her strong rhythm and fingerstyle guitar, with a touch of slide. ... more

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