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Gently as I Go

by Caroline Cotter

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1.
Coming Your Way Be in Atlanta, Athens, Savannah, I’ll be coming your way Seaside is calling when winter is drawing in, I’ll be coming your way And over in Arkansas after the Ozarks thaw moving from night into day You can hole up in Birmingham I’ve got a feeling that I’ll be coming your way Stop in the bayou and I will come find you, I’ll be coming your way Maybe it’s Jackson where you’ll be relaxing, I’ll be coming your way We’ll drive to Austin, I am yours to get lost in, whenever you've got the time I’m on the move, I know you’ve got it too, I’ll be coming your way Find me somewhere out on the road take me into your heart and into your home I’ve got a plan and you’ve got a hand to hold, I’ll be coming your way I’ll pay for gas if you make me laugh, I’ll be coming your way Across the dessert there’s arches and canyons explaining the meaning of time Don’t ask me why because I cannot lie to you, I’ll be coming your way Find me somewhere out on the road take me into your heart and into your home And if this doesn’t last as all things shall pass, I’ll be coming your way Say you up and leave and you go home to freeze, I’ll be coming your way Give it a month or two after the winters through, we’ll know the meaning of time Don’t ask me why because I cannot lie to you I’ll be coming your way
2.
Don't Wait 02:15
Don’t Wait Don't wait for the sun to rise to get out of bed don't wait for money to get you ahead don't wait for praise to feel proud and strong don't wait for true love to feel you belong Don't wait for spring to send a bloom don't wait for the muse to write a tune don't wait for life to really get good don't wait for me to tell you you should Don't wait for the ice to melt to get out and go don't wait for the stars to put on a show don't wait for the wounds to take their time don't wait, it starts when you make up your mind don't wait, it starts when you make up your mind
3.
The Year of The Wrecking Ball Open the door to the old brick house, I feel the floorboards smile carpets worn thin from secrets stuffed in, there’s only so much you can hide down through the hallway, dinosaur bones and bald tires these ceilings feel low or maybe I’ve grown, whispers of my anthem get louder sing hallelujah sing to the holes in the walls sing for the light through the broken windows and the year of the wrecking ball walls papered with blues and greens, fade to yellowish grey some things will never leave and others never could stay inside the bedroom, I hear her still on the phone 33 years of pleading God, please don’t leave me alone she sings hallelujah sings to the holes in the walls sings for the light through the broken windows and the year of the wrecking ball out in the garden the rose bush is tangled around the weathered wood fence the gate to the sidewalk leads me out to our names scratched in the cement kids are still jumping rope and the ginkgo is still dropping bombs my sister’s piano drowns out the sound of all of us singing along we sing hallelujah sing to the holes in the walls sing for the light through the broken windows and the year of the wrecking ball sing hallelujah sing to the holes in the walls sing for the light through the broken windows and the year of the wrecking ball
4.
The Call 03:23
The Call I’m but a sailor made of hope, blue and green pride for my home and for my family I have sailed through New England to the Ohio down through Virginia and back up to my home Winds filled my sails, the rains leave me clean tides pushed and pulled me through all that I have seen I am not far from my family we all with eyes of blue and I will stay in Rhode Island, until my time is through But I'll wait for the cannon, I'll wait for the call I’ll wait for the cannon, I’ll wait for the call As the sun rises light echoes on the sand Fields of my memory come to me again as a boy delivered papers, the hens laid their eggs a mother turned to Jesus kneeling by the bed But I'll wait for the cannon, I'll wait for the call I’ll wait for the cannon, I’ll wait for the call I watch the sunset fading away My lights, my shadows settle into grey oh this hull has stayed this ocean for o’er a century and now I turn my love to you and life to set me free But I'll wait for the cannon, I'll wait for the call I’ll wait for the cannon, I’ll wait for the call
5.
Gone Away 02:44
Gone Away open your eyes and come back to me I am the hills and the rocks and the trees in the shadows of canyons and deep in the sea I long to be with you, open to me open your arms and come back to me I am the drifters, the sick, and the thieves I am wounded, alone, I’m afraid, and diseased I long to be with you, open to me but you’ve gone away you’ve gone away open your heart and come back to me I am the force in a life that is free I inspire the muse and I planted the seed and I long to be with you, open to me but you’ve gone away you’ve gone away lift up your voice and sing out to me I am the reason for music to be you've been hearing my song for eternity and I long to be with you, open to me but you’ve gone away you’ve gone away
6.
Remind me of You Terraced corn in Iowa tea farms in China Combat boots on 7th Avenue Water splashing on my feet The AC's on to cut the heat These things remind me of you Your head resting on my chest Minutes till we make a mess I can see it clear in the rear view Slowly moving wind turbines and everything they redefine these things remind me of you the photo on my dashboard echoing your last words butterflies that I’m driving through crickets when I fall asleep an open can of sardines these things remind me of you
7.
Antonia 03:48
Antonia Sanguine and sublime from the tick to the chime fingers and toes wrapped in lace fur coats frost and freeze little hands little knees soot from the fire on your face You drag your brush through ashes and dust painting your fire escape cries turned to screams, I was small he was mean soot from the fire on my face Antonia I am craving your love paint me a picture in gray Antonia I am craving your love I’ll see you in Paris some day Oh the blood intertwined with hope like a vine turning this home to a cage and the green it grows thick, so strong, so quick there’s so many things I could say Antonia I am craving your love paint me a picture in gray Antonia I am craving your love I’ll see you in Paris some day When you find a new home in the belly of a poem deep in bohemian fame I am in the gold leaf, in the wool where you sleep in the steel and the stone and the clay Antonia I am craving your love paint me a picture in gray Antonia I am craving your love I’ll see you in Paris some day
8.
Gently As I Go We took all the pictures there aren’t any left We drove all the roads and laughed ourselves to death Now I’m just trying to find that open window And close the door gently as I go With you I learned how to love without being loved back. My open book caught on fire and I’m breathing in the ash. Oh the things we go through not to be alone I’ll close the door gently as I go. Don’t worry I’ll be gone by the time it’s night. The rivers here run like veins releasing to the tide I turned inside out now too knowing what I know But I’ll close the door gently as I go You’re holding on to my hand in a distant dream flying through the shooting stars in our time machine Amsterdam to Boston, Anchorage to Maine The end always feels the same Up here the summer goes with the fireweed I got what I wanted now you get what you need By the morning I’ll be gone to Colorado And I’ll close the door gently as I go I got what I wanted now you get what you need And I’ll close the door gently as I go
9.
Enough 03:38
Enough I never know when it’s okay to go to sleep Have I done enough, have I done enough? There’s an aching, something is at tugging my sleeve Have I done enough? Have I done enough? And will tomorrow be a better day? When will enough be okay? As the fire dies and this last breath escapes then will enough be okay? I never know when it’s okay to turn my cheek Have I done enough, have I done enough? There’s a call for justice, a louder call for peace Have I done enough? Have I done enough? And will tomorrow be a better day? When will enough be okay? As the fire dies and this last breath escapes then will enough be okay? How will I know when it’s the time to bite my tongue? Have I done enough? mmm. Break the silence? Then will we have won? Have I done enough? Have I done enough? And will tomorrow be a better day? When will enough be okay? As the fire dies and this last breath escapes then will enough be okay? When will enough be okay?
10.
Do You Love Me? Find a penny pick it up, maybe it’s beginners luck. Do you love me? Do you love me? Do you love me? Throw spaghetti at the wall, if it's not ready it'll fall. Do you love me? Do you love me? Do you love me? I’ll take my pills for you I’ll clean my spills for you I’ll floss my teeth for you I’ll strip my sheets for you I’ll rock and roll for you I’ll bare my soul for you Do you love me? Do you love me? Do you love me? If the wood I find is wet, it’s not time to burn it yet. Do you love me? Do you love me? Do you love me? I could pour a cup of joe, let the grounds say yes or no. Do you love me? Do you love me? Do you love me? I could ask the moon and stars, they’ve been kind of right so far. Do you love me? Do you love me? Do you love me? Ask a needle on a thread, or I could just ask you instead. Do you love me? Do you love me? Do you love me? I’ll cut the grass for you I’ll sweep the ash for you I’ll take the heat for you I’ll be real sweet to you I’ll break the mold for you I’ll grow old for you Do you love me? Do you love me? Do you love me? Do you love me? Do you love me? Do you love me?
11.
Morning Mantra When I wake may I take the day giving thanks for the breath that I breathe and when I stand my I rise to greet my heart with the warmth of my hand when I walk may I place my feet on the path of the good and the strong and when I fall may I know that I still belong When I speak may my words be true and kind to lift up and feed and when I fight may I find the power of peace to help carry me when I shake may I know my strength lies deep within my song and when I fall may I know that I still belong and when I fall may I know that I still belong

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released August 18, 2023

All Songs by Caroline Cotter

Produced by Alec Spiegelman & Caroline Cotter 

Recorded & Mixed by Alec Spiegelman
Mastered by Philip Shaw Bova
Photography by Katherine Emery
Package design by Cynthia Cochrane

Vocals and Guitar: Caroline Cotter
Drums: Dave Cole (tracks 1,2,5,6,7,8) & Sean Trischka (tracks 3,4, 9, 11)
Upright Bass: Zoe Guigueno (tracks 1,2,5,6,7,8) and Dandy McDowell (tracks 3,4,9,10)
Electric guitar: Jefferson Hamer (tracks 2,3,5,7,9)
Vocal harmonies: Emily Mure (tracks 2,3,4,6,7,8,9), Neha Jiwrajka (track 11) and Elise Leavey (tracks 5,11)
Alec Spiegelman on clarinet (track 1,2,6,7,8,9), bass clarinet (tracks 2,6,8,9), synthesizer (tracks 2,8), Rhodes (track 8), pump organ (track 7), Wurlitzer (track 4), and alto flute (tracks 2,9)

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All songs © Caroline Cotter/Caroline Cotter Music/ASCAP 2023

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Caroline Cotter Portland, Maine

Throughout the years​,​ Caroline ​Cotter ​has found a true home on the road and on diverse musical stages internationally, with audiences captivated by her vulnerable vocal quality which belies her insightful and award-winning songwriting. ”Gently as I Go​,​” to be released in August​ 2023​, explores connection, empowerment, love, life, death, nostalgia, growing up, loss and gratitude. ... more

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