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Two Cents From A Crowded Mind

by Maggie Berry

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1.
Dreary November 03:12
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Out to sea, and off to England So I take my lessons learned Out your door, and off to college Where you tell me all the brilliant people go And I guess I've learned a lot here But I think the more I know The more it's becoming clearer Things aren't what I thought they were Did you have to leave so swiftly? Was it a dreary November in your soul? You say you won't be gone forever It's been a year and you haven't called me yet Is it time to take a bow now? And everybody clap It's a dreary November in my soul My soul, my soul
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Waking Up Blind 03:16
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You can't build me up just to tear me down You can't call me a friend if you're not around You can't just strike a match and watch me burn And you can't just sending me crashing down to earth I tried to justify every time that we would fight Every time that we would fight But I didn't know that you were higher than a kite Every time that we would fight And I can't pretend anymore That you're not like all the other men All the other men I knew before You can't build me up just to tear me down You can't call me a friend if you're not around You can't just strike a match and watch me burn And you can't just sending me crashing down to earth Well I came here for some healing But all I got was a beating And it's a beautiful day But I can't see it anyway I can't see it any way 'cause you took away my eyes And you think I'll be alright But you took away my sight My sight You can't build me up just to tear me down You can't call me a friend if you're not around You can't just strike a match and watch me burn And you can't just sending me crashing down to earth Don't send me crashing down to earth No, No
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Family 03:50
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She smiled as she said you've got it all figured out There's really no excuse And there was never any doubt So when did you start taking bad advice When did you start believing the lies? So welcome to the life, the love, the insanity Sometimes we call this your family The sarcasm's just an act It's really just an excuse to keep from getting wacked 'cause once your heart goes It gets kind of cold So welcome to the life, the love, the insanity Sometimes we call it your family She said you're easier to live with Than to let go So go on and find your peace in the underground This is your chance, your chance To stick it to them all So welcome to the life, and all the love, and your shot at some sanity Sometimes you make your own family
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ET Song 03:07
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Been far away from here Crash landed somewhere in the stratosphere Been far away from home Sent out here to make it on my own And I'm ET, and I'm phoning home Can you help me please I'm ET phoning home I knew I wouldn't fit in Extra-Terrestrial, extra alienated Accept the way it is Some day I'll make it home on the mothership And I'm ET and I'm phoning home Can you help me please I'm ET phoning home I've been left for dead again Been put under a microscope And they said they were my friends And I'm ET phoning home Won't you help me please I'm ET phoning home
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The Things I Never Tried 04:02
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Even if you run far away Even if I never see your face I carry you with me to this day So even if you never stay a while I'm reminded of your smile I wish that I could say that nothing here has changed But I am just not the same I'm almost lousier in love Than I ever was in life And all the things I never tried Were all the things I never got right And all the things I carried 'round Was just my heart dragging on the ground But even though I've cried It's not a measure of my strides I'm almost lousier in love Than I ever was in life And all the things I never tried Were all the things I never got right And I wish that I could say That love made me this way But I don't love for fear of pain I don't love for fear of losing everything I'm almost lousier in love Than I ever was in life And all the things I never tried Were all the things I never got right
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Where I Begin 02:44
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You spent your life going crazy Oh and I nearly did I watched you hit bottom 'Cause you could never stand to let me in I spent all this time writing Just to make a sword from my pen I look back and grow weary Look ahead and refuse to begin So now I'm stuck here in motion And my emotions run thin One day I'll get over this That'll be the day that I win oh the day that I win And I'll play my music And I'll be drowning in love And I'll know you as a figment of my past And when the time comes to laugh I can't laugh about it now I spent all this time writing Just to make sword from my pen I look back and grow weary Look ahead and now I begin Now I begin
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Wonder Why 04:42
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So you take a hit And let the colors rush in Red and gold, and black and white So you take a shot Great loss for you heart And a step to the side Some bridges burn And they never build back Some waters rise And I drown before you act I could have died But they've all got my back Just so you know I might never come back So you call out for love And it's never enough And you're never alright And you don't understand You can't hold onto to a man who just pushes you aside Some bridges burn And they never build back Some waters rise And I drown before you act I could have died But they've all got my back Just so you know I might never come back And everything you said Turned out to be lies And your family never came first Except maybe in your mind They all go away And still you wonder why Why Some bridges burn And they never build back Some waters rise And I drown before you act I could have died But they've all got my back Just so you know I'm never coming back
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Stranger to the World (Acoustic) 03:26
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The World has it's points, The Things it wants me to be. But I can't have the world, If the world is wanting me. I can be strong or I can be weak. I can wear chains or I can be free. But the last thing they want to see, Is me being me. They prefer that I'd wear skirts, But I'd rather wear pants. They say while I could love a woman, They'd prefer I'd love a man. I can be strong or I can be weak. I can wear chains or I can be free. But the last thing they want to see, Is me being me. We can be black or we can white We can be rich or we can be out of sight And Out of mind. We can be brave Only If it means we're prepared to fight. I can be strong or I can be weak. I can wear chains or I can be free. But the last thing they want to see, Is me being me.
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Stranger to the World (Original Demo) 03:10
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The World has it's points, The Things it wants me to be. But I can't have the world, If the world is wanting me. I can be strong or I can be weak. I can wear chains or I can be free. But the last thing they want to see, Is me being me. They prefer that I'd wear skirts, But I'd rather wear pants. They say while I could love a woman, They'd prefer I'd love a man. I can be strong or I can be weak. I can wear chains or I can be free. But the last thing they want to see, Is me being me. We can be black or we can white We can be rich or we can be out of sight And Out of mind. We can be brave Only If it means we're prepared to fight. I can be strong or I can be weak. I can wear chains or I can be free. But the last thing they want to see, Is me being me.

about

This CD has been in my head, heart and soul for far too long. It's been a work in progress since forever (okay, maybe about 10 years or so). I began writing songs before I ever picked up the guitar. As soon as I played an actual chord, I was hooked. Songwriting and music became an obsession, and perhaps my greatest therapy.

This album provides the listener with a rare chance to peer into my soul.

I hope you enjoy listening, and I'd love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to send me a message.

-Maggie

credits

released October 20, 2013

Special thanks to Abby Clayton for calling me "Two Cents" and getting the album title permanently etched in my head for 7+ years.

Thanks to Kate Sniadowski for designing and creating the album cover. Your creativity is fabulous.

Thanks to all my teachers. My crowded mind would be directionless without your guidance.

Thanks to my family and friends; you all keep me inspired and entertained.

This work is dedicated to Brad Becker and Alice Schaaf with love and endless thanks.Without the two of you I would simply not function. Brad, you cared enough to hear my stories and get me playing music in the first place. Your humor, spirit, and constant friendship help to keep me afloat. Alice, you're always the logical one. I'm not sure that you've ever doubted my ability to do anything, and for that I thank you. Give the dogs a hug for me.

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Maggie Berry Lexington, Kentucky

I am a folk-rock musician who plays music around the Lexington and Berea, KY areas. I write my own songs, as well as perform interesting covers of other people's works. I'm also a full time college student at Berea College, doing a double major in English and Secondary Education (so I can teach high school English) and working as a teaching assistant! Check out my CD Two Cents From A Crowded Mind. ... more

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