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Salt & Water

by Emily Anderson

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1.
Found a home in my heart where a hole used to be White picket fence tucked away in the trees It’s got copper roof shingles I built it myself I found a home in my heart Wherever I go it follows my lead I am never alone, home is calling for me I don’t need reservations At an air bnb I found a home in my heart I’ve been looking for shelter in all the wrong places Under rocks or in various people’s embraces But the windows and walls don’t define What is so undeniably mine It don’t have an address but I’m there all the time The home that I found in my heart Found a home in my heart it don’t cost me a dime Come and go as I want it’s unlocked all the time Don’t pay property taxes My rent’s never late I found a home in my heart Found a home in my heart where an ache used to be It was lonesome and dark till I learned how to see I can’t love someone else Till I learn to love me I found a home in my heart
2.
Faker 02:25
Molly's getting married and the twins are growing up so fast Kathryn's got a new love, I think this one is gonna last Mama's in the garden growing carrots like you won't believe I think there's something wrong with me I think there's something wrong with me Maybe I'm just a faker I won't text you back later Cause I'm crying in the bathtub Working on a caption These smiling faces I can't seem to relate And I'm part of the problem Refresh notifications Maybe I'm just a faker Maybe I'm just a faker Jesse got a new car, they paid off all their student debt I just burned the oatmeal although I don't know it yet Argue with my feelings while I try to find the perfect light I hope that I can sleep tonight I hope I'm doing something right Maybe I'm just a faker I won't text you back later Cause I'm crying in the bathtub Working on a caption These smiling faces I can't seem to relate And I'm part of the problem Refresh notifications Maybe I'm just a faker Maybe I'm just a faker I won't text you back later Cause maybe I'm just a faker
3.
Keep your chin up Things will turn around Any minute You look worse with a frown I know you mean well But you’re not helping anything Makes me feel like you’re not listening You oughta know That I just needed a shoulder Must have misunderstood what I meant You’re always lifting me up It’s really bringing me down I don’t need saving when I’m trying to vent I just wanna be sad Sit here crying on the couch all day I don’t need you to tell me everything is gonna be ok If I gotta feeling Oh, I’m gonna feel it Sometimes being happy is a bad thing If you don’t mean it It’s been a long year All alone here Getting sick of myself All your upbeat affirmations Are bad for my health You oughta know That I just needed a shoulder Must have misunderstood what I meant You’re always lifting me up It’s really bringing me down I don’t need saving when I’m trying to vent I just wanna be sad Sit here crying on the couch all day I don’t need you to tell me everything is gonna be ok If I gotta feeling Oh, I’m gonna feel it Sometimes being happy is a bad thing If you don’t mean it Oh sometimes being happy Is a bad thing When I just wanna be sad Sit here crying on the couch all day I don’t need you to tell me everything is gonna be ok If I gotta feeling Oh, I’m gonna feel it Sometimes being happy is a bad thing If you don’t mean it Sometimes being happy is a bad thing If you don’t mean it Sometimes being happy is a bad thing If you don’t mean it
4.
Exposure 03:03
You say you want me You say that I’m the perfect fit But your summer love is running out December’s rolling in You say you’ll hold me Keep me warm till I forget I start shivering I start shivering My lips are turning blue You treat me like a fool It’s a cold cold world and it keeps getting colder I think I’m gonna die of exposure You say you need me You say that I’m one of a kind But then every time I start to fall You move on down the line You say I’m greedy I should be grateful for your time I start believing you I start believing your lies My lips are turning blue You treat me like a fool It’s a cold cold world and it keeps getting colder I think I’m gonna die of exposure All you do is take, take from me Take, take from me Take, take from me I can feel the mercury dropping Dropping My lips are turning blue You treat me like a fool It’s a cold cold world and it keeps getting colder I think I’m gonna die I think I’m gonna die I think I’m gonna die of exposure
5.
Margaret 03:49
I don’t have the hands to count The times you’ve seen me cry Lately I’ve been pacing floors And talking to my wine I’m sorry it’s been so long But it’s 2AM, you still pick up the phone Margaret, you don’t know the half of it I’ve been standing in one place for far too long Margaret, you know that I’m full of it You can hear the weather in my voice through the telephone Oh, Margaret Oh, Margaret Years pass by and photographs Get dusty in your drawer You might not live right down the street Like you did before I’m sorry it’s been so long But it’s 2AM, you still pick up the phone Margaret, you don’t know the half of it I’ve been standing in one place for far too long Margaret, you know that I’m full of it You can hear the weather in my voice through the telephone Oh, Margaret Oh, Margaret Though we grow up We don’t grow apart Memories make the miles feel less far Margaret, you don’t know the half of it I’ve been standing in one place for far too long Margaret, you know that I’m full of it You can hear the weather in my voice through the telephone Oh, Margaret Oh, Margaret Oh, Margaret Oh, Margaret
6.
Sunshine 02:40
Keeping my distance from reoccurring visions of Sighing and crying and kissing and lying My television is turning me hopeless This might be a race but we’re not all gonna win this Sunshine is making me homesick I’m starting to lose it I’m starting to lose it Feels like we’re taking a bad trip I’m scared of the music I’m scared of the music Talk to my friends’ floating heads in the living room Ghosts that remind me of simpler seasons Please remain calm, I’ve forgotten all I thought I knew Who would’ve guessed we’d be scared of our breathing Sunshine is making me homesick I’m starting to lose it I’m starting to lose it Feels like we’re taking a bad trip I’m scared of the music I’m scared of the music I think I’m starting to lose it I think I’m scared of the music I think I’m starting to lose it I think I’m scared of the music Sunshine is making me homesick I’m starting to lose it I’m starting to lose it Feels like we’re taking a bad trip I’m scared of the music I’m scared of the music
7.
My Body 02:06
I have a body it follows me everywhere Even when I sleep it breathes though I’m unaware Sometimes my body will fall into disrepair But it’s mine, oh it’s mine all the same Sometimes my body and my mind don’t see eye to eye It’s funny cause my mind doesn’t technically have any eyes The point is it’s very confusing to be alive But I am, yes I am all the same I saw a shovel on the sidewalk I keep on wondering who it belongs to But it’s not the sort of thing you can make a poster for I have a body perhaps I’m just visiting I know it sounds silly but isn’t it interesting We grow and we change then we shrink till we’re nothing But we’re here, yes we’re here all the same
8.
Angeline 03:47
She used to work at a bank in Geneva 35, beautiful, wit like a snare She usually thrives drinking scotch in the evenings She wrote down an address so I met her there Oh, Angeline did you write about me? Did you write about me, Angeline? Oh, Angeline did you write about me? Did you write about me, Angeline? Angeline We got to talking ‘bout train rides in springtime Paperback novels and places we’d been Laughing at how good and messy our lives are She follows her compass by the tip of her pen Oh, Angeline did you write about me? Did you write about me, Angeline? Oh, Angeline did you write about me? Did you write about me, Angeline? Angeline Angeline I wanna live so loud I wanna scream and shout I wanna live like poetry, like Angeline somehow Been holding on to compromise and my self doubt I will release the beast within it’s time to let it out Angeline Angeline Angeline Angeline Angeline Angeline Angeline Angeline
9.
Just a little bit broken Like I've been cracked wide open How will I ever, will I ever put myself back together again? Just a little bit shattered Like when you lose someone that matters And so you try and you try and you try to try again What do I do with the spaces between what used to be me? Fill them with gold Fill them with gold You take what you've got Hold what you've lost You won't pretend it never happened And when the cracks between the pieces just won't hold Fill them with gold Just a little bit worn down From this dark and lonesome feeling I keep thinking it's a dream and then it's not I won't lose hope now Cause with every breath I'm breathing It's another breath closer to seeing the sun What do I do with the spaces between what used to be me? Fill them with gold Fill them with gold You take what you've got Hold what you've lost You won't pretend it never happened And when the cracks between the pieces just won't hold Fill them with gold
10.
Alright 03:13
I’m not one for talking lately I’m not one for doing much at all I’m not one for talking maybe I’ll just sit here staring at my phone Will you tell me something beautiful Tell me something beautiful I didn’t know before Will you tell me something beautiful Tell me something beautiful I didn’t know before I’m waiting for a sign That I’m gonna be alright Alright? I’m not one for breaking plans but Lately I can’t wait to be alone Can’t explain this lonesome ocean Every wave takes me further from home Will you show me something beautiful Show me something beautiful I’ve never seen before Will you show me something beautiful Show me something beautiful I’ve never seen before I’m waiting for a sign That I’m gonna be alright Alright? I’m gonna be alright I’m gonna be alright I’m somehow gonna be alright I
11.
Salt & Water 03:14
My oldest friends are salt and water They’ve been with me from the start From the moment I was somebody’s daughter I was salt and water Isn’t it funny Isn’t it sad When you’re healing Is when it hurts so bad Isn’t it funny Somewhat unique That our body tries to comfort us Our body tries to comfort us Our body tries to comfort us With an optical leak My closest friends are fear and worry I’m sure you must have met From the moment I could be in a hurry There was fear and worry Is there serenity in salinity Is there serenity in salinity Is there serenity in salinity Is there serenity in salinity Salt and salt and water, is what we’re made of Salt and salt and water, at least I think so Salt and salt and water, I’m not a biologist Salt and salt and water

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released May 27, 2022

Production & Engineering
Executive Producer: Mike Adams
Recording Engineers: Sarah Tudzin, John Silos, Nick Goldston, Kim Wheeler, Heath Hyman
Mastering Engineer: Jordan King
Album Cover Art: Jana Renée
Album Cover Photography: Mary Louisa Hewitt
Album Liner Photography: Stephanie Faulk
Graphic Design: Michael Levison
Styling: In My Element AK

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Emily Anderson Fairbanks, Alaska

Like stumbling into a rose garden on a trek through the arctic, listeners of Emily’s music find themselves helplessly lifted into a world so hauntingly familiar, and yet so enchantingly curious. With a voice of untouchable purity and lyricism of remarkable wit and poignancy, Emily cradles matters of the human heart with an almost impossible sweetness. ... more

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