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Cycle Grace Pulse Break

by Jo Bywater

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1.
Disclaimer 03:33
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Disclaimer Happy mass-corporation over-blown gesture day Your Valentine expects everything you have day. And if this doesn't include you PLEASE Do not fear Sit tight You will only experience this severe loneliness enhancement for 24 hours Red hearts galore The freshly rejected Seeking ego massage Scaring off potential Outside i'm James Dean Inside i'm '28 days later' I'm bathing in cliches and coffee and freedom I'm hopelessly devoted to no one but me now HAND ME DOWN I'm drinking with Shakespeare It's all on the rocks Loves tragic romantic cynical lost Its all turned fiercely primal and animalistic No room for thinking More room for new skin Overused hearts see with flesh-tunnel-vision Distorting reality with funnel precision I'm a hand me down Really not thinking with my brain Emotional carnage all the way Not used to being restrained. Not in this way. The newly released are wisdom-filled and cautious But survival instinctively gets you through hot water So they fantasize. Minds inspired Overused hearts see with flesh-tunnel-vision Distorting reality with funnel precision (x2) I'm a hand me down Over-used hearts Cannot be responsible for you right now I'm a hand me down Hand me round And i cannot be responsible for you right now. ©2008. Jo Bywater
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Let Go 03:20
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I don’t know what you know I’ve lost track of what she knows I really don’t know what you know Maybe it’s the same as they know Who have I told? What have I told? Who have I told? What have I told? Just let it go -------- Circle on circle Of thoughts that wonder Hold me closer And then drag me under Who have I told? What have I told? Been kidding myself Now I’m learning to let it go Let it go yeah I move on Get my head around it I’m so scared Don’t want you to hate me --------- Invisible enemies When there’s no one fighting me Paralysed by energy Now i'm finding ways to set it free How will it go? Where will it go? How will it go? Where will it go? Just let it go -------- Wrapped up inside My mind’s a place for me to hide Too much comfort Now the sun feels too bright Where did I go? Why did I go? Protecting myself I don’t know Just let it go, just let it go I move on Get my head around it I’m so scared Don’t want you to hate me I move on Get my head around it I was so scared Sat and watched it take me -------- Can you accept what I do Without turning it to you? Can I tell the truth Without feeling guilty? Can you accept what I do Without turning it to you? Can I tell the truth Without feeling guilty? Can you accept what I do Without turning it to you? Can I tell the truth Without feeling guilty? Can I live my life the way I like…..? © 2005. Jo Bywater.
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Smokescreen 05:39
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Where the wind blows hot and cold Lies a story left untold Suspended I can find the wrong and right See it all through my fly’s eyes So open ended So who’s to say what you say is true? The long and short is what it means to you So I sit on the fence Mull it over Pull the wool over My soul searching eyes For some hibernation Thought cultivation A little bit of gracious time spent to realize So who’s to say what you say is true? The long and short is what it means to you Two legs to stroll through I just roll through This smoke screen Unseen Where my chaos becomes peace with myself And your chaos affects me none Instrumental And I feel and I feel oh I feel And I know that none of this is even real The confusion that steals my dreams Shattered passions I drift off to sleep Where I sit on the fence Where I sit on the fence So who’s to say what you say is true The long and short is what it means to you (repeat) Two legs to stroll through I just roll through This smoke screen My dream Where my chaos becomes peace with myself And your chaos affects me none (repeat chorus) ©2007. Jo Bywater.
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Ropeladder 03:58
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Ropeladder Framed by a window Portrait for the night Shielded from the pirates of social decline A flask for the future in a bag And the rope ladder swings in the wind that could fill up my lungs Poised for adventure Raise my finger to the sky Reflection of the room looms and dooms magnified My face frowns in a cause for concern And the rope ladder swings in the wind that could carry my wings The infinite weight of the solitary night (x2) In decendence of a long-haired princess, locked in a tower Waiting for release and rescue and power Her feet were craving the ground And her diet of fear rooted her there to be found chorus The infinite weight of the solitary night bares light The moon she washes my dry The infinite weight of the solitary night bares light I’ve got to get out tonight And that window with a hole from the challenge of a role Took a blow by blow Leaks the breeze in the form of the news of the night it’s my truth Whispers its dreams on my skin Fills my lungs like balloons And they know the freedom to feel lighter than air And safety became restraint The rope ladder swings (x 2) Chorus x 2 © 2009
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Fast Ant 04:51
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Indirectly, you’re digging for information By accusing me Based on your blind assumption I don’t really advise your methods of friendly care And i’m a little bit overprotective. Across the river, on the outskirts of.. Air still carries sound and yeah people talk Across the river, on the outskirts of Yeah people talk and i’m still breathing. I don’t know but.. I think you’re in the dark and.. Its making you sore, but i’m ready armed and.. I know more than you. We’ve made our peace and you’re fighting a war Once again made into yours. Across the river, on the outskirts of.. Air still carries sound and yeah people talk Across the river, on the outskirts of Yeah people talk and i’m still breathing. You forget i’m older than what you’re used to You can pull the wool but i’ll wear you like a jumper You forget im older than what you’re used to Your in the dark (x4) You forget i’m older than what you’re used to You can pull the wool but i’ll wear you like a jumper You forget im older than what you’re used to Your in the dark, you’ve crossed the line, you’ve passed the blame now go home (x4) © 2008. Jo Bywater
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Scratch the Surface 05:46
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Wave 05:59
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A wave of fulfilment A wave that breaks a fall A wave that’s in the breath i take before i make the call A wave of apprehension A wave that says goodbye A wave that doesn’t happen and leaves you hanging high There’s a million ways a wave can cycle and grace and pulse and break Wash over make it changed There’s a million ways a wave can cycle and grace and pulse and break A wave that lets you know to let it go, let it go A wave of inspiration A wave that’s 10ft tall A wave comes to fruition A wave that floats a ball A wave of primal hunger that leaves you wanting more A wave obscures the contours A wave right from the core There’s a million ways a wave can cycle and grace and pulse and break Wash over make it changed There’s a million ways a wave can cycle and grace and pulse and break A wave that lets you know to let it go, let it go by How do you wear the weather? How does it wear you? Does it wear you down or wear you into something new? How do you wear the weather? How does it wear you? Does it wear you down or wear you well like something new? Catch a wave, catch a wave, catch a wave, catch a wave There’s a million ways a wave can cycle and grace and pulse and break Wash over make it changed There’s a million ways a wave can stifle and roll and drown a flow Wash over make it changed There’s a million ways oh ways to catch a wave There’s a million waves oh waves oh, catch a wave There’s a million ways oh ways oh There’s a million waves oh waves oh There’s a million waves oh waves to Catch a wave ©2010. Jo Bywater

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2010 release debut album.

Quotes:
'Honest, gritty, tell-it-all sound that evokes the spirit of any number of blues guitarists such as Kelly Joe Phelps or P.J. Harvey's now occasional musical roar and singer songwriters such as the innovative touches reminiscent of early Ani DiFranco..' - Nerve

'Lovely and unsettling at the same time' - Americana UK

'Bywater plays a funky, acoustic, alternative blues like no music you’ve heard before. Her style is one of organic, creative exploration as she looks inside and outside herself equally deeply for inspiration' - R2

'Lyrical witticism and emotional range of voice, combined with some slick strum ‘n’ bass guitar bashing – bristling blues and folk riffs that suddenly withdraw, weaving raw honesty with a flirtatious, dark twang' - Seven Streets

'A hard edged, fiesty collection of guitar driven songs. She seems to be an artist of boundless enthusiam and no mean talent. Raw and dirty around the edges, troubadour blues... that at times look like they are seeking to simply go out there and kick your head in, juxtaposition with a more compassionate, more reflective attitude' FATEA

'The songs expose her empathy with bluesy folk-tunes and portray the singer as a mature artist who knows her flaws and virtues yet knows how to play to the gallery' Folk Radio UK

'The sultry jo Bywater, replete with smoky voice and fine guitar accompaniment, has the look and feel of a certain Alanis Morrisette before money and fame cleaved her inspiration and spirit in two. The powerful Wave is a particular highlight, while One Small Step proves to be a giant leap towards proving that Bywater is currently ensconced within the role she was always born to play' - Bido Lito

'An album of incredible maturity that deserves to be visited and enjoyed no matter how late or by what means you come to this very talented woman' - Liverpool Student Media

If you’re looking for something exciting, challenging and refreshingly honest I recommend you check out Cycle Grace Pulse Break and you will not be disappointed’ - The Girls Are

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released December 9, 2010

Songs written and performed by Jo Bywater.
Recorded & Mixed at Highfield st Studios, Liverpool by Danny Rogers.
Mastered by Dallas Masters, Nottingham.
Cover painting and design by Jo Bywater.

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Yorkshire-born, Liverpool-based singer-songwriter Jo Bywater assumes the from of an innovative and inspired musical force. Rhythmic, tactile, rockin’, poetry. Debut album ‘Cycle Grace Pulse Break’ captures both the whispering gentleness and dynamic power of Jo’s expression. Bluesy and captivating. Chasing Tales EP released 27th September 2013. ... more

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