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” It’s All Coming Round Again “

Marta Woodhull’s debut album FACE is an unabashed, no bullshit rock and roll album. From beginning to end FACE takes the listener on an eloquent and melodic journey, exploring the lineage of rock and roll from the lush harmonies of the Britpop to the vivid guitars of alternative psychedelia, with a hint of expressive folk rock undertones.

FACE is hard hitting, with nine solid tracks chiefly written by songwriters Marta Woodhull and Ben Bohm, featuring the album’s producer—multi-instrumentalist and composer John Philip Shenale as a co-writer.

Recorded live on 24-track analog tape and mastered at Capitol Mastering in Hollywood, FACE features a stellar list of professional studio musicians backing both the vocally versatile Woodhull, and the exceptional lead guitarist Bohm: producer John Philip Shenale (Tori Amos, Jane’s Addiction, Willy DeVille), guitarist Chris Spedding (Paul McCartney, Roxy Music, Brian Eno), bassist Will McGregor (The Pretenders, Tori Amos), percussionist Eric McKain (Gladys Knight, Jon B.), and drummer Steve Stephens (Robby Krieger, Cheryl Lynn).

FACE is a strong conceptual rock and roll song cycle encompassing a story of bravery and empowerment in the face of personal darkness.

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LYRICS

Ahead of the Water

Here comes a wave behind me, the flood is on me
The sky is fallin’ down, the sky is hungry now
Before the rain can blind me, the Ark will find me
Noah throws a line, I don’t have the time

Out Ahead of the Water
Out where your love’s alive
Out Ahead of the Water
Out where your love’s alive

We’ll run above the highland, leave this island
Fly up to the sun, there’s room for everyone
Where we won’ live for dying, give for lying
The Good Book never comes, hell that book never won

Out Ahead of the Water
Out where your love’s alive
Out Ahead of the Water
Out where your love’s alive

They’re coming up two by two and it’s me and you together
We’re taking off two by two and it’s me and you forever
Forever, forever, forever

Out Ahead of the Water
Out where your love’s alive
Out Ahead of the Water
Out where your love’s alive

Out Ahead of the Water, doo, doo, doo
Out where your love’s alive, doo, doo, doo
Out Ahead of the Water, doo, doo, doo
Out where your love’s alive, doo, doo, doo

Out Ahead of the Water, doo, doo, doo
Out where your love’s alive, doo, doo, doo
Out Ahead of the Water, doo, doo, do do do
Out where your love’s alive, doo, doo, doo

Out Ahead of the Water
Out where your love’s alive
Out Ahead of the Water
Out where your love’s alive

Every Little Thing

Cried for you again today
Ache so deep I thought it’d shake me from heaven
No comfort for the other lost
Within this almost was that I am becoming
Alone I cry, tell me why

Every Little Thing turns to you again
Every Little Thing turns to you
Every Little Thing turns to you again
Every Little Thing turns to you

Can’t forget the blood that day
Washed away the love that I had been given
There is no peace the mother knows
There is no war my brother you must believe in
Old men lie,young men die

Every Little Thing turns to you again, oh
Every Little Thing turns to you
Every Little Thing turns to you again
Every Little Thing turns to you

I can see you through the rain
Over just beyond the light
I can almost catch your fall
Over there behind the night
But nothing, nothing, nothing I can do
Can bring you back to me, oh back to you
Why am I left behind

Every Little Thing turns to you again, oh
Every Little Thing turns to you
Every Little Thing turns to you again
Every Little Thing turns to you

Every Little Thing
Every Little Thing
Every Little Thing turns to you

Every Little Thing
Every Little Thing
Every Little Thing turns to you
Every Little Thing
Every Little Thing
Every Little Thing turns to you

Don't Tawk

On ’n’ On ’n’ On you’re boring me with promises
Don’t believe that I’ll be making one at all
Never needed it to offer up the water
I never needed it to taste the salt
I never needed it to bless the fall
Did I ever mention love
I think it should be obvious by now

Put your mouth where it belongs
You said enough, Don’t Tawk
Just put it down where it belongs
You said enough, Don’t Tawk, Don’t Tawk, Don’t Tawk

Maybe Kimberly will lend me sweet Melissa
Have you ever seen the way two women shop
If you’re tired we might let ya stay and watch us
If you like it we might get you some
If you’re quiet we might get you done
Boy you know you think too much
I tried to make it obvious by now

Put your mouth where it belongs
You said enough Don’t Tawk
Just put it down where it belongs
You said enough Don’t Tawk, Don’t Tawk, Don’t Tawk

You take it way too serious
I think it should be obvious by now

Put your mouth where it belongs
You said enough Don’t Tawk
Just put it down where it belongs
You said enough Don’t Tawk, Don’t Tawk, Don’t Tawk
You said enough Don’t Tawk, Don’t Tawk, Don’t Tawk

Just shut your mouth
On ’n’ On ’n’ On ’n’ On ’n’
On ’n’ On ’n’ On ’n’ On ’n’ On
Just shut it
Just shut it, shut it, shut it, shut it
shut it shut it, shut it, shut it
shut it,shut it, shut it, shut it,shut the fuck up

Betty Goes Bowling

Betty didn’t look in the mirror
Where her thighs had got just a little bit too wide
Where her lipstick smudged up a little high
“Such a lovely shade of red” she said
Said the sales girl

Betty never talks to the doorman
“Good evening miss why that’s a stunning dress” yeah
It’s none of your damn business
“Can I light your cigarette honey”
It’s none of your damn business where
Where she’s off to

She can’t sleep
It’s her only complication
She won’t speak
It’s a private conversation
Did you really think she’d ever
let you hear the dogs

In her head
In her goddamn bed
In the dishwasher
In the dresser drawers
In the tennis shoe box
In her goddamn head
In the dishwasher
In the dresser drawers
In the tennis shoe box

Betty doesn’t care who doesn’t want her
Always so sloppy when they left her in the morning
Lying in the dribble and the drinks gone sour
Ashes burning holes through the pillow

Betty Goes Bowling on Fridays
She likes it loud so the girls can’t hear her
Shouting at the ten pin when it don’t come down
Her thumb could prob’ly use a rub more talcum

She can’t sleep
It’s her only complication
She won’t speak
It’s a private conversation

Did you really think she’d ever
Let you hear/see the dogs

In her head
In her goddamn bed
In the dishwasher
In the dresser drawers
In the tennis shoe box
In her goddamn head
In the dishwasher
In the dresser drawers
In the tennis shoe box

hah-ah-uh, hah-ah-uh, hah-ah-uh, hah-ah-uh, hai
hah-yee hai
hah-ah-uh, hah-ah-uh, hah-ah-uh, hah-ah-uh hai

ah ah hai yah hai

Betty didn’t look in the back seat

Where that stupid goddamn bouncing dog head
saw everything she did
And her fake velvet friends
feel so good against her skin
Turn a lovely shade of red

In her head
In her goddamn bed
In the dishwasher
In the dresser drawers
In the tennis shoe box

In her goddamn head
In the dishwasher
In the dresser drawers
In the tennis shoe box

In her goddamn bed
In the dishwasher
In the dresser drawers
In the tennis shoe box

In her goddamn head
In the dishwasher
In the dresser drawers
In the tennis shoe box

In her goddamn bed
In her goddamn bed

Frederic

In the morning I ask the snow
Is it cold and quiet there, ah
Are you dressed in my velvet coat
By the fire the cypress air, ah
If you need me there
I’ll come willingly ‘cause

All I do is think of you
Melody lost your name too soon
All I do is think of you
Frederic I’ll always belong with you

When the shadows are grey and gold
I will hold the page for you, ah

When you fingers are tired and slow
I will play the phrase for you, ah
When the music fades
I won’t leave you there, ‘cause

All I do is think of you
Melody lost your name too soon
All I do is think of you
Frederic I’ll always belong with you

If I knew my pen could cure you
I would write a thousand days
I would write away your winter
I would gladly bear the pain

Borne with you, die the same

I would write again
How our story ends ‘cause

All I do is think of you
Melody lost your name too soon
All I do is think of you
Frederic I’ll always belong with you

Frederic I’ll always belong with you
Frederic I’ll always belong

Nothing Ever Keeps Us Apart

Something tries to call me away from here
And if I ever listen to that voice again
You know he’ll never reach my heart
‘Cuz nothing ever changes me, no

And if I ever need time away from here
Or if I stumble back I will find the way
‘Cuz you will never leave my heart
‘Cuz nothing ever leaves me, no

Nothing Ever Keeps Us Apart
On a day like this
With a love like ours
Nothing Ever Keeps Us Apart
On a day like this
With a love like ours

And if you think you need something new from me
You won’t have to go I will know before
And I will always give you more
‘Cuz you only have to reach and it’s yours

Nothing Ever Keeps Us Apart
On a day like this
With a love like ours
Nothing Ever Keeps Us Apart
On a day like this
With a love like ours

And we already know
that we’ll take on that road
That we’ll take what forever holds together now, oh
And wherever we go
I will be there for you
I will love you whatever comes forever now, oh

Nothing Ever Keeps Us Apart
On a day like this with a love like ours
Nothing Ever Keeps Us Apart
On a day like this with a love like ours

La La La La La La
La La La La La
La La La La La
La La La La La La
La La La La La
La La La La La La La

And we already know
that we’ll take on that road
That we’ll take what forever holds together now, oh
And wherever we go
I will be there for you
I will love you whatever comes forever now, oh

And we already know (we already know)
that we’ll take on that road
That we’ll take what forever holds together now, oh
And wherever we go (forever, forever)
I will be there for you (forever)
I will love you whatever comes forever now, oh

Your Name

More alone now than ever
What became of together
Scared to leave you now
I gotta leave you now

Hold me down if you need me
One more time if you need me
Just make it easy now
So easy now

Half my life I never knew Your Name
That should make forgetting you go better
An’ half my life I never said Your Name
Prob’ly I’ll remember it forever

Can’t look now what tomorrow brings
Only have what you’ve given me
It’s taking longer now
So much longer now

Don’t bring back all the little things
Don’t remind me of what could be
I gotta go right now
I’m going now

Half my life I never knew Your Name
That should make forgetting you go better
An’ half my life I never said Your Name

Only have to find a way to break this pain somehow
But I don’t know how
Just show me how
To stop loving you, Oh

Whoah, I can’t stop loving you
Whoah,I can’t stop loving you
Oh, I can’t stop loving you, Whoah

Half my life I never knew Your Name
Prob’ly I’ll remember it forever
An’ half my life I never knew Your Name
Prob’ly I’ll remember it forever
Half my life I never knew Your Name

I Don't Wanna Lose You

I Don’t Wanna Lose You
I don’t even know what I feel
I start to lose you
If you love me I might leave for awhile
I Don’t Wanna Lose You
But you never show what you feel
So what’s the difference
If you hate me I might stay for awhile

I know the one who wants you
Waiting on line for your seed
But if she ever knew you well
She’d never dare my disease
Who’s using you while you’re using me

But I Don’t Wanna Lose You
I don’t even know what I feel
I start to lose you
If you love me I might leave for awhile
I Don’t Wanna Lose You
But you never show what you feel
So what’s the difference
If you hate me I might stay for awhile

An’ every time I turn you on
You beg me back on your knees
If you’re not there to choke me down
How will I know when I breathe
Who’s selling you what you’re selling me

Better watch your back around
You never know where I been
I have a willing witness now
Follow the scent of your sin
You do me wrong she’ll do you in

But I Don’t Wanna Lose You
An’ I don’t even know what I feel
I start to lose you
If you love me I might leave for awhile
An’ I Don’t Wanna Lose You
But you don’t give damn what I feel
So what’s the difference
If you hate me I might stay for awhile

I Don’t Wanna Lose You
No, I Don’t Wanna Lose You
I Don’t Wanna Lose You, lose you
I Don’t Wanna Lose You

I Don’t Wanna Lose You, lose you
I Don’t Wanna Lose You
I Don’t Wanna Lose You
I Don’t Wanna Lose You

All Coming Round Again

Gives then he takes away
What have you done today
Who did you hustle down
Where did you sell the innocent now

How did they hide the stain
How did you take the pain
Where did you close your eyes
Was it black in the trunk, did you bleed out inside

Its a simple rule, I’m sure ya know
It’s what you do and how it goes
It’s All Coming Round Again
It’s what you do and how it goes
It’s All Coming Round Again

You said you knew Jesus well
An’ he’d save you from seeing hell
It seems like you lost the game
You gambled and tossed (huh)
And look what it paid

Its a simple rule, I’m sure ya know
It’s what you do and how it goes
It’s All Coming Round Again
It’s what you do and how it goes
It’s All Coming Round Again

Where will you run when the devil calls you
Who were you last way back before he found you
Where can you go where he doesn’t own you or
Will you come back the same

Ah Ah Ah, Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah

He gives and he takes away
Hear Martha Mary say
Three more, three days and nights
We’ll roll back the stone when you get it right

Its a simple rule, I’m sure ya know
It’s what you do and how it goes
It’s All Coming Round Again
It’s All Coming Round Again
Again