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Drawing Trees

by Tasha Zappala

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Blue Skies 02:49
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Bluebird 02:31
There's a blue bird That sits inside my heart And nobody knows that he's in there There's a blue bird That sits inside my heart That sits inside my heart That sits inside my heart And all the bartenders The grocery clerks And the whores Don't know he's in there Don't know he's in there And I pour whiskey on him And inhale cigarette smoke Haven't let him die just yet Haven't let him die, die There's a blue bird That sits inside my heart That sits inside my heart That sits inside my heart You wanna mess me up? Wanna mess me up Wanna mess me up Wanna mess me up Late, late at night sometimes I let him out And we sleep like that It's our secret pact And it's beautiful Enough to make a man weep But I don't weep, No I don't weep, No I don't weep, Do you? Do you? Do you? There's a blue bird That sits inside my heart That sits inside my heart That sits inside my heart And there's a blue bird That sits inside my heart That sits inside my heart That sits inside my heart
4.
Leo 02:52
Couldn't afford it So I painted it on Wanted to look nice for you So I drew on my dress with my pencils Gave you a song Just don't look close I spent the whole night running But I missed the starting post Went up to talk to you But my heart it always froze 'Cos your words Are strong with bad intentions And I know it's all show Here On the coast By the sea, And you still can't relax I'll paint my hair red You'll paint yours black And we both pretend That we're not scared You shouldn't be on your own, he said And I don't want you advice anymore, I replied I replied 'Cos It's not that I'm no good It's just that your ears and blind And I'm playing for change here Not the kind that lives in your purse And I'm playing for change here And I'm playing for change here Short-sighted hearts And broken bones We put together the pieces But your heart was made of stone And you were all dressed in white When the lighthouse was broke I'd search the sea to find your eyes But your hands were made of bone I couldn't pay for it So I painted the sky on my skin and called it my ultimate Sold it to you For more that it was worth The fool became the fooler, The lost became legitimate And the winning Still believing they had won 'Cos I used to laugh When my chest felt tight And you'd wonder why 'Cos I used to laugh When my chest felt tight And you'd wonder why
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This house, feels so dead, Your skin so warm I hold your hand, like I care You let it fall Morning sun mops up all the bad dreams Still feel alone We've been staring at the same scene You've been digging through the past with second hands Telescope eyes, you got kaleidoscope mind I hit the ground And I just wanna know where I stand So I can be found Patience is the key I got all the hope That time just won't allow I shuffle through the black rooms dark, And you follow out 'Cos the tide, only moves In and out 'Cos the tide, only moves In and out Your eyes are green with greed I been waving high And I can't pull you out We sail these seas in circles three times And I run aground Telescope eyes, you got kaleidoscope mind I hit the ground And I just wanna know where I stand So I can be found Patience is the key I got all the hope That time just won't allow I shuffle through the black rooms dark, You follow out 'Cos the tide, only moves In and out This house, feels so dead, Your skin so warm I hold your hand, like I care You let it fall

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"With a certain raspy-innocence to her vocals, Australian singer-songwriter Tasha Zappala warms our Monday afternoon with the song Bluebird off of her solo EP Drawing Trees!

Recorded live at Jive Mother Studios, Zappala's latest release strikes deep into a vein of delicious trills & powerful guitar riffs. Combining elements of Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor, and Little Miss Higgins & The Winnipeg Five, Bluebird unlocks a raw mixture of post-folk blues that synthesizes the atmosphere of a local coffee shop where the lighting is warm & the ambiance is nothing short of enticing. Zappala's acoustic-jazz goes incredibly well with her vocals; one of the main elements to her music that attracted us in the first place.

"She’ll suck you in and spit you out with goose bumps on your skin. It’s a sound that makes its way around the room, pools at your toes, and makes itself at home in your ears."

From the five-track EP released back in October 2014, Bluebird jumps from one octave to the next; leading us through the intense gypsy-folk melodies that at one moment materialize into dainty falsettos, and at the next into throaty, growling chest tone. Currently recording with her band Terrapin, Zappala has a sound that should carry its way into your day & release you from the shackles of that Monday blues!"

Review thanks to the Beatforest Music Blog

www.thebeatforest.com#!Track-Bluebird-Artist-Tasha-Zappala/c112t/5551090b0cf23d01648a7d94

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released October 19, 2014

Recorded and Produced by Bryan Beattie, in Far North Queensland, Australia.

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Tasha Zappala is a singer-songwriter based in lutruwita/Tasmania. When not touring Zappala spends her time in the southern woods making billypots of beans, drinking tea and capturing field recordings.

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