"Red"
Words and Music by Andrea Wittgens

Red
Sweetest rose you ever met
But too long in the hothouse you lose your head
That's what you get
The mind is sharp but the eyes are dead

Red
Skin to the touch to the lucky scar
Wait for the shatter, it's a work of art
The bones are bust but there's blood to the heart
The bones are bust but there's blood to the heart

Red
Golden threads round her neck
Now I'm about to do something I won't regret
That's what she said 
And I believe every word she said 

Red
Are you woman 
Are you flower?
I feel too much I feel nothing at all
I am graffiti on your tower
It's not love
it's words on a wall

Red 
Softest rose you never met
Teeny tiny thorns, I barely bled
They say the angels wept
Watch yourself that'll go to your head

Red 
Buzz to the kill like a swarm bees
Living the lush life down in the weeds
Spit it out now, that sour sweet

It's the true lies that’ll make me sweat
You can watch me burn in infrared
Plastic petals round the bed
The rose is wild and I am -           

Red
Are you woman 
Are you flower?
I feel too much I feel nothing at all
I am graffiti on your tower
It's not love -  it's words on a wall

CREDITS:

Produced by Ainjel Emme, Andrea Wittgens, Anthony Paul Lopez
Engineered by Ainjel Emme and Anthony Paul Lopez
Mixed by Anthony Paul Lopez
Mastered by Jett Galindo
Andrea Wittgens: Vocals, synth, piano
Ainjel Emme: Keys, synth, additional drum programming, bg vocals, background vocals
AJ Kluth: Saxophone

Produced by Ainjel Emme, Andrea Wittgens, and Anthony Paul Lopez
Engineered by Anthony Paul Lopez and Ainjel Emme
Additional Production by Vincent Gates
Mixed by Anthony Paul Lopez
Mastered by Jett Galindo
 
Andrea Wittgens – Vocals, piano / keys
Ainjel Emme – Bass, acoustic guitar, keys / synths, backing vocals, additional programming
Anthony Paul Lopez – Drums, percussion, additional vocals
Vincent Gates  – Additional vocals 

"Big Dreams Little Earthlings"
words and music by Andrea Wittgens                                                                                

All the ice had melted 
when they pulled you from the water
lit a fire around your trembling heart
and called you daughter

they gave you teeth as sharp as nails
and all the pretty flowers
and a bed of grass under that tree 
where we would kiss for hours

ohh

past the orchard out of brambles
we skinned our knees on city streets
i carved your name on fallen statues 
you painted flags on dirty sheets

someone called it heaven 
and we climbed atop the masses
took our giant steps across the sky
and smashed our crystal glasses

ohh
big dreams little earthlings
we are flying with fake wings
but it feels just like the real thing


first one to the bleeding edge
is the smartest of the foxes
we crowned ourselves in neon
hid our bombs in metal boxes

are you scared of dying?
I said no one likes a kill joy
so we burned the land to blisters
and flew away with all the cowboys

ohh
big dreams little earthlings
we are flying with fake wings
but it feels just like the real thing

ohh
big dreams, little earthlings
we are falling with fake wings
gonna hurt just like the real thing

all the ice had melted
when we planted trees and clover
lit a fire round our hopeful hearts
and started over

ohh
big dreams, little earthlings
flying with fake wings
but it feels just like the real thing

Big Dreams Little Earthlings

Produced by Ainjel Emme and Andrea Wittgens
Engineered by Ainjel Emme and Anthony Paul Lopez
Assistant Engineer – Emily Paalman (Village Studios)
 
Andrea Wittgens – Vocals, piano, additional programming
Victoria Williams - Vocals, guzheng
Tom Freund – Upright bass
Anthony Paul Lopez – Percussion
Ainjel Emme – Keys, string arrangement, programming, additional percussion

"House of Heavenly Bodies"
words and music by Andrea Wittgens

In the rearview
skeleton tree lines
and explosions in the sky 
if I were a believer
I'd say it was a sign 

I may be be a cult contender
drink moonlight from a glass
sit in their circle singing songs 
asking spirit to move me

sometimes its hard to hear the music
it's hard to just  - -

go home, sleep it off
under nine square feet of stars
that you bought last week at the dollar store 
hoping for magic

isn't it tragic
isn't it so beautiful it hurts
to be human in the house of heavenly bodies. 

out the window 
toys in the backyard
and someone's burning trash
I light some incense on the dresser and think of you you you

how can someone post a photo of a sunrise 
and decide to die the same day?
when you said God was a comedian
was it laughter you needed?

I'd kill for a feeling
but I'm good here in the dirt 
my heart is beating
and the sky is full of birds
and yeah it's a little tragic
it’s so beautiful it hurts
to be human in the house of heavenly bodies

House of Heavenly Bodies

House Of Heavenly Bodies

Produced by Ainjel Emme, Andrea Wittgens, and Anthony Paul Lopez
Engineered by Anthony Paul Lopez and Ainjel Emme
Mixed by Anthony Paul Lopez
Mastered by Jett Galindo
 
Andrea Wittgens – Vocals, piano, toy organ
Ainjel Emme – Keys / synth, programming, vocoder, backing vocals, additional piano
Anthony Paul Lopez – Drum programming
James Hall - Horns

"Marching Band"
words and music by Andrea Wittgens

Little soldier
you were trained to be tough
it's no wonder
I fought so hard for your love

on the day I said goodbye
I had the words but couldn't cry
something tells me you know exactly what that's like

In my dreams, I hold your hand in mine
on the street, a   marching band goes by
and we're secretly happy the crowd is wild and the horns are loud
we don't speak but I think I understand you now

I heard your story
from someone else's mouth
I'd say I'm sorry
but there's no telling you now

It's so hard to keep things real
even after all the wounds have healed
something tells me you know exactly how I feel

in my dreams I take your hand in mine
while on the street a marching band goes by
and we're perfectly happy those horns are loud
we don't speak but I think I understand you now
we don't speak but I think I understand you now

in my dreams I take your hand in mine
while on the street that same old marching band goes by
and we're perfectly happy those horns are screaming out
we don't speak but I think I understand you now
in my dreams I think you understand me now

Marching Band

Produced by Ainjel Emme and Andrea Wittgens
Engineered by Anthony Paul Lopez and Ainjel Emme
Mixed by Anthony Paul Lopez
Mastered by Jett Galindo
 
Andrea Wittgens – Vocals, keys / synths, programming
Ainjel Emme – Bass, keys / synths, electric guitar, programming
Anthony Paul Lopez – Drums, percussion

"1984"
Words and Music by Andrea Wittgens

Right about 13, I started to care
I went from under their feet to out of their hair
in my room I made stories just to make sense
of the reality over the fence

are you sweet sixteen or resident evil?
quite the rock and hard place - you feel me, Ophelia?
why the hell are we hanging round this castle of crazies
when we're so much better than drowning in daisies

we could walk on water, steal a boat, get wrecked
hit rock bottom but come back blessed
we are cosmonauts, but first, birds in the nest
prodigal daughters we just haven't left yet

I don't sleep 
I dream on the floor
been making movies on the ceiling since 1984
I'm out of touch
but everything's looking up

there's truth and my memories and the gulf between
and I live there in technicolor, but stay off-screen
when the colors start colluding against me again 
I get over-saturated and walls start to bend

I used to party with the midnight cowboy
he said "The pain is real. God is a decoy"
you can sweat it out or get synthetically sane
I heard he died in the desert on that horse with no - - -

all I ever wanted was love
and to stop running in the dark trying to catch a rush
when I was an ocean you were my rock
that's not true but it's a beautiful thought

I don't sleep 
I dream on the floor
been making movies on the ceiling since 1984
I'm out of touch
but everything's looking up

I don't sleep 
I dream on the floor
you can write me your letters, slide them under the door
I'm out of touch
but everything
everything's looking up
I'm looking up          .

1984

Produced by Ainjel Emme and Andrea Wittgens
Engineered by Ainjel Emme and Anthony Paul Lopez
Mixed by Anthony Paul Lopez
Mastered by Jett Galindo
 
Andrea Wittgens – Vocals, piano, keys / synths
Ainjel Emme – Bass, keys / synths, backing vocals, string and drum programming
Anthony Paul Lopez – Additional percussion

"Do You Want To Fall In Love?"
words and music by Andrea Wittgens

Everyone says forever
but no one does the time
we’ve been ruined by the romance
believing beautiful lies

but no one sticks with never
'cause everyone knows the truth
we don't ever stop longing 
and I am longing for you 

do you want to fall in love?
do you want to risk your heart?
watch it bleed out on the floor
pick it up and ask for more
do you want to fall in love?

we can say we’re different
take it nice and slow
and if we end up the same and the crush turns to pain
we'll respectfully let it go

but rain turns to rainbows
if that's the story you choose
I know I’d rather die trying
then give up heartache with you

do you want to fall in love?
do you want to risk your heart?
watch it bleed out on the floor
pick it up and ask for more
do you want to fall in love?

I've been haunting
all in or nothing.

do you want to fall in love?
do you want to risk your heart?
watch it bleed out on the floor
pick it up and ask for more…

Do You Want To Fall In Love?

Produced by Ainjel Emme, Andrea Wittgens, Anthony Paul Lopez
Additional production by Bruce Butkovitch
Engineered by Anthony Paul Lopez, Ainjel Emme, Bruce Butkovitch, and Chris Masterson
 
Andrea Wittgens – Vocals, piano, keys
Ainjel Emme – Bass, electric guitar, mellotron, backing vocals
Meghan Rose – Electric guitar, backing vocals
Chris Masterson – Electric guitar
Bruce Butkovitch – Electric guitar
Anthony Paul Lopez – Drums, electric guitar

"Funhouse"
Words and music by Andrea Wittgens 

There's a hinge in my heart
a trapdoor 
opens into the dark parts
blood and gore. 
do you want to come in? 
I'll take your splinters out. 
call you my twin. 
you're in the funhouse now.

come climb in my head
touch my halo
it's hanging on by a thread
flick it and watch it glow
all those angels on high
they say we're trippin' out
on a beautiful lie 
in the funhouse


it's all outlaw and orders 
in this here hall of fears
I'm getting down and distorted 
with the bitch in the mirror 
she reads me the riot, 
I act the stories out
ain't no use in denying
This is the funhouse 

you like that sparkle and bend 
but I'm up to no good
can't go looking for friends 
wearing red in the woods
the moon wasn't full 
but I still kissed your mouth
who's the big bad wolf 
in the funhouse now?
in the funhouse now

will we ever go out dancing 
before Russia drops the bomb?
i'll be the stone and you'll romance me
don't have to die here in this song
baby, I want out
out of this funhouse now
baby, I want out of 
out of this funhouse now

there's a hinge in my heart
a trapdoor
opens into the dark parts
blood and gore
I invited you in
I took your splinters out
called you my twin
we're in the funhouse now

There's a hinge in my heart
a trapdoor 
opens into the dark parts
blood and gore. 
do you want to come in? 
I'll take your splinters out. 
call you my twin. 
you're in the funhouse now.

come climb in my head
touch my halo
it's hanging on by a thread
flick it and watch it glow
all those angels on high
they say we're trippin' out
on a beautiful lie 
in the funhouse


it's all outlaw and orders 
in this here hall of fears
I'm getting down and distorted 
with the bitch in the mirror 
she reads me the riot, 
I act the stories out
ain't no use in denying
This is the funhouse 

you like that sparkle and bend 
but I'm up to no good
can't go looking for friends 
wearing red in the woods
the moon wasn't full 
but I still kissed your mouth
who's the big bad wolf 
in the funhouse now?
in the funhouse now

will we ever go out dancing 
before Russia drops the bomb?
i'll be the stone and you'll romance me
don't have to die here in this song
baby, I want out
out of this funhouse now
baby, I want out of 
out of this funhouse now

there's a hinge in my heart
a trapdoor
opens into the dark parts
blood and gore
I invited you in
I took your splinters out
called you my twin
we're in the funhouse now

Funhouse

Produced by Ainjel Emme, Andrea Wittgens, and Anthony Paul Lopez
Engineered by Anthony Paul Lopez and Ainjel Emme
Mixed by Anthony Paul Lopez
Mastered by Jett Galindo
 
Andrea Wittgens – Vocals, keys / synth, additional programming
Ainjel Emme – Keys / synth, programming, additional drum programming, screams
Anthony Paul Lopez – Drums, drum programming, additional programming
A.J. Kluth - Saxophone

"Red"
Words and Music by Andrea Wittgens

Red
sweetest rose you ever met
but too long in the hothouse you lose your head
that's what you get
the mind is sharp but the eyes are dead

red
skin to the touch to the lucky scar
wait for the shatter, it's a work of art
the bones are bust but there's blood to the heart
the bones are bust but there's blood to the heart

red
golden threads round her neck
now I'm about to do something I won't regret
that's what she said 
and I believe every word she said 

red
are you woman 
are you flower?
I feel too much I feel nothing at all
I am graffiti on your tower
it's not love it's words on a wall

red 
softest rose you never met
teeny tiny thorns, I barely bled
they say the angels wept
watch yourself that'll go to your head

red 
buzz to the kill like a swarm bees
living the lush life down in the weeds
spit it out now
that sour sweet

it's the true lies that make me sweat
watch me burn in infrared
plastic petals round the bed
the rose is wild and I am -           

are you woman 
are you flower?
I feel too much I feel nothing at all
I am graffiti on your tower
It's not love it's words on a wall

Produced by Ainjel Emme and Andrea Wittgens
Engineered by Anthony Paul Lopez, Ainjel Emme, and Chris Masterson
Assistant Engineer – (Village Studios)
Mixed by Anthony Paul Lopez
Mastered by Jett Galindo
 
Andrea Wittgens – Vocals, piano, keys / synths
Ainjel Emme – Bass, electric guitar, keys / synths, programming
Christopher K. Masterson – Electric guitar
Anthony Paul Lopez – Drums, percussion


Written and Performed by Andrea Wittgens
Produced by Ainjel Emme, Anthony Paul Lopez & Andrea Wittgens
Mixed by Anthony Paul Lopez
Mastered by Jett Galindo

"All The Golden Girls Are Dead"
words and music by Andrea Wittgens

Every time I see your face
it hurts a little less
than yesterday
letting go of you feels wrong

one day we will wake up
you'll say it's all been a big mistake 
I'll say I can make it there by dawn

everyday I try to hate you 
everyday I try to hate you

all the Golden Girls are dead
could I have been a better friend ? 
to you
to you
to you
motel room, 2 double beds
a halfway house inside my head and you
just passing through

met you in the space between
my darkest hour and a waking dream walking on water smooth as glass
goodbye Lake Michigan
its time to kill the pain again
you know I'd come running if you asked

everyday day I try to hate you 
everyday I try I try

all the Golden Girls are dead 
could I have been a better friend?
to you
my true blue
motel room, 2 double beds
a halfway house inside my head and you
just passing through 

why do all the good things end
and will we play our song again?
the truth is I just miss my friend 
I just miss my friend

All The Golden Girls Are Dead

Produced by Ainjel Emme, Andrea Wittgens, and Anthony Paul Lopez
Engineered by Anthony Paul Lopez and Ainjel Emme
Assistant Engineer – Emily Paalman (Village Studios)
Mixed by Anthony Paul Lopez
Mastered by Jett Galindo
 
Andrea Wittgens – Vocals, piano, organ, rhodes
Anthony Paul Lopez – Drums, percussion
Ainjel Emme – Mellotron, programming, percussion,
Eric McFadden – Electric Guitar

"The Twist"
Words and Music by Andrea Wittgens

I'm going south, route 66
don't want salvation, just straight up kicks
take me to the man with the snake in his fist
yeah that's the one, the disgraced evangelist

he gotta gap his teeth now he's all hiss
but he claims that Jesus is his ventriloquist
and the devil well the devil gave him moves like this
I said shut your wicked mouth now give us a kiss

‘cause I'm hard like candy
just like you
sweet little demon
I know him too
dunk me in the river
I come out pissed
but keep singing those hymns
and I'll do the twist

doctor says there's a rage inside of me
I said, really? I thought that was love, actually
I guess that makes me a walking greek tragedy
well then roll out the red rug thank the academy

I'm going south no turning back
one day this train's gonna leave the tracks
I want to squeeze you til you crack
and you crumble into the black

‘cause I'm hard like candy
just like you
sweet little demon
I know him too
dunk me in the river
I come out pissed
but keep singing those hymns
and I'll do the twist
the twist.....
do the twist
the twist...

Here comes the twist...
Here comes the twist
Here comes the twist
Here comes the twist

The Twist

Produced by Ainjel Emme and Andrea Wittgens
Engineered by Anthony Paul Lopez and Ainjel Emme
Assistant Engineer – Emily Paalman (Village Studios)
Mixed by Anthony Paul Lopez
Mastered by Jett Galindo
 
Andrea Wittgens – Vocals, piano

"All Your Sadness Is Bathed in Sunshine"
Words and music by Andrea Wittgens

I know where you are
you're in the valley of the shadow
go on laugh it off
it's just the belly of a black hole

it's not forever 
it's just the longest night of the year
Guinness world record for 
staring down a beer

oh the end is fictional 
Nietzsche in Narnia
just open the door

TV snow, computer blue 
winter's little crashes
you can't make me leave this place
'cause I can't see past my lashes

there's a river in the Yukon
and a moon to keep you steady
the pills go down like candy
when you just can't lift the heavy

oh the end is fictional 
Nietzsche in Narnia
because you opened a door
or maybe the end is just another morning
your feet on wet grass
arms by your sides
just one breath
to close your eyes
and all your sadness is bathed in sunshine

All Your Sadness Will Be Bathed in Sunshine

All Your Sadness Will Be Bathed In Sunshine

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