Written by Mary Scholz
Produced by Jonathan Wilson
Mixed by Dave Cerminara 
Mastered by Emily Lazar and Chris Allgood
Released on 7.22.22 by KZZ Music
Distributed by The Orchard

Musicians:
Mary Scholz - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Jorge Balbi - Drums, Percussion
Will Gramling - Harpsichord
Ed Maxwell - Upright Bass
Ben Peeler - Bouzouoki, Lap Steel
Zachary Ross - Electric Guitar, Feedback
Clifton Williams - Organ, Piano

Lyrics:
If I was a holy man
Trusted with words nobody understands
Laden freedoms at my will
My followers fall but follow with me still

[howl/ooh]

Marked with nothing, but given gold
The hearts of the ones who are doing as they’re told
Light falls near me, but not around
You give me your faith, till they lay you in the ground

Now the woman, rooted in soil
Knows from her bones, anoints the earth with oil
She the seer, cast aside
Howls at the moon, distrusted and alive

[howl/ooh]

And we pretend it’s a calling and a god-given right for men
And we ignore the wisdom of woman
And we call her just a whore
Or a lover 
Or a mother
Or whatever we need her for

[howl/ooh]

Holy Man

Written by Mary Scholz
Produced by Jonathan Wilson
Mixed by Dave Cerminara 
Mastered by Emily Lazar and Chris Allgood
Released on 7.22.22 by KZZ Music
Distributed by The Orchard

Musicians:
Mary Scholz - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Will Gramling - Piano, Organ
Rob Humphreys - Drums, Percussion
Ed Maxwell - Upright Bass
Ben Peeler - Bouzouki, Pedal Steel, Weissenborn
Zachary Ross - Electric Guitar
Jonathan Wilson - Percussion

Lyrics:
Sometimes I feel the energy of certain things around me
And I don’t know if it’s intuition
Or if I called it forth
That’s not to say that I’m the one who moves all of creation
Know my place, know my power
I’m lost like everyone

So which is it
Where do we go
Know your worth
But don’t let it show
I am tired of mixed emotions
And I refuse to be the product of devotion

Well I grew up inside a church with prayer that had its place
I learned of love for everyone
And love that brought disgrace
And as a child, I looked around and saw a vacancy
A swinging back and for the between the things that we believed

So which is it
Where do we go
Know your worth 
But don’t let it show
I am tired of mixed emotions
And I refuse to be the product of devotion

Well you can’t change who you are
Where you’re born, how your raised
From whom you get your scars
But you can change what you see
When you look inside yourself
It’s okay to like who you’ve grown to be

Cause this is it
Where do we go
Know your worth
But don’t let it show
I am tired of mixed emotions
And I refuse to be the product of devotion

Maybe I’m a hypocrite myself
I still believe in god and what’s behind the lies we tell ourselves
Oh and I can feel the energy in every room
Just like I feel the Love connecting me to you

Know your worth
Don’t let it show
I am tired of mixed emotions
And I refuse to be the product of devotion

oh devotion

Devotion

Written by Mary Scholz
Produced by Jonathan Wilson
Mixed by Dave Cerminara 
Mastered by Emily Lazar and Chris Allgood
Released on 7.22.22 by KZZ Music
Distributed by The Orchard

Musicians:
Mary Scholz - Piano, Vocals
Will Gramling - Accordion, Organ, Wurlitzer
Rob Humphreys - Drums, Percussion
Ed Maxwell - Upright Bass
Grannt Milliken - Vibraphone
Zachary Ross - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar

Lyrics:
Love works hard, it tries to fight fair
It does the laundry when you run out of underwear
Love is waiting beside you in line
When everybody that you know seems to be inside
Reminds you to take your time

And little bit by little bit it makes its mark
Slowly works away at all the traumas and scars
And maybe it really is a little bit silly to say
But you make every day a little bit brighter

Love is laying beside you in bed
To spite the demons and the ghosts hanging in your head
Love is driving you way across town 
To see you make it to that great therapist you found
Cause some days it feels like you might drown, but

Little bit by little bit it makes its mark
Slowly works away at all the traumas and scars
And maybe it really is a little bit silly to say
But you make every day a little bit brighter

And we work hard for each other
Make a home and make the bed
And make some time to rediscover
Every bit of your body, every bit of your soul
Every bit of the moments when you’re losing control
Every lilt of your laughter in the late afternoon
Every moment of silence as the sleep enters the room

And little bit by little bit
We build a life, we deal with shit
And every word we’ll ever say
Is not enough to show the way

So maybe it really is a little but silly to say
But you make every day
A little bit brighter

A Little Bit Brighter

Written by Mary Scholz
Produced by Jonathan Wilson
Mixed by Dave Cerminara 
Mastered by Emily Lazar and Chris Allgood
Released on 7.22.22 by KZZ Music
Distributed by The Orchard

Musicians:
Mary Scholz - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Jorge Balbi - Drums, Percussion
Will Gramling - Organ, Piano
Ed Maxwell - Upright Bass
Ben Peeler - Dobro
Zachary Ross - Electric Guitar

Lyrics:
If it wasn’t for the simple way you move
And the way you casually walk in the room
If it wasn’t for the way you toss your hair
If it wasn’t for the way you kiss me there
I believe that I might stand a chance
I believe I might escape this romance
I’ve been selling fortunes in the night
Wide awake and calling this into my life

Ooh
Ooh

Where’d you get the idea that you could come into my life 
Where’d you get the notion there was space and that you fit it right
I’ve been spinning circles while you’re circling my mind
Wishing you would whisper all those words behind your eyes

Ooh
Ooh

I’ve been working overtime just for you
I’ve been trying to keep my mind out of this room
But if you meet me darlin, there’ll only be one thing left to do

One Thing Left To Do

Written by Mary Scholz
Recorded by Kevin Rogers at The Hotel Cafe
Mixed by Zackary Darling
Mastered by Stephen Marsh

Lyrics:
I waited for summer 
While I waded through the pain
Till all of the things waiting for me
Weighed me down again

So I hoped for tomorrow
While I prayed for the rain
Till all of the things I had prayed for 
Came around again

Streetlights painted on my skin
Sweet lies 
Echoed by the morning rush all over again
And I, with my hope and my sorrow 
Begin Again

I cradled my mother
When I was only a child 
And I have been cradled by strangers
And got lost for a while

'But there, deep in my darkness
With all the wonders I’ve seen
And all of the works I have witnessed
Is the part that can’t breathe

Streetlights painted on my skin
Sweet lies 
Echoed by the morning rush all over again
And I, with my hope and my sorrow 
Begin Again

I Begin Again
Mind like the wind
Swaying in search of me
Haunted by the moments in between

I waited for summer
While I waded through the pain

Streetlights (Live at The Hotel Cafe)

Written by Mary Scholz
Produced by Jonathan Wilson 
Mixed by Zackary Darling
Mastered by Stephen Marsh

Lyrics (PtI and II) 
Where do you see yourself in thirty years
And do you think you’ll maybe disappear
We’re placing pennies in to bank accounts
And hoping that it all amounts to more than what we fear

And do you think you’ll ever get to know what’s happening here
And do you think you’ll have a thing to show for all our years

Where do you see the Earth in fifty years
And do you think she’ll maybe disappear 
Will she go down in fiery sea or snow
A wisened woman tired of being warm
And worn

And do you think she’ll ever get to know what’s happening here
And do you think she’ll have a thing to show for all her years

—

Every morning that we’re here
Is a moral obligation to re-right the ship and steer
Oh 
And every whisper in our ear 
Is the warning of a woman who has lived through all our fears

And she begins to wash us away
In the motives that we have
And the messes that we made
A mirror to our every day 
And the choices that we have
And the way we choose to stay

Oh 
She carries the weight of the world
She carries the weight of the world
She carries each stupid indecision and 
Each politician’s vision
And every piece of trash we’ve hurled
Woah

So you have studied and you’ve learned
And they want you to eat off of all the exposure that you’ve earned
Patiently waiting for your turn
So you build yourself a life and then you file your tax returns

And she begins to wash us away
In the motives that we have
And the messes that we made
A mirror to our every day 
And the choices that we have
And the way we choose to stay
Oh 
She carries the weight of the world
She carries the weight of the world
She carries each stupid indecision and 
Each politician’s vision
And every piece of trash we’ve hurled
Woah

Oh the messes that we’ve made
And the pennies that we’ve saved
Just to make ourselves a nice, relaxing
Cold and lonely grave
All the people that are here
We don’t simply disappear
We leave our mark in Love and hope and song
And mess and trash and fear

Oh 
She carries the weight of the world
She carries the weight of the world
She carries each stupid indecision and 
Each politician’s vision
And every piece of trash we’ve hurled

Can we get a break for this girl
Oh 
Can we get a break for this girl 
Woah 
From the weight of the world

Weight Of The World Pt II

Written by Mary Scholz
Produced by Jonathan Wilson 
Mixed by Zackary Darling
Mastered by Stephen Marsh

Lyrics (Pt I and II) 
Where do you see yourself in thirty years
And do you think you’ll maybe disappear
We’re placing pennies in to bank accounts
And hoping that it all amounts to more than what we fear

And do you think you’ll ever get to know what’s happening here
And do you think you’ll have a thing to show for all our years

Where do you see the Earth in fifty years
And do you think she’ll maybe disappear 
Will she go down in fiery sea or snow
A wisened woman tired of being warm
And worn

And do you think she’ll ever get to know what’s happening here
And do you think she’ll have a thing to show for all her years

—

Every morning that we’re here
Is a moral obligation to re-right the ship and steer
Oh 
And every whisper in our ear 
Is the warning of a woman who has lived through all our fears

And she begins to wash us away
In the motives that we have
And the messes that we made
A mirror to our every day 
And the choices that we have
And the way we choose to stay

Oh 
She carries the weight of the world
She carries the weight of the world
She carries each stupid indecision and 
Each politician’s vision
And every piece of trash we’ve hurled
Woah

So you have studied and you’ve learned
And they want you to eat off of all the exposure that you’ve earned
Patiently waiting for your turn
So you build yourself a life and then you file your tax returns

And she begins to wash us away
In the motives that we have
And the messes that we made
A mirror to our every day 
And the choices that we have
And the way we choose to stay
Oh 
She carries the weight of the world
She carries the weight of the world
She carries each stupid indecision and 
Each politician’s vision
And every piece of trash we’ve hurled
Woah

Oh the messes that we’ve made
And the pennies that we’ve saved
Just to make ourselves a nice, relaxing
Cold and lonely grave
All the people that are here
We don’t simply disappear
We leave our mark in Love and hope and song
And mess and trash and fear

Oh 
She carries the weight of the world
She carries the weight of the world
She carries each stupid indecision and 
Each politician’s vision
And every piece of trash we’ve hurled

Can we get a break for this girl
Oh 
Can we get a break for this girl 
Woah 
From the weight of the world

Weight Of The World Pt I

Written by Mary Scholz
Produced by Jonathan Wilson 
Mixed by Zackary Darling
Mastered by Stephen Marsh

Lyrics: 
Certain songs remind me of Montana
The way the air feels in that place
The cool breeze in the morning 
And the way we felt alive
Filled with sun and space

All those months that we were out wandering
Yet always knowing just where we’d go
We took a minute there in Montana
To feel the summer breeze and winter snow

There are always mornings that I wonder
What it would be like to have stayed there
Riding through the town on spokes
With treasures that we found
Feeding dogs and cutting hair 

All those months that we were out wandering
Yet always knowing just where we’d go
We took a minute there in Montana
To feel the summer breeze and winter snow

[ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Well, it’s been years since we were out there wandering 
Since we got into that car and flew away
But there will always be a certain part inside of me
Driving through Montana in early May

All those months that we were out wandering
Yet always knowing just where we’d go
We took a minute there in Montana
To feel the summer breeze and winter snow

And when I close my eyes, it’s where I go
Just you and me, the summer breeze
And open road

Montana

Written by Mary Scholz
Produced by Jonathan Wilson 
Mixed by Zackary Darling
Mastered by Stephen Marsh

Musicians: 
Acoustic Guitar/Vocals: Mary Scholz
Acoustic Guitar: Zachary Ross
Drums: Jorge Balbi
Percussion: Jonathan Wilson
Piano: William Gramling
Upright Bass: Ed Maxwell

The Evergreen

Almost Christmas Time
written by Mary Scholz

Produced by Mary Scholz and Zachary Ross
Mixed by Zackary Darling
Mastered by Stephen Marsh
Released by KZZ Music and Blue Elan Records
Distributed by The Orchard

Musicians: 
Piano, Vocals: Mary Scholz
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar: Zachary Ross
Hammond Organ: Clifton Williams
Percussion: Michael Jerome
Upright Bass: Ed Maxwell

Lyrics: 
One day, you told me, the world would slow down But people are spinning, and running around
Then I hear the whisper of holiday sounds
And I can’t help but wish you were here with me now

Songs that know me
The twinkling lights in the sky
The feel in the air and the moments we’ll share Oh it’s almost Christmas time

Every December is almost the same
But life keeps on moving and so much has changed
Then one tiny whisper of bells and refrain Has me right there beside you time and again

Songs that know me
The twinkling lights in the sky
The feel in the air and the moments we’ll share Oh it’s almost Christmas time

Oh it always feels a little laced with sadness
But it always feels a little lined with joy
And it always ends up in some conversation we can’t avoid

Songs that know me
The twinkling lights in the sky
The feel in the air and the moments we’ll share 
Oh it’s almost Christmas
Yes it’s almost Christmas
Oh it’s almost Christmas time

Almost Christmas Time

Written by Mary Scholz

Produced by Mary Scholz & Jason Hiller
Recorded and Mixed by Jason Hiller at Electrosound Studios
Mastered by Mike Wells Mastering

iTunes: 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/california/id1275734804
Vinyl and CD:
www.maryscholz.com/wp/store

Musicians:
Mary Scholz - acoustic guitar, vocals
Zachary Ross - electric guitar
Jorge Balbi - percussion
Ed Maxwell - upright bass
Ty Bailey - organ

*Please note that Mary Scholz does not promote or encourage violence, but the healthy end to unhealthy relationships.*

Lyrics:

I tied my name to yours
I didn’t know it’s what I was doing
You even all the scores
And then you claim you didn’t do it

You wanted me as yours
But didn’t like the way that I was moving
The world in your control
And all the people your students

You showed me the ways of your kindness
While you taught me to stand in the dark
You listed off words to remember 
And you hardened my heart

My tired eyes ignored 
All the places you’d bruised me
They’re colorful and sore
And so they showed the world the ways you knew me

You showed me the ways of your kindness
While you battered me in the dark
You listed off words to remember 
And you hardened my heart

Oh, I know this is not
Not the way it should be
But I cannot escape
No, I cannot break free
It’s so dark in this room
Yeah, it’s dark next to me
And I’m feeling around for the things I can’t see
I can hear your deep breathing 
As you fall asleep
And I feel this weight lifted
While you’re next to me
Oh, it’s not just my spirit
It’s our old tv
And I let it crash down 
So it crushes your dreams
I’m so sorry, my sweet, it was all just too heavy for me

You showed me the ways of your kindness
But you taught me to swing in the dark
You listed off words to remember 
And you hardened my heart

I tied my rope to yours
I swear, I didn’t know what I was doing
I rode ten miles off shore
I thought that you and I could talk through it
[You didn’t say much, you didn’t say much]

I let you swim around
I liked the listless way your body’s moving
I left you there to drown
So I could claim I didn’t do it

You showed me the ways of your kindness
While you taught me to swing in the dark
You listed off words to remember 
And you hardened my heart
You showed me the ways of your kindness
While you taught me to swing in the dark
I wish I could say I regret it
But you hardened my heart

Murder Ballad

"No artifice, no nervousness, no hesitation – Mary Scholz is in her element on stage. When she turns that wicked-brilliant smile on the room...she can make you and each person in the audience, whether friend or soon-to-be-friend, relax into what seems like a personal relationship. Hotel Café Sunday night felt like I was at a house concert at my house and I was lucky enough to have a dark-haired, ringlet-crowned angel singing in my living room."
Patrick O'Heffernan, Vents Magazine

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