written by Kristin Sidorak vox, guitar
produced by Roger Paul Mason rogerpaulmason.com
strings by Christopher John Williams
mixed by Steve Wall, Gardentone
mastered by Jamal Ruhe, West West Side
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Winded Virtues

Awake... 

Moves with the wind 
Running across your skin 
The chill that warms your bones 

Now you see it, now you don't 
At first it was in your head 
Now you feel it in your throat 

Trust nearly dead 
Lost sight of what’s not seen 
And has never been said 

Cold wind clenches breath short of faith 
Hope a brisk air that cannot fail to wake 
What's always alive 
But caged up inside 
The chill that warms your bones 

Awake... 

Joy you've been withholding 
Still you cannot lose no thing 

Moves with the wind 
Running across your skin 

Love given and then up on 
Runs down your weak frame 

Cold wind clenches breath short of faith 
Will you ever feel the same 

- ksidorak

Winded Virtues

written by Kristin Sidorak vox, keys
produced by Roger Paul Mason rogerpaulmason.com
mixed by Steve Wall, Gardentone
mastered by Jamal Ruhe, West West Side
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Yours

No making up for lost time 
Living your worst nightmare 

No making up for lost time 
Living your worst nightmare 

Your heart curled to the edge of the bed 
Drifting from the things that it said 

Your heart curled to the edge of the bed 
Drifting from..yours 

You thought more bout them 
Then you care to know about yours 
When theirs never fit you 
No they won’t fit you 

Yeah you’re thinking more bout them 
Then you care to know about yours 
When theirs never fit you 
No they won’t fit you 

No, they’re not yours 

The day is done and you’ve won 
You’re staring at the sun 
Said screw the same old - uh 
There’s more to life than this 
You’re kicking your mirror in 
You’re letting your light shine in 
You’re doing it in your way 
You’re living your shade of grey 
You’re 

Not far gone... 

We see it in your eyes 
It’s in your broken eyes 
Won’t you lose your disguise 
Your answer is inside... 

- ksidorak

Yours

SW 

Hush 
Coming in close 
Phew 
Here, here, here 
Shall we start here 
Shall we start 
Shall we start here 
Shall we 
Or there 
Shall we start here... 
Or there 

- ksidorak

SE 

Hi... 
Along the way 
Along the way 
See your face 
Hold your hand 
And smile 
Into your eyes 
Hi... 

Here to see now now now now now 
Here to sing now now now now now 
Here to see now now now now now 
Here to sing now now now now now 
Embrace what’s seen now now now now now 
I believe now now now now now 

On such days 
[It] Never goes dark 
On such nights 
[We] Never need light... 

Here to see, now now now now now 
Here to sing, now now now now now 
Embrace what’s seen, now now now now now 
I believe, now now now now now 

Hi... 
See your face 
Hold your hand 
And smile 
Into your eyes 
Hi... 

- ksidorak

S 

Went South for days 
All for finding out 
Whether to walk away 
Fall out of awe or 
See it through 
See right through 

Went South one day 
What has taken shape 
Untethered mind escapes 
Fall out of war 
Or see it through 
See right through ooh ooh 

Warm cold bitten mind 
Warm all tethered words 
Warm these best laid plans 
Warm then take them away 

Warm loom’s frail threads 
Warm indolent face 
Warm these tired hands 
Warm infinite shades of grace 
Mmmmm 

South cold bitten mind erased 
South all tethered words escape 
South all best laid plans give way 
South please take it all away 
South loom’s tattered threads gain strength 
South awaken each worn face 
South revive each tired hand 
South in infinite shades of grace 
Oh oh oh - oh oh oh - Ah - Oh….. 

Went South for days 
Untethered mind escapes 
Went South one day 
South adorned new ways 
Went South for days 
South in infinite shades of grace 

- ksidorak

NW 

Rain sighs 
Hits below 
Reflections shown 

Land moves 
Clouds rescind 
Shows light within 

Space Infinite grace 
Holds the place 
Of uncertainty of change 

I’ve found a place 
In uncertainty in change 

Rain sighs 
Hits below 
Reflections shown 

Tick tick tock... 

I’ve fallen for the land 
That my voice once said 
Is the place where love 
Will fall on me 
And well I know, and well I know 

So I’ve fallen for the land 
That a whisper set free 
Will be the place where love 
Enraptures me 
And well I know, yeah yeah that I don’t know 
What I don’t know, let go 
And what I don’t know..talk..let go... 
Tick tick tock..hey... 
What’s it say 
What is that you say 

Threw my hope in a far flung town 
In a phantom tale 
All I heard it say was this way 
Said come a little closer 
I’ve been coming close 
Saying yes and saying no 
And I know, and I know 
In a stark flash said to avast 
Ease your thoughts and place your aim 
And I know, and I know 
That I know 
That I don’t know 
And what I don’t know 
And what I can’t know 
And what I can’t see 

- ksidorak

E 

E-mancipate me from 
A-nticipating every 
S-ojourn 
T-ale not happening 

E-xcavate me from my own 
A-rtillery 
S-ave me from 
T-aking all that’s left for me 

Left, left, left right left... 
Call and I’ll respond 
Too soon we all fall down 

Left, left, left right left... 
Infantry in desert beige 
Pixelated future prey 
Left, left, left right left... 

Ante up ante up 
Put ‘em up now march 
Ante up ante up 
But this march is for what charge 
Can you tell me, frankly 
The call of the tale not happening 
And convince me, you authority 
So hey, your call 
It’s not so powerful 
Call the spade a spade 
Emancipate 

Left, left, left right left… 
Big guns and bayonets 
Seek differences in flesh 

Oh I’m not afraid 
That stuff’s so far away 
And I’m not so phased 
Not from so far away 
But it’s a shame 
And who knows who’s to blame 
Should I be scared 
(Is it my same fears) 

Left, left, left right left... 
Covert in mutual fear 
Fear death is their next rest 
Left, left, left right left... 

E-mancipate us from 
A-nticipating every 
S-ojourn 
T-ale not happening 

E-xcavate us from our own 
A-rtillery 
S-ave us from 
T-aking all that’s left for us 

Ease the longing 
Still the fury 
All’s responding 
In such fear and worry 

Save us from ourselves 

- ksidorak

W 

Lo, lo and behold... 
The wild wild west 

Feel it calling 
You want me, I’m on your mark 
Lo, all the mountains 
Lo, gold, all this land 
Into your windstorms 
I’ll make you shadows 

To our new land 
We ride 
Lo and behold 
Dust is warm 

And so it goes 
All got a destiny 
Let’s manifest 
In the wild wild west 
Lo, lo behold 
This dust is still warm 

Aye, 
We all got a destiny 
So lo, let’s go and manifest 
This land is ours to claim 
So let’s ride our horses til the sun does set 

What’s theirs is ours 
So we’ll cause a war 
Yes, 1812 

What’s theirs is ours 
So let’s cause a war 
We won’t make a mess 

Tell our sons and daughters 
Lo, it’s all for you 
‘Cept this Lawlessness 

Motor cars we’ll ride ‘em through 
Making big ‘ole plans for it’s ours to choose 

Them kids, all years from now 
They’ll hike it west as the sun sets 
Them kids with their big ole dreams 
Their big ole dreams with no consequence 

Navigate through shadows 
And bright surprise, grand meadows 
There they’ll lay their arms up, watching the moon rise and the stars above 
And waste away the hours and tell their friends all the stories that they like to hear 
My mama says make the most of that mess, do what’s best for you and go west 

[Lo... 
Behold hold... 
The West... 
Gold... 
This land... 
So when... 
And how... 
With whom... 
For what... 
Manifest this destiny 
Manifest destiny manifest destiny manifest destiny 
Can’t see see... 
Far enough far enough 
Enough is enough 
Must navigate navigate navigate…] 

- ksidorak

N 

True... 
North, Etoile du Nord… 

So Polaris 
Shall I trust that 
What’s inside of me here 
Is what shines there 
Etoile du Nord 

So Polaris 
I’ll continue 
Pull from me 
What I see shines out there 
Etoile du Nord 

I, I want to be..I, I want to feel 
I, I want to be..I, I want to feel 
I, I want to be..I want to feel 
I want to be.. 
Who You see 

Your light distinct often succumbs to fog 
The manic haze of life’s sirens call 
No fault of yours it’s inevitable 
Tie me to the mast, you’ll see what’s vulnerable 
I’ll writhe enslaved by sly beauty’s cave 
Troll through the fog nearly for too long 
Hope flickers, faith wanes, finally I wake 
To the shock of those great big motherfucking rocks 
There to sink me deep, there to deceive 
The guide, your light that’s charting me 
This grand display, discourse with the haze 
Time’s up for now, how I passed it, well 
Your cast so serene gives me more to believe 
Than allure, escape, you know, the death of me 
I’ll stay the course as shit rocks this boat 
There to disclose what I need to know 

Looks so small 
From here 
No needle can aim 
Where my needle aims 

- ksidorak

NE 

Look all the shades 
In the sea 
Seasons change 
And we 
Look all the shades 
In seasons 
Seas change 
And we... 

The frost the fire 
Our quest our mire 
Strong winds of change 
Ethereal Exchange 
Change... 
Hahaha..tally em up... 

In all the miracles 
Of every magic show 
In all the ways I go 
I will 

I will, I’ll fall 
Fall I will 
I will, I’ll rise 
Rise, I will 
Yes, I will... 

- ksidorak

Violet Trouper is the project of Kristin Sidorak. She just released her second album, NAVIGATE. Her debut album, The Good Fight was released in 2012. Instrumentation has shifted dramatically since releases. From guitar and keys on The Good Fight to vibraphone and additional tuned percussion on NAVIGATE. Much more music in the wings. Live performances to come. Seeking a like-minded record label and licensing opportunities. Much Love and Gratitude for your support.  XOVT