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Tiger Says

by Ada Jane

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1.
Up Close 03:29
UP CLOSE: Those are threatening skies ahead Those are deadly storms behind Pulling you out of the dirt and the dread Pushing you through to the light and the shine Do you want to be near me and feel me up close Or would you rather wrap your arms around a ghost You just keep on getting sick Took too long to decide Used all your energy on the blow up trick Left apparitions in to confide Do you want to be near me and feel me up close Or would you rather wrap your arms around a ghost Your potential capped and erased your maps You were nose deep and face first crashed Structures they shiver, fall, then smolder Got no choice but to try start over Do you want to be near me and feel me up close Or would you rather wrap your arms around a ghost A ghost A ghost
2.
Minutes 04:12
MINUTES: Something fell from the sky Now it's not mine Was better far from my eyes Held it so close and I held it so tight This dissipating life This lie Soil and the seed that grows vibrantly Only in ways to divide Branches of your tree will never reach me And so I'll live with my Minutes Oh minutes Minutes won't you come back to me Minutes Oh minutes minutes I beg of thee Of thee Who's gonna fill these rooms Who's gonna walk these halls Who's voices in this space Who's pictures on these walls Don't know what you saw in this junkyard of thoughts Last words, lost lines Stop singing for so long that your voice is just gone A fading sound in time Minutes Oh minutes Minutes won't you come back to me Minutes Oh minutes minutes I beg of thee Of thee
3.
WHISTLING KID: Man of routine Kicking and screaming Such loyalty Isn't it frightening Balancing beam End up fallling Spying on royalty Got caught peaking And all of the while he is soundly sleeping And all of the day she moves effortlessly Those pretty melodies Stopped making sense to me Too close, too far, too free Hooked on the sweets prospects are fallling Priced out of the market on penny candy And all of the while he is soundly sleeping And all of the day she moves effortlessly Whistling kid always strolls by Whistling kid already knows Already knows
4.
Play Dead 02:51
PLAY DEAD: Find me some comedy It's over can't you see Laughter is gone You got it all wrong Become some tragedy Block to block, street to street Lines have been drawn You got it all wrong I'll play dead better than anybody else In doubt Get courageous now Now Suddenly a family Got nervous, got past me Took nobody along You got it all wrong All wrong All wrong I'll play dead better than anybody else
5.
Find Me 03:41
FIND ME: Overflow Undertow Cut off at the knees Moving slow Lost your glow Thoughts unholy speak I won't let it find me Deep dark browns Turned down now Nothing here to see Hear the clouds Spilling sounds Listen closely I won't let it find me It's always out there creeping in An arms length and sick with sin All those hours left awake To turn and to wish A dreams release instead. Overflow Undertow Learn to deal with these Moving slow Ebb and flow Thoughts unholy sleep
6.
Severed 02:31
SEVERED: Hold my still life Hope my corner shadows slide Out of sight Hold my cold light Hoax I thought that I could buy Sever the ties and watch it die Hold my wide eyed Hold my only child alive Sever the ties and watch it die
7.
Cold Air 02:21
COLD AIR: Cold air through he cracks everywhere Time to move on Force fed spoonfuls of rotting refusals I guess I have stayed far too long Cold air through the cracks everywhere These winds are strong Not for my approval Feel like an intruder Decade long Dwindling and gone And I'm home Am I home Am I walking blind I'm on loan I'm on loan I'm keeping the tradition alive Your loyalty is what they lynch you by Cold air through the cracks everywhere Time to move on Demanded my removal Signed with my approval Shattered glass and scattered trash I'm gone
8.
THIS HEART IS TIRED: I am tears I am joy I am everything between at once destroyed Basement screams Raging fires I am sounds left unseen and sparking wires Project again Now louder Body slow Racing heart Gathering speed or stopped to bleed And holding to restart Am I here Am I free Just wanting to dream about what's in front of me. I never seems to keep up with all my hopes and desires This heart Is tired Project again Now louder I never seems to keep up with all my hopes and desires This heart Is tired
9.
Grow Away 02:37
GROW AWAY: Limbs all in different directions They lead you Fingers were crossed Your hands were praying Arms raised but what to Takes how long it takes and you will be here as you dream awake Think small Now think smaller Not a sound Floating Ghostly What are you now Takes how long it takes and you will be here as you dream awake Take your time to grow away Take your time to grow away All the day
10.
Unknown 03:07
UNKNOWN: Staring at you over and over I just can't think of a thing Pulling you closer and closer to see what that brings Are you looking over my shoulder Or buried in a shedded skin I feel you moving slower and slower on your broken wings And we will go Into the unknown I guess I can do this alone Things are looking sparse for the poorer all the empty space to fill in Seasons growing colder and colder as your window slims Hiding all the sign for the holder Waiting for an angle to spin Now you're feeling caught in a corner and rushed into this And we will go Into the unknown I guess I can do this alone Bodies unwilling to move Are sure to end up doomed And we will go Into the unknown I guess I can do this alone And we will show What we are made of I guess I can't do this alone
11.
Pass You By 04:37
PASS YOU BY: Let's go out walking Under the pale moon There's something calling you to it's side Let's go out walking like we used to It's something small Don't let it pass you by Let's go out watching All that is true There's something falling from the sky Let's go out watching Confetti and balloons See them float and leave you behind Let's go out toppling All those stale moves Leave them crawling out of time Let's go out walking Like we used to It's something small Don't let it pass you by By By

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Ada Jane’s new LP, “Tiger Says", is quite a departure from the dark, raw song cycle of their 2012 LP, “Under.” “Tiger Says”, is a balancing act of dark and light, and is loosely about the joys and failures of parenthood and the demands, pitfalls, and rewards of long term relationships. Recorded and mixed by Matt Marka and Charlie Wilson in 2015/2016 at 5541too studios (Marka’s home studio.)

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released July 12, 2016

Tiger Says recorded and mixed at 5541too Studios by Matt Marka. Produced by Ada Jane.

Mastered by Rob Schlette at Anthem Mastering.
All songs by Matt Marka.
All songs protected by Too Much Punch For Judy Music/ASCAP.

Art direction by Leslie Johnson.
Correspond: mailing address- 3939 Emerson Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN 55412
e-mail- matthewmarka@gmail.com
web- www.adajane.com,
www.facebook.com/adajanemusic,
adajane.bandcamp.com,
mattmarka.bandcamp.com

Charlie Wilson- drums
Matt Marka- vocals, guitar, bass, keys
...and introducing the handclap stylings of Brad "Big Hands" Merrick. Dig it!

Thank you to Dan Berndt, Rob Schlette, Leslie Johnson, Dan Platt, David Strahan, Collin Neugebauer, Jen & Zu, Gretel Schlegel, Brad Merrick, family, friends, fans... we do appreciate.

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Ada Jane Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ada Jane is the latest manifestation of Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter Matt Marka and drummer, Charlie Wilson. Ada Jane delivers a varied sound style, ranging from moody dirges similar to the darker moments of Wilco or Bruce Springsteen, to rollicking, rousing rock ‘n roll that has been compared to The Replacements. ... more

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