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Naomi LaViolette (2012)

by Naomi LaViolette

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1.
Words Or Not 04:27
I won’t try to be too deep, I won’t try to be profound I’ll just try to bare my soul, and hope that somewhere you can be found I’m not interested in mere words, I don’t feel like I have a point to make I just want to communicate. I hope that I will have what it takes Why is it so hard to put my heart on my sleeve? What can I say, when you already know what’s on my heart? I try to find just the right words for you But what can I say, when you already know what’s on my heart? Just love me for who I am, words or not I’m looking for some light, why is the world so dark I’m standing on a rock, but the ground around me is trembling Still I will find my heart right in the palm of your hand And I’ll read between these lines, maybe someday I’ll understand
2.
Hey Yeah 04:46
Day dreaming, rainbows streamin’, the sun’s shinin’, and rain’s pourin’ down I’ve been out all day in the waves to play, I’ve been workin’ life’s problems out, yeah, workin’ them out I love the mountains, snow capped fountains, up on the top of the world, so round And an open sky with a starry night, where silence is the only sound, yeah, the only sound And I say hey yeah, it’s okay, we’re all like the wind and the rain And I say hey yeah, it’s okay, I’m just tryin’ to find my way, find my sunny day Church bells ringin’, the choir singin’, the holy Spirit, fallin’ all around People clappin’, baby boys laughin’, pretty little girls spinnin’ in their gowns, yeah, they’re spinnin’ around Those sunny days with their sunny rays Can sometimes seem few and far between And so far away, gotta get through the day There’s gotta be one when this storm is done I just gotta keep lookin’ ahead
3.
Sometimes the sky opens up And seems to dump all it’s rain at once And the sky comes pourin’ down Well I won’t be alone in the storm You’ll bring a jacket to keep me warm And you’ll take my hand when it’s getting cold You give me love, on a rainy day And you give me strength to chase my fears away Come and hold me close when I need it most Come and give me love on a rainy day Sometimes life is broken and cold And the lines on my face say I’m getting old And it feels like I’m draggin’ at the end of the day So I come back to where you are You take me in, say we’ve come so far And you know, it’ll be okay Let there be a little peace, let there be a little prayer Let this dream become what it was meant to be Cause its where I belong Let the rain fall, down on me
4.
My Superman 04:07
You make the coffee, and I’ll water the flowers Then let’s read the paper, and lay around for hours ‘Cause when you take me by the hand Love me the way I am I’ll be your angel, you’ll be my superman Say let’s go strollin’ with your arm around me Right under your shoulder I’ll fit quite nicely I won’t really notice when your hair turns gray ‘Cause I will wake up next to you every day So let’s write our names in the sand And hire a wedding band I’ll be your angel, you’ll be my superman
5.
Fragile 05:18
Our children, with tiny hands, and beautiful, innocent eyes What will they discover when they look to the skies? Should we offer them something when their world starts to break Or just let them grapple with what to leave, what to take? We’re all looking for someone, or something bigger than the stars And somehow we know how to breathe in and out And oh how fragile we are We’re taught to use our minds, then connect them to our hearts With plenty of prophets telling us right where to start And so we struggle on with what’s been handed down Is there anything, anything, anything new to be found? When grace lights the darkest place, and we fill our children with love Not everything is meaningless under this blazing sun
6.
Reaching out, reaching in Not really sure just where to begin Here I am still holding my shoes I’ve got nothing to lose When all of life seems to fall apart And all I hear is the break of my heart That time when nothing feels real anymore And I’m at an open door Gotta find somewhere new to stand These things I’ve held so tight in my hand Somehow I knew they would one day break And now that I am finally awake I gotta find somewhere new to stand I’ve got my shoes on, I’m tying the laces I’ll run on out to the open spaces Fill my lungs, take a deep breath Feel this pain, feel this death All those places I’ve been torn Yeah it’s time for all of it to be reborn I can’t go back to where I was before ‘Cause its not there anymore Here I go, I’m runnin’, and I’m bringing all my brokenness I’ll pound it out, yeah runnin’, to somewhere I can lay down this mess Come on, gotta keep runnin’, to somewhere filled with fire That doesn’t burn, but takes these cracks and tears, and fills them up with light
7.
I can tell you’re not used to closeness But here we are, stuck in all this Life woven together, somehow You try to be strong, so you guard your heart Then it falls apart Let me in behind the wall, let me love you Your strength won’t last forever, let me love you And although you won’t believe you were made to be loved Oh let me love you I can tell you mean to heal this You’re trying to build a bridge between us But you come up short, so you give up hope Then you hold me at bay, oh don’t leave it that way Cause I’m yours, forever yours I have a dream of all we could be And right now it seems like a fairytale Won’t you lay down your shield, and who do you see?
8.
Bright Eyes 03:48
In the sky sleeps a star In the garden sleeps a rose In the sea sleeps the moon They all dream in endless sleep It’s time to sleep now my little one See the stars and moon close their eyes Your bright eyes are feeling quite heavy As I sing to you a lullaby Your sweet dreams call to you Oh my love, with those bright eyes
9.
Ocean 05:16
It has its own song, so many droplets of water Joined to make music, joined to teach me how it goes The crashing of a wave, a continuous rhythm With a hidden melody, it sings to me And I know I’ll find you there I’ll find you in the vastness And I’ll know your love more deeply than I’ve ever known before Surrounded by its song Along the horizon there is a storm And I hear the ocean join the sky And what is their song as waters collide before my eyes They sing of someone beautiful Hold me now, may I feel you as I feel the water Teach me how to find your love in the song And I’ll sing with the ocean over and over, its song
10.
Flames on the inside shining through these scars Moments laughed or cried are kindling in the fire Though it’s torn and mended on the outside Like a burning bush it’s not consumed ‘Cause inside of this heart is all firelight, firelight And firelight makes this heart shine Firelight makes this heart shine

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Self-titled debut album

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released January 27, 2012

All music and lyrics written by Naomi LaViolette.

All songs produced by Dean Baskerville, except "Words Or Not", produced by Dean Baskerville and Jeramy Burchett

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Dean Baskerville at Jackpot Recording Studio, Dead Aunt Thelma's Recording Studio, Kung Fu Bakery, and Baskerville Recording Studio

Graphic design by Krissy Gilhooly at Potassium Design, Photography by Annie Schilperoort at Your Life Documented Photography

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Naomi LaViolette Portland, Oregon

A gifted songwriter and versatile pianist from the Pacific Northwest, Naomi LaViolette’s critically acclaimed recordings have earned her comparisons to Norah Jones, Sara Bareilles, and Sarah McLachlan. Her roots are deep in classical music—she has a master’s degree in classical piano performance—but she has also immersed herself in jazz standards, folk songs, soul, pop, and gospel. ... more

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