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WILD

by Amanda Rogers

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Hassles I'm gonna play this at my next party. I'm gonna play this alone in the dark with a glass of whiskey. I'm gonna play this when my lover visits & hope she won't find this & the whiskey more appealing than I.
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Graham Wilkinson Amanda has one of the clearest, beautiful and feminine voices of any singer, soaring with harmony, pure heaven.
I chose 'Sing On' as my fave track because her vocals just make it come alive with that beauty she gives all of her albums. Favorite track: Sing On.
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    There couldn't be a more befitting title for Amanda Rogers' 9th double-album release boldly called WILD for it's meaning fully describes the very creation of the album - from her fortuitous return to her home city to the process of her writing and recording it.

    wild |wīld|: "To grow or develop without restraint or discipline; uncontrolled especially in the pursuit of happiness; untamed, fierce"

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1.
Welcome To The Show Well you never really know if the garden is gonna grow but if you love the seeds you sow you bet it's gonna grow When you're feelin' kinda low darlin' let your feelings show and if the tears are gonna flow you better let em go Every Jane and every Joe everyone you're gonna know love your friend and love your foe and welcome to the show Welcome to the show... and let your hair grow.
2.
10¢ Songbird You made me a ten cent songbird sing so low it burns sing so long it hurts sing so high I that I could die but I gotta keep singing these worn-out words just incase they're heard I'm a ten cent songbird my heart and soul done take a turn in a jukebox spinner I'm a lowdown singer begging for my dinner I'm a saint gone sinner with my dimes dimes dimes and I gotta have pockets for my dimes and I gotta have Jangle by my side and I gotta have loving' on my mind and I gotta have rhythm in my stride And I got have pockets for my dimes pockets for my dimes if I'm a ten cent songbird till the end of time I'm a ten cent songbird ain't no life I'm livin' fools advice I'm givin' tips so cheap they're stinging seven bucks I'm spending in these used blue jeans I dance dance dance and I gotta have pockets for my dimes and I gotta have Jangle by my side and I gotta have loving' on my mind and I gotta have rhythm in my stride And I got have pockets for my dimes pockets for my dimes if I'm a ten cent songbird till the end of time and I gotta have pockets for my dimes and I gotta have Jangle by my side and I gotta have loving' on my mind and I gotta have rhythm in my stride And I got have pockets for my dimes pockets for my dimes if I'm a ten cent songbird till the end of time
3.
Can't Stop 03:17
Can't Stop feeling stuck like a rusty zipper stale as the day old bread the crows like to see you shutter and you never sleep again cause what everyone is saying' makes you walk you walk like the dead. So get back on the road That's all you know you got to get back on the road. And you can't stop if you had the chance or not well what choice do you got if it's the life you want where you'll bend like a weeping willow crawl like a dirty dog but sleep like a bear in winter then you roll like a log that's why you never stay long cause your free your free as the fog. And you can't stop if you had the chance or not well what choice do you got if it's the life you want... you better walk the walk talk the talk teach the taught tick and tock love a lot start the stop pick the lock untie the knot So get back on the road That's all you know you got to get back on the road. Where you'll hustle every town your trampin' busk like a beggin' queen hit all the notes your made of but still the road is no one's home though you've nowhere else to go…. and you know you don't wanna go on alone. So get back on the road That's all you know you got to get back on the road. And you can't stop if you had the chance or not well what choice do you got What choice do you got...
4.
Walking 04:42
Walking I'm being very careful these days cause I can't slip again and my feet got this clever walk to them cause they're afraid of what's to come and I'm walking in circles my friend cause I'm looking for steps to follow in. I'm gonna keep on walking Gonna keep on walking I got a shadow castin' I got a feelin' someone tags along I got a shadow castin' I got a lonely pace to lead on. I'm only walking I'm only walking I'm only walking Lost in my shadow Draggin' my harrow I'm only walking I'm only walking I'm only walking Lost in my shadow Draggin' my harrow I'm only walking I'm only walking I'm only walking Lost in my shadow Draggin' my harrow Draggin' my harrow Draggin' my harrow Draggin' my harrow Draggin' my harrow I'm gonna keep on walking I'm gonna keep on walking I got a shadow castin' I got a feelin' someone tags along I got a shadow castin' I got a lonely pace to lead on. and I'm walking in circles my friend cause I'm looking for steps to follow in.
5.
Honey You'll Bee It's no fault of mine you can't find a soul to believe in Just take my hand and we'll find a good place to begin to look in, to dig in, within your heart just past the part that makes you hurt Maybe you'll find inside a place you like to bury yourself and hide when it's cruel outside Honey you'll be alright even though it's not as bright inside as you thought it might be tonight You'll understand when a roof is more than shelter just take my hand and we'll find a few acres of land I'll follow you into the dark with a flashlight and a trusty map so we can move the earth. Maybe you'll find inside a place you like to bury yourself and hide when it's cruel outside Honey you'll be alright even though it's not as bright inside as you thought it might be tonight But it's quarter to four in the morning you're safe and warm your not empty anymore quarter to four in the morning you're safe and warm you're not empty anymore you're hearts secure you need nothing more but you keep holding out and holding in and wearing out and wearing thin... Maybe you'll find inside a place you like to bury yourself and hide when it's cruel outside Honey you'll be alright Honey you'll be alright even though it's not as bright inside but I'll shine some light I'll shine some light of mine... so you can find a soul to believe in so you can find a soul to believe in.
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More, More, More When I'm driven' in my car don't think I'll ever make it far cause it's never gonna last this bloody mess we're calling gas so gather round you boys and girls those fossil fuels are dinosaurs then they'll take it from our bowls the food we eat so we'll drive more and we'll drive more we'll drive more more more more more more more more more I'll drive myself down to the store the one with food and guns and more their target market is the poor bring checks and credit cards for sure bring your baby bring your pa take all your pills and break the law America, America the man demands that you buy more and we'll buy more we'll buy more more more more more more more more more I'll find a house I can't afford I'll beg the banks to borrow more I'll work a dangerous job off shore even though my body's always sore I'll work a second job next-door to pay the bills I can't ignore I'll work 3 jobs and still be poor so CEOs can have their whores and we're all whores until I'll bodies give and we can't work no more but we'll work more MORE… we'll work more more more more more more we'll buy more more more more more more we'll drive more more more more more more more more more!
7.
Sing On 02:36
Sing On And you love when you love and he loves and it's love and you love when you love when he leaves the light on when he leaves and he's gone but he's not gone too long and he's gone and you miss when you love and it's all wrong and it's wrong when he sees in your heart and there is no song but you're singing on for a stronger song Sing On Sing On Sign On Sing On And you know when there's strength in a song cause he's singing along along along and along with the words and the pulse there's a feeling and you feel in your heart there's a song there's a song and you sing cause it's strong cause it's strong cause it's so strong and the strength it beats on and it pulls at your lungs and it waits for you it's a song for two Sing On Sing On Sing On Sing On and you love when you love and he loves and it's love and you love when you love and he loves and it's love
8.
And the Birds Will Sing Can you mend a love when you're sulking? Can you sing a song when you're broken? Can you find your way when your lurking? Do you realize while your searching for truth or lies, it's no surprise you are talking? Your talking out of turn, Your talking. And the birds will sing if you let them sing and the birds will sing hallelujah babe and the birds will bring all you'll ever need and the birds will see through your darker deeds and the birds will be your own clarity. Will you heed direction if you're harking? Will you learn the lesson if you're thinking? Will you run away with your tongue twisting? Will you work and play while your blacking out the misery and company you've been keeping, your keeping out the birds, your keeping... And the birds will sing if you let them sing and the birds will sing hallelujah babe and the birds will bring all you'll ever need and the birds will see through your darker deeds and the birds will be your own clarity. Hallelujah...
9.
Sad Song 03:57
Sad Song Out of the crowd, staring up into the clouds their faces held lock and key their arms stretched up in a V I'm wondering what are they waiting for what are they waiting for rains still coming down so it must be something big A sad song rights the ocean of wrong I keep on singing it I keep on listening Sounds the alarm and it catches you off guard all the children they weren't armed but what if all the teachers are cause that's what we are paying for what we are paying for same story different town bad news is always going round A sad song rights the ocean of wrong I keep on singing it I keep on listening keep on listening Better move on over for the middle men who's stronger shoulders we rest our heads upon and keep on spinning this world we're livin' on turn the T.V. Off and live a little louder live a little louder Louder... What are you waiting for what are you waiting for lonely has an end and love will find you yet again A sad song rights the ocean of wrong I keep on singing it I keep on listening
10.
Calendar of Yesterdays You used to love me more on Tuesday, oh the Wednesday blues You used to meet me in the door way, oh on Sunday morn And when the feeling's too familiar, oh we change the tune Oh, Thanks to you I now know when the wind is slowing down Know when to pick myself up off the ground Know when to love, know when to frown Know when the sun is going down Know when to toss my weight around Know when to beg, not be too proud But oh, on Monday afternoon And in the middle of December you taught me how to share You bring the love, I'll bring the laughter, oh, what a pair And when the feeling's too familiar, we change the when and where Oh, Thanks to you I now know when the wind is slowing down Know when to pick myself up off the ground Know when to love, know when to frown Know when the sun is going down Know when to toss my weight around Know when to beg, not be too proud But oh, on Monday afternoon I'm missing you Oh my, oh my love Return to me, return to me, oh, my love Return to me, return to me, oh, my love You're the better part of me You used to say you'd love me always, oh the yesterdays You gave a garden for a bouquet, oh the month of May And when the feeling's too familiar, we went the other way Oh, on Monday afternoon Oh, on Monday afternoon Oh my, oh my love Return to me, return to me, oh, my love Return to me, return to me, oh, my love Return to me, return to me, oh, my love You're the better part of me
11.
Ol' Bag Of Bones Ol' bag of bones, O'l bag of bones Shake her out and bring her back home Ol' bag of bones, O'l bag of bones Got a secret I don't want to know Ol' bag of bones, O'l bag of bones Washing out the lies and bleed em out dry O'l bag of bones. Dirty hands and a dirty soul I got dirty knees when I dig a hole For a bag of bones, for a bag of bones Rather sell my soul than pave the road For a bag of bones, for a bang of bones Weathered hands and skin that's cold For a bag of bones, for a bag of bones Keep on singing high when I'm feelin' low For a bag of bones. Spend it all, or spend it slow Won't fill you up or make you whole When the body shakes, and the belly moans That's when you've had enough, you better give it up This bag of bones, you better give it up This bag of bones, you better give it up It's got a secret all it's very own This bag of bones This bag of bones...
12.
The State I'm In oh carry me to Carolina and Georgia and Florida the Mississippi shines, Texas is the reason that we die New Mexico is so pretty at night and I had dream in Arizona - carried me to California on the breeze the Redwoods have a part of me. And There's a city of lost souls and there's no angel's there I know And I won't go and I won't go there anymore. So carry me from sea to shining sea Oh carry me as far as I can be Oh carry me from sea to shining sea Oh carry me… I'll miss the ever changing seasons so I'll go home while it's freezing New York I'm always leaving you- I spent my life a part of you so I'll see you soon - like I always do on up the mountains in New Hampshire I left something there I'm quite sure I've never been to Maine - I hear it's all the same but colder Massachusetts and Connecticut I guess we're all a part of it now. So carry me from sea to shining sea Oh carry me as far as I can be Oh carry me from sea to shining sea Oh carry Me as far as I can be… As far as I can be... In Memphis Tennessee - I've lost a part of me and New Orleans - you've got my love to keep And St. Louis - you've stolen lots from me! Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois - I left some parts of me there so I can plant my seeds Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Washington And Oregon I won't be gone, I won't be gone too long. So carry me from sea to shining sea Oh carry me as far as I can be Oh carry me from sea to shining sea Oh carry me… To Montana, The Dakotas, Minnesota, Oklahoma Pennsylvania's everywhere - it keeps an eye on Delaware West Virginia - mountain momma, the sweetest tea's in Virginia this is no Maryland, this is no Maryland this is just the state i'm in I've lost my mind in Michigan again. Oh carry me… Oh carry me… Oh New Jersey down to D.C. I'll catch the breeze to Hawaii oh yeah- Vermont, Alaska, Iowa, Utah, Nevada, Florida, and Colorado, and Rhode Island, and Wisconsin I almost forgot them, I almost forgot them!
13.
Light Sleeper Two long days since I fell into shadow Now you've got a new girl and you moved to Colorado Hot on your trail is a dumb gum shoe So if you know what's good for you You better learn to sing the blues I'm gonna darken your dreams I'm gonna call on the reaper Cause I can't rest until you up and leave her I toss and turn and my love for you still burns So here's a lesson that you wish you would have learned I'm a light sleeper Gravedigger better dig a little deeper Shouldn't have messed with a light sleeper Gravedigger better dig a little deeper Shouldn't have messed with a light sleeper I never was who you want me to be But now six feet deep, I'll be a faded memory I Always tried to make you happy When I prayed for peace you'd rather slap me Wake me, wake me Gravedigger better dig a little deeper Shouldn't have messed with a light sleeper Gravedigger better dig a little deeper Shouldn't have messed with a light sleeper I'm a light sleeper Light sleeper, light sleeper, Mr. Gravedigger I'm a light sleeper, so dig down deeper and deeper Shouldn't have messed with a light sleeper On my way to get you babe So when you get the chills you're getting what you gave Grave secrets don't work like that So when I pull you down you're never coming back Cause I'm a promise keeper Gravedigger better dig a little deeper Shouldn't have messed with a light sleeper Gravedigger better dig a little deeper Shouldn't have messed with a light sleeper Gravedigger better dig a little deeper Shouldn't have messed with a light sleeper Gravedigger better dig a little deeper Shouldn't have messed with a light sleeper­ Gravedigger better dig a little deeper Shouldn't have messed with a light sleeper Gravedigger better dig a little deeper Shouldn't have messed with a light sleeper I'm a light sleeper...
14.
This American Dream Same old song what's really going on we barely get along but we carry on we carry on, we carry on. We the people we pay no mind we carry on like we got the time we got a story we can't unwind we got a story of a different kind but it's the same old song what's really going on we barely get along but we carry on we carry on, we carry on. We're overworked and we're underpayed we're overmedicated but entertained don't know my neighbors name but I know what he makes I know what car he drives I know what he takes Cause it's the same old song what's really going on we barely get along but we carry on we carry on, we carry on. This American dream right in front of your T.V. Screen Yeah, you know what I mean This American dream It's a story you can't believe worthy of your reality T.V. This American dream right in front of your T.V. Screen Yeah, you know what I mean This American dream It's a story you can't believe something your eyes haven't yet ever seen But it's the same old song...
15.
Sweet Sleep 02:53
Sweet Sleep I feel your breath on my face I feel your arms round my waist and the curtains hit my feet when the open window speaks and we're ankle-deep in the cool white sheets when there's two heads on one pillow. So sweet sleep, sweet sleep if that's what you need I will keep my love down low. when you here the ala-a-a-arm clock radio I hope that love's all you know but if grief be the place, I hope that brief is the case and if the hurtin' 's deep and the price too steep there'll still be two heads on one pillow So sweet sleep, sweet sleep if that's what you need I will keep my love down low. So sweet sleep, sweet sleep if that's what you need I will keep - I will keep my love down low I will keep my love down low… when there's two heads on one pillow… if that's what you need all my love won't leave when you wake there'll still be two heads on one pillow.
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10 years closer It's the yearn for the blossom that gives root to the dying It's the learn while the tryin' that gives lockin' to my door. I'm 10 years closer to my future shore Livin' in a world stuck on the outside tugging hardest at my core. Took a turnpike to Boston where the sidewalks grow to long where I'm the girl who kept her same name and wrote her sadder saddest song and let the ocean waves caress my noisy brain and leave the thoughts of the future til the memory gets made I'm 10 years closer to my future shore Livin' in a world stuck on the outside tugging hardest at my core. Where loved and blessed is exactly the same thing and the birds never minded the feather from their wing and they never minded the feather from their wing between the dark-side of the moon and all things there was a sound that I'd forgotten in me and I never minded the thoughts they pulled from me and I never meant to be exactly what they'd see and I never mean to be what they'd see... see the life I'm bleeding see me crawling back for more I'm 10 years closer to my future shore Livin' in a world stuck on the outside bleeding music on the floor. I'm 10 years closer to my future shore Livin' in a world stuck on the outside tugging hardest at my core.
17.
Someone Waits Someone waits who wants to make me the one I'm not the one, I'm not the one Someone waits who wants to make me the one I'm not the one, I'm not the one Someone waits who wants to make me the one I'm not the one, I'm not the one I'm not the one So come on age and come on fear And call me crazy Another year Cause I'm still here Why do we build our hearts so near When we're not the one I'm not the one I'm not the one I'm not the one I'm not the one Someone waits who wants to make me the one I'm not the one, I'm not the one Someone waits who wants to make me the one I'm not the one, I'm not the one Someone waits who wants to make me the one I'm not the one, I'm not the one So come on babe wipe your tears And someday maybe I'll wipe them clear and keep them as an everyday reminder Of when you saved me from my fear I'll never be alone I'll never be alone I'll never be alone And I'll have someone And I'll be someone I'll be someone's only one Someone waits who wants to make me the one I'll be the one, I'll be the one
18.
Genes I'm Always Wearing She said I had his eyes in the sunlight and then she cried like she's never cried before Cause she knew that I did miss him and my thoughts are always of him and I'd feel more part of something knowing I had more in common with a distant memory... And these genes I'm always wearin' I'll wear them 'til they're fadin' then I'll pass them on to someone who will need them more than me And I can't fall against a bleeding sky and I can't find a place to run and hide cause this is who I am and this is who I've been and I'll be this way until the day I die. Cause this is who I am and this is who I've been and I'll be this way until the day I die She said I had his eyes in the sunlight and then she cried like she's never cried before.
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Wild 05:18
WILD drag a blanket 'cross a field cause earth had wounds we had to heal like a bandage on the hill our love gently unrolled and spilled and the ground it drank it's fill and we felt wild….. like all the flowers we felt wild… like tangled weeds we felt wild. our grassy shoulders, mossy smiles. we felt wild. pack the blanket in the van cause van camping is better than a tent we never use but lend we try to sleep but we never can so we memorize the second hand. and we felt wild. tucked in the night we felt wild… like tangled trees we felt so wild. our naked shoulders, shivering smiles. we felt wild. lay the blanket in the sand against a backdrop blue and grand we dig our toes in, fill our hands with sun-soaked dreams and bigger plans (makin' bigger plans) keep every promise known to man (every woman and man!) and we felt wild… like dancing water we felt wild. like tangled waves we felt wild our sun-kissed shoulders, sandy smiles. we felt wild. every woman every man where the sky meets the land dream between every place you stand and you'll feel wild.

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Amanda's 9th Solo album, a 20 track double album out 04-02-2014
(bonus track #20 only available on physical album)


There couldn't be a more befitting title for Amanda Rogers' 9th double-album release boldly called WILD for it's meaning fully describes the very creation of the album - from her fortuitous return to her home city, Syracuse, NY, to the process of her writing and recording it.

wild |wīld|: "To grow or develop without restraint or discipline; uncontrolled especially in the pursuit of happiness; untamed, fierce"
Amanda's foolhardy and spontaneous decision to return home was the happy accident that lead her to Subcat Studios, a recording studio in the heart of Syracuse, where she met up with Engineer/Co-Producer Jon Lessels. The two shared an uncanny passion for the same music of the 90's, and when it came to music production and their tousled blonde hair, they were like a matching pair of gloves. Upon being paired for the first time, something was sparked and the creative floodgates were opened. Before summer came to an end, Amanda had written more than 30 songs which these new musical partners quickly demo-ed as they poured out. There were no limitations and no expectations; just pure and absolute fun as Amanda live tracked vocals and piano and Jon accompanied on drums. Nothing was scrapped. Everything was magical. Everything was live. With only a few final additions, these unrestricted demo recordings transformed into what became the final album. The realization that it was a bona fide album was ample reason to enlist Patrick MacDougall (Heart, Joss Stone, SuperHeavy, The Band,…) who had recently returned to Syracuse after his 26 years working as a recording engineer in L.A. WILD captures Amanda's raw and uninhibited performances, candid conversations, and the tangle of emotions found sweeping through a fresh and uncharted territory.

Amanda Rogers is as resourceful as she is versatile when it comes to her craft of songwriting. Drawing from both the whimsical depths of her mind and the tangible world around her, WILD speaks of Amanda's many recollected stories while navigating life with an "old soul of a gypsy" and the precise moments of finding true love, home, and balance. With the rigid rules and patronizing patterns commonly found in todays pop music, WILD is to be considered unencumbered and unconventional. With Amanda's penchant and ability to write catchy hooks and addictive melodies, the result is an album reminiscent of the classic songwriting from the 50's, 60's, and 70's, splashed with the raw-edges and fearlessness of the 90's. The very nature of this album is "wild".

Amanda's "wild-like" approach to songwriting and performance is evident in songs like "And The Birds Will Sing" and "Sweet Sleep", which display carefree and unrestrained vocals in a way unsung on previous albums. Her writing continues to show evolution in songs "This American Dream" and "More, More, More" in which Amanda champions for working-class America and voices her distaste for corrupt corporations and the down-side of capitalism. Other songs such as "Walking" and "Can't Stop" flip to the other side of the coin, offering a glimpse into the lonely world of a rambler. Also found braided throughout the album's layers are themes of "true love" and the meaning of "home". WILD marks a triumphant return to organic song writing and recording, paying homage to the authentic creative process. Fittingly, the album's release date (April 2nd, 2014) will mark the 2 year anniversary of Amanda's long-awaited return to Syracuse, and the moment she began an album she didn't plan on making.

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released April 2, 2014

All Music & Lyrics & Arrangements by Amanda Rogers ©2012-2014
Amanda Lynn Rogers | Amandas Piano Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Amanda Rogers & Jon Lessels
Engineered by Jon Lessels at Subcat Studios, Syracuse, NY
Mixed by Patrick MacDougall & Jon Lessels
Mastered by Jeremy Johnston & Patrick MacDougall
Amanda Rogers: Vocals, Piano, Rhodes, Organ, Synth, Auxiliary Percussion
Jon Lessels: Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitars, Additional Backing Vocals
John Hanus: Lap Pedal Steel & Electric Guitar on "Sad Song" "Walking" "Light Sleeper"
Dusty Pas'cal: Backing Vocals on "Sing On" "Honey you'll Bee" "10¢ Songbird"
Peter Lavine: Electric Guitar on "Welcome To The Show"
Mitch Hyder: Whistler on "Welcome To The Show"

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"just may restore your faith in Singer-songwriters."

"Quiet and somber melodies with introspective lyrics and ethereal instrumentals create an exciting dynamic that Rogers excels at. One can see why she brings audiences to a still awareness and complete hush, as she dazzles the listeners who give her their full attention." ... more

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