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Canvas

by Margot MacDonald

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Gina Jordan An artist that never disappoints, I've been waiting a long time for this album to be released. Favorite track: Teardrop.
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gregory mclucas Margot is in a word, amazing. Her vocals are stunning, her wizardry as a looper live is just unbelievable what she is doing right in front of your eyes, and the music is some of the best out there. See her as often as you can, you will never be disappointed! Favorite track: Speed of Sound.
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1.
If you say that you want to leave I will let you be Box the memories and kiss your cheek But my heart will still beat Faster than the speed of sound I’ll come around to you Faster than the speed of sound I’ll come around to you Feet are flying off the ground I’m running round, I’m running round Faster than the speed of sound Just call my name Call my name, call my name, call my name If you say that you want to leave I will let you be Take your T-shirt, yes I want my key Heart on pause and repeat Faster than the speed of sound I’ll come around to you Faster than the speed of sound I’ll come around to you Feet are flying off the ground I’m running round, I’m running round Faster than the speed of sound Call my name, call my name, call my name Call my name, call my name, call my name I’m scared that you’re still around Don’t wanna loose my ground Uhuh ehoh, uhuh ehoh, uhuh ehoh, Running outta breath breath Uhuh ehoh, uhuh ehoh, uhuh ehoh, uhuh uhuh Faster than the speed of sound I’ll come around to you Faster than the speed of sound I’ll come around to you Feet are flying off the ground I’m running round, I’m running round Faster than the speed of sound Uhuh ehoh, uhuh ehoh, uhuh ehoh, Running outta breath breath Uhuh ehoh, uhuh ehoh, uhuh ehoh, Love doesn’t rest rest Uhuh ehoh, uhuh ehoh, uhuh ehoh, Running outta breath breath Uhuh ehoh, uhuh ehoh, Speed of sound
2.
Oh I’m trying To get to where you’re going And I know you know it The quiet ignite Of love swept words tiptoeing I know you know it I know you know it And you know I know it Straight talk, Hear the beating now I know that we could be somehow I know, we could feel it now I know, we could feel it Tiresome trying To keep my heart in hiding When I know you know it Don’t wait too long To find our thoughts colliding I know you know it I know you know it And you know I know it Straight talk, hear the beating now I know that we could be somehow I know, we could feel it now I know, we could feel it Here it goes, quiet your bright eyes Here it goes, I’m always so tongue-tied Straight talk, hear the beating now I know that we could be somehow I know, we could feel it now I know, we could feel it
3.
Feel Free 04:36
Suffocate your sorrow I heard you’ve been wholly hallow And you’ll get there, you’ll get there, I swear Just take these pills and swallow You wanna feel like… Oh! Uh huh Oh! But you’re feelin’… ooooooh Whatchu want ain’t whatchu want Just wanna feel… Oh! Uh huh Oh! But you’re feelin’… ooooooh Sanity don’t seem so hot Just wanna feel free, free It takes intoxication To ease your mind’s dictation And you’ll get there, you’ll get there, I swear To a world of your creation You wanna feel like… Oh! Uh huh Oh! But you’re feelin’… ooooooh Whatchu want ain’t whatchu want Just wanna feel… Oh! Uh huh Oh! But you’re feelin’… ooooooh Sanity don’t seem so hot Just wanna feel free, free But escaping to your world Twisted and absurd Won’t get ya heard It’s a damaging phase You’re lost in the haze Oh! Uh huh Oh! But you’re feelin’… ooooooh Whatchu want ain’t whatchu want Just wanna feel… Oh! Uh huh Oh! But you’re feelin’… ooooooh Sanity don’t seem so hot Just wanna feel free, free, free, free So you take these pills and swallow…
4.
Rushing down the crowded street Pushing past the veiled and vast Stone walls and tell-alls around Just say a word, just say a word I’ll give you all that I can Beautiful strangers, beautiful strangers Beautiful strangers, I wanna know you Future lovers under cover Stories spill at my will Cutting corners, breaking borders down Just say a word, just say a word I’ll give you all that I can Beautiful strangers, beautiful strangers Beautiful strangers, I wanna know you Stranger, you’re no stranger than me Stranger, you’re not stranger than me Just a different story zowwwwww zowwwwwww mmm bey mm mmm beeeeey Beautiful strange, beautiful strange Beautiful strangers, I wanna know you So many faces, faces unread
5.
Call 05:09
Whatchya gonna do if you’ll never be a dancer? The fire’s in your eyes, you don’t have the answer Oh, whatchya gonna do if you’ll never be a dancer? I’ve been waiting for you And whatchya gonna do if you’ll never be a rock star? Your eyes on the prize but you lost the guitar Say whatchya gonna do if you’ll never be a rock star? I’ve been waiting, waiting for you Call me a light, Call us right, Start a fight Just call me Call me the one, Call us done, I’ve just begun Now call me And whatchya gonna do if you don’t have the answer? Your heart’s on the move, but it’s pulling an anchor Oh, whatchya gonna do if you don’t have the answer? See I’ve been waiting for you Call me a light, Call us right, Start a fight Just call me Call me the one, Call us done, I’ve just begun Now call me I’ve been waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting for you Call me the one, Call us done, I’ve just begun…
6.
Eye of the sculptor, don’t you complain You’ve molded your own terrain And you wanna stay inside your life of dismay But I can only meet you halfway You said, you said happiness, oh Still waiting for it to come around Daydreaming life as you want it Until it all falls to the ground And those clean little pictures on your mantle piece They show what you think will make your life complete But they’ll only dance for you behind closed doors And that can't be what you’re looking for You said, you said happiness, oh Still waiting for it to come around Daydreaming life as you want it Until it all falls to the ground But I cannot watch, my dear No I can’t watch You said, you said happiness, oh Still waiting for it to come around Daydreaming life as you want it Until it all falls to the ground You said, you said happiness, oh Still waiting for it to come around Daydreaming how you would change it Until it all falls to the ground Fall to the ground, fall to the ground Fall to the ground, fall to the ground Fall to the ground, fall to the ground
7.
Walking along, singing a new song And I, I recall you Broken smile and a free style And I, can’t really define Why you came to mind Trying to rely On the changing times But I’m paralyzed here Pictures frame us a small flame But we were blazing Cast to the past, memory colorfast But are we designed to rewind? Trying to rely On the changing times But I’m paralyzed here Oooooooh ehhhh ohhhhhh And I’ll find a reason for anything Yes, I’ll make a reason for anything Why I’m walking along singing a new song And I, I recall you Trying to rely On the changing times But I’m paralyzed here Oooooooh ehhhh ohhhhhh
8.
Oh, who wants to bet? That this bubble wrapped heart It’s not open yet Oh, I hold a steady hand Each and every move So carefully planned But you, you started a flame Set fire to all my cards In this lover’s game It may not be a perfect fit But I like the way that you kiss It may not be a perfect pair But I’ll let you be the king of my heart Oh, I’ve seen love before Felt it and I dealt it Showed it to the door But now I’m gonna bet it all Just hoping that your love Is worth the fall It may not be a perfect fit But I like the way that you kiss It may not be a perfect pair But I’ll let you be the king of my heart Ooooooooooooh oooooooooooooh! Win or lose, you’re who I choose Oh, who wants to bet? On this bubble wrapped heart It may not be a perfect fit But I like the way that you kiss It may not be a perfect pair But I’ll let you be the king Let you be the king of my heart
9.
Once upon a time, there was she In a pretty little cage by the sea Puppeteered by what she feared So she pulled some strings and cut them free And on a clear day, she crossed that ocean And a symphony of waves set in motion But the skies remind of what she left behind Just her two cents and a notion That it’s not over, over Over till you let it go And grasping for pebbles and sand The moment slipped right her hands Palms to the ground, what you thought was sound But this orb is ever turning, burning, yearning And it’s not over, over Over till you let it go And with a seaside breeze she’d get the chill Of sifting through the past, thinking still Of painted eyes and silent goodbyes Yea, once in a while I’ll get that chill But it’s not over, over Over till you let it… Ahhhh, ahhhh Ahhhhhhh, ahhhh Don’t let it go
10.
You try to creep outta your sleep Raise your eyes to the sunshine Empty bed and words unsaid But I’m just a, just a heartbeat away Cause I know your story, you know mine And our paths, they may intertwine Again, someday, someway… on Monday You’ll take a walk down your block To a shop where you’ll stop It’s a routine that I’ve seen You’ll sit and sip your double shot café And I’m just a, just a heartbeat away Cause I know your story, you know mine And our paths, they may intertwine Again, someday, someway… on Monday I’ll sneak in intently We’ll meet incidentally I’ll act sentimentally Oh it’s so elementary I never, ever know what to say But I’m just a, just a (boomboom boomboom) away Cause I know your story, you know mine And our paths, they may intertwine Again, someday… on Monday
11.
Colorblind 04:37
Sun been up for hours Crawling cross this earth Are you sleeping still? I wonder, I wonder Or are you restless too A canvas not yet used Just color me your mood Cause I wonder, I wonder oh I wonder… Oooooh, Oooooh Got me colorblind, c-colorblind Oooooh, Oooooh Colorblind, ha ha Sun been shining down Orange and red rays found A face inside the crowd Does he wonder, I wonder, oh Like I wonder Oooooh, Oooooh Got me colorblind, c-colorblind Oooooh, Oooooh Colorblind, ha ha I am full of cautious yellow For your white noise lies Green with envy, pink with laughter Drawing outside the lines Black and blue but pushing through To the light I had These overwhelming tangled feelings I must be mad Oooooh, Oooooh Got me colorblind, c-colorblind Oooooh, Oooooh Colorblind, ha ha
12.
Teardrop 04:29
Love, love is a verb Love is a doing word Fearless on my breath Gentle impulsion Shakes me makes me lighter Fearless on my breath Teardrop on the fire Fearless on my breath Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh Ah ha haooo ah ha haooo ah ha haaaaa Water is my eye Most faithful mirror Fearless on my breath Teardrop on the fire Of a confession Fearless on my breath Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh Ah ha haooo ah ha haooo ah ha haaaaa Ah ha haooo ah ha haooo ah ha haaaaa Stumbling a little, stumbling a little, stumbling a little bit Stumbling a little, stumbling a little, stumbling a little bit I’m just stumbling a little, stumbling a little, stumbling a little bit I’m stumbling a little, I’m just stumbling a little, stumbling a little bit On a confession A teardrop on the fire

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released November 5, 2013

All songs written by Margot MacDonald, with the exception of “Teardrop” written by Elizabeth Fraser and Massive Attack

Produced by Marco Delmar
Recorded and Mixed at Recording Arts LLC
Engineered by Marco Delmar, Ken Barnum,
Jessica Baber and Stephanie Milne
Pre-production assistance by Daniel Cohn, JamClass
Mastered by Bill Wolf, Wolf Productions Inc

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Margot MacDonald: vocals, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, bottles, glockenspiel, crystal glasses

Piano: Margot MacDonald (4.7) Alan Kayanan (1.5)
Electric guitar: KC Hatton (1.10.11) Aaron Geller (8)
Cello: Wytold Lebing (2.3.5.6) Katie Chambers (4.10)
Bass: Ken Barnum
Drums: Nik Hughes (1.6.7.10.11) Paul Garisto (2.3.5.8)
Alan Kayanan (4)

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Photos by FrancescoSapienza.com
Album design by Margot MacDonald



My heart belongs to the generous Indie Gogo contributors who made this album possible. My sincerest thanks to top supporters Den Hollinden, Pascal Openshaw, Tom Henigman, Peyton Loftis, Brick Barientos, Jonathan Ben-Ami, Julie Gantz, Hortencia Torres, and the many other contributors.

Additional thanks to Moms & Pops (and Doodles); the musicians that brought this album to fruition; Fred Cannon for all the love and support; Melanie Boyer for the endless help and humor in organizing the Indie Gogo campaign; and Mizzar for watching over it all. I hold the warmest of fuzzy feelings for all of you.



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Featured on NPR and TEDx; songwriter, vocalist and live looper, Margot MacDonald embodies a one-woman band. A longtime guitarist & pianist, now focusing on unconventional vocal accompaniment. Haunting, powerful and indie-pop driven, Margot's performances make you forget the technology honed, as you lose yourself in layers of lush vocals and striking melodies. ... more

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