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Live at The Witch

by Geri X

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Lute FP Melancholic singer/songwriter alternative folk pop. I think that covers the basics.

A live album from an artist who checks all the boxes when I’m in the mood.
Nathan Holly
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Nathan Holly Despite Geri's modest description of this album, it is in fact a fantastic live album. Sad songs make me happy. Favorite track: Jackyl and Hyde.
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pgrabar Love it. There's nothing better than seeing Geri X in person. This live album is the next best thing. Favorite track: Ship Captain.
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1.
I'm sitting around waiting for something to kill me If the bottle don't, smokin' will do It aint right, I don't like the way I am living Taking my chances hoping I'll loose Cloudy sky over my head I'm a woman, not a bed I'm an anchor Not a traveling train I'm sitting around waiting for something to kill me If the good lord don't, the devil's got my back My friends and my mother all worry I'll never outgrow my heavy heart Cloudy sky over my head I'm a woman, not a bed I'm an anchor Not a traveling train
2.
Fuck 03:08
I can't see you a thousand mile from here But I can hear you drinking Slam that bottle down Liquid courage Stops your thinking I got you all tangled Ropes and weeds and shit that hurts Cause I'm the devil Leaving you when trouble come I really fucked it up this time I can't get you off my mind babe I didn't meant to drag it out this long It's all my fault I know it Kicking myself back to September Guilt bound and cold struck in the weather I walk across the room To get a better view I can hear you drink slightly Louder than I should I got you all tangled Ropes and weeds and shit that hurts Cause I'm the devil Leaving you when trouble come I really fucked it up this time I can't get you off my mind babe I didn't meant to drag it out this long It's all my fault I know it Kicking myself back to September Guilt bound and cold struck in the weather
3.
Are we in love with each other or with the idea Of being in love? We used to kiss with our eyes shut But now we kiss with them wide open And roll in the darkness shifting in bed like waves in the water But now we sleep apart like two distant islands Darlin', we don't even bother. And the fire, fire that was keeping us warm Has turned to ash in the storm Ands the love, love, love that was keeping us calm Is crying like a new born Ah Ah Ah Are we in love with each other or with the idea Of being in love? We used to travel the country and listen to music But now we sit at home in silence. And stand up on stage and tell the truth Using our hands But now sing with our eyes closed darlin' Movin' like ants And the fire, fire that was keeping us warm Has turned to ash in the storm Ands the love, love, love that was keeping us calm Is crying like a new born Ah Ah Ah
4.
Cemetary 02:35
This place is a cemetery Covered in dust You come here every morning Searching for luck But you've been crying on the wrong shoulder Looking for help But no one's gonna help you child This place is a cemetery People come here to die You come here every morning You know just the right time And then you jump out of the shadows And you take all they've got You always know the weak spot Yea you always know the weak spot
5.
Killer, you set fire to the sea You’re such a bing mystery, killer You never sleep And an old man A long long time ago once told me If you ever really wanna heart somebody Go for the heart, that’s the key But there’s, marksman taking aim at me Dodging bullets constantly And the devil, follows closely He is just waiting for me Killer, put away your weaponry Hear how your victims plea Killer please, I beg you mercy But this is me I’ve got a murderer inside of me Some sort of split personal Jackull and Hyde in my veins Running free But there’s ,marksman taking aim at me Dodging bullets constantly And the devil, follows closely He is just waiting for me
6.
Fever 02:58
My lips bloom with fever fever I am no longer a believer, leave her I didn't know you were such a shallow coward I built a universe that you devoured You give me fever leave her. Hold me back so I don’t hurt you hurt you You give me problems because you don’t tell the truth Old man told me liars are bad people hunny I fed you love but you just grew dry and cunning You give me fever Leave her.
7.
Ship Captain 05:12
You know I'll say Im sorry Just tell me what I've done wrong You know I'll say I'm sorry baby Just tell me what I've done wrong I've been waiting for you to call me darlin Ever since you sent me home I told you that I love you And there ain't no more to say I told you that I loved you baby And there ain't no more to say But ever since I told you darlin' You make it wrong to feel this way I ain't got not pearly whites babe But my teeth do light the way I ain't got no pearly whites baby But I'll always light your way I'm like a ship captain, darlin' I always get you to the bay
8.
Modest Mouse 03:19
Last night I couldn't fall asleep thoughts of you were haunting me. I didn't think that you'd remember me at all I am so small... so small. So I just lay there and whispered to the sheets " Im so tired you hear, I can't go to sleep" And I'm a modest mouse stuck between two walls but no one calls... no one calls. So I give up, I give up you hear? One thing I am good at is a disappear. You don't know me, you don't know me and you don't wanna know I'm just too small... I'm just too small. You don't know me you don't know me and you don't wanna know You don't know me you don't know me and you don't wanna know so I give up, I give up you hear?
9.
Gladiator 02:31
I sailed my ship onto your shore My anchors and sails are torn I fought fiercely to the bone With my map and compass here I plan my route, have no fear You are my destination, dear Cause I am like a gladiator In the belly of the beast I was born to fight For you and me Now I'm parched and lost i swore I'd find you at any cost My memory of you is like a ghost And I will walk till I can no longer move Till the ground burns holes in the souls of my shoes Even then I'll crawl my way to you Cause I am like a gladiator In the belly of the beast I was born to fight For you and me
10.
I don't wanna be another tattoo that you'll regret I don't wanna just be someone next to who'm you've slept I don't wanna be a picture in your wallet that you'll forget I wanna be a gold slide, warm whiskey, and your favorite pack of cigarettes This is the worst home coming yet To an empty bed And you ramblin', rambling' in my head I drew my sword but quickly laid it down the day you came around I stripped all my armor and tore down the wall I built to keep me safe from harm I wanna watch you sleep every morning and kiss you awake But you had to go again and leave me hanging to nurse myself through the heart ache again
11.
Ground Rules 03:37
I ain't afraid to tell you how I feel I know you walk around looking for hearts to steal You put them safely in that vest You keep them close to your check And then you go back out there every night And you find one that won't put up a fight And then you take her hand and then you hold it tight And whisper "baby, it will be alright" But she don't know what you hide behind that smile So she'll let you touch and kiss her for a while You make the broken heart go from hot to mild You like fix then break, thats just your style And I hope you fall in love and fall flat You set the ground rules I ain't afraid to tell you how I feel I know you walk around looking for hearts to steal You put them safely in that vest You keep them close to your check But I'm not another trophy heart-shaped flag You can't go around and show me off a brag I gave you love, now I want it back I am a heart attack, a heart attack But she don't know what you hide behind that smile So she'll let you touch and kiss her for a while You make the broken heart go from hot to mild You like fix then break, thats just your style And I hope you fall in love and fall flat You set the ground rules

about

Ok, so...

This was recorded on September 6th, 20011 at The Ale and the Witch in downtown St. Petersburg FL.

Brett Andress who is the owner of Ale and the Witch got this performance recorded. I just unearthed it and thought that maybe there might be some folks out there who could use this sorta memory of a live show, at a time where there are none due to the pandemic.

I thought I should share it in all of it's imperfection, because this is realistically how live shows go.
You forget words, you forget chords, you get distracted, your voice cracks, you sing a few... or many flat and sharp notes, you get a little bit drunker with each passing minute, you play to the room, or you ignore it. That's the best part of playing live, you're in the moment. It has nothing to do with the tedious amount of work you go into when you record an album. This shit is now and then it's gone.

Anyway. We learned a lot of these songs on the go, and that really shaped us as band mates and musicians.

Close those eyes and imagine being in the beer garden of the Ale and the Witch. <3

*Special thanks to Brett Andress for being the absolute best and creating a venue for all musicians, my dear sister Marina for this badass album artwork, and Charlie Douglas Wells aka. Charlie Pants for playing the pots and pans on the floor next to me during this performance.

This shit is far from perfect, but honestly...Have any of us ever gotten even close to perfect?!

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released September 4, 2020

Geri X- Guiar, vocals
Charlie Douglass Wells- percussion

Recorded by J. Thor Productions
Mixed and Mastered by Hideaway Recording Studio, Inc
All songs written and performed by Geri X

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Geri X St. Petersburg, Florida

Bulgarian-born Geri X is a composer, a musician and a singer hard to put a label on. Fans and critics spotted it from the moment she broke onto the Tampa Bay music scene: Geri is an artist with a singular sound you have not heard before.
What started with a classical training in piano, guitar and voice, evolving out of a broad and eclectic blend of influences, has become wonderfully her own.
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