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The Lost Sessions

by Geri X

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Carsten Pieper
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Carsten Pieper Thanks to Lute FP for pointing this out! Pondering about his “squeaky thing” I also noticed John Wesley's participation, whom I, up to now, only knew in proggy contexts which this clearly isn't. To quote Lute FP: "Folksy, bluesy, poppy, alt-y", yepp!
Other omparisons that came to my mind might be Rykarda Parasol or - a somewhat tamed version of - Sandy Dillon. Favorite track: Jackyl and Hyde.
Lute FP
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Lute FP Folksy, bluesy, poppy, alt-y. It would be easy to pass this over, but there is an integrity that pulled me in.

I’ll be honest, what made me give it a chance initially was the voice. It’s what I call the “squeaky thing”, which while diminutive is certainly a compliment, and I first coined it trying to describe what I like so much about early Billie Holiday. Coco Rosie and Mr. Gnome are some other names I’ve applied it to.

This is a deep and heartfelt collection of songs.
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ironwolf22 Discovered Geri while performing at SteelBridge Songfest back in 2010, and have been a fan and follower since that weekend. This is such an outstanding album…writing, performance, and production. I don’t know who John Wesley is, but his guitar playing on this album is simply amazing. One of my favorite albums to listen to when I hike 🖤 Favorite track: Self Medicating.
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mrcaamano Been following many iterations of this song but this by far is my favorite. Favorite track: When I Die.
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1.
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
2.
Sneak out before dawn the flesh and the bone and the spine of my love is a great beast but it keeps me steady. Blood and honey your arms around me you said you want to be free but you still love me how, can I, make you happy? The power struggle is too much I can't feel the things I touch I've been confused too many times and babe now, I can read between the lines. When we scream at each other I see my mother and father and I can't that we suddenly are who we swore we'd never be. The power struggle is too much I can't feel the things I touch I've been confused too many times and babe now, I can read between the lines. How can I make you happy? How can I make you happy? How can I make you happy?
3.
Simmer Down 02:49
Simmer down now You’re worrying yourself to death Simmer down now You never know what you’re gonna get Cause you’ve been pushing for a long long time Looking for things you can not find But don’t give up Don’t give up Don’t fall out of love Simmer down now You’re worrying yourself to death Simmer down now You never know what you’re gonna get Cause you and I both know whats right You know I really don’t wanna fight You got me good You got me good Just like you knew you would Simmer down now You’re worrying yourself to death Simmer down now You never know what you’re gonna get You said You walk around with your heart stitched on your sleep Acting nonchalant like I’m naive You’re like a song You’re like a song Now you’re in my bones Now you're in my bones Simmer down now You're worrying yourself to death
4.
When I Die 03:54
When I Die When I die Burry me with the white flowers Underneath the root lines In the field. With the smell, with the smell Of a bonfire Burning wood a top this Cold dark earth. In the sun, in the sun We will rise When I die Burry me somewhere near Just so I can hear Your prayers dear. With the heart, with the heart Of a lover Weeping simple disclosures Of unfair farewells. In the sun in the sun We will rise In the sun, in the sun We will shine we will shine. Ohhhhhhh Ohhhhhhh We will shine Ohhhhhhh Ohhhhhhh We will shine We will shine With the heart With the heart of a lover We will rise In the sun In the sun we will shine In the sun we will rise
5.
Self Medicating I'm killin' myself with all the self medicating Chasing shadows on a road to go knows where Just to put down the ghost of what I've lost But my timing ain't the best. Oh my god God forbid The years change But my condition still remains Wiping off the dirt off my shoes to be plight I'll only be a couple minutes then I'll go. I didn't come to tell you that I've changed at all But that I'm leaving in the fall And if you told me that your love is all I'd need to be ok And that a life without me ain't a life at all Then I will turn around and run right back into your arms And know you'll never let me down. Oh my god God forbid The years change But my condition still remains I'm killin' myself with all the self medicating Chasing shadows on a road to go knows where Just to put down the ghost of what I've lost But my timing ain't the best.
6.
LOYALTY SPORT Theres a million reasons not to let yourself fall It starts with a person you barely know And it turn into a movie and you’re the star of the show Exposing your secrets is bad judgment call And all that you can say is Take my hand I will lead you to safety I’ll hold you close So you’ll never be lonely And I will walk through hell I am strong and brave and loyal I will stand by your side I’ll stand by you Sitting in silence you’re pathetic and weak You’re hurting so bad you can barely speak Cause that stranger has gotten so under your skin Love is a loyalty sport Never a burden And all that you can say is Take my hand I will lead you to safety I’ll hold you close So you’ll never be lonely And I will walk through hell I am strong and brave and loyal I will stand by your side I’ll stand by you
7.
Hothead 03:52
and every morning you wake up with a new dream i your head and every morning you wake up and wash your face with that cold water and every morning you wake up and paint yourself back together and every morning you wake up and put on that old pair of shoes hold on to my hand stay i can make you happy and late at night you fall asleep on the right side of your bed and late at night you cant stop thinking rest your hot head baby and late at night you write about all the things that get you down and late at night you wait for something that will never come hold on to my hand stay i can make you happy i see you like a fire ant i don't know how to show you so that you'd understand I'm living life so steady slow i don't wanna walk alone and empty smiles just drag us down until we softly kiss the ground and dandelion you're taking flight and you're blocking all the light.
8.
NO TRUST NO LOVE 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 around 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, the fire that was keeping us warm Turned to ash in the storm And the love, the love that was keeping us calm Is crying like a new born Ah Ah Ah 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 we sing with our eyes closed darlin, moving like ants
9.
Small Secrets Should I stay, should I go I will keep my distance you know Cause you keep me for the lonely nights Yea you keep me for the lonely nights Now you’re stealing my courage I don’t think that you even notice That you keep me for the lonely nights Yea you keep me for the lonely nights Early bed’s what you want But in the morning I’m gone Say nothin baby Small secrets keep me away Small secrets keep me away It’s all good I know how I am Sometimes lover Part time friend So you keep me for the lonely nights Yea you keep me for the lonely nights And I don’t mean to be such a mess Honestly I’m doing my best So don’t keep me for the lonely nights Don’t keep me for the lonely nights Early bed’s what you want But in the morning I’m gone Say nothin baby Small secrets keep me away Small secrets keep me away So you keep me for the lonely nights Yea you keep me for the lonely nights Yea you keep me for the lonely nights You just keep me for the lonely nights
10.
Dear God, hope you get the letter and I pray you can make it better down here I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer But all the people that you made in your image See them starving on their feet 'Cause they don't get enough to eat from God I can't believe in you Dear God, sorry to disturb you but I feel that I should be heard loud and clear We all need a big reduction in amount of tears And all the people that you made in your image See them fighting in the street 'Cause they can't make opinions meet about God I can't believe in you Did you make disease and the diamond blue? Did you make mankind after we made you? And the Devil too! Dear God don't know if you noticed but Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book And us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look And all the people that you made in your image Still believing that junk is true Well I know it ain't, and so do you Dear God I can't believe in I don't believe I won't believe in heaven or hell No saints, no sinners, no devil as well No pearly gates, no thorny crown You're always letting us humans down The wars you bring, the babes you drown Those lost at sea and never found And it's the same the whole world 'round The hurt I see helps to compound The Father, Son and Holy Ghost Is just somebody's unholy hoax And if you're up there you'll perceive That my heart's here upon my sleeve If there's one thing I don't believe in It's you Dear God

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These are the unreleased recordings which were meant to be on an album but never quite made it. John Wesley and I would like these songs to finally be heard. Please enjoy.

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released May 2, 2020

Melissa Grady - Cello
Patrick Bettison - Bass
Mart Prator - Drums
John Wesley - Guitar
Charlie Wells - Drums, Percussion
Geri X - Guitar, Vocals, the rest of the trinkets

Mixed by Mark Prator
Produced by John Wesley
Recorded at Red Room Recorders

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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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