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The Struggle

by Misty Odell

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1.
Hurt For Two 03:50
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HURT FOR TWO © Everything I wanna do, I have to stop and think of you But I am tired gambling, on a hand I’ll never win Cause nothing ever goes to plan, I’m giving up you’re giving in Stubborn as the day is long, and we are But I am tired wondering, just over which heart I’m stumbling So why do we make it hard, trying just to get along I am not the bullet nor the wound Or strong enough to hurt for two Trying just to fix it up, when all that our everything is not enough I’m not the bullet nor the wound, or strong enough to hurt for two Everything you wanna know, I volunteer and sweep my soul But aren’t you tired gathering, evidence to trap me in So why do we make it hard, trying just to get along I’m not the bullet nor the wound, or strong enough to hurt for two Trying just to fix it up, when all that our everything is not enough I am not the bullet nor the wound, or strong enough to hurt for two You the song, I used to sing – we lost the music in between So much of you remains in me – impossible to stay, or leave So why do we make it hard, trying just to get along I’m not the bullet nor the wound, or strong enough to hurt for two Trying just to fix it up, when all that our everything is not enough I’m not the bullet nor the wound, or strong enough to hurt for two
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Your Body 02:48
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YOUR BODY © Everybody wants somebody, but not just anybody Will do for me I have to have a certain something like you They say you're off the market, you know it, tease it, flaunt it Not one to steal but if I hear of trouble, I'll be on it It’s all my fault, these, thoughts are mine And my mind won’t let you go, And I want it, like I need it But your body, is already somebody’s There’s no one that I’ll wait on But your body, and it’s already somebody’s now Knowing you are so un-happy, makes me come in asking Could you or would you well um.., damn these questions, f*ck your answers I don't want to hear about it, how you are working at it But I wanna know, when it's over, that I can have it It’s all your fault, these thoughts are mine And my mind, won’t let you go When I want it, like I need it, but your body, is already somebody’s There's no one that I'll wait on, but your body, and it’s already somebody’s now I’m not trying to steal, I don’t mean to interfere I just wanted to be, somebody you needed And my mind won't let you go I want it, like I need it, but your body, is already somebody’s There's no one that I'll wait on, but your body, and it’s already Somebody’s now
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The Struggle 05:12
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THE STRUGGLE © I Know, I’ve got better Better things to do, then think of this I replay conversations, situations I’m dying to change, I’m dying to know Where I stand, cause you’ve got me In the palm of your hand When’s the right time, if there’s a right time I’ve never felt so wrong since I met you On the border, never getting closer Better to never have met, I can’t ignore you now A blessing, dressed up in disguise I was never yours - you were never mine Cursed is, unrequited love, never had the chance To be hurt, to be good, good enough There’s no plan, cause she’s got you In the palm of her hand When’s the right time, if there’s a right time I’ve never felt so wrong since I met you On the border, never getting closer Better to never have met, I can’t ignore you You know, it’s a struggle to let this go But it’s time, I know – I’ve gotta let go, I’ve gotta let go I couldn’t move, when you came my way I never heard, what I wanted to hear I wanted to hear you say, anything but everything that finally came You couldn’t move, but you wanted to run A difficult spot, I put you on, I wanted to know I wanted to know how this, could go, go When’s the right time, if there’s a right time I’ve never felt so wrong since I’ve met you On the border never getting closer Better to never have met I can’t ignore you You know, it’s a struggle to let this go So much time, running in my mind, can’t you see Can’t you even tell me that you know It’s a struggle to let this go, but it’s time I know I’ve gotta let go, I’ve gotta let go – I let you go
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Shake 03:10
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SHAKE, SHAKE © Finally it broke free, a side of you I’ve never see And I can’t complain Cause my feet barely meet the ground, we slide into the cracks of this Crowd – I cannot wait Cause baby when you move, something moves in me A fever, a fire, a burning desire – creeps over me When you shake, shake, shake, shake for me I’ll be the only one, holding you ‘till our bones can’t Take, take, take, take, the night, but I’ll be the only one Holding you until our bone’s, cannot take, anymore, no My hands fight for better seats, upon your body next to me They don’t stop, they don’t stray Cause all the lights and all the sounds, tie me up and pull me down, But you – set me free Cause baby when you move, something moves in me A fever, a fire, a burning desire – creeps over me - yea yea When you shake, shake, shake, shake for me I’ll be the only one, holding you ‘till our bones can’t Take, take, take, take, the night – but I’ll be the only one, holding You up, up Cause baby when you move, something moves in me A fever, a fire, a burning desire, creeps over me - yea yea When you shake, shake, shake, shake for me I’ll be the only one, holding you ‘till our bones can’t Take, take, take, take the night – but I’ll be the only one holding you ‘till our bone’s can’t shake, shake, shake, shake, for me, I’ll be the only one, holding you, ‘till our bones Can’t take, take, take, take the night, but I’ll be the only one Holding you – up, up!
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Something Better 04:23
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SOMETHING BETTER © We sit around we talk about the weather, how it’s heading For a change, I wish I, could do the same We share and share the when’s and where’s and how, it could be Oh if we weren’t here, no If we weren’t here Wasting time, thinking to ourselves, could have done it already Too busy doing something else, Could you, be out of your mind - cause I’m outta mine I hear it, see it, I feel it, know, there’s something better, Something for sure, I came this way all by myself, I’d hate to leave with nobody else I brought this on myself I know, I had the chance, and I didn’t grow I hear it, see it, I feel it, I know - your company would help me go You know it’d help me go Reflections of, what could come I stare I stare but still I am nowhere, near, there And we wish and wish we’d never missed the moments that we did But we did, no, no you know we did Wasting time, thinking to ourselves, could have done it already Too busy doing something else, well could you, be out of your mind - cause I’m outta mine I hear it, see it, I feel it, know, there’s something better, Something for sure, I came this way all by myself, I’d hate to leave with nobody else I brought this on myself I know, I had the chance, and I didn’t grow I hear it, see it, I feel it, I know - your company would help me go As we lay awake, I swear to you We’ve never been, A big mistake And even if i should go, I know, I will never be alone I hear, it see it, I feel it, I know - there’s something better, Something for sure I came this way all by myself, I’d hate to leave with nobody else You said to me, you said to me, you said to me, she said to me
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Fight You There 03:55
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FIGHT YOU THERE © Turn around if you don’t wanna see Change your mind if you don’t wanna be, mine Cause you know me, now I know less But loving you destroyed the rest, of me I didn’t wanna go, I didn’t mean to fight, you there I didn’t wanna know, what you had in mind, mind, mind In mind, mind, mind. Doesn’t matter who’s fault it is All that matters is what I’ve, I’ve missed, Two years gone and a year too long We were up, up and down but I swore we had, it all But you had to go, I didn’t mean to fight you there I didn’t wanna know, what you had in mind You saw my faults and you saw them all I forgot yours and I carried on, but oh you were already gone Gone, gone, gone Too much time to sit and think, you let me down when I gave you the Lead Another night of being alone, there’s nothing worse than an empty home Where am I to go from here, where do I go from here Where am I to go from here, from here. Oh, oh oh oh, you know, you know I’ve nowhere to go No, no oh, you know oh, you know, I don’t know where to go No, No oh you know oh, you know oh, I’ve nowhere to go No, oh you know oh, you know oh, I’ve nowhere to go
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Skin To Bone 04:04
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SKIN TO BONE © It’s an instrument of doubt, a weapon without The tool I need, to fail or succeed A compromise, of everything in between But it wears me down, the struggle, the crown The care I put in, the grief that comes out I try to understand, this is life But you know, you know it scares me, when I anticipate The first of the last, few breaths I’ll take Afraid of, of what happens next What should, I expect I’m getting old, I’m feeling it I miss the, faith that I used to know I’m sinning and I’m, I’m winning and I Can’t tell the, difference anymore But I need this, and I need you My hands are filthy, skin to bone But I’m cleaning’ up, I’m sure enough I just need, faith in the faith I know – I let it go It’s the hate on my tongue, the fear in my head A crisis in my heart, love I possess An element of change, change is to be alive But you know, you know it scares me, when I anticipate The first of the last, few breaths I’ll-take Afraid of, what happens next What should, I expect I’m getting old, I’m feeling it – I miss the, faith that I use to know I’m sinning but I’m, I’m winning and I Can’t tell the, difference – anymore But I need this, and I need you My hands are filthy, skin to bone But I’m cleaning’ up, and I’m sure enough I just need faith in the faith I know I know I’ve some secrets And I’ve done some things yea, no one will ever know It’s too far, for me to run So far behind, So far below I’m getting old, I’m feeling it – I miss the, faith that I use to know I’m sinning but I’m, I’m winning and I Can’t tell the, difference – anymore But I need this, and I need you My hands are filthy, skin to bone But I’m cleaning’ up, and I’m sure enough I just need faith in the faith I know
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Masterpiece 03:30
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MASTERPIECE © It doesn’t have to be Something I can see to make, me believe, it’s happening And I don’t have to hear You whisper in my ear to know that you are there I know you’re far away, you’ll soon be near Cause I sit, and I wait, with my imaginary paint And I create, you and me, in reds and golds and blues and greens And it’s such a masterpiece Come alive and you will see, what I mean I’ve got this picture perfect image in my mind All I need is, you to make it Come alive, alive, alive And I’ve got this masterpiece I wonder who, the star will be I’ll come to life for you, if you’ll come, to life for me Well I won’t ask for much But I wouldn’t mind your touch, a glance a chance And maybe it could last You could ask for more, I would search the floors of heaven, hell or anywhere Just, tell me and I’ll go there Cause I sit, and I wait, with my imaginary paint I create you and me in reds and golds and blues and, greens And it’s such a masterpiece, yea Come alive and you will see, yea you’ll see What, I mean I’ve got this picture perfect image in my mind All I need is, for you to make it, come alive, alive, alive I’ve got this masterpiece, I wonder who, the star will be I’ll come, to life for you, if you’ll come, to life for me Yea, come to life for me, yea, come to life for me
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Escape, Hey! 03:58
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ESCAPE, HEY! © Your ring shines, yes it does I can look but I can never, touch Play-ground, your kids around To myself, I have kept this, crush, hush A promise made, shotgun Full of hope, this one I’ll wait, for mistakes When little pieces, fall out of place The missing key, to your cage Well come on baby, come baby escape, Hey, break chains, with me Escape, Hey! Hey! You’re free Your ring’s gone, yes its Patiently I’ve waited let me, in Property, of no one Hunted by, this one I’ll wait, for mistakes When little pieces, fall out of place The missing key, to your cage, Come on baby, come on baby, escape Hey, break chains, with me Escape, Hey! Hey! You’re free Don’t fall apart, I can see the panic in your eyes We’re all a different drug – some restrain Some, fight the pain but, I will get you high - high I’ll wait, for mistakes When little pieces, fall out of place The missing key, to your cage Come on baby, come on baby escape Hey, break chains, with me Escape, hey! Hey! You’re free, free, ohhh oh.
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All In Time 03:45
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THE BREAK © Surely, these are problems I can overcome – cause I don’t fight, I don’t run In circles, all for nothing, but all I know Is what I have, and what I haven’t done Oh oh, have done, oh oh yetttt., oh oh, yet And I haven’t done, oh oh, have done, oh oh, yet, oh oh, yet Cause I’m qualified, destined to survive And all-in-time, I’ll know when, know how, know why I break my back, for what, I’ve never had But I don’t see, the better side of me, yet Oh oh, of me yet, oh oh , yet, oh oh, yet I don’t see, yea, oh oh, me yet, oh oh, yet, oh oh, yet Surely, these are memories, Meant to be - a fire under feeble feet Cause someday, I’ll be different, and satisfied With who I am, and who I haven’t been, oh oh, Have been, oh oh yet, oh oh, yet, and I haven’t been I’m qualified, destined to survive and All in time, I’ll know when, know how, know why I break my back, for what I’ve never had But I don’t see, the better side of me… Oh oh, of me yet, oh oh , yet, oh oh, yet I don’t see, yet, oh oh, me yet, oh oh, yet, oh oh, yet Heartache – I know it, weakness - I show it Courage I’m claiming, fear that I’m blaming Help I receive it, fight when defeated Fault I will own, it’s me that I still don’t know I’m qualified, destined to survive and All-in-time, I’ll know when, know how, know why I break my back, for what, I’ve never had But I can see, the better side of me, yea oh oh Me yea oh oh, yea, oh oh, yea, I can see yea, yea oh oh Me yea oh oh, yea, oh oh, yea. I can see yea, oh oh, me yea, oh oh Me yea oh oh, me yea, oh oh, me yea, oh oh, me yea, oh oh, Me yea oh oh, me yea, oh oh.

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"THE STRUGGLE" is an innovative, and powerful compilation of huge string arrangements, driving rhythms, and heartfelt lyrics. With a masterful and epic production by Ryan Franks, the album is an exciting experience, featuring some of California's best studio and touring musicians. Their contributions and performances on electric and acoustic guitars, horns, bass, drums, piano, strings, and synthesizers, complete "THE STRUGGLE"

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released January 29, 2015

All songs written and performed by Misty Odell
Production and Arrangements by Ryan Franks
Recorded by Ryan Franks & Scott Nickoley (Pendulum Music)
Mixed by Brian Scheuble & Larry Benjamin
Drums by Russell Peppers and Seth Murphy
Cello by Rick Brandt
Violins by The Players
Acoustic Guitar by Misty Odell
All other live instrumentation by Ryan Franks
Background vocals by Katelyn Benton & Scott Nickoley
Artwork by Karin Nord
Photos by Santi Gomez

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Misty Odell Los Angeles, California

After receiving her first guitar at age 4, Misty couldn't put it down - and for the next 30 years she would spend her time perfecting an intricate finger-picking style, songwriting, and performing.

In 2005, after a long career in Criminal Justice, working with Juvenile Delinquents, Misty moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music, with the goal of song placements in TV and Film. ... more

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