Vertical Hold | Jeanne Kuhns

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Artist:Jeanne Kuhns
Album:Ghost Ranch
Title:Vertical Hold
Year:2008
Track number:8
Liner notes

This song is about how the world can be starkly placed before us, about not throwing down that white flag, about what brings a little color to our lives, making it rich. Of course lovers can do this if we can accept love.
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About the artist

Jeanne Kuhns is a progressive folk/blues singer adding jazz and rock elements to these styles. Kuhns is a songwriter, and a passionate performer who conveys to her audiences her love of life, and isn't afraid to tackle difficult to talk about social issues. She has been influenced and continues to be influenced by a wide range of musical styles and these threads have been woven into her music. She carries her poetic lyrics to you with a voice that has a private,intimate quality, full and deep yet capable of sliding into a clear high falsetto. Voted best female musician in Door County magazine 2008, Kuhns is a constant presence on the Door County Wisconsin music scene. She created and hosts the Woodwalk Concert Series in Egg Harbor , Wi. www.jeannekuhns.com

Lyrics

Vertical Hold Jeanne Kuhns

Oh some days it’s a black and white world
Some days, I’m a black and white girl
Like these squares on the kitchen floor I’m standing in
I’m an optical illusion there’s no way to win
and I’m holding down this white flag
trying not to give in
trying not to give in

Oh some days it’s a black and white world
Some days I’m a black and white girl
I’m a dark horse at the starting gate but no one gives the word
My adrenaline is rising, but I’m just a flightless bird
And I’m holding down this white flag
Trying not to give in
Trying not to give in

Today I’m missing color in this colorless world
Come and touch a little blush into my face
Well that’s the job of a lover
To make the black and white bleed away, bleed away
Oh, bleed away

Oh some days it’s a black and white world
Some days I’m a black and white girl
Like my Daddy’s old TV when I was just a little girl
My verticals aren’t holding , my life is just a blur
But I’m holding down this white flag
And I’m not givin’ in
No I’m not givin’ in
I’m not givin in to this colorless, colorless, colorless world X2 no,no,no, no, ….no, no,no, no, ……no,no,no,no!