The women (Birth, death and daily bread)

from Into the East by Not for Pussies

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Two sequences came together to create this track. Janette had a song about a daughter's relationship with her mother, based on a Wurlitzer riff and we were eager to use it on this album. The Doc had a chord sequence and some big solo lines he was keen to exploit. Fusion!

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The Women

I sold the moon and stars to buy your love,
but never could raise quite enough collateral
to clear the debt for being born,
for being your child,
for being your blessing and your curse, or worse.

I threw the towel in and I left
I reneged on every deal,
bad debts, bad feelings only time could heal.

I fled a childhood overcast by fear,
by your oppressive presence, mother dear.
With no regrets, no nagging doubts ,
my heart was hard and true,
I shed the skin you birthed me in
and grew, without you.

But now we barter day to day
in goods we can afford.
In daily bread, not constellations,
keeping all our expectations real.

One step, then another, I stop and hold my breath
We have become much closer since your death.
Is it the shared experience, or something in the genes?
I’m searching for an answer, for some meaning.

I had to undergo the test and wear the veil of pain.
The only way to stop the cycle going round again …

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from Into the East, released February 2, 2019
Janette Kidd: Pianos, bass guitar, vocals
Brian Kidd: Guitars, guitar synthesizer, ebows, drumbox programming, percussion, Microkorg

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Not for Pussies Perth, UK

Not for Pussies came into being in 2008, although Brian and Janette Kidd have been together - and playing music together (and with others) for much, much longer.
We felt we're into an era in our lives where Bette Davis' quote about getting older (it's "not for pussies") felt very apt - and our music reflects this - and the experience of having lived a little! ... ... more

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