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The World Without Us

by Noelle Picara

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1.
Jungle 04:02
We are circling each other Ears up, eyes locked, in between the trees We are tracking every motion Each twitch, each blink, each breath and I I never wanted any of this Thought I could be so cautious Thought I could run away and hide, but now I find The space between you and me is a jungle The space between you and me is an untamed wild And I am closing in Well I’ve been busy digging tunnels And you’ve been sharpening your claws We have our own ways of surviving But this, this hunger for something more I can see you are curious Sometimes I like a crisis And caution can be so lonely The space between you and me is a jungle The space between you and me is an untamed wild And I am closing in The space between you and me is a jungle The space between you and me is an untamed wild The space between you and me, you and me The space between you and me drives me wild And I am closing in
2.
Faces 04:04
Faces ---- flicker in the dark Faces ----- c’mon and play your part Faces ----- hither dither in a trance So many faces ----- you know you wanna join our dance Lose your mirror now and come with me Leave your leash outside – be anything You can hiss and howl – no one will see Who you really are You and I, we hide in the light of day In the night we see each other plain Will you try – tisk task in the masquerade – If I ask you nicely one more time When you walk to the middle of an unknown spot An unknown spot, hey hey Tippie toe to the middle then you stop (Better put on your face) Drip drop into the middle of an unknown spot An unknown spot, hey hey Will you walk to the middle? You and I, we hide in the light of day In the night we see each other plain Will you try – tisk task in the masquerade – If I ask you, if I ask you, if I ask you one more time Will you try – just bask in the masquerade – If I ask you nicely one more time
3.
Escape Route 04:19
Don’t go hangin around in doorways, they say Don’t go linger in tunnels and forgotten places The bones of those who stopped before, they cover the floor Keep moving And I don’t know what’s ahead I can’t make you any promises But it must be better than this It must be better This is your escape route Listen, I will lead you out This is your escape route Listen, listen Feet stuck in the muck, head spinning Spiders, bats, and all those crawly things There’s no light - you’ll have to feel your way Keep moving And I don’t know what’s ahead I can’t make you any promises But it must be better than this It’s gotta be better This is your escape route Listen, I will lead you out This is your escape route Listen, listen
4.
Killing You 04:50
I used to be someone’s wife I used to be loved Used to know who I was I used to be The woman on the prow of your ship I weathered proudly all of it But now you’re the anchor That’s pulling me, that’s pulling me that’s Dragging me under There’s no more us, Only you and me If it’s him or me, Then I choose me It’s come down to this - Killing you so I can live Come down to this It’s come down to this - Killing you so I can live Come down to this There’s a graveyard inside, inside There’s a graveyard inside, inside my mind There’s a graveyard inside my mind So my love, Take my love Take this love, And bury it It’s come down to this - Killing you so I can live Come down to this It’s come down to this - Killing you so I can live Come down to this I hate you, I love you I hate that I love you I hate that it’s come down to this Come down to this
5.
In between the darkness and the day A million different ways to fade out (fade out) From the insects buzzing in your mind Struggling to find a way out Be where you are now Holding on to who you thought you’d be Chained to fantasy – it’s late now (late now) When you see the truth behind the veil Breathe in and then exhale – just stay here Be where you are now Beware, beware, be where you are When the daylight rips apart your dreams And nothing’s what it seems – just stay Be where you are now

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"The World Without Us" is a collaborative project that considers the fragility of human life and the importance of "us" in a world divided.

Featuring only live instruments played by human touch, underscored by field recordings, this album captures the collaboration and friendship of multiple musicians from the Delaware area and beyond.

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released June 2, 2017

All songs written, produced, and performed by Noelle Picara. Engineered and co-produced by Sam Nobles in Wilmington, DE. Mixing and Mastering by Jess Fenton in San Francisco. Additional engineering and production by Brian Viglione in New York City. Photography by Joe del Tufo. Graphic Design by Jason Olney.

Piano and lead vocals: Noelle Picara. Drums: Brian Viglione. Upright Bass, Guitars, and Sitar: Sam Nobles. Violin: Christina von Duyke. Electric Bass: Joe Testa. Backing vocals: Sharon Sable. Cello: Sheila Hershey. Flugelhorn (Faces): Rob Zinn. Kazoos and Acoustic Guitar (Faces): Jacopo de Nicola. Additional backing vocals: Bennett Atwater and Abigail Horgan.

Essential creative and other support by: Jeremy Hebbel, Gayle Dillman, Angela Sheik, Dani Mari, Wes Morton, Rachel Schain, Emily von Fange, Jesse Goldman, Alisa Schneidman, Rick Neidig, Ritchie Rubini, Sarah Koon, Charles Umiker, Denise Corrado, David and Jenna White, Gable Music Ventures, Female Frequency, and the Tatnall School.

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