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Aqua Vitae

by Tiger Darrow

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Pierre Massé
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Pierre Massé Wicked production, beautiful vocals, wonderful versatility, and captivating variation. An album that truly draws you in, takes you for a thrilling ride, and then drops you off entirely satisfied. Favorite track: Aqua Vitae.
Steve Lawson
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Steve Lawson this is an extraordinary record - I love both of Tiger's other albums, and here she takes another leap forward. The production is incredible, the songwriting beautiful and the singing utterly beguiling. I'm a huge fan. You need this album. :) Favorite track: Swimming Upstream.
Dean McCarthy
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Dean McCarthy From the gorgeous aesthetic to the very intelligent songwriting, this is a fantastic collection of songs. This will be getting played in my car for days!! Favorite track: Sunrise.
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1.
Introduction 02:10
2.
Sunrise 03:49
She was the sunrise But he refused to get up Cause the touch of her rays Just wasn't enough And even if he tried He knew he'd only burn Cause the beauty of her eyes Is something that you earn She saw the big picture All he could see was her But he couldn't hold his tongue He was careful but so young The philosophers say it's the wild part of her that wants you And that she deals with it like fools do Saying that she can't choose Her separated lips send you up into the air without a parachute Do you think that she can catch you? Do you think she really loves you? Fever blisters on your lips from the heat of the words that you've carefully sung But when you light such a fire filled with heartache and desire You let her smoke slowly fill up your lungs She'll never let you burn and she'll pray that it won't die down Because she needs you Do you think she really loves you? The philosophers say it's the wild part of her that wants you And that she deals with it like fools do Saying that she can't choose Her separated lips send you up into the air without a parachute Do you think that she can catch you? Do you think she really loves you? © 2013 Tiger Darrow
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And if I put it out there I know you'd take my heart away But would you ask me to stay? Or would you just fade away The fish, they scatter When the droplet hits the water They're not scared by state of matter But of the ripples that it brought here From the tears I can't afford to shed I've been living in my head Now we're swimming upstream Living in a rough dream Would you run, would you believe me? Or think I give it up too freely? Now we're swimming upstream Living in a rough dream Joined by nothing but a feeling When words have got me reeling If I wrote it down now Would you ask to erase your name? Would you see it's still the same? Just hung in a lovelier frame The birds, they whisper On a telephone wire Cause when the breeze begins to blister They can't fly any higher Now we're swimming upstream Living in a rough dream Would you run, would you believe me? Or think I give it up too freely? Now we're swimming upstream Living in a rough dream Joined by nothing but a feeling When words have got me reeling © 2012 Tiger Darrow
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Please break my heart I’ll hide away until you’d like to start Your words are sharp But the blades won’t cut us both apart I’ll love you more When you walk out the door All the wisemen said to get you out of my head But I’m conflicted instead by all these hours in bed Thinking we belong and where did I go wrong I’ll love you more When you walk out the door I feel your breath upon my neck And your fingertips across my shoulder blades But my heart won’t feel the pain until I hear you say that we are lost I’ll love you more When you walk out the door © 2013 Tiger Darrow
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When your soul rumbles low And the earth starts to go And the flowers forget to grow And the flowers forget to grow Don’t lose your head When grey grows to red Fall out of bed And love someone else instead Sometimes pain makes the logic numb Sometimes hurt makes your tongue go dumb And your heart beats loud like a marching drum And your heart beats loud like a marching drum Don’t lose your head When grey grows to red Fall out of bed And love someone else instead You’re climbing up the things That used to tear you down The wind is harsh but still You stay and hold your ground You’ve searched through all the books But truth won’t make a sound And you can hardly sleep Until the answer’s found Sometimes pain makes the logic numb Sometimes hurt makes your tongue go dumb And your heart beats loud like a marching drum And your heart beats loud like a marching drum © 2013 Tiger Darrow
7.
Dear Mr. Frost, must you paint my heart so beautifully? Convince my mind, buy some time, your words infect me, rob me blind Dear Mr. Frost, I'm lost, though you say it's clear for me write my summer songs before they're gone and winter says I'm wrong When the snow begins to fall, where's the warmth to melt it all away When you're left to beg my heart to stay? Paint me Decorate me Put me on a pedestal and tell me that you want me still Break me Come back and save me Lie to me, but love me still, and tell me that you always will Print my name within the subtext of your mind Don't be so forward in the prologue of our time Love me blind Dear Mr. Frost, my heart's been mapped out carefully My hiding spots, and all my thoughts laid out for you to see What is the cost of careful love versus sanity When you budget time, you seem to find you'll better afford the mind When the winter turns to spring, you'll seek the fortunes that it brings Paint me Decorate me Put me on a pedestal and tell me that you want me still Break me Come back and save me Lie to me, but love me still, and tell me that you always will Print my name within the subtext of your mind Don't be so forward in the prologue of our time Love me blind Dear Mr. Frost, I hope that someday you will see My summer songs are dead and gone and cast out on the sea Paint me Decorate me Put me on a pedestal and tell me that you want me still Break me Come back and save me Lie to me, but love me still, and tell me that you always will Print my name within the subtext of your mind Don't be so forward in the prologue of our time Love me blind © 2013 Tiger Darrow
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Home 03:38
When we first met, I'll never forget How the promise in your eyes shined like diamonds in the sky Tell me what you want, and I'll ask you why You can have it all if it makes you cry You say pretty things for a pretty girl That you would give me the whole damn world Take me to the fast lane to give it a try While everybody else is just waiting to die 21, chewing on my bubble gum, Momma says I've gone astray, but honey, I'll write home to say Carry my words through your bones 'Cause they're the only piece of me that you could ever own And even if they hurt, the world is still gonna turn And maybe this time my heart won't burn But now I'm leaving home I was your pretty little girl in bubble gum dress Clinging to your arm and tryna not act too impressed With the gold you got me dripping in, the wine you've got me sipping in The castle that you built for two, Now what's a girl to do And when you came home, eyes of stone I was sitting on your throne, looking at the mess I made Gazes locked, gun cocked, pointed to my head Running from the bed and out the door I said Carry my words through your bones 'Cause they're the only piece of me that you could ever own And even if they hurt, the world is still gonna turn And maybe this time my heart won't burn But now I'm leaving home Speeding through the night with the top down Stop round turtle creek falling on the hot ground Reaching for the cellphone Call home, hear the empty ring tone Desperate for your voice to say Carry my words through your bones 'Cause they're the only piece of me that you could ever own And even if they hurt, the world is still gonna turn And maybe this time my heart won't burn But now I'm leaving home © 2013 Tiger Darrow
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Washed Away 03:42
I'm broken, I'm hollow With no one to follow I'm hiding within my own skin I'm reaching, I'm coping I'm seeking, I'm hoping I'm looking for warmth, I'm looking for light I can feel life beating through pain Links come together forming the chain No we're not so different What's been washed away Has left us the same, has left us I'm broken I'm hollow Will you be the one we follow A beaten dirt path is better than ocean I'm reaching I'm hoping But I'm breathing I'm coping There's a lighthouse on shore, it's calling me in I can feel life beating through pain Links come together forming the chain No we're not so different What's been washed away Has left us the same, has left us I'm broken, I'm hollow with no one to follow I'm hiding within my own skin I can feel life beating through pain Links come together forming the chain No we're not so different What's been washed away Has left us the same, has left us © 2013 Tiger Darrow
11.
Aqua Vitae 04:02
Bending over backwards Slurred emotions so it won't hurt In the morning when your light is too bright for my eyes Funny how your touch is What brings me pain and comfort And my heart begins to beat with the heat of your sighs Spinning circles, oh I'm swimming in the comfort of the words that you say Seeing double, oh you're trouble but, my darling, you are guiding my way And my body's heavy, but your spirit it can lift me, so I'm begging you stay Oh hold me tighter, set my weary bones on fire, be my aqua vitae Kisses laced with liquor, Loosened lips will quiver The plunge is getting quicker Through the depths of whispers Should I fight it or just drown in the tears that you cry Spinning circles, oh I'm swimming in the sorrow of the words that you say Seeing double, oh you're trouble but without you, I won't find my own way And my body's heavy, but your spirit it can lift me, so I'm begging you stay Oh hold me tighter, set my weary bones on fire, be my aqua vitae © 2013 Tiger Darrow
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I’ve these dreams that we’ve been running away With nowhere to stay I never know what happens when they all fade, They’re just dreams anyway But if you’d like to convince me otherwise, I’d let you try If you’d like to convince me otherwise, I wouldn’t mind Waking up, staring into your eyes And I don’t wanna stop this feeling Falling from the sky, I’m stealing moments of your time For glances of your smile, So please just stay a while Please just stay a while You once told me when the birds start to sing That they’re singing for me I laughed it off, but now I’m starting to feel Like they really could be And their tune has repeated in my head For the hundredth time The melody sings your name back to me, So I really don’t mind And I don’t wanna stop this feeling Falling from the sky, I’m stealing moments of your time For glances of your smile, So please just stay a while Can’t feel the ground When you’re around You’ve got me lost and found And I don’t wanna stop this feeling Falling from the sky, I’m stealing moments of your time For glances of your smile, So please just stay a while © 2013 Tiger Darrow

about

Aqua Vitae is Latin for "water of life."

This album is an exploration of the different facets of relationships, whether romantic, platonic, wonderful, terrifying, or even with the inanimate through the symbol of water.

Just as water is a necessary resource for life, I believe our relationships and interactions, not just with others, but with our surroundings and the elements that make up the foundation of our lives is equally as necessary. These interactions are what create a fluidity in our routines, our thinking, our creativity, and our inspiration and curiosity. They nourish us and help us to grow.

Aqua Vitae also means brandy.

Sorry to get all thesis-y sounding.

This record would not have been possible without the help of my amazing, incredibly talented team of artists, producers, and engineers who so generously donated their time and talents to make this record as beautiful as I feel it is. From the bottom of my heart, I cannot thank you all enough for making my dreams and visions as a songwriter come to life. And an equally special "thank you" is due to Phil Galdston, Dr. Robert Rowe, Dr. Ron Sadoff, and my family for providing me with constant encouragement and support throughout the writing and recording process. I love you all.

xo
Tiger

credits

released October 29, 2013

The Players:

Tiger Darrow- vocals, keys, cello, guitar
Andrew Orkin- guitar
Sarah Segner- violin
Michael Wright- drums
Drew Schultz- drums (on Lost and Found)
Gina Izzo- Flute
Aaron Irwinsky- flute
Daniel Hardaway- trumpet
Gaika James- trombone

The Production Team:

Tiger Darrow- Production & Engineering
Andrew Orkin- Production & Engineering on tracks 2, 4, 7, 10, & 11
Michael Wright- Production & Engineering on tracks 2, 4, 7, 10, & 11
Phil Galdston- Production on Lost and Found
Elliot Scheiner- Production & Engineering on Lost and Found
Charlie Rivera- Engineering on Lost and Found
Gina Izzo- Flute Production on Introduction and Interludes 1 & 2
Sam Tall- Production on Swimming Upstream

Mastering by Jacob van der Westhuizen, Benjamin Studio, South Africa
(www.benjaminstudio.co.za)

All songs written, recorded, and produced by Tiger Darrow at the nomadic MadCatter Studios.
Drums for tracks 3, 4, 7, 10, & 11 recorded and mized at Gloryvale Studios in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Drums for Lost and Found recorded in Dolan Studios at NYU.

Cover Photo by Brian Gregory Wilson.

℗© 2013 Tiger Darrow

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Tiger is an Austin, TX raised songwriter currently based in New York City.

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