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3​,​000 Volts

from To the North (Full Album) by Lora Bidner

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Hey now I save the best for the last.
Held me down and I fought me back
Until I was a barren, black hole.
And oh, happiness?
I only dreamt of it
In black and white,
Then when I’d open my eyes, a nightmare was my life.

So I couldn’t take it anymore,
So I took it to his throat.
And I never felt more free
Than when I drew that blade close.
Yeah well I told them it was me;
The handcuffs on my wrists were cold.

And well you should’a seen their faces,
when I took the stand, I raised my right hand.
Yeah I had my reasons,
But they could never understand.
Yeah well I, I knew where my fate lied when I felt his blood all on my hands.

But I confess,
I’ve never taken my life so seriously, ’till I was looking down death row.
And yeah father, you can pray for me, but I am quite sure of where I’ll go.
No no, it’s not heaven, hell or limbo, it’s a place that you’ll never know.
But you’ll be watching in the front row,
While my head’s pumped with 3,000 volts.
I’ll light up like a firefly,
Then I’ll be gone like those memories when I was five.

Jars in our hands,
Oh running through the fields,
Eyes wide.

Hey now I save the best for the last.
My big finish when I finished him off
And now my contempt lies six-feet under the grass.
I may look like a caged bird to you now,
Just wait until they set me free
Yeah I’ll light up like a firefly,
I’ll be those sparks shining in your eyes.
Your eyes your eyes
Your eyes, your eyes

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from To the North (Full Album), released September 13, 2015

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Lora Bidner Toronto, Ontario

Lora Bidner is a compelling, three-time SOCAN foundation award winning, Canadian screen composer, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Her original song "3,000 Volts" from her 2015 album To the North won the 2018 Colleen Peterson Songwriting award. She holds a Masters of Music Technology from the University of Toronto and is an Alumni of the Canadian Film Center Slaight Family Music Lab . ... more

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