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Wars Our Mothers Fought

by Sharkk Heartt

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erinmack Lara’s resonant voice shines out like a beacon, merging the personal and the political and daring to imagine a world where we all have our needs met as a matter of course. She asks big questions against buoyant electronic beats, but her deep hooks and gorgeous range make the inquiry feel anything but pedantic. She deserves to have her name in lights, but until then, we can all be grateful to bask in the warm glow of her vision, gently nudging us towards a world in which we are all just enough. Favorite track: Call Us What We Are.
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1.
One Step 04:00
when you walked away I lost my anchor the world fell upside down I've been swimming at odd angles tracking the surface but I still can't open my mouth One step, one step, one breath, one breath one step, one step, one when you walked away I was a sailor mapping my way out now I live here underwater I find my way forward but I still can't open my mouth One step, one step, one breath, one breath one step, one step, one I am a lighthouse I am a whale's eye I am the ocean I am a cloud I am the voice that knows what the truth is I am a small child, can't open my mouth can't open my mouth through the water if I look at it long enough do you think I'll be strong enough if I look at it long enough do you think I'll be strong enough to let it go I was a mountain I am the fallout I have been angry gather the clouds I am a word that knows it is useless I am a small child, can't open my mouth can't open my mouth, open my mouth through the water One step, one step, one breath, one breath one step, one step, one
2.
We’ve been running, never fast enough We’ve been hunted, we take the punches, and then we get back up We’ve been burdened, we’ve endured the pain We’ve been outspoken, we’ve been hoping, we would see the change You say that we earn what we work for, you say if it sells it has a worth You say sweetheart, the choice is yours Don’t call me sweetheart unless you’re my sweetheart And if you were my sweetheart you’d know I’ve played the right cards, now you can do your part And don’t call me sweetheart. Call us what we are We’re still waging wars our mothers fought We’re still taking what we can make to give it all we’ve got You say that we earn what we work for, you say if it sells it has a worth You say sorry darlin’, we can’t do more Don’t call me darlin’ unless you’re my darlin’ And if you were my darlin’ you’d know I’ve seen your false starts, you bet some bad cards Ran away with the wrong hearts, now call us what we are (3x) Warrior We’ll play the drumbeat We need you marching Don’t call me sweetheart Call me warrior
3.
Work Fires 03:32
hey, it could be that we found it we've danced around it, never committed yeah, I want a chance to show you I wanna know you've seen what I can do but you tell me don't wait, tonight you can't put me first say you gotta stay late, to put out a fire at work I wanna be one of your work fires gotta stay late to put me out I wanna be one of your work fires, baby make you forget about everything else hey, you know it when you feel it I'm not here to steal it, got to be the right fit yeah, but don't you write me off yet I'm a cost I can offset, let me prove it I want your tie loosened, to get your mind ready want you makin' excuses why you gotta stay here with me I wanna be one of your work fires gotta stay late to put me out I wanna be one of your work fires, baby make you forget about everything else I wanna be, I wanna be one of your work fires I wanna be, I wanna be in your hands I wanna be, I wanna be your problem I wanna burn, I wanna burn so hot you can't stand it I made a promise I'm gonna keep I made a promise (I'm a force of nature) I'm gonna keep (let the storm change you) I wanna be, I wanna be one of your work fires I wanna be, I wanna be in your hands I wanna be, I wanna be your problem I wanna burn, I wanna burn so hot you can't stand it
4.
so you don't know what the hell you're doing here get in line join the rest of us signing up for a long ride so you think you're not better off for what you started with then let's take it away see how far you make it with nothing but the suit you were wearing on your birthday, baby I’ve got nothing but family now, got nothing but family now And the empire we built was barely standing I’ve got nothing but family now, got nothing but family now And the empire we built is a body burning I’ve tasted just enough of what it’s like to skim the bottom I know there’s always further I could fall We like to think that we could all be islands But baby, so often it’s a brother, a sister, who keeps us hanging on We’ve got nothing but family now, got nothing but family now And the empire we built was barely standing We’ve got nothing but family now, got nothing but family now And the empire we built is a body burning When we don’t feel safe gotta save each other, when we don’t feel safe When we don’t feel safe gotta save each other, when we don’t feel safe They cannot take one of us out without taking both of us down They cannot take one of us out without taking both of us down We’ve got nothing but family now, got nothing but family now And the empire we built is a baby crying We’ve got nothing but family now, got nothing but family now And the empire we built is a teenage hellion We’ve got nothing but family now, got nothing but family now And the empire we built needs all our love to grow up
5.
This is a test This is a test Take it or need it Can you calm the beast but let the storm rage Can you unravel in a contained space Can you stare the fire down and be unchanged Or do you run into the smoke to rescue every precious thing This is a test Take it or This is a test Need it Oh, can you be all things at once, can you be all things at once Can you be alone Oh, can you be all things at once, can you be all things at once Can you fall and fall again This is a test Take it or This is a test Need it Can you fall, can you fall, can you fall again, fall Oh, can you be all things at once, can you be all things at once Can you be alone Oh, can you be all things at once, can you be all things at once Can you fall and fall again This is a test
6.
Oh, when the dusk came down When the dusk came down Oh, in the hush we found, in the hush we found Wait for it, wait for it, ‘till the night falls all the way Oh, when the dusk came down When the dusk came down Oh, in the hush we found, in the hush we found Our breathing was the loudest sound Our breathing was the loudest sound Wait for it, wait for it, ‘till the night falls all the way
7.
When all of this is over I’ll be what I always was I will stand without a veil where you can see me When the stones forget to bind themselves and buildings fall to dust I’ll reflect the way you thought you could defeat me And this will hurt, and this will break you It’s good to break when something needs to change And I’ll be here, I’ll always love you But I will not intervene to save you pain When we are young again and we meet back where time begins At the birth of everything, about to watch it all I will kiss you in the moment just before we can imagine We will ever be so divided we could fall And it will shine, it will deceive us It will seem so perfect it could never end And we will think love cannot leave us But we will lose what we forget to defend And this will hurt, and it will break you It’s good to break when something needs to change Now we are here, and I still love you But I will not intervene to save you pain

about

Four years ago, Sharkk Heartt singer-songwriter Lara Ruggles found herself driving to Tucson, Arizona to move in with her dad and stepmom. Life was not turning out the way she had planned. At the time, Lara was 30, enduring heartbreak, reeling from a band breakup, and unable to keep her bills paid. She was feeling rudderless and bracing for the start of the Trump administration.

“I was questioning the hell out of myself,” the Tucson, Arizona-based artist recalls. “I was writing songs that were bigger than me, finally - that dealt with things in the world on a larger scale than just me and my own emotional experience. These songs gave me purpose in a time when I had lost the thread.”

Sharkk Heartt’s debut, Wars Our Mothers Fought, features these seismic songs. They are culled from a transformative and tumultuous time during which Lara learned the necessity of intersectionality in activism. Spurred on by her close relationship with several LGBTQ friends, the realization that “no one is liberated until everyone is liberated” hit home. The resulting, impactful 7-song album from this epiphanic time features moody downtempo electro-pop music paired with sharp political and cultural commentary. Sharkk Heartt’s music would fit snugly on a Spotify playlist alongside artists such as Vagabon, London Grammar, and Florence + the Machine.

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released April 16, 2021

Lara Ruggles: vox, keys, samples, production
Andrew Bates: bass, Work Fires, Nothing But Family, This is a Test
Tyler Sabbag: drums, Call Us What We Are
Kevin Larkin: samples & synths, production assist: Work Fires, This WIll Hurt, Nothing But Family
Jillian Bessett, Noa Martucci, Nikita Wolff, Stells di Rossi, Misty Tea: backup vox, Call Us What We Are

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