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A Beautiful World

by Calista Garcia

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1.
I just saw a man propose to a woman, they couldn't have been more than 18 They fell in love in a beautiful garden in the heat of a midsummer dream And he says he's gonna take care of her, and give her what she needs She's a strange little bird, miss Alabama queen I just saw a man with his head on the shoulder of his debutante devotee He was looking across the cafe table making coyote's eyes at me So I asked the waiter in the Graceland shirt, "Why did I move to Tennessee?" And he said, "Buck up, kid, I have reason to believe you'll be received..." So I'm synchronized swimming in the great primordial soup And I'm just beginning to look past the truth And I'm looking for a lover whose star's crossed with mine I'm deep blue diving, and baby, I'm doing fine I just saw a woman smash the windows of her ex boyfriend's Chevrolet She said, "The blame's really on me, I only got in it for the games Cause I don't like it when they're nice to me, it just doesn't compute When no one's bold enough to tell the truth" I just saw a woman button her shirt a little higher and shield her eyes Her bio says she's a movie character, but these days she's just a figment of whispers and lies Cause it's the ones who smile the brightest, who most wanna see you bleed They'll cut you down for trying to be free So I'm synchronized swimming in the great primordial soup And I'm just beginning to look past the truth And I'm looking for some meaningful use of my time I'm deep blue diving, and baby, I'm doing fine I just saw myself in someone's eyes and knew I was being seen And I just felt someone hold me so tightly that they aired out all my griefs Now I can't help but trust him, so I guess we'll see how that goes Took my hang ups and crushed 'em, now I'm letting go Cause we're all floating away in the great absolute And from the beginning that's been the truth And the stars aren't too far away to let up a sign We're deep blue diving, and baby, we'll be alright Deep blue diving, and baby, I'm doing fine
2.
If you’re hungry, I’ll put the oven on And if you’re tired, you can sleep in my arms And if you’re lonely, I’ll always be your friend And if a screw gets loose, I’ll tighten it again But these days are different, everyone’s sad all the time And I don’t know how to restore your faith in humankind And turning off the news won’t make it any less real How can I shield you from the pain that you can’t help but feel? Well, I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do I’m gonna change the world, darling I’m gonna do it all for you Change it for you I’m gonna make it a kinder place to live in This I swear to you My love, my love, my love (x2) I’m gonna change the world for you My love, my love, my love (x2) I’m gonna change the world for you If you’re freezing, I will wrap you up And if you’re thirsty, I will fill your cup And if your vision’s blurry and you can’t get home I will pick you up, I’d never leave you alone And tomorrow, when the day begins And the yellow morning sun shines on your skin Your laugh will ring like a bell, your smile will reach your eyes All the blues you felt now painted into the sky Yeah, I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do I’m gonna change the world, darling I’m gonna do it all for you Change it for you I’m gonna make it a kinder place to live in This I swear to you My love, my love, my love (x2) I’m gonna change the world for you My love, my love, my love (x2) I’m gonna change the world for you So close your eyes, and sleep real tight I’m gonna make tomorrow alright I love you forever, and there’s peace in sight I’m gonna make tomorrow alright I’m gonna make tomorrow alright Mm, that’s what I’m gonna do I’m gonna change the world, darling I’m gonna do it all for you Change it for you I’m gonna make it a kinder place to live in This I swear to you My love, my love, my love (x2) I’m gonna change the world for you My love, my love, my love (x2) I’m gonna change the world for you
3.
Blackberry canyons, rooftop sinkholes Ventura highways, unpaved backroads Tower of Babel, Rosetta stones Band of disciples, feeling alone Texas sunrise, sleeping in late Going fishing, not taking the bait Frantic repression, evident fate Pipe dreams to clog up, and gold to create Whoa It keeps eating at me and I’m starting to fray When you move, your colors start shifting And you go on and change, but I just stay the same And a hint of the veil is lifting Telling me something’s wrong Something’s wrong and that’s the truth Don’t you dare look at me with pity when I stick around for you Drunk ballerinas, wallflower sighs Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde Laugh like a monkey, puppy dog eyes Suffocating summer air and clear, blue skies Whoa It keeps eating at me and I’m starting to fray When you move, your colors start shifting And you go on and change, but I just stay the same And a hint of the veil is lifting Telling me something’s wrong Something’s wrong and that’s the truth Don’t you dare look at me with pity when I stick around for you Don’t you dare look at me with pity when I stick around for you Rainbow scarves, ripped blue jeans Baking soda, kerosene What you say, and what you mean Half the time, this gets to me
4.
The first time I got lost was in November I didn’t know I missed you till I found your empty chair I thought of all the times I can’t remember The times that you were with me, but I didn’t see you there A stone dropped into water makes a ripple The stone sinks to the bottom, but the ripple carries on I know I can’t explain life’s many riddles But I still feel you with me Long after you’re gone Last night, I stared out into the darkness And I picked out the star that looked the most like you Tonight, I looked again and couldn’t find it I guess while left kept moving, the stars were moving, too A stone dropped into water makes a ripple The stone sinks to the bottom, but the ripple carries on I know I can’t explain life’s many riddles But I still feel you near me Long after you’re gone Now, I’m sitting in the room you lived and died in Trying to make music with the things you left behind Late at night, it’s you I still confide in Tell me, am I reaching, or are you sending me a sign? A stone dropped into water makes a ripple The stone sinks to the bottom, but the ripple carries on I know I can’t explain life’s many riddles But I still feel you love me Long after you’re gone Oh, I still feel you love me Long after you’re gone
5.
Life moves like a train With no conductor, no tracks and no brakes Life can feel like a game Where they change the rules every time that you play And I can’t count all the ways My plans have been dashed by some new twist of fate But still I know, it’s a truth beyond faith That I will be looking on your smiling face Under the magnolia tree Some sunny day Under the magnolia tree Yeah, I’ll meet you there when things turn out okay Today has stolen my pride Tracing the tracks of the tears from my eyes Today no matter how hard I tried I stayed in the dark, could not turn on the light And I have never been the type To ignore the road while I’m searching for signs But still I know in my heart that it’s right And I will be seeing you, seeing me, seeing you, sometime Under the magnolia tree Some starry night Under the magnolia tree Yeah, I’ll meet you there when things turn out alright You win and you lose There’s greens and there’s blue But we’re gonna pull through Cause I’ll be seeing you Under the magnolia tree Some sunny day Under the magnolia tree Yeah, I’ll meet you there when things turn out okay Under the magnolia tree Some starry night Under the magnolia tree Yeah, I’ll meet you there when things turn out alright
6.
Where have all the angels gone? I just wanna talk They’re in the jingle-jangle morning-light Shrouded in a cloud of fog And I know you’re always strung up Like a puppet to your heartstrings Can’t help caring And it’s scaring you today So tend you your dreamland Nurture it with love The only hope for tomorrow Is what we dream of Cause I know you’re a romantic With your chin resting on your knuckles With your sweet tooth, honeysuckle It’s alright It’s alright When the wind knocks down your castle walls Leaving you exposed as the hard rain falls When you think you’ll wash away I’ll hold you down And all I ask for in return Is you understand how much you’re worth This barren ground is a beautiful world With you around

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I release this project to you with the greatly held hope that the phrase “you get out what you put in" holds true. I decided to title it "A Beautiful World" because I wrote these songs during a year where I felt trapped in a world that was plagued, literally and metaphorically. And I felt like if I wrote about a better one, I'd wake up to it one day. This process has been one of both trial and tremendous joy. Making this record made me so happy. It was also intense at times. That can happen when you really care about what you're creating. It's brought me goosebumps and shivers and long smiles that I didn't realize were still on my face. I hope this record brings you joy. I hope it brings you catharsis. I hope it makes you feel good about the present we live in, even if just for a moment. We’ve made it. It's finally here.

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released October 29, 2021

Produced by Calista Garcia and Buddy Speir
Recorded by Buddy Speir and engineered by Sean Russell
at 38North Studio in Falls Church, VA in December 2020
Mixed by Jim Scott (Plyrz Studios), Valencia CA
Mastered by Richard Dodd, Nashville TN
Photography by Richard Krissel and Lainey Wood
Design by Lainey Wood

All songs written by Calista Garcia (ASCAP) © 2019 & 2020 except Track 4 © 2020 written by Calista Garcia, Rachel Weisbart & Patrick Joseph Oberstaedt (ASCAP)

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Calista Garcia Arlington, Virginia

Indie folk-rock singer-songwriter Calista Garcia brings mix of complexity and sophistication to her confessional musings that carry a hint of pop and blues. Her style harkens back to ’70s classic acts such as Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell, but with a fresh modern twist. The multi-award winner is a Takamine guitar artist. ... more

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