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Lipstick

by Jessi Robertson

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A nasty, blues-drenched guitar riff is at the heart of "Lipstick", an anthem to the excess and anonymity of New York City. The heroine stumbles from one conquest to the next while rightly asking "How can I get high, when you always bring me down?" A staccato drum rhythm heightens the slightly off-kilter energy of the band, while Robertson pushes her vocals to the edge, a hair's breadth away from fracturing.

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Lyrics:
Pull that blind and cover that window up.
Too much light in my eyes, I’m going blind from the drink and the drug.

How can I get high when you always bring me down?
One more cheap trick, a fresh coat of lipstick, another one down.

Talk dirty baby, play me your shaky guitar.
Nothing gives me the blues like your blue eyes begging alms at the back of the bar.

How can I get high when you always bring me down?
One more cheap trick, a fresh coat of lipstick, another one down.

I am not your mother.
I don't wanna be your lover.
You better find someone else to discover,
I'm gonna pull down the blinds and recover.

How can I get high when you always bring me down?
One more cheap trick, a fresh coat of lipstick, another one down.

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released November 4, 2014
Written by Jessi Robertson
Published by Trash and Blossoms Music (BMI)

Produced by Omer Leibovitz
Recorded & Mixed by Aaron Nevezie at The Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk

Instrumentation
Jessi Robertson - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Omer Leibovitz - Lead Guitar
Layton Weedeman - Drums
Alex Picca - Bass

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Photo, Design & Layout by Jessi Robertson

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Jessi Robertson Nashville, Tennessee

Jessi Robertson is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter whose work navigates the boundaries between reality and imagination, and lays bare her own emotional truths.

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