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Mama

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Mama
by Solvej Schou ©

Twenty five years ago
We buried you underground
I built a statue of you in my head
That's come crumbling down
Oh mama
Oh mama
Oh mama
Oh mama

When you were lying there
We've got the same brown eyes, brown hair
And I knew what I would look like
In 25 years
Oh mama
Oh mama
Oh mama
Oh mama

And you were born with the blood
After war in your veins
Did you ever feel good enough?
Did you ever feel alive enough?
Did you ever feel good enough?

Secrets and lies
Become a silent mouth
When you're holding your 9-year-old daughter
In your arms
Skeletons as big as the world
Your heart must have wanted to break
But you lied to your memory
And you lied to my face
Oh mama
Oh mama
Oh mama
Oh mama

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from Solvej Schou, released December 18, 2014
Solvej Schou – vocals, guitar, keyboard

Produced by Solvej Schou
Recorded by Dan Heck in Alhambra, CA and Mark Mastopietro in Echo Park in Los Angeles, and mixed and mastered by Dan Heck

Cover photo by Matt Sayles
Album design by Braveland
All songs written and arranged by Solvej Schou
© 2014 Solvej Schou

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Solvej Schou Pasadena, California

Raised in Hollywood, and the grandchild of Holocaust survivors, Solvej Schou showcases a vocal strut with guitar inspired by Janis Joplin, Etta James, PJ Harvey and Patti Smith. Personal and political, her 2019 album “Quiet For Too Long” is filled with ferocious vocals, soulful lyrics and fuzz-soaked rock ‘n’ roll. LA Weekly featured the record as album of the week. She released her debut in 2014. ... more

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