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What's in It for You?

by Ally Corbett

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1.
Dogs outside are sounding human tonight Take a look one more time at the Northern lights Before I get in bed where I’ll be Warmer than I’ve been in years Warmer than I have been Invite you over to my house again You have a car but not a coat that suits this weather And you don’t live far Nothing is far in this town Nothing is ever very far And when you’re here we sing those same old songs Like repeating words will somehow right all our wrongs There’s a box of wine on the counter for us to drink I bought that one the last time I was in Yellowknife And it won’t last long Nothing does in this town Nothing lasts in this town
2.
Watch another Law & Order, put the kettle on The chaos and disorder of the world we’re living on It really got me in the feelings It really got me in the heart And it’s so revealing when I don’t play my part I never ask you 20 questions Or look you in the eye These years are the best ones The years before we die What’s in it for you? X 4 We could’ve watched another Law & Order We could’ve put the kettle on And the chaos and disorder of the world we’re living on Could have caught me in the crossfire Could have let me think I’d won Could have taken all my chances And rolled them into one Could have left me on the dance floor The last one having fun Knowing who was done for And who had more to run What’s in it for you? X 4
3.
Molly Maid 03:32
If you were to die in a hotel room at night, would the maid come in the morning? Would she die of fright? Would she change the linen, notify the next of kin and then get straight to work replacing miniature shampoos? Would she move your body or would she let you be? What if you were clutching the remote for the TV? She might dust the lampshade, or she might vacuum up She just might quit her job and say she’d seen enough And in the hotel lobby, suitcase in hand, stands the archetype of the modern businessman Hearing the commotion from room 202, he’d make a point to stay there on his travels through He would lie so silent, in the bed where your heart stopped beating And wonder to himself oh can I recreate this feeling Starting to imagine the life you must have lived He’d wonder if you did regret the living that you did The missing information was that you knew your fate You picked that palindrome hotel room for that specific date You wouldn’t want your children to find you on the floor You’d rather have a Molly Maid come knock at your death’s door
4.
People are trying to own each other’s hearts Own each other’s hearts People are trying to own each other’s hearts Own each other’s hearts Weak attempts at courting Landing in a pile of quality assurance recordings For the best of mankind they’ll never be sorted They’ll never be sorted We’ll never hear the recordings x 4 Of people just trying to own each other’s hearts Own each other’s hearts Own each other’s hearts Own each other’s hearts After 10 years of marriage Your feelings wind up in a box full of records That have never been sorted before Now they’ll never be sorted We’ll never hear the recordings x 4 Of people just trying to own each other’s hearts Own each other’s hearts Own each other’s hearts Own each other’s hearts

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all songs copyright alison corbett
recorded at frederick house audio
vocals for track 3 recorded by jake nicoll
mixed by alec spiegelman
mastered by philip shaw bova
artwork by greg hoosier
layout by patrick thomas canning
released by Long Lost Pal Records

huge thanks to billy and silas, steve and wendy, patrick, michelle, and malcolm, steve wood and family, katie corbett and family, mark and lynn, bob egan, tim swaddling, michael winograd, mathias and ariel, onion honey, janna and andrew, al tuck, greg hoosier, allison brown, dave lacalamita, kieran north, taylor esch, die una, and jerry orbach.

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released May 6, 2022

Alison Corbett: guitar (1-4), vocals (1-4), violin (1)
Benj Rowland: octave mandolin (3), accordion (1, 2, 4)
Dave Pike: bass (1, 3, 4)
Grady Caplin: bass (2), guitar (3, 4), pedal steel (1, 2, 4), lap steel (1)
Josh Fewings: drums (1-4)
Spencer Chakedis: guitar (1-4)

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Ally Corbett Kitchener, Ontario

The human brain is naturally wired to make good decisions when the unconscious mind works it out. Ally Corbett's songwriting puts these decisions into sonic form, creating a space for ideas (sometimes quirky, sometimes dark) to snowball and spin into catchy melodies. ... more

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