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Pollyanna's Attic

by Carolyn Arends

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1.
Just Pretending 03:34
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Something to Give 03:21
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3.
What in the World 04:06
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The Wasteland 04:38
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5.
Land of the Living 04:18
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6.
To See Your Face 02:39
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To See Your Face Mark Heard If I ever get to see your face And if you will spare me I know that my allegiance to the human race Will not ensnare me And if I ever get to know your mind And if I survive it I'm certain I will leave a way of life behind I won't revive it Lord, you know I need your love so bad I hardly even have the strength To take your hand If I ever get to hear Your voice And I can take it I'm sure that I will listen To the better choice And I will make it Lord, you know I need your love so bad I hardly even have the strength To take your hand If I ever get to see your face And if you will spare me I know that my allegiance to the human race Will not ensnare me © Word Music, LLC. All Rights Reserved
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Everybody Wants Everything 03:21
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8.
More is Less 04:10
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More is Less Carolyn Arends/Spencer Capier We’ve got food that makes you hungry Drink that makes you sick We’ve got cars that go in circles Real nice clothes that do not fit Here the money makes you paranoid There’s no one you can trust The sex will leave you lonely And the love all turns to rust This is how the world looks when We turn the means into the ends Who on earth would ever guess Less is more and more is less We’ve got sleep that makes you tired ‘Til you’re worn out and depressed We’ve got drugs to make you better ‘Til you feel the side effects Here the dreams will make you bitter And the truth will leave you cold ‘Cause there isn’t any refund On the lies that you are sold This is how the world looks when We turn the means into the ends Who on earth would ever guess Less is more and more is less No one could blame us for wanting more But isn’t it strange who the more leaves us wanting? … wanting This is how the world looks when We turn the means into the ends Who on earth would ever guess Less is more and more is less More is less ©Running Arends Music (ASCAP)/Spencer Capier Music (ASCAP)
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Free 04:22
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10.
No Trespassing 03:17
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11.
Not Alone 04:33
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Not Alone Carolyn Arends We are frightened by the frailty of this life And so we pretend that we are strong Till the telephone starts ringing in the dead of the night And all at once we know the world’s gone wrong When tragedy comes calling, it’ll shake us to the core ‘Til the things we thought were solid aren’t certain anymore But even when our words desert us and our spirits groan We are not alone We are hard pressed, but we are not crushed We are struck down but not destroyed Cause no matter what may happen We are not abandoned We are not alone There are friends who offer comfort, and they mean well But sometimes it’s like salt inside a wound And it’s good to speak of heaven, when it feels more like hell But we ask our hearts for healing much too soon There’s a Man of Sorrows, acquainted with our grief And He’s done His share of crying in the night with no relief There isn’t any heartache that He has not known So we are not alone We are hard pressed, but we are not crushed We are struck down but not destroyed Cause no matter what may happen We are not abandoned We are not alone There’s no use in pretending, some things just don’t make sense And there isn’t any justice, at least not yet But in a while we will remember this is not our home And we are not alone, no We are not alone We are hard pressed, but we are not crushed © Running Arends Music/ASCAP
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I've Got a Hope 04:43
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I’ve Got a Hope Eric Fiedor & Pierce Pettis Man is born to trouble All the days of his life As the sparks fly upward From bonfires at night They fill up the heavens With pin points of light And I've got a hope That is not in this world Time, it is turning Like a plow in the field It roots up the earth And what's hidden is revealed Sowing the future While the past, it is sealed I've got a hope That is not in this world Half of the battle Is only with myself While the other half Is something I can't help Lest I should stumble I try not to forget That every hair is numbered Every footstep, every breath And this life that I'm living It will not end in death I've got a hope That is not in this world I've got a hope that is not in this world ©9/21/00 Cal IV. Publishing/Slapfight Songs (ASCAP) all rights reserved

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* Produced by Carolyn Arends and Roy Salmond
* 10 Arends’ originals, plus covers of Mark Heard’s “To See Your Face” and Pierce Pettis’ “I’ve Got a Hope”
* Layton Howerton, Sheree Plett, and Gayle Salmond contribute guest vocals
* Carolyn calls this her “grumpy” album, but it’s still shot through with hope

"What a freakin’ great album! Who but Carolyn could write penetratingly from the shadows and loss of our society’s tragic and wayward individualism, and yet leave the listener with a good hope? Carolyn is a master of her craft, she keeps getting better and we are the better for it." – Steve Bell, recording artist


"It feels good to tell the truth, even when it is hard, and it feels good to hear it too, especially when it is couched in great songs by an amazing songwriter like Carolyn. In her own words, she says this album is 'darker', but I hear hope more than anything, and the light that comes with telling the truth." - Sara Groves, recording artist


"I came to Pollyanna s Attic with high expectations. But Carolyn Arends exceeded them. In a word, her album is powerful. In more words, it is stunningly, movingly powerful." - Kevan Breitingar, Suite 101.com

"This grower is simple, spacious, spiritual and warm. Very few artists achieve this mix of breath-gentle voice, effortless melody and incisive lyrics." - - Derek Walker, CEN (UK)

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released May 16, 2006

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Carolyn Arends Vancouver, British Columbia

"One of the most affecting communicators in any genre." - Billboard Magazine

Carolyn Arends has released 14 albums and is the author of 3 critically-acclaimed books. 15 of Arends’ songs have become top 10 radio singles on the Canadian pop and US Christian charts. Arends has earned 2 Dove Awards, 3 Juno Nominations, and was recognized as the West Coast Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year. ... more

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