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Give and Take

by Laura Mulcahy

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Music and Lyrics by Laura Mulcahy

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You say that you give
Without a second of thought
You don't take
But then I know you expect my time
What's on your mind?
You always wanna know

You say that you give
And you give and you give
You never get
A single thing in return
But where are you tonight?
You always wanna know

I'll only take up
A minute of your time
I have spent hours
Composing this rhyme
If you haven't noticed
Its a little unfair
That you say you give and give
But you take and take and take

If you wanna stay
Slow down darling
Stop driving me away
I'll leave today
If I don't get the chance to take a breath on my own
It's not a question
I'm making a statement
I don't owe you anything

You made a mistake
Just don’t make it again
I let it go
For the last of a hundred times
I swore to myself
I won't play this game

I’ve been walked over too many times to
remember
I won’t take it
I know that you know
You don't get one last try

I'll only take up
A minute of your time
I have spent hours
Composing this rhyme
If you haven't noticed
Its a little unfair
That you say you give and give
But you take and take and take

If you wanna stay
Slow down darling
Stop driving me away
I'll leave today
If I don't get the chance to take a breath on my own
It's not a question
I'm making a statement
I don't owe you anything

credits

released August 21, 2018
VOCALS, KEYS, BV ARRANGEMENT - Laura Mulcahy
GUITAR - Luke Patrick
BASS - Aidan Arnold
DRUMS - Steve Fischer
ALTO, TENOR & BARI SAX, HORN ARRANGEMENT - Andrew Ball
BACKING VOCALS - Aidan Arnold, Ceitlin Campbell, Charlotte Melzer, Daniel Aring, David Comber, Frances Turner, Genevieve Walden, Jaki Page, Joshua Aide, Lia Surrentino, Louise Smith, Marley Thomas, Matthew Adie, Naoya Yamanato, Riley Anderson, Sage Parker, Samantha Fenwick, Sharon Smith
PRODUCED, ENGINEERED & MIXED by Shaun Pryor
ASSISTANT ENGINEERING - Owen Arnold
MASTERING - Matthew Gray


Recorded between July & August 2018, at the QLD Academy for Creative Industries (QACI) in Kelvin Grove.

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Laura Mulcahy Brisbane, Australia

Guaranteed to get stuck in your head, Laura Mulcahy's music sits in the sweet spot between old-school soul and heartfelt piano driven songwriting—with a little gospel & blues sass. Taking cues from artists like Sara Bareilles, Allen Stone and John Mayer, Laura’s music is as likely to get you dancing as it is to melt you into a puddle of feelings. ... more

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