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Seven Wishes

by Sometimes Julie

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1.
Wish on the Wild Side 03:44
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Wish on the Wild Side You beg me, Baby, slow down, take a moment, and make it last But I want it all now, everything, and I want it fast, faster I can’t know how long this life will be, you can’t trust time, you see I want to give you all the love and the laughter, now Feel all the love and laughter… Let’s be wild wishes Wind in our hair, only love on our minds Live like wild wishes And we’re gonna ride, ride, ride These horses are begging us, don’t leave a moment behind Wish on the wild side, wish on the wild side I give you love warm and deep, hold you tight, tighter As we sail through the darkness and the light too The world is gonna give us enough fight, but we are fighters You know you can’t trust time, so I’m counting on me and you Me and you! Let’s be wild wishes Wind in our hair, only love on our minds Live like wild wishes And we’re gonna ride, ride, ride These horses are begging us, don’t leave a moment behind Wish on the wild side, wish on the wild side No doubt, no doubt, I am by your side Live out, live out, what’s in your heart and mind No limits, no limits, we are in it together, in it on this ride… Let’s be wild wishes Wind in our hair, only love on our minds Live like wild wishes And we’re gonna ride, ride, ride These horses are begging us, don’t leave a moment behind Wish on the wild side, wish on the wild side Wish on the wild side, wish on the wild side
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Burning to Be Free 04:14
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Burning to Be Free This house has grown too small This box is ripe with unrest and uncertainty The writing’s seething on the wall Gasoline is pouring and the match is lit We wear our mask of contentment Even lie to ourselves in our dreams We say everything is gonna be alright Just a couple shots and some faith it seems But my skin is bleeding for relief… I’m already on fire You’re already on fire Combustible It’s a palpable heat And I’m past a boiling point, past a turning point Yearning to breathe We are burning, we are burning Burning to be free Could we just walk away? Go where we’re not waiting for the cavalry? There’s gotta be a better place, a better way Can we lose the chains? Can we lose the chains today? I’m already on fire You’re already on fire Combustible It’s a palpable heat And I’m past a boiling point, past a turning point Yearning to breathe We are burning, we are burning Burning to be free All those little boxes stuffed like tinder Burning down to the last cinder Will we land on our feet? Are these even our streets anymore? All those little boxes lit like tinder Burning down to the last cinder Will we land on our feet? Can we keep our promises Anymore, anymore? I’m already on fire You’re already on fire Combustible It’s a palpable heat And I’m past a boiling point, past a turning point Yearning to breathe We are burning, we are burning Burning, we are burning Burning to be free Burning, burning to be free Burning, burning to be free We are burning, burning to be free
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If I Said 03:47
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If I Said We don’t see eye to eye Nobody would think we’d walk hand in hand Most days I can’t get out of your way The only fact that opposites attract Would you take a chance with me? If I said I…would you turn and walk away? If I mean I…would you turn around and stay? If I cried I can’t live without you, would you laugh in my face? If I let my silence do the talking What would you say? What would you say? We both bring too much fire Neither one can see beyond the smoke If I say something kind to you, will you call me a liar? Does it turn out I’m just a joke? Oh, will you take a chance with me? Take a chance with me If I said I…would you turn and walk away? If I mean I…would you turn around and stay? If I cried I can’t live without you, would you laugh in my face? If I let my silence do the talking What would you say? What would you say? I want to sing to you, but what about keeping my feet on the ground? Feel the earth firmly beneath me now Uncertain winds are blowing, driving me to hold on to my words closely But here it goes… If I said I love you, if I mean I need you If I cried I can’t live without you, would you laugh in my face? If I let my silence do the talking If I said I love you, if I mean I need you If I cried I can’t live without you, would you laugh in my face? If I let my silence do the talking What would you say? What would you say? What would you say? What would you say?
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Missed the Boat 03:59
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Missed the Boat From the day I was born They shoved destiny in my mouth Like a spoon full of sand with a crazy mom and a daddy I never had From the day I was born I knew I had to get the hell out Of Phoenix, Arizona If it’s the last thing I ever did It was a hot dark night Cactus in my rearview Under brittle starlight I headed west California, land of promises I had to reach the shore on time What if I missed the boat? What if my ship set sail? What if my time has come and gone without me? What if I missed the boat? What if my ship is sailing On the high blue sea? I’m gonna find me a crew And a captain that’s true And a fleet that’s sure and seaworthy Summer party on the block Cold ones on the sidewalk Sweet band playing I’m singing along Mikey, little brother With his arm around my shoulder Says, “Sis’, hey Sis’, What if this is where you belonged all along”? California, land of promises I need a time machine And a magic ball California, landed in the right place Did I hear the siren’s call? What if I missed the boat? What if my ship set sail? What if my time has come and gone without me? What if I missed the boat? What if my ship is sailing On the high blue sea? I’m gonna find me a crew, And a captain that’s true, And a fleet that’s sure and seaworthy Keep time, say it’s not too late Beat time, hope it’s not too late Cheat time, and pray it’s not too late What if I missed the boat? What if my ship set sail? What if my time has come and gone without me? What if I missed the boat? What if my ship is sailing On the high blue sea? I’m gonna find me a crew, And a captain that’s true, And a fleet that’s sure and seaworthy I’m gonna find me a crew, And a captain that’s true, And a fleet that’s sure and seaworthy I’m gonna find me a crew, And a captain that’s true, And a fleet that’s sure and seaworthy
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Don't Take What's Not Yours 03:37
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Don’t Take What’s Not Yours Throw down every ounce and pound you’ve got Throw out every shady doubt or thought Throw in every loss or win or struggle Put them in the box, take your fresh chance Throw up every ball you couldn’t juggle Keep up every love you’d love to take down Hold it up to the light with your right And with your left hand give them back their plans Don’t take what’s not yours Fly and be free No don’t take what you don’t need Fly and be free Throw back every catch that wasn’t ready Throw back every daddy who said “you’re mine” Throw hard when you give back your mama’s lies They’re history, take your fresh chance Make a name that fits you like a glove Own your space so you can rise above Leave off the notion that you owe them anything Or they owe you less than the truth Don’t take what’s not yours Fly and be free No don’t take what you don’t need Fly and be free Don’t take their lies on as yours Don’t take their pain on as yours Live your life, your singular life as yours And fly, fly, fly, and be free Look up, let the starlight fill your eyes Pull up tall and see how you shine Give up heartbreak’s hold on your forever Put it in the box marked “open never” Don’t take what’s not yours Fly and be free No don’t take what you don’t need Fly and be free, oh fly, fly and be free Fly and be free
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Nowhere to Go 03:06
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Nowhere to Go See the sea crash behind her eyes And her soul drowning in the tide The swells swallowing her voice There are no words for this hurt too big to be heard With a love that’ll never leave her side And a hope that doesn't know when to die A heavy rock that needs to roll Oh this love, this love’s got nowhere to go Stack the stone on the stones in the pit of her And the looks piling on when they pity her It’s those lines running through her mind About swimming back in time The only words she can endure To soothe her in this world With a love that’ll never leave her side And a hope that doesn't know when to die A heavy rock that needs to roll Oh this love, this love’s got nowhere to go It’s that weight on her heart It’s that weight on her heart, crushing current And she can’t hold on It’s that weight on her heart It’s that weight on her heart, crushing torrent And you know, you know she can’t hold on With a love that’ll never leave her side And a hope that doesn't know when to die A heavy rock that needs to roll Oh this love, this love’s got nowhere This love’s got nowhere This love’s got nowhere to go
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Fool's Wish 03:23
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Fool’s Wish Did I see you at the bus stop? Were you there at the carwash As I was passing by? Were you there at the station? Did I see you in the airport Out of the corner of my eye? Looking everywhere And every day I catch a glimpse It’s a fool’s wish I need a miracle to make it come true Suffer a fool’s wish Like in the movie I saw with you The one where the hero lives The one where he promises To never go away again I want to paint a poster To hang on every corner Show how you’d look in years gone by Offer a reward Maybe then I’d find you Feels like you’re still alive Looking everywhere And every day I catch a glimpse It’s a fool’s wish I need a miracle to make it come true Suffer a fool’s wish Like in that movie I saw with you The one where the hero lives The one where he promises To never go away again Every night I dream you return You come back through that door No, that day never happened No goodbye on the shore You’re well and whole And you’re not in pain anymore You’re well and whole And you’re not in pain anymore It’s a fool’s wish I need a miracle to make it come true Suffer a fool’s wish Like in that movie I saw with you The one where the hero lives The one where the hero lives Oh it’s a fool’s wish I need a miracle to make it come true

about

Sometimes Julie is thrilled to release their fifth and latest album, Seven Wishes. As with their four previous albums, the songs on Seven Wishes are steeped in Sometimes Julie’s rock roots. But pop, country, and blues territories are also explored.

While not a concept album per se, Seven Wishes does reveal a cohesive theme. Whether it is for love, healing, freedom, excitement, success, acceptance, or redemption, each of the seven songs is a visceral yearning – a wish. Feelings of overwhelming desire for something, attainable or otherwise, are intensely and universally relatable and displayed throughout the album.

Recorded at Pacific Beat Recording and BigRock Studios, the usual Sometimes Julie suspects appear on this latest effort (Monica Sorenson, Rick Walker, Anthony Sarain, Bruce Paul Allen, Dave Fuller, and frequent collaborator Andy Machin). Seven Wishes also includes some special guest contributors, including Laura Chavez (guitar), Roger Friend (percussion), Larry Grano (drums), and Clair Allison & Yvonne Fuller (backing vocals).

Also notable, Seven Wishes is the first Sometimes Julie album where Monica Sorenson is featured not only as lead vocalist but also as an instrumentalist. Monica learned to play piano during the pandemic, and she lends her new talent to a few of the new songs.

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released December 31, 2023

All songs written and produced by Monica Sorenson and Rick Walker
Recorded at Pacific Beat Recording and Bigrock Studios
Engineered by Alan Sanderson and Andy Machin
Co-produced, mixed and mastered by Andy Machin, Bigrock Studios
Cover photograph by John Hancock Photography

Monica Sorenson – lead vocals (1-7), piano (2,7)
Rick Walker – guitar (1-7), bass (4), keyboard (4,7), percussion (1,3,4,5), vocals (4)
Anthony Sarain –saxophone (4), flute (2), keyboard (3,5,6)
Andy Machin – guitar (1-7), bass (7), keyboard (1,3,5), vocals (4)
Bruce Paul Allen – bass (1,2,3,5,6)
Dave Fuller – drums (1,3,5,6)
Clair Allison – vocals (1,2,4,5), cello (7)
Laura Chavez – guitar (5,7)
Roger Friend – percussion (7)
Yvonne Fuller – vocals (1-7)
Larry Grano – drums (2,4,7), percussion (2,4)

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Sometimes Julie, one of San Diego’s most engaging and original rock bands, is the musical brainchild of singer/songwriters Monica Sorenson and Rick Walker.

Sometimes Julie is thrilled to release their fifth and latest album, Seven Wishes. As with their previous albums, the songs on Seven Wishes are steeped in Sometimes Julie’s rock roots. But pop, country, and blues territories are also explored. ... more

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