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Roller Rink

by The Still, Small Voice

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I didn’t want you to see me like that / crying at the roller rink /
Slamming stall doors and yelling / all my first obscenities /
But those girls were picking on my friends / and we were all on skates /
With no way to defend ourselves / at my eighth grade birthday.

So I wore my favorite blouse / the one with the real long sleeves /
And tied my hair with butterflies / so I could feel pretty /
But the boy on the bus called me fat /and I felt my tiny heart collapse /
Now I’m running to nowhere and I can’t eat / ’til I burn a hundred calories.

Oh what a wonder life is / You can’t resist or fight it.

Well, here’s the kicker of it all: / humans rise after we fall /
We’re like roller coasters taking off / our stomachs drop, our bones go soft /
Somewhere along the lines I learned / there was more that I deserved /
And love is something you can’t earn / if it’s worth working for.

Oh what a wonder life is / You can’t resist or fight it.

And If I ever have a daughter / I hope she knows there’s more to offer /
I hope she knows there’s more to life / than taking up less space /
‘Cause I found a home inside my skin / an apartment made of exposed brick /
And a city where I love to live / with a birthday coming up.

Oh what a wonder life is / You can’t resist or fight it / You just exist inside it /
The best is yet / the best is yet / the best is yet to come.

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released June 10, 2020
Written & Produced by: Christiana Benton
Guitar & Vocals: Christiana Benton
Pedal Steel & Keys: Evan Sieling
Mixed by: Josh Bonanno
Mastered by: Sam Moses at Moses Mastering

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The Still, Small Voice Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Still, Small Voice is the melodic indie-rock project of Christiana Benton, currently based out of Philadelphia, PA.

Her touring and studio bands have featured a rotation of friends-turned-collaborators. TSSV is currently working on a new full-length album to be released through Know Hope Records this year.
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