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Nola is a singer songwriter slowly coming out from the rock of imposter syndrome she's been living under. She writes/sings about love, loss, wild things, and intergenerational trauma. Currently you can mostly find her songs in her friends' living rooms, but hopefully that will change in the future!

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Audio description: acoustic guitar, soft piano and bass, airy vocals

Cottonwoods and river homes
All the lives we never lived
I'm not scared to be alone
Keep wondering when the tightrope gives

And I said I'd walk a hundred miles with you
Balancing on the high wire
I start losing track of what is true
Out of the heatstroke and into the fire
And I wanted to ask you
Is there a way I could pass through

There were red and yellow flags
But I am always seeing green
We've talked about this shit for days
And I still don't get what you mean

And I, I saw all the world laid out with you
Sparkling Lake Michigan big
I said I'd do what I had to do
Cut loose the anchor and watch the land shrink
Now I don't know how to tell you
That I can no longer feel you

Growing up I thought that love
Was a crucible of sorts
Steer towards the things you're frightened of
Chart the path then stay the course
And I, god I wanted to try

And love, I've never loved someone like you
Like my parents all mixed up with a dream
From the time I saw you first I knew
But the weight starts to wear at the seams
And I wanted to hold you
But I could never unfold you

Lilac bush and childhood homes
All the lives already lived
We both grew up so alone
Watched the tightrope bend and give
And I, you know I never lied
And I tried not to hide
And I was on your side

credits

from Queer Madison Mixtape Winter 2022​-​23, released January 4, 2023
Guitar, piano, bass, recording, and production by Michael Darling (www.michaeldarlingmusic.com)

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Queer Madison Mixtape Madison, Wisconsin

Queer Madison Mixtape is a Compilation of Low-Effort Recordings by Local Queers in Madison, WI.

We created a space for local queers to connect and share their quarantine tunes.

Donations for downloads will go to making Communication–a safer, sober arts and music space–more physically accessible.

QMM Collective Members: Jess Waggoner, Jennifer Bastian, Shaun Soman and Lindsay Welsch-Sveen. ... more

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