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The Glass Wall

by Imani Coppola

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Alfredo Vargas
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Alfredo Vargas Just when you thought her songwriting and melodies couldn't get any better, they just did!
The lyrics are more mature than ever, able to change your mind about something, or help you find that missing link.
Musically, she's not afraid to go into new territories without losing her roots. Well done, can't wait for the next album! Favorite track: Say Hello.
Adam Wilson
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Adam Wilson A most beautiful album. It makes my tummy feel all funny. Buy it, regardless of what type of music you listen to. Favorite track: State of the Art.
Alex Kujawa
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Alex Kujawa Amazing album! This is definitely going to become one of my all-time favorites. Imani is not afraid to experiment and evolve as an artist, poet, and musician. She is genuine and brilliant! Favorite track: State of the Art.
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1.
Say Hello 01:03
When I'm alone don't pass me by Just say hello, good day hello, hello good night You can make my day, You can make me smile Just say hello, ok hello, hello goodbye Just say hello.
2.
I had somethin to offer I had somethin to say Before my apathetic mind Took my point of view away Like a condominium of useless information The quality of life has been compromised by technological gentrification There goes the neighborhood, still got the Greene's and the Brown's But once the computers moved in the brains moved out They had a welcome party invited everybody I couldn't connect cause my signal was a little spotty I asked a server to refresh my cocktail He said he'd send a link to the recipe via email So I just stood there lookin at my cell phone Waiting for the link to hit I realized I am all alone At home in my underwear could swore I was there, I was there, I was there But I didn't go nowhere One part information two parts self promotion Three parts isolation, isolation, isolation One part information two parts self promotion Three parts isolation we're at the mercy of the state of the art I had a memory, if I remember correctly I never walked around feelin so empty Holding my blackberry like it was my best friend My best friend miss you love you press send How I ever got from point A to point B is beyond me Must've used telepathy when I met with somebody On the corner of a street runnin twenty minutes late Did they just stand there and wait patiently? I don't remember a thing, before computer technology Was integrated into me One part information two parts self promotion Three parts isolation isolation isolation One part information two parts self promotion Three parts isolation we're at the mercy of the state of the art
3.
I gotta speak to the people Boy you're drivin me wild Like a fire on the Nile In Africa, bright bright lights! No lion's gonna sleep tonight Cause we own the night, until the morning sunlight So hunt me, hunt me, hunt me down I'll put you on like an evening gown Ooo boy you're wearing me out tonight I'm breakin you in Ooo boy you're wearing me out tonight I'm breakin you in Ooo boy you're wearing me out tonight I'm breakin you in Ooo boy you're wearing me out tonight I'm breakin you in I'm burnin up with desire This kinda heat never tires In Africa, hot, hot white! Aint no lion gonna sleep tonight Cause we own the night, until the morning sunlight So hunt me hunt me hunt me down take me off like an evening gown Ooo boy you're wearing me out tonight I'm breakin you in Ooo boy you're wearing me out tonight I'm breakin you in Ooo boy you're wearing me out tonight I'm breakin you in Ooo boy you're wearing me out tonight I'm breakin you in Cause we own the night, until the morning sunlight So hunt me, hunt me, hunt me down take me off like an evening gown Ooo boy you're wearing me out tonight I'm breakin you in Ooo boy you're wearing me out tonight I'm breakin you in Ooo boy you're wearing me out tonight I'm breakin you in Ooo boy you're wearing me out tonight I'm breakin you in
4.
Ave Maria 03:52
Help me understand, turn my pain into compassion Can't get my head around it, can't get my head around it He is like a question, and I'm always guessin Is he gay or European, gay or European Whose shirt is this? is it his or mine or mine or his? Whose shirt is this? is it his or mine or mine or his? Well I get right on my knees and pray Ave Maria Help me understand, turn my pain into compassion Can't get my head around it, can't get my head around it I am a victim, I am a victim of his fashion crisis, flashing devices I get down on my knees and pray Ave Maria Patron Saint of Sex Laws, he is a lost cause I pray to you for strength, help me understand this boy An angel loses her wings, every time I sing An angel loses her wings, every time I sing And they'll all fall back to earth, so I get down on my knees and pray Ave Maria Can't get my head around it, can't get my head around him He strikes me like a question, and I'm always guessin Is he gay or European gay or European I get down on my knees and pray Ave Maria, Ave Maria Whose shirt is this? Is it his or mine or mine or his? Whose shirt is this? Is it his or mine or mine or his?
5.
Catch 22 03:05
Erase the lines of the conclusions you drew Wipe aside the residue Blow away preconceived notions of me being with you I suppose my lapse in reasoning is through Cause there's crazy people runnin around Trying to make sense of imaginary sounds I'm taken everything personal these days I don't know about choo cause you're like a Catch 22 kid, every moment with you kid Since the second I met cha been tryina forget cha My mind regrets that my heart ever let cha Catch me, catch me, catch me when I was fallin From the ledge in love with you It's such a catch 22 The boy is playing with a double edged sword He'll cut himself on his own accord Love's a sullen child who will soon get bored I hesitate to say the kid is best left ignored Because I can't somebody who rattles about Putting words in my mouth, you got me all figured out I'm taken everything personal these days I don't know about choo cause you're like a Catch 22 kid, every moment with you kid Since the second I met cha been tryina forget cha My mind regrets that my heart ever let cha Catch me catch me catch me when I was fallin From the ledge in love, with you It's such a catch 22
6.
Every single mornin, single day of my life Is lazy Sunday mornin and crazy Friday night Every single mornin, single day of my life Is lazy Sunday mornin and crazy Friday night Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Every 3rd day is a 3 day week, You heard the superstition yeah it happens in 3's Every single day, the 3rd Monday in January MLK it's your birthday Every half and hour I get an hour for my lunch break Every single Thursday's a bank holiday Every single mornin, single day of my life Is lazy Sunday mornin and crazy Friday night Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh When you see me comin better run run run I'ma be the one shootin stars with a gun I can dream I can I can I can dream I can dream I can I can I can dream Everyone better take cover when you see me come I'ma be the one shootin bullets at the Sun Every single mornin, single day of my life Is lazy Sunday mornin and crazy Friday night Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh When you see me comin better run run run I'ma be the one shootin stars with a gun I can dream I can I can I can dream I can dream I can I can I can dream Everyone better take cover when you see me come I'ma be the one shootin bullets at the Sun Fear and loathing and now for some more of the same thing Fear and loathing Every single mornin, single day of my life Is lazy Sunday mornin and crazy Friday night Every single mornin, single day of my life Is lazy Sunday mornin and crazy Friday night
7.
Pain Killa 03:02
7. Pain Killa You can lie to me, you can cry to me Say goodbye to me, so sick and tired of me But L-O-V-E that's what you need Love is a pain killa The most effective heala You can take a vitamin, can take a vicodin But love is the winner winner Find someone and love someone if you got somebody then love somebody aint got nobody then find somebody to love Love is a pain killa The most effective heala You can take a vitamin, can take a vicodin But love is the winner winner Pain killa. Stop the hate, love's so much illa Pain killa. Stop the hate, love's so much betta than pain killas. Pain killa killa killla killa killa killa killa You can make believe, live your fantasy But you're faded like a memory H-A-T-E is your disease Love is a pain killa The most effective heala You can take a vitamin, can take a vicodin But love is the winner winner Find someone and love someone If you got somebody then love somebody Aint got nobody then find somebody to love Love is the medicine for all the pain you're in You can take a vitamin, can take a vicodin But love is the medicine Let it in, Let it in, Let it in, Let it in Let it in, Let it in, Let it in, Let it in
8.
Good For You 03:45
Every light is green All the streets are free of shattered broken glass I'm in your breeze, in a dream you were having Just the other day, I closed my eyes and made a wish I wished for something good for you I'd be good for you, so good for you. Now I'll kick back, and let em spin I'm floating above pavement smooth and black I'm riding downstream in a dream you were having Just the other night, I closed my eye and said a prayer I prayed for something good for you I'd be good for you, so good for you. Good for you, I'd be good for you So good for you.
9.
I spend my days reacting to decisions made by stupid people Out in the sunshine, get in their way. Although my mind is overactive it's on the brink I sit on a rock and I think I'd rather be a nut than a case for a basket The kids are dangerous cause they don't know the rules yet I'd rather be alive than a corpse in a casket The kids are dangerous cause they don't have the tools yet The kids are dangerous The kids are dangerous The kids are dangerous The kids are dangerous I spend my days blocking out the intentions of stupid people taking up space, get in your face I'm shaking hands with hidden agendas making believe with pretendas putting me in their place I'd rather be an idiot than cry all the time addressing the problem is not a solution and in the end I'll be a corpse in a casket the kids are dangerous cause they don't know they're dead yet The kids are The kids The kids are dangerous The kids are dangerous The kids are The kids are dangerous The kids are gerous The kids are dangerous The kids are dangerous The kids are dddddaaannnggggerous
10.
10. The Same pain When everything hurts you, nothing can hurt you, it's all the same pain When everyone hurts you, no one can hurt you, it's all the same thing When everyone wants you, no one can have you and no one can hurt you We're under the same sky, it's all the same rain. We're in the same pain, pain, pain. When everyone wants you, no one can have you, no one can hurt you When no one can hold you, no one can control you Brought down by the storm, I'm a writhing live wire, wild and tireless There's a fire with in me with temperatures rising, my bloods streaming gasoline We live in the same shame, long for the same fame, we're burned by the same flame We're under the same Sun, under the same gun We're in the same pain, pain, pain Like a slap in the face, a punch below the belt I felt the pinch of reality Knocked the wind right out of me with nothing withheld Honesty is brutality It's in the same vein, we love in the same name, we're plagued by the same blame We're under the same sky, it's all the same rain We're in the same pain, pain, pain. When everyone wants you, no one can have you, no one can hurt you When no one can hold you, no one can control you When everyone wants you, no one can have you, no one can hurt you When no one can hold you, no one can control you
11.
Alive 03:31
11. Alive Come right out the prison, c'mon let's make a man of you Don't let the fantasy go on inside the plan of you Come out and crazy survival may be breakin you I'm talkin bout the concepts of surrender and serenity I got a resume, you got a resume, You're not a rebel if you don't got no enemies I got an energy, you'll know just wait and see I get an urgency, I'm an emergency And I, I got the beach when I'm alive, I, I gotta be somebody, gotta be somebody, I gotta be somebody Hey! The lights are again! Hey I must be alive Doggone legacy, bone and a bed to feed A jam and a wedge you can find out where you wanna be Can plan everything, but you can fail everything But don't let it get to you, don't let all your bitchin in I got the medal, you got the medicine I got the riddle but don't want everybody in I got the fantasy, Joe don't got the fantasy Knocked down on the fence, I don't wanna be the queen of All that I hide, and we're not gonna find no harm to see Harms the end of the river, the ends the enemy I gotta be somebody I gotta be somebody Hey! The lights are again! Hey I must be alive So vacate the premises, don't mess with the furniture Don't mess with the symmetry, I talked to the manager I talked to the vicinity, the Lord aint got no plan for me There's no offer servin, servin or deservin me I pull from the planets when the wallet and the pen is gone I take my chances when the feelins right but looks wrong It's all a menace, you're not a business You're everywhere there aint no way they're ever gonna Hold you as a hand gun, hold you as a hand gun Hold you as a hand gun, hold you as a hand gun Hold you as a hand gun and squeeze you like a matter It's all gonna burn so let's just put it on a platter Pry open a bottle and put it in his cup Send the man his dinner and shut the mother up And I, I got the beach when I'm alive, I, I gotta be somebody, gotta be somebody, I gotta be someone Hey! The lights are again! Hey I must be alive Hey! The lights are again! Hey I must be alive
12.
12. Wait of the World The end of time, you said forever but I guess you lied Next time you keep your promise, you say forever it's till the day you die My river flows into an ocean, not even gravity can stop this motion Trust me you can't drink from my cup, we're too heavy, we can't hold each other up I wait for you, the wait of the world, the weight of the world You are to me what H is 2 O (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh) I'm rusty from all this lust running through me I guess have to go, if you can't trust me I gotta let it flow before it gets disgusting trust me I can't ask for that no more, must be, must be The end of the world Now and then I go over the deep end And from a distance it seems like I'm swimming Low and behold, I'm truly struggling If I let you get close you'd see I'm drownin in you I was baptized in a motel pool, you were just above the surface But I couldn't reach you Gotta ask God if it was meant to be Cause this pain I feel is close to divinity I wait for you, the wait of the world, the weight of the world You are to me what H is 2 O (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh) I'm rusty from all this lust running through me I guess have to go, if you can't trust me I gotta let it flow before it gets disgusting trust me I can't ask for that no more, must be, must be The end of the world.
13.
The Future 04:24
13. The Future Im like a flower commin up through a crack in the sidewalk The circumstances were hopeless but there's always potential for progress Sometimes you gotta fight even if you can't beat it There's a chance to rise are you gonna stay seated Are you gonna feel cheated by the world for the rest of your life Forget smelling the roses, the least you can do is acknowledge them Put aside the problems on your agenda in the A.M and the P.M Today I took my headphones off and I listened to the sound on the street I listened to the music in the sky, listened to the birds flyin by eh eh, i i Listened to the music in a strangers eyes, listened to my own heart beat Today I took my headphones off and I listened to the sound on the street Amazing things are happening to me, amazing things are happening The future aint what it used to be, the past aint never gonna be the same The world is changed changed changed, the future aint what it used to be There was a breath of fresh air that came through the window That opened up when the door closed, now I go where the wind blows Sometimes you gotta make a guess when you don't know Sometimes you gotta step aside and let your own flower grow Sometimes you gotta let life get you high to help deal with the lows Today I turned my cell phone off and I talked to a man on the street Had a conversation with the birds in the trees and I had a conversation with me with me with me I say Just checkin up, checkin in, what's up, what's happenin, how you been it's been a long time, yeah it's been a while, so don't be a stranger keep away from danger, stay outta harms way and be safe be safe be safe be safe Cause the future aint what it used to be, the past aint never gonna be the same The world is changed changed changed, the future aint what it used to be Today I took my shades off and I let the Sun hit my eyes Appreciated all the colors in the sky saw the world in a different light eh eh , i i Took notice of the little things that all add up and equal my life my life my life eh Today I took my shades off and I let a stranger look into my eyes I let him see me with out my disguise He smiled at me and asked for a minute to share his philosophy and he said ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! The future aint what it used to be, the past aint never gonna be the same gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be The future aint what it used to be, the past aint never gonna be the same gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be The future aint what it used to be, the past aint never gonna be the same gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be The future aint what it used to be, the past aint never gonna be the same
14.
Say Hello - Human (free) 01:02
When I'm alone don't pass me by Just say hello, good day hello hello goodnight you can make my day you can make me smile just say hello, ok hello hello goodbye

about

The dystopia of The Future on Imani Coppola’s eagerly awaited new solo album, The Glass Wall, says it all about the great vision of the uber-talented independent musician: despite a menacing undercurrent, there is beauty all around.
After two years of work, including seven months in the studio with Glass Wall co-producer Josh Valleau, Ms. Coppola has managed in 12 tracks to perfectly encapsulate the juxtaposition of danger and joy inherent in dealing honestly with modern-day life, from its all-consuming technological advances to the crazy-making thrill ride of love. Through a thought-provoking mix of cacophony and melody that runs behind Ms. Coppola’s signature brazen lyrics, there is a forceful epiphany at play that life on earth is amazing, if you’re only willing to step out from in front of your screen and actually live it.
“It seems sometimes like I’m on the inside trying to get out, to touch real life, to breathe real air, and when I can finally get outside I think ‘holy shit! This is amazing!’”
Such is Ms. Coppola’s fresh hopeful perspective that warms us like the flower coming up through the crack in the sidewalk that she sings of in The Future, that cheers us to believe as she belts it out that “there’s always potential for progress.”
Maybe we believe it better coming from Ms. Coppola’s lips, even through the ironically techno-modulated tone of Say Hello, because the 34-year-old Brooklyn-based singer songwriter has navigated the music world like a cat, knowing she has nine lives and always landing on her feet. From her debut album, Chupacabra, produced by Columbia Records in 1997, through to the Black & White Album from Ipecac Recordings in 2007, Ms. Coppola’s genre-defying lay-it-bare lyrics invite listeners to seize life and love in all their complicated grandeur.
The Globe and Mail called Black & White a “brutally honest album that’s fun to hear,” an assessment that carries through as well to Ms. Coppola’s work as part of the pop duo Little Jackie where her laugh-out-loud lyrics set to Adam Pallin’s programmed tracks on albums from The Stoop release in 2008 through to the Made4TV release in 2011 attracted great interest from film and TV studios.
It is apparent in The Glass Wall, as in Ms. Coppola’s many previous albums, that she has had to walk through fire and a fair amount of brimstone in order to tell the tales from which we benefit. Catch-22 for example, outlines a brief passionate whirlwind with a boy that Ms. Coppola offers up wryly “landed me in the psyche ward for a week.” The conundrum, of course, is whether or not one should avoid such relationships altogether, not go down such rocky roads as the heart takes us if we let it. But Ms. Coppola sings otherwise.
“I hesitate to say the kid is best left ignored…” the lyrics go. The psyche ward proved an invaluable experience for the artist, a metaphor for her musical aspirations.
“Everyone is so themselves,” she said. “No one is hiding.”
It is just exactly that kind of “crazy” that Ms. Coppola’s songs compel us to be, to break free of the rules of enslavement where blinking blackberries are our connection, where we avoid the pain of real love.
She sings in Pain Killa of love as “the most effective heala,” and of how “I take my chances when the feelins right but looks wrong” in Alive. It seems as if she’s singing softly under all her lyrics to stop pretending and live as you feel.
And, actually, she is. “Sometimes,” she says, “the only place to go for refuge is music, because it’s all vibrational.”
The solo-created safe haven of Glass Wall will be released on bandcamp July 31st, followed by an iTunes release Nov. 6. In a nod to the necessity of real-time connection, Ms. Coppola has announced plans to put a band together for her next album release. Good-bye virtual world, Imani Coppola is ready to Say Hello live.

credits

released July 31, 2012

Produced by Joshua Valleau and Imani Coppola
Recorded and Mixed by Joshua Valleau at The Glass Wall

Musicians

Imani Coppola- Vocals, Violins, Acoustic Guitar, Tambourine, Synthesizer, Percussion, additional Drum Programming

Joshua Valleau- Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drum programming, Synthesizer, Piano, Percussion, Organ

Lewis Valleau- Drums (11), Drum programming (3). Electric Guitar (3)

Ted Poor- Drums (2,3,8,9,12,13)

Evan O'Reilly- Electric Guitars (3,4)

Grey McMurray- Electric Guitars (11)

Jamie Valleau- Bass (10)

Anthony J. Resta- Drums (8)

Gunnar Olsen- Drums (10)

Scooter- Toms ( 13)




All songs written by Imani Coppola (BMI) and Joshua Valleau (BMI)

Except * Written by Imani Coppola
Except ** Written by Imani Coppola, Joshua Valleau and Lewis Valleau


Mastered by Adrian Morgan at Timeless Mastering


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Photography and Album design by Anthony Cortez Fernandez
Album artwork by Imani Coppola


For inquiries contact
imanicoppola@gmail.com

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Monterey International
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Zync Music
Sanne@zyncmusic.com

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