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The Bottle

from A Sound in the Dark by Sandra Bouza

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about

This song has a bit more of a classic soul feel behind it. We were also really feeling a ‘Waiting for the World’ (John Mayer) vibe in the intro. That was an album that producer Ross Hayes Citrullo and I really connected on. Myself for the lyrics and songwriting and Ross for the production and soundscape.

The bottle is a song I wrote from the perspective of the person I used to be when I was using, and all of the different personalities that came out of my "partying" persona and the conflict between all of those characters. The many different angles and reflections in this video represent all of those different personalities, and never really knowing which one is the real Sandra, just like you would see in a person struggling with addiction.

lyrics

The Bottle
It was a high I would not forget anytime soon
But I’ll be paying a lifetime for that first shot of you
I could do without the pining and the constant reminders
Every song it tells me where I wish I could be
I wish I could be
I got tired, I got out
I put it in a bottle and I drank it down
Not even a case of you is ever gonna do me good
I got fed up I got out
This ain’t the kind of living they told me about
I could drink you down drink you down
And never gonna be no I’ll never be good again
First shaking in the morning like everybody’s talking about
We look good me and you least till the sun goes down
Now it’s corner to the highway, man it’s a replay
Everybody’s ready to go again
I can see, I can see where this is going
So I’m going
I got tired, I got out
I put it in a bottle and I drank it down
Not even a case of you is ever gonna do me good
I got fed up I got out yeah
This ain’t the kind of living they told me about
I could drink you down drink you down
And never gonna be no never be good again
Ho-old on if I had it in me
I’d go co-old I’d go cold
She’s waiting in the water forgive me
Ho-old on if I had my way
I wouldn’t let the best days weigh me down
I would let the worst days carry me Cmon carry me out
I got tired, I got out
I put it in a bottle and I drank it down
Not even a case of you is ever gonna do me good
I got fed up I got out yeah
This ain’t the kind of living they told me about
I could drink you down drink you down
And never gonna be no I’ll never be good again
Ye-eah
Never be good again
Ye-eah
Never be good again
Ye-eah
Never be good again

credits

from A Sound in the Dark, track released July 21, 2023
Lyrics - Sandra Bouza
Music - Sandra Bouza
Lead vocals - Sandra Bouza
Backing vocals - Selena Evangeline and Quisha Wint
Electric Guitars - Ross Hayes Citrullo
Bass - Stacey Shopsowitz
Drums - Simon Miminis
Electric piano and organ - Miles Evans Branagh

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Sandra Bouza Toronto, Ontario

Most of the music we listen to never really gets under our skin. As pleasant and catchy as it may be, it skims along the surface, like a stone skipping across water. Every now and then, if we are really lucky, we encounter an artist like Sandra Bouza who gets right down into our blood and bones. An artist whose voice stops us in our tracks. ... more

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