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The Ninth House

by Olivia Hudson

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1.
1.21.17 03:36
There is no exclusion You are my sister You are safe here with me You are my sister My sister is every woman in the world I’ll nurture you forever You are my sister Please nurture me forever You are my sister
2.
Holly 02:21
Tell me what it’s like to be in the pocket of a pulse 12 stories above the city and everyone else I said I’d come smoke with you when I had nothing else to do Because I wanna see you again Tell me what it’s like to be in the pocket of a pulse 12 stories above the city and everyone else I told you my secrets and you told me “thank you” I wish that more people would react just like you Holly, I don’t wanna leave here I just wanna stay Tell me when I can see you again I’m walking home alone tonight A coat with no gloves But I’d rather be anywhere that you are It was warm up where we were So high above Chicago You told me your secrets and I won’t repeat them Holly, I don’t wanna leave here I just wanna stay Tell me when I can see you again Holly, I just wanna live here I just wanna stay Tell me when I can see you again I said I’d come smoke with you when I had nothing else to do And I’m not doing anything tonight
3.
Exhilaration When the street names turn into numbers And I see the Sears Tower Exhilaration Because I haven’t seen you since last June And I just realized I like you Exhilaration This is no place to get lost in But I’m safe when I’m with you Exhilaration Is why I’m shaking when I show you the directions I wonder if you noticed Exhilaration As I feel my soul float higher As you start to liberate me Exhilaration When the wind takes away the map I printed And we don’t know where we’re going Remember when I bought you coffee And you called me princess I’ve never wanted to be anybody else’s but yours Exhilaration When I’m running across State St. with you To look for the train station
4.
The sun hasn’t set in Bloomington And there’s no one on the streets but us It’s only 6 o’clock in Bloomington And all of the shops are closed Jacob keeps saying he hates Bloomington I wanna ask him why Does he have history? Does it feel familiar here? Because to me the city’s screaming “escape” Why does it feel so haunted in this town? Is it the wind from Normal blowing this way? Or is it because you are here And I know we can’t be together? I’m not gonna ruminate on this today Why does it feel so haunted in this town? Is it the wind from Normal blowing this way? Or is there history? Because it feels familiar here And oh my god, I just wanna escape
5.
January’s full of realizations like My heart doesn’t pound like this for anyone In February, hope is growing under dirty snow Safe inside my chest; I need to keep it close We ran across State St. together You told me you were cold I think this love is mutual I think this lust is mutual Infatuation In April, hope keeps growing even though it’s being crushed And I keep wishing on that dandelion Tonight’s the night where I sleep under my window waiting for you Hoping you’ll come under the moon
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7.1.17 02:52
I took the train to the city I rode down to the city I fell in love with the city Right before I had to leave It’s my last month in Chicago The last song on this side of me I don’t feel like I’m going far away Just out of town But it’s not a mistake that I’m leaving It’s time to enter a new phase And I keep telling myself it’s like I’m going out of town But I don’t wanna go I’ve never been great at moving And I just got settled here I feel safe in the city And I don’t wanna go But it’s not a mistake that I’m leaving It’s time to enter a new phase I hope that I’ll be okay Is it alright that I’m scared?
8.
Burnout 02:28
I’m stuck in 1987 And I’m not coming back to the present You tell me the world needs my voice But I’m so sick of shouting, don’t let me out I’d scream at the top of my lungs because I’ve had enough But I’m tired There’s crooked pastors in Houston, TX There’s nazis in the office; white people elected them The religion of America is discrimination And I’m not sorry to tell you it’s always been that way Two days ago, it was a hate rally And four days ago, it was nuclear war And if you told me it wasn’t two weeks since that terrorist attack Then I would just scream, “it’s too much. Can’t take anymore.” You say I have a voice There’s static in my throat I’d scream at the top of my lungs because I’ve had enough But I’m tired Don’t you ever get tired?
9.
Darling 02:14
I woke up thinking about you You make me laugh in all my dreams too I know this love is right You make me feel so happy I’ve never been afforded this softness I’ve never done anything like this But I love when you call me baby And I wanna call you darling I daydream about you constantly Oh my god, I think you’re so pretty There’s a blanket in my room I wanna get underneath it with you I wanna buy you coffee I wanna call you baby I’m so glad I’m nobody else’s I’m yours
10.
You told me you were sorry for not coming to the show You told me you were sorry for not coming across the country to see me Don't remember a word you said to me when we were sitting in the park You didn't say much of anything It was just me talking about what we are
11.
I don’t know when my plane leaves I don’t know what day it takes off from Baltimore I just know you’re there waiting for me When I get back home I don’t know what’s gonna happen six months from now Three months from now Or next week But I know you’ll be there when I fly into O’Hare And I’ll see you when I get back to Chicago I’ll see you when I get back home I don’t wanna spend New Year’s Eve with anyone but you The heart burn doesn’t mean a thing and you know it never did And I wanna serenade you every hour of the day Can I do that when I get back home? I don’t know what’s gonna happen a year from now Six months from now Or next week But I know you love me; I can feel it from here
12.
I cried the night before I went home I don’t think this is who I want to be Felt exhilaration and euphoria And I refused to fix my broken heart I spent all my time trying to disappear Because I’m soaked in all of these hauntings I got so lost in getting lost That I forgot to say goodbye to me And it’s snowing And I can’t believe the new year is starting next week And it’s snowing And I didn’t say goodbye to all your ghosts before I had to leave We left your house early and I still missed the train But you made everything okay The radio was on and all we did was sing Until they started playing the same thing Sometimes it’s nice to just sit in silence Sometimes it’s better off that way But you know I like it, sitting with you And we don’t have to fill up the space It’s been awhile since I felt that way And it’s snowing And I can’t believe that January starts next week And it’s snowing And I didn’t say goodbye to all my ghosts before I had to leave And it’s snowing It doesn’t feel like a new year to me It’s snowing My ghosts will stay behind

about

A little over halfway through 2017, I realized I wasn't handling things that were going around me in a healthy way. I’d just moved to Baltimore, and was dealing with a lot of changes physically, emotionally, romantically, and mentally. To cope, I wrote Burnout, then Exhilaration, then Holly, then realized that I could write an album to help myself process things I was experiencing and heal.

The Ninth House intimately deals with all of the struggles in my personal life in 2017. There are love songs, lust songs, poems, bitter anthems, and platonic musings.

This album is about wanting to escape and wanting to stay rooted. This album is about anxiety. This album is about friendship and bonding. This album is a protest against white supremacy. This album is about ghosts. 

There are so many people to thank so here it goes…

Thank you to all of my friends who’ve supported me throughout 2017 and 2018 while I was making this album.
Thank you Anna for the album artwork.
Thank you Erica for filming the music video for The 9:30 Club.
Thank you Leora and Maddi for letting me borrow your ukes on Five Stages, 7.1.17, and Darling.
Thank you Noise Haven, Diamond Deposits, Bucket List Music UK, Catorweb Radio, Gary from SOMETHINGGOOD, The Deli Chicago, Taylor from The All Scene Eye, Twilight Collective, Rubyfruit Radio, DJ Struth Mate, Lakisha Skinner, Chris from Tripwire, and others for promoting and reviewing my songs on your radio shows and websites!
Thank you Marie for giving a voice to June and holding space for me. Thank you Erin for singing on Five Stages and making my vision for that song come true.
Thank you Nayla for helping me write 1.21.17, providing guitars on 1.21.17, The Castle Theater, Five Stages, and The 9:30 Club, vocals on Exhilaration, and inspiration throughout. This album literally couldn’t have happened without you and your talent and your support. I love you.

credits

released November 30, 2018

1.21.17 was co-written by Olivia Hudson and Jungheim
Guitars on 1.21.17, The Castle Theater, Five Stages, and The 9:30 Club by Jungheim
Additional vocals on Exhilaration by Jungheim
Additional vocals on Five Stages by Erin Hirtzig
June was read by Marie Mokuba
Artwork by Anna Rose

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