Too Sweet: Songs for Setting Boundaries

by Laura Marie

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1.	I Told You So 04:25	lyrics	buy track
Should we start When did we ever stop In fits and rages Since last we did or did we ever talk Seems like ages Without a word Said I’d hand you over to the guards Well, I wasn’t playing So I don’t owe you for your house of cards That’s all I’m saying Without a word, without a word Had to bite my tongue Had to taste the blood Had to choke it back All the bitterness of I told you so ‘cause I told you so Ask me if it’s love at any cost If tempest tossed into temptation But I won’t say so nothing can be lost In translation Without a word, without a word Had to bite my tongue Had to taste the blood Had to choke it back All the bitterness of I told you so ‘cause I told you so I told you I believe you, want and need you, lead my heart around And I’m in love, and I’ll be yours, but don’t you let me down Had to bite my tongue Had to taste the blood Had to choke it back All the bitterness of I told you so I had to bite my tongue Had to taste the blood Had to choke it back All the bitterness of I told you so ‘cause I told you so
2.	Too Sweet 03:58	lyrics	buy track
Don’t you be too sweet, too sweet to me Don’t you be too sweet, too sweet to me Don’t you be too sweet, too sweet to me now I’ll be the thought that makes you shiver, run your fingers through your hair I’ll be the one you want to hold but the one you wouldn’t dare I’ll be a constant reminder of a touch you never felt I’ll be the words that you whisper alone unto yourself So, don’t you be too sweet, too sweet to me Don’t you be too sweet, too sweet to me Don’t you be too sweet, too sweet to me now I’ll be the sweat upon your brow, the blood upon your lip I’ll be the string you’ve been winding around your fingertip And when you’re helpless in the tide, tethered to the moon I’ll make question your conclusions, curse all your rules So, don’t you be too sweet, too sweet to me Don’t you be too sweet, too sweet to me Don’t you be too sweet, too sweet to me now I’ll be the shadow of a doubt that drifts across your mind I’ll be the liquor that you drink to fill the emptiness inside You’ll want to do everything you never thought you could I’ll be the worst that can happen for your own damn good So don’t you be too sweet, too sweet to me Don’t you be too sweet, too sweet to me Don’t you be too sweet, too sweet to me now
3.	Why 03:48	lyrics	buy track
These days I’m in a better place Every step intended, every movement mine And I don’t see you because my eyes are focused forward I’m not looking for another place to hide So this is for the people passing by who never bother asking why They never get it Why I’ll never let them in to tear me into pieces make mistakes of all my reasons Why They never see it Why They don’t believe in Why The takeaway is that there’s no mistake We’re all just walking through the mazes in our minds And here’s the breakthrough: If you go looking for the truth You know you’ll have to be uncomfortable with mine So this is for the people passing by who never bother asking why They never get it Why I’ll never let them in to tear me into pieces make mistakes of all my reasons Why They never see it Why They don’t believe in Why I’d be alone; go away Let them have their judgment day I’d rather have my hell to pay than follow blind And who knows where I’ll go. Let them fight over my soul I’d rather never really know than close my mind If God intended heaven To be far beyond my question Well then, why’d he leave it here for me to find? So this is for the people passing by who never bother asking why They never get it Why I’ll never let them in to tear me into pieces make mistakes of all my reasons Why They never see it Why They don’t believe in Why They don’t believe in why Why They don’t believe in why Why Why?
4.	Painkiller 03:19	lyrics	buy track
Maybe it's just the way you're wired Some assistance is required And I'm not quite the fix you're needing A little something for the pain A little more and more each day And even then, the high is fleeting With happiness in short supply, down you go There's only so much you can buy, and I know I'm not your painkiller But you can't say I didn't try You're all strung out, and that's the stuff You know you'll never get enough There's no stopping once you've tried it And you don't mind the damage done Falling from that high you're on And I can't love you when you're like this You won't look me in the eye; down you go And I can't help you live your lie, so I know I'm not your painkiller But you can't say I didn't try You'll get by; you'll be fine Just a bit, one last time It's so hard, but you're trying And I'm alright; I can stay I'll be here, come what may Now we both know we're lying You say you'll stop; you always do You couldn't if you wanted to There's nothing else that's quite as satisfying You know I hate to say goodbye; down you go But I refuse to watch you die, and I know I'm not your painkiller But you can't say I didn't try I tried, I tried
5.	Shadows (Explicit) 03:20	lyrics	buy track
Well, aren't you tragic, baby Caught up in the magic of your Half-hearted fantasies You're living off the sympathy When all you really wanted was To take the place of God And everyone You'd really rather be You're just a shadow Well, isn't it madness Your addiction to this sadness When you have the ability But never do it differently And all you ever talk about Is how the world has sold you out With everything As far as you can see Casting shadows Shadows That daylight throws That never let you go That never let you go It's a bad fucking habit I bet you think you're cool to have it And I don't know what you want from me I'm still not buying anything And you can't give me my money back You know I never wanted that 'Cause everything You beg and borrow and steal Turns to shadows So you can lie You can try You can say how hard you cried You can make your counterclaim And you can say that I'm to blame I'm not playing anymore It's just you keeping score And you'll never win You'll never win with me So cast your shadows Shadows That daylight throws That never let you go They'll never let you go Shadows They never let you go
6.	Shadows (Radio Edit) 03:20	lyrics	buy track
Well, aren't you tragic, baby Caught up in the magic of your Half-hearted fantasies You're living off the sympathy When all you really wanted was To take the place of God And everyone You'd really rather be You're just a shadow Well, isn't it madness Your addiction to this sadness When you have the ability But never do it differently And all you ever talk about Is how the world has sold you out With everything As far as you can see Casting shadows Shadows That daylight throws That never let you go That never let you go It's a bad ****ing habit I bet you think you're cool to have it And I don't know what you want from me I'm still not buying anything And you can't give me my money back You know I never wanted that 'Cause everything You beg and borrow and steal Turns to shadows So you can lie You can try You can say how hard you cried You can make your counterclaim And you can say that I'm to blame I'm not playing anymore It's just you keeping score And you'll never win You'll never win with me So cast your shadows Shadows That daylight throws That never let you go They'll never let you go Shadows They never let you go

about

Laura Marie's latest project, Too Sweet: Songs for Setting Boundaries, is a chronicle of pivotal points in the songwriter’s lifelong struggle to navigate life and love as a trauma survivor. Each song is an intimate conversation in singer-songwriter style that follows Laura Marie's path from self-betrayal to self-empowerment through fierce acts of self-love. This five-song EP, accompanied by a book of the same name, is a deeper dive into the "one lesson learned on repeat" referenced in her earlier work ("Honest" Stars Apart, 2016) that further explores the frontiers of self-awareness. From the playful sensuality of the title track to the heart-wrenching depiction of loss from drug addiction in "Painkiller" to the joyfully combative "Shadows," Too Sweet is a genuine, wholehearted, and unrestrained confessional that lays bare the inner workings of a sexual assault and suicide attempt survivor through relationships.

The idea of a project centered around creating healthy boundaries came to Laura Marie after several years of working to extract herself from several unhealthy relationships that temporarily derailed her career as a songwriter and just a few months before the pandemic that made healthy boundaries a survival necessity. The instrumentation was recorded remotely at SuperLegal Studios in Brooklyn by Laura Marie's longtime friend and collaborator, producer/arranger Jake Owen for DO Sounds. Owen then flew to San Antonio to record Laura Marie's vocals in a homemade PVC and acoustic blanket vocal booth built by the artist and her husband for her home studio. The EP features Owen (Augustana, BoDeans, Goldspot) on guitar/keyboard/programming, Mauro Refosco (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Atoms for Peace, David Byrne) on drums, and a string quartet arranged and conducted by Owen for the song "Why."

Too Sweet: Songs for Setting Boundaries is set for release in May 2023 as a standalone EP, followed by the book, which is a memoir and account of events that inspired the songs on the EP. Laura Marie maintains that her songwriting has always been an effort to heal and an essential element for her survival. She wrote the book in the same spirit and to empower survivors in and out of the music industry to overcome the often debilitating consequences of trauma and sexual abuse. Too Sweet: Songs for Setting Boundaries will be available through all prominent online streaming and retail outlets and at www.lauramariemusic.com

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released May 26, 2023

Album Credits:

Laura Marie - vocals/music/lyrics
Jake Owen - guitars/bass
keyboards/programming
arrangement
Mauro Refosco - drums/percussion
Andy Dollerson -
additional keys/programming
Kyle Thompson - drums (Painkiller)

Strings (Why):
Delaney Stockli - violin
Ludovica Burtone - violin
Lourdes Rosales - viola
Emily Hope Price - cello

Produced, engineered, and mixed
by Jake Owen for DO Sounds
Recorded at SuperLegal Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Mike Fossenkemper

Photography by Kimberly Kay Scott
CD Design by Laura Marie

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Laura Marie San Antonio, Texas

Now the reason we're here
Every man, every woman
Is to help each other
Stand by each other
When love walks in the room
Everybody stand up
Oh it's good, good good
Say I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you - The Pretenders

At some point in my life, I heard this song and decided (before I knew I decided) that my life purpose was to send a "message of love". Be <3 ... more