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Olympic Dream​/​Nightmare

by The Ninth

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Saving Grace 03:15
Never wanna become somebody Who can’t come through when it counts Worked so hard and trained my body It’s time to cash it out I’m ready now But I’m saving up my best for the time that counts It’s go big or go home and I won’t take second place One role for one goal and the gold is what I chase Saving grace For the time when I’m under the lights Saving for that time and place and those cold Norwegian nights I’ll show everybody And they’ll all love me ‘cause I’m saving them some grace A simple life full of simple things is the path that speaks to some Small pleasures and easy dreams leave you little to overcome I’m not so simple I’m a million wonderful things and you’ll see the sum I’ll go big ‘cause I know that I won’t take second place One roll ‘cause that gold is the only thing I chase Saving grace For the time when I’m under the lights Saving for that time and place and those cold Norwegian nights I’ll show everybody And they’ll all love me cause I’m saving them some grace Saving grace I’ll show them something new Save ‘cause in that special place I’ll know what I’m gonna do I’ll show everybody I know that they’ll love me They say she’s a sadist But they’ll say I’m the greatest cause I’m saving them my grace Saving grace – no I won’t let ‘em down at all
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Trailer Park 03:05
I was a rocker, I grew up tough inside a trailer park Without a father; no fancy stuff inside a trailer park Nasty little rocker; jumping off trucks and bouncing off the walls The girls would mock her; but I’d kick their butts And grow to show them all what is up   And it happened in a trailer park I had to shine a little light in the dark To play my one card right on the mark Disembark out of this trailer park   In competition I’d jump twice as high and make the record books Wasn’t their vision; a girl who can fly should have a classic look Without permission I rose to the top in all of figure skatin’ All the derision couldn't stop me And I busted through the trap they laid   But they labeled me as trailer trash I guess I wasn’t the first role that they cast And there is one girl I gotta get past Gonna smash her and then   Finally, an opportunity To bust out of a trailer park life Out of the blue with nothing to lose An unexpected spark to ignite Sitting there up in their rarified air They can’t deny the skill I command Into their world goes a trailer trash girl Tough luck, I’m gonna fuck up their plans   Get out of this trailer park I had to shine a little light in the dark And the freight train’s about to embark Goin’ far beyond this goddam trailer park No one’s gonna call me trailer trash Although I love me a good mustache And that one girl I gotta get past Gonna smash her yeah!
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Watch your back Miss Nancy Kerrigan Sweetheart American princess in pearly whites Have you tried a triple axel While in your castle getting bronzed beautified? You think you got it; you don’t ‘cause I’m gonna deck the stack Watch your back Miss Tonya Harding You may be smarting while landing on your feet Take a leap, you aim to dazzle You’ll miss your axel the moment you feel the heat They’ll never know you, ‘cause I’m gonna show you a true class act So you better watch your back Yeah you better watch your . . . back! Woah – ‘cause I’m gonna take your curly ass down a peg Woah – ‘cause I’m gonna make your trailer trash plead and beg This isn’t a roll of the dice And nobody will play nice The competition’s on ice and I like it on the rocks   Rocks and stones can shatter a limb if you let them But don’t let them ruin your life Ruin my life ain’t nothing, came from nothing Nowhere to go but up, nothing to show but my heart I’m gonna show you the art of gold A champion Knows where she wants to go and how just how to get there So watch your back No watch your back You’re in my way Get away split or I’ll make you pay I’m the one who’s got it, you don’t So you better watch your back Yeah you better watch your back No you better watch your back Woah – you’ll never medal, you’ve got no chance with me Woah – I’m gonna mettle in your lame fantasy There ain’t enough room on the ice Ain’t enough room here For anybody to play nice The competition’s arrived And you better watch your back Yeah you better watch your back And when your back’s against the wall You have to jump the gap or fall Fall flat the wall don’t got your back And when you’re falling ice ain’t all that Cracks   You take it all upon yourself You pray for luck and guts and health You nail the jump with perfect grace And punch your demons in the face The time is Now you make it count You’ll Count Count The Other out – out   For all the ways you have to prove you’ll win it all You push for days then trip and fall But hope to rise again You sink so low it’s tough to see the light it seems Awoken from a fitful dream You live to fight again   And all the time You hope it’s fine But teeter on the borderline You scrape and climb You know you’ll find the end   Don’t let them win You’ve only been Pushed until your soul gave in Another’s skin Is what you’re living in   For all the ways you try to prove you’ll win the day Sometimes the best things slip away You fight another day
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Pipe Dream 03:16
No need to tell me ‘bout original sin That’s when the first person lied But now that serpent’s slithered out there again Gillooly’s on Tonya’s side A champion needs a companion Stand on my shoulders and behold We’ll stick the landing yeah Cause Harding has an Olympic ring And we won’t ever have to sweat the small things, no no I’ve got a friend who knows a person or two Noone will even know you’re involved And then the damage that we won’t ever do Will leave our problem solved Nancy won’t have a chance, see A glancing blow will cut her flow And we’ll be dancing yeah A pipe dream will be a winning routine You can’t go dig for gold and keep your hands clean, oh no   You wanna be a big shot, gotta go where eagles dare I’ll help you climb the mountain into rarified air It’s all on my election, turn my heart into Stone They won’t make the connection, you don’t have to condone I got a crowbar It’s not who we are Crowbar! You’re setting such a low bar Crowbar! Just wait in the car Well if you say It’s the only way To be a big star . . .
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Why Me?? 04:32
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The Jump 03:53
It’s almost to the time I’ve been waiting for all my life I’ve known since I was one I’d get it right When the pathway isn’t clear you gotta persevere And keep a thousand road blocks in the mirror   Take it slow but don’t wait It won’t come down to fate   So I’ll take it and I’ll win it If it’s paused then I’ll begin it I’ll mold it and I’ll spin it I’ll push it to the limit I’ll close it in a locket And hide it in my pocket Then spring up like a rocket and nail the jump   They tried to count me out, tried to fill my head with doubt Didn’t think I’d have the guts to pull it out But I won’t be so deterred; I’ll have the final word Cause the story can’t be done till I’ve been heard   Tear it all to pieces And cast them up in light Then wash away the fire And see what’s left behind I’m gonna blow their fucking minds Now it’s almost time To take it and to win it If it’s paused then I’ll begin it I’ll mold it and I’ll spin it I’ll push it to the limit I’ll close it in a locket And hide it in my pocket Then spring up like a rocket and nail the jump I’ll nail the jump
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Oksana 03:51
Cut to the chase it was a good horse race People come and go and they get replaced You shocked the world, small miracle But for a comeback kid no pot of gold  You rained and poured; crowd wanted more Left everything on the floor But you could not thwart Oksana!   It was a perfect storm; we all got us some The nightly news beat a daily drum The stage was set for a longshot bet Then a longer shot rang across the net She came in hot and blew up your spot Almost like the judge was bought And you could not stop Oksana! Could not stop Oksana! Fate does not love drama   In the end it’s fine; find the silver line Silver’s classic cool, gold is past its prime And to speak of which, your old nemesis Fell through the ice into a deep abyss She’s gone for good; fed to the dregs of Hollywood We never really thought she could Or that she would defeat Oksana! Could not stop Oksana! Do you feel bad for Tonya? Are you glad she’s a goner??   Saving up your grace to get your only chance Laughing in the face of every sideways glance Never second place you’re gonna jump the fence Everything erased by simple happenstance Random Russian medaling ruins your lifelong goal Everyone’s convinced that you just got the hose Wondering ever since how things might have unfolded If you weren’t a victim of a senseless blow Hey it’s just your life, you only get one go The truth you know Even fairy trails grow cold
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Moments in the limelight can be few and far between Most folks live their whole life in the shadows never seen But that moment Can make you feel whole but can also destroy your soul   It’s your big night in the limelight We hoped you’d have a fine night But the pressure had you wound tight You spun out from all the spin Well your axel wouldn’t spin tight On your big night in the limelight Was it laces or the faces? Did the world begin to spin?   Don't waste your pity on me for sorry's what I never was And now that they finally let me free I will try to forget the man I was Remember me in reveries of comedy, Gillooly be a friend of yours! Rake me through the red hot coals of history I'll show you how a man ignores   It’s a lifetime in the limelight Where a shocking lack of foresight Led to misery in hindsight Stood you up and did you in When you’re living as a scandal And your world becomes dismantled Grab whatever has a handle The world will always spin   Trailer park, they really hit the mark I can’t escape the pull of the call Up in flames, got so many to blame I gotta seek revenge on them all But sitting here everything in the rear I dream about a way to let go Away from you and what you dragged me through At least you got a hell of a show   All my inner lies Never could disguise Magnified in the limelight Banished to the woods Dreams destroyed for good Never could stand the limelight
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Bad Guy 04:26

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A rock and roll concept record inspired by a classic figure skating absurdity.

Releasing one song daily until October 18th!

Album Release Party at ShapeShifter Lab - Brooklyn, NY
October 19th, 2019
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released October 18, 2019

Ben Halperin: music/lyrics/guitar/vocals
Anna Salmon: "Nancy"/piano/organ/vocals
Stephanie Genito: "Tonya"/vocals
Tim Russell: "Gillooly/Narrator/vocals
Jeff Ostroski: horn arrangement/trumpet
Uncle Funky: bass
Andrew Klein: drums
James Clark: piano/Fender Rhodes/organ
Jonathan Smith: piano/keyboard/organ
John Schwartzberg: piano
John De Simini: saxophone
Andy Blanco: percussion
Maritza Bostic: vocals
Tyler Easter: vocals

Produced by Ben Halperin and Eric Elterman
Engineered by Eric Elterman, Boomtown Studio, Brooklyn NY

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The Ninth is a band based in New York City. Its first full-length album -- a rock/funk/theater concept album inspired by the Nancy/Tonya story -- will be out on Oct 18, 2019

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