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Take It Like It Is

by Michele Tristan

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Unexpectedly 03:07
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"Unexpectedly" Written by: Misha Williams/Lene Dissing/John Gordon Never thought it could be this way But I realize something’s changed Good friends we’ve been, that’s it, the end Now I see through different eyes Never thought I could be wrong Had it all so figured out But you knew all along I’d turn around CHORUS I can’t breathe, I just freeze When you look at me I can’t think, you’re twisting my mind Suddenly, I can’t be Even one minute away from you Unexpectedly, unexpectedly You’re the last piece missing in me You make me feel so complete What you’ve been through Sorry won’t do But I’ll make it up to you Much to my surprise You broke my stubborn spell Didn’t think I’d fall this time Can’t help myself CHORUS Hard to believe it You found my weakness I’m giving into you, for me CHORUS
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She's Got It 02:50
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"She's Got It" Written by Misha Williams/Lene Dissing/John Gordon Not a hair out of place She’s a glamorous face unaware, yeah Like a picture that’s taken Shaped with a perfect frame She turns every head They’re so impressed They’ve got to stop and stare It has no effect on her The same girl She doesn’t really care CHORUS She’s got it There’s nothing she can do about it She can’t help that she’s naturally beautiful She can’t avoid it It’s not her fault, she’s got it They think she’s gotta think Naturally that she’s some kind of goddess And they’re staying away Making stories that they can tell They assume that her design It fits just right From the inside out It’s hard to see what’s underneath Out of reach She doesn’t think she’s better than anybody else CHORUS She’s been minding her business No chance she’s been given Don’t put her down to bring you up She doesn’t deserve this Look under the surface Putting her down will bring her up There’s really nothing she can do about it She can’t help she’s naturally beautiful She’s naturally beautiful CHORUS
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Condescending 03:57
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"Condescending" Written by Misha Williams/Lene Dissing/John Gordon Was taught to respect you But you just continue To act like you don’t care I’m trying my best to Live up to my own rules Without you to compare And I, I can make mistakes, I’m only human But why ya have to patronize me CHORUS What are you tryin’ to prove Give me just a little credit May be young, but I’m not dumb Don’t you get it I may not know what I want But I do know what I don’t What are you tryin’ to prove You’re condescending I’m in this adult world And just ‘cuz you’re older You think you know it all The same room, the same view But nothing that I do Could make me visible And I, I can make mistakes, I’m only human But why ya have to patronize me CHORUS If you would listen to me I might have something to say It shouldn’t be about age Give me a break now Give me a break now And I, I can make mistakes, I’m only human But why ya have to patronize me CHORUS
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Someone Else's Eyes 03:58
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"Someone Else's Eyes" Written by Misha Wiliams/Lene Dissing/John Gordon You’ve grown up together She knows you protect her She follows your every move Your influence is endless Her hero, her best friend She’s watching and learning from you How does it feel to know that She looks up to you CHORUS Tell me who ya gonna be When she’s watching When she’s watching Tell me, who ya gonna be Try to see yourself Through someone else’s eyes You’re facing the pressure Could easily hurt her You’re fading in with the wrong crowd Be careful what you do Consider how you choose Influences how she turns out You can’t undo the damage It’s up to you CHORUS She’ll be affected if you’re misguided But you should do this for yourself She understands how good your heart is And that’s what she sees in your eyes She’s watching, she’s watching She’ll follow your every move She’ll do everything you do She’s watching, she’s watching She’ll follow your every move She’ll do everything you do CHORUS You’ve grown up together She knows you protect her She follows your every move
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Out There 04:07
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"Out There" Written by Misha Williams/Melissa M. Williams Sitting here with no direction I found a place, adjust my chair Caught up so loosely in the moment It’s hard to tell if I even care I close my eyes to help remember Yes there it is, the music playing in my ears This is my world, my burning desire My purpose whispering so clear CHORUS Life’s become like an addiction My passion gives me tunnel vision Compulsion equals my division Maybe I’m out there I think I might be kinda strange This passion runs right through my veins Phenomenon can’t be explained Maybe I’m out there This is the purest form of truth Can’t be forced, it just exists It may be hidden, so you find it And use it for the greater good It may just spread if you can catch it Oh yes it will, evolve to be uniquely yours This state of mind could last forever Inspiring to give Him more CHORUS A trail of light to leave behind for them to find So take it in and we’ll begin to give, yeah I can feel it now how it all surrounds When the music sounds so good My passion comes from within CHORUS
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Take It Like It Is 03:04
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"Take It Like It Is" Written by Misha Williams/Melissa M. Williams Life goes by way to fast To try to skip forward Instead of always making it last Been wishing way too long To find out all the answers Figure out where I belong Don’t wanna lose my innocence Before it comes to be ahead of its time Don’t wanna give this life away to question I’ll say it now, this life is mine CHORUS I take it like it is Wear life like a glove Living in the moment Before I come undone I take it like it is Won’t linger for too long Or look too far ahead I take it like it is Wanted to be older than my years So I could drive desires standing over me No point in rushing through Enjoying every minute I told you that I’d get to it Don’t wanna lose my innocence Before it comes to be ahead of its time Don’t wanna give this life away to question I’ll say it now, this life is mine CHORUS I take it, take it I take it, take it I take it, take it I take it, take it I take it, take it I take it, take it Yeah CHORUS
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Not Too Late 04:03
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"Not Too Late" Written by Misha Williams/Lene Dissing/John Gordon Got a question for you, yeah Do you ever feel you’re Surrounded yet alone And everything’s against you I do, I do, I do Kinda feel like there’s something missing When the ceiling is closing in I refuse to let the walls take over CHORUS I’m waking up to rise above From beneath the sunrise I came around, wash it down No tears left in my eyes It’s not too late to get my head straight My own faith is set to remain Won’t wait to see how it plays out It’s not too late Got a question for you, yeah Do you get frustrated When you feel it in your bones Insecurity haunts you I do, I do, I do Can you see that it’s a passing feeling Can you see it’s just a state I’m in Won’t let anybody tell me different CHORUS It’s not too late to change the state Of your mind, rearrange There’s a way, break the chains that bind It’s not too late to change your mind Rearrange, there’s a way Break the chains that bind CHORUS
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When I Think About You 03:46
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"When I Think About You" Written by Misha Williams My stupid mind It’s getting carried away again Thinking ‘bout what it shouldn’t be thinking Trying to tell me what to do Making me think about you In all my dreams I try my best to stop it Your face appears where I don’t want it Trying to tell me what to do Making me think about you Oh, when I think about CHORUS What can I do when it’s you on my mind I can feel that it’s wrong I can feel in my heart What do I say when I want you to stay When I look in your eyes And I get mesmerized You make me so confused When I think about you Is it a sin That I want you so bad I’m gonna get myself in trouble again If I listen to my head Making me think about you Oh, when I think about CHORUS I’m helpless When I think about you Can’t help it I just don’t know what to do When I think, when I think about you CHORUS
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I Want To 03:31
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"I Want To" Written by Misha Williams/Lene Dissing/John Gordon Say goodbye to the old unhappy me I’m getting out of here I am no longer under lock and key You’ve become history We were night and day So I walked away Couldn’t stay I had to face reality Being free Nothing’s stopping me I don’t need to please you CHORUS I could be living on the edge I could be running wild If I want to, without you I could be living my own way I could be going off astray If I want to, and I want to I don’t need you I don’t need no one’s permission I just do what I want to When you look in the mirror What do you see It’s you without me Out of sight, out of mind Abandoning That’s how it had to be We were night and day So I walked away Couldn’t stay I had to face reality Being free Nothing’s stopping me I don’t need to please you CHORUS I, I, I, I could do, I could do I, I could do, I could do I, I, I, I, I, I could do, I could do I, I could do, I could do I, I could do, I could do What I want to I could be living on the edge I could be running wild if I want to CHORUS I, I, I, I could do, I could do I, I could do, I could do I, I, I, I, I, I could do, I could do I, I could do, I could do I, I could do, I could do What I want to
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Not Pretending 03:22
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"Not Pretending" Written by Misha Williams/Lene Dissing/John Gordon I’m looking at them And they are looking at him Ready to put up a fight Like he’s the last guy alive, yeah yeah Didn’t want it to end Just one conversation with him Every piece that makes up me Is just what I want him to see, want him to see The girls pretend to be anything, everything I’m not even gonna try CHORUS I’m not pretending To impress him I’m not trying to act like somebody else I’m not gonna give in To competition Going on, going on He could pick out anyone, anyone, anyone So why’s he glancing back at me I’m looking at him And he is staring at me The girls in disbelief I’ve got that something they can’t see, apparently The girls pretend to be anything, everything I’m not even gonna try CHORUS So why’s he smiling back at me So many things he could not see Maybe he likes me for me CHORUS I’m not pretending …So why’s he smiling back at me I’m not gonna give in …Goin’ on, goin’ on I’m not pretending …So why’s he walking up to me
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What I Gotta Do 03:39
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"What I Gotta Do" Written by Misha Williams Sometimes I feel like Everybody thinks that I can’t do anything But sometimes I know that I won’t give up the chance to do my thing Sometimes I feel like You want me to be at your beckon call But sometimes I know that I am ready to give this my all Can’t you see That’s how it’s gonna be That’s how it’s gonna be CHORUS Nobody understands What I’m going through Think you got me figured out Well I got news for you I gotta stand up For what I think is true I’m going on my own now Gotta do what I gotta do Sometimes I feel like I’m not that little girl you used to know And sometimes I know that You’re not the only one who knew to grow Can’t you see That’s how it’s gonna be That’s how it’s gonna be CHORUS Got my priorities in line Oh, oh, are you getting the message, yeah I’m gonna help myself this time Gotta do what I gotta do CHORUS
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Excluded 03:20
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"What I Gotta Do" Written by Misha Williams Sometimes I feel like Everybody thinks that I can’t do anything But sometimes I know that I won’t give up the chance to do my thing Sometimes I feel like You want me to be at your beckon call But sometimes I know that I am ready to give this my all Can’t you see That’s how it’s gonna be That’s how it’s gonna be CHORUS Nobody understands What I’m going through Think you got me figured out Well I got news for you I gotta stand up For what I think is true I’m going on my own now Gotta do what I gotta do Sometimes I feel like I’m not that little girl you used to know And sometimes I know that You’re not the only one who knew to grow Can’t you see That’s how it’s gonna be That’s how it’s gonna be CHORUS Got my priorities in line Oh, oh, are you getting the message, yeah I’m gonna help myself this time Gotta do what I gotta do CHORUS

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UK Release: 03/26/2007
Japan Release: 05/02/2007

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released March 26, 2007

Produced by: John Ravenhall

Engineered by John Gordon at Bedstone Studios, Aarhus
Additional engineering: John Ravenhall at Mossy Ridge Studios, Houston and Chalk Hill Recorders London, Trevor Hallesy at Highbury Studios, London and Tobey Betthauser at Pressure Point Studios, Chicago.

Mixed by Larry Sturm at Pressure Point Studios, Chicago, assisted by Steve Kovacs.
Mastered by Dick Beatham at 360 Mastering, London

Programming and additional guitars: John Gordon
Additional guitar: Mads Fogt and David Goodes
Bass: Mikkel Riber
Background vocals: Lene Dissing and Misha Williams
Additional keys: Martin Lister

Management: Warner Management

Additional re-mastering: Mike Tristan
US Artwork: Mike Tristan

John Gordon and Lene Dissing published by Iceberg Publishing A/S Denmark

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Michele Tristan Nashville, Tennessee

Michele Tristan has toured with Girls Aloud on a UK arena tour, released an album with Japanese label Avex Group, & her original song, “Unexpectedly,” was the theme song in the Japanese movie, Strings. She has performed at 100+ radio, press and TV appearances in the UK & Japan. Misha has been recognized in major song competitions, & her songs have sold over a quarter of a million units worldwide. ... more

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