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Asleep at the Wheel

from Songs of S + D by Christina Wheeler

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“Asleep at the Wheel” starts the album with a ripping explosion of sound layered over sped-up New Orleans backbeats that capture the essence of the soul-gazer sound. Shifting blues progression cradle lyrics that dig deeply immediately, revealing the lures of living a full-throttle life to the point of destruction and the challenge of choosing to step away for grounded clarity, only to fight the temptation to return to thrilling yet ultimately dangerous downward spirals.

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Asleep at the Wheel

I’ve seen the sun rise countless times
I’ve danced in the light of the lunatic moon
I’ve found the bottom of many a glass, and
I got mangled on other tasty bits too.

I’ve traveled around much of the world
Made music for thousands more
Loved far too many dubious men
And all of the entire time
I wasn’t even there...’cause I was

Asleep at the wheel
Enjoying the view
From inside my eyes
Where all the world
Was my own private stage, I was

Asleep at the wheel
With life whizzing by
And in my reverie, I was
Just along for the ride

The view is much nicer
When you’re sleepwalking through
You’re the star of every show
And the world loves you, too

Unscrupulous people don’t
Exist in there, and
All of the empty space is full
So, you never have to really feel
Yourself when you’re alone, I was

Asleep at the wheel
Avoiding the pain
That comes from confronting
The messes you made

Asleep at the wheel, I was
A wreck for too long
And all the while I never had
To sit still alone

Facing the horror of the world
Is hard enough to do
Facing yourself and all you hate
Is even harder still
For the open, empty spaces
Just leave you
With you
(and you and you and you and you... )

So, I try to stand here awake
Solitary, flawed and still
But the lure still tempts me
To close my eyes, and
Dream my dreams
Asleep at the wheel
Asleep at the wheel
Asleep at the wheel

credits

from Songs of S + D, track released January 19, 2022
Written and produced by Christina Wheeler
Mixed by Scotty Hard, Duro Studios, NYC
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper, Turtletone Studios, NYC

Christina Wheeler: voice, autoharp, effects
Marque Gilmore: drums, drum programming and production
Melvin Gibbs: bass
Joe McGinty: keyboards

Recorded by:
Christian Prommer: Red Bull Studios, Berlin
Chris Tabron and Evan Sutton: Red Bull Studios, New York

Louis McGuire: Production Editing
Simon Goff: Production Editing
JB Saboira: Production Editing

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Christina Wheeler Berlin, Germany

Christina Wheeler is a composer, vocalist, multi-instrumental electronic musician, producer, and multimedia artist, who works solo and in collaboration with other artists.

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