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Third in Line

by Nicole Cassandra Smit

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1.
Wolves 03:57
Your flesh is appealing but challenge is a need and it's sated only by the best The currency at play is of savageness on display You provoke it at your own dismay Oh come into my life If you’re brave you’ll be safe tonight The bull’s turning in its hide It craves something good to fight Graciously patient if time were a friend of mine Quietly waiting is not for our kind Fortified castle stand tall even in falling tears will not pool in the sand left behind Fierce in our guard as we’re soft in our fire Bare in intentions that will away the Gods Fierce in our guard as we’re soft in our fire Bare in intentions that will away the Gods Oh come into my life (Fierce in our guard as we’re soft in our fire) If you’re brave you’ll be safe tonight (Bare in intentions that will away the Gods) The bull’s turning in its hide (Fierce in our guard as we’re soft in our fire) It craves something good to fight (Bare in intentions that will away the Gods)
2.
Wedding Gown 03:36
Sitting in your homemade gown, of rose petals, rose petals, sewn together Betting on a brighter life with someone better, someone better, than your mother, bet on And all this time you waited without a passing statement Oh Mother how can you not see The hurt that he brought onto this your delicate flower turned hard in the light of his needs How can’t you see How can’t you see How can’t you see… …the rose petals, rose petals thrown together Not of the kind that you want to keep Didn’t make up for the things you need Couldn’t repair all the love you lost And still, and still, you waited without a passing statement Oh Mother how can you not see The hurt that he brought onto this your delicate power turned hard in the light of his needs How can’t you see How can’t you see the burden was his You were just a child Not of the kind that you want to keep Didn’t make up for the things you need Couldn’t repair all the love you lost Oh Mother I cried I cried for your silence in the face of the truth You know you didn’t deserve the fool I wish your Father was there for you
3.
Lily of the Valley on top of her world Strong and scented in a mad unfurl In a sugary curl of vanilla lace She extends her faith to accentuate Lily of the Valley like an ancient song Play soft the keys of melodies long Of sensories wrongly accused by friends That sings out derision in a curtailed bend Lily of the Valley white as sugar spun Fair in her innocence of a deed undone Of an oath unbound by the rules of men Who questions her will, again and again, and again, and again, and again
4.
Climb in to the garden of sleep It’s time to get up off your knees Won’t do good in the long run When there’s too much to be, to become now Better leave in the light of the Sundown Than to live in the dark of the Sundown You want it to be over, over You want it to be over, over I know you want it over, over I know you want it over, over When I see your body now Time it didn’t care what it threw out Daughters indebted, Mothers bound Growing I found my way out Better leave in the light of the Sundown Than to live in the dark of the Sundown You want it to be over, over You want it to be over, over I know you want it over, over I know you want it over, over You’re gonna see me walking with my head held high Another generation traumatised But with some hand-held healing we can make it right When you see that my line isn’t coming out of violence Instead of silence the boundaries that saves us Will be as loud as the history that made us
5.
You're tongue tied I let it slide just for awhile If you don’t say what you want I’ll take command of the man Cause my intonation gives you sweet sensations You gotta love it, you gotta love it You're tongue tied I let it slide just for awhile If you don’t say what you want I’ll take command of the man Cause my intonation gives you sweet sensations You gotta love it, you gotta love it I’m just doing my best for me and you Stop telling me what to do, telling me what to do I’m just doing my best for me and you You think you’re better than me, I’m inclined to disagree Gotta love gotta find a way to rewind Find a way to fix what’s yours and what’s mine Disinclined to depend on your state of mind I know it’s a thin line to define Gotta breathe…. Into our intentions… Gotta love gotta find a way to rewind Find a way to fix what’s yours and what’s mine Disinclined to depend on your state of mind I know it’s a thin line to define Gotta breathe…. Into our intentions… Gotta love gotta find a way to rewind Love gotta find a way to rewind Telling you what to do cause I know best for you Cause I know best for you Love gotta find a way to rewind
6.
I’m coming down, I’m coming down, I’m coming down To see you rocking in your crown No question why, no need to lie Nice girls can fly All alone, dancing drone, rhythm queen to be seen, reign on (no need to question why) Indeterminate line, undefined, moves the spine, Qu’est que C’est, play on (no need to question why) No lie, no need to question why No lie, no need to question why Nice girls can fly Nice girls can fly We roll tight she wore shoes like Dolomite hair sitting face giving stroll up 13th hips switching Me bopping gear rocking tudes on rude these Afro beats move bodies half past nude Had no clue that it’d be done all so soon we fast forward now we stuck on Calls on zoom And we don’t get these games and these lames buffoons she like the sauce I cannabus they aint nice like us Nor fiest like us can’t put a price on trust she bad, bad hash tag we was always enough Don’t question my why I grind till the day that I die you feeling my fly hate but I’m feeling alive My frequency higher souls shall never expire we need a messiah back with the heat but I’m liver Chakras on fiya spit tru- so they call me a liar Spit lie then they flip and call me a sire All alone, dancing drone, rhythm queen to be seen, reign on (no need to question why) Indeterminate line, undefined, moves the spine, Qu’est que C’est, play on (no need to question why) Qu'est-se que c'est believe me the crown don’t play Mess with me believe me we coming to slay Queens on deck causing a wreck we prepped Been ready got set we gone we next 2 We burn sets strike a pose –pretty- then flex Moved different once I learned and believed I was blessed 4 Move left if the feeling at right despite Deals with devils eventually stunting ya height 6 Real queen no question she Flight or she fight She ten toes you exposed when she holding this mic 8 Qu'est-se que c'est believe me the crown don’t play Mess with me believe me we coming to slay Oooh ooohhs Aye aye ayes No lie, no need to question why No lie, no need to question why Nice girls can fly Nice girls can fly
7.
Sour as Candy, bitter as gold Your silver tongue won’t reach the sweet I hold Sour as candy, bitter as gold Your silver tongue won’t reach the sweet I hold See you lurking in my space Throwing shade all over the place Killing all of my inner taste Smile oh you caught me today But I won’t let you get away Throwing caution is valid play Sour as Candy, bitter as gold Your silver tongue won’t reach the sweet I hold Sour as candy, bitter as gold Your silver tongue won’t reach the sweet I hold What am I longing for now Can’t see all but the fire Can’t see all but the fire What have you made of me now Coursing through is a lion’s vein Coursing through is a lion’s vein Sour as Candy, bitter as gold Your silver tongue won’t reach the sweet I hold Sour as candy, bitter as gold Your silver tongue won’t reach the sweet I hold Oooohs
8.
Dragonheart 03:30
in the rough in the soft in the light in the dark in the sun in the rain Did you tell them about us? Did you tell them of how we love? Did you tell them about us? Did you tell them of how we love? in the rough in the soft in the light in the dark in the sun in the rain Did you tell them about us? Did you tell them of how we love? Did you tell them about us? Did you tell them of how we love? Everytime you call, I follow Everytime we stall, I borrow from courage long before, I’m honoured to share their name in love and power When they ask you to walk you just have to run When the current is strong you just stand your ground When the fire burns out you just turn it on again, again ,again…. Everytime you call, I follow Everytime we stall, I borrow from courage long before, I’m honoured to share their name in love and power Everytime you call, I follow Everytime we stall, I borrow from courage long before, I’m honoured to share their name in love and power
9.
Om sanningen kom fram, att jag stannade Att jag stannar I din famn (if the truth comes out that I stayed in your arms) Kommer du få vara min, eller lämna ingenting (will you ever be mine or leave nothing behind) I din vaka sorgen blir instinkt (in your wake grief becomes an instinct) Jag kommer ner och ser dig (I'm coming down to see you) Jag kommer ner och ber (I'm coming down to beg) Sakta faller säkert (surely falling slowly) Sakta faller jag (slowly I fall) In the palm of your hands the story began As many before, your sentences ran, I wanted it more Ooooh In the back of my mind, the emptiest line Is how I define, a meaningless rhyme that dances in time Ooooh Aim for empty Fill it, sell it. Ground beneath me Stutters, shudders, scatters. Once Needy I was greedy for the love for the love, I gave free for a buzz. When it ended, I was leaning for the drug, had to learn true meaning one love I aint sure if It’s need or I want I ignored all signs reinvented myself can’t heal because I miss you its official going numb now I’m here resurrecting my wealth Once Needy I was greedy for the love for the love, I gave free for a buzz. When it ended, I was leaning for the drug, had to learn true meaning one love I aint sure if It’s need or I want I ignored all signs reinvented myself can’t heal because I miss you its official going numb now I’m here resurrecting my wealth In the palm of your hands the story began As many before, your sentences ran, I wanted it more Ooooh In the back of my mind, the emptiest line Is how I define, a meaningless rhyme that dances in time Ooooh
10.
Sweetheart I swear I’ll guide you with all I have to hold you for what I have isn’t enough it’s all I got… Sweetheart, sweetheart Something borrowed, something blue Something borrowed, something new, the light illuminates the path to something born… We are what we bring forth Something borrowed, something blue, green, gold, I Something borrowed, something blue, something real for you. Sweetheart, sweetheart Something borrowed, something blue Something borrowed, something new, the light illuminates the path to something born… We are what we bring forth Something borrowed, something blue, green, gold, I Something borrowed, something blue, something real for you.
11.
Ahmen 03:38
Apa yg kau dengar, cerita lama itu? (What is it that you’ve heard, that old story?) Selama aku disini, bertumbuh, bertambah… (While I’m here, growing, expanding…) Kata pertama yg kau ucapkan, berbunyi nyaring di kepalaku: (Those first words you said, rings loud in my mind) Jangan mengalah! (Don’t give in) Jangan tertipu (Don’t be fooled) Jangan putus asa (Don’t give up) Percaya dirimu (Believe in yourself) Kita semua mencari, jalan sendiri di bumi ini (We’re all searching, for our own paths in the world) Kita semua memilih, cara hidup yg baik, (We’ve all chosen, a good way of life) Yg tulus, Yg damai, Yg penuh. (in earnest, in peace, in full) Aku mencoba bicara dalam Bahasa ibu (I try to speak in the mother tongue) Bahasa lama, yg terlupa di dalam diriku (the old tongue, forgotten inside) Salah satu hari ini, akan aku pulang (One of these days I will return) Kembali, Kembali, Kembali. (return, return, return). Oh it’s been so long, to belong, to believe That no rules can sustain any wrath of regret You should do what you want You should do what you please Be good. Be good. AHMEN
12.
I learned from the best, I learned from you The greatest of bets, are ones we follow through While there’s no denying the likeness in us We split our hairs at the vital inches Where I express you remain in silence A nexus where communication’s violence I learned from the best, I learned from you…. When you want you can hear in the sound of my lives When you want you can find what you want in your lies Listen to me, I’m trying to make you see Trying to make you see, won’t you listen to me… please… Oh the sound, the cacophony of doubt Oh the sound, the cacophony of doubt I learned from the best, I learned from you The greatest of bets, are ones we follow through While there’s no denying the likeness in us We split our hairs at the vital inches Where I express you remain in silence A nexus where communication’s violence ...no denying the likeness in us We split our hairs at the vital inches Where I express you remain in silence A nexus where communication’s violence I learned from the best, I learned from you….

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Leftfield R’n’B meets soulful, orchestrated experimental pop on Nicole Cassandra Smit's, ancestral and deeply cathartic debut album Third In Line, a record conceptually split into three parts and a reflection of her role within three generations of women in her family.

Indonesian-Swedish singer Nicole Cassandra Smit is a brand new artist and vocal talent based in Edinburgh and set to release Third In Line, her highly charged debut. Created alongside producer and co-writer Chris Grieve (Marc Mac, Joseph Malik) the album releases on July 8th via her own imprint Liljekonvalj Records.

A soulful excursion, yet experimentally daring within the pop prism Nicole has crafted, the album brings to the fore Nicole's deep sense of vulnerability, as she meditates on her role within her female family line and the pervading influence of both her mother and grandmother on who she has become, and where she is going.

Conceptually, the record is separated into three parts. The first four tracks look back at trauma and previous generations, the following four tracks around her formative years, whilst the final part focuses on transformation, expansion, and dealing with trauma. It's a record that emotionally pulls and pushes, furoughing the listener into Nicole's varied musical influence ranging from classic soul and blues (she's forged a live career in Scotland as a
leading singer with various groups), R’n’B, hip-hop and
experimental electronica and jazz.

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released July 8, 2022

Produced by Chris Greive
Co-Produced by Nicole Cassandra Smit
Special Thanks to Joseph Malik for his creative input.

All Tracks Mastered by Kelly Hibbert (Almachrome Studios)
Tracks 1-4, 8-12 Mixed by Mattie Foulds (Caribou Recording)
Tracks 5-7 Mixed by Phil McBride (Sonic Lodge)

Recorded by Chris Greive at Soundbone Studios
Additional Recording by Phil McBride (Sonic Lodge)
Special Strings recorded at Sweetdram Distillery by Phil McBride
Special Strings arrangement by Chris Greive


Cover Photo by John Mackie
Cover Design by Alex Birks

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Nicole Cassandra Smit Edinburgh, UK

Nicole Cassandra Smit is an Edinburgh based artist who blends a smokey voice with country ballad lyrics & soulful harmonies.

After many years as Queen of the Blues in the Scottish live scene, she is now bringing her own RnB hooks to the world.

A proud Indonesian/Swedish woman with erb’s palsy, representing the ‘other’ by energetic & emotive performances whether it be on stage or in the studio.
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