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Dive Bar

by Annie Kemble

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1.
Dive Bar 03:32
They come to watch me sing at the dive bar Tell me I’ll go far, baby you’re a star Then they leave me all alone I guess I got nowhere else to go, I’ll find a new man, make him a husband and Make that man my home Please wake me When the show starts Until then I’m smoking Puttin’ on my makeup in the backseat of your car But it ain’t as simple as this, Not nearly as glamorous- it’s painful Pouring out my heart The music felt just like a kiss, Rhythm makes me forget all of this, look at me I’m singing at the dive bar Swaying on stage from left to right, Here again night after night Bartender tell me, How much do I owe? I’ll have to pay with my soul Cause my money’s low, but I promise I’ll get you back after the show please wake me When the show’s done They say that they love me But when the lights go out, I still have no one I’ll do it again next week, A new group of souls remain discrete Only strangers know The tenderness of my heart I guess I just feel incomplete, Always trying to stay on my feet Look at me, I’m singing at the dive bar
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INT. A Dive Bar - Night Fade in. Present. We enter to a seedy lounge. We hear: the final chords from an upright piano. Clapping overpowered by casual conversation. Beerbottles opening, glasses clinking. There is a long, mostly empty bar. Booths with cracked vinyl and smoke stained wood paneling line the establishment. The only light radiates from neons, slot machines, and a single light above the stage. The woman behind the piano traces the audience with her eyes. The woman is ANNIE KEMBLE. She puts her lips to her drink, and then to the microphone. And then- - Annie Thanks for coming out tonight guys, I really appreciate it. [The piano starts, as though it never stopped.] and thanks for letting me share some stories with you. Warm, symphonic chords fill the dive bar. The soloist closes her eyes as voices hush. She comes to the dive bar to spin a tale and occasionally share the truth. She begins the song with a deep breath and the smile of an unreliable narrator.
3.
Movie 03:09
Baby we should make a movie Full length, feature film The type of flick that’s kinda groovy Push pause, wait- zoom in Something in the way you move me I wanna capture it Shit belongs up on the big screen So cinematic I think that you & I got somethin’ that They wanna see, you & me Been thinkin’ lately that maybe We should make a movie, movie, movie I know a place to get a camera Two blocks east off third Driving fast I’m bleeding glamour, Next stop Hollywood Nominated for best picture Red carpet, bet we win Feels so good I’m not an actor Red light, it’s recordin’ I think that you & I got somethin’ that They wanna see, you & me Been thinkin’ lately that maybe We should make a movie, movie, movie I think that you & I got somethin’ that They wanna see, you & me Been thinkin’ lately that maybe We should make a movie, movie, movie
4.
Before You 05:43
I have transformed into something I’m not You say I used to smile more, I guess I forgot I must confess I haven’t been here for years Losing myself is my greatest fear You have become someone I can’t let go The fear in my chest and your puff of smoke Sacrificed myself to make you feel at home But all you did was make me feel more alone I can’t live like this anymore x2 Wish I could say it was all your fault You made the trap but I’m the one who got caught Even in the end I was too damn nice I let you off with all your lies But I know someday you’ll pay the price I can’t live like this anymore x2 If you can’t let me go At least just let me slip Out of my skin you hold So tightyly in your grip I miss who I was before Before you If I’d have known back then The pain that I know now I would have never let All of my walls come down I miss who I was before Before you
5.
Cherries 03:26
He’s here for the money lonely and looking to score Clock says eleven Here for an hour, no more Just want some sevens Pop one then two 3 &4 Feels just like heaven That’s when I walk through the door I’m here for the money Tell myself just one more night I feel his eyes on me Sevens are now out of sight Thinks I look lovely I think that he looks alright He says I’m funny Asks where I’m staying tonight I smell like cherries I look like wine Body moves like liquid Energy so divine Are you feeling lucky? Roll the dice just one more time I smell like cherries I look like wine He woke up in encore wallet open on the floor No trace of me there Just memories of the night before I’ll be right back there Dancing and waiting for more But he’ll notice next time That I’ll be wearing Dior I smell like cherries I look like wine Body moves like liquid Energy so divine Are you feeling lucky? Roll the dice one more time I smell like cherries I look like wine I smell like cherries I look like wine Body moves like liquid Energy so divine Are you feeling lucky? Help me with my heart tonight I smell like cherries I look like wine
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INT- The same dive bar, Night. Fade in. Just a while later. The final melody is lost in a fleeting silence. Some clap, while others look around for last-minute-lovers. The bartender shouts last call. The soloist closes the lid of the piano, finishes her drink, and moves towards the same door she came through, taking her stories with her. The bartender hums as bodies move out the door, ruminating on what bedtime stories used to sound like. He turns off the neons. He locks the doors, and locks them again. He thinks of poets and liars and wonders if there is a difference. Close scene on The Dive Bar.
7.
Hell is on earth I am you, you are me Doesn't matter which came first, reflections are all we see Fool since our birth searching for something to believe but it's been here, its always been right here I am you you are me What do you what do you believe? Black and blue Blood and sea rushing through you, rushing through me Blind to beauty filled with rage step now with me into a new age free yourself from all that pain You don't have to suffer let go of your shame I am you you are me What do you what do you believe? Black and blue Blood and sea rushing through you, rushing through me

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Dive Bar is the debut written and performed by Annie Kemble.

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released October 13, 2022

Produced by Erik Jarvis, Recorded & Mixed by Bryan Vanderpool at Goldenbear Records Des Moines, IA, Mastered by Chris Hesse, Written & Performed by Annie Kemble, Interludes Written by Jazz Niehaus & performed by Erik Jarvis & Deborah Huysman, String arrangement by Erik Jarvis, Strings performed by String Theory Strings, Guitar by Stephen Reick, Drums by Cam Schneider, Bass by Terre Gibson & Jay Foote, Trumpet by Antonio Garza, Aux Percussion by Bryan Vanderpool & Erik Jarvis, Keys by Annie Kemble & Erik Jarvis. Photo by Jazz Niehaus & editing by Annie Kemble.

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Annie Kemble Des Moines, Iowa

Annie Kemble is a multi talented musician who creates irresistible music with a unique jazz sound. She is trained on voice, piano, drums, and arranging. Annie uses her training along with her exceptional songwriting to tell stories and evoke feelings as universal as they are specific. ... more

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