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Tightrope - single

by Melanie Peterson

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A mere 3 months has passed between the release of Melanie Peterson's first single of 2020 "We Got This" and it's follow up "Tightrope", but it feels like a lifetime. Written and recorded pre-global pandemic "Tightrope" finds the Toronto based singer-songwriter teaming up with producer and longtime collaborator Mitch Girio for a ruminative pop song that is worlds away from it's predecessor. Tightrope deals the loss of balance that romantic uncertainty can bring.

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They're dancing on the table
party games on their phones
I'm feeling kinda anxious
walking in alone
Shoes piled by the front door
jackets on the bed
and you surrounded by a group of girls
hanging on what you've said

And I've never felt more drawn in
More dazzled by the view
And I keep getting higher
As I make my way to you

I feel like I'm walking on a tightrope
carrying all of these high hopes

I promised you I'd show up
well guess what? here I am
I'd tell you I can't stay late
but time melts in your hands

And you crown my words with laughter
Kiss me on the cheek
I wonder will you catch me
if I get knocked off my feet

I feel like I'm walking on a tightrope
carrying all of these high hopes
I feel like I'm walking on a tightrope
carrying all of these high hopes

It's a very thin line
you know it's true
a very thin line
I walk for you

I feel like I'm....
carrying all of these....
I feel like I'm walking a fine line between
Just for now and all mine
I feel like I'm walking on a tightrope
carrying all of these high hopes
I feel like I'm walking a fine line between
Just for now and all mine

credits

released August 21, 2020
Melanie Peterson - vocals, guitar
Peter Collins - bass, vocals
Mark Mariash - drums, percussion
Mitch Girio - guitar, keys
Paul Therrien - percussion, vocals
Jennifer Wakefield - flute, vocals
Tony Scolieri - guitar
Alex McMaster - cello
Jill Daley - violin
Amanda Penner - viola

Produced and Mixed by Mitch Girio
Recorded at Revolution Recording
Engineered by Luke Schindler
Assistant Engineered by Cohen Hammond
Additional recording at The Slow Cooker by MG

Mastered by Joao Carvalho at Joao Carvalho Mastering

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Melanie Peterson Toronto, Ontario

This Saskatoon born Toronto-based singer-songwriter has quietly become one of the bright lights on the Toronto folk scene. With her aching vibrato and prairie roots, her work has been consistently praised by listeners and music critics alike. She has been deemed “Mary Poppins with a broken heart” by BBC radio and is also an actress who's most recent role was on the
Amazon Prime series “The Boys"
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