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Lean In More

by Sadie Gustafson-Zook

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This song is a sort of declaration for me. It was written during my first gay relationship, when all of these pieces of myself were finally coming together. I love how you can hear that sense of coming together and the joy of self-realization during the last chorus. To me, this is my most wholesome song, because being in love with a woman made so much more sense than anything I had felt before. I just had to lean into uncertainty to figure it out.

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Lean In More
By Sadie Gustafson-Zook

I have never felt such compassion as
I have felt within your arms
You’re surprising me with the things I feel
that I’ve never felt before
You have listening ears and you yearn to hear
what I have to say, even when I am unsure
You lean in more

I have never felt such tenderness
as I feel when you’re around
You seem confident that the time we spend
is like time on holy ground
And I don’t know how you could know by now
that I would be worth it and you would not feel bound
But I feel found

Last night I cried
when I heard a girl talk about her love
She let go of her fear
and it reminded me of you
She leaned in too

I have never known such a certainty
that I’m okay in a pair
Perfect things you do that make me laugh at who
I wasted love on out there
If I hadn’t met you and I never knew
the way your soft eyes melt into my face
that’d be a disgrace

You—- are just who I need
And you—- are my speed
And you—— you’re my muse
And I’m constantly reminded of you
You lean in too

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released October 30, 2020
Lean In More
copyright 2019 Sadie Gustafson-Zook Music

Sadie Gustafson-Zook: vocals / backing vocals / guitar
Mairi Chaimbeul: harp / wurlitzer / piano
Dandy McDowell: bass
Sean Trischka: drums
Alec Spiegelman: claps

Produced, engineered and mixed by Alec Spiegelman
Mastered by Bobbi Giel at Georgetown Masters
Recorded at the Webster, Brooklyn, NY
Additional recording at The Chamber of Commerce, Brooklyn, NY
Photography by Rachel Gray Media
Design by Sadie Gustafson-Zook and Maddie Gerig Shelly

A huge thanks to all of the folks who made this album happen- my family: Gwen, Les, Si, Rebecca, and all the Kickstarter backers and especially to Nine Athens Music!

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Sadie Gustafson-Zook Goshen, Indiana

The act of creating something tangible is the air Sadie Gustafson-Zook breathes. Her songwriting weaves an internal dialogue, the stories she tells herself, warm melodies and clever chords into something real, something she can physically feel with her hands and her throat. And chances are that you’ll be able to feel them too. ... more

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