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Dishonest Smile

by Selina Albright

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I don’t have a mask for this place This isn’t a time when I can just fix my face To hold back the tears is too great a fight So heaven forbid, you just might lose sleep too tonight I can’t be the good wife And the good mom The good daughter The good friend I can’t be the organizer And the empathizer Heal myself And you and them I tried to be convenient for ya But I failed to win that fight So if you could Just hold me tonight If you could Hold me tonight I don’t know just what I’m supposed to ask for Does the joy really come in the morning I’d almost rather just cry on this cold floor And let you snore Cause I still have to brave tomorrow morning With a dishonest smile I admit that I’m in rare form I’m having to mourn the fact that I’m losing my old norms I no longer care what I look like So heaven forbid you’ll see this puffy face tonight I don’t know just what I’m suppose to ask for Does the joy really come in the morning I’d almost rather just cry on this cold floor And let you snore Cause I still have to brave tomorrow morning With a dishonest smile I’m nothing more Than a beautiful mess sometimes It’s like I’ve been shot back To the age of five My body is aching But I don’t need your pity I just need love love love Cause I don’t know exactly what I’m asking for I just need joy to come this morning Cause I can’t stay down on this cold floor anymore Cause life goes on in the morning I don’t know just what I’m suppose to ask for Does the joy really come in the morning I’d almost rather just cry on this cold floor And let you snore Cause I still have to brave tomorrow morning With a dishonest smile Come hold me You said that you’d be here in any weather Should I wake you up Come help me smile (Smile) I can’t get up I can’t get myself up I need to smile (Smile) Please tell me what to do Just help me (Smile) Help me feel less emotion (Smile) Please

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released March 25, 2021

Los Angeles native independent singer-songwriter Selina Albright has an impressive way of evoking powerful emotional responses in her listeners. With her sultry, angelic tone and elaborate vocal arrangements, combined with powerful multi-octave wailing and energetic stage presence, she certainly is one whose voice and spirit pierce directly to the soul and command attention.

In her style, you’ll hear influences of Ella Fitzgerald, Maxwell, Minnie Ripperton, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, Amel Larrieux, D’Angelo, Mariah Carey and Dinah Washington. A balanced blend of all of these is the key to her versatility, empowering her to maintain creative flexibility from project to project.

She is sassy. Jubilant. Loves high-quality food. She regularly pulls back the curtain for her social media followers to reveal a dynamic glimpse of who she is, has been, or is becoming. Then, she therapeutically transforms her life experiences into intimate, relatable lyrics and velvety melodies that would appease any music lover.

An exhausted, pregnant woman at her very wits end finds herself broken down on the bathroom floor. From this emotionally charged state came the concept for "Dishonest Smile," a cry for help from a woman who rarely admits a need.

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Los Angeles native independent singer-songwriter Selina Albright has an impressive way of evoking powerful emotional responses in her listeners. With her sultry, angelic tone and elaborate vocal arrangements, combined with powerful multi-octave wailing and energetic stage presence, she certainly is one whose voice and spirit pierce directly to the soul and command attention. ... more

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