Crystal Bowersox New Song “Dead Weight” – First Listen! (AUDIO)

By On 02/05/2013 · 35 Comments · In American Idol, Crystal Bowersox

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Crystal Bowersox debuts her first single “Dead Weight” from her upcoming album on Ryan Seacrest.com! The American Idol season 9 runner-up is set to release her sophomore record, titled All That For This in March.

“This song means more to me than even I can completely comprehend,” Crystal tells RyanSeacrest.com, “I feel like it’s one of those tunes where the meaning will get deeper and deeper over time as you start to really live, and actualize the words into your existence. It’s about knowing in your heart, that not knowing the outcome is perfectly acceptable; breathe. I’m still figuring it out, myself.”

Listen below! RCA tried and failed to promote Crystal to AAA radio. But now, with the recent success of Phillip Phillips in that format, hopefully her new label, Shanachie Records, will have better luck.

Check out the lyrics from RyanSeacrest.com

If it’s meant to be then baby just let it be, let it be
Don’t go beatin’ dead horses keep steady your course and you’ll see
Sing a Lullaby to all things impossible, impeding lies
Just hold tight to your soul, it’s the only thing no one can keep

If you don’t know I’ll tell you now
Lay down your load and wipe your brow
Cause if you’re holding onto dead weight its just holding you down
Are you gonna sink or swim
You better let it go now

I hear my lover sigh, but I know that nothing’s set in black and while
Oh but as I get older each moment means more than the last
So I say we waste our time our innocence
And cheap red wine

We’ll sing well into the night
That light’ll be coming up fast
If you don’t know I’ll tell you now

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  • http://profile.yahoo.com/HWRPW434YQTROZ3J5E4BSLWEYM H.A.

    I loved her first album and I love this song. She’s so pretty. Crystal should be huge.

  • http://twitter.com/tinawinabina Tinawina

    I like this song. Still love Crystal.

    That picture looks a bit like a poster for a hippie porno. LOL

  • LA944

    Love it! She is a very talented singer/songwriter/musician. The real deal. I don’t know if it is radio friendly or not. If it’s not–that’s too bad. Radio could sure use some more quality music and real singers IMO. Really looking forward to her new cd.

  • Caro3278sweet

    That voice. That voice. She could sing anything and I’d be listening.

    I have no idea if she’ll get AAA play. I’ve heard worse on there and I’ve heard better. If she belongs on radio at all, AAA is where she’ll get play. But you know what? I don’t care – I’m buying her because of that voice. Man, that voice.

    “I feel like it’s one of those tunes where the meaning will get deeper and deeper over time as you start to really live, and actualize the words into your existence. 

    Crystal, babe. Stick to the songwriting. Whenever anyone says actualize and existence in the same sentence, I fight nausea. 

  • revolution

    Crystal will start touring on March 1st, She will be busy in March when you add SXSW to this schedule: 

    Fri  Mar 01 8:00 pm S.P.A.C.E. Evanston, IL
    Sat Mar 02 8:00 pm The Arcada Theater  St Charles, IL
    Tue Mar 05 8:00 pm The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA
    Wed Mar 06 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm Joe’s Pub, New York, NY
    Thu Mar 07 7:30 pm The Hamilton, Washington, DC
    Fri Mar 08 8:00 pm Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PA
    Sat Mar 09 7:00 pm Palace Theater, Stafford Springs, CT
    Sat Mar 30 8:00 pm Uptown Theatre, Napa, CA
    Sun Mar 318:00 pm Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA

    Second show in New York was added after the first sold fast.

  • LA944

    How I wish that she would come to Baltimore and/or Annapolis and not DC. It such a pain in the ass getting there. In fact, I think DC just got rated the worst traffic in the country–lol.

    A great venue for Crystal would be Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis. And so convenient for me-ha! I am still going to try and make the DC show–just got to figure out who is going to drive me.

    Actually, maybe I’ll just go to Joe’s Pub instead. I need some NYC in my life –it’s been a yr since I’ve been there
     

  • iani

    The song, the voice are lovely, so smooth and give a calm-feeling, I’ve liked her  songs for the new album(Sundance performance). Great that she starts touring, I think people will love Crystal, her music is so the today’s radio-anti sound, even for the folk one, hopefully AAA will give her a chance though.

  • revolution

    The Hamilton is only a few blocks from Metro Center…so you could park outside DC and take the Metro in. The Hamilton is only a couple blocks from the White House, maybe Barack will stroll over and thank her for helping out in a swing county in Ohio.

  • WestiesRule

    It’s “all right” for me

  • revolution

    Toledo added to the tour on March 3rd…

    The band Monte Mar will both be opening and backing Crystal.

    Heres a link to them: http://montemar.bandcamp.com/album/different-place-ep

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