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Eve is the first track on the album, dealing with the first story that the bible introduces; the creation myth. I find it quite awful that Eve was punished for eating from the tree of knowledge (the creator doesn't want her to have knowledge) Also that she (and all future women who must pay for her disobedience) must suffer greatly in childbirth. I wrote Eve from the perspective of a religious woman as I have heard many women defending the passages that condemn them to second class status. It also reflects my experience as a young woman in Judaism, not being allowed to participate in the orthodox service.

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The bible tells me I was made for and from man
And I must do for him everything that I can
I must surrender to his will, yeah I must submit
I can’t make the household decisions coz I am unfit
It tells me my place
With ever-lasting grace

The bible tells me I must be silent you can’t hear my voice
My role has been divinely defined and I have no other choice
I may not be a teacher of man, I must cover up my shame
These are the laws of the one who in vain I cannot name
He tells me my place
With ever-lasting grace

And my punishment for wanting to learn
Is a painful birth from which I may not return

The bible tells me that I am unclean
I am impure you cannot touch me and it has nothing to do with where I’ve been
It is part of who I am, It is because I corrupt man
I was asking for it just by being a woman
He tells me my place
With ever-lasting grace

And my punishment for wanting to learn
Is a painful birth from which I may not return

The bible tells me I was made for and from man
And I must do for him everything that I can
I must surrender to his will, yeah I must submit
I can’t make the household decisions coz I am unfit
It tells me my place
With ever-lasting grace

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from An Atheist Album, released November 14, 2011
Produced By Tom Nichols at Britannia Row Studios, London
Bella Chipperfield on keys

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Shelley Segal Melbourne, Australia

An artist, an activist & an explicit story-teller, Shelley uses her music not only to express the way she sees the world, but to create the world that she wants to see.

“Thoughtful lyrics celebrating life, love, and reason” –Julia Burke

Desirous of all expressions, Shelley flirts with elements of Folk, Pop and Americana imparting a pure joy about music & it’s power.
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