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Album: Let It Go
Music & Lyrics: Alexis Vear
Secret: “Step Out was written after the first time I played, and sang at Eddies Attic. I was so scared. I suffer from terrible stage fright. I was really freaking out, but Eddie has this way with people. No matter who you are, and what your skill level, he treats you with respect, and encourages everyone to get up on that stage, and share they’re songs. Eddies Attic, Eddie, and all the musicians I’ve been blessed to hear at that venue, have impacted my life positively, in so many ways. That is why I wanted to say Thank You!!!!!!!!

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Tired and alone this girl found her way
To this bar in Decatur where lots of folks play
All kinds of music she listened to in dismay
As her anxious heart calmed she heard what they’d say

It was a bitter cold night and the stars were shining bright
When she arrived at this sweet Georgia site
Passing Maria She walked up the stairs
Closed her eyes as she said a little prayer

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Sometimes you got to step out on your own
Take a leap of faith a deep breath as you go
To find your place in the world of the unknown
And you better say thank you
To the ones
That helped you find your way

She walked on stage went back several years in time
When she believed that her life was so sublime
When purpose was about the answers she could find
When Naivety was pleasure to the simple mind

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From across the room was this man with his pipe
Smoking away she glanced at his tender smile
You see
He’s seen it all before
About a million times again
And she just wants to thank him
She just wants to thank him
She just wants to thank him

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Album: Let It Go
Music & Lyrics: Alexis Vear
Secret: “I wrote this song for my sweet and sexy husband (SMILE)! Every night when he gets home from work, he takes his shirt off, and hangs it up. After a long day, it is nice to have him just hang out and listen to me vent about whatever. Behind every happy woman is a good man!”

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Come on over
Take off you shirt
I need you to hold me
Something inside my soul hurts

Sometimes my mind gets away
I am emotionally absurd
But when I think of you
My ales seem to be cured

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You rock me
You roll me
You never try to control me
You let me be
You help me see
You know how to bring me to ecstasy
Current pulled me out to see
Thought I would have drowned
But then I opened my eyes
In your arms I was found
Laying here in my skin
Absent of my rage
All of my worries turned into a distant haze

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You let me be free to be me
You let me see what I need to see
You set me free so I can fly
And you let me reach the sky
And you let me go where I need to go
So now I must let you know

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Album: Let It Go
Music: Alexis Vear and Geoff Melkonian
Lyrics: Alexis Vear
Secret: “Myself, and several of my close friends, have lost people unexpectedly. Two of my close friends have lost their children, and others have lost parents, siblings and friends. Although the people we loose in this world go on to a better place, it still hurts so badly. I think the worst thing about loosing someone you love unexpectedly is that you don’t get to tell them you love them, and they don’t get to tell you they love you, and you just don’t get to say goodbye! This song is for Matthew, and Lucy, Roger, Sidney, and Edward. Although they are gone, they will always be loved, and NEVER forgotten!”

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I wasn’t ready for you to go
Now there’s emptiness in my soul

I long for the old days
I long to hear you say

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Good bye
Time got in the way
Goodbye
I miss you every day
Goodbye
We never got to say
I love you and goodbye

They tell me you’re with me every day
Remind me you here all the words that I pray

I long for the old days
I long for you to hear you say

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Oh the years have touched my heart
All misunderstandings I’ve ripped apart
You know that life’s illusions
They caused so much confusion
I need to know you’re near me
Give me a sign you hear me
Saying

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Album: Let It Go
Music & Lyrics: Alexis Vear
Secret: “One of my friends went through a rough time with her husband. They separated, and I wrote this song for her. When the song came to me….. I couldn’t figure out why I wrote the river Saint George. I talked to a friend who knows something about Saints. He said, “Saint George is the Saint of courage”. The myth is that Saint George battled a dragon in England long ago, killing the evil dragon with his sword, and saving all the towns people. I thought the story was pretty cool. I realized the song meant have the courage to let the things that hurt in this life, move right through your soul so you have a whole lot of room to love. Later the couple reunited. The husband wanted to hear the song. After listening, he asked his spouse if she told me about Saint George. She said, ”I don’t know what you are talking about”. He said “We went to Saint George on our honey moon 17 years ago”! I thought that was really, really cool!”

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Don’t walk away from the pain
Don’t try to hide all your shame
It is all right for you to cry

Listen to the whispers in the night
Celebrate what’s good and right
Erase those shadows from your head

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Let it go, let it flow, let it move right through your soul
Let it go, let it flow, why don’t you let it go
Let it go, let it flow, let it move right through your soul
Let it go, let it flow, why don’t you let it go
To the river St. George

When you feel your pain
Love is what you’ll gain
Forgiveness is what you’ll find

Don’t let it eat you up inside
The whispers and shouts are what keep you alive
Just feel it and let it go ya ya ya ya

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Album: Let It Go
Music: Alexis Vear and Geoff Melkonian
Lyrics: Alexis Vear
Secret: “Many people have encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone and dare to live my dreams. One in particular would ask me, “Who are you?” Later, I learned that this person didn’t really know himself and wasn’t really living his dream. He was just as lost as I. Many people had put him on a pedestal, as if he were some kind of god. It made me realize that you best know thyself in this world, and not assume everyone has it more together than yourself. This world is a tricky place if you’re looking to other humans to save you! This man is supposed to be a writer, but he has not done that yet.”

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Do you know thyself
How would you define
The question that I’m asking
Would the answer be kind

Do you know thyself
Do you answer in truth
Or use definitions
That’s are easiest to use

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Who is it that you are
What do you want to do
Are you trying to be God
Or are you being you
Who is it that you are
What do you want to do
Are you trying to be God
Or are you just being you
Do you know thyself
Do you know thyself

Well she knew this man
He was so divine
He could make her cry
Because he knew her lines were lies

He empathized with stories
In him she did believe
But what she didn’t know
Was that his lies had her deceived

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If you dig deep enough you’ll find
Truths that will help you not be blind
To the world of deception
Times are going to make you change your ways
Remember what I say
And everything will be okay

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Oh you better take the time
Better not live your life so blind
It’s up to you to know thyself
You best know thyself

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Album: Let It Go
Music & Lyrics: Alexis Vear
Secret: “This song was written for a friend who was betrayed in an unimaginable way. When she was going through this period of heartbreak, I wrote this song for her. She is a beautiful woman inside and out. This song is for anyone who has ever felt hurt and alone! By the way, Love has engulphed my friend several times!!!!!! (Smile) She is having a lot of fun!”

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Standing on your own
You are not alone
Cause you got your circle
And you’ve got your dreams

You can travel far
But you’ll always come back
To that place
Where you know who you are
Because your circle never lets you stray to far

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Love will follow you
If you want it to
Just believe in your dreams
If your heart is torn in two
You will not stay blue
Just make a wish and let your light
Surround you

Don’t live in the past
A future that is bliss
Just live in the moment
And focus on your wish
Accept the love
Your circle and your dreams
You light up the world
That’s what being alive means

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Album: Let It Go
Music & Lyrics: Alexis Vear
Secret: “At a dinner party over Christmas break a few years ago, I noticed all the older folks were really cranky. Before dinner was served, there were several plates of imported cheese. Many of them had Mold all over them. Expensive cheeses like Stilton and Roquefort, covered in green fungus. The elders ate that cheese like it was the best thing in the world, but in dinner conversation later, they were very cranky. I thought to myself… I’d be cranky too if I ate that cheese. I thought cheese was a good parallel to life. I decided I’m not going to eat the mold or be the mold! No cheese for me, please!!!!!!!!!!!!”

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She watched as her life drifted by
She didn’t have the energy to try
But that all changed on that cold September day

You see Jackie she never had it to easy
Her family told her not to waist her time dreaming
About something
She could never have or be
But that all changed yea on that cold September day

When she said I don’t want to die this way
I have got to find myself a way
I don’t want to grow cold bitter and old
I don’t want to be a piece of cheese growing all the mold

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So I’m going to build a life rather than let life kill me
I’m going to get on the toll way off that dead end street
Cause I have got to find myself some dreams
And I am going to show them how to live

Jackie jumped in her car and waved goodbye
Scared to death that she would fail if she tried
But she had to chase her dreams
Forget what they would say
Always remembering her darkest day

When she said I don’t want to die this way
I have got to find myself a way
I don’t want to grow cold bitter and old
I don’t want to be a piece of cheese growing all the mold

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Over time her good fortune did multiply
Never again was she going to live a lie
Because she became
Who she was meant to be
Always remembering that cold September day

When she said I don’t want to die this way
I have got to find myself a way
I don’t want to grow cold bitter and old
I don’t want to be a piece of cheese growing all the mold

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Album: Let It Go
Music & Lyrics: Alexis Vear
Secret: “The doctors found a problem with my daughter’s heart. They scheduled her for some tests. The night before her tests, she came up to me while I was sitting at my piano. She said “Mom let’s write a song together”. I was so excited. She said, “Write down, the sun is setting over my shoulders”… I looked up at her and she said, “I changed my mind, I don’t want to write a song.” Then she skipped away as little girls do. That night I couldn’t go to sleep, so I sat in bed with that paper, and that first sentence she had given me, and I wrote this song for both of my precious babies.”

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The Sun is setting over my shoulder
The night breeze is getting a little colder
Everyday I seem to be growing older
But some things never change
Some things never change

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The way you smile at me
Makes my heart believe
That everything in the world is all right
Just as long as you are here by my side

Some of the dreams that I once thought would come true
I’ve grown out of like an old pair of shoes
The old ones wore so different than the new
But some things never change
Some things never change

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I can make it through the long hard day
I can deal with my hair when it turns grey
I can deal with what my foes may say
Just as long as you are here by my side

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Album: Let It Go
Music & Lyrics: Alexis Vear
Secret: “Have you ever gone outside in the middle of the night, and just stared at the moon? It is amazing what staring at the moon can do for your body, mind, and spirit.”

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Alone at night sleep is out of site
I sing to the moon
And make up little tunes
I talk to the god that rules my life
And pray that everything will be all right

I question what I’m doing here
A few drinks make it quite clear
I just don’t know if it’s going to happen this year

I ask the moon to send me a message
And then a shooting star makes its passage
And then I think about my life
And no that things are going to be all right

I say take away those dark clouds if you could
Let the stars shine down as they should
I’m at the right place
At the right time
I just want to make life and yours a little more divine

I ask the moon to send me a message
And then a shooting star makes its passage
And then I think about my life
And I am thankful everything is just right
And then I think about my life
And I thank the moon for listening to me tonight

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Album: Let It Go
Music & Lyrics: Alexis Vear
Secret: “I’ve had terrible stage fright my entire life. I started writing songs under my bed at the age of 3. I never shared them with anyone. I knew my music was a gift given to me, and I treasured it with all I had. I did not want to let anyone put tarnish on it. People with major gifts surrounded me. I believed music to be my only gift, and I wanted to keep mine a secret, so it would never be ruined. When I was 33, I had a dinner party, and after several glasses of wine, I got up the courage to share a song I had written. Within two weeks I was persuaded to record it in a recording studio. That led to national airplay on NPR. I had always felt called to share my music but was so paralyzed with fear. I’ve watched people go from being young and beautiful…. To lost and afraid, because they feel so empty inside. People start to look for love everywhere but in themselves. This song is about being true to your real calling……. Not the one that is easy…..and feels good…. But to the one that you have to break through your barriers of fear, to make it happen. There is a saying I love…….” Your gifts from god are your talents, your gift to god are what you do with your talents” I hope that I can use my gift to make the world a little better than when I got here!!!!!!!!”

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You drive around in your SUV
wearing designer clothes
your family picture looks so perfect
The truth you think nobody knows

Once in love now she’s his property right
She resents the king of her land
He forgot to treat his wife as a queen
Now she dreams of an escape plan

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Are you going to sell your soul to the devil
What does it mean to be set free
Are you going to sell your soul to the devil
To live your life so precariously

She’s his world but she wanted so much more
He gave her all he could give
She got a little bored and went to the store
And now she’s found a new reason to live

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What is it you feel called to do
Did you forget along the way
Where you seduced by the power and the money
That you’d sell your soul if someone would pay

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