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When Stories Become Songs

by Vanessa Contopulos

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3/4 Time 04:22
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VERSE ONE Darling won't you join me on the dance floor tonight When they're playing in three-four time 'Cause it's been so long since you've really seen me So long since I've looked in your eyes CHORUS It might break our hearts while we move round the floor I'm not leaving until we get this right Moving side to side until we're moving in time Until we meet on the dance floor in three-four time VERSE TWO Slowly moving closer, your hand on my hip Your cheek pressing up against mine The hurt melting away, baby I'm here to stay Join me on the dance floor in three-four time CHORUS You may forget how we first met But the music brings it back to your mind Though your memory is fading, our love is remaining And it's here on the dance floor in three-four time CHORUS
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Hope Is 03:06
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VERSE ONE Hope is the tiniest bud on the branch It's the way that she moves on the dance floor Even though he hasn't held her for years It's the prayers that you say between tears VERSE TWO Hope is the color she paints on her cheeks It's the walking when she is too weak It's the vigil he keeps while she sleeps With a sliver of moon in the sky CHORUS I know I'm alive because I still have hope And if I don't survive this, I still have hope For something more VERSE THREE Hope is the words that she writes on the page Every morning before he's awake It's the courage to whisper through fear It's the prayers that you say between tears CHORUS CODA Hope is the tiniest bud on the branch It's the tiniest bud on the branch The most beautiful flower you've ever seen
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Mothers, Sisters, Daughters 03:51
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VERSE ONE Sister, you've been crying I can tell Sister, there's a secret where you dwell You know you are stronger than you think Rise up, start preaching with your feet CHORUS And the sound of our marching is like prayers upon the street And the chorus of our singing lights the way for those who weep And when you feel discouraged and you think you can't go on Lift your head up, you're not walking alone VERSE TWO Mother, oh the stories that you hold Mother, oh the lies that you've been told You have talked back, you have walked so many miles Mother, let me walk with you awhile CHORUS VERSE THREE Daughter, I will do all that I can Daughter, you are strength and you are plan and you are purpose To give light to what is dark Let me hold you, let me show you where to start CHORUS
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The Last Photo 03:47
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INTRO The last photo I have of you is not one that I hold in my hand The last photo I have of you is one that I hold in my heart CHORUS I didn't often have a camera by my side I thought I had so much more time The last photo I have of you, I hold in my mind's eye VERSE ONE It was Christmas Day, just like any day Except that I was with you Just you and I and a California sky As we walked for an hour or two CHORUS VERSE I can still see your smile, the wrinkle of you eyes As you light up another cigarette We talk about our lives A frozen moment in time A picture in my heart, a picture in my mind The last photo I have of you, I hold in my mind's eye BRIDGE Your troubles didn't just take away days They took all of the memories we should have made CODA The last photo I have of you These memories I have of you The last photo I have of you I hold in my mind's eye It's here in my mind's eye
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The Hero and The Homeless 04:24
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VERSE ONE I passed him on the road the other day He tipped his hat and looked my way He was taken back to another time and place He did not leave my mind and then I realized CHORUS We are living in between the brave and the broken The hero and the homeless VERSE TWO They put his face on the banner in town And then one day they took it down And now he's locked away for what he had to take To erase the memories CHORUS We are living in between the brave and the broken The hero and the homeless BRIDGE Oh, when will we learn Oh, when will we learn VERSE THREE I knew a little girl, she won the spelling bee But she got lost somewhere along the way And now you pass her on the side of the road But she's somebody's baby don't you know CHORUS We are living in between the brave and the broken The hero and the homeless
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Over Letters 02:44
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VERSE ONE Walked in to the diner down the road Everyone was on their phones Gone are the days of just wasting time Life gets lost when we're online CHORUS Sing me a country lullaby Write me an old fashioned song And let's fall in love over letters Take all the time in the world VERSE TWO We're so tired and we're moving too fast Impressed with nothing that lasts Gone are the days of time face to face I want a piece of the past CHORUS
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Little Dirt Roads 03:16
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VERSE ONE Oh you little dirt roads, you're saving my soul You're making me whole Oh you little dirt roads, you're saving my soul You're making me whole CHORUS I was made for the country life For mountain time For the small and the slow I was made for this VERSE TWO Oh you clear open skies, you're giving me life You're making me high Oh you clear open skies, you're giving me life You're making me high CHORUS VERSE THREE Oh you sage and you pine, you're clearing my mind You're giving me time Oh you sage and you pine, you're clearing my mind You're giving me time CHORUS
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Give Thanks 02:52
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VERSE ONE The sun came up again today I wanted to give thanks There's a smile upon my baby's face I wanted to give thanks VERSE TWO The clouds came out The rain came down And kissed me on the face There's a glimmer in my baby's eyes I wanted to give thanks CHORUS Moon is shining over glassy seas And I'm aware of all that this could be Clouds are rising now beneath my feet And I can finally see Everything we need is here VERSE THREE The seasons change the green to snow I watch my baby grow Oh the life we create with the love we sow I wanted to give thanks CHORUS CODA The sun came up again today I wanted to give thanks
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A Mother's Lullaby 03:03
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CHORUS Hush my baby, don't you cry As the stars light up the sky Hush sweet darling, close your eyes I'll sing you a mother's lullaby VERSE ONE May you always find the light Even on the darkest night Know God's love is never far It is always where you are CHORUS VERSE TWO Love you neighbor near and far Sister and brother, wherever you are Peace with every living thing My wish for you on this eve CHORUS
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I Have Been So Loved 02:56
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VERSE ONE When the stars are in the sky And the moon is climbing high I can rest my head and know that I have been so loved VERSE TWO All the places that I've been All the things my eyes have seen I can rest my head and know that I have been so loved CHORUS All the other things begin to fade Still this single thought remains VERSE THREE As I hold you close tonight See the memories in your eyes I can rest my head and know that I have been so loved CHORUS VERSE FOUR As it's time to say goodbye See the magic in your eyes I can hold you close tonight Knowing I have been so loved

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released July 19, 2019

All music and lyrics written by Vanessa Contopulos except Give Thanks, co-written by Veronica May and Vanessa Contopulos.
All songs produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Alex Dausch at Studio Studios

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Vanessa Contopulos San Diego, California

Vanessa Contopulos is a singer-songwriter and music therapist. She currently lives in the backcountry of San Diego. On the road to helping others through music, Vanessa discovered how much music was saving her as well. She processes change, grief, love, and the everyday beauties of life through her music. ... more

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