1. |
The Mother
04:09
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The Mother-(c)2013-Sonya Heller Music-ASCAP
Verse I
She who gave life to me
She who gave breath to me
She sang just like a bird
A harsh tone never heard
And spoke the kindest words to me
Verse II
She who gave life to me
She grew me like a tree
My branches thick and long
My roots run deep and strong
For her I sing this song today
Pre chorus
I’d have given everything to have you here today
I’d have traded all away my earthly wares
Chorus
You perched me high on that tree so I could find you in the distance
Pulse thru my veins so I could feel you in a heartbeat
You drew your face on my face so I could see you in an instant
Verse III
She who gave life to me
She knew just who I’d be
My voice a crystal bell
Thoughts deep as a well
For stories I have yet to tell
Pre chorus
I’d have given anything to have you here today
I’d have traded all away my earthly wares
Chorus
You perched me high on that tree so I could see you in the distance
Pulse thru my veins so I could feel you in my heartbeat
Drew your face on my face so I would know you in my Winter
And you will sing me home 5x’s
Verse II repeat and out
Oh She who gave life to me
She grew me like a tree
My branches thick and long
My roots run deep and strong
For her I sing this song, I sing this song.. today
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2. |
Mary Mary
05:03
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Mary Mary (2012) Sonya Heller Music-ASCAP
Verse I
All my defenses
Come tumbling down
Ashes and leaves
Twirling round to the ground
Two days to Winter
I’ve been here before
One more chance at love
And one foot out the door
Chorus
Oh Sweet Mary full of Grace
Wash my hands wash my face
Dry my tears set my place
Lets break bread lets embrace
Verse II
Here in the wake
Of loves final call
Few precious moments left
To save my Soul
If there’s one part of your heart
Still open
Could I stand before you
One more time
Chorus
Oh Sweet Mary full of Grace
Wash my hands wash my face
Dry my tears set my place
Lets break bread lets embrace
Chorus
Oh Sweet Mary Mary full of Grace
Wash my sins my disgrace
Wash my hands set my place
And like a fool I swear I’m never go and
Never go break your heart again
Oh Mary, Mary
Bridge
Mary Mary ..Stay my love, Stay close to me
I’ll be true
For who would love
This sinner here
If not for Saints like you
Who would love this sinner here
If not for a Saint like you?
Mary Mary yeah
Mary My Mary Mary
Will you still love me
Mary Mary-
A Saint and a sinner
Oh Mary, Oh Mary
Will you still love me
Will you still love me
Oh mary mary
Will you still love me
Mary mary
Yeah, Yeah , yeah…yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
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3. |
Can We Save the Day
04:05
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Can We Save the Day-(c)2013-Sonya Heller Music ASCAP
Verse I
If I had a crystal ball
Would I really know it all
Could I find the words to say
Anyway anyway
Chorus
Could I save the day?
Could I save the day
Could I save the day
Today, today, mmm
Verse II
We are blades of grass
Blowin’ in the wind
With iron wills
And nerves of steel
Fighting for a dream
Fighting for a dream
to keep it real
Chorus
But can we save the day
Can we save the day
Can we save the day
Today whoa today
Bridge
With a little kindness,oh yeah
Can we stop the fighting oh yeah
Do a little prayin’, AMEN
Do a little prayin’ AMEN
Amen, amen a-a-a-a-amen amen
Don’t worry about tomorrow
Time is only borrowed
So go ahead, go ahead and
Lay away your sorrows
Today, is only yesterdays
Tomorrow
Today, we’ll find a way
Today the sun will stay
Today vamp and out
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4. |
I Do
03:03
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I Do-(c)2013 Sonya Heller Music ASCAP
Verse I
I love…The sun in the window
Tracing your body
Next to mine
I love
How you move in the night time
Like velvet and lightening, sweets
On the vine
Chorus
I do, I do , I do
I do, I do, I do
I do, I do love you
Verse II
Your love was
Food for my Soul
I came to you hungry
Life on the line
Your love
Has set me a table
Fruits from the orchard
A feast so divine
Chorus
I
do, I do , I do
I do, I do, I do
I do, I do, I do
Bridge
Love is Eternal
Love is Perfume
Like bees to the honey
And me back to you
Love is Eternal
Only time moves on
There’ll be a heart shaped flower
and a Valentine. That says…
Two become one where the stars align….
Chorus
And I do, I do
I do I do I do
I do love you
Out with Verse
And I love the Sun in the window
Tracing your body next to mine
I love how you move in the nighttime
Velvet and Lightening, sweets on the vine
Velvet and Lightening, sweets on the vine
Tracing your body next to mine
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5. |
Travelin' Troubadour
03:30
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Travelin' Troubadour (c)2013 Sonya Heller Music ASCAP
Verse 1
We got this dance down To a tee
I know it’s you you know it’s me
I live here and you live there
We got space with room to spare
Some are skeptic some confused
We don’t follow all the rules
We got love without the fuss
some would have it just like us
Verse 11
Well I’m too young to be old
I’m Way too old to be young
I’ll never tire of this road
or trading dinners for a song
Though I know I’m strong enough
To go and live this life alone
I’m not out to wear a badge
Or prove I made it on my own
Chorus
Sometimes I wonder was it right
Holding on to you so tight
But no matter where I roam
When I’m with you it feels like home.
Verse III
My Soul is restless to the core
I’m your travellin troubadour
My map is laced with broken hearts
I never finish what I start
Just when my tricks were wearin’ thin
You found me out still you took me in
You said your heart’s an open door
You’re my travelin’ troubadour
Chorus
Sometimes I wonder was it right
Holding on to you so tight
But no matter where I roam
When I’m with you it feels like home.
You could not love me more
No you could not love me more
‘Tis you that I adore
For what remains in store
I’m your travellin’ travellin
Troubadour…oh…travellin’ travellin’
Troubadour
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6. |
The Door
04:11
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The Door
The Door-©2013-Sonya Heller Music-ASCAP
Verse I
The train it came I watched as
One by one The lovers ran
Into each others arms
My eyes fixed on The door
For just one more hopin’ ‘gainst hope
That you would still show
Just like the last time
And the time before
‘til the last train left the station
And the whistle blew
Chorus
2X’a Wooh ooh ooh
Verse II
You said that you would
Come for me
You’d be there on the 3:15
I wore my Sunday dress
The one you liked to unzip at night When you laid me down
And said you’d marry me
The next time ‘round
And you’d take me away
From this hell hole town
And the whistle blow
Chorus
4x’s Wooh.,hoo hoo
Yeah the whistle blow
Bridge
The Church girls always ask me when you gonna settle down.
I say when the right boy comes along.
Don’t wait forever
(4 x’s) For the time will pass you by
Verse III and out
The train it came
I watched as one by one
The lovers ran
Into each others arms
My eyes fixed on the door
For just one more, just one more.
The train it came, the train it came.The next one came, and the next one came
The train the train…
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7. |
Save Us All
05:00
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Save Us All
Save Us All-(c)- 2013 Sonya Heller Music-ASCAP
Verse I
We watched the rising tide
The moon she lit the sky
She kissed us with her warm good bye
Hailed the wind and set
The sky on fire
She set the night on fire
Verse II
The flood gates lost their pride
They broke and opened wide
And memories came floating by
Photographs and Grammas lullaby
Chorus
Oh…Save us all …Save us all
Verse III
The buildings once stood tall
They laughed at natures call
They built monoliths and concrete walls
But as we rise so shall we fall
As we rise, so shall we fall
Chorus
Oh….Save us all …Save us all
Music bridge
Verse IV
I pray for brighter days
Your pain be cast away
The sun to shine and dry your eyes
And know that sometimes mercy comes disguised…
Yes...know that mercy comes disguised
In wisdom from the wise
Thru Mother Natures eyes
In wisdom from the wise
Like Grammas lullabies
Grammas lullabies
To save us all
Save us all
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8. |
I Was There
03:29
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I Was There
I Was There-(c)-2015-Sonya Heller Music-ASCAP
Verse 1
I was there when the lights went out
I was there when we went without
There we were no ones favorite Son
Two blissful misfits on the run
Warmer against the coldest dawn
In innocence granted only to the young
Chorus
I was there...
Verse II
You kissed me in the forest glen
We lay across your featherbed
Lived on wine and cigarettes
The Snow came down in shades of wonder
Two Peacocks of another color
We never touched the ground
Chorus
I was there...
Bridge
Light and darkness joined as one
You met me where the Moon spoke to the Sun
On silken stone from the riverbed
We walked across the earthen moss
Silent barefoot trails to cross
I felt your hand
I heard your thoughts
Like hushed tones in the mist
Hushed tones in the mist
Verse
I was there when the lights went out
I was there when we went without
There we were no ones favorite Son
Two blissful misfits on the run
Warmed against the coldest dawn
In innocence granted only to the young
Chorus and out....
I was there
I was there
I was there
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9. |
Long Way Home
04:01
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Long Way Home
Long Way Home-Sonya Heller-©2011-Sonya Heller Music-ASCAP
Verse I
A weed is just a flower
On the wrong side of town
So I won’t stay here
If you don’t want me around
When halls are haunted
On a once hallowed ground
Chorus
It’s a long way home sometime
I’ll pack my bags and well I’ll
Sing my walkin’ song
On the long way home sometime
Verse II
Well you can’t fight the weather
When the winds blow strong
Nor two waves crashin’
With the comin' of a storm
We’re just two soldiers still at war
With what went wrong
Chorus
On the long way home sometime
My feet are tired but they’ll still
Get me where I’m goin’
On the long way home sometime.
(Instrumental)
Verse III
Well I’ll give thanks to my maker
When my time is at hand
An’ I promise postcards
When I reach the promised land
If I don’t make it I’ll let
Moses take my hand
Chorus
On the long way home sometime
Up on that mountain, well
The view is simply grand
On the long way home sometime
For weed or flower
We’re all flowers in the end
On the long way home sometime
Bridge
Sometime, sometime, I feel so far, I feel so far
Oh sometime, yeah sometime, I feel so far, I feel so far, I feel I feel I feel, I feel…
Chorus and out
It’s a long way home
It’s a long way home
It’s a long way home…sometime…
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10. |
The Gates of Grace
04:27
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The Gates of Grace-(c)2012-Sonya Heller Music-ASCAP
Verse I
When I'm walking towards the Gates of Grace
Will you hold my hand, so nothing aches
And send my soul with birds that sing
And don't let go 'til I get my wings
Verse II
For you loved this fool with bad front teeth
Who danced to the right with two left feet
Wore mismatched clothing that fit too tight
Had dreams that kept her up at night
Pre-chorus
And those two old Crows at the foot of her bed
Who wouldn't fly away 'til the coffee was made
She spoke too much and he spoke too little
Maybe in Heaven there's a place in the middle
Chorus
Thru the Gates of Grace
The Gates of Grace
Verse III
With the best intentions and an open heart
Sometimes things just fall apart
but I promise now as I promised then
This journey takes us to the end
For there's be no Moon without the Stars
Just an empty shelf with an empty jar
No one here to take your place
No one here to help me chase
Pre-chorus
Those two old Crows at the foot of my bed
Who wouldn't fly away 'til the coffee was made
I spoke too much and you spoke too little
Maybe in Heaven there's a place in the middle
Chorus
Thru the Gates of Grace
The Gates of Grace
Bridge and out...
I will wait at the Gates of Grace for you
I will wait at the Gates of Grace for you
Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelu-hujah
Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelu-hujah
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Sonya Heller New York, New York
Sonya Heller cut her teeth at NYC's iconic Bitter End in the afterglow of Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro and Leonard Cohen, whose
poetic genius sparked her very early on.
Rolling Stone.- "Sonya Heller Comes alive onstage"
Rootstime -"a singing songwriting Joan of Arc,guitar in her hand, voice as a weapon!"
Crossroads-"Listening to her we are carried away into the atmospheric universe of her voice."
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