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17 West

by Sonya Heller

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    17 West is Sonya's third studio album. An American songbook. Romantic. Introspective.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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released January 13, 2017

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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." ... more

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