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Only Beauty (The Album)

by Glenda Rae & The Essentials

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Learning to Fly 04:56
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Learning to Fly Verse 1 Hey blue jay sitting up on my roof Long way from where you should be You spread your wings but aim for the ground Pick yourself up just like me Verse 2 Your bright coloured friends have long left town Saying catch up when you can The cold wind that blows hard on your weak wings Warns the snow is coming again Chorus But learning to Fly Ain't no small thing a chance we all have to take Learning to Fly It's the real thing And I'll watch over you Verse 3 I know you're trapped here like me on the ground With wings that won't let you soar all the pretty words They keep bringing you down Saying please don't ask for more But you got a fire that burns way down deep It won't let you give up the fight And some day soon you're gonna find your strength And then I know that you can fly Chorus Learning to Fly Ain't no small thing a chance we have all to take Learning to Fly It's the real thing And I'll watch over you Solo Chorus Learning to Fly Ain't no small thing It's a chance we have all to take Learning to Fly It's the real thing
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Feeling Like A Star 04:00
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FEELING LIKE A STAR Brett Wade/Glenda Rae He got more than just a Listerine buzz on Watch him jumpin in the azure waves High steppin' down the road He'll act a part Maybe King Leer, MacBeth if you like He'll sing you Queen songs Feelin' like a star Hey, Hey, Hey Feeling like a star (repeat) He's been to Harvard But he didn't come from money Took a pilgrimage to Memphis Had to see the King Eatin' IN and OUT burgers Down on Sunset Blvd Watching California girls on the take Here the wheels a turning I know their comin' for me I can hear the whistle blow Calling out my name I am gonna ride it All the way this time I got me a ticket one way He's fully loaded with a 38 special And a heart that's hungry For the fear in your eyes He's headed south On the north side of life's why Just to see a blast light up the sky Can't you hear the wheels turning I can feel them headed for me The whistle's louder now Callin' out my name I am gonna ride to the end Cause I got nothin' left And Just this ticket one way Hey, Hey, Hey Feeling like a star (repeat)
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Only Beauty 04:44
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Only Beauty Brett Wade/Glenda Rae  Verse 1 With a hand he tried to shield his eyes Watching' the sun burn a lonely sky Into surrender A frail woman in the shadow light Was gently dancing to a distant cry Lost in forever  Chorus So he took her in the ember light down to the water's edge So close and worlds apart There they dreamed of a thousand lives As if they could live on And still remember Only beauty  Verse 2 The touch of skin, soft and cool in the dark Watched as love burned their lonely hearts Into surrender No guns, or words, no more wars to start With the distant cry of a Meadow lark Lost in forever  chorus So he took her in the ember light down to the water's edge So close and worlds apart They were dreaming of a thousand lives As if they could live on And still remember Only beauty  Solo  chorus So he took her in the ember light down to the river deep So close and worlds away They can live more than a thousand lives With no dark or light And still remember Only beauty
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How Long 04:41
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HOW LONG Brett Wade/Glenda Rae Chorus 1 How long How long How long How long Verse 1 People knocking Outside the gate Won't you let them in The lock is rusted The key is gone It's a new world sin Verse 2 Face's laughing Some faces cry Other's just don't know How to break it down With a heavy load Pre-chorus 1 Under the sun Under dark cloud Under the moon Under one sky Verse 3 Step by step Walking countless miles Down a dusty road Baskets, fears All a weight on their back Everything they own Pre-Chorus 2 Under the sun Under dark cloud Under the moon Under the blue Chorus 3 How long How long How long How long Solo Pre-Chorus Under the sun Under hard rain Under silent skies They're waiting Wondering Chorus 3 How long How long How long How long
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Sister Jane 03:50
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SISTER JANE (Brett Wade/Glenda Rae) Sister Jane can’t find her way back home She got lost doesn’t know which way to go She was a wide eyed, beautiful child So young and naïve Her dreams are all but forgotten She’s hanging’ out on the street Jane was looking for freedom Nothing to hold her down Running away from a memory Trying hard to block out the sound Chorus How can you go on this way? Are you really too blind to see The promises have all been broken There’s nobody left to believe Why can’t you hear me I’m calling out your name You know I love you That will never change Sister Jane please find your way back home Follow me I’ll show you where to go Sister Jane won’t you come back home I’m waiting for you please come back home
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You Didn't Know 03:54
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YOU DIDN'T KNOW Verse 1 Silent in the crowd Dumb struck like a stranger You didn't know You didn't know Verse 2 Perfect thoughts of you Were flying through my brain You didn't know You didn't know Chorus That I could tell all in time A fool with broken words and lines You didn't know Verse 3 Sometimes I scream like thunder Just to let somebody know I'm here You didn't know Verse 4 The sound of my voice is true till the words come and quiet wins out again You didn't know Chorus 2 That I could tell all in time a fool with broken words and lines You didn't know You didn't know Solo You didn't know You didn't know Chorus That I could tell all in time But time never has the time So I'm here struggling on In the fight of my life Playing the fool with broken words and lines You didn't know You didn't know
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Channel Switchen 04:03
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CHANNEL SWITCHIN'  Verse 1 A man walks home on a darkened road A work done just a joyless mime His kids find ways to lose themselves And television teaches them bout life  Pre-chorus Channel switching computers glitching All locked in vaults of vanity Run here run there the sales are great What you wanted to do got lost again.  BG’s  Won’t you save him? Do you crave his money? Wont you save him Gonna leave him honey? Verse 2 Between east and west the veil is drawn We see with darkened eyes. Love grows cold and tempers flare   We created a human compromise.  Pre chorus 2 Hidden power plucks the strings Making living things seem dead. Mulling over threatening words Buying tons of steel and bread.  Chorus I heard that you lost your way That someone saw you yesterday They called Yea they called your name Right out loud You never turned Your eyes searched for the ground Chorus 2 All that we work to gain Are paper walls that slowly turn to dust Boxes of bankrupt dreams In rooms somewhere We buy it all again  Verse3 She sits waiting at home for him With candles lit drinking his favourite wine It was a last ditch effort to reach out She'll break his heart or she'll save his life  pre-chorus 2 Channel switching computers glitching All locked in vaults of vanity Run here run there the sales are great What you wanted to do got lost again.  Chorus 3 All that we work to gain   Are paper walls that slowly turn to dust And boxes of bankrupt dreams In rooms somewhere Are crowding in on us  Chorus4 All that we work to own Are crooked walls that own us in the end Suitcases, life on hold All locked away So we fill them up again
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Happy Day 04:48
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HAPPY DAY Verse 1 People talking walls come a tumbling down Lots of Money never makes the world go round the Big get bigger and the small get smaller some say The old cedars standing Are wavin' like they know the way Oh ya Pre-chorus Cause this world's been spinning For a long long time I'll Keep this train rolling to the end of the line And each night when I bow my head to pray I know that I'll wake up to a happy day Chorus 1 Wake up to a happy day Wake up to a happy day Wake up to a happy day Verse 2 I've got questions With answers just out of my reach but as the years pass I find my own kind of peace There's no sense fighting What each day has to bring The sun is shinin' To me, that's a beautiful thing Pre-chorus 2 Cause this world's been spinning For a long long time I'll Keep this train rolling to the end of the line And each night when I bow my head to pray I know that I'll wake up to a happy day Chorus 2 Wake up to a happy day Wake up to a happy day Wake up to a happy day Pre-chorus 3 Cause this world's been spinning For a long long time I'll Keep my feet to the fire My eyes on the finish line And each night I lay my head down I know that I'll wake up to a happy day pre-chorus 4 Cause this world's been spinning For a long long time This train's gonna roll on to the end of the line And each night when I bow my head to pray I'm so glad that I'll wake up to a happy day Chorus 3 Wake up to a happy day Wake up to a happy day Wake up to a happy day
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Milky Way 04:32
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Milky Way Verse 1 Well he's been gone From night to dawn trudging on The milky way (He's been gone from Night till dawn from night till dawn from night till dawn) Far from where the heavy air brings salty tears Solemn words to say (He's been gone From Night till dawn from night till dawn from night till dawn) Verse 2 See down below Jamie's girl don't know How far he'd go A life to get there (She don't know How far he'd go How far he'd go How far he'd go) Was the cool of steel The rush he feels The wound won't heal Before he gets away (She don't know How far he'd go How far Much too far to take her Back to all those long night calls in secret hide aways Fighting like old Serrano with a million words to say To far like Romeo and Juliet were kind of strange Young passion and ideals for love Would leave true love to waste He's gone to far to turn back Much to far into the Milky Way Verse 3 Well she's been gone From night to dawn To soldier on To the milky way (She's been gone From Night till dawn from night till dawn from night till dawn) She's far from here the fragrant air A spring bouquet Silent prayers to pray (She's been gone From Night till dawn from night till dawn from night till dawn) Verse 4 See down below The populars grow Another day will go A place to rest (She don't know How far she'd go How far she'd go How far she'd go) Was the cool of steel The pain she feels Her wound won't heal It's too late (She don't know How far she'd go How far Chorus Much too far to take her Back to all those long night calls in secret hide aways Fighting like old Serrano with a million words to say To far like Romeo and Juliet were kind of strange Young passion and ideals For love would leave true love to waste Bridge I will go wherever you go I will do this for the love of you Have taken me to places I have never been so deep in Solo Love, Love Ending I will go wherever you go I will do this for the love of you Have taken me to places I have never been so deep in I will go wherever you go I will do this for the love of you Have taken me to places I have never been so deep in Love He's been gone From night till dawn from night till dawn from night till dawn He gone to far to turn back much to far Into the Milky Way
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Love Comes Around 04:31
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LOVE COMES AROUND Verse 1 Ten minutes more and I'll be home The finish on another five days Cars passing by me they've got some place to be A red light one more delay Verse 2 Little worries come and take up my time A month from now I'm sure to forget Years are passing quicker just like my mother said A traffic jam of lives in regret Chorus Seems everybody's waiting for something Till love comes And we can't find the answers there's no way Till love comes around One by one the walls Gotta keep on coming on down In our world simple things make a change When love comes around Verse 3 Woke up this morning from a crazy dream In a place I'm sure I've never been A big orange sun was setting close enough to touch The tall grass swaying in the breeze Verse 4 People gathered round me with smiles on their faces From far and near land and sea They were linking arm and arm in chain that wouldn't break Young and old strong and weak Chorus You know everybody's waiting for something Till love comes And we can't find the answers there's no way Till love comes around See one by one the lonely walls Gonna keep on coming on down This time let's do something right Now's your chance for steppin' up Give a little piece of what you've got It don't take much Simple things make a change Chorus 2x You know everybody's waiting for something Till loves comes And we don't have the answers there's no way Till love comes around Cause everybody's prayin' for someone That loves comes around I tell everyone I know, keep believing
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Since You're Gone Away (Brett) 03:51
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SINCE YOU'RE GONE AWAY Verse 1 Way past sleeping I've been up all night Your own Mamma she's my alabi Since you're gone away Since you're gone away You knew morning it would dawn so cruel Now the lawman's coming after you Since you're gone away Since you're gone way Chorus 1 You'll be running like you know that you're about to be found Since you're gone away You'll keep on running till they lay you under six feet o' ground Verse 2 I took your shot gun hid it well away All night heartin' and a big headache Since you're gone away Since you're gone away Chorus You've been fighting like you know that you're about to go down Since you've gone away You'll keep on fighting till they lay you where you'll never be found Verse 4 Sometimes I miss you staying up all night Lines on the t.v. rolling out of sight Since you're gone away Since you're gone away Bridge If you got a brother Got a home grown brother If ya thinkin' he's just what ya see If ya got a brother Got a home grown brother Better watch it you'll be on your knees If you got a brother Got a home-grown brother If ya thinkin' he's just what you need If you got a brother Good ol' home-grown brother Better watch out and listen to me Solo Bridge If you got a brother Good ol' home-grown brother Thinkin' he might be all you need Chorus You'll be running like you know that you're about to be found Since you're gone away You'll keep on running till you find you're under six feet o' ground Bridge outro If you got a brother Got a home-grown brother Never know how much the boy'll take away If you got a brother Good ol' home-grown brother Till ya realize that very day Since you've gone away Since you've gone away If a got a brother Good o'l home-grown brother Never know just what he'll take away If you got a brother Good ol' home-grown brother Got to hold on for one more day Since you're gone away Since you're gone away

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released March 19, 2017

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Glenda Rae & The Essentials Vancouver, British Columbia

Glenda Rae & The Essentials have been gaining fans from across the globe with their highly improvisational form of Pop Rock, Blue Eyed Soul. Fans describe them as “if the rock icons Steely Dan added Annie Lennox as their lead vocalist.”
Their arrangements have beautiful anthemic elements reminiscent of Queen’s orchestrated vocal and guitar sections.
“Six Degrees” Soulful, deep, a must hear! ... more

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