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Let Me Go

by Stevie Rae Stephens

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1.
Introduction 01:11
I've waited so long, to sing the world my song To show this heart is strong, once more No longer a slave to a heart so lost, I find I'm one step closer to the rest of my life Walking through the door before me I can say, I know I will be, alright And it's time, to let me go
2.
Let Me Go 04:31
Every night I’m sleeping next to the chains I adore And every time I’m thinking about how I want so much more And I’m tired of pretending that I’m happy when I’m not And I’m tired of convincing myself it will get better when it wont I don’t want to be in between my life my dreams and you I don’t want to be in between living and loving you Let me go, turn over forget where I lay Let me go, I promise it wont hurt one day Let me go, close your eyes and I’ll slip away What we have is great, but it isn’t enough, its not enough And I can’t ask for changes when I know You give me all of your love So how much time must pass by before I find the strength to say goodbye I can’t lie and I wont be blind to the emptiness I feel inside Chorus I knew I would have to choose what I lose what I lose one day Losing you was losing a part of me that I can never replace Chorus
3.
The Door 04:25
Its not too late to try to get up and dance again In fact I think its time I hold out my hand And I’d like to say I tried When I threw myself through your front door The first in a very long time I found the door I was looking for And its time something turns out right Its time I find myself in your eyes Time something turns out right And its you its you so wont you be mine already Its not too late to stand still let music say everything In fact I find a thrill that we can say nothing at all And I’d like to say that I knew When you told me I was colorful But I didn’t have a clue That I’d feel colorful when I'm with you Chorus I know you wont believe me When I tell you everything’s fine But listen to me when I say You are perfect in so many ways Doesn’t matter what anyone says ‘Cause I think its time you be mine I think its time you be mine I think time you be mine Chorus
4.
Wedding Gift 03:53
I’ve been stumbling through my life For the last year or two I’ve been trying to survive Nothing’s really change I'm still all over the place But when I fall I find I tend to aim I’ve been tripping tripping all over myself you see I’d rather be crazy crazy than not be anything And you just wait for when you see my face On a CD case did it without you And one day you’ll know you let the wrong girl go When you hear me on the radio I did it without you Now I cant say you’re wrong All I know is she’s old enough to be my mom And everything has changed you lost your dreams You’re settling babe I know who you are And this ain’t you I'm glad you fell for fell for someone you thing is right But don’t come running running when I'm in the spotlight Chorus I cant say I'm angry ‘cause I know in my heart I'm not And I cant say I’m happy when I had him he meant a lot But thank you for taking one for the team ‘Cause I’d rather it be you be you than it be me So take the world I left behind Chorus I can’t wait for when I see your face on a backyard stage You did it without me
5.
So Lost 04:18
What do you want from me ‘Cause I don’t know how to please you anymore What is it that you need I cant seem to read You anymore And what do you hold when all that you held is gone for good And what do you say when all that’s been said and done Is not enough I don’t know what to do anymore I'm so lost I'm so lost in this world And I don’t know what to say anymore I'm so lost I'm so lost in this world What do you think of me if all that you think of is yourself And how would you feel if all that you felt feels like nothing Why do we try tryings what got us to this place And who do we hate when the one that you love you have to thank Chorus I'm falling apart again lifes not the way I planned I'm falling in your arms again but you missed Now I’ve hit the floor once again Chorus I'm so lost I'm so lost I don’t know what to do anymore I'm so lost I'm so lost in this world
6.
That Girl 03:44
Its girls’ night out in the city and you know Girls they come in all varieties You’ve got the girls who are all talk You’ve got the girls who do the walk You’ve got the girls who are convinced They’re everything you’re not So watch out because this girl She’s so famous everyone knows her They call her that girl she’s acting like a toy For her own self-appeasement She's that girl and she hides behind the paint on her face She's the essence of falsified vanity That girl wears the need for attention Like its going out of fashion she's that girl oh In the club her favorite song is on replay She's getting dirty with some guy with her Brittney on display She's dancing to the beat of insecurity She’s bending over backwards for her low self-esteem They call her that girl she’s starring down the room With her poor sense of dignity Chorus You can see the lack of self-respect Dripping from her halter dress The one that’s meant to be a shirt Damn this girls a piece of work And every ones starring ‘cause starrings enough They will look but they wont touch that girl Chorus
7.
I can’t say that there aren’t days I want someone there to help Make me happy make it easy for me And I felt pain and I can say I’m glad I feel something ‘Cause without rain we’d never see the spring A leap of faith is all it takes to see Everything happens for a reason Everything has it’s own time Go ahead and have your heart back I’m not leaving without mine We don’t have to break to know it was real We don’t have to make mountains from hills This is only one of many to come We’re one step closer to love I can’t lie that there aren’t times I’m glad we put the work in Its good to work ‘til it turns to hurt and tears Love is blind and we lose sight That greater love self-denies Because its true we let each other loose Fire burns to pave the path for new Chorus We’re not failing if we’re moving towards a better day And its not easy to know when tryings turned to pain Let the good be great this masterpiece we made Loving you has taught me how to love the right way Everything happens for a reason Everything has its own time Please let me have my heart back I can’t let you leave with mine You don’t doubt ‘cause I felt it too When I walked out I did it for you I love you enough to let you move on You’re one step closer to love Chorus
8.
Heartbreaker 03:55
She sees you staring her down From across the room you like to play with fire you do You think you got it figured out But she’s sipping on a drink from the last fool or two yeah She’s tearing up the town In her velvet dress and her black studded shoes She sees every move you make like a hawk to her prey Guarantee she won’t remember your name ‘Cause she’s a heartbreaker She’s a heartbreaker and they’ll never learn They’ll never keep her ‘cause she’s unconcerned If you’re wrong you’re right you’re sweet you’re kind You’re rich you’re poor or you’re just a boy She don’t care You got your head held high With your confidence your ignorance your arrogant smile You’re feeling lucky tonight As if lady luck could save you from a black widow’s bite No she don’t give a damn She’s going to walk all over you in those black studded shoes She sees every move you make like a hawk to her prey Guarantee you will remember her name Chorus There’s something about her no one figures Take no prisoners and show no mercy show no mercy no There’s something about her she’s a trickster Don’t be fooled by her figure no she’s a monster inside Chorus
9.
Second Best 05:36
I can’t look in the mirror without feeling second best I’m trying not to turn my head how did it come to this I’m trying to move on Not to shed a tear But if you want redemption no you’re not welcome here ‘Cause yeah it hurts and yeah I know That I’m scared to be alone Now that I see that you weren’t for me Its so easy to say that I’d rather it be this way Its what you do when you love someone See only good and not the wrong they’ve done But oh babe you see what you took away They were the only things keeping me afraid Chorus It was fun it was great I learned to love what risks to take And every day you start to fade a little more It didn’t make sense but now I see our cadence of harmony I knew our sun would set eventually Chorus I can’t look in the mirror without feeling second best
10.
I never knew I was standing next to you For reasons bigger than we And all the pain finally showed its face When it moved through the room Eyes are opened hearts are touched We stand for something bigger than us I believe I believe You will be safe one day You will never have to run again You will be loved one day The way you know you should You will be you will be A light in this world we’re in You will be you will be A reason to fight for an end An end to tears an end to running An end to fears of never know If you’re alone And end to fight your own mistrust To never finding a reason to love again And again and again again You’ve been strong you’ve been hurt And after it all you stand for your worth For our worth Chorus You are here today reminding us we’re here to stay The war is in the words you say Oh the future’s ours to take its ours to take This fights for you its for you Chorus
11.
Slave 04:37
The sun went down it never came up again And I don’t know how but something tells me that I’m dead Nothing I say takes the pain from your face I’m destined to watch you grow old in this place Didn’t I tell you it wont hurt one day Didn’t I tell you I would always stay A slave in this house I can’t stay if I'm already locked out Bound to this place no where to go but by God I cannot stay I don’t know where to go what to do now I'm frozen in place I guess that its time to accept my fate As I watch you wither away Now I stay awake everyday as I watch myself fade away In your eyes in this house nothing but memories remain So let them go make room for others to grow Just let me go I'm sorry I left you alone Chorus I'm sorry I told you I left you ‘cause you weren’t enough ‘Cause I couldn’t watch you spend your life trying to sew me up ‘Cause you would’ve tried stood by my side And I would have been the reason why the reason why We are slaves in this house Chorus
12.
Every night I’m sleeping next to the chains I adore And every time I’m thinking about how I want so much more And I’m tired of pretending that I’m happy when I’m not And I’m tired of convincing myself it will get better when it wont I don’t want to be in between my life my dreams and you I don’t want to be in between living and loving you Let me go, turn over forget where I lay Let me go, I promise it wont hurt one day Let me go, close your eyes and I’ll slip away What we have is great, but it isn’t enough, its not enough And I can’t ask for changes when I know You give me all of your love So how much time must pass by before I find the strength to say goodbye I can’t lie and I wont be blind to the emptiness I feel inside Chorus I knew I would have to choose what I lose what I lose one day Losing you was losing a part of me that I can never replace Chorus

about

As my first album, Let Me Go is 10 years of songwriting and life in an hour long CD. They say that's why your first album is your best. I watched these songs take form in ways I could never imagine and am so grateful to the people who made that possible. Every song has deep meaning and ties into one another in ways only I may understand. However, I hope Let Me Go takes you on a journey through your own self discovery and triumphs as it took me when I needed it the most. This album is the beginning of what I hope will be a long career in the future.

Let Me Go tells a classic story about finding and losing love and ourselves, and discovering how to keep going when we are young, hopeless, helpless, eager, and so lost in this world. I found a way to breathe during those timeless experiences through vibrant harmonies, commanding piano, empowered vocals, and heart wrenching strings. Let Me Go takes me from 16 years old, feeling second best in an imaginary, but overwhelming battle; to 18 years old, learning how to cope with giving half of me to someone I thought deserved it; and finally reaching 21 and understanding that everything happens for a reason and I am one step closer to the rest of my life. This album is my baby and I embrace it for what it is—the anthems of my youth. I know Let Me Go will forever be the first step of many and I praise this album for that and everything that comes with that title.

“I’ve waited a very long time to hear my music like this. I cannot put into words how much I love this album for the story it tells, what it stands for, and the hard work many people put into it. For that, I cannot thank you all enough. One thing that sets this album apart is that it represents me and so many others who connected with my music and collaborated with me in making it what it is now.” (May 2013)

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released May 17, 2013

Zak Coffey, Chris Scanlan, Gregory Hanson, Matthew Gin, Kevin Lienhard, Orion Navaille, Cameron Reed, Stacy Hughes, Collin Atkinson, Lexi Gadd, Shayne Plunkett, Andrew Avila, Paul Stephens, Michael Glines, Alex Jones, Margo Flitcraft, Jessica Franklin, Sarah Gussenhoven, Danielle Rodgers, Amanda Schemmel, Maggie Chou, Jynelle Batts, Maya Hadash, Lauri Stephens, Lanier Sammons, and Robin Weinands.

Thank you so much for being apart of this with me. Without you all, I could not have made this album so great. :)

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Stevie Rae Stephens Nashville, Tennessee

Singer Songwriter from Northern California, BA Audio Engineering, MA Songwriting

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