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Powerful Words
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Alicia Selby songwriter and lead vocals

Mark Prentice - Bass guitar and band leader
Michael Spriggs - Acoustic guitar
Michael Durham - Electric guitar
Matthew Bubel - Drums and percussion
Gary Smith - Keyboards

All musicians out of Nashville, TN

Producer: Tom Harding, Tombstone Recording, Nashville, TN
Assistant producer: Kyle
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3. Powerful Words
Powerful Words
Rhetoric comes easy for some people,
They string together words with long syllables.
Never at a loss to be articulate,
Always come across with fake confidence.

Your powerful words were just meaningless,
Echoing over in my head.
You brought it on this total paralysis,
With powerful words I can't forget.

Memories die slowly for some reason,
Forever only lingered for one season,
I try to be tough, survive each day,
All the hurt swells up and revives the pain.

Your powerful words were just meaningless,
Echoing over in my head.
You brought it on this total paralysis,
With powerful words I can't forget.

You gave your word, that's like a promise.
I guess what I heard was what I really wanted.
Word puzzles lies, designed to deceive,
Now deliberate silence, brings me misery!

Your powerful words were just meaningless,
Echoing over in my head.
You brought it on this total paralysis,
With powerful words I can't forget.

Your powerful words, I can't forget.

Copyright 2012

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Soft rock song about the powerful words used by people which have a long lasting impact on the person who hears them.
Optical Illusion
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Optical Illusion
Alicia Selby songwriter and lead vocals

Mark Prentice - Bass guitar and band leader
Michael Spriggs - Acoustic guitar
Michael Durham - Electric guitar
Matthew Bubel - Drums and percussion
Gary Smith - Keyboards

All musicians out of Nashville, TN

Producer: Tom Harding, Tombstone Recording, Nashville, TN
Assistant producer: Kyle
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2. Optical Illusion
Optical Illusion
The photograph by the bedside table,
All dusty now, in a tarnished frame,
Two smiling faces in happier times,
Back when I believed you were still mine.

It's no optical illusion, the image of the pain upon your face,
It's no optical illusion, my vision of you as you leave this place.

A suitcase packed, is it filled with regrets.
The cab is waiting, his meter trips,
Please turn and pull me close, so tight.
Before you walk down the steps and out of my life.

The object in the photo grows smaller in this instance.
No trick photography, has moved you away in distance.

It's no optical illusion, the image of the pain upon your face,
It's no optical illusion, my vision of you as you leave this place.

My vision of you as you leave this place.
My vision of you as you leave this place.

Copyright 2012 Writer: Alicia Selby
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Pop rock song describing the departure of a lover which is no optical illusion.

Empty Pages
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Empty Pages
Alicia Selby songwriter and lead vocals

Mark Prentice - Bass guitar and band leader
Michael Spriggs - Acoustic guitar
Michael Durham - Electric guitar
Matthew Bubel - Drums and percussion
Gary Smith - Keyboards

All musicians out of Nashville, TN

Producer: Tom Harding, Tombstone Recording, Nashville, TN
Assistant producer: Kyle
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1. Empty Pages
Empty Pages
What's your story, I'd like to know.
Is there epic glory, and crushing blows.
What's your story, I'll tell you mine.
Parts are pretty gory, drip red like wine.

Each life's a writing of a thousand tales,
Chapters pass, full of rich details.

Empty pages in the book of your life
Leave no empty pages.

What's the ending, fill in the blanks,
There's nothing pending, no second takes.
What's the ending, a twisted plot.
Life's pretending, the script's not taught.

Each life's a writing of a thousand tales,
Chapters pass, full of rich details.

Empty pages in the book of your life,
Leave no empty pages.

All that happens between your birth and your death,
Is recorded in this novel, so make it your best.

Empty pages, in the book of your life,
Leave no empty pages.

Empty pages, in the book of your life,
Leave no empty pages.

Leave no empty pages.
Leave no empty pages.

Copyright 2012 Writer: Alicia Selby
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Rock song about the importance of living life to the fullest, leaving no empty pages.

Out of the Blue
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Out of the Blue
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Fett, Azalea Music Group, Nashville
Assistant engineer: Paul Cooke, Nashville
Recording studios: Blackbird Studio and Azalea Music Group, Nashville
Blackbird engineers: Lowell Reynolds and Seth Morton
Publisher: Sapphire Music Publishing
Management: Russ Tyler Music
Songwriter: Alicia Selby
Female vocals: Alicia Selby
Male vocal on Copper Cage: Fett

Musicians:
Keyboards: Dane Bryant
Keyboards: Calhoun Montgomery
Keyboards: Robert Chevrier
Drums and percussion: Chip Abernathy
Electric and acoustic guitar: Tim Thompson
Electric and acoustic guitar and slide guitar: Chas Williams
Electric guitar: Fett
Bass: Brian Pepo
Bass: Dave Fowler
Mandolin and cello: Tim Lorsch
Violin: Alicia Selby
Violin: Tim Lorsch

Photographer: Christa's Lens, Houston
Graphic designer: Nancy Terzian, Nashville
Vocal consultant: Kim Wood Sandusky, Nashville
Executive Producer: Alicia Selby
Credits
1. Stack of Lies
Stack of Lies
STACK OF LIES

You'd love me forever, that was lie number one,
I'm mad I believed you, should I go on?
The second fabrication is that you'd be true,
You're such a liar, how could I listen to you.

A stack of lies, that's what you are to me,
A stack of lies, layered vertically,
A stack of lies, standing six foot tall, tall, tall, tall.

Falsehoods and fables, that's your whole thing,
All of your stories have a familiar ring,
Pathological liars, don't know the truth.
I saw you together, so what's your excuse?

A stack of lies, that's what you are to me,
A stack of lies, layered vertically,
A stack of lies, standing six foot tall, tall, tall, tall.

Why'd I ever believe your deception?
All just subterfuge.
What I really wanted from you,
Was just the truth, truth, truth, truth!

A stack of lies, that's what you are to me,
A stack of lies, layered vertically,
A stack of lies, standing six foot tall, tall, tall, tall.
Stack of Lies
Credits
Keyboards: Dane Bryant
Drums: Chip Abernathy
Electric lead and rhythm guitars: Fett
Electric guitar: Tim Thompson
Electric guitar: Chas Williams
Bass: Dave Fowler
Vocals: Alicia Selby
Alicia Selby - Out of the Blue - Stack of Lies
2. Copper Cage
Copper Cage
You always called me your songbird,
Was I just another lark to you?
I'm breaking out of this birdcage,
You locked me in.

This bird is silent now, can't sing anymore.
You can keep your precious key.
I feel such rage, unlock this copper cage!
I'm peering through these wires, you have to set me free.

I protect you with this shelter,
You're not a prisoner restrained,
My precious bird of paradise,
Why am I to blame?

This bird is silent now, can't sing anymore.
You can keep your precious key.
I feel such rage, unlock this copper cage!
I'm peering through these wires, you have to set me free.

Please set me free.
I'm not holding you.
This copper cage is killing me.
What am I supposed to do?
Now I am begging you please.
Stop begging me, begging me.
This songbird has lost her voice.
Leaving's always your choice.

You always called me your songbird,
Was I just another lark to you?

Copper Cage
Credits
Keyboards: Calhoun Montgomery
Drums and percussion: Chip Abernathy
Acoustic guitar: Tim Thompson
Bass: Brian Pepo
Female vocal: Alicia Selby
Male vocal: Fett

Alicia Selby - Out of the Blue - Copper Cage
3. Magdelina
Magdelina
Down a dusty road he drove from Rancho del Sol,
His work day done it was time to quench his thirst,
Clinking glasses flamenco guitar filled the air,
The cantina dimly lit he sits down at this bar in Mexico.

Magdelina dances at midnight, with her turquoise skirt and jet black hair,
Castanets she clasps in her hands as she spins and swirls,
The man at the bar sits and stares, he's mesmerized by this girl.

When he raises his glass to sip, dust falls from his blue denim shirt,
Just a farm laborer on a ranch outside of town,
Turning to watch this lovely young senorita,
She's stamping her feet to the rapid rhythm.

Magdelina dances at midnight, with her turquoise skirt and jet black hair,
Castanets she clasps in her hands as she spins and swirls,
The man at the bar sits and stares, he's mesmerized by this girl.

Four thousand pesos he saved for the past three years,
In a jewelry shop just down the road,
A glass case holds a small diamond ring,
He hopes they'll marry in a chapel in the spring.

Magdelina dances at midnight, with her turquoise skirt and jet black hair,
Castanets she clasps in her hands as she spins and swirls,
The man at the bar sits and stares, he's mesmerized by this girl.
The man at the bar sits and stares, he's mesmerized by this girl.

Magdelina
Credits
Keyboards: Calhoun Montgomery
Drums and percussion: Chip Abernathy
Acoustic lead and rhythm guitars: Tim Thompson
Bass: Brian Pepo
Vocals: Alicia Selby

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4. Head Back to Tahoe
Head Back to Tahoe
When you're on a rough stretch of road, and the potholes fill your mind,
Turn your precious life around, go back to a place in time.
It's a blue sapphire ring beauty, a glistening lake one thousand foot deep.
The trees whisper in the sun, and bow while you're asleep.

Head back to Tahoe, go as the wind blows,
A shimmering oasis to wet your soul,
Will he wait there for you or choose to go?
Head back to Tahoe.

Spring, summer, fall and wintertime. It's peaceful there all year round.
Look up at the mountain tops and listen for the sounds.
When your life has left you no place to go, all the struggles leave you weak,
Take stock of why you're in this world, and find the joy you seek.

Head back to Tahoe, go as the wind blows,
A shimmering oasis to wet your soul,
Will he wait there for you or choose to go?
Head back to Tahoe.

Stroll down to Rosie's place, visit a while with the park ranger,
Give the waitress a genuine smile, and buy some coffee for a stranger.

Head back to Tahoe, go as the wind blows,
A shimmering oasis to wet your soul,
Will he wait there for you or choose to go?
Head back to Tahoe.
Head Back to Tahoe
Credits
Keyboards: Dane Bryant
Drums: Chip Abernathy
Acoustic guitar: Tim Thompson
Acoustic guitar: Chas Williams
Bass: Dave Fowler
Mandolin and cello: Tim Lorsch
Vocals: Alicia Selby
Alicia Selby - Out of the Blue - Head Back to Tahoe
5. That Guitar Man
That Guitar Man
THAT GUITAR MAN
Through a smoky haze she walked in that crowded club that night,
He sat there alone on the band stand,
His head was down and his hands gently caressed
The neck of his guitar.
At the end of the set, he stepped down and brushed by her,
She felt his deep blue eyes sinking into her soul.

That guitar man plays a melancholy song,
Ever running his fingers up and down,
She knew the moment that she heard him play,
He was going to be hers some day.

It was hot and sultry so she walked outside to catch a breeze,
Her lavender dress blew around her legs,
A match struck and lit up his face, he was standing by in the dark,
She told him "I love the way you play",
He nodded and moved closer and he whispered in her ear,
"Hey there gorgeous, we'll make beautiful music one day".

That guitar man plays a melancholy song,
Ever running his fingers up and down,
She knew the moment that she heard him play,
He was going to be hers some day.

Night after night, year after year,
While he strummed the guitar, she sang just for his ears,
They were together for fifty-three years, a loving couple, man and wife,
They made their music into a life.

That guitar man plays a melancholy song,
Ever running his fingers up and down,
She knew the moment that she heard him play,
He was going to be hers some day.
He was going to be hers some day.
That Guitar Man
Credits
Keyboards: Calhoun Montgomery
Drums: Chip Abernathy
Electric lead and rhythm guitars: Tim Thompson
Bass: Brian Pepo
Vocals: Alicia Selby

Alicia Selby - Out of the Blue - That Guitar Man
6. Crossing Over
Crossing Over
CROSSING OVER

It was seven-hundred eighty-seven miles to Nashville from Houston.
I was driving in the pouring down rain, just thinking about my home.
Left him lying there just sleeping like an angel,
When he wakes up with the sun, he'll find me gone.

Crossing over the Texas line, the sign says,
"Now Leaving, Your Whole World Behind",
Making my music is what I need, twelve hour road trip to Tennessee.

Now the years go rushing past, just like this song, I scratched out this evening,
Every night I watch the doorway from the stage, hoping he'll find me here,
He's probably married now, two-story house, three children,
With a wife who will never ever leave his side.

Crossing over the Texas line, the sign says,
"Now Leaving, Your Whole World Behind",
Making my music is what I need, twelve hour road trip to Tennessee.

Did he ever realize how much I really loved him?
He never told me he even cared.
Does he lie awake like I do, wondering where I am?
Crossing over to a new life without him.

Crossing over the Texas line, the sign says,
"Now Leaving, Your Whole World Behind",
Making my music is what I need, twelve hour road trip to Tennessee.

Crossing Over
Credits
Keyboards: Robert Chevrier
Drums: Chip Abernathy
Acoustic guitars: Tim Thompson
Bass: Brian Pepo
Violin: Alicia Selby
Vocals: Alicia Selby

Alicia Selby - Out of the Blue - Crossing Over
7. Rodeo Drive
Rodeo Drive
RODEO DRIVE

Stepped off the plane in LA, it's no city of angels, but that's okay,
Cabbie please, I want to go to shop at a place called Rodeo,
It's time to buy my momma a birthday surprise from Beverly Hills.
Yes miss, get in my ride, but out here, it's called Rodeo Drive.

Who in the world really buys this stuff?
Doctors, lawyers, rock stars and such,
Limos drive up, chauffeurs get out,
Wearing black suits and ties,
They open car doors for little blond girls
With pony tails, holy jeans and big blue eyes,
So I am calling you live, oh my, from Rodeo Drive.
I am calling you live, from Rodeo Drive.

Walking around, three short blocks, Gucci, Guess and designer shops,
Eight hundred dollar sweaters, twelve hundred dollar skirts,
There's nothing here I can afford, it's all Ralph Lauren or Christian Dior
So I sat down on a bench outside and called my mom saying, hey, it's me.

Who in the world really buys this stuff?
Doctors, lawyers, rock stars and such,
Limos drive up, chauffeurs get out,
Wearing black suits and ties,
They open car doors for little blond girls
With pony tails, holy jeans and big blue eyes,
So I am calling you live, oh my, from Rodeo Drive.
I am calling you live, from Rodeo Drive.

All the people strut down that fine boulevard,
In lovely Los Angeles,
They're too rich and too thin that's just who they are,
In lovely Los Angeles.

Who in the world really buys this stuff?
Doctors, lawyers, rock stars and such,
Limos drive up, chauffeurs get out,
Wearing black suits and ties,
They open car doors for little blond girls
With pony tails, holy jeans and big blue eyes,
So I am calling you live, oh my, from Rodeo Drive.
I am calling you live, from Rodeo Drive.
Rodeo Drive
Credits
Keyboards: Robert Chevrier
Drums: Chip Abernathy
Acoustic guitars: Tim Thompson
Bass: Brian Pepo
Lead and background vocals: Alicia Selby

Alicia Selby - Out of the Blue - Rodeo Drive
8. He is My Lullaby
He is My Lullaby
When darkness fell, my day was long and empty,
The fear grows larger as I lie awake alone,
Sleep won't take me to my place of childish dreams,
I open up my mouth to let out a scream.

HE sings me to sleep,
HE calms the wind outside,
HE gives me my strength,
HE is my lullaby.

When morning breaks, the sun streams through the window,
The light grows brighter as new dawn wakes up the day,
Hope has found me in my time of true repent,
The spirit leads me to a place of deep content.

HE sings me to sleep,
HE calms the wind outside,
HE gives me my strength,
HE is my lullaby.

Just like a baby he holds in his arms,
Ever so gently so nothing can harm me, anymore.
The melody soothes me to the core.

HE sings me to sleep,
HE calms the wind outside,
HE gives me my strength,
HE is my lullaby.
He is My Lullaby
Credits
Keyboards: Dane Bryant
Drums: Chip Abernathy
Acoustic guitar: Tim Thompson
Acoustic guitar: Chas Williams
Bass: Dave Fowler
Violin: Tim Lorsch
Lead and background vocals: Alicia Selby


Alicia Selby - Out of the Blue - He Is My Lullaby
9. Second Cousin Once Removed
Second Cousin Once Removed
Second Cousin Once Removed

My daddy's sister, is her great aunt,
Two blond little cousins, was our fate by chance?
We're a singing branch of the family tree,
She sang the lead, I was her harmony.

Removed by a generation,
Removed from the acclaim,
A second cousin once removed.
A second cousin once removed.

A rising star, wearing Cinderella shoes,
The clock strikes midnight, her wish has come true.
Distinctly different styles and voices,
Two separate lives, so many tough choices.

Removed by a generation,
Removed from the acclaim,
A second cousin once removed.
A second cousin once removed.

She strolls out to the footlights,
Draped in her shimmering gown,
Her voice really resonates tonight,
I sit in the front row, hoping she will look down.

Removed by a generation,
Removed from the acclaim,
A second cousin once removed.
A second cousin once removed.

(Repeat to fade)
Second Cousin Once Removed
Credits
Keyboards: Calhoun Montgomery
Drums: Chip Abernathy
Acoustic guitars: Tim Thompson
Bass: Brian Pepo
Vocals: Alicia Selby
Alicia Selby - Out of the Blue - Second Cousin Once Removed
10. Ever After
Ever After
Ever After

I still believe in happy ever after,
Sometimes a fairy tale comes true.
Forever more you are my knight in shining armor,
The love of my life is you.

This magical thing called love,
Holds a mystical power over us,
A kind of enchantment,
A wonderful feeling,
The moment I met you I knew,
My life ever after,
My life ever after would be with you.

Two golden rings sit on a satin pillow,
Softly you take my hand in yours,
Inside your eyes, I see my own reflection,
You are the one I adore.

This magical thing called love,
Holds a mystical power over us,
A kind of enchantment,
A wonderful feeling,
The moment I met you I knew,
My life ever after,
My life ever after would be with you.

Many years from now,
We'll remember all the laughter we shared,
Making our own happy ever after.

This magical thing called love,
Holds a mystical power over us,
A kind of enchantment,
A wonderful feeling,
The moment I met you I knew,
My life ever after,
My life ever after would be with you.

Ever After
Credits
Keyboards: Robert Chevrier
Drums: Chip Abernathy
Acoustic guitars: Tim Thompson
Bass: Brian Pepo
Lead and background vocals: Alicia Selby

Alicia Selby - Out of the Blue - Ever After
11. The Beautiful People
The Beautiful People
THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

You read it, in all of the papers,
You watch it, on your flat screen,
That gala night, oscar is coming,
See glamorous women in one-shouldered gowns,
All their ivory towers crashing down.
Walking like little gold statues, on crimson red carpets.

The beautiful people sitting in a row, just waiting for their cue,
The beautiful people, a game of just pretend, they haven't got a clue.
The big moment's here, a seal is broken, the envelope opens,
And the winner is you.

There's no awards, for raising a family or
Working at a tough job all day,
For loving your spouse, or adoring your children,
You're like an actor without any script,
You're authentic, isn't it a trip?
For your daily encore performance,
You deserve an academy award.

The beautiful people sitting in a row, just waiting for their cue,
The beautiful people, a game of just pretend, they haven't got a clue.
The big moment's here, a seal is broken, the envelope opens,
And the winner is you.

The Beautiful People
Credits
Keyboards: Dane Bryant
Drums: Chip Abernathy
Slide guitar: Chas Williams
Electric guitar: Tim Thompson
Electric guitar: Fett
Bass: Dave Fowler
Vocals: Alicia Selby
Alicia Selby - Out of the Blue - The Beautiful People
12. Studio D
Studio D
Studio D

Nickelback can follow our lead,
We're just rockin' out in Studio D.
The sounds coming out are the best you've ever heard,
Recording live all day and night at the Blackbird.

Five angry guys and I,
Don't have much going,
Trying' not to show 'em we're impressed.
How'd they let us in here, I'll never know.
How'd they let us in here, I'll never know.

There in the lobby in a cheetah skinned chair,
Sits John McBride with his silver hair,
He's wheelin' and dealin' and he works away,
Martina sings her heart out, in Studio A.

Five angry guys and I,
Don't have much going,
Trying' not to show 'em we're impressed.
How'd they let us in here, I'll never know.
How'd they let us in here, I'll never know.

There's Beatles posters on every wall,
A red velvet lounge that really tops it all,
Chandeliers dangle over Persian rugs,
A really posh place for musician thugs.

Five angry guys and I,
Don't have much going,
Trying' not to show 'em we're impressed.
How'd they let us in here, I'll never know.
How'd they let us in here, I'll never know.

We have 'til midnight, to get this song right,
'Til midnight, to get this song right,
'Til midnight to get this song right.

Studio D
Credits
Keyboards: Dane Bryant
Drums: Chip Abernathy
Electric lead and rhythm guitars: Tim Thompson
Electric guitar: Chas Williams
Bass: Dave Fowler
Lead and background vocals: Alicia Selby

Alicia Selby - Out of the Blue - Studio D
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