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Be The Candle

... and light the way

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
"Happiness never decreases by being shared."
-Buddha-

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Words / Music by
Songwriter S. Lecole

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Hollow Victory
Someone Who Can Change
The Road To Malibu
Here Comes The Real You
Going Through
Long Before You (Out Of Touch)
The Life That Once Was Me
Hot Summer Night
Everything Is Meant To Be
It's Not That God
God's Everywhere
Confused
A Dream Come True
I Surrender To You (Forever In Faith)
Where Those Angels Run (Be With You)
Victim Of Circumstance
Don't Let Your Will

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Hollow Victory

Words & Music
by S. Lecole and S. Stedman

I’m walking away
even though I’m next in line
leaving the crowd, chasing the noise
of all their grand designs‘Cause I won’t be moved
by promises and empty lore
I've been deceiving myself
about the things I’ve done
and never did before…I’m tired of all those lies and aspirations
leading me down that road
to a broken dream…Cause It’s a hollow victory
when your life
serves only to remind you.That it’s a hollow victory
when all that you are is buried
and won’t come true.Don’t ask me to say
when or where it first began
The point of the matter
and all I need to know
is can I make amends…‘Cause I’m losing my soul
to something I don’t understand
But I'm finding my heart
in all those things I have
and always had in hand…I’m tired of all those lies and aspirations
leading me down the road
to a broken dream…Cause It’s a hollow victory
when your life serves only to remind youThat it’s a hollow victory
when all that you are is buried
and won’t come true…I just had a dream
of living in some magazine
I was running away, driving myself
into that silver screenLeaving behind that pension
and a picket fence
you know I'm battled and bruised
from living their dreams
at my expense…I’m tired of all those lies and aspirations
leading me down that road
to a broken dream…

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Someone Who Can Change

Songwriter S. Lecole

They can shout about moralities
I only care about humanity
cause all I know is something soon,
has got to changeWe can talk about who’s right or wrong
but first you got to let me sing this song
and try to be a someone who can changeFor everyone it seems,
is only looking for the words
of what they want to hear and say is true.
echoing another voice of someone who is paid
to tell them how to feel and think
and what to doBelieving every word they’re told
as if they’re really facts
without the evidence or signs to prove
never really knowing
there’s a source beyond the shadows
spinning stories, just to hide what’s trueIf we could face our own reality
before we all become mortalities
I think you’d find
that something soon has got to change.And you can tell me how it use to be
what good is that, if that’s now history
so try to be a someone who could can changeFor everyone it seems,
is only looking for the words
of what they want to hear and say is true.
echoing another voice of someone who is paid
to tell them how to feel and think
and what to doBelieving every word they’re told
as if they’re really facts
without the evidence or signs to prove
never really knowing there’s a source
beyond the shadows
never really knowing…
who’s standing on the side of truth.You can live inside a fantasy
and never see your own insanity
I hope you know that something soon…
has got to changeMaybe later we can look behind
and see our versions of another time
to find ourselves
as someone who has changedTry to be a someone who can change.

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The Road To Malibu

Words and Music by S. Lecole
Music by M. Fermil

On a road to Malibu
Clearing my Mind
Rolling waves and peaceful skies
I’m facing the lineRunning deep inside of my soul
Is a world of nothing but songs
Chasing life beyond the edge
To find out where I belongOh my mind It keeps wandering… wandering
Nothing ventured nothing ever gained
Could break this chain

(Background Chorus)
(My mind keeps going where it’s never been
I keep on wondering will I ever win
My mind keeps wandering to the other side
I keep on wondering if I’ll stay alive this time)

Walked across the ocean breeze
Abandoned by truth
Of dreams I’ve lost along the way
Miles from youthBut I’ve been painting the picture I need
Twenty years from now
Paint a picture clear enough
I’m bound to reach it somehowIn my mind I keep wandering…
wandering Nothing ventured nothing ever gained
Could break this chainIt’s getting late, stars above loved the sundown
So I picked my towel, book and chair
Headed back into townNeed a friend, I know a friend
Just drive on out to the sea
Where the sun settles down beyond the waves
And the sunset, sets you free…Oh my mind will keep wandering… wandering
With nothing ventured nothing ever gained
To break this chain.

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Here Comes The Real You

Words and Music by S. Lecole

At first you were the only one
A trusted soul my confidant...
believing you, believed in me
I wouldn't see the truthSo don't apologize my friend
I understand the end...
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Here comes the real you
another face, another mood
hidden well behind your smiles
inching out a mileHere comes the real you
another voice, another wound
the filters' off now I can see
you're really not with meWhat is real and what's at stake
you never know until it takes
away from you, away from me
away from all the needHere comes the real you
another cast, another crew
acting out your fantasies
are you looking down at me?Don't apologize my friend
I understand the end
I didn't know, I should have known
I wish I knew beforeHere comes the real you
another world I slammed into
crying out your wrath of needs
are you closing down on me?Don't apologize my friend
I understand the end
I didn't know, I should have known
I wish I knew beforeHere comes the real you
here comes the real you...
here comes the one I always knew
here comes the overdue...

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Going Through

Words and Music by
S. Lecole and S. Stedman

Woke up this morning all was the same
No one to turn to, no one to blame
I know how to end it, I know what to do
But first could you tell me
what I’m going throughCause it’s the same old brand new episode
It’s just like rewind in the forward modeCrawled out my front door into the street
Climbing a mountain, ten thousand feet
There’s no one around here, got nothing to lose
There's no one beside me, no one to chooseIt’s the same old brand new episode
It’s just like rewind in the forward modeWhere does it stop, I don’t really know
Believe it or not, I got to let go
Why am I still going through
I’m going throughIt’s a hell of a turn of events,
It’s a hell of a world we’re in
Help me and give me and take
me away from this life of sinIt’s beginning to look like the end,
but that’s where it all begins
Oh tell me why am I still going through
I’m going throughWoke up this morning all was the same
No one to turn to, no one to blame
Looked out the window,
been staring through stars
I know that you’re out there,
wherever you are….But it’s the same old brand new episode
It’s just like rewind in the forward mode
Tell me why am I still going through,
I’m going throughI'm going through,
Yes, I'm still going through
What I've already gone throughAnd it’s the same old brand new episode
It’s just like rewind in the forward modeYes it’s the same old brand new episode
Oh tell me why am I still going through
I’m going through...

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Long Before You (out of touch)

Words and Music by S. Lecole

Long Before You,
long before Adam met Eve
She was around
planting the world with her seeds
She gave us the land,
the beaches, the sandy seas
Giving us life,
a place in the sun to breatheShe knows that we’re in danger
Lost and out of touch
She only talks to angels
She only looks with love…Next thing you know,
We’re tearing away at her trees
Leaving the waste buried where nobody sees
Sooner or later
there won’t be a forest or stream
and soon after that
you’ll know that we’ve lost everythingYou know that we’re in danger
Lost.. out of touch
She only talks to angels
She only looks with love…Now that you know the truth
and how it should be
Be true to yourself
encourage the rest to see
For each of us plays a part
or nobody’s free
So give what you can,
cause it’s all that you take when you leaveYou know that we’re endangered
Lost... out of touch
It’s time we talk to angels
it’s time we look with love...

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The Life That Once Was Me

Words and Music by S. Lecole

I'm going away
the life that once was me... can stay
yes, I'm moving beyond
to the only place I know I belongI'm not waiting, for you to see what I know
I'm only saying... It's time
for me to let goYes I'm changing my song,
and to the life that once was me
...so long
cause soon all disappears
and the only things we leave... live hereI'm not waiting, for you to see what I know
I'm only saying... It's time
for me to let goYes I'm leaving today
the life that once was me...
can stay.

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Hot Summer Night

Words and Music by S. Lecole
Music by M. Fermil

A long time ago
When little kids at play
Sang do you ever think of me
Like I think of you
and all in all was blue
I'd sing to you a
Hot summer night...Hot Summer Night
I'll sing to you
Till the morning lightYes I lit stars for you
And yes... I still want to play
So please don't run away from me
Don't make me feel this way
I'm in some lonely daze
Would you spend the night?
Ooooh the nightDo you remember me like
I remember you
And do you want to play with me
I've got to play with you
Reach around of you
And fall into a
Hot summer night...Hot Summer Night
I'll sing to you
Till the morning lightYes I lit stars for you
And yes... I still want to play
So please don't run away from me
Don't make me feel this way
I'm in some lonely daze
Would you spend the night?
Ooooh the night
Would you spend the night...

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Everything Is Meant To Be

Words and Music by S. Lecole

I had a dream about you yesterday
I have no thought of what it meansBut every time I'm feeling
like I'm never gonna make it
to the other side of what I'm going throughSomething in the words I hear you say
to keep me going
as it tells me all the things to doOooh.... your love
It keeps me going
that's all I know and oooh, oooh....
everything is meant to be
and you and I will always be alrightI had a dream about you yesterday
I have no clue of what it meansBut every time I'm feeling
like I'm falling further down
into the rocks across the river of a streamYou lift me up beyond the clouds
of every doubt
reminding me of how to love
and how to live a dreamOooh.... your love
It keeps me going
that's all I know and oooh, oooh....
everything is meant to be
and you and I will always be alrightI had a dream about you yesterday
I think I know what it means...

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It's Not That God (I'm Singing About)

Words and Music by S. Lecole

It's not that God I'm singing about
It's the other one that lives inside of you...
A traveling song within your heart
that sings the way and tells you what is trueSome they say they don't believe
that's ok, no apologies
Only those who hear this sound
will choose to find what's all around
and see...That God's Everywhere... If God's Anywhere...
(It's not that God we're singing about
it's the other one that's living inside of you
A traveling song within your heart
that sings away and tells you what is true)I don't know if I'm doing it right
but I'll keep the faith
and I'll shine the light on you...
I'm reaching out I've been reaching in
I'm holding on as I near the end with youA times I feel I'm walking alone
even more I feel I'm far from home,
but something deep inside it's real
it comforts me and keeps me still
with youCause God's Everywhere... If God's Anywhere
(It's not that God we're singing about
it's the other one that's living inside of you
A traveling song within your heart
that sings away and tells you what is true)

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God's Everywhere (Forgiving Ourselves)

Words and Music by S. Lecole

God's Everywhere...
(Forgiving yourself for the things you do
is forgiving everyone as I'm forgiving
everything in you)If God's Anywhere...
(It's the only way when the mind is clear
and your heart is free so you can live
your life sincere)I was thinking 'bout the way I feel
Forgiving ourselves, forgiving everyone I knewI was hoping as the years unwind
I could heal the wounds
and find some time with youSome they say they don't believe
and that's ok, no apology
Only those who hear this sound
will choose to find what's all around
and see...That God's Everywhere...
(Forgiving yourself for the things you do
is forgiving everyone as I'm forgiving
everything in you)If God's Anywhere...
(It's the only way when the mind is clear
and your heart is free so you can live
your life sincere)I don't know if I'm doing it right
but I'll keep the faith
and I'll shine the light on youI'm reaching out I've been reaching in
I'm holding on as I near the end with youAt times I feel I'm walking alone
even more I feel I'm far from home
but something deep inside it's real
it comforts me and keeps me still with youCause God's Everywhere...
(Forgiving yourself for the things you do
is forgiving everyone as I'm forgiving
everything in you)If God's Anywhere
(It's the only way when the mind is clear
and your heart is free so you can live
your life sincere)

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Confused

Music by S. Lecole
Words by A. Koepke and S. Lecole

Where am I going
there's nobody left but you
to keep me amusedand why am I leaving
running away from me
running to youWhere in all the world am I going
spiraling out alone, so confused
all this wasted time
driving blind, to you... only youWho are they fooling
diluting our lives with lies
leading to you…And why is it ending
sixty to zero miles
coming ungluedWhere in all the world are we going
spiraling out alone, so confused
all this wasted time
driving blind, with you... only you

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A Dream Come True

Words and Music by S. Lecole

It started out so long ago
I had my doubt what others know
and so I tried to make a dream come trueI took a chance and spun the wheels
to find myself... to know what's real
I had to make a dream shine throughI remember all the valleys
so many nights I prayed
I had to climb the mountain
I had to find my wayI can't believe the dream is true
I'm standing here because of you
more than you'll ever know
words aren't enough to show
the love, the gratitudeThe winds of fate can break you down
build you up, they burn you out
and in the end the dream shines throughFaith is strong as you believe
give your best and God will lead
so in the end... the dream shines throughI remember every valley
a million nights I prayed
I had to swim the ocean
I had to know the wayI can't believe the dream is true
I'm standing here because of you
it's more than you'll ever know
words aren't enough to show
the love, the gratitudeYou gave me strength and wing to fly
I know it's real, the dreams' alive
words aren't enough to show
the love, the gratitudeIt's more than you realize
your love is a light... it shines
deep through meYour love is a light, it glows
deep in my heart it flows
straight through meI feel your love shining through...

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I Surrender To You (Forever In Faith)

Words & Music
by S. Lecole and S. Stedman

The magic happens whenever you're there
a moment passes, but no one compares
to you, my love... I'm talking to you
you're what it's all aboutStars are glistening, they light up your eyes
the moons' been listening, shining it's light
It's shining on you my love...
shining on you
you're what it's all aboutI surrender to you, I surrender it all
forever in faith... I do
and I give you my heart, yes I give you my soul
you're everything I'd ever want and more...Heavens' whispering as if to say
stop resisting... don't be afraid
It's you my love... I'm talking to you
you're what it's all aboutI surrender to you, I surrender it all
forever in faith... I do
and I give you my heart
yes I give you my soul
you're everything I'd ever want
and more...

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Where Those Angels Run (be with you)

Words and Music by S. Lecole

I don’t know what to say, what to say to you
and I don’t know where to go, but I’ll go with youRunning where those angels run... by the sea
knowing this love we share is knowing we’re freeand I’ll be with you,
fly with you, skies are blue with you…I don’t know where I stand but I'll stand by you
and I don’t know why it is, but it is with youRunning where those angels run... by the sea
knowing this love we share is knowing we’re freeand I’ll be with you, fly with you
skies are blue... with you…All my life my love
I have dreamed of you
all I know and want is for you
all my life my love, I will give to you
all my heart and soul is with youI don’t know how to be, but I’ll be with you
and I don’t know what to do… but I do with youRunning where those angels run... by the sea
knowing this love we share, is knowing we’re freeand I’ll be with you.. fly with you
skies are blue... with you…

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Victim Of Circumstance

Words & Music
by S. Lecole and S. Stedman

You were there, so was I,
Everybody heard the cry
Lost love misunderstood,
Pressured out of childhoodA victim of circumstance,
Without a prayer and left to chance
Handed down to faithless fools,
Who never knew the way…And we were all alone,
Caught in a hurricane
It was a senseless, mindless world
Where nothing stayed the same
Yes we were all alone,
The victims of circumstance
Nobody understood or even gave us
half a chance…Life is hard and times are tough,
Paying dues I’ve lost enough
I’m better now that things have changed,
I’ll never be the sameA victim of circumstance,
The organ grinds and paid to dance
Whittled down among the fools,
Who never knew the way…And we were all alone,
Caught in a hurricane
It was a senseless, mindless world
Where nothing stayed the same
Yes we were all alone,
The victims of circumstance
Nobody understood or even gave us
Half a chance…Here I stand alone today,
Thank God I found the way
Who was bad? who is good?
I was a victim of childhoodA victim of circumstance,
Without a prayer, without a chance
Handed down to face the fools,
I had to find a way…

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Don't Let Your Will (Get In Your Way)

Words and Music
by S. Lecole and S. Stedman

Don't Let Your Will Get In Your Way
No matter what they say...These days I can't find my way
wandering in a maze
wandering all aloneThese Nights
searching for the light
wondering what's right
Don't let your will get in your way...Don't let your will
get in your way...
No matter what they say

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