Release Date : April 12, 2019
“Unhurried Day” ©2019 Dana Halle (BMI)/5050songs(ASCAP)
Mixed & Mastered at 5050songs in New York City
Lyrics & Lyrical Melody: Dana Halle
Instrumental: Demo My Song
Vocals: Liz
U.S. Copyright #1-7592832291

UNHURRIED DAY LYRICS
VERSE 1:
I don’t know how I feel
you are still on my mind
can’t imagine a world without you

Seems there’s never the time
to invest in ourselves
figure out what this means, is it true

CHORUS:
If you’d give us the gift of an unhurried day
We could sift through the years without time in our way
Share some laughter and tears over music and beers
Search within, lose or win, be okay

VERSE 2:
Our discussions are brief
but they’re raw and they’re deep
all defenses you simply break through

And that’s only the start
Your soul pierces my heart
I’m the best parts of me when with you

CHORUS:
If you’d give us the gift of an unhurried day
We could sift through the years without time in our way
Share some laughter and tears over music and beers
Search within, lose or win, be okay

VERSE 3:
I guess we can go on
For the rest of our days
Never daring to open the door

We can simply accept
that things are as they are
Never knowing if there could be more

CHORUS: 
But if you’d give us the gift of an unhurried day
We could sift through the years without time in our way
Share some laughter and tears over music and beers
Search within, lose or win, be okay

I don’t know how I feel
you are still on my mind
can’t imagine a world without you.

Unhurried Day

Release Date : March 1, 2019
“Morning Sun” ©2019 Dana Halle (BMI)/5050songs(ASCAP)
Mixed & Mastered at 5050songs in New York City
Lyrics & Lyrical Melody: Dana Halle
Instruments: Demo My Song
Vocals: Liz
U.S. Copyright #1-7419726021

MORNING SUN LYRICS
VERSE 1:
All alone no place to hide
An empty feeling deep inside
Peace I cannot seem to find
Can’t move ahead or hit rewind

CHORUS 1:
And in this moment, darkness courts me  
to my knees, I fall and pray 
feeling weak, drowning in sorrow 
knowing I have lost my way 

VERSE 2:
Then from the depths of my despair
I feel a strength from God knows where
Pushing through the pain and tears
Urging me to face my fears 

CHORUS 2:
And for a moment, I remember, 
as I struggle to break free  
That this night won’t last forever,
The morning sun will rise for me    

VERSE 3:
Through the chaos in my head   
I hear a sound that’s clear instead
A quiet voice reminding me 
There’s more to life than I can see 

CHORUS 2:
And for a moment, I remember, 
as I struggle to break free  
That this night won’t last forever,
The morning sun will rise for me    

VERSE 4:
Heavy heart I cannot bear  
Your guiding hand suddenly there
Comfort in surprising ways
Leading me towards brighter days

CHORUS 2:
And for a moment, I remember, 
as I struggle to break free  
That this night won’t last forever,
The morning sun will rise for me

Morning Sun

Release Date : November 21, 2018
“Painted Black” ©2018 Dana Halle (BMI)/5050songs(ASCAP)
Mixed & Mastered at 5050songs in New York City
Lyrics & Lyrical Melody: Dana Halle
Instruments: Demo My Song
Vocals: Liz
U.S. Copyright #1-7111884079

PAINTED BLACK LYRICS
VERSE 1:
I know you’re angry but don’t take it out on me
I didn’t break your heart I tried to set it free
You don’t know anything about the ways of love
You grasp your hate so tight it fits you like a glove 

CHORUS:
You know all the words to whisper 
You have all the moves to match
You share all these pretty pictures
But your heart, it’s painted black

VERSE 2:
When I first met you I was lured into your trap
You swept me off my feet I never did look back
If only I had known about your tragic past
I would have seen that time with you could never last    

CHORUS:
You know all the words to whisper 
You have all the moves to match
You share all these pretty pictures
But your heart, it’s painted black

VERSE 3:
I followed all your rules you had me in your spell
I danced with danger even then I couldn’t tell 
And when my back was turned you stabbed me with your lies
Harsh words and jabs exchanged I fought you for my life 

CHORUS:
You know all the words to whisper 
You have all the moves to match
You share all these pretty pictures
But your heart, it’s painted black

VERSE 4: 
Now that we’re over I can finally speak my mind
You tricked us all into believing you were kind
Beneath that smile was hidden anger and revenge
I’m lucky I survived, I made it through the end  

CHORUS:
You knew all the words to whisper 
You had all the moves to match
You shared all these pretty pictures
But your heart, was painted black

Painted Black

Release Date : October 30, 2018
“I Smile for You” ©2018 Dana Halle (BMI)/5050songs(ASCAP)
Mixed & Mastered at 5050songs in New York City
Lyrics & Lyrical Melody: Dana Halle
Instruments: Demo My Song
Vocals: Liz
U.S. Copyright #1-7057363439

I SMILE FOR YOU LYRICS
VERSE 1:
I didn’t know you were coming, I was not prepared
Heard the knock on the door, and it made me scared
If only I knew then, the things that I know now
I would have celebrated, would have made a vow 

CHORUS:
So glad you came, so glad you’re here, 
You set me free, my vision’s clear
You fill my heart, you fill my soul
I smile for you, your love’s my goal

VERSE 2: 
We started learning together, as we faced some facts
Adjusted expectations, when we veered off track
Reminded how to be, our most authentic self
In touch with all that mattered, egos on the shelf 

CHORUS:
So glad you came, so glad you’re here, 
You set me free, my vision’s clear
You fill my heart, you fill my soul
I smile for you, your love’s my goal

VERSE 3:
And if our future’s uncertain, I can deal with that
When I start to fall, I know you have my back
You have a magic way, of seeing past the storm
On every chilly night, your laughter keeps us warm
 
CHORUS:
So glad you came, so glad you’re here, 
You set me free, my vision’s clear
You fill my heart, you fill my soul
I smile for you, your love’s my goal

I Smile For You

Release Date : October 23, 2018
“Revelation” ©2018 Dana Halle (BMI)/5050songs(ASCAP)
Mixed & Mastered at 5050songs in New York City
Lyrics & Lyrical Melody: Dana Halle
Instruments: Demo My Song
Vocals: Liz
U.S. Copyright #1-7026794361

REVELATION LYRICS
VERSE 1:
It all began a simple task, deliver photos from the past 
It felt so safe and free from risk, if only now to come to this 
With pictures seen from long ago, memories surfaced from below 
And lessons history had taught, replaced by feelings long forgot 

CHORUS:
I need to feel, I need to break out of this shell 
I need to feel, although I know it will be hell 
I need to breathe, I need to look around my heart 
I need to breathe, and claim my privilege to restart    

VERSE 2:
Old images, my thoughts engaged, emotions triggered, love and rage 
All time stood still within my brain, as I relived each joy and pain  
No way to quiet down the noise or cultivate my own life’s joys 
My feelings raw, protection shed, distractions to the life I led   

CHORUS:
I need to feel, I need to break out of this shell 
I need to feel, although I know it will be hell 
I need to breathe, I need to look around my heart 
I need to breathe, and claim my privilege to restart    

VERSE 3:
Then later on I had a plan, to go back to where I began 
Read all the pages kept so long, each journal entry, letter, song 
and with each revelation grew, within me passion, old but new 
as words began to fill my head, and songs came pouring out again 

CHORUS:
I need to feel, I need to break out of this shell 
I need to feel, although I know it will be hell 
I need to breathe, I need to look around my heart 
I need to breathe, and claim my privilege to restart    

VERSE 4:
I’ve started looking at my days and years of living in a haze    
It’s time to pen a brand new song, that leads me to where I belong
With these emotions now before me, I can write a different story   
By bringing back the girl I knew was deep inside, now shining through 

CHORUS:
I need to feel, I need to break out of this shell 
I need to feel, although I know it will be hell 
I need to breathe, I need to look around my heart 
I need to breathe, and claim my privilege to restart    
I need to feel

Revelation

Release Date : October 16, 2018
“The Spirit” ©2018 Dana Halle (BMI)/5050songs(ASCAP)
Mixed & Mastered at 5050songs in New York City
Lyrics & Lyrical Melody: Dana Halle
Instruments: Demo My Song
Vocals: Liz
U.S. Copyright #1-7026635721

THE SPIRIT LYRICS 
VERSE 1:
It’s a late night
Your patience wearing thin
Things don’t go right
Now let the show begin

Another late night
With spirits soaking in
Exaggerating
All your fears from deep within

CHORUS 1:
Why do you keep doing harm to yourself
You’re not healthy this way
And the world’s on your shelf
You’ve inner strength to reach all you desire
But you can’t grasp a thing when your mind is on fire 

VERSE 2:
Foggy morning
Found half-way on your bed
Try to get up
End up lying there instead

Foggy morning
Will there ever come a time
When you wake up
And your body’s feeling fine

CHORUS 2:
Why do you keep doing harm to yourself
You’re not happy this way
You’re just somebody else
You’ve got the power to make your dreams come true
But your vision is blurred when the spirit’s in you

VERSE 3:
Day time passes
Strange thoughts spinning through your head
Like molasses
You get up out of bed

Day time passes
Perspiration starts to flow
As it passes
Brings the pain you’ve come to know

CHORUS 3:
Why do you keep doing harm to yourself
You’re not solving your problems 
By killing yourself
I see your pain it must cut like a knife
But I can’t force a change in the end it’s your life 

VERSE 4:
So the next time
Your heart is feeling blue
And the spirit
It begins to beckon you
Please remember
All the hell that you’ve been through 
And you know friend, your salvation lies in you

The Spirit

Release Date : August 31, 2018
“Invite It In” ©2018 Dana Halle (BMI)/5050songs(ASCAP)
Mixed & Mastered at 5050songs in New York City
Lyrics & Lyrical Melody: Dana Halle
Instruments: Demo My Song
Vocals: Liz
U.S. Copyright # 1-6891606771
                             
INVITE IT IN LYRICS							
VERSE 1:
Life was treating you so kindly
you began to follow blindly 
until you looked around and finally 
noticed you had lost control  
					
You were going through the motions
like a ship tossed on the ocean
no intention no emotion
disconnected from your soul  

CHORUS:
But now you’re back, your heart’s alive, one life to live, your turn to drive 
Create your path, ignore the crowd, and turn your music up too loud
Find those you love, and hold them tight, embrace the sunshine, be the light
Move towards your joy, invite it in, and every day begin again

VERSE 2:
Now these golden years remind you
that the flood of tears are behind you 
but it doesn’t seem to hold true
when the darkness falls like rain 

Some will tell you that it’s better
to have loved and lost than never
but the scars they last forever 
time can’t erase all the pain 
     
CHORUS:
But now you’re back, your heart’s alive, one life to live, your turn to drive 
Create your path, ignore the crowd, and turn your music up too loud
Find those you love, and hold them tight, embrace the sunshine, be the light
Move towards your joy, invite it in, and every day begin again

VERSE 3:
So in “happy ever after”
filled with love and fun and laughter
you’re set firmly on the path you 
almost failed to recognize 

Then you’re sitting with your loved one
thinking how you nearly missed some
of the sweetest times yet to come 
Life’s most beautiful surprise 

CHORUS:
So glad you’re back, your hearts alive, one life to live, your turn to drive 
Create your path, ignore the crowd, and turn your music up too loud
Find those you love, and hold them tight, embrace the sunshine, be the light
Move towards your joy, invite it in, and every day begin again
and every day begin again

Invite It In

Release Date : August 16, 2018
“Another Day” ©2018 Dana Halle (BMI)/5050songs(ASCAP)
Mixed & Mastered at 5050songs in New York City
Lyrics & Lyrical Melody: Dana Halle
Instruments: Demo My Song
Vocals: Liz
U.S. Copyright #1-6843518431

ANOTHER DAY LYRICS
VERSE 1:
There’s a spring in my step, and a smile on my face
but I still can’t believe, that you want to erase
everything that we had, but it’s true

As I walk down the street, and I look all around
at the people we knew, at the places we found 
but they won’t be the same, without you 

CHORUS:
Although I can’t forgive, I embrace the pain
Another day to live, to dance in the rain
And when the sun shines bright, will I dare to see
The beauty of life you once shared with me, with me 

VERSE 2:
I felt a crazy spark, from the moment we met 
and your laugh and your mind, they were hard to forget 
So I gave you my heart, yours to keep

We created a world, in which we could both thrive
and we learned and we shared and we both felt alive 
it was powerful love, oh so deep   
    
CHORUS:
And though I can’t forgive, I embrace the pain
Another day to live, to dance in the rain
And when the sun shines bright, will I dare to see
The beauty of the life you once shared with me, with me 

VERSE 3: 
Now it’s time to move on, without you by my side 
Just the lessons I’ve learned, and the new things I’ve tried        
But it strikes me sometimes, it breaks through                               

That the person I was, before you came along
Wasn’t nearly as free, wasn’t nearly as strong 
You were different from me, so I grew 

CHORUS:
And while I can’t forgive, I embrace the pain
Another day to live, to dance in the rain
And when the sun shines bright, will I dare to see
The beauty of the life you once shared with me, with me

OUTRO:
There’s a spring in my step, and a smile on my face
but I still can’t believe, that you want to erase
everything that we had, but it’s true

Another Day

Release Date : August 2, 2018
“Last Dance” ©2018 Dana Halle (BMI)/5050songs(ASCAP)
Mixed & Mastered at 5050songs in New York City
Lyrics & Lyrical Melody: Dana Halle
Instruments: Demo My Song
Vocals: Liz
U.S. Copyright # 1-6750517701

LAST DANCE LYRICS
VERSE 1:
You’re leaving soon, this I know
I can tell by the conversation’s ebb and flow
But one more time, before you go
Can we dance? Just dance

The music’s playing and I’m standing here
Our memories packed up, and our boundaries clear
Pulling it back, intentions sincere 
Can we dance? Just dance

CHORUS:
Is one last song with you, too much to ask?
Did I blow it all, did I miss my chance 
As a final tribute to our storied past
One last dance, one last dance, one last dance

VERSE 2:
When you walked in, I saw that smile 
Emotions erupted, hadn’t felt in a while
Lost from myself, marriage on trial   
Can we dance? Just dance

Reminded of how, I used to be
A searcher, a dreamer, wilder and free  
The weight of my world, hadn’t fallen on me 
Can we dance? Just dance

CHORUS:
Is one last song with you, too much to ask?
Did I blow it all, did I miss my chance 
As a final tribute to our storied past
One last dance, one last dance, one last dance

VERSE 3:
Figuring out how to back away
It’s crazy how painful this all feels today 
But I have to go, it’s better this way
Can we dance? Just dance

Grateful for all the time that you gave
You helped me recover, and helped me grow brave
In this stage of my life, and I will not cave  
Can we dance? Just dance

CHORUS:
Is one last song with you, too much to ask?
Did I blow it all, did I miss my chance 
As a final tribute to our storied past
One last dance, one last dance, one last dance

Last Dance

SUNLIGHT FADES (feat. Devin Belle)
Words & Music: Dana Halle
(Dana Halle/BMI © 2019)
Produced, Arranged, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by:
Jeff Silverman at Palette Music • Studio • Productions (MSP)
Mount Juliet / Nashville, TN
www.PaletteMusic.net (MSP)
www.VirtualStudioNetworks.com (VSN)

SUNLIGHT FADES LYRICS: 
VERSE 1
It has flown by all too quickly
It was dawn and now it’s dusk.
What happened to the time I thought I had?

One moment I was young and strong
And charging up that hill 
The next I’m sitting down, my head in hand

CHORUS:
In my final hours
as the sunlight fades
Will I wish I spent my time
in other ways

As I look around
at the life I’ve lived
Will I know I gave it all
I had to give 

VERSE 2:
All the wasted hours dreaming 
Of a life that wasn’t mine   
Thinking I’d be so much happier one day    

Focused so much on the future
That the present slipped on by
Never noticed it was happening that way

CHORUS:
In my final hours
as the sunlight fades
Will I wish I spent my time
in other ways

As I look around
at the life I’ve lived
Will I know I gave it all
I had to give 

VERSE 3:
Now my lessons, they surround me
Sending light into the dark
Ever guarding me from fears that lead astray   

I stand ready for tomorrow
Knowing nothing of its plan 
As I feel my life in every breath I take 

CHORUS:
In my final hours
as the sunlight fades
Will I wish I spent my time
in other ways

As I look around
at the life I’ve lived
Will I know I gave it all
I had to give

Sunlight Fades

Etched With Fire (feat. Devin Belle)
Released December 20, 2019
Words & Music: Dana Halle
(Dana Halle/BMI © 2019)
Produced, Arranged, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by:
Jeff Silverman at Palette Music 
Vocals: Devin Belle
Keyboard: Paul Rucker
Music Video at: https://youtu.be/rtzXrgcpXN8

Etched With Fire Lyrics

Verse 1:
He had every right to leave her 
He had every right to go 
She was acting kind of crazy 
even to those in the know

She’d been swept up in emotions
too long hidden from the light
Mind was spinning, words were flowing 
nothing real was feeling right

Chorus:
He can’t go back
The road’s ahead 
He’s done his best 
She can’t be led 

He can’t go back
There isn’t time
He makes his peace 
Then clears his mind 

Verse 2:
He was trying to support her
He was trying to stay strong
But her words were etched with fire
and her aim was deadly wrong

She was working hard to set straight 
all the damage she had done
but her bags were way too heavy 
and she carried more than one 

Chorus:
He can’t go back
The road’s ahead 
He’s done his best 
She can’t be led 

He can’t go back
There isn’t time
He makes his peace 
Then clears his mind 

Verse 3:
He still hears her in the quiet 
He still hears her in the song
When life slows enough to let him
he can see her move along  

She has made it through the bramble 
and is firmly on the road
all the burdens she once carried
now form quite a lighter load 

Chorus:
But he can’t go back
The road’s ahead 
He’s done his best 
She can’t be led 

He can’t go back
There isn’t time
He makes his peace 
Then clears his mind 

You can’t go back
The road’s ahead 
You do your best 
No words unsaid 

You can’t go back
No, there’s never time 
So make your peace 
Then clear your mind
Make your peace 
Then clear your mind

Etched With Fire

A New Story (feat. Thea Danos)
Released May 1, 2020
Words & Music: Dana Halle
(Dana Halle/BMI © 2020)
Produced, Arranged, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by:
Jeff Silverman at Palette Music
Vocals: Thea Danos

A New Story Lyrics:

Verse 1:
I’m writing a new story, I want everyone to see
I’m writing a new story, and the hero in it’s me
I’m writing a new story, I want everyone to hear
I’m writing a new story, let me make it crystal clear

Chorus 1:
I’m fed up
I’m revved up
I’m tired of the lies 
I’m teed up
I’m freed up
I'm power in disguise

I’m fed up
I’m revved up
I’ve got to face the facts
I’m teed up
I’m freed up
No covering your tracks  

Verse 2:
Changes they are coming, can’t be held down anymore
Changes they are coming, shove the old ways out the door
Changes they are coming, I am no longer the same
Changes they are coming, and I’m carrying the flame

Chorus 2:
I’m fed up
I’m revved up
I’m tired of the lies
I’m teed up
I’m freed up
I'm power in disguise

I’m fed up
I’m revved up
I’m picking up the pace
I’m teed up
I’m freed up
Don't bother giving chase 

Verse 3:
Thank you for the lessons, I have learned from every one
Thank you for the lessons, but I’ve really got to run
Thank you for the lessons, you’ve been such a lovely guide
Thank you for the lessons, now it’s time to step aside

Chorus 3:
I’m fed up
I’m revved up
I’m tired of the lies
I’m teed up
I’m freed up
I'm power in disguise

I’m fed up
I’m revved up
I've got the winning hand
I’m teed up
I’m freed up
It's time to take a stand

Outro:
I’m writing a new story, I want everyone to see
I’m writing a new story, and the hero in it’s me

A New Story

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