LYRICS:
So if you see me please just listen to my heartbeat heartbeat/I know you'll steal it away/But if you listen please just listen to my heart ache and quake and shake away these chains/So yes you'll listen oh you'll listen to this heartbeat heartbeat and runaway

You took your time/But it runs out out out/You think you're fine/But you forget/There's nothing wrong with taking a second guess

If you put one step in front of the other then you'll know I'm running away (x2)/Yeah baby I'm running, I'm running away/Yeah I'm running, I'm running away/Said if I, said if I, said if I...

Heartbeat (Runaway)

To a girl who I did not know well, but whose brilliance shows through in every life she touched, and in every way she gave to the world around her. I hope that this piece can be a tribute to not only Haley, but also to her friends and family who allow Haley's light and love to shine through each day. 

A Song In Memory Of Haley Rue

Garage band, you rascal ;)

LYRICS:
I am not a caged possession/no I am not your little bird/you might prize me dearly/but lock me up and I will turn/Away/maybe not today/but I am tired of rewinding/I'll say I'm ok, cause that's the way to keep on/You grew stifled from the caring/I got muddled by your tricks/Your love was a little harried/you paid the bill but stiffed the tip/and Someday/I'll get mine some way/cause I am tired of rewinding/Yeah I'll pray I am ok, cause that's the way to keep on/keep on [etc. etc.]

Copyright Grace Oberhofer 2015

Ok, Yeah (Keep On) Demo

It seems you told me straight/It seems you've done your worst/But I'm not second rate/Your words can't be reversed/Why do you call every time I cry/Why do you call every time/Cause I've got to stand up/I'm already half up/But I need you to stand back/And let me ride/Cause darlin' I'll stand up/I'm already back yp/But I need you to stand back/cause I've got to get through/This world is full of shame/so full of bitterness/but I won't be ashamed/no honey, not this mess/Why do you call every time I cry/"I'm gonna pass you by"/
/You know it's true

All Music and Lyrics by Grace Oberhofer, 2016

Stand Up

From ICONS/IDOLS: Irene, the first in a tetralogy of choral plays. For more information, visit byzantinechoralproject.com

Look On Me

Inspired by an excerpt of "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath.

Lyrics:
I sat beneath a fig tree/and they were ripening/
each one was fresh/each one was ripe/each one was mine/
how could you choose/I couldn't choose/
I couldn't choose, I couldn't pick, I didn't know, I didn't know/
I did not know/
They started to wither/they started to fall/
Won't you take a bite

Arrangement 2017 Grace Oberhofer

Fig Tree Demo 2017

Inspired by, "Dance of the sugar plum fairy," from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker.

Music and Lyrics: Grace Oberhofer
Performed by: Grace Oberhofer

Copyright 2011 Grace Oberhofer

Nutcracker

From ICONS/IDOLS: Prinkipo. Libretto by Helen Banner, directed by Colette Robert, music directed by Robert Frost. 

Performers: Katie Chambers, Mark Van Ziegler, Lauren Gundrum, Katherine Weber, Grace Oberhofer, Julie Benko, Lajari Anne, Carolyn Berliner, Iris Beaumier, Emily Gardner Xu Hall.

Recording Engineer: Nathan Leigh

The Nuns Of Prinkipo

From ICONS/IDOLS: Prinkipo, the third in a tetralogy of choral plays. For more information, visit byzantinechoralproject.com

Euphrosyne

Away

Hannah DeeganageeD hannaH

My love is a palindrome--from her head to her toes she glows and glows brighter than all the stars you've known. Yes, my love is a palindrome.

Her heart is light as a feather, with arms that stretch whether weather be hot or cold, she's got a heart of gold. Yes, my love is a palindrome.

And she'll take care of you, when the sky is blue and when it's not. Well, she knows how to show the world in the perfect light--she calls the shots and with her soul you know she's always right.

She shows the world in her perfect light.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU BEAUTIFUL PERSON.

Grace Oberhofer

Popular tracks