Soundcloud DEMOS, unreleased and released

Got like 6 boys calling my baby
Thinking they can save me
or thinking they can claim me
Tell me what the truth is
I’m sick of these excuses
You’re not a real one, your just a problem
Boy who you think you playin’

You know I’m just tryin to have fun
Take one down then I’m on to the next one
Roll my head back let’s get some
I’ll say your name but this ain’t love
Ain’t love, it ain’t love
I’ll say your name but this ain’t love

No I don’t want to sleep over
I don’t wanna hold ya
Said you’re worried that you’ll break my heart
Well, babe, I must’ve fooled ya
Let me take you down a notch
I ain’t interested in all your feelings
This a fling and you just simpin’
I’m a princess, yeah bitch, 
Welcome to my kingdom (huh)

You know I’m just tryin to have fun
Take one down then I’m on to the next one
Roll my head back let’s get some
I’ll say your name but this ain’t love
Ain’t love, it ain’t love
I’ll say your name but this ain’t love

And I understand it, I’m a sweetie,
And you’re sweet on me
But I can’t stand it, they’re always
Assuming the same thing

You know I’m just tryin to have fun
Take one down then I’m on to the next one
Roll my head back let’s get some
I’ll say your name but this ain’t love

You know I’m just tryin to have fun
Take one down then I’m on to the next one
Roll my head back let’s get some
I’ll say your name but this ain’t love
Ain’t love, it ain’t love
I’ll say your name but this ain’t love

Ain't Love - by Janessa Duran & Kathi Copans (Artist - Janessa Duran)

If you could love me and not get lost
I'd love you today
Deep in your eyes I can see the cost
Of losing yourself to love me this way

Save yourself, set me free
I don't feel what you feel for me
Want to protect you, you tell me, "no"
It's up to you to let me go

You say you'll make it, you'll be alright
It's not your first time
And when you fall you know you'll survive
The pleasure and pain make you feel alive

Save yourself, set me free
I don't feel what you feel for me
Want to protect you, you tell me, "no"
It's up to you to let me go

And I'll take what you give for free
And I'll spare you your pain, no shame on me
Intoxicated and elated
Still I don't feel what you feel for me

So we keep doing this daring dance
While you pretend 
Wise, yet so willing to take a chance
Dreaming that we will never end

Save yourself, set me free
I don't feel what you feel for me
Want to protect you, you tell me, "no"
It's up to you to let me go

Save yourself, set me free
I don't feel what you feel for me
Want to protect you, you tell me, "no"
It's up to you to let me go

Let Me Go - (rough demo)

You’re my sun in morning
My moon at night
love you to the stars, 
with all of my might

My darling girl,
my little bug
If you cry, Ill give you
my biggest hug

You’re my sun in morning
my moon at night
We share the same eyes
your eyes shine so bright

May you always see clearly
Compassion and light 
Love you to the moon and back
with all my might

Even when you’re grown 
hold you in my heart
fly away from home
My darling, darling Carter

I’ll remember tiny
fingers wrapped around mine 
as you fell asleep
Love you for all time

You’re my sun in morning
My moon at night
love you to the stars, 
with all of my might

My darling girl,
my little bug
If you cry, Ill give you
my biggest hug

Even when you’re grown 
hold you in my heart
fly away from home
My darling, darling Carter

I’ll remember tiny
fingers wrapped around mine 
as you fell asleep
Love you for all time

Every thing rises and
falls with you

Every thing rises and
falls with you

Carter's Lullaby - (rough demo)

You see where I carry my heart            
And that it’s not on my sleeve                              
I held you tight, too tight to breathe                
You said “stay with me”                                        
I felt so safe in your company               
Gave you every part of me               
I wasn’t safe, I lost my faith
I just had to leave

 It wasn’t meant to be 

Ruined my rose colored glasses,                             
Don’t try to paint a different picture somehow          
Get off my rainbow right now
Before all the color fades out

You stared straight into my soul 
And said you're safe with me
Still your deceit came so suddenly
I didnt have a chance to see

It wasn’t meant to be

Ruined my rose colored glasses,                             
Don’t try to paint a different picture somehow         
Get off my rainbow right now
Before all the color fades out

I was never asking for too much
just from the wrong motherfucker
now I stand with my hands 
full of heart just tryin’ to keep it together
if I let go then I will break into a thousand whatevers                     
If my love isn't enough, then my words won´t matter.
Can’t keep it in anymore
I don’t need to “calm down,” “get a grip,” 
I just need my peace 
You left me in pieces that 
I put back together differently, 
Your apology will have to be 
louder than my memory  
For me to make this same mistake

Ruined my rose colored glasses,                             
Don’t try to paint a different picture somehow         
Get off my rainbow right now                               
Before all the color fades…

Ruined my rose colored glasses,                             
Don’t try to paint a different picture somehow         
Get off my rainbow right now                               
Before all the color fades out

Rose Coloured Glasses - Linda Andersson, Lise Chris (ARTIST), Kathi Fran Copans (draft)

I remember dark times 
I was a child and oh so frightened
When I saw you crying
All alone in the smoke filled kitchen
I wanted to take your pain
Give you stars to light your way

You were my hero
I was your little girl
You made me believe I could
do anything in this world
And all of your scars made you who you are
So brave and unafraid
Someone he couldn’t tame 
We have the same wild heart,
The same wild heart, same wild heart

Raised his voice, still you climbed
Though he gave you a reason to hide
Strong in the face of fear
And you danced right out of there
You could only take so much
’Til you finally said, “Enough”

You were my hero, 
I was your little girl
You made me believeI could 
do anything in this world
And all of your scars made you who you are
So brave and unafraid
Someone he couldn’t tame 
We have the same wild heart,
The same wild heart, same wild heart

Trapped, and still you found your way back
In your sorrow you knew your power
Though he tried to make you small
Your wild roots grew so strong
He couldn’t break you
And the risk was worth it all

You are my hero, and
I’ll always be your little girl
You made me believe I could 
do anything in this world
And all of your scars made you who you are
So brave and unafraid
Someone he couldn’t tame 
We have the same wild heart,
The same wild heart, same wild heart

Wild Heart - by Kathi Fran Copans & Lavinia Cos (acoustic demo)

As I lay next to you at age 81
I imagine your life, what it could have become
You stare at the ceiling as I hold your hand 
And speak to you lovingly, “Mom, I understand.”

I see you in Italy, Paris, and France
Painting for passers by, dancing your dance
Am I just imagining in my mind and heart
Would you live your dream if you had a new start?

A-a-a-a-a-a-ah
A-a-a-a-a-a-ah

As your flame flickers and your wax runs low
In the cells off my being your life’s still aglow
I must move toward the shadow of sorrow
To unmask my joy and face tomorrow

A-a-a-a-a-a-ah
A-a-a-a-a-a-ah

I’m but a fragment of your beaming life
An ember lit from your passion and fire
A thousand candles you could ignite 
Without ever dimming your light

A thousand lifetimes one in the same
Pass me the torch to carry your name

A-a-a-a-a-a-ah
A-a-a-a-a-a-ah

A Thousand Candles - by Kathi Fran Copans & Meghan Kolarik (acoustic demo)

The boy next door, three doors down
Who's gonna count when your heart’s tapped out
Fly by slow in Dad’s Mustang
Stop real fast, you had a plan

Door would knock, my heart would pound
Mom would answer 'n turn around,
Smile and wink, 'n say okay
Steal some kisses on the old Sea Ray

We got distracted, others came along
Another life appeared, we didn’t finish our song

First love, second chance
(love, love, love love lo-ove)
First love, on a second chance
(love, love, love love lo-ove)
Another kiss and another dance 
We got this far, no written plans
First love, let’s take our second chance
(love, love, love love lo-ove)

Followed each other town to town
A second chance didn’t come around
(’Til that fated day), end of May
You found me, and made me stay
(You held me)

Safe and saved should have been us all along
Love my life, let’s finish our song

First love, second chance
(love, love, love love lo-ove)
First love, on a second chance
(love, love, love love lo-ove)
Another kiss and another dance 
We got this far, no written plans
First love, let’s take our second chance
(love, love, love love lo-ove)

I always kept that picture, now I know just why
 I still see your sparkle, you still make me smile

First love, second chance
(love, love, love love lo-ove)
First love, on a second chance
(love, love, love love lo-ove)
Another kiss and another dance 
We got this far, no written plans
First love, let’s take our second chance
(love, love, love love lo-ove)

(On our first date second time around
We talked pretty much all night
I said, “we’re gonna be great friends,”
You said, “No honey, I have enough friends.
I’m gonna make you my wife.”)

Ah…You’re my heart and soul..oo

Second Chance - by Kathi Fran Copans & Ross Bell (acoustic demo)

Hand me downs and second choices
Staying small, like I had no voice

But you picked me up 
You saw the true me
when everyone else saw through me

And I smiled, smiled
The gift I’ve had since I was a child
Smile, smile
I hold my head up high
now I see, this is me
You never stopped believing
I smile

Mine was crooked, the same as yours
Full of mischief, not the flaw I thought it was

You painted me 
in such detail
Made me feel beautiful

So I smile, smile
The gift I’ve had since I was a child
Smile, smile
I hold my head up high, 
Now I see this is me
You never stopped believing

Anytime I feel blue
I just need to think of you 
How you loved me as I am
And how I love you

I smile, smile
I hold my head up high, 
Now I see this is me
You never stopped believing
I smile, smile
I hold my head up high
Now I see how you saw me
You never stopped believing
I smile, smile, smile
I smile
Smile

Smile

Smile - By Kathi Fran Copans & Tamra Hayden (acoustic demo)

Dancing in the heat of summer
Forget all our troubles
Sand between my toes, the beach is our dance floor 

Ocean, the waves gently come in
Feel the breeze on my skin
Sun is going down, sky is filled with moonlight

Stars coming out and we’re still dancing
Mojitos in our plastic cups
I’m in the mood for some romancing 
One look and that’s enough 

Ooh baby,I love being here with you baby, I’m loving the way that you move baby
Feel the beat with me, till the break of dawn 

Your eyes glisten in the moonlight
Feel your hand on my skin
Pull me closer in, my love just for tonight

Shining, ocean soaked in starlight
Friends all dance by my side
Laughter fills air, never felt so free

Suns coming up and we’re still dancing
Mojitos in our plastic cups
I’m in the mood for some romancing 
One touch and that’s enough 

Ooh baby,I love being here with you baby, I’m loving the way that you move baby
Feel the beat with me, till the break of dawn 
Feel the beat, feel the beat till the break of dawn

Oh oh this feels so right, this feels so right
Oh oh feel so alive, loving my life
Oh oh this feels so right, this feels so right 
Oh oh feel so alive, loving my life

Ooh baby,I love being here with you baby, I’m loving the way that you move baby
Feel the beat with me, till the break of dawn 

Ooh baby,I love being here with you baby, I’m loving the way that you move baby
Feel the beat with me, till the break of dawn 


Ooh baby,I love being here with you baby, I’m loving the way that you move baby
Feel the beat with me, till the break of dawn 

Ooh baby,I love being here with you baby, I’m loving the way that you move baby
Feel the beat with me, till the break of dawn

Break Of Dawn - Leah Fisher (ARTIST),  Linda Andersson, Kathi Fran Copans

I run out of breath, dragging my feet
I want things so bad, things I can't reach
It's hard to wake up, I'm constantly tired
I'm too tough on myself

I wanna cross that bridge, wanna give it a try
Take this step by step, It'll be alright
I know I might fall, it can take some tries
Like learning to walk, for the first time

I see people thrive, get what they want
I sit and I watch behind these closed walls
I hope it gets easier, my fear will die down
I'm too tough on myself

I wanna cross that bridge, wanna give it a try
Take this step by step, It'll be alright
I know I might fall, it can take some tries
Like learning to walk, for the first time

I'm gonna cross that bridge, I'll give it a try
Even though I'm scared, I'll be alright
I know what I'm worth, it will take some tries
Like learning to walk, for the first time

Like learning to walk for the first time

Walk For The First Time - (rough demo)  Kathi Fran Copans and Roi Aknin

Troubled woman, in the mirror
Don’t know her, anymore
She used to smile, in the reflection
Now she wonders, what she's living for

Thought he knew where, he was going
But somewhere, on the road
Forgot his purpose, doesn’t know when
He can’t settle, he must fill his soul

Don’t despair, you haven’t lost your way
Now it’s clear, you can make a change

We have the strength to be
Who we are meant to be
Now it’s time to fight for
(A) One in a million life, oh
One in a million life

Now she’s feeling, so elated
You can see her, inner fire
Now that he knows, his destination
He can follow, his heart’s desire

Don’t despair, you haven’t lost your way
Now it’s clear, you can make a change

We have the strength to be
Who we are meant to be
Now it’s time to fight for
(A) One in a million life, oh
One in a million life

We have the strength to be
Who we are meant to be
Now it’s time to fight for
(A) One in a million life, oh

We have the strength to be
Who we are meant to be
Now it’s time to fight for
(A) One in a million life, oh
One in a million life

One In A Million Life - by Miles Young, Linda Andersson, Kathi Fran Copans

You are here everyday
Like you always used to be
Though you had to go
You look so real to me

You’re alive in my soul
You know I still feel you
Hear your voice in my head
And I miss you

Now that you’re gone
I have to face life on my own
Scared and alone
And I need you

To hold me again
Drive out the dark
You light up the way
As bright as the stars

Lost in a world
Where no one really sees me
You were my inspiration
Loved me endlessly

Now that you’re gone
I have to face life on my own
I’m scared and alone
And I need you

Hold me again
Drive out the dark
You light up the way
As bright as the stars

Please, hold me again
Keep out the dark
Light up my way
As bright as the stars

Angels singing
Hopeless weeping
I will be alright

Just hold me again
Drive out the dark
You light up the way
As bright as the stars

Please, hold me again
Keep out the dark
Light up my way
As bright as the stars

Bright as the stars

Bright As The Stars - by Kathi Fran Copans & Roi Aknin (acoustic demo)

I’m standing crying in the grocery store
In the greeting card aisle
Shoppers rushing by and pushing me out of the way
Like it’s an ordinary day

For years I always picked the sweetest card
Your favorite flower on the front 
I wrote a message full of pretty words and poetry
Hoping to make you see ME

I wanted to say what I wanted 
But I said what you wanted to hear
I wanted to give everything I had
Just to get you to let me in
I wanted I wanted I wanted
I wanted …you

When we were kids I idolized you
Then I grew up and saw the truth
You’re a black hole, and you take my light my soul my love
I’ll never be enough

Used to be so afraid of what you’d think
I had to walk away
Used to think I could help you come around
Life is good now that I’ve chosen me

I wanted I wanted I wanted, I wanted
I wanted I wanted I wanted, I wanted
I wanted I wanted I wanted, I wanted… you

I Wanted -Chris Tormey, Indigo Esmonde, Kathi Fran Copans

They say don’t go to bed angry, well, we did
And now it’s morning, we regret what we said
It’s hard to get out of bed but I do
'Cuz when you smell the coffee you’ll be coming down, too

After the coffee, things are gonna be so much better
I’ll say I’m sorry, you’ll say I’m sorry, too
We’ll find the words that we couldn’t last night
After the coffee, it’ll be alright

We’re frazzled by the time we get home
It don’t take much to turn a fight on
But the morning brings us sweet clarity
Get a cup of warm forgiveness
And lay back down with me

After the coffee, things are gonna be so much better
I’ll say I’m sorry, you’ll say I’m sorry, too
We’ll find the words that we couldn’t last night
After the coffee...

We'll be back in love, sweet love
The best part is making up

After the coffee, things are gonna be so much better
I’ll say I’m sorry, you’ll say I’m sorry, too
We’ll find the words that we couldn’t last night
After the coffee, it’ll be alright

After The Coffee - Brian Dean, Kathi Fran Copans, Michael Garvin

Baby you found me
Broken and battered
But to you it didn’t matter
You saw me for who I really am 

And I’ve never felt so free 
In all my life

It’s my turn, gonna take the lead
It’s my turn, to show what we can be
I don’t wanna hold back, I don’t wanna regret
Don’t wanna miss this chance
It’s my turn, oh oh oh

You have been weeping
Under the covers
At night you’re not sleeping
Head full of troubles 
Take my hand, let me lift you up

Want to show you all the strength
That you showed me

It’s my turn, gonna take the lead
It’s my turn, to show what we can be
I don’t wanna hold back, I don’t wanna regret
Don’t wanna miss this chance
It’s my turn, oh oh oh

Look at us baby
Lifting up each other
Made to be together
Now it's clear 

That it's my turn, gonna take the lead
It’s my turn, to show what we can be
I don’t wanna hold back, I don’t wanna regret
I don’t wanna miss this chance

It’s my turn, to show what we can be
It's my turn, so I'm gonna take the lead
I don’t wanna hold back, I don’t wanna regret
I don’t wanna miss this chance
It’s my turn
It's my turn
It's my turn

It's My Turn - Emma Underwood (ARTIST) , Jeff Franzel, Kathi Fran Copans

Growing up my family had plans for me 
Didn’t know I had a voice
It was heavy believing in their dreams
‘til I found I had a choice

Gotta take and stand up for myself to be free

Gotta listen to my heart
Even when I’m torn apart, I won’t give up
If I fall I’m gonna rise above it all
For the first time in my life
I’ll listen to my heart

Took so long to hear the child within
Now I’m seeing through those eyes
And I’m dreaming of the days of running wild and free
Where I finally learned to fly

Turn off the world, it’s time for me to be me  (ah, ah)

Gotta listen to my heart
Even when I’m torn apart, I won’t give up
If I fall I’m gonna rise above it all
For the first time in my life
I’ll listen to my heart

I see this open road
It carries me along 
I finally found… where I belong

‘Cuz I listen to my heart
Even when I’m torn apart, I won’t give up
If I fall I’m gonna rise above it all
For the first time in my life
I’ll listen to my heart

Listen To My Heart - Jeff Franzel, Philip Alexander, Kathi Fran Copans

It’s been a long time since we made time for just us two
The distance grows and in our faces it shows
Our lists grow longer we have so much to do
So put your coat down in the hall
I’ll put the pasta on to boil

Push the stereo to the kitchen
Pull the blinds down low
It’s love all the way, love all the way
me and you

Move the table to the corner 
Dancing nice and slow
It’s love all the way, love all the way
me and you
It’s love all the way, love all the way
me and you

Working each day 9 to 5, we spend our lives alone 
Stressing our minds and our fingers to the bone
I see your picture on my desk, can’t wait ‘til I get home
How’d our lives get so insane
I need you by my side again

Push the stereo to the kitchen  
Pull the blinds down low
It’s love all the way, love all the way
me and you

Move the table to the corner
Dancing nice and slow
It’s love all the way, love all the way
me and you
It’s love all the way, love all the way
me and you

Remember our hearts beat a different time
than the clock, the world, the upward climb.
Let’s savor moments while we can
Lover, take my hand

Push the stereo to the kitchen  
Pull the blinds down low
It’s love all the way, love all the way
me and you

Move the table to the corner
Dancing nice and slow
There’s nothing I would change,
It’s love all the way
There’s nothing I would change,
It’s love all the way

Love All The Way - Jessika Satori & Kathi Fran Copans

You’re a player, played me from the start
You’re a player, left so many scars
I didn’t wanna see
That you were playing me

You were playing with my precious heart
And i know i played my own damn part
Inside our misery 
Cuz i wanted you and me

And what i hate about it is
I let you treat me like this
Know i should hate you 
But i can’t  

So, hello mister player
Guess our game is finally over
You got a new girl after me
Wonder if you’ll let her see

That you are mister player
And you’ll never stop the playing
I hope that she’ll break free
Just like me

Don’t you play me like this
Don’t you play me like this
Drop the game
Stop playing like this

You were seeing her
While you were texting me
Had your phone under the covers
While she was asleep

Cuz while you were seeing her
You were thinking bout me
I bet you told her she’s the one
and you won’t cheat 

And what i hate about it is
I let you treat me like this
Know i should hate you 
But i can’t  

You are mister player
Will you ever stop the playing?
You’re so good at what you do
How could someone hate (on) you

Well, hello mister player
Hope one day you’ll stop the playing
Then you’ll look back and see
That you could have had me

Oo oo oo oo oo…

So goodbye mister player
Now our game is finally over
Yeah, you can go and play 
Without me

Mr. Player - Artist Fleur Rose

Corazon Feroz (Fidelidad version) (Artist Katy Santos) -by Kathi Fran Copans and Katy Santos

Sleeping back to back again		
You don’t even see me crying			
we always fight and then shut down		

My thoughts are raging in my head
from all the hurtful things we said
Oh, I wish you’d turn around

‘Cuz I don’t wanna hear the rain again
I don’t wanna hear the rain again
I can’t sleep through this storm
No, I should be in your arms
but you feel so far away
I don’t wanna hear the rain

Our love needs care before it fades
Show me you still want this babe
Say that we can meet half-way

‘Cuz I don’t wanna hear the rain again
I don’t wanna hear the rain again
I can’t sleep through this storm
No, I should be in your arms
but you feel so far away

So much of us is right
I’m not giving up
I want you in my life
I’m choosing you
I’m choosing love

‘Cuz I don’t wanna hear the rain again
I don’t wanna hear the rain again
I can’t sleep through this storm
No, I should be in your arms
but you feel so far away

I don’t wanna hear the rain again 
I don’t wanna hear the rain again
I can’t sleep through this storm
No, I should be in your arms
but you feel so far away
I don’t wanna hear the rain

Soundcloud DEMOS, unreleased and released

Kathi Fran (artist)