Test Acapella Demo using part of So Much In Love

Acapella Test

Return of the Love Song

Tonight (before mastered)

Tonight - an original love ballad by Lance James

Tonight

Acapella Cover of the hit song Performed by Boyz II Men

End Of The Road (Acapella)

Lift Every Voice and Sing - #BLM

A song about a father’s attempt to reunify with his two children over the past 8 years. 

Lyrics: 

I'm in so much pain.
My backs against the rain. 
I feel so damned ashamed. 
That you don't know my name.

This should never be. 
I'm a different man you'll see. 
I'm everything you need. 
Please call me daddy.

<build up>
No matter where we go, Or where we've been
How we come, or how we've sinned,
I know one thing, that's always true,
I’m not letting you go, and I'm here for you!
No matter what we fear, Or who we love,
So many tears, just one more hug,
I know one thing will remain with you,
I'm always here, and I love you

<theme>
I know that you are nervous,
And I know I'm nervous too
But when get the chance to meet,
You will finally see the truth

I know that this ain't easy,
It ain't easy for me too,
But when we get that chance to meet,
You will know that I love you
(You will know that I love you).

I know how you feel
Your heart and soul’s like steel
and it must seem so unreal 
the anger you conceal

This pain inside your heart
Wondering why we fell apart
I’m sure the last few years seem dark
I hope for a fresh start!

I’ll try to understand, where I went wrong, 
As a man, won’t be headstrong,
I’ll listen now, to what you say,
I won’t push back, and I won’t downplay, 
how you feel, and who you are,
Let’s keep it real, through all the scars,
I know one thing, will remain as true, 
I’m always here, and I’ve missed you!

Chorus:
I know that you are nervous,
And I know I'm nervous too
But when get the chance to meet,
You will finally see the truth

I know that this ain't easy,
It ain't easy for me too,
But when we get that chance to meet,
You will know that I love you
(You will know that I love you).

I flew 3000 miles
I waited for awhile
But I made it through the trials
can’t wait to see your smiles

I sat down in the chair
I’m trying to prepare
the excitement I can’t bear
but you were never there

I don’t know what to do, or how to feel
I’m so confused, this is too surreal,
from joy to pain, I am left alone
to sit here now, and make my sadness known
is this how I feel, I don’t understand
what just happened here, this is not the plan
I know one thing, that will stay with you,
I’m always here, and I’ll wait for you!

Chorus:
I know that you are nervous,
And I know I'm nervous too
But when get the chance to meet,
You will finally see the truth

I know that this ain't easy,
It ain't easy for me too,
But when we get that chance to meet,
You will know that I love you
(You will know that I love you).

(End solo riff sung)
It ain’t easy, but I know, I know, I know, I love you, I love you.

Reunification

Understand, 
why I am the way I feel, 
my son, 
is this true?
I’ve lost you. 
Unbreak my heart, 
unfold my pain,
Please know that I loved you!
Why can’t I see you again?
It seems like the end. 

(Chorus)
Why did you have to go away?
Why couldn’t it be some other day?
I waited to see you all these years
To tell you I love you but now,
All I have is tears. Have is tears. 

a kind soul, 
16 years old,
and yet you lived a life, 
most never do. 
Your heart was so true. 
family to your friends, 
loyal to the end, 
would help them through hard times 
being perfectly you. 
Your love would shine through. 

(Chorus)
why did you have to go away? 
The lives that you touched have words to say, 
thank you for all the love you shared.
We tell you we love you somehow, 
please hear our prayers. Hear our prayers.

Every day, 
I wake up this way 
my eyes in tears, 
my boy, 
lost without you... 
Just tryin' to make it through.
My dreams are where you are, 
I look up to the stars and hope you hear me say
 how I'm missing you... 
I don't know what to do...

(Chorus)
Why did you have to go away,
I'd trade in my life to have you stay!
The love in your heart belongs right here,
an Angel on Earth inspired...
to take away our fears... away our fears...

A noble truth, I'll suffer for you,
and gladly so, 
for love, 
is why I do. I do it for you.
Your love will inspire, 
as it starts to light the fire 
we learn to live from you 
this new life with true love
While you watch from above.

(Chorus) 
Why did you have to go away? 
Maybe it's for some other day, 
your love in my heart, 
I sing this song 
'til the day that I see you, but for now
 I will carry on... carry on.

Gabriel's Psalm

I Need Thee Every Hour

Lance James picked up the violin at 5 years of age and hasn't put it down since. His teacher soon discovered that he had perfect pitch. By the age of 7 he began learning piano and joined his local church choir. He was accepted to the Peter Britt Music Camp in the summer of 1986 where he met Sherry Kloss, a master student of Jascha Heifetz. She took him under her wing becoming his mentor. She focused not only on his innate technical abilities, but nurtured his individual musical style. He was later offered a full ride scholarship at the University of Puget Sound studying violin performance. During his youth, Lance had won many competitions and rose to first chair in the Eastern Carolina University Youth Orchestra as well as placing high in the NC State competition despite being only in 9th grade. On piano, Lance won 1st place in the Prince of Music competition, held in Charlotte, North Carolina. During the summer, Lance was playing professionally for a theater company in Morehead City, North Carolina, and worked as an accompanist for a 18th century dance group at the Governor's Palace in New Bern, N.C. Along the way, he studied Gospel music which further influenced his vocal style. At 16, when he moved to Vancouver, Canada, he wrote the music for multiple plays and a local Television show. He continued his studies at the Vancouver Academy of Music with Gwen Thompson, who studied with Josef Gingold, Jascha Heifetz, and Ivan Galamian. Inspired by Bobby McFerrin, he became interested in the voice as an instrument and continued experimenting with classical, jazz, and rhythm and blues, enabling a versatile sound, range, and quality to his voice. Lance started college for awhile but took a detour into the world of computers where he also excelled. Meanwhile, he was involved in a jazz flamenco band ("Gatos Papacitos") playing violin and occasionally keyboard and taught violin and piano at the San Elijo Dance and Music Academy. He currently plays electric violin for the Galway Guild (an Irish band) and records hook vocals for many hip-hop artists. He is currently working on an album out around summer called "Resolve".

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