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13

by Alexis Antes

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Jim Ballard
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Jim Ballard This record should be national. The songs are top shelf, the production too...
TimTTT
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TimTTT I've been an Alexis fan for a over 15 years. This album has a much brighter tone than her last one. At this moment in my life, I don't personally connect with songs like "End to the Story" , "Two Hearts" & "The Things I Love about You " . I'm just not there right now. But I want to be. Favorite track: All I Need to Hear.
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1.
Fight for a Better Day Music and Lyrics by Alexis Antes © 2016 / BMI When you feel all hope is lost, despair has found you Feeling like the walls are closing in all around you You struggle to find an easier way You might feel washed out, but don’t fade away That ghost of yourself can come back to life again You’ve got to fight for – fight for a better day – yeah You’ve got to fight for – fight for a better day – yeah It’s so hard to find yourself when others define you Words cut deep and the ugliness, it can blind you Some people don’t care, they just throw them around But if you take it in, remember to breathe it back out You don’t have the time, time to waste yeah You can find a way It’s not over ‘til it’s over And if you reach down inside, you’ll see You’ll find the strength to hold on And when you lay down at night And it seems so hard to believe you can rise again That’s when you’ve got to keep on fighting
2.
Think of You 02:47
Think of You Lyrics and Music by Alexis Antes © 2016 / BMI You think everything about you is a mystery But from the moment that I met you, it was plain to see My head is spinning, but as far as I can see You’ve got everything — everything I need You’ve got it in your mind to take it slow But let’s try living in the moment, baby, just let go Don’t make me wait Don’t know when I will see you again Or if I’m ever gonna see you again My body waits for you and I to be together again But if you ask me, I will tell you that it’s just now and then That I think of you No time to waste — don’t worry about letting go If you could look into my crystal ball, you’ll see it shows Your hand in my hand, baby, everywhere we go I’ll keep my eye on the future, but you just never know So, while you’ve got it in your mind to take it slow Can we try living in the moment, baby, just let go
3.
Two Hearts 04:02
Two Hearts Lyrics and Music by Alexis Antes © 2016 / BMI You — You’ve been running around trying to find yourself And you — Don’t need anybody else – so you say Seems everybody knew It was only the fear that you’ll lose yourself Now I’m trying to break through That’s why I’m hanging on the end of the line saying that Two hearts are better than one Yeah, the feeling is second to none If you do it right And you’ll see the best parts bleed into one So, if you’re thinking of going astray Think you’re better off running away Let me tell you, babe, you’re gonna miss out on all the fun ‘Cause two hearts are better than one Who — Tell me who gave you the right to dismiss my love After all we’ve been through — Don’t leave me hanging on the end of the line Despite everything you do Your eyes say we still have a chance Now if you don’t come through I’m telling you – it’s the end of the line I know it’s hard to put your faith in love again But you never know what life has planned for you So if you give it a chance, you just might find yourself again And I know you’ll feel free again
4.
Lift Me Up 05:01
Lift Me Up Lyrics & Music by Alexis Antes © 2016 / BMI Take me back in time to a place where we’d wish upon the stars And our worries seemed so very far Long after the falling in love, yet before I fell apart Now, can I ever mend this broken heart I remember a promise If you had to go, if you couldn’t stay You were never gonna leave me this way So lift me up – far, far away Far from where we are For you have changed your ways And I have come this far Memories of love so complete from the not so distant past Fading into gray and black How did we get to where we are? It’s a question I need to ask Did we forget to forgive along the path? Give me something to believe in Because the past isn’t gonna change And I don’t want to see you this way Give me something to believe in Because the past isn’t gonna change And I don’t want to see you this way Lift me up I am here waiting Lift me up
5.
Gentle True Spirit © Bobbie Antes She’s a gentle true spirit riding in on the wind She’s been drowning her troubles in whiskey and gin Where one sorrow has left her, a new one begins Leaving her lonely and aching within Leaving her lonely and aching within Moment by moment, you search to be free Worried and restless and somewhat like me Counting the hours of your sanity Wishing they’d stop it and just leave you be Wishing they’d stop it and just leave you be Beautiful lady, you’re one of a kind But you can’t see it, your eyes have gone blind Live for today and seek the beauty within And you will end your suffering Open up and let the love in She’s a gentle true spirit riding in on the wind She doesn’t know where she’s going, doesn’t know where she’s been Where one sorrow has left her, a new one begins Leaving her lonely and aching within Leaving her lonely and aching within
6.
Heaven Sent 03:12
Heaven Sent Music and Lyrics by Alexis Antes © 2017 / BMI We laugh, we cry My thoughts just get so heavy and you know you’re my best friend So you try to step aside While I work to chase these demons out of my head You must be Heaven sent Ah, ah I know that you’re not keeping score But you deserve so much more than you’re asking for Ah, ah I know that you’re not keeping score But you deserve so much more than you’re asking for We love, we fight Your world could fall to pieces while your heart is in my hands Still you say you’re alright Oh, but you can’t hide the pain that falls from your eyes I don’t know why you don’t say goodbye With everything on the line My tongue is twisted, my hands are tied And you keep telling me That you think I’m afraid to just let go I take my hands off the wheel Can’t get in touch with how I feel When my heart and my head refuse to realign
7.
Endless Shades of Blue © 2014 Alexis Antes & Judy Haines-Hricik / BMI It feels like forever since this heart felt anything but pain It feels like a river washed away any memory of love But if you slip inside my dreams tonight, I’ll start remembering everything That is good, and I can forget just where I’ve been Won’t you take me to a place where skies are endless shades of blue I don’t know what it is, but it feels like my dreams are coming true And with the past aside, my heart will fly and find new love again Right where we’re starting to begin --- tonight I know this dream of mine is anything but crystal clear Still fighting hurt from those who put me in a state of pain and fear But if you come into my dreams tonight, I’ll start believing in love again And I’ll forget just where I’ve been Chase these clouds away, take me to brighter days Take me to that place where skies are made of endless blue And our love will be endless, too It feels like forever since this heart felt anything but pain It feels like a river washed away any memory of love
8.
The Things I Love About You Music & Lyrics by Alexis Antes © 2016 / BMI Now I know that I can dance to my own beat again And I know that I can stand on my own feet again You have opened up my eyes to see The strength inside – the best of me No chains to bind my hands or my heart Every little touch, every little kiss Every little thing is going down on my list Of the things I love about you Your ways have got me feeling like a kid So many things that I can’t resist They’re the things I love about you There was a time not so long ago There was an aching in my soul – it hit me from head to toe Then like a ray of light to me Your smile ablaze, it rescued me And since then, nothing’s been the same
9.
Better World 02:57
Better World Music & Lyrics by Alexis Antes © 2014 / BMI Hey – can you imagine a world Where all is beautiful and free Freedom to be who you are With all the promise of what you can be Just be who you are because There’s no fighting it anyway I know there’s a better world Where we can all walk hand in hand If you’ll join me in searching for that place I know we can — find it — I know we can Tell me how can somebody hate Something or someone they don’t even know The powers of karma define That what you reap is just what you’ll sow Peace, love, and understanding come When you open your heart
10.
Virginia 03:55
Virginia © 1974 Scott E. Antes Look to the North light, Virginia Would you believe time is passing you by? Turn on your own light, Virginia Before you’re swallowed and wondering why Oh yeah – oh yeah Weightless and windswept, Virginia The phantoms of pleasure keep leading you on Tie back your hair now, Virginia Grab for the brass ring before they’re all gone Oh yeah – oh yeah Oh yeah – oh yeah Loose as a bobber, Virginia On uncertain waters, dance aimlessly around In color-dyed waters, Virginia Swim blind, hungry fish who will pull you on down Oh yeah – oh yeah Oh yeah – oh yeah Oh yeah – oh yeah
11.
All I Need to Hear Music & Lyrics by Alexis Antes © 2016 / BMI Looking at the crossroads and back again Wondering where all the days went It’s been a crazy road, but I don’t mind Doing my time People pay their two cents everywhere Some will lend a hand; some will lend an ear Some will just take everything that they can from me But I don’t mind They try to do me wrong, but you do me right, baby I swear that without your love, somehow I’d go crazy It’s the first thing I want to hear When I wake in the morning light Whisper “I love you” while you hold me tight And it’s the last thing I want to hear When I rest my head at night You say “I love you” and it’s all right That’s all I need to hear People always want what they can’t get Wasting all of their time on fears and regrets But I’ve got everything I need and so much more So I don’t mind When they do me wrong, because you do me right, baby I swear that without your love, somehow I’d go crazy Everyone can see – there’s no doubt that we belong together We’re always taking on whatever comes We stand together, side by side through both sun and stormy weather All the time we’re holding on Our faith in love, it keeps us strong Looking at the crossroads and back again Wondering where all the years went
12.
End to the Story Music & Lyrics by Alexis Antes © 2011 / BMI Been living on the dark side of life Just waiting around for something to change But now I’m about to take flight Cos I’m tired of feeding my strength to my pain And I’m gonna make it somehow I’m gonna make it somehow I’ll put an end to the story now Picking myself up off the ground And if I stumble again, it’s alright There’s a new start with each morning’s light I’ll put an end to that story now Friends are all giving advice They try to encourage my strongly to find A state of incessant motivation And they can’t understand why I’m just taking my time But I’ve got a long way to go before I find in my mind what my heart already knows It’ll take some time To get back to the greener side
13.
Landslide 03:45
I took my love, I took it down Climbed a mountain and I turned around And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills Till the landslide brought me down Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love? Can the child within my heart rise above? Can I sail through the changing ocean tides? Can I handle the seasons of my life? Mmm, mmm, mmm Well, I've been afraid of changing 'Cause I've built my life around you But time makes you bolder Even children get older and I'm getting older too Well, I've been afraid of changing 'Cause I've built my life around you But time makes you bolder Even children get older and I'm getting older too Oh, I'm getting older too Awh, take my love, take it down Awh, climb a mountain and turn around And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills Well, the landslide will bring it down And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills Well, the landslide will bring it down Oh, the landslide bring it down

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released July 13, 2017

All songs written by Alexis Antes, BMI. Except for
Endless Shades of Blue © 2014 Alexis Antes and Judy Haines, BMI;
Virginia © 1974 Scott Antes;
Gentle True Spirit © 1980 Bobbie Antes;
Landslide © 1973 Stevie Nicks, Kobalt Music Pub America I OBO Welsh Witch Music

Produced and Engineered by Jim Wirt

Recorded at Superior Sound Recording Studios, Cleveland, OH

Mixed by Jim Wirt at Superior Sound Recording Studios, Cleveland, OH

Mastered at Nada Recording, Montgomery, NY

Alexis Antes - lead & support vocals, acoustic guitar
Brian Bretton - drums on all tracks except for "Heaven Sent" and "Gentle True Spirit"
Ray Flanagan - lead and electric guitars on all tracks except "Endless Shades of Blue"
Jim Wirt - bass guitar
Chris Hanna - organ, Rhodes, piano
Tuck Mindrum - drums on "Heaven Sent" and "Gentle True Spirit"
Judy Haines - piano on "Endless Shades of Blue"
Victoria Fliegel - lead acoustic guitar on Landslide
Bobby Daggett - electric guitar on "Endless Shades of Blue"

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Alexis Antes Cleveland, Ohio

Singer/songwriter Alexis Antes has teamed up with platinum record producer/engineer Jim Wirt (Fiona Apple, Brian Setzer, Incubus, Hoobastank) and Superior Sound Recording Studios for her new recording project titled "13". Alexis was a founding member of local ‘90s band Odd Girl Out, and continued on as a solo artist, releasing three full-length recordings of her original work. ... more

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