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AD ASTRA PER ASPERA

by Steve D. Wilson

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1.
Cheyenne 03:40
I keep coming back here, I guess cuz this is where we used to be. Now I’m finding over time This was never really home for me Drive the same familiar roads But they just don’t feel the same Have me feeling incomplete While I’m living on a street that bares your maiden name And I think it’s time to go. I wonder if you’ll even know Rolled a million miles Under starry skies Played in stadiums And for empty dives Drank a lot more than I made Handed back all I was paid. Toasted champagne toasts Along with champagne friends Curled up to a bottle Praying for the end All alone, end of this dance, Maybe it’s time That I give Cheyenne a chance. I keep driving by the house Where you finally showed me the door, Teaching me some kinda lesson About gratitude, And wanting just a little bit more There used to be a time I thought I knew that heart within But I guess I’ll wish him luck Cuz is sure don’t’ take much For you to fall in love again And I guess that it’s time to go. I wonder if you’d even know. Rolled a million miles Under starry skies Played in stadiums And for empty dives Drank a lot more than I made Handed back all I was paid. Toasted champagne toasts Along with champagne friends Curled up to a bottle Praying for the end All alone, end of this dance, Maybe it’s time That I give Cheyenne a chance. In the city where we started I just want to rest my head Take a little time To wrap my head around The ugly things you’ve said There’s a place that I belong But I haven’t found it yet. And I’m sleeping with the ghost of unforgiveness In the shadows of regret. Rolled a million miles Under starry skies Played in stadiums And for empty dives Drank a lot more than I made Handed back all I was paid. Toasted champagne toasts Along with champagne friends Curled up to a bottle Praying for the end All alone, end of this dance, Maybe it’s time That I give Cheyenne a chance.
2.
I'm coming back to Texas, For the very last time, I made a promise to get back there, By the end of the night, I spent the last four hours Having the time of my life, Now I'm coming back to Texas For the very last time. I guess the air got a l'il heavy, And my legs got a little weak, After a lifetime as a loser, I finally found my winning streak, Gave 'em all just a little wink, And a quick wave goodbye, Now I'm coming back to Texas For the very last time. You see a songbird singin' Wasn't meant to see the cage, And my soul poured out through my fingers Into the blood I left on the stage, I guess my show is finally over, So I'll thank you and goodnight, I'm coming back to Texas For the very last time. A little boy out of Oak Cliff, Who wanna be just like his brother So I picked up his guitar And learned to play it like no other, Got a girl waiting back at home, So i'mma get on this ride, And now I'm coming back to Texas, For the very last time You see a songbird singing, Wasn't meant to see the cage, And my soul poured out through my fingers, Into the blood I left on the stage, I guess my show is finally over, So I'll thank you and goodnight, And now I'm coming back to Texas For the very last time, I guess I'm coming back to Texas For the very last time, My soul will finally rest in Texas For the very First Time.
3.
Woke up at 4 am, Listening to the train go whistling Through the dark again, Lie awake in silence wishing For some old, familiar warmth Beside me in this bed, Mind creating pictures of you Torturing my head. So I’ll light to fight the darkness And that whisper coming in Exhale into the empty truth Of a fight I cannot win And the sun’s gonna rise in a little while So I’ll hide behind this smile And set myself against the odds, Losing arguments with God. Well it hasn’t broken me yet, And to be honest Juliet You’re the better part of me That I want to set free But I’m just not ready yet. I’m not ready yet. Rolled out of bed at ten, Going through the motions of pretending To be human Listening to the songs that let me wallow in the pain Imagining your cold reaction To hear I’m gone again So I’ll light to fight the darkness And the whispers coming in, Exhale into the empty truth Of a fight I cannot win And the sun’s gonna rise in a little while So I’ll hide behind this smile And set myself against the odds, Losing arguments with God. Well it hasn’t broken me yet, And to be honest Juliet You’re the better part of me That I want to set free But I’m just not ready yet. I’m not ready yet. x2
4.
Worth It 05:28
She said let's go, Right now, Let’s get out And get on the road If I don't get out of the Big Town I think I’ll explode, Let's get lost in a road trip Press play and crank up the sound As we drove past the buildings I felt her soul lift off the ground. She just danced in the ocean, A beautiful dream That couldn't get closer to perfect. And Souls in slow motion But Torn at the seams Every skipped heartbeat was worth it Yeah, you’re worth it. Took my hand in the moonlight, Pulled us both in the the surf, At that moment I wondered If she ever really knew what she was worth She just danced in the ocean, A beautiful dream That couldn't get closer to perfect 2 Souls in slow motion And Torn at the seams Every skipped heartbeat was worth it Yeah you’re worth it. Oh you’re worth it. Stars in her eyes and the salt On her skin, She opened the door Now she won’t let me in Hearts intertwined Now ripped out Just to bleed She said “you can’t love me” I don’t know what that means. I’m drowning in her ocean Such a terrible dream The Closest that I’ve been perfect 2 Souls in stop-motion Torn apart at the seams, Every missed heartbeat was worth it. Yeah, your worth it. Goddamn you’re worth it She was worth it.
5.
Dogs howl in the distance. Lets get these wagons moving out. Devil offers no resistance. A blind guide is riding scout. Oh Lord, please save our souls. This Journey never ends. Oh Lord, please save our souls. This Journey never ends. Younger sons of grey haired mothers. Drag across the dusty land. Coyotes are calling out to their lovers. All across this barren land. Oh Lord, please save our souls. This Journey never ends. Oh Lord, please save our souls. This Journey never ends. Poor man’s treasure cast aside. Lets lighten up these heavy the loads. My children’s eyes are looking up and asking “why?” Are we on this lonely road. Oh Lord, please save our souls. This Journey never ends. Oh Lord, please save our souls. This Journey never ends. Golden fields they are lying right ahead. Paradise waits just around the bend. I look up towards the sky, a raven flying overhead. I look down upon the sand, a pale rider ridin in. Oh Lord, please save our souls. This Journey never ends. Oh Lord, please save our souls. This Journey never ends. Salted prison, a test of will. Sorrow by the mile. Days go by and we suffer still. Good Lord is there no end to this trial. Oh Lord, can you save our souls. This Journey never ends. Oh Lord, can you save our souls. This Journey never ends. Oh Lord, can you save our souls. This Journey never ends. Oh Lord, can you save our souls. This Journey never ends. It never ends.

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©2019 Day Turns Publishing
Recorded at AR Studios, San Francisco, CA
Vocals: Steve D. Wilson
Drums: Vincente Rodriguez
Bass: Kevin White
Guitar: James Deprato
Keys/Strings/Background Vocal: Adam Rossi
Engineered by Adam Rossi
Produced by Adam Rossi
Executive Producers: Rob Raymond, Guy Jaquier, Tom Abbott, Erik Brine for Operation Encore (operationencore.org)
Mastered by Justin Weis at Trakworx in San Francisco, CA

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released March 8, 2019

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Steve D. Wilson Dallas, Texas

His narrative lyrics seem to hit you directly where the pain is, especially when delivered by such a unique & powerful voice.
A guy that spent a lifetime learning about his own limits might have a few things to say about life.
His personal observations about human emotion & introspection take the words from the empty spaces, set them to music and make or break your heart again and again.
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