So Long
by Stephen Ward
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Miracle Mind
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So Long
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Living a Lie
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Start Again
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Breakdown
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Mr Shadow
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Plasticine Eyes
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The Last Time
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Nöel
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Final Hour
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All Over Again
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She Was Mine
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about
So Long is a collection of songs that Stephen wrote between 2004 and 2008.
Recorded with his small home studio setup, he wrote and recorded all the instruments and vocals. Originally using only midi (electronic) drum parts for all the songs, he decided he needed a killer drummer to do the real thing. So Robert Callea stepped in and with the help of Joel Tipping, the album now had a more authentic sound and a new mix to be finally ready for release!
Recorded with his small home studio setup, he wrote and recorded all the instruments and vocals. Originally using only midi (electronic) drum parts for all the songs, he decided he needed a killer drummer to do the real thing. So Robert Callea stepped in and with the help of Joel Tipping, the album now had a more authentic sound and a new mix to be finally ready for release!
credits
released 19 July 2011
Stephen Ward: Vocals, Guitars, Bass Guitar, Trumpet, Percussion
Robert Callea: Drums
Joel Tipping: Mixing
Stephanie Mulder: Album Artwork
Stephen Ward: Vocals, Guitars, Bass Guitar, Trumpet, Percussion
Robert Callea: Drums
Joel Tipping: Mixing
Stephanie Mulder: Album Artwork
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Originally from Sale in Eastern Victoria, now based in Melbourne, Australia.
Completed Adv Dip (Music Performance)
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at NMIT (2005).
-Multi-instrumentalist (voice/guitar/piano/bass/trumpet/drums)
-Released debut album 'So Long' Aug 2011
"Ward's overall sound is chilled, with an acoustic pop flavor. This powerful performer showcases passionate and intelligent vocals alongside good honest rock."
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- Track Name: Miracle Mind
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She came over to me with a smile upon her face
I couldn’t believe my luck she was that girl
I saw in my place
I walked over the mountain top
Saw a place I didn’t recognize
Lived down the road in a stolen car
Been sleeping in the back seat since I was five
The storyboard said a voice was loud then I heard that voice come calling out,
Reaching for a place to hide
It must have been that the girl had seen that her world had
changed, she was bared within
Stuck there with no-one beside
So glad you noticed me, you made me feel so alive.. ohhhh
Next time that you hold me close, trust me with your miracle mind
I held her hand as we moved, every step was harder than the last
We clenched our fists as we gathered what we’d missed
On our journey into the past
But someone had been there before us, letting people out the door, must have been too late to undo
Once and again we remember to lend all the stories that will never end, this one is already through - Track Name: So Long
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You are a long way from home and you're not going back
Heading on east on a one way track
You said goodbye when I said over and out
No-one was speaking because there was to many ways to shout
I waited in line, I waited so long so long for you
I waited in line, I wanted to say so long to you, to you
Where in the midst of a generation fix
And that should of stopped you avoiding me
Plotting through pages, uncovered in stages,
Lets read 'em out
You cant resolve all our problems with anyone
I had a lot of things to do,
With no more time for loving you - Track Name: Living a Lie
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I won’t see you again
You gathered up your things, it’s over
No more tanning on the beach, abusing the sun
Now our lives forever undone
When you were living a lie,
It was much easier to say goodbye
Forty-four was on the door and you went inside
You had so much pleasure to provide
Hiding all your emptiness while slowly taking off your dress
Better keep an open mind
Standing there in open view,
Never hurting anyone but you
In the Temple of my loneliness
I was in a heartbroken mess - Track Name: Start Again
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I moved out of here just 2 years ago I know,
its so hard to believe it
Now im livin' here with no chance of turning back
I couldn’t leave her alone like that
Its been a long way my may
And im not giving it away not yet
Let me stay
Are you happy to be with a friend?
Are you ready to love or pretend?
Lets give it a shot
As long as you and I can start again
Every now and then I feel like I’ve lost my way
There’s no use in denying
I wake up at night recalling my shoes at the door
If only it was like that before… - Track Name: Breakdown
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Send to me, holy sound
where I’m lying underground
Contact me when you see, dying flowers over me
Warm were the leaves, gathered under the trees
Once disturbed by an early bird singing,
Why, oh why?
Brown were the eyes, stares could hypnotize
Covered now by the soft grey dim held within,
held within
Give back to me your sympathy
I know now what I have to do for you.
Learn to breakdown, I will breakdown on my own
I know its over, I know it’s over
I’m holding you closer but we will never see you again
(Comfort me my baby, I’m so sorry
I need you to forgive me…) - Track Name: Mr Shadow
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Hey you walkin behind me, just go your own way
Please don’t crawl beside me, I got nothing to say
Driving in my car to lose you, I'm goin real fast
Looking in my mirror I see you right up my arse
Try a little walk but my legs just wanna run
Mr Shadow's got me scared,
Got me wearin black shades in the sun
Hey you Mr Shadow, don’t shoot me in the back back
I could win the lotto, don’t put me outta wack
You got my abc’s, you got my 1 2 3’s
I can’t wait to see my shadow settin me free
Each way you turn you're burning all of my friends
It seems to me that you are in favour of celebrity trends
You can be with me on the weekends and one night stands
But if you push a little harder I’ll lose my American fans
Try a little walk but my legs just wanna run
Mr Shadow's got me scared,
got me wearin black shades in the sun - Track Name: Plasticine Eyes
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When you think the least of me I try to grow
This time you’ll be true to me, how will I know?
If you want the best of me, shed a tear
When you seek the worst in me, I can hear
Desperate lies, through Plasticine eyes
Desperate lies, through Plasticine eyes
Time does tell us things about desperate moves
Year by year your face will grow, we can’t choose
When you walk away from me it is clear
Each word you spell out to me, fools appear
Cant you see I’m always up in arms around you, you…
Cant you feel me holding back too scared to face your stare
Right before, you still refer to old
Your breath so cold you must be breathing gold
But now its time you tried to be more sincere
When you sing along with me, I can hear, I can hear - Track Name: The Last Time
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Pain always heals, you'll be fine
You just have to leave it all behind
Trying your best when you’re under the test through the night
You can only hope you’re not alone
Are you fading out right now?
Are you breaking down for the last time?
Answer the call, are you there?
Vain will be lost with no repair
Keeping you still, are you losing the thrill to survive?
You must hope and pray you will revive
Are you fading out right now?
Are you breaking down for the last time?
Are you fading out right now?
Big deal, you can still get out with one chance
Big deal, you’re not looking for a romance
How does it feel when you aint feeling?
Better remember that you need to forget.
Never deny, that your saying your goodbye - Track Name: Nöel
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All I really know is her name, she told me that it was Nöel.
Im not sure if we can be friends
At this stage it's hard to tell
Especially when she’s got other plans
Does she know that I don’t get angry?
Does she know that I'm always nice,
That I'm no stranger and I don’t hide?
I feel like I already know her so well, Nöel, Nöel
But she dont answer her phone
Now that she is all alone
I want to make her like me but how?
Should I go over there right now?
What happens if she looks the other way?
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I’ve got no home and there is nowhere to go
I’ve got my hands full and its starting to show
I’m going the wrong way around again
Tell me that life would not be better with me
Give me a taste so I can help you to see
That its alright if they find out - Track Name: Final Hour
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You lost what you had. You let it all fall apart
What you needed was another weekend
You would have worked it all out by the end of your final hour
Then you told us that you’re leaving
And nobody’s learning goodbye
You said it was easy to stay a bit longer
Now you’ve got a long drive home in the rain and your not coming back
It’s your final hour
Are you ready for me?
You’ve got nothing I want,
Because I see what you see
Its your final hour
Don’t look left, just walk right
Leave your dreams by the phone
And soon you will be alright
Believe me before it’s over, you’ll wish it never began
Hide the feelings to hide the meanings
Life is a long fight for fame to the end
That we're not meant to win - Track Name: All Over Again
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So much time has been lost trying to heal the pain
You stayed there and I stayed here in the rain
You threw everything you ever wanted away,
That’s okay
But now its time to clean up your act and repay
Lost in a place that will hold you down
You better pick up all the pieces,
All over Again, all over again
All over Again, all over again
Healing wounds is always easier the first time around
The same malfunctions and destructions make your head hit the ground
Every time you lose yourself, get ready to fall
The only friend you find turns out to be no friend at all
You’re lost in a place that will hold you down
You better pick up all the pieces,
I will not take the blame, for you to empathise
I will feel no shame due to your endless tries
I will not take the blame, for you to terrorise - Track Name: She Was Mine
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Fading so I look for conversation,
Learning that there’s more to think than what to say
I think I'll go and take a seat with my remains
I’m riding on a lonely plane
She is there and I am here, was meant to be
Leaning forward looking backward hard to see
What a painful way to spend my holiday
Breaking glasses and the pictures in my way
She was mine, but she moved on, she moved on She was mine, but she moved on, she moved on
When I finally came outside, I gazed around
Looked both ways and accidentally came to see
Jesters dancing and romancing all the way
I’m riding on a lonely plane
How many ways can I joke around?
She was moving by and I was crying aloud
How many times was I sure about it?
How many times did I try?
