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April McLean

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Darbytown Road
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1. Jupiter Play Buy MP3
2. Everything's Gonna Change Play
Everything's Gonna Change
You’ve always been a dreamer, even when you were young
And when the truth was right there, you’d always choose to run
And oh the damage that it’s done
You’ve been afraid to face your fear
But now the time has come and

Everything’s gonna change
So get your head out of the clouds
Your life’s about to be rearranged
And there ain’t no goin’ back now
Baby, everything’s gonna change

You’re searching for King Arthur, like you’re some Guinevere
A white knight in shining armor, but I’ve got news for you dear
There ain’t no superheroes here
That power lies within yourself
So baby fasten your seatbelt

‘cause Everything’s gonna change
So get your head out of the clouds
Your life’s about to be rearranged
And there ain’t no goin’ back now

The pain can make you grow
You’re stronger than you know

Everything’s gonna change
So get your head out of the clouds
Your life’s about to be rearranged
And there ain’t no goin’ back now
‘cause Everything’s gonna change

Words & Music by April McLean/2007 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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3. Meaningless Play Buy MP3
4. Rock, Paper, Scissors Play
Rock, Paper, Scissors
I’m steering clear
of the topics that might make you lose your cool
And I talk, but you don’t hear, so I just smile and look at you
And think of all the things that we could be
That we should be

I don’t expect you to get it at all
I might as well be talking to the wall
It could drive me nuts if I let it
But I guess it’s best to forget it

Hey, that’s okay
Yeah, I guess you’re right for the seven hundredth time
And it’s fine, I’ll just listen to you and slowly lose my mind
And pine for all the things that we could be
But we can’t be

I don’t expect you to get it at all
I might as well be talking to the wall
You and your condescending tone
Please just leave me the hell alone
I don’t expect you to get it
I’d fight back but I would regret it

I don’t know why I should care
I’m always looking for something in you that’s not there
And it doesn’t seem fair but it’s all that we’ve got
Because the truth is you can’t be someone that you’re not

And to think of all the things that we could be
That we should be

I don’t expect you to get it at all
Who’s right, who’s wrong, well it’s too close to call
Rock, paper, scissors, let’s call it a draw

I don’t expect you to get it
I guess it’s best to forget it


Words & Music by April McLean/2007 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP

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5. Round and Round Play
Round and Round
A granite world of fragile flesh and bone
A planet overcrowded and alone
Round and round we go
Round and round we go

We build our bombs and fend for our own lives
We load our guns and watch our children die
Round and round we go
Round and round we go

What’s the use in choosing sides?
When compassion is our key to survive …
Will we survive?

You think we would’ve learned to love by now
But we’ve killed the ones who tried to teach us how
Round and round we go
Round and round we go

What will it take for all this hate to end?
Within ourselves is where peace must begin

Within ourselves is where peace must begin



Words & Music by April McLean/2007 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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6. Darbytown Road Play Buy MP3
7. You're The Best Thing Play Buy MP3
8. Head Over Heels Play
Head Over Heels
the stars are just a little brighter, up in the sky of velvet blue
the moon is just a little jealous ‘cause all that i can see is you
and everything is in slow motion, the moment that we kiss
well how could i have ever even dreamed it'd come to this?
and if i didn’t know better, i could swear i was head over heels in love

i can't pretend that i don't feel it when you walk in the room
something within me starts to quiver, something beneath me starts to move
and all that i can think of is how beautiful you are
as all my coping mechanisms swiftly fall apart
and if i didn't know better, i could swear i was head over heels in love

why should anyone like you like anyone like me?
this could change my life forever
something has brought us here together
yes, its love

the stars are just a little brighter
the moon is just a little jealous
and everything is in slow motion the moment that we kiss
and i guess this unexplained emotion’s just too strong to dismiss
well you’d think i would know better than to go and fall head over heels in love

but i guess its now or never...
so i confess i am head over heels in love



words & music by April McLean/2005 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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the song 'Head Over Heels' was featured in two episodes of the hit WB TV show 'What I Like About You' starring Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth

the song 'Everything's Gonna Change' was featured on a special episode of the hit MTV show 'The Hills' called 'Whitney Looks Back: From The Hills To The City'

the CD has an exclusive bonus track (with 2 more 'hidden' songs) featuring April singing by herself at the piano - 3 intimate performances not found anywhere else!

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Becoming
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1. Superhero Play
Superhero
I don't think I'll ever be
What this world expects of me
I barely have two feet on the ground
Well, I may smile and act real cool
A player with so much to prove
But I can't keep your hopes from crashing down
Crashing down...

And I'll never be your superhero
I'll never meet your every need
I'll never have it all together
I'll never save the world or love you perfectly

And I don't think I'll ever be
Like those good guys on tv
But I could play the part if I knew how
Yeah, I can smile and act real cool
Say my lines and be so smooth
But I can't say I'll never let you down
Let you down...

And I'll never be your superhero
I'll never meet your every need
I'll never have it all together
I'll never save the world or love you perfectly

And I'll never be your superhero

words & music by April McLean/2002 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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2. All Out of Tea Play
All Out of Tea
I used to feel so sorry for you
How the whole world was against
Everything that you tried to do

I used to think it was all up to me
To take your side and to say you're right
It was my duty to make everything all right

You tell me just how hard it's been
How you hate the state you're in
And how you just can't wait for the day
Your ship comes in

Well, I'm all out of tea and sympathy
I'm sorry to tell you
Whether you should sink or swim
It's not up to me to save you

I used to think it was my fault
When everything used to fall apart
When the shit would fly and the fights would start

I used think that it was my job
To make you happy when it all went wrong
Try to read your mind to give you what you want

After all the good you do
And all the hell they put you through
Everyone's to blame
Except for you

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words & music by April McLean/2002 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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3. So Far Away Play
So Far Away
I wait for the silence
An ending to all your words
A moment of peace
Why can't you see how much it hurts
This is you at your worst

You keep getting louder
As your arrogance fills the room
It's getting harder to breathe
As your temper ignites
And your ego booms

I wanna be so far away
That I can't hear anything you say
And then all your hatred and your rage
Would fade away, so far away

I've lived with the madness
I've put up with the pain and grief
I'm over the guilt
I'm out of your life
And I'm finally free

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words & music by April McLean/2002 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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4. Open Your Heart Play
Open Your Heart
Don't feel what you feel
Just pretend it isn't real
Don't you dare let it show
Don't let them know
Keep it concealed

And no one seems to hear the screams inside of you
As you smile and say the words they want to hear
'Cause you're much too scared to

Open your heart and let the world see
All that you are is all you should be
Let yourself feel a sense of release
Open your heart and set yourself free

Hide behind all your fear
Close the blinds and disappear
Keep your sins locked away
If they knew, what would they say?

So you hate yourself and hide in who you ought to be
And who you are you hesitate to show
But you can let go—and

Chorus

Open your heart and let the world see
All that you are is all you should be
All that you have is all that you need
Open your heart and set yourself free


words & music by April McLean/2002 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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5. Almost Free Play
Almost Free
it was an autumn night
and I was seventeen
and I could feel his desperation
through my faded jeans

but all that I could think of
was the anger and the screams
that were waiting back at home
I felt so empty and alone
and I said

Tell me I'm beautiful
Tell me you love me
Take all this pain away
Make me feel almost free

that was my senior year
then she was born in June
there was a wedding in September
with no honeymoon

now drowning out the chaos
is how I spend my afternoons
he's always late when he comes home
I feel so empty and alone
and I'll say

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words & music by April McLean/2002 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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6. The Way You Make Me Feel Play
The Way You Make Me Feel
Your sturdy frame stands by the door
you say my name and seem so calmly self-assured
but in the time it takes to hold me
your tongue has cut me to the core
am I so worthless?

'cause that's the way you make me feel
when your words hit me so hard I'm breaking
that's the way you make me feel
when your eyes can't see the child who loves you crying
that's the way you make me feel

your shadow leads me down the hall
as I wonder why I try pleasing you at all
'cause in the time it takes to praise me
you've singled out my every flaw
am I so hopeless?

'cause that's the way you make me feel
when your words cut me so deep I'm bleeding
what's the way you make me feel
when your eyes can't see the one who loves you crying
that's the way you make me feel

cry, so many tears to cry
and still I wonder why
am I so hard to love?

'cause that's the way you make me feel


words & music by April McLean/1992 Warner Chappell Music/ASCAP
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7. Me Play
Me
I don't wanna live my life
in shadows of what I should be
spending my whole life through
waiting for someone to approve of me

and I don't wanna waste my time
wondering what other people say
more and more I find
they only change their minds anyway

I'm through with all the shame
of trying to numb the pain
when all I need to be
is me

I've found an overflowing power inside of me
there's nothing holding me back now
I'm finally free, so free

I don't wanna live my life
in shadows of what I should be
wasting my whole life through
waiting for someone to approve of me

I'm sick and tired of
not feeling good enough
when all I need to be
yes all I need to be
is me

words & music by April McLean/2002 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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8. All Along Play
All Along
I was sittin' on the back porch in my mama's arms
staring out into the silence of the stars
wishing hard for things to come
to grow up and be someone
to be anywhere than where I was

always reaching out for something I could never have
always feeling discontent and incomplete

but I was loved
all along
I had joy, I had peace
it was here with me
all along
all along

we were singing to the beatles on the radio
we were driving with the windows all rolled down
eating french fries in the car
money was tight and times were hard
but I'd give anything to be there now

i always thought that happiness was just around the bend
and everything I dreamed of was just out of reach

but I was loved
all along
I had joy, I had peace
it was here with me
all along
all along


words & music by April McLean/2002 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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9. In The Balance Play
In The Balance
Peace—there'll come a time, there'll come a place, yeah
War—there ain't no purpose in it
Love—well what's the meaning of
Hate—when everybody's got their fists up shakin'

"We're right, you're wrong,
we're right, you're wrong, you little sinner!"
"We're right, you're wrong,
we're right, you're wrong, you little sinner!"
These are the voices of men
These are the arrogant cries of children

Life—there is a God, there is a plan, yes
Death—there's some great mystery in it
Hope—that hidden antidote for
Fear—'cause everybody's got their guns out shoutin'

"Make room, step back,
he's white, you're black and don't forget it!"
"Make room, step back,
he's white, you're black and don't forget it!"
These are the voice of men
These are the arrogant cries of children

Is there meaning to this madness?
All our lives hang in the balance

What is this evil within?
Where in this tragedy lies some wisdom?

words & music by April McLean and Todd Moore/2002 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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10. Father God Play
Father God
Father God, are You there?
Through their screaming and their fighting
Do You hear my prayer?
Please answer me, I'm so confused and scared

Tell me why can You not save me
From this household filled with violence and pain?
Is there something that I've done
Why do I feel so overcome by guilt and shame?
Am I to blame?
Father God are You there?

Hatred built these walls
Hidden sins haunt these darkened halls

Father God, Father God—find me here
Father God, Father God are You there?

Tell me why can You not save me
From this household filled with violence and pain?
Is there something that I've done
Why do I feel so overcome by guilt and shame?

Father God, Father God are You there?
Father God, Father God are You there?


words & music by April McLean/2002 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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11. Becoming Play
Becoming
I know I made you cry
I failed you left and right
And I've been too hard inside to see you hurting
And I guess all I can say
Is that even at my age, I'm still learning

And I know it's hard to believe
But there's been a change in me
And what I could not give you then
I can give you now

I'm becoming
whole
And I'm becoming
healed
And I'm becoming
something beautiful to see
I'm overcoming fear
And I'm overcoming shame
And I'm becoming
so much more than me

That's why I'm here tonight
To try and set things right
And rebuild the bridges I once left burning
I cannot change the past
I cannot change your mind
I guess all I can change is me

So I'm becoming
strong
And I'm becoming
wise
And I'm becoming
what you thought you'd never see
I'm overcoming pride
And I'm overcoming blame
And I'm becoming
so much more than me

I'm becoming
whole
And I'm becoming
healed
And I'm becoming
something beautiful to see
I'm overcoming fear
And I'm overcoming shame
And I'm becoming
so much more than me


words & music by April McLean/2002 Patch Of Blue Music/ASCAP
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'Becoming' is April's debut album and received glowing reviews from a variety of journalists including AllMusic.com: "An emotional and melodic triumph, 'Becoming' showcases a brilliant artist who stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Sarah McLachlan, Shawn Colvin and Jonatha Brooke."

the songs 'Superhero', 'Me', and 'Becoming' were all featured on the hit TV show 'Felicity' starring Keri Russell and Scott Speedman

we're currently out of stock of the CD for 'Becoming', but you can purchase digital downloads of any of the songs or the entire album here - (fyi: our downloads are higher audio quality than other sites offer)

thank you for supporting April's artistry!
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