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WHITE WINGS

by Jon Strider

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1.
AT THE WAY STATION (Strider/Getz) In the middle of Winter In the middle of life I was looking for the sunshine In the middle of the night I have escaped now from the daily grind I'm out of the loop, oh yeah I've done my time At The Way Station Waiting for the moon to rise At The Way Station Soon my train will arrive Gonna beat the odds Gonna get out of Dodge At The Way Station Goin' ready or not Slained my dragons Fought the enemy within Said good-bye to my former life And my so-called friends I'll find my city And there I shall abide I'll find some peace, oh yeah, A little peace of mind At The Way Station Waiting for the moon to rise At The Way Station Soon my train will arrive Gonna beat the odds Gonna get out of Dodge At The Way Station Goin' ready or not In a new place I shall renew my faith At The Way Station Waiting for the moon to rise At The Way Station Soon my train will arrive Gonna beat the odds Gonna get out of Dodge At The Way Station Goin' ready or not At The Way Station Goin' ready or not (c) 2001 Pacific Songworks BMI / Janiac Music BMI (p) 2005 New Sky Records NCB license secured
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IN MY VERA’S EYES (Strider) I’ve seen down, and I’ve seen blue Empty feeling, hopeless too Life and laughter so far away Like a sunset fading behind the rain In My Vera’s Eyes the sun burst through My poor heart was healed, my strength renewed It’s nothing short of miraculous In My Vera’s Eyes I can rest I’ve been blessed She’s got eyes so deep and pure In just one look, completely sure That this was right, that this was true That this was what I was supposed to do In My Vera’s Eyes the stars sing out The cosmos swirls and the guardian angels shout It’s nothing short of miraculous In My Vera’s Eyes I can rest I’ve been blessed Now love’s lightening strikes Maybe once or twice in these lonely lives we live The soul cries out from an inward space And knows when it’s right And oh it’s so right___ In My Vera’s Eyes the sun burst through My poor heart was healed, my strength renewed It’s nothing short of miraculous In My Vera’s Eyes I can rest I’ve been blessed It’s nothing short of miraculous (c) 2003 Pacific Songworks BMI (p) 2005 New Sky Records NCB license secured
3.
We Got Faith 04:17
WE GOT FAITH (Strider/Getz) It’s just the beginning We got love and devotion It’s just the beginning All these feel good emotions We are brave, and we are fearless And we show no signs of weakness And together we will face what lies ahead ‘cause We Got Faith Now is our time It’s not too late, these are our lives No time to wait, we’ll be just fine We’ll get it straight ‘cause We Got Faith We Got Faith Now we are destined To be together We promise we’ll never Let our love grow cold We are friends, and we are lovers And we will fight for each other And together we’ll find a place to call our own ‘cause We Got Faith Now is our time It’s not too late, these are our lives No time to wait, we’ll be just fine We’ll get it straight ‘cause We Got Faith We Got Faith We’ve decided we’re united Undivided ‘cause We Got Faith Now is our time It’s not too late, these are our lives No time to wait, we’ll be just fine We’ll get it straight ‘cause We Got Faith Now is our time It’s not too late, these are our lives No time to wait, we’ll be just fine We’ll get it straight ‘cause We Got Faith We Got Faith___ In the future In the future We Got Faith (c) 2001 Pacific Songworks BMI / Janiac Music BMI (p) 2005 New Sky Records NCB license secured
4.
White Wings 04:01
WHITE WINGS (Strider/Bloom) She was just a Southern girl Comin' from a small town She loved to chase the sun around All around the world She noticed something on her skin They didn’t give her very long So she rode the sky to Mexico On a plane with White Wings You don’t have to die to be an angel You just gotta try and shake it off Say a little prayer And wear your White Wings Wear your White Wings She took a room in San Miguel With the palm trees swayin’ She walked into the sunset And then she turned around She got herself some palm leaves Some feathers and some paint And made herself some White Wings A pair of White Wings You don’t have to die to be an angel You just gotta try and shake it off Say a little prayer And wear your White Wings Wear your White Wings (Vocal solo: Vera Renella) And everywhere she went She wore them And everyone she met Would try them on And everyone could feel the healing power___ Of the White Wings Of her White Wings Now she’s still a Southern girl Living in her small town She swears to me they saved her life A pair of White Wings (c) 1995 Pacific Songworks BMI / Lake Martin Music BMI (p) 2005 New Sky Records NCB license secured
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Elvis Angel 03:26
ELVIS ANGEL (Strider/Bloom) (cat vocal : "Meow! Meow!") Black cat in a mohair suit Bird breath, got the Puss n’ Boots Gotta fur-lined halo, and these crazy white wings When he gets hungry you should hear him sing And he’s almost human, like a god Elvis Angel And he’s always watchin’ where you are Elvis Angel Sun sessions under Memphis skies Paws tappin’ to the jungle jive Revelation and a rebel yell Sounds like heaven, with a little bit of hell And he’s almost human, like a god Elvis Angel And he’s always watchin’ where you are Elvis Angel (ad. lib scat) Elvis Angel, Elvis Angel, Elvis Angel Elvis Angel__ Went to the Colonel Asked about the King Said he choked on a lizard in a limousine But I know better, better than that He’s alive and kickin’ in a super-fine cat! And he’s almost human, like a god Elvis Angel And he’s always watchin’ where you are Elvis Angel (ad. lib scat) Elvis Angel, Elvis Angel, Elvis Angel Elvis Angel___ (c) 1995 Pacific Songworks BMI / Lake Martin Music BMI (p) 2005 New Sky Records NCB license secured
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WALK INTO THE LIGHT (Strider) Just when it all seems hopeless And nothing’s makin’ sense Yeah, the door's wide open You just don’t see it yet Open wide for you There’s a brighter place Just beyond your view All the shadows will erase When you take that step of faith Walk Into The Light Walk Into The Light Now, it all gets tricky The closer that you get Yeah, your mind gets sticky And your ways tend to set Everywhere you turn People make you doubt But the wise ones learn The real world’s inside of you Calling out and guiding you Walk Into The Light Walk Into The Light Walk Into The Light It’s right in front of you Walk Into The Light The love is waiting there Walk Into The Light It’s flooding into you Walk Into The Light The love was always there With your heart wide open You’ve been working with the fire Pure emotion, flaming with desire All your insides know There’s no turning back Every sign says go Suddenly it’s crystal clear Why the road has led you here Walk Into The Light Walk Into The Light Walk Into The Light___ (c) 2000 Pacific Songworks BMI (p) 2005 New Sky Records NCB license secured
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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS (Strider/Granda) You like to waltz and dance real slow I like to wiggle all over the floor And every Saturday we give it a twirl We got the Best Of Both Worlds I like to garden and dig in the dirt You go to town and get a manicure And when we walk we’re hand in hand We got the Best Of Both Worlds Hey baby, we’re the fortunate ones We got a love that’s too much fun I guess we ran out of dues to pay I always wanna spend my life this way We like to cook up the finest cuisine Filet mignon and collard greens I chug my beer, and you sip your wine We got the Best Of Both Worlds Hey! (Instrumental solo: crazy lead bass tracks & organ - Jon Strider) Hey baby, we’re the fortunate ones We got a love that’s too much fun I guess we ran out of dues to pay I always wanna spend my life this way This is how it’s gonna be Livin’ and a-lovin’ in-a harmony I got you, and you got me We got the Best Of Both Worlds We got the Best Of Both Worlds We got the Best____ Tthe Best Of Both Worlds (c) 1998 Pacific Songworks BMI / Missouri Mule Music BMI (p) 2005 New Sky Records NCB license secured
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HEALING POWER (Strider/Bloom) Sunday mornin’, I was walkin’ With the summer beatin’ down Goin’ nowhere Fish were jumpin’ I set my tackle on the ground Oh, and on the hilltop by the lake I heard a thousand angels singin’ Amazing Grace Amazing Grace I was taken by a new energy Like the first time I ever heard Healing Power Soothes my emotion Healing Power Takes me by the hand Healing Power Deeper than the ocean Healing Power All across the land Healing Power Healing Power There was dancin’ The preacher shoutin’ Women fallin’ in the aisles I could feel it Holy rhythm Hands were lifted to the sky Woh, and as the spirit filled the place I felt these tears roll down my face Roll down my face I was taken by a new energy Like the first time I ever felt Healing Power Soothes my emotion Healing Power Takes me by the hand Healing Power Deeper than the ocean Healing Power All across the land Healing Power Healing Power Oh, there’s a new mornin’ comin’ I can hear them trumpets in the air Woh, there’s a faith river flowin’ It’s big enough so everyone can share Healing Power Soothes my emotion Healing Power Takes me by the hand Healing Power Deeper than the ocean Healing Power All across the land Healing Power (c) 1995 Pacific Songworks BMI / Lake Martin Music BMI (p) 2005 New Sky Records NCB license secured
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Coming Alive 03:48
COMING ALIVE (Strider) I breathe in this morning Windy Småland sky There’s a birch tree waving to me Sitting there below it She gracefully smiles I feel that I’m Coming Alive I feel that I’m Coming Alive Last night the lightening Electrified our bed And the silver rain fell from high Flashes of God’s love Flickered in our thighs I could feel we were Coming Alive I could feel we were Coming Alive Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh___ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh___ (synthesizer solo - Jon Strider; synth programming - Amir Aly) When a man loves a woman And a woman loves a man And the circle is completed inside All of creation rejoices with the sign I can feel that we’re Coming Alive I can feel that we’re Coming Alive I can feel that we’re Coming Alive___ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh___ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh___ When a man loves a woman And a woman loves a man And the circle is completed inside All of creation rejoices with the sign Feelin’ that we’re Coming Alive Coming Alive Comin’, Comin’, Coming Alive... (c) 2003 Pacific Songworks BMI (p) 2005 New Sky Records NCB license secured
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Peace 03:56
PEACE (Strider) Peace Could be the natural order of things and Peace Could be what all the people bring to the world and Peace Is something we are working on and Peace Is something we must make more strong For the world For the world If we pray and focus In our hearts Maybe then grace will find us Then true warriors we will do our part To light the darkness that surrounds us Then Peace Can be the natural order of things And Peace Can be what all the people bring To the world To the world (Instrumental solo: munchkin organ - Jon Strider) We must work together to secure The future that becomes our chilrden We’re on loan here from that future place The world that will become our children And their children And their children Where Peace Will be the natural order of things And Peace Will be what all the people bring To the world For the world___ World Peace Peace....peace...ah hah... (c) 1999 Pacific Songworks BMI (p) 2005 New Sky Records NCB license secured
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No lyrics; music and vocals featuring Vera Renella (c) 1995 Pacific Songworks BMI / Lake Martin Music BMI (p) 2005 New Sky Records NCB license secured

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...from WHITE WINGS's press release in 2005: "Recorded in Scandinavia, this crowning jewel in the ‘Rhythm n’ Folk’ odyssey reveals deep personal transformation and renewal. An extraordinary collection of hopeful and uplifting songs that knock on heaven’s door.
Strider’s warm vocals ride on a rich bed of acoustic guitars and ethnic percussion combined with more modern, and often evocative, rhythmic and harmonic elements."

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released May 1, 2005

Produced by JON STRIDER
Recorded & Mixed by AMIR ALY at YLA Studio, Malmö, Sweden
Mastered by Jan Eliasson at Tocano, Copenhagen, Denmark
MUSICIANS:
AMIR ALY - bass, electric guitar, drum programming & loops
THOMAS GRÜN - drums & cymbals
VERA RENELLA - background vocals, featured vocalist on "Flight"
BG SAHLIN - acoustic guitar-right channel
JON STRIDER - lead and background vocals, acoustic guitar-left channel, keyboards, tambourine
MARLON TEPEDINO - African & Latin Percussion
Additional background singers: Disa Renella Edgren (tracks 4 & 10) & Louisa Sjunnesson (track 10)
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Photos & Art Design by Mattias Hildingh
Desktop Graphic Publishing by Sara Hildingh

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Jon Strider Malmö, Sweden

Performing singer-songwriter, musician and record producer from California - 9 solo CD's on New Sky Records - Music style: "Retro rocking' Country with a Blues&Rhythm twist" and "Rhythm n' Folk" - Career migration track: SF Bay Area to L.A., through Nashville & Austin to Sweden, (for19 years) and back... ... more

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