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Deepest Shade of Blue

by Christophe Elie

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    Christophe Elie's debut CD of Socially Conscious Folk. Would you like CD signed? Send me an e-mail chris@chriselie.com.

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1.
Goodbye 04:11
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Goodbye These shoes have notched many miles to their name Carried me over fields through rain Now I can’t tell you’re eyes from the stars in the sky Or the feeling that haunts me as I... Say Goodbye The feeling as I say Goodbye Goodbye The feeling as I say Goodbye If a dream is a memory then what now to believe As the distance grows smaller between the shores of the years Now I can’t tell time from the stars in the sky Or the feeling that haunts me as I... Say Goodbye The feeling as I say Goodbye Goodbye The feeling as I say Goodbye Now as the days slip away A painting has awoken Some days you feel the rain But those days slowly slip away... So fly like an eagle now fly through the sky And carry on your wing your dreams and desires But don’t be deceived by the stars in the sky Or the feeling that haunts you as I... Words and Music by Christophe Elie © 2007
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Gold 04:23
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Gold One billion people captive by destiny The lure of a market so vast and so virgin We open our arms to the man with the keys to the grove Freedom is relative to your point of origin Turn on your television, write your Senator Or run.. From the square.. From the tanks.. From the bloodshed left there.. It’s like Gold It’s like Gold And we're sold on the prospect of riches untold The smoke hangs in the air The players watch nervously As the cards are dealt to their opponents respectively Guarding their keep, from the drug They all too well know Fortune’s dwindle, nerves fray Temper’s rise, voices raise Then out comes the nine Son you’re not leaving alive.. It’s like Gold It’s like Gold And we fold at the prospect of riches untold. The motel room is secluded No one is the wiser Their spouses respectively Home in their houses Passion explodes, their lives in to pieces untold Trust and Deceit both have their value If you coldly calculate the dips and the rises Your left in the end with yourself and a future unknown It’s like Gold It’s like Gold Will we fold at the prospect of riches untold It’s like Gold It's like Gold Will I fold at the prospect of riches untold...
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Desiree 04:03
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Desiree How could you close the door and throw away the key Desiree Where did you hide the sunshine you found with me Well time is on your side But the road is long when sun is staring back at your heels And I’ll be moving on Straight on past the point where love could have Set you free Goodbye sunrise Hello sweet rain A dream will die in the darkness If it never sees the light of day The light of day Sweet Desiree... Goodbye sunrise Hello sweet pain A dream will die in the darkness If it never sees the light of day Ah Goodbye blue skies Hello sweet rain Time brings light to darkness And brings sunshine to rain... to rain... to rain...
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Lonely One 03:31
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Lonely One Where have you been my lonely one Where have you been my lonely one I left town as a young child no family left to hold I drifted farther and farther from the place I called my home Where have you been my lonely one Where have you been my son Out there on the city streets hustling money to survive Out there on the edge no shelter to hide What have you learned my lonely one What have you learned my lonely one Learned to watch my back There’s no one out there you can trust Each man for himself, this world is so unjust Live life for the moment, no tomorrow just today This world has dealt me spades and they’re coming back her way Yeah they’re coming back her way.... Where to now my lonely one Where to now my lonely one Try to find my peace, try to work my way around And dream about a life ahead if I can get my feet on the ground If I can get my feet on the ground... Where have you been.... Where have you been.... Where..
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Salvation 04:03
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Salvation Blood runs through our villages Burns a path through the mud Shots ring out... to start of a new day The fight of flight walks with a gun There’s no way out, there’s no way out... We’ve taken all we can take Just show me a path not destroyed in the past Salvation waits for me my way... Salvation waits for me my way... Centuries have past since we walked free The Dutch and British both claimed our home Enslaved and encaged, our destiny betrayed Salvation waits for me my way... Salvation waits for me my way... It seems so close But it feels so far How far have we come to be shot down in the street A new age is dawning The horizon is changing Salvation waits for me my way... Salvation waits for me my way... I walk through the streets of Soweto and Capetown Fires burn through the night Daylight creeps in to this endless night Casts a glimpse of a brighter day Salvation waits for me my way... Salvation waits for me my way... Salvation will come one day
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September Sky 04:10
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September Sky Burned out street lights echo a sign There’s a fine line between crime and the good side of town Growing up in the projects or the condos uptown Either way there's a price to pay if you don't turn around September Sky... When you want to let it go But the image lives on in your mind... Now the cold winds blow Through September skies... Long black towne car echoes as sign As it passes by the beggar hustling nickels and dimes Disparity is the cornerstone but I’ve got a rock And I’ll bust out your windows before you make the next block September Sky... When you want to let it go But the feeling lives on deep inside... Still the cold winds blow Through September, through September skies... How do you understand It just doesn't seem fair so much hate, so much despair We live in one world, we share this life We share the air, we share the price... Slingshots to car bombs echo a sign Caskets and jail cells hold the victims of our time Will you lock your doors and close your eyes and pray that you don’t see The shadow in the darkness of the life you thought was free September Sky... When you want to let it go But the tears well up in your eyes Will the cold winds blow Through September skies Words and Music by Christophe Elie © 2007
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Blue 04:35
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Blue I don’t know how to tell you this She said to me... Everything I said was true The days were sweet as the nights were long Autumn came to soon It’s the cold truth Deepest shade of blue It’s the cold truth Deepest shade of blue... I don’t know how to tell you this She said to me... I just can't carry on something's changed its just not the same There is nothing you could do It’s the cold truth Deepest shade of blue It’s the cold truth I'll go.. It’s not about words, It’s not about why Its about love its about life You walk away, you move on The other road is just too long... It’s the cold truth Deepest shade of blue It’s the cold truth Deepest shade of blue... Words and Music by Christophe Elie © 2007
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Blame 04:46
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Blame Don’t Blame it on the rain, Blame Don't turn around, don't walk away Don’t Blame it on the rain, Blame Pay the price, nothing comes for free Ah the wind will blow in circles It's time to turn around And claw your way back to higher ground Nothing is ever easy Nothing is ever free You can’t lie to yourself it’s you who bleeds... Two faces of Eden one veiled in black Look in to the mirror, not behind your back Trust and advice, just another type of vice A chance you take or a choice you make... Blame Don’t Blame it on the rain, Blame Open your eyes Let it rain Don't turn away Let it rain Don't walk away Let it rain, Let it rain, Let it rain... Words and Music by Christophe Elie © 2007
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The Ride 04:26
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The Ride Heading down that highway I’ve got nothing but miles and miles of clear blue sky Heading through hills sign-posted memories Of times laid to rest along that road Along for the ride Strawberry fields along the way Along for the ride Till I find a reason to stay You say there is nothing here I’m wasting my time But there is more in what you do than in what you say You say you’re leaving here you’re leaving tonight The road is long I’ll see you along the way Along for the ride Lightning and rain along the way Along for the ride Till I find a reason to stay The highway, hides the road The trees, hide the hills Your eyes hide the trials of yesterday and what it will take for you to make your way Shooting stars and crowded bars in every town along the road Someday I’ll stay It’s so hard to dictate, It’s so hard to shape The highway will try to take you on her way Along for the ride Strawberry fields along the way Along for the ride Till I find a reason to stay Till I find a reason to stay Till I find a reason to stay Till I find a reason... Words and Music by Christophe Elie © 2007

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released November 30, 2007

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Christophe Elie Ottawa, Ontario

Plugging in an electric guitar as a 16-year-old kid growing up, the visceral, compelling storytelling of folk-rock has reverberated through his music ever since.
Noted for his passionate performances and rugged vocal style, Elie’s music is writerly, invigorating and, perhaps most important of all, utterly compelling whilst challenging the listener with its message. ... more

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