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Stephen Pickering

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  • A New Song I Just Wrote called “Union Street”

    The buildings can’t stand the heat
    The true love is all we need
    Gonna rise up and kill this weed
    It’s the nature of the beast

    So hold on
    Just hold on
    My love

    Wanna take you to Union Street
    Wanna get out out on our feet
    I can treat you to something sweet
    I can love you and never leave

    And hold on ….

    Oh when it seems like there’s a mission don’t play dumb
    And when it seems like there’s a reason
    That’s when you run

    After answers the evening Sun
    Wanna find out what’s been down
    To our sweetheart who’s never come
    Our own extention to a truth that’s wrong

    To Hold on, just to hold on

    And after you leave won’t be the same
    After the flowers and the pouring rain
    I could’ve kissed when what’s been done
    I could’ve kissed you in the evening Sun

    Hold on…..

    {You need to take that when you’re done
    ‘Cause all the rabbits are on the run

    You need to take that rabid smile down when you leave
    Union Street…..

    When you’ve crack that smile love’s left you when she says goodbye
    It don’t take no mind of the teardrops that redden your eye
    Or the mourning night, or the mourning night.

    I wanna take you under the trees
    I wanna take you down by the sea
    I wanna get out of this town
    I wanna see what’s going down

    Follow me, c’mon and follow me….

  • A New Song: “In Their Glow”

    In Their Glow by spickeringlr (Click the Down Arrow on the Player to Download Song)

    “In Their Glow” Lyrics

    We’ll stake the embodiment.
    A deadly priestess dresses the aisle during Lent.
    Depressing as it may seem,
    the little lecterns take their places in the scene.

    Washing Mary cold and foot,
    the diesel engines blast down to the blessed root.
    Actual fire stretches the islands leg,
    and individual pieces can only stray out and beg.

    It wasn’t their fault in the beginning.
    They thought this ritual had an ending.
    A pitied the boy dressed up in a mask
    He answered questions that no one had the courage to ask.

    Watch the candles out there. Watch the candles fall.
    Dressed up like an Angel. Dressed up like a doll.
    All winter she waited for the snow dove’s feathery song.
    It flew through the flickery flame the darkest, most silent of them all.

    ©2009 Stephen Pickering. Creative Commons

    What do you think of this song? Good, so-so, bad? Don’t be afraid to critical. I have a thousand things I want to change with all my songs. So your criticism (as well as compliments 🙂 are welcome and helpful. Love to here your comments.


    Link to “In Their Glow” poem by Stephen Pickering (i.e., the lyrics)

    Album Art Credit: Renata Spiazzi “Autumn Glow” 48×36′ Digital Art Glycee
    Expressions of Mexico Gallery

  • The Darkest Hour Comes

    [audio: http://www.stephenpickering.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Verities1.1-4.mp3]

  • Free mp3 Download: My Song “Through The Night”

    Link to file on this server:

    I think the production quality on this one is good enough to enjoy on your mp3 player, so I felt like encouraging people to download it if they like it. I hope you do! There’s a few things I want to work on with the track in the future, add some strings, lengthen the intro (I cut it very short because this song was originally submitted to an in flight radio service that required it) and patch the vocals in a couple spots. When I do that I’ll let you know so you can download the latest version. This is better than a beta, so I’ll call it version 1.o.

    Love to hear your feedback, positive or critical. Leave a comment! 🙂