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Another Gleam

by Tyler Stenson

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1.
Big Hearts 04:34
Heaven knows I'd wait to feel another breeze, To lie beneath another sun; Deep down in your love. Big Hearts are filling up the hemispheres. Big Hearts are warming up the coldest years. They'll lie beside me forever more Because Big Hearts make mine grow. It's growing everyday And softly resting miles away. I swear Heaven was exploding there- It was filling up the air. Big Hearts are filling up the hemispheres. Big Hearts are warming up the coldest years. They'll lie beside me forever more Because Big Hearts make mine grow. Big Hearts are full moons and Northern Lights. They come full circle- they defy science. Big Hearts are freight trains that push me along They hold onto the tracks even when the wind is strong. Big Hearts are factories of Godlight Beams That just get brighter as the daylight completely recedes.
2.
Cellophane 03:35
From the tops of mountains We collide with clouds above the sea And down below they disappear (But I'm not convinced they were ever there) Cause the water looked like cellophane, Reflecting stars back into space, And your eyes look that way to me. Where we are, the hills are green And elegant as anything we've seen And Pontius and Pilatus lay beneath the waves Of their water graves and The water looked like cellophane, Reflecting stars back into space, And your eyes look that way to me. So, where we are, the hills are green But the white in your eyes is all I see Because it seems the world is a perfect sphere And that all things beautiful are gathered here And the water looked like cellophane, Reflecting stars back into space And your eyes look that way to me. Ah, look there, see that gleam? It's the sun and your eyes the beam. All out streams rise off your face- All I see is all your lace.
3.
An interesting man I know Has the Music in his bones. He writes the songs But he can’t stand rock n' roll. His name is On His Right Hand As he hides behind a wall -Somebody's gonna make it but you know it better be us all. Older brother, He’s the dreamer of some dreams- He stretched out the gray and made it green. I can see myself in him (I'm just a little bit too small). Somebody's gonna make it but you know it better be us all. Little brother, You are not the only one- Just don't get burned in the Oklahoma sun. You're trying to get to heaven and I'm just trying not to fall. Somebody's gonna make it but you know it better be us all. I'm a music maker Trying to make a dream But getting there is as endless as it seems. So, I’m gone to California (Even if I have to crawl) Because somebody's gonna make it but you know it better be us all. So, when I get to California, I'll be giving you a call Because somebody's gonna make it, But you know it better be us all.
4.
Whistle Stop 03:05
It's the end of the line- Your train rolled through the time And now all your Graces And your Legacies stand. Don't whisper softly the things That you want loudly to be -Be like a wave. -Leave impressions on the sand. Because that whistle stop is coming strong And big machines are hard to stop. So, I'll leave behind use to be's And in that horizon, we'll leave to the dirt roads Regret and Disdain. Every sun is going to fade But in the morning rays I hear a songbird singing your name. Where it stops I can't say But those warm summer days Roll by like cars on a train. And people everywhere are looking back, Crying on their hands And on their knees Because it's the end of the line. Your train rolled through the time So I'll say goodbye to the people you know. Don't whisper softly the things That you want loudly to be- Oh my, how your legacy glows! That whistle stop is coming strong- It shows no signs of slowing down for this town. That whistle stop is coming strong And big machines are hard to stop.
5.
Paper Plane 02:28
Fold me up like a paper plane That you never want to come back. She believes in something unfortunate- I believe in that. Ruin me like a paper plane That somehow refuses to fly. All my wings are bent and broken And I'll never make it to the other side. Forgive me, Forgive me, But I'm the only paper plane I know And it's hard not to let it show. So, I'm trying to get up the nerve to leave Cause my apartment won't let me sleep- It's breaking down like you and me And it's hurting everywhere I bleed And my heart aches inside of me And it's hard not to let it show (That I'm the only paper plane I know).
6.
Come Around 03:09
I hope some day, In a better time and place, That someone in your life Will lift you up. I hope someday, In the sunlight's softest rays, That you will glide your way Back through this town And I hope someday you come around. I hope some day, On this side of the waves, That you will say This is the perfect place. And I hope some day, Before you fully go away, That you will find some Patience in the Proud And I hope someday you come around. Everywhere I go, I know I've been going about it all wrong. It's in the palm of her hand- It's the promise land- But everywhere I stand It feels like the sunlight Is falling down on another. I hope someday You'll slow down enough to say, You're all I think about- Cause you're all I think about. I hope someday, By some Amazing Grace That all this time spent spinning will slow down And I hope someday you come around.
7.
Popo Agie 03:22
I can feel the Lander wind Coming up beneath me again. But to the north there's millionaires That lay between the billionaires And their buildings stretch to touch the sky In the bigger world on the other side of the middle ... of Popo Agie. Running down the crooked miles, I could feel the muscles tire And I could bend my tongue and sing the words of Pioneers (They're coming up between my teeth). All at once their melodies turn to fields of industry And the California air is black So, the movie stars are moving back to the middle ... to Popo Agie These are places- Western spaces And I go back there just to taste it. To feel a warm night mixed with fireflies and I-- I can feel the Lander wind coming up beneath me again. But to the north there's billionaires That are speckled between the millionaires And their buildings stretch to touch the sky In the bigger world on the other side of the middle. It's just a little river, But it's clean as all hell ... Oh, Popo Agie.
8.
Getting Old 03:42
Gone are the days Of the careless running 'round And I'm feeling older now With each sun that goes down. Bring back the days when our hearts were bold Cause now it seems (these days) We are getting old. We are getting old But we ain't half way yet- We've got good days left Before we're truly getting old. Sorry Darlin' there is a whole world to burn- Look to the West you might see it in the sky. Last I saw, her eyes had turned cold And last I kissed her lip we were getting old. We are getting old But we ain't half way yet- We've got good days left Before we're truly getting old. Bring back the days when our hearts were bold Cause now it seems, these days, we are getting old.
9.
The trees have gone But they've graciously left their leaves In piles on the ground. These are the coldest days (with the coldest breeze) That I have ever found But still I feel fine... Cause I've found the sun still shines without you here (Though it's missing the brightest piece). Usually, there is something in Silence that I fear But I don't miss you in the least- In fact, I feel fine and it might be just what I need. She came to talk about Love. She came to talk about this want to combine- One last time- Before we melt into separate things. So much of our love is dissonant; Detracts from the beauty in life. So, I'll try to write a silver lined song With a melody that's nice Just to make me feel fine and believe This might be just what I need. She came to talk about Love. She came to talk about this want to combine- One last time- Before we melt into separate things. Believe me. Believe me, I'm trusting my head Because to live by the Heart is to die. She came to talk about Love! She came to talk about this want to combine One last time...
10.
The Bus 01:13
On the bus, I'm in love with the city lights, As they lie there, Thin on the horizon.
11.
How am I suppose to love you When I never even thought of myself that way? I am a fine line... But getting bolder everyday. But, if you smile at me any longer I don't think I'll have the nerve to fade away Cause it's been so damn long Since something beautiful this way come. I have been feeling the sun- Warm on my shoulders it comes. I must believe that we've found a hole in the clouds... Feel it now? Collecting little pieces of fact And I'm writing my guesses down- No answers- Just theories we entertain. So, tell me why every time you come around Something's got me feeling half as gray, With twice the light That could amount from any sun ray. I have been feeling the sun- Warm on my shoulders it comes. I must believe that we've found a hole in the clouds... Feel it now?
12.
Fingertip 03:21
It's my fingertip confession That I'm too tired to play. The thoughts were slowly coming, Then they slowly went away. Though gone, no less impressive, But all too much the same; I was thinking of you And how you slowly went away. So how does it feel my love? How does it feel being on my mind? So, my fingertip confessions Will always stay the same; I'll be thinking of you- I'll be singing for you Until Song goes away.
13.
My memories are a series of backyard cul-de-sacs That smell of fresh cut grass and juniper. Wyoming sunsets burned and Crickets sang their hearts as the sky turned orange And mother called us in from the day. In one particular backyard Sat a stagnant John Deer tractor that remained Green all year round As it rested quietly in the shade Of the Bellevue Alley shrubbery (No more than ten feet from the fence line). A younger Me could turn the ruins of Once Great Machines into a dream. This useless tractor was fully functional In the eyes of a younger me- Those eyes saw fearlessly a cowboy With buckles and leather and mouths to feed And dried up fields that desperately Need a farmer's touch. A younger Me could go and do great things in the shade, While the rest of the yard was green- How it glistened in the sunlight. Lisa. Please watch over me; Write it down in your memory that I- I was a child lost in a daydream. She would say Only boring people get bored. So, today I'll be plowing a field and Corralling cattle before the dust storm. Disintegrating are the chances for our lunch break- There is too much work to be done today and The cattle won't milk themselves.
14.
Carry On 02:46
Now that you're here, I can actually feel the world spin beneath my feet. Girl, if you believe in love, Why won't you believe in me? You came into town like you're not slowing down And I'll have to find a safe place for my heart Because I believe when someday comes That someday will break us apart And I'll just carry on. There in the bar, you lit like a spark But your smile will always burn like a flame. You burned all the way through the midnight hour And now all the sweetest ashes remain. I'll carry on. I could tell it was time When all of the neon signs went dim And left my heart on my sleeve. I just can't help but think: If you believe in love Why won't you believe in me? I will go, carry on.

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"Another Gleam" is a complete re-recording of Stenson's 2008 album "See That Gleam" -- only this time done right. With elegant production elements that stir the soul and and 2 previously unreleased bonus tracks that round out the varied offering, this now 14-track collection shines brighter than ever before, leaving no question as to "why" Stenson went ahead with the reinvention of an already revered classic.

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released June 19, 2011

Recorded MEG Productions in Nashville, TN.
Produced by Peter Rodocker and Tyler Stenson.
Engineered by Peter Rodocker.
Mastered by Nettleingham Audio in Vancouver, WA.

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Tyler Stenson Portland, Oregon

Tyler Stenson is singer/songwriter in Portland whose music is elegant at its core. Twice-named Portland's "Songwriter of the Year" by the Portland Songwriters Association and recently named "Best Male Artist" at the Portland Music Awards, Stenson's music is refreshingly reminiscent of classic singer-songwriter greats such as James Taylor and Cat Stevens. ... more

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