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The Flame

by Denise La Grassa

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Dawn of the New Day 03:58
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Bold and Grown In This Promised Land Liberty Slipping Through Her Honest Hands Pioneer Women Pioneer Dreams Signs of Salvation From Spiritual Means Eagles Gathering Around Her Head Whispering Stretch Past Limits Wide Spread Wide Spread Eagle Eye Peering Down On Our Nation in Twelve Fourteen From the Book of Revelation Flying Whirlwind With a Voice of Thunder Banishing Theives From Her Land of Wonder Birds of Feathers Arrive From Mountains of Grace Guiding Wings of Protection to Each and Every Face Wings of Protection to Each and Every Face For the Dawn of the New Day is at Hand Dawn of the New Day Dawn of the New Day is at Hand Dawn of the New Day, New Day New Day
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Love is Like an Elevator 02:47
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Lucy Mae Blues 02:34
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Right Step 02:32
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Better Day's Coming 04:16
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Looking up backtracking now Never too late to make it somehow, somehow Ready get set and I’m praying loud Gospel sheds truth when it gets so hard, so hard Weaving in Rhymes from the Dungeon Plague Healing Young Hearts Needing Hopeful Praise, Give em Praise Taking Two Years on This Dark Ride Blue Sunshine Laughter is Overdue, Overdue Better Days Coming Better Days Coming Worked So Hard To Get My Dream Cold Water Bucket you won’t Catch Me Better Days Coming Better Days Coming Worked So Hard To Get My Dream Cold Water Bucket you won’t Catch Me You Won’t Catch Me…. Taking on fools on Cold Dark Thrones Putting Out Lights In Your Sacred Homes, Sacred homes Wiping out love in lectures loud Hard To Love Those When They’re Praying Proud Childhood Dreams On Best Set Tables Father Assigning Black & White Labels Never Got Love From The Ones Who Should’ve Grown You Up Strong If They Only Would’ve Better Days Coming Better Days Coming Worked So Hard To Get My Dream Cold Water Bucket you won’t Catch Me Better Days Coming Better Days Coming Worked So Hard To Get My Dream Beautiful life for you and me You and me
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Wide Eyes 05:33
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Open Up, Wide Eyes Wide High Ignorance Arraigned and Put Away Shame on Those White Lies White Lies Cleanse Every Mind in Slow Decay Smoking Signs Fast In Shifting Winds Youth Reverends be Strong and Let’s Begin Open Up Your Wide Eyes And Ask Why Lifting Up Souls In Poison Dreams Hate No Right Now It’s Time To Put Out the Flame From Righteous Fools Shots at Flags In Anthem Protest Lines Lowered In Graves Red White and Blue We the People Bow and Pray Lady Liberty Save The Day Open Up Our Wide Eyes And Ask Why Lifting Up Souls In Poison Dreams We’ve Spoke and Sung With Blood Burned Hearts We Learned When We’re Young How Early Hate Starts When Wishing My Play Things, We’re Just Like Their Play Things Thief Jealously Then Sings a Seed in the Game Children All Join The Sweet Refrain And Why Don’t We All Look the Same Looking At My Life Wide Eyes Wide High Frightened Wall Flower Now Renewed Centuries of Souls Inside Calling Me to Stand and Tell the Truth I Hear Their Rhymes Proclaiming Chords of Courage Worth Attaining Open Up My Wide Eyes And Ask Why In the Passage of a Song How Can We All Get Along How Can WE All……Get Along
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Amen to Happiness 02:52
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Amen To Happiness God Send Me Down Some Happiness Weary From This Angry Mess Choking The Life Out of Mother Earth’s Very Best Fast Asleep and Paralized Justified in all their Lies Lost The Path To Liberty Walls of Fire Burning Higher and Higher Justice My Country What’s Become of Thee Amen, Amen Some Day We’ll All be Blessed Stars Coming Down Will Take The Very Best Up to the Land of Peacefulness Safe From The World of Civil Unrest Rising Straight Upbove the Skies Far From Those Who Scrutinize Lost the Path to Liberty Walls of Fire Burning Higher and Higher Justice My Country What’s Become of Thee Amen Amen
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Sewing Good Seeds 04:54
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Kindness my best friend, where have you be-en Hiding my angel wings Clear for a landing not withstanding sidewinding joker slings Hat's off & good-bye morning time dew flight. patience come traveling Come for it's too tough don't you forget us Feed all your souls stuck buried in bad luck Garden of Goodness feed us and treat us Sewing good seeds of healing emotion daily devotions Getting us through Got off the dark flight raging commotion doors never open open for you High on the Fly By rolling a good vibe out with my good tribe getting us through Out with the outcast, stars are coming for Sewing good seeds of healing emotion daily devotions Getting us through Got off the dark flight raging commotion doors never open open for you High on the Fly By rolling a good vibe out with my good tribe getting us through Out with the outcast stars are coming for You
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Cut it Right Out 02:27
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Judge a Little Less 05:22

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Chicago based singer-songwriter Denise La Grassa continues her inspiring musical journey with the release of "The Flame." This powerful album is a testament to the strength and resilience of the human spirit - attributes that embody her own 'North of 40' journey, itself ignited by the closing of Lincoln College in Central IL. “I was heading into my 6th year of transforming the former jazz studies program into one with more practical music production and business degrees. The closing was a shock to everyone as the college had been around for 157 years,” said La Grassa. “It was then I decided I was going to follow my own dream by focusing full-time on songwriting and performance.”

“The Flame” blends the raw essence of roots-rock, soulful blues, and Americana as the musical bedrock for two profound ideas: the significance of inclusivity in a united nation and the transformative power of immigration, inspired by La Grassa's own family history.

The album encapsulates Denise’s advocacy for social change. The album's title pays homage to the inherent strength that lies within a nation when it looks out for all people, particularly those who have been marginalized. La Grassa's poignant lyrics and soulful melodies serve as a rallying cry for compassion, urging listeners to embrace unity and stand up against injustice. “I feel compelled to write music that reminds us as human beings why we’re here. Jesus really had a simple message: ‘love one another and uplift the poor and marginalized,’” La Grassa explained.

"The Flame" also celebrates the power of immigration in shaping our nation's vibrant tapestry. Drawing from her own family heritage, La Grassa channels her mother's courageous journey from Glasgow, Scotland to the United States at the age of 18, armed with only $20 and a suitcase. “My mother’s story still inspires me,” said La Grassa. “So much so that I had to dedicate this album to her.” Through songs including “Dawn of the New Day,” “Wide Eyes,” and “Judge a Little Less,” La Grassa illuminates the profound contributions immigrants make to society, emphasizing that diversity is a cornerstone of strength.

La Grassa also shows her sassy side on the Americana hued “Love is Like an Elevator,” full-throated optimism in the powerful and uplifting blues-rock anthem “Better Day’s Coming” and soulful introspection in “Right Step.” In all, "The Flame" showcases La Grassa's versatility as an artist and her unwavering commitment to authenticity.

As she pursues her dream at this stage, Denise La Grassa defies age-related stereotypes, reminding us that it is never too late to pursue our dreams and make a meaningful impact. Follow Denise La Grassa’s ‘North of 40’ music journey on Facebook and Instagram and at www.deniselagrassa.com for updates on music releases and upcoming performance.

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released July 28, 2023

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The release of The Flame marks another milestone along Denise La Grassa’s ‘North of 40’ journey that began in 2022 when the singer/songwriter looked deep inside and challenged herself with:

“Can a woman … say ‘North of 40’ … still follow her dream of returning to Europe to perform with her new band and rootsy sound?” ... more

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