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Pardon me while I wax philosophical. I just lost one of my dearest friends yesterday to cancer. We worked together side by side in the ministry for over 30 years. As I was driving home from spending time with him and his family Sunday evening, I was contemplating how powerful a force music is.

Music literally impacts all 5 senses. God has used it to minister healing to me so many ways and times. So I wrote this song as the person Music singing to me.

This is not a sad song, just contemplative. I played all the keyboards. There is one Realtrack - the acoustic guitar. The piano sound is the Alicia's Keys in Kontakt 5. The orchestration is mostly EastWest with a bit of Logic Pro X softsynth mixed in.

I hope you enjoy this one.

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After The Sunset
©Stephen W. Young

You were just a child when you first heard me
I was singing in your car
A melody that moved your feet
And settled in your heart

You joined a band so you could know me
You learned to play an old guitar
But that piano set you free
And you played with all your heart

After the sunset
Will you still remember me
Will I be forgotten
Or a distant memory
Will you sing along with my old songs
And dream about your friends
After the sunset

Sometimes I sing about the future
At times I sing about the past
I sing of winners and losers
And questions never asked

After the sunset
Will you still remember me
Will I be forgotten
Or a distant memory
Will you sing along with my old songs
And dream about your friends
After the sunset

I am more than just a melody
More than empty words
I'm the fragrance you remember
When you try to forget the hurt

After the sunset
Will you still remember me
Will I be forgotten
Or a distant memory
Will you sing along with my old songs
And dream about your friends
After the sunset

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Steve

Steve Young
Music
"In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." - Robert Schumann