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    "The Power of the Music"genre: Folk
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    Story of a young girl's comeback after a skiing accident.
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    Credits: Words and Music by Ray Paquet

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    The Power of the Music (Kate's Comeback)

    Kate felt on top of the world, as the ski lift brought her there
    She marveled at the blue sky, as she brushed back her red hair
    On a college break with friends, after acing her first semester
    The ski runs have been natural highs, the big white mountain possessed her

    She started skiing down the hill, spraying snow from side to side,
    All seemed right with her life, the path was long and wide
    She was thinking about the morning, looking forward to a bright new day
    She was thinking about the evening, dancing the night away

    Chorus I
    To the power of the music, it's what makes you want to sing
    It fills you with joy, you see beauty in everything
    And even during the saddest times, when hope is left behind
    it's the power of the music, that can heal your ailing mind

    You never know when your life will change, nor the one thing that will change it
    Just like Kate had no idea, that soon something would rearrange it
    A skier going way to fast, was approaching without a sound
    He side swiped and he clipped her, made her head slam hard to the ground

    She blacked out for a moment, something was terribly wrong
    things moved in slow motion, as help came along
    she doesn't remember sirens, nor the worry in their faces
    She didn't know her life had veered to unimaginable places

    Chorus II
    will the power of the music, someday make her sing
    and fill her with joy, to see beauty in everything
    and even during the darkest moments, when hope is left behind
    will the power of the music, help heal her ailing mind

    Where once was a bright vibrant girl, now was helpless like a child
    Where once was a bright vibrant mind, now was lost in the wild

    Kate came home a broken girl, too injured to complain
    Moving slowly with blurred vision, clutching tightly to her cane
    She spoke in lifeless monotones, and to add to the misery
    Could not remember names of friends, was frightened by her loss of memory

    College was out of the question, with rehab twice a week
    to her room she'd retreat, in a shell, refused to speak
    The days grew dark and darker, sealing off the outside world
    Her mother broke down and cried, "I fear we've lost our girl"

    Chorus III
    Instrumental
    2 more years of dark times, all hope was left behind
    could the power of the music, ever heal her ailing mind

    one day she started to whistle, for the first time in years she smiled
    the whistling changed to singing, something awakened inside
    a life-defining moment, a spiritual transformation
    music gave her strength, it heightened all sensations

    Where Kate once was lost in the wild, now had found her way back
    Where Kate once was helpless like a child, 'twas time to launch a comeback

    first the cane and eyeglasses, were happily thrown away
    Then creating her own music, would be key to lead the way
    For years she worked to reach her goal, a most determined fighter
    She became a great guitarist, performer, and songwriter

    Today the audience love her songs, they applaud, beg for more
    It's amazing they don't have a clue, what her life was like before
    But there's one thing she can't explain, is how the accident set her free
    To create beautiful songs with ease, it's a gift, and a mystery

    Chorus IV
    That the power of the music, is what enabled her to sing
    It filled her with joy, to see beauty in everything
    And even during the saddest times, when hope was left behind
    It was the power of the music, that healed her ailing mind.

    Words and Music by Ray Paquet
    September 29, 2002

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