Hailing from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Folk/ Rock singer-songwriter Hallie Spoor has often been described as an "old soul." With a voice like Joni Mitchell and songs like Sheryl Crow, Spoor is forging her own musical identity. The Brave Ones is a culmination of seven years of songwriting, and a lifetime of experiences. At the core, the album reflects the theme of bravery and vulnerability, and how often times, the two are actually the same thing. Lyrics More to the Sky Than Blue I found a postcard of a girl in a bathing suit I bought it with the intention of sending it to you It reminded me of how far away I am from you And I tried to draw a picture of your legs crossed next to mine It didn’t look like us, and I gave up after the third time Cuz there’s more to me than missing you Yeah there’s more to me like there is more to the sky than blue I don’t know love, but I do know lonely is easier with two I’ll be honest I want to do more than lie next to you Cuz there’s more to me than missing you Yeah there’s more to me like there is more to the sky than blue I find it hard to give up on ideas You said we’d meet again, well baby it’s been two years Is there more to me than missing you Is there more to me, is there more to the sky than blue? At All There are so many different lives I’d like to lead One of them moves fearlessly accomplishing all her dreams The other one moves slowly; watches the rain roll down the valley She falls in love too easily, and she knows the way back home Part of me still wonders the way things might have been If I met you tomorrow, instead of way back then Timing never comes easy, and rain hasn’t come to the valley I fell in love to easily and I don’t know the way back home Can you help me to see? Aimlessly wandering hasn’t made me feel free Is it love if we never fall? Did I ever know love at all? There’s no way of knowing how the future will unfold All I want is happiness and somebody warm to hold Maybe we get in the way of the simple joy that life’s made of It’s time I stop being afraid of who I was born to be The Brave Ones Speckled lights across the night sky Ears are ringing after a long, loud day oh twenty years ago This was hillside He promised her a family and love forever long Promised her he’d never give up on their dreams and love songs Oh twenty years ago they were happy Falling in love is for the brave ones and giving up is harder than it seems And if I ask too much of you does that give you the right to leave He said people just don’t stay together anymore Said, “I don’t even know what staying together is for” I said “twenty years ago it was a good idea.” Colorado Song As the light shines through my windowpane, I think of you The warmth of your skin and I wonder; when I’ll be happy again And if there is only this earth, and if there is only this morning Ill sing like your favorite birds, just to remember a piece of your love Cuz all I wanna do is walk beside you In the cold silver air of the Colorado snow, And although time moves faster than we want it to I refuse to lose you If life gets better than this you’ll have to prove that it is so Cuz I’m in love with this moment The way that the sunlight caresses your skin Campfire Story Last time I saw Sam it was six summers ago The sky opened up and white flowers covered the hills like snow He said, “Hallie, where does time go?” I said “Hell if I’ll ever know.” Yesterday I was a child and tomorrow I will be long gone Actually in some ways I am more afraid than I’ve ever been I’m afraid of loving, I am afraid of not loving and I’m afraid to be free But most of all I’m afraid of how he looks at me My heart lives 12 miles from where it wants to be Lost between the mountains, Indian summers, and Tennessee Misplaced memories, romantic ghosts and dreams Life is a campfire story Joshua Tree Joshua tree, wise and sturdy You change with the wind, yet stand tall Joshua tree, can you help me? It seems I’m not like you at all. April passed and my sadness lasts I can’t seem to find relief Joshua tree can you help me? I’m not as strong as they think Oh but maybe at the end of the summer My hopes and my fears wont be in vain Maybe at the end of the summer This song will be worth all the pain Joshua tree, does he love me? Sometimes I know and then I think That he loves the idea of me And the real me wont last another year Even Better Lying awake inside your bed Thousands of thoughts are running through my head Normally I’d be restless, but tonight, you told me that you love me Really thought I’d be alone Just me, my guitar, and the road Now I’d rather be at home Lying safe in your arms I don’t know what tomorrow will bring Daddy always said, “don’t be sure of anything.” But if you ask me a year from now I think I will love you even better Than I love you now Sometimes I test your patience Sometimes your solitude drives me crazy Sometimes I didn’t think we’d make it Then you tell me that you love me Meant to Meet You I don’t know what to say, it’s been years since I’ve felt this way Easy come, easy go, I don’t know which way the wind will blow You’re leaning closer to me I think I want you more than you think If it’s my love you think you need, oh baby let’s see Sitting here listening to all the words coming out of you Thinking of all the ways I’d like to know more about you You’re leaning closer to me I think I want you more than you think If it’s my love you think you need, oh baby let’s See how fast time can fly cuz kissing you makes me feel alive and If I come off too strong, just know that I have been waiting for so long And it’s scary because love is seldom right, and seldom true But I was meant to meet you I’m quickly carried away in ideas of what could be Fantasies of our lives, hold me back, you are scaring me You’re leaning closer to me I think I want you more than you think If it’s my love you think you need, oh baby let’s Babe you know the road is a long one Maybe I’ve got farther to go But for now lets take a detour End up somewhere between my mistakes and your arms Do It All Again I just had a dream that you changed your mind I woke up happy for the first time since we parted ways I’m sitting on the bed crying my thousandth tear Looking at old photos of our memories of the year At night the memories all flood back And I am taken right back If I loved you better If you held me more If I changed my needs a bit Could we have been more? I’ll never understand How you’ll never again hold my hand How you’d rather leave us than give our love a chance Its 6am the day will soon begin again The birds will sing, the sun will shine And I’ll have to pretend I’m fine I don’t regret loving you Not even for the pain If you asked me, even now I would do it all Again Another Night Loneliness it’s nice to see you, there beneath the light Underneath the blanket covers of a harmless night Keep your busy mind as dizzy as the passing time Try to hold yourself together it’s on you this time Don’t lie awake Don’t you dare dream, It’s a mistake thinking what could be Most days I am tired and numb I’m sleepwalking through time Thinking of your face, your hands, your body inside mine I’m failing, I’m falling, it’s 3am and I’m calling And I know it’s not a good idea I miss you, I’ll kiss you, forget about the issues baby Let’s pretend the end is not in sight Let’s break up another night These songs are nothing but stories suspended in time Truths that sing tattooed on my heart, Entirely mine Credits: Hallie Spoor- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Noah Wilson- Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar Jake Henry- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar Max McEwen- Drums Matt Kampe- Saxophone, Bass, Piano Micah Jones- Electric Guitar (Meant to Meet You) Wesley Watkins- Trumpet (More To The Sky Than Blue) Album Photos by Sierra Voss Album art design by Tracey Ranta All songs written by Hallie Spoor (ASCAP) Recorded and mixed by Jake Henry, Noah Wilson, and Erik Kosnar Written and Produced by Hallie Spoor Mastered by Erik Kosnar ©2017 Hallie Spoor