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453 was the number on my apartment door, a reflective business door left over from when the place was an auto parts store. i could stand at my front door in my underwear, drinking tea, watching morning traffic and all the passersby checking their reflections and no one knows i'm there. it's awesome. i lived down the street from a smoke shop, a tattoo place and a fantastic chinese restaurant, and across the road was a house that hosts chinese food delivery. 'zhongguofan' is chinese for 'chinese food'. esther luci is my sunshine. my apartment and the walk through my neighborhood several times a day provided a "movie set" backdrop that brightens thoughts about the rest of my life.

recorded live in an auditorium in front of about 4 people who were there to crew and made a wonderful audience.

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my front door reflects the world
as it goes by it does not see me
and that's just fine, i like to hide
in the place across from grace
across from grace across the road
my soul reflects the world around me
i must be watchful of what i hear and what i see
when i get home, my front door
reflects to me what i've reflected to the world

mark my skin, smoke me up
zhongguofan, jasmine tea in a cup
down the road, across from grace across the road

my front door reflects my tears
it's just been days, feels like years
the inconvenience of reality
is how convenient it is to hurt the weird ones like me
my front door reflects the haze
that's surrounding me these crazy days
and my front door reflects my smile
i like to wear it, it suits my style (yeah yeah)

mark my skin, smoke me up
zhongguofan, jasmine tea in a cup
down the road, across from grace across the road

my front door was supposed to open wide
to the dream in which our world finally came to life
but darkness turned the tide, now i have to fight
just to open up the door, just to go inside
there's no reflection without the light
i don't need wrong to see what's right
you are my sunshine without the burn
my front door and i await your sunshining return

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from live from the gluck theater at wvu: at a moment's notice, track released December 5, 2011
i wrote it all, that's me singing and playing.
john casey engineered it live, managing to get a great stereo sound for the piano from a mono output.
lena got it all going and rick got it on here for me.

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stephanie barbian Morgantown, West Virginia

classically trained in piano and voice. considered a wordsmith by some and a smartass by most. originally from st. louis mo, moved around midwest, appalachia and southeast. love music and texture. piano is my best friend. really personal? i'm a preacher's daughter, i like to work on my own car, my dream job would be snl cast member/writer and i love dressing in psuedo-costumes. ... more

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