Alannah Myles

Here... here in my heart, I can see the moon on the rise
Here in my heart, a symphony of angels in flight
And if I made you feel doubt
It was my heart beating too loud
Nothing could keep me away...

Chorus:
Only wings... Could make this heart soar any higher
Only wings... Could chase the moon across the sky
Only wings... Could make us brave enough to fall
Are you ready to risk it all ... For love...

Verse II:
Fear... is the only thing that lets us down
Where, are all the angels when we begin to drown

My heart is breaking inside
Like a part of me has died
It's just a question of pride
When everything stands in your way...

Chorus: same

Bridge: Heaven knows how I adore you my love
But heaven knows that angels aren't enough...

Chorus: X 4

When Alannah Myles played the role of a young aspiring singer on an episode of The Kids Of Degrassi Street, it was more than just an act. Less than a decade later, the daughter of Canadian Hall Of Fame Broadcaster William Douglas Byles would be a Grammy and Juno Award-winning singer best known for her 1990 international hit “Black Velvet”.

Myles (who changed her last name from Byles as a teen) began writing songs at nine and was participating in Toronto’s Kiwanis Music Festival at twelve. While gigging solo at nineteen across southern Ontario, songwriter/musician Christopher Ward invited her to form a rock and blues cover band with him. During this time Ward became MuchMusic’s first VJ.

Ward spent seven years trying to get Myles signed. He produced a three song demo for her, and her entertainment lawyer Stephen Stohn came up with the idea of making a ‘video demo’ of Myles singing “Just One Kiss”. This finally attracted Warner Music Canada in 1987. The demo was passed along to Warner’s US affiliate labels and Atlantic Records also took interest.

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