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About the title track...Once Upon a Time, while onstage at a small regional festival, I spotted a dreadlocked hippie chick dancing on a grassy hill in the distance. Later offstage in the vendor tent area, I saw her walk by. My mouth fell open at the sight of her stride and bearing.

A rather shy type so it turned out, she then began appearing repeatedly at my shows. She would always sit or dance at the back, to hide behind the glare of the stage lights hitting my face. However, I could actually see the light shining in her eyes more easily than I could see the spotlight shining in my eyes.

One night in particular, some fans near the stage remarked, "Do you see how that girl in the back is looking at you?"

I replied, "Did you see how I was looking at HER?"

One of the next times she showed up in the audience during that tour, I walked off the stage and handed her the lyrics to this song, which mentions her "luminous eyes". I went back on stage and sang the song for the first time.

Fast forward...we were married a few years later. This album is dedicated to my exquisite wife, Lee.

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Yeah, New York invented me trenchant
Come across more than one
Stood in my way with nothing to say
So give over to my calling, it’s done

I have come open
And gone out of line
Scorned the reasons
And borne the time

And we are even
And I am leaving you all
Not far behind
Let me know what you find

Clamoring into the mountains
Incensed and unsound
Fortune give way…what more can I say?
In the cold, in the dark, upside down

I have been a given
I have been torn
Come to find that I
Ignored the warnings

And it cost me
It put one across on me
Hungry, alone
In the deep end of the ocean

‘Til I begin again to bloody breathe
Two for you and three for me
As it was in the beginning
Death hath no dominion

And calling out, “¿A qué sabe la luna?”
Full-on and full grown
Well underway. Much more to say
Your luminous eyes to have shone

I have known Love
I have known Death
You learn to rise above
You don’t hold your breath

Unless you mean to
And she has seen you
Through the fire
And she has seen you through the fire

And she has seen you clean through the fire

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from Through the Fire: Single​+​Lyrics & Liner Notes (FREE DOWNLOAD ), released July 28, 2023

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Bret Mosley Melbourne, Australia

Veteran road warrior Bret Mosley crafts a potent blend of Americana, blues, and soulful folk. His introspective and emotional sound features stirring vocals, intricate lap slide work, and a stomping groove. His new album "Through the Fire" chronicles his transformative journey to Australia, showcasing resilience and triumph, with a mix of tender ballads and rocking Americana. ... more

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