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I Was An Usher In Heaven (live)

from We Lived Here by Katy Stephan

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live recording
Katy Stephan, piano and vocals

inspired by Gabriel Kahane

lyrics

I was an usher in heaven
Showing angels to their seats
I was a coat check girl
At the Pantheon

And lo I beheld
that withering light
that gold flame of greatness
that sanctified spark

And lo and behold
the glow of that glory
is why to this day
I can see in the dark

I cleaned the latrines
At the hanging gardens
Before the big tower went up
And old Babylon fell

I knelt before the shiny brass keyhole
and saw straight into the chambers of God

And lo I beheld
that withering light
that gold flame of greatness
that sanctified spark

And lo and behold
the glow of that glory
is why to this day
I can see in the dark

I was an usher in heaven
Showing angels to their seats

I was an usher in heaven
it was a pretty good gig

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from We Lived Here, released March 4, 2022

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Katy Stephan San Francisco, California

Katy Stephan's music is both sweet and salty, delicate and powerful.
Her voice has been featured in major motion picture soundtracks, TV movies and theme songs, and even in childrens toys. 
She has created original music for theatre productions, modern dance, and circus. 
“Beautiful sonic valentines handcrafted from oaths, prayers, curses, feathers and frills.”
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