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Donna O

Username: Donna O

Donna O

Username: Donna O

Dream Power Music

St. Louis, MO

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ABOUT ME

Donna Opfer is a classically-trained pianist who began writing songs at age 10, teaching piano lessons at age 12, and singing professionally at 18, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her original music can be heard in theater productions, videos, radio stations in the US and abroad, cable TV, and clubs, including the famous Bluebird Café in Nashville.

She produced and performed in a quarterly songwriters show at Off Broadway, a club in St. Louis, for almost five years. She’s been the Regional Workshop Coordinator for the St. Louis Chapter of the Nashville Songwriter’s Association International (NSAI) since 1998. Donna makes frequent trips to Nashville to record demos, co-write, attend songwriting workshops, perform, and network with industry professionals. Her songs are available in many music catalogues, including NBC. Song placed in documentary in 2013.

She’s had about 50 independent cuts, including a song that received 300,000 hits on YouTube. Public performances include radio stations (including Nashville WSM), various cable TV shows, nursing school graduation ceremonies, and original musical productions in St. Louis, MO. Her song lyrics were recently published in a book. Several songs have been placed in photographic slide show productions. Recent cuts in Belgium, Sweden, and Australia.

Music genres: Contemporary Country, Pop, Inspirational, Show Tunes, Bluegrass 
Publishing Company: DREAM POWER MUSIC
Professional Affiliations: ASCAP, NSAI

Check out the kudos our featured artists have given Donna O!

One of Each
ImpossibleKings
The Springs Band
Beth Nielsen Chapman

ImpossibleKings commented on Donna O's lyric:

"This is really good Donna! def the right direction!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻"

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"Breathe in and feel the power, our words can be the spark"

The Springs Band commented on Donna O's lyric:

"Love this!! SO true!"

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"This world is meant for sharin'"

Beth Nielsen Chapman commented on Donna O's lyric:

"like a lot of this...but try to get it ABAB:

well you're never gonna change my mind
there's nothing you can do or say
sure as the sun's gonna shine
----any other way

this is not yet quite right but that's the way the rhyme needs to go now that I've been diving into these fabulous lyric options!

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Lyric by Donna O:

"Well you're never gonna change my mind/Sure as the sun in gonna shine There's nothin' you can do or say/that could make me feel any other way (this is intended to take a positive spin - meaning I will always love you no matter what)"

ImpossibleKings commented on Donna O's lyric:

"This is really good Donna! def the right direction!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻"

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Lyric by Donna O:

"Breathe in and feel the power, our words can be the spark"

ImpossibleKings commented on Donna O's lyric:

"Really good Donna O and totally works👏🏻👏🏻"

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Lyric by Donna O:

"Let’s dig a little deeper and find that common ground"

The Springs Band commented on Donna O's lyric:

"Love this!! SO true!"

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Lyric by Donna O:

"This world is meant for sharin'"

Beth Nielsen Chapman commented on Donna O's lyric:

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Lyric by Donna O:

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My Lyrics

Nathaniel Arcand
Morgan Myles!
Impossible Kings Song 2
Jayne Sachs & Chris Robbins
Jill Sobule!
Alex Boyé
Impossible Kings
The Springs
Morgan Myles
Community Song!
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Clay Mills

Words that heal and take me back in time To help me feel the glory that is mine

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They reveal the past that brought me here/ And shine a light - makes it all so clear

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Dear me you finally got it right Stepped out of the shadow and into the light

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You might fall down and hit the ground You might get your heart shattered But you can get back up no matter what That’s all that really matters

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Hey Jayne - just following up on the comment you sent me regarding these lines (possibly using after the Bridge): These days I don’t know what to pray When each day takes you further away Thanks! Donna Opfer

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BRIDGE These days I don’t know what to pray When each day takes you further away

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Don't believe the liars, seek out your own truth/Take the road that's higher, change begins with you

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We have so much in common How’d we get so far apart

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We've been brought together, part of someone's bigger plan And if you choose your future we both will understand

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Beyond all the darkness shines a hopeful ray of light You are stronger than you know you can win this fight

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Once you’ve reached the bottom the only way is up Go rise above the hopelessness and feel the force of love

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You are a blessing with so much more to give You deserve another chance you deserve to live

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With life you have a choice, seeking a way back to lightness, every breath brings hope, See your future and rewrite it

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If I could silence the voices and stop the crushing pain You know I would

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Breathe in and feel the power, our words can be the spark

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Each breath can bring us closer with words that leave a mark

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Let’s dig a little deeper and find that common ground

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This world is meant for sharin'

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The enemy is silent and too small for us to see, so we stay at home together, the safest place to be

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The enemy is silent and too small for us to see, so we stay at home which has always been, the safest place to be

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All lives, all the boys and girls/One voice united in one world

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Well you're never gonna change my mind/Sure as the sun in gonna shine There's nothin' you can do or say/that could make me feel any other way (this is intended to take a positive spin - meaning I will always love you no matter what)

Donna O

Donna O

Dream Power Music

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