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SET LIST 19
DELLA OF TROY
Overall Rating: G / PG Obscenity: GX: 5 ✅
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CONTENT WARNING — SET LIST NINETEEN — DELLA OF TROY Lead Rating: G/PG | GX: 5 ✅ CLEAN | 12 Tracks | Lowest GX in the catalog Set List 19 is the gentlest, most accessible collection in the catalog — designed as an entry point for new audiences. However, beneath its warmth lie emotional landmines disguised as love songs. EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY AND UNHEALTHY ROMANTIC PATTERNS Open and Closed: "I could live for you / I would die for you" — extreme emotional dependence. Still Walking the Earth: deification of romantic partner ("someone you equate with god"). Bird On a String: protective love that blurs freedom and captivity. These patterns may affect listeners recovering from codependency or emotional abuse. GRIEF, LONGING, AND RELATIONSHIP LOSS Forget Me Knot: vivid flashbacks, aching nostalgia, and mental looping around a former first wife. A strong emotional piece for anyone recovering from divorce or the death of a relationship. After the Fact: emotional vanishing, abandonment, regret. May affect listeners with abandonment trauma. TOXIC DYNAMICS — TRACK 10 Glass House: anger, gaslighting dynamics, emotional blame, verbal confrontation. Contains one self-censored profanity ("f*ck"). The sole PG-13 track in this collection. THEMATIC DISORIENTATION The set begins in full romantic warmth and shifts across the arc toward loss, haunting, and absence. What starts as connection often fades into memory, confusion, or absence. May be healing to some and wounding to others depending on emotional state. Note: "Forget Me Knot" — the K in Knot is intentional. Not "Forget Me Not." This is a deliberate wordplay. Do not autocorrect. Steeped in beauty, but emotionally disorienting. Recommended for new audiences, but proceed thoughtfully if recovering from relationship grief or codependency.

Full Text — SET LIST 19

SET LIST 19 — DELLA OF TROY 1. Pretty Gold Bracelet 2. Still Walking the Earth 3. In the Shape of an Angel 4. Big Shoes 5. Forever 6. Open and Closed 7. Ten Feet Tall 8. Bird On a String 9. Unwritten and Unsaid 10. Glass House 11. Forget Me Knot 12. After the Fact (1) PRETTY GOLD BRACELET I wake up to a cup of coffee Cry to my girl to get up off me She's been sleeping on my arm so long That my whole left side's asleep I drag myself to the edge of the bed With both her arms around my head She never ever let's me go She keeps saying she needs a little more lovin' Wakie, wakie, rise and shine This type of thing happens all the time Every day You'll hear me say... If you got the heart, baby Then I got the soul If you got the rock, mama Then I got the roll You got the rhythm, honey That cures the blues Let's take a chance We've got nothing to lose I tell her... Maybe I can't afford to buy you a pretty gold bracelet Or when you're old turn your frown upside down with a facelift These are just the facts and we both must face it But even with all I lack I still think we can make it I heard someone say the other day that the poor man's life was spiceless But I say to you that that someone doesn't have a clue Because we both Know it's true that what I have to give to you... Is priceless I may not have a penny but if I had it then I'd give it to you Supper, I'd go without any if you happened to be hungry enough for two My mistakes -there's been many While some, ahem, only make a few But I'm faithful like that dog named Bengy I'll come running back home to you If you got the heart, baby Then I got the soul If you got the rock, mama Then I got the roll You got the rhythm, honey That cures the blues Let's take a chance We've got nothing to lose (2) STILL WALKING THE EARTH Have you ever set out in the rain? Unsure of what you'll find Have you ever been so sick of the past… That you're willing to leave it all behind? Have you ever risked it all? For a key to the kingdom Traded their set of rules in for Some other kind of other freedom? Have you ever risked all that you could be? Just to be at the side of someone you equate with god? An attraction so strong the type you never could see Have you ever believed you found another pea from your pod? The rule you follow even though you don't wear blue When it comes to love or innocence Then you'll die to protect and serve You're in the one percent who knows what it is worth Yes it is true You know you'll do anything you have to When she descends into your world The closest you've ever been to heaven Even though you're still walking the earth (3) IN THE SHAPE OF AN ANGEL The angels flying by they just seem average when compared to you And the sun that shines so high just doesn't seem as bright The sky that hangs above just doesn't look so blue Clouds floating by just aren't so pure and white For when I stare into your blue eyes They all just seem to fade away Though they are all so beautiful You're what brightens up my day For certain memories I have of you Act as a mirror to my heart and soul Reminding me of how far I've come And yet still how far I have left to go For the light you shine is never bending And your helping hand is always lending This heart you've broken is forever mending For my love for you is and shall be never ending I've learned you can't appreciate love without a little pain Nor the sun without a little rain I was a candle that needed lighting When my world turned dark You gave me the spark That keeps me fighting This once black raven Has turned to dove For all you've done I give you all my love (4) BIG SHOES If you trust in faith And you have faith in trust You know that strengthens me It means you believe in us It's how I know things will be okay That sure means more to me Than I could ever say More than you could ever see If you have faith in trust Then we can overcome Any great distance That comes between Different points of view From where you and I see From wherever each of us May or may not be All the way from Just next door To pretty blue sea To shining sea Or from one star to the next In this great big galaxy of ecstasy Filled full of jungle juice, pirate rum Fine wine, champagne and Galapagos tea That we're immersed In from head to toe And thrown feet first But it could be worse Oh, how so? Just think what if we didn't exist? Never got to be a little kid? Well what then? Just what would we do? If we never got to Fill up these big shoes? Never got to walk the plank? Never getting to swim with the sharks Never get to howl at the moon Late at night when the sky grew dark Never get to raise your voice in anger Never get to forgive a total stranger For just being totally lame and bringing you down Damn near ruining your day... For being such a silly clown! But if you have faith in trust That means you believe in us You know that strengthens me More than I could ever say More than you could ever see For then we can overcome all adversity Yes, even the most terrible of travesties Any and all corresponding tragedies We'd be able to look upon with ease If we have faith in trust That means we believe in us And you know that strengthens them Those passing us by enjoying our smiles And of course all of our friends Thank you very much...the end (5) FOREVER In overwhelming complexity Is where I find the most simplicity Especially when it comes down to you and me During times that some minds might deem as adversity Well I shine for it seems to bring out the best in me I have yet to fail when you've tested me For what could have brought out the worst in me It keeps leading me on towards one certainty... That both you and me we were meant to be Together? Together... Forever? Forever... Once upon a time I wasn't sure But I don't feel that way anymore In this love story there's a lesson learned True love is the fire that doesn't burn It keeps you safe you feel cozy and warm Together? Together... Forever? Forever… (6) OPEN AND CLOSED Won't you close your eyes? Have a listen to my song Can you still see me? This is for someone dear to me Since hearts don't tell lies They speak syllables of truth Can you still see me? Have I yet appeared to you? Don't you know how much Just what you mean to me? Won't you keep me real Don't let me become Just another memory Please stay here with me Never let me fade away Please hold onto me Never let me disappear With the inner strength Residing inside you No woman alive Would ever deny you I could live for you I would die for you But I'll cry for you If you want me to do Hold me in your hands Be my shell, I'll be your pearl Now I understand That you have control Over my entire waking world Be my ray of light On this cloud-filled day Please give me words When I don't know what to say Give me inspiration Keep me brave and strong Please keep your eyes closed Until I finish my song Don't you know how much Just what you mean to me? Won't you keep me real Don't let me become Just another memory Won't you stay with me Never let me fade away Please hold onto me Never let me disappear Now open your eyes I stand naked before you Sung my siren's song of truth Whispered softly my secret "I live to adore you..." (7) TEN FEET TALL When you feel worn down Like you're lacking control Think of how far you've come Not how far you have to go I'm your lover awaiting your safe return What keeps me warm is this love that burns When you're lost in the cold And don't know which way to turn Think of my heart and soul You're for what I yearn… With you... I'm ten feet tall And the world it seems so small But I'm up so high... Who will catch me when I fall? It should be you since you put me here Yet never before have I seen so clear If you're lost in a blizzard feeling alone Listen to my voice it'll lead you home Your warm touch of tenderness My flashlight in this wilderness Through my descent down from way up on high You've shown me what it is to be on the other side With you... I'm ten feet tall and the world it seems so small But I'm up so high... Who will catch me when I fall? It should be you since you put me here Yet never before have I seen so clear When you're lost in the cold Don't know which way to turn Think of my heart and soul You're for what I yearn... (8) BIRD ON A STRING He held a bird on a string But it's not what you might think It was only for her own protection Oh how she could sing And how she loved to soar Oh how high she could fly When she knew she need not Look down anymore He would always be there to catch her When she fell back to earth For in his life he had learned many lessons But to him nothing had ever meant more Than when this his most prized possession Once released from her cage He'd get to go and see all the places That she would take him to explore He held a bird on a string She became to him his everything He let her out every morning Then each evening she'd return Everyday she would fly higher So then the string became longer The song she sang became louder As her wings grew stronger and stronger Oh how high she could fly When she knew she need not look down anymore He would always be there to catch her Whenever she fell back to earth (9) UNWRITTEN AND UNSAID Hey there... That's a pretty nice disguise Those angel's eyes That keep me longing To believe in paradise But just what do you see When you're looking at me? Sometimes I have to wonder If this is really where you wanna be Do I see only my memories Of the way we were? Or has the past now passed Uncovering and discovering Something more? Yet whatever's in store Surely no one of this earth could know But as we've learned before Once I loved you And that love still has room to grow Yes, I could keep you forever or I could let you go... Once in awhile Without any warning She straightens the maze As she stares at me With eyes adoring And what she says her heart feels Her whole body says I live for those moments There was just one the other day It's those unspoken truths That can rip a man to shreds When he's in over his head When the price is more Than the tag first read So much unwritten And even more unsaid With those shimmering Shiny and happy thoughts I'll go to bed (10) GLASS HOUSE I called you on the telephone To tell you that I wouldn't be home Stuck at work something's come up But I don't think you really give a f*ck! Yeah, you've heard all my lies by now It's true, I learned it from you, anyhow You know you reap what you sew And here comes the plow! One thing you should know… Know by now… Living in a glass house We look in as you look out And once a rock gets thrown… It's time to move out Yet you're still here With covered up mirrors After pushing far away Anyone who cared And those who dared To become your foe Were quickly defeated Be it by word or blow It looks like you are still taking aim From behind a broken window pane All this time still nothing's changed Growing blind and lame but you're to blame (11) FORGET ME KNOT NOTE: "Forget Me Knot" — K is intentional. All source instances confirm. This is not a typo. A crashing wave of thought Acts as your forget-me-knot As I'm left caught... Within the undertow All the words that hurt The wild nights Our long talks Your short skirts Emotional scars and burns Thoughts that I thought I either buried or lost So very long ago They're back again They have reappeared Did I ever forget? Or am I just alone and scared? I was waiting... searching... For the new love of my life But these haunting... fleeting... Memories of my first wife Are like pages... turning... Right in front of my eyes I see pictures... flashing... You know pictures don't lie I feel embers... burning... Though unstoked they won't die I am hurting... yearning... And yet I don't know why Now I'm slowly...learning... There's more than emptiness inside And I'd give...anything... But the laws of man and science don't apply (12) AFTER THE FACT I can tell you My life's story With just six photographs… That I carry Inside of my wallet And three of them are cats… The other three Beautiful women With so much I've shared As our lives Have crossed paths… Never would I Suggest ever changing A person, my place, Or my faith in my past… Yet I'm feeling the need To dust off my camera again So I'll be back in a flash… He left but never came back… Left and never… Came… Back… For our story begins And was told after the fact After he set out searching For the seventh photograph He left never to come back… Left and never… Came… Back…

Collection Summary: A sentimental, emotionally rich collection exploring love in all its forms — from the first spark of devotion to the lingering ache of memory. These songs celebrate vulnerability, partnership, and the courage it takes to love fully. What starts as connection often fades into memory, confusion, or absence. The set begins in full romantic warmth and shifts across the arc toward loss, haunting, and absence — ending not in triumph but in quiet reckoning.

Artist Comparison: Cat Stevens, Counting Crows, Ben Folds

Key Themes: Romantic devotion, vulnerability, memory, partnership, loss

Strategic Arc: Entry point. Flowers, beaches, romance, devotion. The honeypot.

Quick Guide — SET LIST 19

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SET LIST 19 — Della of Troy
Lead Rating: G/PG   Total GX Points: 5 ✅   Lowest GX in the catalog
Strategic Arc: Entry point. Flowers, beaches, romance, devotion. The honeypot.
Trigger Warning: Emotional dependency, grief, relationship loss, one self-censored profanity (Track 10)
#SongRatingGXFour-Word SummaryCategories
1Pretty Gold BraceletG0What I give pricelessLove / Relationships / Motivational / Tom Personal
2Still Walking the EarthG0Closest ever to heavenLove / Relationships / Inspiring / Religious
3In the Shape of an AngelG0Awwww for kristinLove / Relationships / Inspiring
4Big ShoesG0Believe in us alwaysLove / Relationships / Motivational / Inspiring
5ForeverG0We were meant beLove / Relationships / Motivational
6Open and ClosedG0Live to adore youLove / Relationships / Motivational
7Ten Feet TallG0Voice leads you homeLove / Relationships / Internal Struggle
8Bird On a StringG0His most prized possessionLove / Relationships / Motivational
9Unwritten and UnsaidPG1Straightens out the mazeLove / Relationships / Internal Struggle / Depressing
10Glass HousePG-132Reap what you sowRelationships / Controversial / Internal Struggle / Depressing
11Forget Me KnotPG1Haunting memories first wifeRelationships / Internal Struggle / Depressing / Tom Personal
12After the FactPG1Left never came backRelationships / Depressing / Internal Struggle / Tom Personal
Collection Summary: A sentimental, emotionally rich collection exploring love in all its forms — from the first spark of devotion to the lingering ache of memory.
Artist Comparison: Cat Stevens, Counting Crows, Ben Folds
Key Themes: Romantic devotion, vulnerability, memory, partnership, loss

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SET LIST 19 — Della of Troy

A sentimental, emotionally rich collection exploring love in all its forms — from the first spark of devotion to the lingering ache of memory. These songs celebrate vulnerability, partnership, and the courage it takes to love fully. Set List Nineteen is a raw, emotional journey about finding love and becoming utterly desperate to hold onto it — by any means necessary. The album captures the fragile thrill of connection, where fleeting moments of joy and tenderness ignite hope but leave you aching for completeness. What starts as connection often fades into memory, confusion, or absence. This album is not a fairy tale or a neat redemption story. It's a chronicle of survival — through yearning, heartbreak, and a desperate search for something whole.

The Quick Take
This set explores love at all costs, from the highs of connection to the pain of inevitable loss — it's about trying to hold on to love even when you know it won't last forever.
What It's About & Who It Sounds Like
Key Themes
Romantic devotion · Vulnerability · Memory · Partnership · Loss
Mood & Tone
Warm, heartfelt, mid-tempo. Entry point. The honeypot.
Sounds Like
Cat Stevens, Counting Crows, Ben Folds
Trigger Warning
Emotional dependency, grief, relationship loss, one self-censored profanity (Track 10)
Every Track at a Glance
#Track TitleRatingFour Word Description
1Pretty Gold BraceletGWhat I give priceless
2Still Walking the EarthGClosest ever to heaven
3In the Shape of an AngelGAwwww for kristin
4Big ShoesGBelieve in us always
5ForeverGWe were meant be
6Open and ClosedGLive to adore you
7Ten Feet TallGVoice leads you home
8Bird On a StringGHis most prized possession
9Unwritten and UnsaidPGStraightens out the maze
10Glass HousePG-13Reap what you sow
11Forget Me KnotPGHaunting memories first wife
12After the FactPGLeft never came back
In Plain English

A warm, romantic collection about love in all its forms — the joy of finding it, the fear of losing it, and the ache of remembering it. Gentlest album in the catalog. Start here if you're new.