tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83713030398810585632011-07-07T22:57:25.316-05:00The personal blog of Chase PerrymanChasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081079518513210158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371303039881058563.post-87865723926382866612009-06-20T16:56:00.001-05:002009-06-22T16:40:43.420-05:00

Lyrics, song download and more coming soon. In the meantime, tell me what you think!

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Hey look up! You can buy this song if you want to! Yay!I think I can do even better, but I am really pleased with my first new song and video. This was shot and recorded simultaneously in my new studio (aka spare bedroom). I really like the style of this video. I am going to challenge myself to do a similar style for the next song. I also am really pleased with the quality of the recording.

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I have two new blogs/sites I am now maintaining.Red Fish Blue Design is a freelance venture I manage with my good friend Clinton George.Out-of-Plumb.com is a monthly cartoon published for the surveying community. I'm the creator and illustrator behind this as well.These sites of mine are gaining popularity, so I moved them into a blog format so I can more easily update, integrate, etc. Plus, it

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I had my family over to my house for a little Easter get together... three days before Easter. We all have crazy schedules, but it was nice to get everybody together. I made sandwiches (fifteen too many apparently) and bought cupcakes. We hid eggs and the kids played. Good times.The show on Saturday night went very well. For any that came out, or couldn't but still wished me well, thank you very

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Last week I blogged about the steps I am taking for my music and website. I can report back that I have made some progress on my mini-studio. Nathan and I were able to install my green screen. And we even did a quick test, with me shrinking him from 6 ft 5 to a lil under 4 ft tall. I have another show coming up this weekend for any locals following. I will be playing at the Courthouse Cafe

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Step 1:Find a picture on google images by searching: engagement pic.Step 2:Snap a picture of myself in order to place myself in the picture.Step 3:Do a little Photoshop magic: convert image to black and white so that it is easier to match skin tone, put my head in place of the other guy's, take out original logo and add in my friend Stephanie Simpson's logo. Viola!Step 4:Email my friend Stephanie

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I've got a new plan for my blog, I'm getting closer to my original vision. Some of you may be aware of Jonathan Coulton. Shortly after I started my blog a friend of mine told me about what he had started. He would write and record a song each week of the year. I believe he called it 'The Thing of the Week.' Instead of a live video version, he presents his in mp3 version. He does a good job at

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I wrote a poem this morning. I thought I would share it. It sounds like most of my other poetry, but at least I am consistent. The best way to market the redundancy in my writing is by calling it 'my style.' It's all about branding :)Live in the Lyrics we live in the lyricsbreathe in the midst ofa memorybecome more than wecould ever beour epitaphwritten before wewere bornthe

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My video this week is a cover song, here is Jimmy and I doing our version of White Stripes' Seven Nation Army live for some of Jimmy's students. Not too many songs out there played with just cello and drums. Enjoy.

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It has been way too long since I have blogged about my little angels. I know a lot of you find their stories absolutely adorable. Since you are not lucky enough to experience them on a daily basis like me, I should be a better friend to my blog readers and keep you up to date with their journeys.I have two stories for you today. The first is a picture that illustrates though they are the cutest

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Quite a different style than my usual, this is a song that I have been singing in my head for years but just this week finally added some music to the melody. I like a lot of the phrases in the song, I appreciate them because I couldn't have written this song now; I would have tried to make it too deep.Love in a BoxVerseIf you put your life on the ground,It may not be there when you turn

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I cloned myself in order to give everyone a live viewing of my song 'Douche-bag Ex-boyfriend.' It was nice taking a break from the serious songs I write in order to do this song. Additionally it was pretty fun coming up with a way that two 'Chases' could perform it. I altered my words just a little bit from the previous post when I first wrote the song, so I have the new lyrics at the bottom. The

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This is a very honest and personal song for me. It is soft and simple. If I were ever to do a music video I think I would film me driving and singing this song, and that would be it. It would be as simple as the song, and visually connect with the theme of being 'in transit.' A lot of my songs use the metaphors that we all recognize from southern rock ballads: 'moving on down the road.' In my own

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Hello again blog fans! I did an interview with Jitzul.com. Check it out: My Interview.For anybody coming to my site from Jitzul for the first time, I apologize it is under construction at the moment. There is, however, a lot of content on my blog, myspace, and youtube channel for you to enjoy.

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I'm going to take a break from blogging for a while. I've been pretty hard at it for the last couple months, but I have a lot of other pressing (and non-pressing) issues that have to take precedence. If this is your first time visiting my blog, there are plenty of videos and posts to check out. For the people that follow me daily, I leave you with this: a video of me making a fool of myself.

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Haha, this was fun for me. I have the music done as well, but probably won't have the chance to post the music right now. Thanks to Jimmy and Nathan for helping with this. I think there are a lot of women and men that can relate to this.Douche bag Ex-BoyfriendVerseSo he calls you a whore,Even though you made his last truck payment.He has a goatee the size and shapeof a small Arab country.He cuts

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This is Chase inserting his foot in his mouth. "I never get sick, I have a great immune system, blah blah, blah." Now tell that to your ceiling as it is about the only thing you have looked at the past three days as you have laid in your bed, what could have well been your death bed.Whew, in case you haven't figured it out, I haven't posted in a while... reason: I have been sick. I usually get

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This isn't the best vocal performance I've ever done, for sure, but after being sick last week, and still sick this week. I decided to video post based on the good response I got from the words posted last week. For those of you who did not read last week's entry, I wrote this song for one of my favorite shows: 'Lost.' I kept the vocals and guitar strum in the verse softer and more dreamy, than I

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A quick update on what I am doing musically. My goals for January were not quite met, but I did accomplish the following:Played two venuesRecorded one songMaintained my blog and wrote some new songs90% Finished with my website (have a good friend writing some more professional text as we speak)Created fan pages on myspace and facebook (with the help of Lindsey)Taken some promotional photos (with

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I finished my 'Song of the week' last week, so in a lot of ways I was ahead of the game. For the the words, I decided to be inspired by my favorite show: 'Lost.' The idea is that if Lost was a movie, this song could be on the soundtrack.So, I sit down to record my song and half way through it my 'A' string breaks. Drat.Yesterday at lunch I get my guitar re-strung, now flash forward to last night

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This is one of the sweetest things of all the time. It is my daughter, Hannah, ad-lib singing to some piano and drums that she picked out in one of my recording programs. She just started singing off the top of her head, only sang for a couple measures, but it is still so sweet. Her singer-songwriter dad couldn't be prouder! Keep in mind she is four.I have transcribed her words to the best of my

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I could get in trouble for showing this a month before its publication, but Clint and I had fun with this and I wanted to share it. To clear up the survey jargon, canopy is any obstructions to the view of satellites, i.e. trees, tall buildings, etc.For those of you who don't know, on the side of everything else that I do I draw a surveying cartoon for a surveying magazine. I don't expect you to

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Cold LiesVerseCold liesA thin glassOn the other sideOf my faceTold to believeThere's a reasonFor all that's been doneAs I pullThe window downIn comes the soundFrom the carsThat drive on their wayTo the people they loveWhile I wait for others to comeChorusTell the water to runDespite of all the things that I've doneI can't lay down my gunsWhen my hands are tied at the thumbsVerseA bell chimesOne

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Due to my sickness and traveling last week, I obliged everyone with Jimmy and I playing a version of Gangsta's Paradise instead of writing and casting a new song. It has been a struggle this week, but I just finished the new song last night.'Cold Lies' is kind of an oddity. Once I have a good tune, it typically doesn't take me long to write a song. This song , however, took me hours to write.

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I spent last night sick as a dog in my hotel room. So, I was not able to release a new song this week. Tonight I am going to the Afterthoughts Cafe in Little Rock to play a few songs, so again the new song will just have to wait until next week.

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I have yet to write the Song of the Week, and I'm hoping to find inspiration on the road. I'm a fan of audio books, especially if I'm going to be driving alone, it really helps pass the time. Tomorrow I will be listening to Neil Gaiman's 'Graveyard Stories' as I make the six hour trek from Shelbyville to Cabot, Arkansas.My goal for this week will be to focus on the story. As a rule I don't write

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Well, what started out as a joke, turned into one of our favorite songs to play. We thought we'd share this fun with you. Careful... its infectious.I don't know why it is clipping Jimmy out of the scene here. You can view it on youtube here to see a better version.

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Get This - Survey Results - GlowDay.com

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This was a very interesting song for me to write, and I'm on the fence about it really. But here is how it went down. I wrote the intro and the CODA this summer, sitting outside at the park waiting to meet a friend. I didn't really have a good place to put the few parts I liked and then this Monday I was writing a new song and the themes seemed similar so I attempted to mesh the two songs.

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In this corner: Ava PerrymanAge: 3 years oldSpecial skills: Surprisingly good at hide and seek (both hiding and seeking)Eats like a championGood at getting under her sister's skinCounts to 16 (loses it at 17 every time)Favorite insults:Poo Poo HeadDirty Diaper BabyAnd in this corner: The SunAge: 4.57 billion years oldSpecial skills:RadiationGiving tansFavorite Attacks:Solar flaresSkin cancerThe

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I have a new idea for the blog format, going to test it this week. Post a song and the lyrics one day. Then post my influences or any additional side notes about the writing of the song another day. Finally, the last day of my blogging a chance for readers to rate my current song. When I play in public I have applause and body language to help gauge the success of a song, I feel this will help me

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Instead of the Monday-Friday scheduled posts, I am going to make my goal each week to get a live performance on here. There will be other non-musical posts, but only as they arise. I may go back to the daily posts again, I liked that it challenged me to post everyday, and I liked the consistency. For now, however, I am just going to focus on songwriting.

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This may be the last installment of Poetic Friday. I've had fun writing these poems, but I need to focus some more energy on the music, and just insert more poetry into my lyrics. I may come back in 6 months and do this again, but for now I'm done. Interesting tidbit about this last poem, I hear it in my head as a rap. Enjoy. Three Times Twicethings with broken wings can't flyyou're wrapping

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Alright, two days of fun, now its back to the stuff I feel more comfortable doing. Get ready to see my forehead and Jimmy's large biceps! A huge thanks to Jimmy for participating with me on this. It was late and I can not play the piano -oh, that's why I keep looking down- but despite the hesitance I think it turned out okay.You can read my lyrics from a previous post here.Restless Passenger

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To catch anyone up to speed that didn't read last week's 'Words on Wednesday', I challenged myself to stop being so serious and deep all the time and write a song about being in love with a zombie. As promised... A Love that Won't DieVerseDriving home alone;I'm afraid.As the sun sets,Figures move in the shade.Every shadow that moves,I think it might be you.Through my bullet proof glassI dream of

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I give you "Nativity de la Army Men"Clint and I made this with exacto knives, a glue gun, and three bags of plastic army men. We did this for a Christmas ornament contest at a holiday get together with friends. Just look at the attention to detail. Mary, for instance, her hair and bountiful womanliness do not come standard, we had to work a little extra for that.

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Hang in there guys, I'm working on designing a new site integrated with my blog, youtube channel, and myspace page in effort to do a better job at promoting my music. I appreciate the support through this transition, and it should be very cool when I am done... if my ideas and the finished product mesh, that is.

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Write Down Some WordsA black bird abandons a brick roofTo perch above a traffic lightDo the words shape the world around youDoes the world change the words you reciteAnd the rain can not resemble your tearsThe way that change can not resemble your heartAnd the pain can disassemble your fearsThe way the end represents where you startYou watch the sunset for the first timeIt plummets down into a

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I'm really using the blog to its full advantage on this song, because this is a song I wrote about three years ago and have never been that impressed with. Honestly, I was afraid if I didn't record it I would forget how to play it, and forever lose the song (whether its good or bad) like so many songs I've written before it.I will say this about the song, it is the most intricate guitar I have

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A simple song, but I wanted it to be. So we'll call it a success. I draw from personal situations, emotions, memories, etc, but my goal is always to present these ideas in a format people can relate to. Before I do an unwarranted pat on the back, what about you blog readers? Is this song something you can relate to? That's the theme for this week's 'Words on Wednesday', being able to relate.Next

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"Well - as you all know - there is a reason we have brought you all together..."

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What gets your attention more, the music of a song or the words?I have always advocated that the most important part of a song is it's catchy-ness. Does it get stuck in your head? Take songs like the Macarina which has words most of us can't understand, yet that silly song gets stuck in your head (against your will).Having said that, there are phrases that really leave impressions on us. They

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This is my third poetic post (for Fridays anyways), and its becoming increasingly easier to just let it go. My latest thought on the subject of poetry is this: don't control it, let it happen, then see where it will take you. I am beginning to think this will help the words in my songwriting as well, though I would never be this abstract.These poems are mine, by the way, I don't know if I have

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I like the juxtaposition in this song. Word of the day achieved!The SirensVerseMy baby falls a long way down;She wants me to join her soon,But she never touches the ground,And her words split like shadows on the moon.Breaking on the dirt,The light gives a moment's worth,Of all that's wrong in our hearts.ChorusTo my left there's an angel beside me;To my right there's a devil within.I've long

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I've always noticed that Ava had a unique way with things. Hannah has always been a much better drawer, granted Hannah's older, but still there is a difference in their style if you will. Ava's knack has always been assembling things - balls and cups, pots and pans, food - into patterns. Here are some of her latest works. The quotes below the pictures are her actual descriptions of what she was

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I accidentally discovered a really good hook for a country song. I went to say to a friend at work that I needed to start my car so it will be warm when I get in. Instead I said 'heart' instead of car. Within no time I had a country chorus: I'm gonna start your heart,So it'll be warm when I get in.It's been out in the cold so long,It's been blowing in the wind.You've been lost

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I will be taking a break from blogging for the holiday season. Thanks everyone for keeping up with me. I am very thankful for all the support of my friends and family. Have a great Christmas everyone!

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I just liked the way it looked better with no capitals and no punctuation. Thanks e e cummings!All Things Invisibleall things invisiblesome things notdrops pool in the shadowsand cool when it's hotall things unthinkableand some things spawnborn of intentionsand live when we're goneto say that I amthe sum of these partsdivisible by loveand reversed by the heartun-breaking itselflike an egg and its

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I am not very pleased with my performance here, but I am pleased with the song and music itself. I thought it was much more important to get the song out, than for the video to be perfect. I am going to try to challenge myself to film at least one song a week, starting this week, and I almost didn't make it.This song is my 'Rapunzel' song, my fellow blog followers may remember me initially

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I was listening to 'Volcano' by Damien Rice, and he writes for both woman and man singing parts. That intrigues me. The song below is written for a man and woman as well. The two different singing parts are differentiated by what is in black and what is in gray.Look at YouVerseThe sun will still rise.You'll still find your feetDirectly below,Just not above me.It's all just words, And these words

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I'm not sure what Ava wished for before she blew out her candles, but I assure you whatever it was you know I'd give it to her if I could.She was so gracious at her little party. All on her on, without me baiting her, she said, "Thanks everyone for coming to my party." in her sweetest 'Ava' voice. Hannah helped decorate and also gave presents to Ava to open. She didn't mind helping her play with

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"I like Bush (the band) but I also like lyrics. So we will call it a conflict of interest."For those of you who both remember and appreciate there was a period of time in rock music (most of the 90's) where lyrics simply did not matter. Perhaps this was spurred in part by Nirvana's abstract, gritty, and metaphoric lyrics; or maybe in part from the fact that no matter how hard you tried you

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There is a big difference between writing a song and writing a poem. I'm sure most of you view my posts on here as poetry, but that's not even close. My songs have a melody, and in most cases need the music to survive. I used to write more poetry, and in an attempt to sharpen my songwriting skills I am going to force my poetic side with another weekly routine: Poetic Friday.I am going to

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This is such a funny story one of my friends from work told me. Her son (age 5) will be in a Christmas play at their church. They were having dinner the other night and she was asking him if he had remembered his lines. He very confidently says, "Yeah." When she asks him to say them he says, "Animals and sex."Her and her husband's jaw dropped as they looked at each other for confirmation on what

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The Places We'll GoChorusThe places we'll go.Oh, the places we'll go.Miles and miles of fence rowsPass by us as the wind blows.VerseYour hand in mine;Fingertips are intertwined.The eyes of the nightIs just the light reflected byThe heart of our sun.The seams are undone.The inner dreams of everyoneIs all in your lips,All in your eyes,Over my head,And under your thighs.ChorusThe places we'll go.Oh,

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I have eluded to this quirky song before on my blog, but I do not think I have published it in its entirety. I'm curious as to what you guys think about this song, as I am indifferent.The ProcessionVerseThe wet leaves on my sidewalkReminds me of cornflakes in milk.The lines in your eyesAre as bright as the sky,As thin as silk.PrechorusI'd go out today,Except for the weather.Stay inside,Yeah, I

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I'm so proud of Ava. She is usually a bit frightened by this sort of thing, but she got right up there and sat on Santa's lap across from Hannah. I think Hannah helped, I don't think she would have done it alone. Ava was actually upset when we left, she wanted to see Santa more. She kept saying, "I want Santa bring me presents." Meanwhile, Hannah's mind kept reeling over this, "Why isn't Santa

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Last Friday, December the 5th, at approx. 2:20 PM my sister gave birth to her 3rd child: Nathan Connor. He was 8 lbs. 5 ounces, about 19 inches long, and a cutie pie. He was a very calm baby, and didn't cry at all after they had ran tests on him, he just looked around.My dad, joking with me about wanting another child after seeing me glued to the nursery room window, said that I need to have a

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I used to fill notebooks upon notebooks with words in my teens. Words without meaning, words with pretense, words with syntax, and words without form. This song (written about a year ago, and freshly memorized once popping in my head yesterday) reminds me of that part of my life. I was not prejudice with my selection of themes or form, and mostly it was stream of consciousness. I'm deliberately

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Another fairy tale theme in this song as well, 'All The King's Horses' is a dark comparison to Humpty Dumpty. The music for the song is actually lite and kind of playful, while the words explore a more dismal story. To me it fits perfectly, because Humpty Dumpty could really be a horror tale, not a children's story: guy falls off of a building and his insides are scattered on the ground, people

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Well, I could have came up with something cute for the girls to say, but we are not supposed to talk with food in our mouth. Happy belated Thanksgiving everyone.

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There is a theme to today's photo fun: 'Apprehension.' Enjoy!"Ok, lets just double check this one more time; seat belt buckled? Check.""So, let me get this strait. You want me to walkwith these crazy things on my feet... where?"

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The song below is verse-less. It has a two long choruses, an intro, and a bridge, but no consecutive verses. I'm trying something different, all while borrowing old words from myself. I've been listening to a lot of Damian Rice here lately. This seems like the kinds of words he would use. Gold DustIntroHeaven stayed awake one night,And created the world by mistake.It slept through most the dreamy

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I've accepted who I am as an artist. I am the guy who writes the really sad, slow song. I'm okay with that, somebody has to. It's better to know who you are, than to try to be something that you are not. This song is about being on the cusp of something really good, but being unable to tilt the scales in your favor. At least that was my motivation. Songs have a way of writing themselves.For the

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Ava: "Princesses do their lips like this, Hannah."

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It is always amazing to me the level of control in which the weather has on our emotions. At least mine, I won't speak for you. It is a catapult for whatever emotion we are feeling the most. If we are in a good mood already and it is a nice, warm, sunny day that helps propel the good emotions. Likewise for the rain and any bad emotions. Hence...To the Sound of the RainVerseWater distorts the

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I've gone backwards on here, missing my Tuesday Photo Fun. I've been so busy. Well, here is a song at least. I wrote this last night. See if you can spot which fairy tale character it eludes to. Again, I have such wordy songs these days. Beautiful BrickVerseFrom the moment you wake upYou feel so alone.Your castle's a throne,But never a home,And nobody's there.From high in your

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Here are my little girls on Halloween! I'm the only one that can look at the camera. Thanks Debbie!

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It felt weird to talk about politics on here. (Shakes it off) Today is Hannah's birthday! She has been saying, "Remember, remember, the fifth of November," for several weeks now. A quote from 'V for Vendetta' that I taught her. I will have pictures from her party and from Halloween as soon as I can find my camera's usb cord.I was especially proud of Hannah's mom and I. We did the party for

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I missed my Tuesday's photo fun, I apologize. But for now I would like to do a very special political announcement. I don't usually do this, but since this blog is more for myself than anyone else, it would be nice to reflect one day on how I felt this morning after such a historic night. This may be political suicide for my campaign for presidency in 2020, but this is my message to America:"

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I am writing such wordy songs these days. I am incapable of doing short and sweet right now. This next song is all words. It might as well be poetry. I like the fact that each verse goes into a different variation of the overall theme. Increasing or decreasing in intensity.I wrote this about 6 months ago. What I did was I took all of the angst and passion of my youth, and played off of the

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In the spirit of Halloween, here I am dressed as Dexter (from the Showtime Series) for a Halloween party last week. I should have some pics of the girls on Halloween come next week. I picked a costume that I don't think anybody would get, but I liked it. It was cheap.

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I notice in my work I use outer space and the sea a lot to form poetic analogies. This is a common theme in writing, but it was very apparent to me in the song below. Why do I think these themes crop up in my work?There is a certain romanticism and mystery to both space and the sea. These vast bodies exist outside of our land dwelling comforts, and in comparison are giants dwarfing the world in

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Not doing as good this week. Don't have as much material. So, instead of funny quotes, this week there is a theme: "Working Hard."

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This song has interesting origins. I was feeling lazy one day, and I needed to get up and do some cleaning. My daughter, Hannah, was playing with a little karaoke machine that has recording and playback functions. She came over to me and wanted me to sing something into it. Off the top of my head I sang, "I need some motivation, I've got to clean the house a little."I eventually did get up and

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Here is a nice, quirky song. I have no idea why I wrote it, or what it is altogether saying, but I do know I would have people chant sing the part 'nobody cares.' I broke it into parts instead of verses, etc. Letting structure go for the moment. It is a nice break from my more traditional Chase pieces, I call this my dark comedy.Nobody CaresPart 1Got a note in my pocketTelling me where to go.It

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How it WorksVerseThese few words before I go:You push and pull,Fast and then slow.You take me high as the trees,And leave me down on my knees.PrechorusMaybe I should walk away,But I feel like I need to sayChorusThat you don't alwaysHave to know how it works,To know it works good.You don't have to haveAll the pieces, thoughYou think that you should.Sometimes a mysteryIs meant to

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I am going to try to take a lesson from Debbie (or as the girls lovingly refer to her 'Granny') and slowly start having daily posting themes. I can see how this creates a sense of consistency for blog followers. To initiate this I am going to start Tuesday's Photo Fun.I have done one of these already, but I am going to try to do this weekly. I take pictures of my girls and then put funny quotes

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It is known fact to the people that know me that I have extremely elaborate and strange dreams. I have had more than 5 dreams that I was not even in. It was like watching a movie. I have plot lines, climaxes, heroes, etc. I have written a lot of poetry, songs, and fiction based off of my dreams; and probably could do more with them if I kept a journal.Here lately, I have noticed, I haven't been

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A good friend of mine found some poems I had written some time ago. I think somewhere around 8th or 9th grade. Sometimes I forget that I was writing things that long ago. I enjoy this piece of writing, I like the implications. It has a sense of urgency. I've edited some parts for grammar and form. Thanks Lindsey!Immediately, if not Sooner; Barely, if at all.She wakes from her sleep, As if there

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This is a very free flowing song. I decided against punctuation and section indicators (i.e. chorus, verse). This is circa 2005ish. An odd song for me stylistically, but I like the wordplay.Last KissThe stars alignAnd I declineSerendipityHas no sympathyFor meAnd mineWe're two of a kind, butWe don't combine wellWe separate like oilAnd waterWhat's the matterIt's been so longSince I heard you

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Welcome to the first ever 'Picture Fun' section of my blog. It is very simple, I take pictures of my kids and then give them funny quotes. Just remember, Hannah is the bigger one. Ava is the little one."Please let it be strawberry. Please let it be strawberry."Ava: "Dude, like are you done taking my picture and stuff?"Ava: "Man, they're not lying. I am really cute."Hannah: "You know as soon as we

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This is so weird. I wrote this song while driving this weekend (my favorite time to write). It is written to a bluegrass rhythm and sound. I can hear the harmony parts, the separate mandolin and banjo solos and everything. See if you can hear it, okay? The content of the song is not very 'bluegrassy' however, just typical Chase stuff.So strange, but hey, I always go with it. I am not one to just

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I started writing songs about ten years ago. On occasion I will start singing a song in my head and will think, "Who is that?" A second later and I realize it is one of my songs. Maybe one from like 5 years ago. Case in point, this song never made it to the band. Further more, never even made it to my guitar. I never put music with it, I just always heard the music in my head. Even crazier, I

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I have mentioned it before on my blog, but for those of you that don't know I draw a comic strip for the niche market of surveying. I have a contract with Professional Surveyor magazine and I draw a strip each month. In addition I have a little online store with calendars, shirts, etc. It is a lot of fun and recently (and with the help of my Red Fish Blue colleague, Clinton George) I have moved

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I found this in my desk recently, and I forgot that I used to draw. Now I draw a comic strip, Out-of-Plumb.com, but my thing in college was portraits.This was done on clay board. It works like this: they take a piece of masonite board and paint it white; then cover the masonite in a thin layer of clay and paint that India ink black; then you use these little tools to scrape off the black clay,

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A song about parenting... well... one small aspect.Your Own WayVerseShe moves in waysI can't understand.It reminds me of the wavesCrashing into the sand.The water is cold,But still I get in.While two pale blue eyesAre burning holes in my skin.ChorusNo matter what I say,You're gonna' have toDo it your own wayNo matter what I do,It is still your choice to choose.VerseFail to flyAnd the ground is

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I like the words to this song. I like the music to this song as well. Some songs are a big thing, they are a huge indication of who I am or how I feel. But this song just took its own personality, and doesn't take itself too seriously.By that NameVerseCigarette case and a well pressed suit,Black tie mismatching his snake skin boots, heCalls his friends and tells them the news,"The elephant in the

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For our next album, and it is a long ways away, I already have a vision of the album art. Several months ago I was walking through my Florida room when I stumbled upon the picture below (figure A) tacked to a bulletin board. I had seen this picture several times but for the first time ever I noticed the strange symbol in the picture.Figure A:Clinton (my Red Fish Blue partner) took this shot (and

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On the surface this song may appear to have religious implications, but the message is a little broader than just one particular belief. The overall premise (and George would get mad at me for revealing so much about the song before you see the words) is that no matter what you believe, it is good to be here and to be presented with so many second chances. There are also themes of 'We don't

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I reallly like my new phone. 2 megapixel is plenty big enough for pictures on the web. Enjoy!

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*If the video does not play above then it is still processing.Jimmy was nice enough to accompany me at a songwriter's night at the Bell Buckle Cafe last night. I've been talking about songs, and writing them, but I need to perform them to see how they stick. And with the band on a small hiatis (due to logistics and colleges, etc.) songwriter's nights will prove to help me still grow my

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This is so funny. I am such a nerd. I took this of myself while riding the unicycle.

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My younglins and I bought a bag of hot dog buns and took off to feed the ducks at the local duck pond this weekend.Hannah (the older one) loved it but was a bit afraid of the ducks. She did very good at breaking off little pieces for them to eat; but when the ducks would see her doing this they would come closer to her, and she in turn would move farther back still holding on to the bread. The

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I don't want to ever forget this song. It is short and sweet. I don't usually do short and sweet. I wrote this about three years ago, and it still means a lot to me.Hit the GroundVerseThere's a sound that silence makes,It's a noise my heart can't take.It's creeping in the house now,As quiet as a mouse.I'm not a man, I'm a shadow ofLove: the lack there of.I keep digging in, looking for something

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Jimmy was nice enough to join me (at the last minute) to go play some songs at the Hall of Fame Lounge in Nashville. I have been missing playing in front of people, and until I can get the full band practicing and in routine I think I will continue to hone my song writing and performing skills at writer's nights, coffee shops, etc.We showed up early enough to catch two rounds of performers. And

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I wrote this song several weeks ago for a good friend of mine. The premise is this: Sometimes we make things to complicated. If it feels good, then keep it simple, and by all means enjoy it.By the way, thanks for reading my blog. I have a lot of long term plans with the site, and all of you who participate are really helping my momentum.Restless Passenger Verse The purpose of your skin Is to

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To my girls: Thanks for a great weekend!

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Song in the works. I know, I need some new themes. I have them, but they are more music based than word based. They don't look as good on paper if you will, better to experience them live.Less Like LifeVerseI can still smell you on me;That's as close to you as I'll ever be.If the horizon is where the day begins,If you run fast enough away, then it never ends.ChorusEvery time that you fall,The

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