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Step Into A New Frame
04:21
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Step Into a New Frame (Songwriter's Demo Week 3)
V1
I was just a kid but I knew what I was taught
I stole a little money & then I was caught
In a bad way... it was a bad day
Sometimes you want a taste, sometimes you want it all
I wasn't ready for the push, I wasn't ready for the fall
It's a long way down... before you hit the ground
V2
Daddy had is hand around my neck
I lost all self worth & self respect
Didn't know what kind of man I was turning into
EMBARRASSED as a thief... EMBARRASSED as a fool
CHORUS
Every single day is a chance to be reborn
Don't let your past be your crown of thorns
Step into a new frame, Step into a new frame
You don't have to carry the weight of your shame
You don't have to dodge all the bullets and the blame
Step into a new frame, Step into a new frame
V3
You look back at life & the things that you've done
Things you've done in the dark, things you've done in the sun
Some things I've done, have kept me on the run
When it's one on one can it be undone?
It's a long way down... before you hit the ground
CHORUS
Every single day is a chance to be reborn
Don't let your past be your crown of thorns
Step into a new frame, Step into a new frame
You don't have to carry the weight of your shame
You don't have to dodge all the bullets and the blame
Step into a new frame, Step into a new frame
CHORUS
Every single day is a chance to be reborn
Don't let your past be your crown of thorns
Step into a new frame, Step into a new frame
You don't have to carry the weight of your shame
You don't have to dodge all the bullets and the blame
Step into a new frame, Step into a new frame
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2. |
Fall About The Devils
04:06
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it was me who laid the traps for every man with no self control
first i grab him by the balls then i stab his weary soul
it was me who filled your women up with insecurity
when they look into the mirror an illusions all they see
the doors are open wide
the doors are open wide
it was you who put that thought in your mind
my best work is keeping things out
i've paved slopes of self delusion
I've built walls made of self doubt
you people feel without action
so keep sitting on the couch
keep sliding down the surface
maybe take the scenic route
the doors are open wide
the doors are open wide
you look around the universe and every trace of him
seems to have up and vanished, gone with the wind
i create suspicion, which creates what it suspects
i am like a two way mirror that warps what it reflects
the doors are open wide
the doors are open wide
solo
the doors are open wide
the doors are open wide
the doors are open wide
the doors are open wide
the future, my dear child, is nothing like eternity
the past is held captive, within a frozen sea
the present is all lit up, with eternal rays
but who out there amount us is laying claim... for today?
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3. |
Cocoon
03:15
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Cocoon
V1
Cocoon...
I'm self absorbed, I never was adored
I'm all alone now I am so bored
I'm starving in a grocery store
I don't like anyone anymore
I lost my mamma and my daddy too
Now I'm living in a digital zoo
I'm all grown up but I'm just a child
I used to laugh now I don't even smile
CHOURS:
All the beauty, what a waste
Your sweet beauty now defaced
All the smoke and all the mirrors
Can't make out a single prayer
V2
Cocoon...
I got nothin' left to offer you
I got broken glass inside my shoe
I used to dream, under the sun
Now in my nightmares, I just run
Last night I kicked my TV in
I can't explain the rage within
My faith is gone, without a note
I woke up on the deck of a sinking boat
CHOURS:
All the beauty, what a waste
Your sweet beauty now defaced
All the smoke and all the mirrors
Can't make out a single prayer
V3
Cocoon...
I met a man in a second hand store
He said he couldn't shut his mouth anymore
He was a SOLDIER, JUDGE & TERRORIST
It got me thinking that he's never been kissed
He said to me "You built a wall around your heart...
and there's really no better place to start...
So here's a GUN and a FLAG and BOOK...
You read it once and you won't need a second look"
CHOURS:
All the beauty, what a waste
Your sweet beauty now defaced
All the smoke and all the mirrors
Can't make out a single prayer
Pile dirt upon my heart
You chose violence over art
All the chaos and despair
Can't make out a single prayer
V4
Cocoon...
Build that wall, isolate yourself, build it up
Build it high, isolate yourself, build it up
Build that wall, isolate yourself, build it up
Build it high, isolate yourself, build it up
Cocoon...
Words and Music ~ Chris Taylor March 2017
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4. |
Limits of My Language
05:25
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V1
Words written across your face
Words written all over the place
Scroll through the motion
Scroll through the day
Scroll through the joy
And scroll through the hate
V2
Words all over the floor
Words are bouncing out the door
Words they get in the way
All those words and nothing to say
Ahhhhhhh…
V3
Weight of the tongue, wait for the phone
Wait for the phone, lay in to the tone
Nothing is here, nothing is real
Aint gonna say, less you say what you feel
I say Ahhhhh…
You’ve got nothing to say
If you spit it out, spit it out
I’m gonna delete it any way
Say Ahhhhh…
(barely say)
V3
Words they fall on the floor
Slap your face and walk out the door
Everybody got something to say
Say it all the time, say it every day
You got it all
Say what you mean
Say Ahhhh…
I got nothing, answer me
Baby, baby answer me
Baby answer me
V4
Words kick, words shake,
Words melt, words break
I got nothing to say to you
I said everything I ever wanted to
Say Ahhhhh…
Ah you lecture me yeah
Ahhhhh…
Oh lecture me
lecture me, lecture me...
The limits of my language are the limits of my world
The limits of my language are the limits of my world
The limits of my language are the limits of my world
The limits of my language are the limits of my world
(Actual Opnions from Facebook and Twitter Status Updates)
Now… ABOUT YOUR OPINION.
All words and music
Chris Taylor April 2017
AmbientDance
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5. |
Against The Grain
03:13
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Against The Grain (Week 4)
V1
Head on, I gotta face this life
Walking through fields of pain
Through the loneliness, unfaithfulness
Walking AGAINST THE GRAIN
V2
I see the way you're looking at me now
Wondering if I'll ever if I'll ever be the same
Well I've seen despair & the world don't care
When you're walking against the grain
CHORUS
And I don't know, how to let it go
When I can feel my own demise
And I can't tell, if I'm in heaven or hell
Unless I'm looking in your eyes
V3
One of these days, I'm gonna set you free
Living through it all has been inhumane
In my field of view, I need a break through
Walking against the grain
CHORUS
And I don't know, how to let it go
When I can feel my own demise
And I can't tell, if I'm in heaven or hell
Unless I'm looking in your eyes
Words and music by Chris Taylor April 2017
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6. |
Broadcast The Past
03:43
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I was born with a brand new ache, skipping rocks into the lake
I didn't need nobody next to me
I was born with the heart of a child, I never had to search for my smile
And I would give it away for free
I'd ride my bike, through the park,
I'd leave in the morning, be home after dark
I would dream away the day
Sure, I had friends, they would come and go
But nobody knew my heart and my soul
And one day mama... she put me on a plane
New York to Texas, a foreign land
Everything I owned I carried in my hands
I'm in the backseat of a car
Driven by a strange man
He said "call me father, daddy if you wanted"
We're going home, I didn't know the house was haunted
We walked down the hall... he showed me my room
I lived with them, year after year
Between religion & abuse I wanted to disappear
I built a wall of lies around my frame
To protect myself, to avoid the blame
I wanted God and I wanted a girl
I found them both and set out into the world
I heard a melody in my heart so strong
So I bought a guitar and wrote song after song
I never questioned that it was my escape
Music lets the light in, it would lead the way
So I followed it, followed it, followed it, wherever it led
But now I'm looking back and my first love is gone
I remember every detail of how it went wrong
Like every truth, we were both to blame
We were like a bow and arrow without an aim
Maybe it was God shining a light on me
While my heart and my soul were absentee
He sent me a woman like a master key
Unlocked my heart and set me free
Who am I?
How am I?
Why am I?
Who am I?
How am I?
Why am I?
I and I... can't see why...
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I must confess... this song was never written down.
I made all the lyrics up in two takes over the microphone.
I created a drum pattern and built on top of it.
My acoustic guitar was looking at me like "But you NEED me!?"
I played a meditation on the keyboards instead.
So turn the lights down low.
Spin the disco ball slow.
Put on some headphones...
Press play...
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Chris Taylor San Antonio, Texas
My name is Chris Taylor. I play music and create visual art and find joy in the process.
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