Songs About Songs

from Songs About Songs by Chris Velan

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lyrics

Songs About Songs
Chris Velan

I wish I could figure
Life out like a chord
Let every finger
Wander ‘round the fretboard
And when they find something
That makes a good sound
That’s where we’ll hang out

I would love to keep
Myself in tune
Stay ringing out true at least until
The afternoon
But I go sharp
Then I fall flat
It doesn’t work like that

Dropped by the algorithm
I’m clapping off-time
The best that I can give ‘em
Is the weakest rhyme
They don’t know where they’re going
They really don’t care
Songs about songs
Never get you anywhere

Don’t go to them for solace
God knows I’ve tried
They’re too self-centered
And never satisfied
When you pull back the curtain
They’ll be nothing there
They’re only pushing air

Dropped by the algorithm
I’m clapping off-time
The best that I can give ‘em
Is the weakest rhyme
They don’t know where they’re going
they never stick around
Songs about songs
Will only let you down

And though they mean well
They can come off cold
A little too clever
A little too old

They don’t know where they’re going
But they’re not unkind
Songs about songs
Can’t get you off my mind

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from Songs About Songs, track released May 19, 2023
Bass guitar - Josh Toal
Drums - José Major
Keys - Jeff Louch
Guitar - Mike O’Brien
Saxophone - Frank Lozano
Guitar + vocals - Chris Velan

Produced by Rod Shearer and Chris Velan / Recorded and Mixed by Rod Shearer at Mt. Sound, Sutton, QC / Mastered by Ryan Morey at Ryan Morey Mastering, Montreal, QC

Artwork by Peaks / Photo by Valerie Boulet
© 2023 Chris Velan Music - all rights reserved - Administered by SOCAN / ASCAP

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Chris Velan Montréal, Québec

Montreal singer-songwriter and producer, Chris Velan, has always been crossing borders with his brand of world music- influenced, singer-songwriter pop. Drawing comparisons to the smart, genre-mixing writing of Neil Finn, Nick Lowe and Paul Simon, Velan's
latest album, “Amateur Hour”, will be released September 14th with touring to follow. ... more

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