The Future

from Songs About Songs by Chris Velan

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The Future
Chris Velan

Day One
One day at a time
The first one don’t cost a dime
Short as a nursery rhyme

Day Two
There are too many days
Too many wayward strays
Coming in and out of phase

But if the future doesn’t need you
If it’s not what you agreed to
On some days, baby
It gets me, too
If the future doesn’t need you
I still do

Old hands
Folded on breathing chests
We’re all just doing our best
Bring the kids down to the protest

Nightfall
Elevens turn into twelves
Clearing off grocery shelves
Lonely for ourselves

And if the future doesn’t need you
If it’s not what you agreed to
On some days, baby
It gets me, too
If the future doesn’t need you
I still do

Sunrise
No sense of what that means
Try to reach through the screens
Find love in the in-betweens

Twilight
Singing some brand new hymns
Words without synonyms
Cups filled up to their rims
Touching with phantom limbs

And if the future doesn’t need you
If it’s not what you agreed to
On some days, baby
It gets me, too
If the future doesn’t need you
I still do

credits

from Songs About Songs, track released May 19, 2023
Bass - Josh Toal
Drums - José Major
Keys - Jeff Louch
Guitar - Mike O’Brien
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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