Category Archives: Songs I Wrote

lyrics to Tarmac

September 7, 2009 6:26 pm / 4 Comments /

this is no fun
this is music from a shallow man
these are movies from a shiny can

then why are my friends
sitting over on the other side
sitting over on the other side
i could barely make it through alive
but the cannery workers
are players and millionaires

buddy, you still set on taking off?  yes, as a matter of fact
give me a chance, can I get my wings out on the tarmac?

industry gone
information is becoming free
no more radio or mtv

singing why are my friends
shaking booty for computer king
shake your booty, we’ve got everything
entertainment, air conditioning
but the blood on the carpet is making me manic

buddy, you still set on taking off?  yes, as a matter of fact
give me a chance, can I get my wings out on the tarmac?
well buddy, what if the world is mostly full of brown-eyes?
come on and give me a chance, can i get my wings out on the tarmac?

everyone gets a chance in cybermocracy
maybe i’d like that more if people didn’t suck
turn down the voices of the singularity
and turn up the music

and i’m singing i want something to break but all the pipelines are broken i
am just fine and i am fed and im well but i am still feeling broken i

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New Demo

May 21, 2009 8:22 am / 2 Comments /

NEW DEMO ALERT.  Working title:  Another World.  Have a listen, won’t you?

http://www.thesixtyone.com/chrismerritt/song/Another+World+%28Demo%29/52474/

Jacob Thro, Brett Ripley and I demo’ed this new(ish) song I’ve been writing.

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Demos: #560 – Angel Eyes

March 14, 2009 8:59 pm / 7 Comments /

Here ya go Cali!  Thanks for all the requests for this one.  It’s one of my favs.

This is a song called Angel Eyes.  It’s from a batch of demos called Character Variations.  Enjoy.

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Don’t take this lightly.

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I just realized

February 14, 2009 9:13 pm / Leave a Comment /

that the greatness of any man in any field is in proportion to his ability to see objective reality

comedy

and his lack of coping mechanisms,

physics

social, superstitious,

art

whatever the filter of choice.  Because, beauty is objective and because time is directional.

music

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Lighten Up

January 31, 2009 2:23 pm / 1 Comment /

This is my old band Upperville – Chris Walvoord on drums; Brian Mayfield on bass guitarra; Roland Osborne on treble guitarras; I just made noises with my mouth and pressed buttons with my fists.

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Demo

November 19, 2008 8:57 pm / 2 Comments /

This one’s called Creshendoll and it’s from Bundle Of Joy.

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#497

Take some time, watch a movie.

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Demos

November 13, 2008 6:55 pm / 3 Comments /

Hey gang.  Sorry about the slow updates.  I’m going through some really, really crazy changes right now; the kind of changes that make you see things more clearly than you’ve ever seen them, but also make your heart crawl down into your stomach and refuse to come out even when you offer it treats.  It’s times like these when I reflect on the most profound statement I’ve ever heard in my life.  Here’s the story.

A few years ago, I drove from Southern California up to Santa Cruz and played a show with my favorite band of all time, Craig’s Brother.  The guy running sound that night was about 50 years old, black, and massive.  He stood out in the venue against the skinny punk rock kids that showed up for the show.  He came up to me afterwards, outside on the street, and told me that he liked my music more than anyone else he had done sound for.  He told me that most of the other bands that play there just go for a certain shallow style or sound, but that my music had soul.  It was one of the most sincere compliments I’ve ever been handed.

We started talking music, and it turns out that he played professional jazz and blues bass, and was only running sound for some extra cash.  We started talking about jazz and he invited me to come and sit in on a jam session that he was playing in a couple days, but tragically, home was about five hours south.  We walked to his parked Harley.  He put on his helmet and got on the bike.  Then he looked right at me, and said, “I’m an old man, and I can tell you one thing for sure:  the music never gets old.  The bullshit?  Yeah, the bullshit gets old.  But the music… the music never gets old.”

And then he started up his Harley and drove away.

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#287

Here’s an ancient one for you, from an old tape, called Maybe Its Good You Went Away. I was probably about 18.  The lyrics, that at the time were meaningless, seem to be pertinent now.

love,

Chris

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Demos

October 30, 2008 8:57 pm / 5 Comments /

This is a song called Al. This is a brand new demo, one of about thirty that I’m recording for the next batch of demos. I’m thinking about putting the whole lot on the website when they’re all done, as an album, and charging like 5 bucks for it or something. I’ll also put a few up for free as I go. I’m REALLY excited about these songs – I feel like I’ve been writing some of my best songs yet in the last 9 months or so. Now it’s time to give birth to these babies…??

This song is about a good friend of mine (and the band’s) named Al, who happens to be Dustin Hofheins’ (for those who don’t know him, Dustin can be heard as the bassist on Pixie And The Bear) step-dad. He’s been an awesome driving force for the band ever since we got started, coming to shows, helping with gear, running sound if we need it, and providing intensive moral support. The man can play the drums to boot: he’s 60 years old and he filled in for Tim on drums for a show. Freakin’ awesome.

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Bringin’ the hammer down

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Demos

October 20, 2008 4:36 pm / 4 Comments /

This song is called Long Long Road, not to be confused with Long Road.  I think a better title would be Think Of All The Love Inside The Room We’re In.  It’s from the batch of demos called Character Variations.

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I’m afraid you’re gonna leave me here alone, and I’m trying hard to overcome.

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Demos

October 20, 2008 4:28 pm / 3 Comments /

This song is called Think About You.  It’s from a batch of demos called Sunny Side Down.

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If you get pissed off then forget about it.

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