Nine years ago I started a new tradition of picking a "SONG OF THE YEAR" for my birthday. The song is a vision of where i have been and a glimpse into where i am heading ... the past years have been :
*Precious Illusions - Alanis Morissette (2002)
*Good Enough - Darren Hayes (2003)
*Kinda Hard - Eric Himan (2004)
*Farewell to The Old Me - Dar Williams (2005)
*Whole- Casey Stratton (2006)
*Phoenix Rising - Dan Paul (2007)
*Lessons Learned - Carrie Underwood(2008)
*32 Flavors - Ani DiFranco
This year I chose a song from a particularly powerful EP. Christopher Dallman is an amazing singer songwriter that recorded an album Race The Light a few years ago. Christopher took some time off and it showed that he struggled to figure out his next move. The result was the heartbreaking honest new ep "NEVER WAS" (http://christopherdallman.bandcamp.com/album/never-was). This song that I chose is all about picking yourself off and saying it is time to either shit or get off the pot. It is that time for me. I am ready for the creative year I have started :) ENJOY!!!
COMING AROUND - CHRISTOPHER DALLMAN (2010)
I’m changing the way that I do business
I’m closing up shop
I woke up on a question
‘Is this my life or not?’
I’ve cooked the books so long
To feel like I was giving it a shot
But I’m not
I’m not
I don’t know how it got to where
I sleepwalk through every day
My pen don’t move
My guitar never seems to want to play
9-5 I’m half alive
How long have I been this way?
Keeping my
pulse at bay
The trick is how you choose to see it
It’s coming around, it’s coming around
If I can dream it, I can be it
It’s coming around, it’s coming around
On the horizon
This kid is wising up
Can you tell me brother
Can you help me understand
How a dream can grow so heavy
It nearly breaks a man?
My baby says to hold on
As long as I can
With a strong, strong hand
The trick is how you choose to see it
It’s coming around, it’s coming around
If I can dream it, I can be it
It’s coming around, it’s coming around
On the horizon
This kid is wising up
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Nicely done! Such a great song, a fantastic EP, and and amazing singer/songwriter. It is just beyond everything when someone can inspire us in our own lives. Best of luck with your creative year.
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