#6: Chase March 12th, 2006
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When taken together, holidays, road trips, and long showers are a pretty good recipe for awakening the muse; I came up with this song in the shower in a Kansas City hotel room around Christmas 2002. It always cried out to be played with a band, and finally, in spring ‘04, my short-lived college band (Tanny Phillips, guitar; JP Ramos, drums) made this recording for the same comp that “Union Station” was on. (At our school, bandcest was widespread enough that if somebody played on one song on the comp, they probably played on more than one.) We weren’t all that great, but I think you can hear at least a whisper of what this song is supposed to be. Thanks for listening.
Breathing heavy every time he walked by
Feeling ready when his eyes met mine
I loved to push him, loved to hear him protest
Knew it was over when he finally said yesI love the chase; the rest is no fun
Why do the boys here always let me down?
I love the chase, and before I’m done,
I’ll probably chase them all right out of this townDon’t know what happened to my crush on you
Remember all the crazy things I would do?
Followed you home; I drove out of my way
Just ain’t the same now that we talk every dayI love the chase; the rest is no fun
Why do the boys here always let me down?
I love the chase, and before I’m done,
I’ll probably chase them all right out of this townGet me out of here
Am I the only one?
Sure could use a change and I’ve barely begun
Chasing people around
Did I hear someone say settle down?I set the cruise control to seventy-five
I caught my breath as I watched him pass by
I saw his suitcase and guitar in the back
I smiled a little and I stepped on the gasI love the chase; the rest is no fun
Why do the boys here always let me down?
I love the chase, and before I’m done,
I’ll probably chase them all right out of this town
At 10:09 pm on April 23rd, 2006, Shoebox Full of Tapes » #12: Chase wrote:
[…] So this week, just in case it was killing you not knowing what “Chase” sounded like before it sounded like “Chase”, here’s an older demo of the same song. Meanwhile, back in the present, I’ve been practicing with a new drummer for a couple weeks now, getting closer to doing what we really want to do, which is play rock shows. We’re not going to record anything until we’re ready and it won’t go on SFoT unless all contributors are okay with that, and that’s why, for a while here, I don’t think I’ll really have much new stuff to share. But I’ve still got this box — and yes, the box actually exists, it’s about two feet from my elbow right now — and I’m still going to try my damnedest to dig up something “new” that’s not too cringe-inducing, every week. Maybe I’ll discover some things I hadn’t heard before, either. […]