a work in progress

this is what depression feels like

this is what self-destruction feels like

God Must Hate Me

Aftershock

Hate Me If It Helps

Official audio by Maddy Hicks

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Written by Maddy Hicks
Produced by Daniel Weber
Mixed by Pedro Calloni
Art by Max Angles

I’m collecting people who hurt me
So I can rotate between them
And maybe not hurt as badly
And maybe learn how to leave them
It’s going ok
Some of them broke away
Somehow that hurt worse
Thought they would hurt first
But I’m the only one that gets broken
Guess broken things can keep breaking
And now I cry on my own
Cause I worry they’ll think I’m faking
I mean it is weird
How did I get here
No love in five years
At least these are my tears

Thought if I was telling the story
Putting guys in clear categories
Shutting off my heart and playing booksmart
I could just stay in the good parts
Where’d she go, the girl I used to be
Believed in love and still looked up to me
In the game too long, I think I lost her
Thought I was building my roster, but

I’m collecting people who hurt me
So I can rotate between them
And maybe not hurt as badly
And maybe learn how to leave them
It’s going ok
Some of them broke away
Somehow that hurt worse
Thought they would hurt first
But I’m the only one that gets broken
Guess broken things can keep breaking
And now I cry on my own
Cause I worry they’ll think I’m faking
I mean it is weird
How did I get here
No love in five years
At least these are my tears

Just say it, spit it out
You don’t want me around
I’ll give you space enough to leave me
But leave the door open if need be
And it’s all fun and games
Til I can’t love the same
I’m filling glasses left and right but
Soon there will be nothing left in mine, cause

I’m collecting people who hurt me
So I can rotate between them
And maybe not hurt as badly
And maybe learn how to leave them
It’s going ok
Some of them broke away
Somehow that hurt worse
Thought they would hurt first
But I’m the only one that gets broken
Guess broken things can keep breaking
And now I cry on my own
Cause I worry they’ll think I’m faking
I mean it is weird
How did I get here
No love in five years
At least these are my tears

Roster

Free Download

Sabrina Benaim - Explaining My Depression to My Mother

From the album "Debris" by Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long

Vote now at http://www.shanekoyczan.com and decide which song from "Debris" gets made into a video!!
Video submissions email (details below): submissions@shanekoyczan.com

Album Available at: http://www.shanekoyczan.com/store/debris
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shanekoyczan
YouTube: https://goo.gl/hm1qJz
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shane-koyczan/sets/debris

How to Be a Person:
Words by: Shane Koyczan 
Music by: The Short Story Long 
Shane: voice
Glenna: piano
Maiya: snaps, electric guitar, ukulele
Corwin: drums
Daniel Lapp: mellophone, trumpet
Jesse: bass
Jordie: cello

Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long are:
Shane Koyczan: words and voice
Maiya Robbie: guitar and voice
Jesse Lee: bass and voice
Jordie Robinson: cello and voice
Glenna Garramone: piano and voice


Making a new video and you get to decide which one!!!

  Many of you already know that we put out the new album just a short while ago. Thank you all for supporting it... we've gotten some incredible reviews and wonderfully positive feedback. I really love this album. I love it so much that I couldn't decide on which video to make next. See where I'm going with this yet? We opened with a video of "For Many" and are now considering which piece should follow it up. In all likelihood this will be the last video I produce (They're an increasingly expensive commitment with no monetary return... I do them because I love doing them... just can't afford to keep doing them.) So with all of that out in the open I want to invite my fans to make this decision. Your support has meant so much over the years and I'm often asked why I haven't done a video for this piece or that piece... trust me I would do videos for all of them if I could. How it breaks down is this. We're going to release the album on YouTube and Soundcloud. Two tracks per week with just a static image of Scott Waters wonderful cover art. When all of the pieces are finally online voting will begin on www.shanekoyczan.com.

There'll be a list of the tracks and each visitor will be allowed to cast their vote for the piece they'd most like to see made into a video. Please keep in mind that we don't have access to grants and are not crowd funding this project. Our budget is a modest 8k which I pay for myself. So please don't expect Michael Jackson's Thriller. Another angle to this little tidbit is that we will be accepting submissions from creators who might be interested in making the video. Animators, graphic designers, filmmakers... Pixar... whoever you are... If this is something that interests you and you believe you can work within the budget... it's all yours. Submit some of your work to submissions@shanekoyczan.com; the band and I will go through and decide which style we'd like to see applied to the chosen track. Something you should consider before making any commitments is that the 8k is in Canadian funds, which is currently laughable outside of Canada, so I hope you're up for a challenge. If you do feel like cushioning the meager budget you can make a pledge on my Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/shanekoyczan. This will likely be the first and last project I release via this site but every penny helps. Okay... I've talked your ear off long enough. Hope you've all been making beautiful steps toward your bliss in this new year. Hope to see you all in it.

Cheers, Shane

8 - "How To Be A Person" by Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long

From the album "Debris" by Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long

Vote now at http://www.shanekoyczan.com and decide which song from "Debris" gets made into a video!!
Video submissions email (details below): submissions@shanekoyczan.com

Album Available at: http://www.shanekoyczan.com/store/debris
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shanekoyczan
YouTube: https://goo.gl/hm1qJz
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shane-koyczan/sets/debris

For Instance:
Words by: Shane Koyczan 
Music by: The Short Story Long
Shane: voice
Jesse: bass
Glenna: piano
Jordie: cello
Corwin Fox: rhodes
Maiya: electric guitar, voice

Shane Koyczan and Tshe Short Story Long are:
Shane Koyczan: words and voice
Maiya Robbie: guitar and voice
Jesse Lee: bass and voice
Jordie Robinson: cello and voice
Glenna Garramone: piano and voice


Making a new video and you get to decide which one!!!

  Many of you already know that we put out the new album just a short while ago. Thank you all for supporting it... we've gotten some incredible reviews and wonderfully positive feedback. I really love this album. I love it so much that I couldn't decide on which video to make next. See where I'm going with this yet? We opened with a video of "For Many" and are now considering which piece should follow it up. In all likelihood this will be the last video I produce (They're an increasingly expensive commitment with no monetary return... I do them because I love doing them... just can't afford to keep doing them.) So with all of that out in the open I want to invite my fans to make this decision. Your support has meant so much over the years and I'm often asked why I haven't done a video for this piece or that piece... trust me I would do videos for all of them if I could. How it breaks down is this. We're going to release the album on YouTube and Soundcloud. Two tracks per week with just a static image of Scott Waters wonderful cover art. When all of the pieces are finally online voting will begin on www.shanekoyczan.com.

There'll be a list of the tracks and each visitor will be allowed to cast their vote for the piece they'd most like to see made into a video. Please keep in mind that we don't have access to grants and are not crowd funding this project. Our budget is a modest 8k which I pay for myself. So please don't expect Michael Jackson's Thriller. Another angle to this little tidbit is that we will be accepting submissions from creators who might be interested in making the video. Animators, graphic designers, filmmakers... Pixar... whoever you are... If this is something that interests you and you believe you can work within the budget... it's all yours. Submit some of your work to submissions@shanekoyczan.com; the band and I will go through and decide which style we'd like to see applied to the chosen track. Something you should consider before making any commitments is that the 8k is in Canadian funds, which is currently laughable outside of Canada, so I hope you're up for a challenge. If you do feel like cushioning the meager budget you can make a pledge on my Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/shanekoyczan. This will likely be the first and last project I release via this site but every penny helps. Okay... I've talked your ear off long enough. Hope you've all been making beautiful steps toward your bliss in this new year. Hope to see you all in it.

Cheers, Shane

10 - "For Instance" by Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long

Produced by @joshjacobson
Written by Skela

I'm Not Hungry

Wild Youth

Youth

Haunt You

Haunt You (feat. chloe moriondo)

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