Favorites

Lonely

Wrote this one in 2019.  Thls one is mostly about my childhood growing up in Fox River Grove.  We lived on Opatrny, across the street from the Opatrny's.  I mowed Mrs. Opatrny''s lawn for $5 and she always had juice and cookies for me after.  The street was named after her father I believe.  This is back before the suburban sprawl took over the town and things were still wild, you could adventure and we were always outside playing.  This is back when summers lasted forever.  The name I carved in the tree gives reference to another song, Martha ... who I crushed on pretty hard in 6th grade.  The tree is still there.  This one is for my friends, as thanks for making FRG a special place to grow up.   A lot of baseball, music, sleepovers, wheelies, and skateboarding...a beautiful and very happy time in my life...one that I hope 35 years from now, my kids will look back and feel the same way about the childhood we gave them.  My Mom, a single mother, worked hard to give me the best she could and I count myself lucky to have had her and am grateful for the years we had in this town.  There is a reason I brought my family back here.  Mom, Scott, Mark, Nina, Martha, Jen, Karen, Stephanie, Wendy, all y'all know who you are, and some of you are gone already...some of you are still a strong force in my life.  I hope we all live forever!  THANK YOU!

Verse 1
Everything you were to me, Everything I’d never be
Well, I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m so lonely I could die  

Verse 2
Standing there with the wind in song, all the birds they sang along
And they’re lonely, so lonely, they’re so lonely I could die.

Verse 3 
Take me home Opatrny, where I carved your name in a tree
And I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m so lonely I could die

Chorus
And I got you and you got me, on and on we’ll shuffle through history
And I got you and you got me, let’s raise a glass and toast our misery
And oh, you’re lovely, I could live forever, we should stick together

Verse 4
Promises, I’m sick of this, all those long nights I’d forget
And I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m so lonely I could die

Verse 5
That’s my mother there in bed, she used to call me sleepy head
She’s lonely, so lonely, oh, she’s so lonely I could die

Verse 6
Take your time with me my friend and I’ll be here till the bitter end
I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m lonely I could die

Chorus 
And I got you and you got me, on and on we’ll shuffle through history
And I got you and you got me, let’s raise a glass and toast our misery
And oh, you’re lovely, I could live forever, we should stick together

Outro
I’m with you, you’re with me, let’s cause a scene, throw a party
I’m lonely, so lonely, but I’ll never be alone again as long as you’re by my side

Lonely

Released on October 13, 2023

All rights reserved © Sublime Exile Recordings

Juicy Gosspi ¨

Juicy Gossip From The Mothership

a song about running away

----------

3am and I’m heading west
Miles shot through with regret
Eyes on the road and the memories
Safe inside my head

I see through your platitudes
Maybe one day I’ll learn
So much distance back to you
Not sure when that bridge got burned

We write our names in the sand
Point our headlights at the moon
We make our way through this land
But gone too soon

No more equivocating
Time to put this to rest
Too much of everything
but enough isn’t the test

I’ve come so far and still I
Feel some days that’s wrong
Only wanted to let you know
That this is where love went wrong

We write our names in the sand
Point our headlights at the moon
We make our way through this land
But gone too soon

Headlights

Until I Find You

I Do It My Way

One List by The Independent Sound ft. Morillo

Follow The Independent Sound on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3aqMUgCyPOhYr2kENi5WDZ?si=1XfE7M1EQ_6cWM0flBvA5g

Download One List on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/one-list-feat-morillo/1730828618?i=1730828619

Released: Feb. 14, 2024



Ⓟ Ⓒ Copyright The Jank Guitar Store Records. All Rights Reserved.

One List

One List by The Independent Sound ft. Morillo

Too Long feat Colby Gray

Lyrics:

Yeah, they told me fitting in is the only way
But every time I try, it just feels so fake
Smiles on my face like a plastic display
Keeping quiet just to make the world okay

Take your medicine, work your daily grind
Shake a stranger’s hand, pretend you feel fine
But truth is something I can't leave behind
I don't wanna be another copy in line

Tell me why you need to close your mind
I don’t wanna be normal like you
Every day I’m running out of time
Searching for a place where I can be true

Closer, closer, to a dream inside
Where I don’t need the mask just to survive
Closer, closer, I can almost find
A way to be normal too
Or maybe just normal for me, not you

Whispers in the crowd say "dont stand out"
They laugh at the ones who live too loud
But I just smile, I know what they're about
Fear of themselves they can’t talk out loud

They want control, they want to choose your clothes
Script your life like a TV show
But I won’t bend, I won’t play that role
I’m the fire they can’t control

Tell me why you’re chasing their design
I don't wanna be normal like you
Every day I break another line
Finding out I’m something brand new

Closer, closer, to a spark inside
Where my flaws are fuel and my faults can shine
Closer, closer, I begin to find
Maybe my normal's the truest kind

Normal’s a word they use for control
Keep you in line till you’re grey and old
But I won’t fall for the lies they sold
My spirit’s rich, even if pockets are cold

So call me strange, call me out of place
I’ll wear my scars like a badge of grace
While you hide behind a plastic face
I found freedom in embracing my space

Closer, closer, every step I move
Not “normal like you” ... I’m carving my truth
Closer, closer, I can finally see
Being normal just means being me

Normal like me, not you.

   I truly play my instruments, write my own songs, really sing my songs and have an interest in other real singer/songwriters. I don't rely on AI computer software to create my music because I write it myself. It may not appeal to all but I can honestly say it is my own work. My latest Album "Caught In A Moment" released June 20, 2020 along with new video for "Trying To Breathe" released on June 17, 2020. Checkout the link below. 

   Just a simple singer/song writer here that has a great passion for song writing and really singing my songs. Enjoy spending my time in my studio in the mountains of California where my guitar whales through the night with a string snapping now and then. Spend my summers at my home in the mountains and my winters in southern California. At one time I had a regular gig in San Francisco where the people were actually able to watch me perform my songs and purchase my work. 

   I now love to play at small gatherings. No, I don't need to bring my computer along for it to perform instead of me. Love to take my guitar to the beach and sit on the sand and sing to the ocean. Or sit out on my deck and sing to nature. Love to have friends at my home to play or write a song together as we sit out on a warm summer evening.

Favorites

C. Christopher Carder