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Chris Ray Gun

What If - Finished Version

Who started the fire in the warehouse?
Turns out it wasn't demons.
Who started the final solution?
Turns out it wasn't demons.
Who started the shootings in our school yards?
Turns out it wasn't demons.
How can we all possibly get along?
Look at the things we believe in.

There is no heaven or hell, so take your life and define it
Not by words take from someone else, but by your own words tailored to fight it
Cuz' free will ain't what they want it to be, cuz what they want it to be is a tool
So next time someone passes lies for a speech, make sure you've got some skeptic in you

Who started hospitals and charities?
Turns out it wasn't angels.
Who created medicine and chemistry?
Turns out it wasn't angels.
Who started scientific discovery?
Sure as hell wasn't angels.
Tell me the stories you devoutly believe
I'm not convinced by your fable

CHORUS
C,G,C,G,C,G,-D
The human race can be a wonderful thing
But our religions say we're damned little things
Guilty from birth for all the terrible things
That were done

Before we've even lived a day we're condemned
To an existence full of making amends 
For awful deeds committed by other men
We'll I'm done

With you and your convenient message of thought conviction
I'm done with you
And your fairy-tails 


"Turns Out (No Heaven or Hell)" - Original Song

Reality Calls

I left my home without my wooden dolls
In hopes that I might soon forget
But everywhere I go, these wooden dolls
Shuffle through the streets half dead

And in the eyes of all these wooden dolls
There's fire deep within
But each time I've spoken with a wooden doll
They seem to ignore that it exists

We are more than the world says we need to be
And there is love when the world says  there cannot be
And there is light where the mind says they'll never be

So when will you be the first 
To shake off your wooden shield?
For better or for worse
Is not better to feel?

So when your mind's telling you
You shouldn't be the first to call
Let it know you'll rise above it all
Above the wooden dolls
Above the wooden dolls
Above the wooden dolls




Wooden Dolls

I'll fix the few mistakes one day. For now, on to Track 3

Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene

Hey! Hey!
Mr. Disarray
You've been down, for the count, for a couple days
Sun's up
But your drug's 
Sweet misery's company when you're out of luck

No sign of method to the sea of madness you're adrift in
Far cry from fine, you'd be alright if you could only listen

Just one more dose of dethamphetamine 
I'm trapped in this place
Where self hatred and ecstasy 
Are one in the same
Keep me down
Keep my arms bound
keep me unaware
It's my drug 
To keep me undone
Keep me unaware

Son, how
Much time have you now?
Life's a race for a place in the underground
I need
You to see
Time passes by when you find god in misery

One day you'll wonder where the days have gone, and realize
That you've spent your entire life completely paralyzed.   

"Dethamphetamine" - Starship Kanonbomb

Witt Lowry:
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Dan Haynes:
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Mixed by Ty-Nitty : @TyNitty_mdc

Witt Lowry - Move On (Prod. By Dan Haynes)

You Got Me

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KYLE - KING WAVY (ft. G-Eazy)

Pre-Order the Keep It Sexy EP here: www.hive.co/l/keepitsexyep

Out everywhere October 2nd 2015

An effortlessly playful nature mixed with a supreme swagger that can only come from the most spry of collaborations, Borgore teams up with G-Eazy for the release of “Forbes,” the title track off his upcoming EP on Buygore. Co-produced by Styles & Complete, "Forbes" leads with G-Eazy's signature slick vocals, building along a trap beat that slowly simmers before bursting to the forefront.
 
Through a decade-long list of accomplishments, Tel-Aviv born Asaf Borger has amassed millions of fans worldwide. Under his iconic moniker Borgore, the founder of Buygore Records has become known not only for his provocative nature, but his high-level productions. Headlining sold out shows at iconic events such as Tomorrowland, Made In America, Ultra and EDC Las Vegas, Borgore also hosts “The Buygore Show,” an internationally syndicated SiriusXM radio series that shares the name of his upcoming US Tour. Paired with #NEWGOREORDER, his first full-length album last year, and a milieu of collaborative bangers alongside fellow cohorts like Miley Cyrus, Waka Flocka Flame and Diplo, Borgore playfully moves through the realms of electro house and trap, commanding attention at every turn.
 
Labeled as one to watch by MTV, indie-rapper G-Eazy has slowly but steadily built his reputation for almost a decade. With a series of mixtapes, EPs and full-lengths to his name, last year saw the release of the Bay Area artists’s first major label release These Things Happen, a telling and often biographical full-length that not only brought G-Eazy out of the realms of the internet, but reached number one on various charts, as well as hitting number three on the Billboard 200. In addition to collaborating with Borgore, G-Eazy has worked with a plethora of names including A$AP Ferg, Devon Baldwin and fellow west coast rapper E-40.
 
Providing supporting duties this fall, LA-based duo Alex Steins and Austin Hains, otherwise known as Styles & Complete, will be joining Borgore on his upcoming tour. With music slated for release on Buygore, Styles & Complete's vast expertise in production, along with a variety of collaborations including KStylis, Marty Baller, and Paul of Three 6 Mafia, have helped to build their reputation as producers to watch.

@Borgore
@g-eazy
@stylesandcomplete

www.buygore.com

“G-Eazy appears courtesy of RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment”. 

Forbes

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Borgore Ft. G-Eazy - Forbes (Prod. By Borgore & Styles&Complete)

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

Words by: Shane Koyczan 
Music by: Alex Mandel
Shane: voice
Lucas Schuller: snare drum
Glenna: piano, voice
Jesse: bass
Maiya: voice, glockenspiel
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

1 - "Turn On A Light" 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

Crush:
Words by: Shane Koyczan 
Music by: The Short Story Long
Shane: voice
Corwin: drums, electric guitar
Glenna: piano, tapdancing, voice
Jordie: cello
Jesse: glockenspiel, bass
Maiya: voice, electric guitar

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

4 - “Crush” 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

When I Was a Kid:
Words by: Shane Koyczan 
Music by: The Short Story Long
Shane: voice
Glenna: piano
Corwin: drums
Jesse: bass, glockenspiel
Jordie: cello
Maiya: ukulele, voice, accordion
Daniel Lapp: trumpet, trombone, phono-cello, flumpet
Josie Patterson: tuba

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

12 - "When I Was A Kid" by Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long

Lanslide Cover by Chris Ray Gun (DEMO - First try)

Landslide - Uncut - Attempt #1

NOT MY SONG!!!
ALL RIGHTS GO TO CHRIS RAY GUN!!!
https://www.youtube.com/user/MindfreakCM

'Anxiety' - Chris Ray Gun

Lukas Graham - Mama Said (Devvon Terrell Remix)

Mama Said

Turns Out - Demo

DOWNLOAD LINK https://chrisraygun.bandcamp.com/track/reality-calls-remastered

LYRICS

I live in the walls as they sing you to sleep
When you're on the edge I'm the force that pulls you to lean back
I dwell in your tears as they run down your cheeks
I wont go away I'm the stage that's beneath every act

And I don't care
That I'm killing you

Hello, this is Anxiety calling
To remind you that I'm here to stay
That no amount of thought or rationalizing 
Will be enough to drive me away
I feed on your insecurities
(And, boy, there are a lot of 'em)

I drive you to fear and to thoughts of self harm
From the time you wake to the time you retire to your bed
I make your relationships fracture apart
I lead you to trust no one else but the doubt that fills your head

And I don't care
That I'm killing you

(Chorus)

Second guess yourself 
Until you've wasted all your time
Second guess yourself 
Until you've watched your life gone by
A moment of clarity is comin'
But only for a little while

(Oh)
Hello, this is Reality callin'
Wishing you'd pick up the phone
It's okay, you're gonna be alright
You don't have to suffer alone
It's hard but you've got to answer me ...

I'll call again another time.

Reality Calls (Remastered 2018)

G-Eazy - The Endless Summer - 03 Runaround Sue ft. Greg Banks

Roadhouse Blues - The Doors

The Great Dictator Speech - Music by Hans Zimmer (Inception)
Hope
I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an Emperor, that's not my business.
I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible, Jew, gentile, black man and white.
We all want to help one another, human beings are like that. We all want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery. We don't want to hate and despise one another.
In this world there is room for everyone and the earth is rich and can provide for everyone.
The way of life can be free and beautiful but we have lost the way.
Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed but we have shut ourselves in.
Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want, our knowledge has made us cynical, our cleverness hard and unkind.
We think too much and feel too little
More than machinery we need humanity, more than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness; without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.
The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together, the very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men, cries out for universal brotherhood for the unity of us all. 
Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world; millions of despairing men, women and little children, victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.
To those who can hear me I say "Do not despair".
The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.
The hate of men will pass and dictators die and the power they took from the people, will return to the people and so long as men die liberty will never perish.
Soldiers! Don't give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you and enslave you, who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think, what to feel!
Who drill you, diet you, treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder!
Don't give yourselves to these unnatural men!
Machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts. You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men!
You have the love of humanity in your hearts, you don't hate, only the unloved hate. The unloved and the unnatural.
Soldiers, don't fight for slavery, fight for liberty!
In the seventeenth chapter of Saint Luke it is written: "The kingdom of God is within man". Not one man, nor a group of men, but in all men; in you!
You, the people have the power, the power to create machines, the power to create happiness. You, the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure, then in the name of democracy let's use that power, let us all unite! 
Let us fight for a new world, a decent world that will give men a chance to work, that will give you the future and old age and security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power, but they lie. They do not fulfil their promise, they never will.
Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people.
Now let us fight to fulfill that promise, let us fight to free the world, to do away with national barriers, do away with greed, with hate and intolerance.
Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men's happiness.
Soldiers! In the name of democracy, let us all unite!