When miscommunications come between us.  It has a slightly country-ish vibe to it.  I played Fender Telecaster, Squire Stratocaster, Fender Mustang Bass. Honky Tonk piano, Organ & Viola via software synths.  All vocals and percussion stuff, recording, production and mixing by CT.  c2023 Chuck Townsend

Lonely Chaos

CREDITS
Easton Driver - Lead and background vocals
Chris Chafin - Acoustic guitar
Bart Dietvorst - Electric guitar, bass
Tim McDonald - Keyboards
Dan Hochhalter - Fiddle
Glenn Welman - Drums, percussion

Lyrics by Chris Chafin and Tim McDonald
Produced by Chris Chafin
Mix/master - Tim Dolbear at Eclectica Studios

LYRICS
She saw you-know-who in my fancy ride
Caught us headed to the lakeside
Saw us embracin' and kissin' goodbye
Outside the door of her double-wide

I came home drunk that fateful night
She was ready for one helluva fight
She punched me square in my cheatin' face
Had me screamin' and whalin' long into the night

She's takin' the house, and my '68 Vette
All my 401K that I won't collect
She's keepin' the dog and she's keepin' my name 
Just to eat me up inside, drive me insane
...It ain't mine anymore

I ran out of stories and false alibis
She finally saw through all of my lies
My cheatin' ways ain't gonna fly no more
If I come back again it'll be my demise

She's takin' my Harley, she's keepin' our friends 
Leavin' me nothin' but a few lousy cents
She's takin' it all, I've even lost my manhood
Leavin' me nothin', she don't care if she should
...Cause it ain't mine anymore

I'm just leavin' here with nothin', nothin' but dread
Just the shirt on my back and my tail between my legs
Now my dog don't love me, neither does she
Neither wants no part of me

She's takin' the house, my '68 Vette
My 401K, I'll never get 

I ain't gettin' the dog, she's keepin' my name 
Just to eat me up and drive me insane

She's takin' my Harley, she's hoardin' our friends 
Leavin' me nothin', just a few lousy cents

She's takin' it all, even my manhood
Leavin' me nothin', she don't care if she should

...Cause it ain't mine anymore

It Ain't Mine Anymore (production release)

I wrote this song on keyboard- using a synth pad and piano with acoustic guitar, Uke, Bass, percussion in mind. Usual lead & harmony vocals. This music felt 'lonely' to me but looking for an optimistic outcome.  c2024 Chuck Townsend

Alone Is All You Feel

Sarah Kelley performs this earworm about the amazing dogs who touch our lives, written by Robert Holmes and Buck Wilcox, and Produced by Robert Holmes in the style of 80's girlbands rock. All instruments played by Robert Holmes.
www.robertholmesmusic.com

Angels Know All

Weaving a tapestry of Taylor acoustics, Fender Telecaster & Fender Duo Sonic Electric guitars. These were blended in with Fender Rhodes, strings and modified Mellotron sounds via software synths and Hammond Sk-1. Matched with Fender Mustang Bass and Toontracks percussion edited. Multi vocals. Written, recorded, production by CT. c2025 Chuck Townsend

Understanding Truth

Photo by Sherry Townsend
Written and recorded by Chuck Townsend
c2025 Chuck Townsend

Higher Plane

The basic music I came up with in January 2025. In March I chose to finish writing the lyrics, finesse some of the music. A mix of Fender Electrics, Telecaster with ebow and Strat rhythms and Epiphone Les Paul P90 'clean's sounds. Along with various pads, mellotron and organ sounds. Harmony vocals, Mustang Bass and percussion.
Photo by Sherry Townsend
c 2025 Chuck Townsend

Believe In Yourself

I'd Be Lost Without You

I'd Be Lost Without You (feat. The Lemon Twigs)

Down by the salley gardens
   my love and I did meet;
She passed the salley gardens
   with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy,
   as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I, being young and foolish,
   with her would not agree.

In a field by the river
   my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning shoulder
   she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy,
   as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish,
   and now am full of tears.

W.B.Yeats

Down by the Salley Gardens

A brief Noir style love story , set in the 50s

V.I.P-ers Kiss (4.4.25)

[Verse 1]
Bright little sparks and your gentle touch,
Felt like a fairytale — soft and lush.
A carefree life, no rush, no race,
Then came the gray, the color erased.

Bouquets of sorry, black-and-white days,
Mistakes on repeat, I lost my way.
I swore I’d change, take a better road,
But words meant nothing when the silence froze.

Your softness clashed with my selfish pride,
Your heavy eyes — my endless tide.

[Verse 2]
The stars ignited in skies so wide,
The moon eclipsed the sun with pride.
Between us — bitterness like a stream,
Between light and dark, we lost the dream.

The shadow whispers what truth won’t say,
While honesty slowly drifts away.
We’re books with covers bold and bright,
But pages unread, never touched by light.

So many chapters we’ll never see,
So many words — but none about "we."

[Verse 3]
I looked in your eyes — no pain, just red,
Hoping for miracles, but dreams were dead.
Flipping through pages left blank and cold,
We broke from the weight and let go our hold.

We soared like birds to skies unknown,
Chasing new dreams, far from home.
You pull me to heaven, I lead you below,
You're my one flaw, the drug I won’t let go.

The light in my dark, the path when I stray,
Without you beside me — I lose my way.

[Bridge]
Drunk on sunrises, I wake and roam,
Chasing your face through crowds alone.
Through empty words and strangers’ lies,
Your name's my beacon in midnight skies.

The voices echo with hollow tone,
My world lost color, I’m flesh and bone.
Yet still, my heart holds your loving flame,
While illusions whisper and call my name.

I'm drunk off mirages that never come true,
And somewhere inside, I’m still losing you.

Lonely Chaos

Chuck Townsend

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