CAGES
Lyrics		Kaeff
Music		Kaeff
© 2018		Published by Diabolical Kitten Publishing (ASCAP) 


Compressed within a willing mind			
The hope of heaven and the terror of knowing	
Waves frozen on the water				
In the blistering chill of January				
	I know the fire of so many suns		
	I know the anguish of the tortured skies	
	I hold the chalice but can never drink		
	I hold the balance of so many lies			

And ego is a cage from which we watch the world
And ego is a cage from which we watch the world

Tomorrow’s sun is setting now
Within the hope of all we pray and sacrifice
Laughter glitters on frozen tears
We gamble, yet we fear the rolling dice
I know the thoughts of all your yesterdays
I know the strangled love you miss today
I feel the pummeling heartbeat of time
I feel the real thoughts behind what you say

And expectations are a cage from which we watch the world
And expectations are a cage from which we watch the world

Lush waves blanket the hills of my home
Life awash in the mists of the new day
Beauty so easily culled from nothing
Sifting miracles of life from the birth of pain
I will hold all you may care to give
I will hold my truth as fiction binds me
I will be your angel and stand alone
I will be the sentinel of your lost dreams

And envy is a cage from which we watch the world
And envy is a cage from which we watch the world

The doors of the cages are locked with the thoughts we harbor
The doors of the cages are bound by the lies we design
The doors of the cages are sealed with the dreams we betray
The doors of the cages are opened by leaving our fear behind

It's Not What You Think

Cages - Demo

My name is Scot Kaeff and I'm a bassist, songwriter, lyricist, guitarist, poet (with five published collections at present), safety professional, social critic, voice actor, actor, and aspiring novelist. When playing music recently, though, I've been working under the name Reasons For Moving.  I'm also a former member of Dr. Kevin Holm-Hudson & The Adjuncts, where I played bass and still contribute from time to time.

Reasons For Moving Biography:  Reasons For Moving began as an acoustic duo in 2009 and, through the course of one CD release, Consumption Of The Fittest, and a variety of talented musicians passing through its ranks, has taken form again in 2017 with original member, Scot Kaeff, at the helm. 

Scot began playing bass and writing songs at the tender age of 14, cutting his teeth mainly on heavy metal.  His influences range across a wide expanse of music, but some key elements include Iron Maiden, U2, Manic Street Preachers, Peter Gabriel, Our Lady Peace, Queen, David Bowie, King's X, Genesis, Heather Nova, Kaiser Chiefs, Wolf Alice, The Tragically Hip, The Joy Formidable, Savatage, and Midnight Oil.  Always in original bands, seldom was a cover played, which made gigs somewhat infrequent, but honed the writing to a coruscated edge. Two members of the mid-nineties progressive metal band Scot led, Feelin' Crystal, Tim McNally and Jessica Palmer Banish, also did time in Reasons For Moving and remain active collaborators, along with keyboardist/pianist, Dave Crowe.

Reasons For Moving is a project, first and foremost, dedicated to intelligent, soulful lyrics (Scot has five poetry collections in print, the most recent being Rendering The Impossible, Finishing Line Press, 2014) and grooving, bass-driven rock & roll, sometimes acoustic and wistful, sometimes aggressive and brazen. Only demos are posted currently, but as 2018 continues, look for final products to be posted in their finished forms.

Reasons For Moving...as Mark Strand wrote in his poem, Keeping Things Whole, "We all have reasons for moving. I move to keep things whole." The music, the lyrics, the band are all an attempt to do just that.

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All Songs Published by Diabolical Kitten Publishing (ASCAP)

Scot N. Kaeff + Fretted & Fretless Basses, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, E-Bow, Vocals, Programming, Etc.

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What happens when you teach a kid Suzuki violin, have him grow up in the home of a rock band, and then give him a guitar and get out of his way?

Throw in a love for Dave Brubeck and odd time signatures, some Phil Keaggy and open guitar tunings, a little Klayton and Trent Reznor, a touch of Adrian Belew, a dash of Danny Elfman and Alan Silvestri, and then stir in a heaping helping of big dumb guitar rock, and you’ve got a mishmash of influences that make up my sound. 

I like to make interesting music, and I get bored easily. I am equal parts composer and performer. I sing a little. I play a lot. And I really dig making absurd beats in weird time signatures that don’t make any sense until they do.