Swerve (2021, Casey D. Stanislaw, Jadan J. Oliver)
KCD:  vocals, guitars, bass, drum loop
Jadan: keys
(Rhythm guitar is tuned DADGAD)


There was a line from me to you
A single connection, one way through
But really what is a line
But a collection of points in time
Think about it, you know that it’s true

See how that line is really a curve
A couple of angles, a dogleg, a swerve
Standing at the other side
Tell me now, what did we find
Ten thousand ways from me to you

So we rise into another day
And we'll find a different way

So we rise into another day
And we'll find a different way
Life is a spiral
We’re on another trip around the dial
By every country mile on the way through
From me to you

From me to you ….

2021 Demos

Swerve

Damn Train
(2021, Casey D. Stanislaw)

I should have pulled on my boots and gotten out of there
I should be tromping through the woods and breathing natural air
I should be pressing through the fog with my faithful dog

Instead I’m riding on this damned old train
Looking at my reflection in a windowpane
They ran me out of town on a rail
With a one-way ticket to either heaven or hell

I should have saddled up my pony for a midnight ride
Made my escape by the moonlight through the countryside

Instead I’m riding on this damned old train
And I'm losing my shirt in a poker game
They went and ran me out of town on a rail
With a one-way ticket
A one-way ticket
To either heaven or hell

It’s bound to happen if you don’t watch your back
Get too complacent and don’t cover your tracks
You don’t realize until it’s too late
You got a choice that you did not make

Well ....
I should have fired up my Harley and hit the road
I should be flying ‘cross the border into Mexico

Instead I’m riding on this goddamn train
Everything to lose and nothing to gain
They went and ran me out of town on a rail
With a one-way ticket
I got a one-way ticket
A one-way ticket
To either heaven or hell

Damn Train (demo)

With lyrical help from Ann Stanislaw. Feat. Caleb Stanislaw on lead guitar and bass.

Modern Age 
(2017, Casey Stanislaw / Ann Stanislaw)

Where is my, what time is it, I’m just not feeling Zen
All this work in progress never ever seems to end
Our world’s in a slow decay
We can’t absolve our sins
The jungle always wins
	
All the extra nuts and bolts just came tumbling from your head
The day that we’ll be perfect is when we are perfectly dead
Leave it for another day
What the tide won’t cover up
The wind will blow away

Sins known and unknown	
Things done and incomplete
Life dormant and grown
Gods above and beneath
Deeds hidden and shown
It’s such a bright and sunny day
Let’s lay it on a leaf
And watch it float away
Nothing left to say
There’s no way to be saved
In this Modern Age.

Leave it for another day
What the tide won’t cover up
The wind will blow away
That’s enough for today
Just let it lay
There’s no way to be saved
In this Modern Age

Modern Age

A lyrical idea from Dave Prince. This is the demo version of the song. 

Alexa (I'm So Lonely)
(2018, David C. Prince / Casey D. Stanislaw)

Alexa, why am I so lonely?
I need someone to talk to and you are my only friend
Alexa, why don’t she ever phone me?
Tell me where she’s gone, and when she’s coming back again
Hey hey hey ---

Alexa, tell me ‘bout the weather
I haven’t been outside for days – is it sun or is it rain?
Alexa, you’re my friend forever
Turn out all the lights and let me tell you ‘bout my pain

Information echo tube
I know that you know what to do
Flashing blue and talking smart
I got nowhere else to turn 
For these matters of the heart

Alexa, check out her Facebook
She’s blocked me and I need to know if she’s got another man
Alexa, did she go out dancing?
She’s probably doing shots and listening to our favorite band

(Chorus)

Alexa, I’m so lonely
It’s so long since I been sober, I feel like I’m gonna drown
Alexa, you’re my only homey
Get me out this mess and I will never let you down

Information echo tube
Won’t you tell me what to do
Flashing blue and talking smart
I tell you that I got no clue
Information echo tube
I’m afraid that it is down to you
Flashing blue and talking smart
I got nowhere else to turn 
For these matters
… of the heart
Of the heart, of the heart,
Hey, hey, hey

Alexa (I'm So Lonely) -- Demo version

Downtime (demo version)
(2020, Casey D. Stanislaw)

Performed by the KCD Band:
KCD -- vocals and rhythm guitar
Jose del Castillo -- bass and lead guitar
Joshua Spurling -- MIDI drums

We’ve had all the rest we need
The garage is organized and clean
We’re so sick of looking at the Twitter feed
We can’t watch any more t.v.
We gotta wake up from the down time
We gotta get our lives back in line

In every apocalyptic movie I’ve ever seen
The people huddle and hide
Open up the hatch,  climb into the dawn
It’s a different world outside
They wake up from the down time
Their whole world has been redefined
The world is getting woke
It’s time for decent folk to rise up and shine

(solo)

We survived
We are the ninety-nine
But our way of life
Has just turned on a dime
We gotta wake up from the down time

All the little birdies flying outside
I saw them all in my book
The mockingbirds, the mourning doves
They never missed a note
They didn’t know about the down time
They just went on living their lives
Well the world is getting woke
It’s time for decent folk
To rise up and shine

We survived
We are the ninety-nine
But our way of life
Has just turned on a dime
We gotta wake up from the down time

We gotta rise and shine
We gotta reboot our minds

2020 demos

Downtime (demo)

For all the dads and grandpas out there.

Grandpa’s Well
(2020, Casey D. Stanislaw)
(Feat. Jadan Oliver on piano)

My granddaddy dug a well
Took a shovel, dug it deep
Stayed down in that hole all by himself
Until he found water sweet

My granddaddy made a farm
From a hundred acres of cedar trees
Every day he worked his fingers to the bone
To build a place for you and me

Now I ain’t saying he was kind
He was stubborn, and reckless as hell
But he found water, pure and clear
And I’m still drinking from Grandpa’s well

And when I remember that man
And look around at all he made with his hands
I realize that I’m living the dream
That bubbled up from that hidden stream

I carry my granddaddy’s name
And just like him, I’m a little unrefined
But it don’t matter who you are in this life
It’s only what you leave behind

Now I ain’t saying he was a righteous man
There were many times he stumbled and fell
But he found water, pure and clear
And I’m still drinking from Grandpa’s well
I’m still drinking from Grandpa’s well

My granddaddy dug a well
Took a shovel, dug it deep

2020 Demos

Grandpa's Well

Almost There (Casi llegamos)
(2020, Casey D. Stanislaw)

(with Joshua Spurling on percussion)

We had crash-landed on the island
We had ejected from a wild one
We laid exhausted on the shore
We couldn’t fight 'em any more

And all the things that passed between us
Were about as far away as Venus
The trade winds blowing through our hair
We left our baggage on the pier 

We were almost there
We were too tired to care
Floating into the blue
To find a place where the light shines through

Hallamos oro en la orilla
Oímos voces en las conchas
El celular nos falló
El equipaje se nos perdió

Casi llegamos
Poco faltaba a nosotros
Sino recobrar el amor
Donde brilla la luz del sol
Donde brilla la luz del sol
En el brillante luz del sol

Almost There (Casi llegamos)

Pappy's Gonna Play Guitar
(2020, Casey D. Stanislaw, Tom Jones, José del Castillo)

(Performed by the KCD Band:
KCD:  vocals, rhythm guitar, drum programming
José del Castillo:  lead guitar
Tom Jones: bass)

When the day is done
Pappy’s gonna play guitar
When there’s no more sun
Pappy’s gonna play guitar
You need some kind of constant in your life  

When the books are read
Pappy’s gonna play guitar
When the kids are in bed
Pappy’s gonna play guitar

You look up at the sky 
And see the stars
When that ol' moon is on the rise
Pappy’s gonna play guitar



When the seasons change
Pappy’s gonna play guitar
From age to age
Pappy’s gonna play guitar

You need some kind of constant in your life
When that ol' moon is on the rise
You’re gonna turn out the lights
‘Cause Pappy’s gonna play
Pappy’s gonna play
Pappy’s gonna play
Guitar …..

Pappy's Gonna Play Guitar

Followed Elvis Costello down a rabbit hole where I had tea with The Cars and we listened to Billy Joel's "Glass Houses." I came out with this. Hope you dig it! Please like and share!

Listen Up! (I’m Not Listening)
(2020, Casey D. Stanislaw)

Performed by KCD

Well I kept my mouth shut
‘Cause I didn’t want to put you down
Proclaiming your gospel
Like a prophet on the temple mount
When you’re on your pedestal
Anything I say
Is not gonna change your mind anyway

So listen up! I’m not listening
That’s enough! You’re just pissing me off now
And I don’t want to walk out now 

You’re so worked up
You can’t see the forest for the trees
Blah, blah, blah, it’s nothing that I can believe
In a fake news zone where you spin, spin, spin
I’m not gonna watch that channel again
I’m still your friend, but it’s a no-win

So listen up! I’m not listening
That’s enough! I’m going fishing
And I’m off now
Until you stop running your mouth
Yah listen up! I’m not listening
It’s messed up! Cognitive dissonance
Will get me through somehow

You come out swinging and that look in your eye
   Says there’ll be no quarter tonight
So back off baby, I’m the only one here
   And I really, really just don’t want to fight

You’re just pissing me off now
And I don’t want to walk out now
La la la la la la la la! I’m not listening!
That’s enough, I’m finished spinning
And I’m full up now
Of the crazy coming out of your mouth
And I’m not about to walk out now
It’s messed up, so listen up, that’s enough, 
that’s enough

Listen Up! (I'm Not Listening)

Swimming Pool
(2020, Casey D. Stanislaw)
(performed by KCD, with Jaden Oliver on synth lead)

Jump into my swimming pool
You know the scene is always cool
Take a break from the quarantine
Till it’s time to go back to school 

You can do your cannonball
Marco Polo, touch ‘em all
Snacks and beer and crystal blue
At my swimming pool

Forget about COVID-19
20,000 gallons pure and clean

In my swimming pool
We ain’t got no stupid rules
You can even act a fool
In my swimming pool

Come and swim a little while
Bring your granny, bring your child

Don’t need a mask when you dive down deep
Ph balanced, virus free

In my swimming pool 

Soaking up those summer rays
Strong and healthy, stay that way

Get outside, grab a float
Chlorinated antidote 

At  my swimming pool
You know the scene is always cool
Take a break from the quarantine
Till it’s time to go back to school
Till ya have to go back to school

Swimming Pool (w/ Jadan Oliver)

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-- KCD

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