Song for all the pets we've ever loved, waitin' at the Rainbow Bridge.

Co-Written by Casey Shapiro and Milk DeMucas Big Irv's 2019

Kelly Bayer's Album

Rainbow Bridge

A faster electric version of Tripping Up The Stairs
The spoken word segment paraphrases "The Tyger" by William Blake
Lyrics:
Crawling in the graveyard 
Just listen to your cares.
Sliding down the highway 
and tripping up the stairs.

Falling in a manhole
and changing all the locks.
Sliding down the runway
and sitting in a box.

I don't want to hurt you
but I fear that I have already done so.
I don't want to leave you but I know that I have already gone so...
Oh little one turn out the light.
Oh dearie tell me it's all right, all right.

Crawling in the graveyard 
Just listen to your cares.
Sliding down the highway 
and tripping up the stairs.

Falling in a manhole
and changing all the locks.
Screaming down the runway
and sitting in a box.
(Spoken word)
Listen, listen to your cares
For what immortal hand nor eye
could tame thy fearful symmetry 

I don't want to hurt you
but I fear that I have already done so.
I don't want to leave you but I know that I have already gone so...
Oh little one turn out the light.
Oh dearie tell me it's all right, all right.

Crawling in the graveyard 
Just listen to your cares.
Speeding down the highway 
and tripping up the stairs.

Falling in a manhole
and changing all the locks.
Sliding down the runway
and sitting in a box.

Tripping Up The Stairs (Fast Version)

From kay: 
“The source of these songs is a mystery to me, a deep and abiding one, and more than anything else, I seek to keep my channel open to honor the vitality that comes through. I have had help in so many ways from many people. First and foremost, I want to thank Rip Florence, not only for his mad producing skills but also for his kindness, support, and calm, steady encouragement. I want to thank all the amazing folks who play on Mondays at the Ugly Mug Cafe in Soquel, CA., Planet Earth. It is so life-affirming to share in the weekly ritual we enact of holding space for each other. I have made friendships I never expected and have grown there as a songwriter, performer, and person. Thanks to all my friends, particularly Kristen and Marcus Cortez, for feeding me in so many ways and who let me play for my dinner; and to Tamera Parks for helping me believe I could come out as Trans, for being there at my shows and teaching me about gracefulness; and to Cathy Head for her insight and unwavering support of me, in more ways than I can recount. Finally, I want to acknowledge and thank Steve Volk, owner of the Ugly Mug Cafe, for his unflagging support of local musicians and artists, for his perpetual motion, and for his generosity and encouragement: he knows how I feel about him.” 


From rip: 
"My friend Kay has made a truly unique, special, and much-needed intrinsic contribution to music and the local community via her debut album, ‘One Candlelight.' 

This type of musical endeavor makes me feel most fulfilled in curating this label and collaborating with community… 

I knew that when I first met Kay, heard her music, and learned about her personal journey, I wanted to collaborate with her. She had told me that after coming out as Trans and navigating a tumultuous divorce, as a consequence of her coming out, she felt empowered spiritually and ready to start sharing her music publicly. Much to the benefit of us all… 

Kay’s songs are empowering and all about the spirit of being hopeful, kind, loving, and true to oneself. Because of her energy and what she brings to the songs she writes, I have found her music to be extremely compelling, and it’s been so enjoyable to listen to these songs repeatedly while in the mixing and mastering process of this project. 

In the contemporary social media marketing landscape - where people clamber for each other’s attention via signaling the idea of being cool or popular: often by homogenizing and assimilating their appearance and creative contributions - Kay is truly original and insanely cool. The coolest of cool is being genuine, wholehearted, loving, encouraging, and kind to all the people she meets in her life. 

With SDR, my goal has always been to collaborate with local, marginalized, niche, idiosyncratic, sincere musicians and collaborate with them to realize their dreams - often recording, mixing, and mastering their debut and sophomore releases. 

I feel really great about collaborating with Kay on this project, and I hope that her music lands with the audience she deserves one that values community empowerment in music, altruism, the intrinsic creative impulse, and not being afraid to be a genuine artist even if it means not being the most popular. Nurturing that honest spirit is what this label and outsider music are all about!"

Tripping Up The Stairs (Fast Version)

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