Name: I Just Want to Be There
Duration: 2 min 37 s
Channel: Scott Gordon
Description: "I Just Want to Be There" is a song by PANARCHY. Short, upbeat, hard-hitting song with a driving but "cheerful" venting of anger

I Just Want to Be There

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Short, upbeat, hard-hitting song with a driving but "cheerful" venting of anger

PANARCHY

PANARCHY is the vehicle for performing the more progressive rock songs written by Scott Gordon. The band was started by Scott Gordon (keyboards/vocals/guitars)

Welcome to PANARCHY - proof positive that the craft of songwriting - intelligent, poignant lyrics, and innovative but sonorous harmony of voices and instruments - is not dead. PANARCHY is for me what UTOPIA was for Todd Rundgren. A real band for the band, in-between my own acoustic solo performing and recording.

Song Info

Genre

Rock • Rock General

Charts

#13,989 today Peak #338

#5,736 in subgenre Peak #38

Author

Scott Gordon

Rights

2008 - Scott Gordon

Uploaded

July 30, 2009

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.4 MB • 128 kbps • 2:37

Story behind the song

I first wrote this song for our band PANARCHY in 1993.  Of all the 45 or so songs I've written over the years, this is the only one that got lost.  After 15 years not having played it, I re-wrote it completely from memory.  This probably improved the lyrics a lot since I found I had something to say in this tone.  Short, upbeat, hard-hitting song with a driving but "cheerful" venting of anger against the music industry of the 80's and 90's (thanks to the Internet, it's OURs now!!!)

Lyrics

I JUST WANT TO BE THERE 
Spring 1993 - Dallas TX, Jan 2008 - Costa Rica

In the fields life is living and giving our every breath
But the dirty city lurks - its machinery works its ugly death
Naysayers, betrayers - the players they all work their crime
But I'm coming to find it's worse than wasted time - it's wasted time!
	-I want to plug into the synergy (and be there)
	-I want to feel a better energy (and be there)
		Life is beginning to sing - and I just want to Be There
		The coming season is Spring - I'll always want to Be There

You went looking for thrills in the kills out back, I heard
Left your soul in a hole of which you will not speak a word
But now you force your attacks - won't relax - had to change my song (We're fascinated!)
Our culture's melting away - can't even say what's right or wrong - (what's right? - what's wrong?!?)
	I want to plug into the synergy (and to be there)
	I want to feel a better energy (and be there)
		Life is beginning to sing - and I just want to Be There
		The coming season is Spring - I'll always want to Be There
 
I Just Want to Be There - 2008 - Scott Gordon

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