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To the West
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A call to the west, the traditional direction of introspection.
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Acoustic rock and folk rock with country, blues, and American Songbook influences.
Formerly "Dr. C and the Stratocats," I'm now on a solo career as "Dr. C," but I had to change my stage name here because someone else had already claimed it. My music strives for melody above all else; I strive to make my songs memorable, so you can whistle a tune immediately. I see melody as the element most lacking in contemporaryr music. I love Sinatra and the Beatles, Gordon Lightfoot, Paul Simon, anyone who can write a memorable "tune."
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Rock
Charts
Peak #277
Peak in subgenre #28
Author
C. E. Chaffin
Rights
2010
Uploaded
June 18, 2010
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.1 MB • 128 kbps • 3:23
Story behind the song
I was asked to write a song for a summer solstice celebration in Mendocino, CA, to call in the direction of the west, and this is what I came up with.
Lyrics
To the West West, west, we’re bound for the west West, west, we’re bound for the west Bound for the west, bound to the west. To the west, to the west To the deepest heart of man To the west, to the west From the slumber of the sand Nothing’s so crucial as looking inside Peel off the layers, the ones that have lied To the west, to the west To the soul’s unvarnished core To the west, to the west What our meditation’s for You may be living inside of your head Passing for human while already dead You may be living without knowing why You feel pressured to hold up the sky Chorus: Aren’t we just like that, but we can’t deny that Vision of wholeness we feel inside Nothing is lacking except it be pride West, west, we’re bound for the west West, west, we’re bound for the west Bound for the west, bound to the west. To the west, to the west To the dream of being whole To the west, to the west Through the maze of self-control Go to the mirror and beware what you see Half-man, half-monster is our destiny One foot in heaven, one paw in the mud Angel or animal, creature or god? Chorus: Aren’t we just like that, but we can’t deny that Vision of wholeness we feel inside Nothing is lacking except it be pride West, west, we’re bound for the west West, west, we’re bound for the west, Bound for the west, bound to the west
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