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    "This is What I'm Sayin"genre: Groove
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    A funky Jazz/Rock fusion of rock and Cuban ryhthms, funk bass, and blistering guitar.
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    CD: Full Circle-To Be released   Label: MYDNYTE PRODUCTIONS
    Credits: Drums, Bass, Guitar, Piano, Synth and vocals by David Conley

    Story Behind the Song
    I was orginally commisioned to compose this song for a Korean pop star, whom I felt produced their version of it with much to be desired. The original version was extremely different, and I felt lost it's original spirit.

    I set out to produce a version of this which I felt fulfilled it's true intent- having nearly completed it, I nearly stumbled ove rthe bass line by accident. I was actually getting ready to record bass for a different song- the bass being prepared, miked and in my lap- the assistant engineer I was working with that day cued up the wrong song and began to let it roll. As the song began to play, I began to improvise on the bass and was struck with a new perspective almost immeadiately. "No, let it roll" I told him, and in one take recorded the bass line you hear here. The original bass line having been much more simple and unremarkable, was scrapped in an instant. In the end I feel it was a much more spirited performance.

    Lyrics
    Lost beyond the curtain
    of a million burning stars
    I am searching for an ancient wisdom
    long beyond the point of no return

    Can it be all that they say?

    Sailing seas uncertain
    we have travelled from afar,..
    I am seeking out a destination
    Time and distance are of no concern,...

    Theres no time to find any better way
    It makes so little difference in the grand design
    no matter what they say,.

    Can you dig what I'm sayin??

    Realign yourself and be upon your way
    before the setting sun retreats and fades away
    when night divides the day

    Can You Hear what I'm sayin?
    This is what Im Sayin-


    There is somethin' to this business,
    of day to day existience,..
    No matter what I try to realize-
    I wonder what my senses are denied,..

    Can there be more than we see?

    I am merely contemplating
    and focusing on reasons
    why so many lose themselves in cathode rays
    just to pass the day?

    Don't decide your pride's derived from someone else
    You've got to take control lest heart and mind collide
    Learn to trust yourself

    Can you hear what Im sayin'?

    Draw your chart, depart
    Throw caution to the wind-
    You know you wanna mark your mark with confidence,..
    Can it be it's what I'm sayin'?

    This is what I'm Sayin'


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