Bittersweet

New Year approaching...

2010-12-20T09:44:00.003-05:00

My goals for the new year:

1. Successfully release 2 full length albums for digital and physical distribution everywhere :)

2. Play as many shows for as many people as humanly possible.

3. Travel and explore my country to appreciate the everyday ordinary beauty that is all around us.

4. Collaborate with fellow musicians and have fun with it :)

5. Make time to really appreciate all of the most important people in my life.

6. Start getting more sleep! - Realize that my body cannot continue functioning for long days on a half charged battery ;)

7. Minimize the need for my day job. . . hopefully by making some sort of dependable living with my music. . . which means steady gigs, exposure, and album sales! (that's where all of you come in).

8. Keep up on my healthy eating habits that I've been working on and fitting in a regular exercise routine even if only for 20 minutes every other day. Our bodies are our vessels and the only ones we have. It's important to value them with our lifestyle choices.

9. Embrace love.

10. Embrace peace, understanding, tolerance and change. The key to everything is balance and managing stress with self controlled thought.

Here's to 2011!!! - This is the year of positive changes and progress. This is the year of success. This is the year of unimaginable joy and thankfulness. This is the year of graciousness and love. Let's all make this year our very best. We can have and do anything if we just believe it and make ourselves open to the opportunities :)

I hope you all are well. I've been recording whenever possible. The albums are coming along and I couldn't be more proud. I am absolutely bursting at the seams to get the songs finished up and have all the photos/art done and everything printed. I can't wait to get that package in the mail and hold all my hard work in my hand and know that I can reach people with my songs. There is nothing more fulfilling.

Happy Holidays to Everyone :)

kori.eryn

Plans for the coming months....

2010-12-05T10:00:00.010-05:00

So 2011 is looking good :)

I have been making some great plans for music. I suppose I should start at the beginning...

EARLY 2011

I have released my 4 song EP Droplets locally for sale at all my gigs. I have 2 full length albums in the works as well. One is being recorded by a good friend of mine, Neil Anthes, who has much knowledge of the science and art of sound recording and I'm lucky to have his help on the project. That album will be comprised of what I consider to be all my most promising songs thus far and the ones I deem worthy of the time and effort of recording "properly". This album will be named REASON FOR RAIN and will feature many musicians that I have had the pleasure of working with over the years. The second album I am working on is being recorded by yours truly in my bedroom in little ol' Westerly, RI. The songs chosen for this album were what I consider to be the glue holding my songwriting together throughout my early years of songwriting and are of personal value to me. The name of this album will be TEMPEST MAKES ME SHIVER.

....Now, do you see a theme? Storms, rain, drops... such is the early years of my songwriting...the road my life took me on since I have been writing as an adult have been stormy at best and it has definitely shaped my songs into melancholy splendor. The songs are my silver lining. The songs are the healing. The songs give me hope and restore. The songs help me gain perspective and help me relate. I absolutely cannot wait to release these albums! They are set for release by early spring 2011. I am recording like crazy and planning all the details.

I will be doing some photo shoots for the albums as well in the meantime. I have some great ideas for the cover art which I am excited about getting started. I have an absolutely fantastic photographer helping me out on that as well. More news on that as it becomes relevant. . .

SUMMER 2011

I am rather antsy about summer arriving because of all the ideas I have rolling around in my crazy brain.

First off I will be playing gigs around my hometown like crazy and hopefully getting in some shows in cities and towns in the close vicinity such as Providence...we'll see. I am also planning on doing some backyard shows featuring many local musical talents as a fundraiser for my autumn 2011 plans....more on that in a moment. Summer in new england is truly beautiful and I am lucky to live here. Outdoor shows will give the musicians and listeners alike to draw inspiration from the gorgeous scenery around us and gather to celebrate it. I also am hoping to put together a mini week-or-so long tour of new england during the summer where I travel to Maine, Vermont, New York, Boston, and perhaps a few others to play some shows for new listeners!

AUTUMN 2011

So....funds raised and plans made with 2 full length albums in tow, I will be setting off for a tour of this beautiful country I live in. I will be stopping in several towns during the journey (currently unbooked! - so if you want me in your town, send me a message and let me know!). I will be making my way slowly but surely towards the much dreamed about California. I will be scoping out towns along the way, specifically on the west coast for possible areas to relocate to in perhaps the following year to pursue my music in an area with optimum opportunities for my personal brand of songwriting and performing. Again, I am open to suggestions. I am in the process of planning the route. As soon as my albums are released I will be sending out press kits to venues along the way in hopes to secure some shows. In all of this, I'm hoping to have some fellow musicians joining me to keep me sane...haha. Also, it's great to share experiences such as travel with friends and its always nice to have some friends along to jam with in downtime when the inspiration hits or a song is just brimming on the edge of completion and absolutely must be shared!

A lot of planning is yet to be done as you can tell, but hopefully things will progress as I stay motivated on this grand path less travelled. I will be updating via blog a bit more frequently as progress is made. I also have a fun mini-project which I will keep as a surprise. Completely not helpful clue: the project will be released simultaneously with the self recorded album Tempest Makes Me Shiver :) ...Guesses??? haha

I'll leave this post at that. Oh, and I'm working on a way to may my EP Droplets available in physical form by directly ordering from me...I'll let you know when it's available so that you can all get a sneak peak at the sort of things I've been working on and tide you over til the other albums are released to complete the set :)

Much love for all the support,

kori.eryn

Here's a link to the video for my newest original "If I've Been There...(California)"

If I've Been There... (California)

2010-11-08T09:59:00.006-05:00

I've been struggling with a throat infection unknowingly for the past month or so. Once I started actually losing my voice and having trouble breathing, I went to the doctor. Now I know not to leave a throat infection untreated as it makes for uncomfortable days. I'm currently waiting for the antibiotics to heal me...in the meantime, I'm not supposed to be singing - But try telling a bird not to fly, or a fish not to swim, or a horse not to run...they won't concede willingly, and neither will I. When musical inspiration strikes me, it would be torture to resist.

That being said, I have been mulling around the idea of the following song for perhaps a couple of weeks and my guitar was so inviting last night - with new strings and after a much needed tune-up - that the process had begun before I realized it. The following are the lyrics at current:

There was a time before the war

Before lines were crossed and goodbye innocence and talk was hushed

There was a time before the storm

Before trees were fell and hello missing you and homes were shells

Well, if I've been there, I don't remember

If I've been there, I was too young

And I didn't appreciate it

If I've been there, I was too young

I'm dreaming of California

I don't know if I'll make it alive

I never much cared for changing

But it's changing that helps me survive when I know that I'm wrong

I know when I'm wrong.

There was a time when the willing would stay

And sacrifice made was always repaid by lovers missing the lost

There was a time we believed in the American dream

And talk was sincere. It was worth it.

But, if I've been there, I don't remember

If I've been there, I was too young

And I didn't appreciate it

If I've been there, I was too young

We're all dreaming of the west coast - never will we let it go

Though they say Cali is sinking - it sure as hell don't let it show

I'm dreaming of California

I don't know if I'll make it alive

I never much cared for changing

But it's changing that helps me survive when I know that I'm wrong

I know when I'm wrong

You'll know when I'm wrong

'Cause wind will blow and shots will ring

While all of nature laughs and sings

If we don't bend, we'll lie in wake while sister, brother weep and shake

You stole my heart - I let you take it

Knowing well you'd probably break it

And when you did, the moon still rose. . .

I never saw the grass so green, the colors so clear, the clouds so near

As on the day I knew I'd survive

And I'm going to California.

Lyrics © k. eryn

November 7, 2010

"To Be Saved"

2010-10-18T01:38:00.003-04:00

New original song lyrics written today.

Lyrics:

I won't believe in fairy tales and dreams when I can see the seams

Lights are deceiving - just another pawn to distract us from what's wrong

I don't want to be saved...

Chorus:

We're not weak, you see. We're all strong.

We need all these curtains down.

Hide the charades away.

Challenge everything. Fight the air you breathe.

Inhibitions - fly, life will blow you away.

We can't all be nodding our heads...or we'll miss everything.

I know the secret but can't make you hear it. Love's breaking my spirit.

Irons and shackles are only as tough as you give them credit for.

Find no peace in a cage...

Chorus: 1x

Bridge:

There's spots on the ceiling.

The red dye is bleeding.

I'm planting the seed in the back of your mind.

If you won't heed it,

No flower can grow.

Perhaps you know better than to reap what I sow...

You don't want to be saved.....

Chorus: 1x

...we can't all be nodding our heads...or we'll miss everything.

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On that note, I wanted to mention that I am happy. Live music is invigorating to say the least and I've been trying to fill my life with it as much as possible. I can't and I won't let myself lose sight of my own goals... I have so much to share with everyone! It makes me crazy when I write a new song and have no one to share it with. This one in particular won't be heard until its debut tomorrow night at the open mic at Perks and Corks in downtown Westerly, RI! There is nothing sweeter than to be drowning in a sea of music.

Perks and Corks open mic night :)

2010-05-12T20:32:00.002-04:00

I played a total of 5 songs that night. I played a brand new song that is yet untitled, a song called Stay Anyway, another original called Twice, another called Reason for Rain, and a cover of Free Falling that I play as a mix between the original by Tom Petty and the brilliant cover by John Mayer. I also felt creative and realized that Free Falling has the same chords as the chorus of the song Love Story by Taylor Swift, so......I decided to transition into that and back to free falling :) oh what an adventure. It was a ton of fun. Maybe next time I will have a friend video tape the performance to share with the online community. I think that'd be a fun project. The open mic at Perks and Corks, the local coffee shop/martini bar, is every monday night so hopefully soon i can share something more satisfying than photos. lol

*kori eryn*

"Full Alive"

2010-04-21T18:14:00.000-04:00

this is probably the world's worst audio quality for which i beg of your forgiveness. lol... Using only my video camera at the moment. I tried to edit the audio by extracting it from the movie file and sending it to garage band but even after lots of tampering, little good was accomplished. - too much treble in the vocals, terrible guitar - vocals ratio, would have loved some harmonies, but alas, my mixing board needs to be replaced so the use of my current microphones is out of the question. I hope this tides people over a bit. :? hope your eardrums forgive me...in my defense, i think this is a great song :)

Lyrics:
I've woken up to find I've been afraid of living all this while,
but i'm not afraid to smile.

I wasted it away while wasting me away under the shade
Of the "do nothing, been nowhere"
As though I had no time for it.

I'll never say I have it made,
But I can't stop - can't stop - I have become addicted.
Seems like just thinking its enough
And the world just plays along
As if I'm changing all that's wrong til it goes my way...

I've been thinking, "what a fool I've been"
Can't believe I wasted time on them

Now my smile is full alive - neglected phrases find their rhymes
This capsize is hypnotizing
Never thought I'd love drowning

I'll never say I have it made,
But I can't stop - can't stop - I have become addicted.
Seems like just thinking its enough
And the world just plays along
As if I'm changing all that's wrong til it goes my way...

Now my smile is full alive, neglected phrases find their rhymes
This capsize is hypnotizing
Never thought I'd love drowning

I'll never say I have it made
But I can't stop - can't stop. I have become addicted
Seems like just thinking its enough....

I can't change all the things I've done
Like I can't stop the rising sun

Now I am skydiving
I don't need a hand behind me
I've got this motivation
Can't stop the earth's rotation
Now that I have all my pieces
I think that I could need this
But am I strong enough to believe you?...

Music and lyrics © Kori Eryn April 2010

I Speak Because I Can - Laura Marling

2010-03-21T08:42:00.001-04:00

Musical Genius. the voice, the playing, the writing speaks for itself. Laura Marling is epic.

Gravity - Sara Bareilles

2010-03-11T19:22:00.001-05:00

This song was requested by the one and only Keith Cowley: http://www.youtube.com/user/keithcowl...

I'm so glad to have heard this song and been able to spend the time learning it. :)

In other news I got my first ever iPod today!!! stay tuned after the song for me. talking. and watching me open up the package etc in real time. lol. how very entertaining...

"Reason for Rain" by Kori Eryn

2010-03-05T16:05:00.001-05:00

Another rough recording to get out my new songs :)
4th fret capo - standard tuning
I recorded most of this during the day on march 3rd and mixed and edited it that evening when i got out of work for a couple hours. finished by 2am. HAD TO SLEEP. slept. woke up exhausted and posted the video for all to see. :) Better audio recordings to come in the future of many originals that when done will absolutely be posted for download on my facebook fan page. I want to get a good set of them done (demo album????!) before I release them. maybe i'll make a proper album production out of it. All recorded from home, all album art etc, by me. That sounds like a good project. Very fulfilling, though at times very frustrating. . . but that's the nature of the beast. Then I can release some music on iTunes as many of you have requested. enough rambling. enjoy this new song.

Lyrics:
Take your time to tell the tale
Don't leave out those words you said
Don't forget the part you played
in lies of love and beds un-made

'Cause nothing's right if nothing's changing here
Something's wrong if we don't recognize-
Our actions speak the lies our lips refuse

Treat me right - I'll be your lover
Play your cards right and I'll stay
Swear to me that you'll be faithful -
No lies of love and beds un-made

But how can I be certain when ever there's a velvet curtain shutting out
The light behind your eyes that tells it better than you
And our actions speak the lies our lips refuse.

I don't mind - I understand indecision
What I despise is lies of love and beds un-made
and that I'm entwined in lies of love and beds un-made

I'm no stranger to loving with my eyes closed
I'm no stranger to sleeping all alone
The danger's in the season when I can't find the reason for rain...
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Lyrics and music © K. Eryn 2010

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Winter in New England

2010-01-28T16:35:00.010-05:00

I thought I'd post up some pictures I took of the snow here in Rhode Island...or at least in the immediate area surrounding my house. So here they are:

Blurry sunset? awesome.

Experimenting with the mirror.

I've posted some of my better photographs on redbubble.com :)

Here's a photo (courtesy of Keith Cowley) of my little show at Applebees on January 22, 2010. It was swell. I was really nervous at first but I relaxed after a while and had a blast! Thanks to any that came out to see me :)

I had to learn a lot of covers for that show, so I'll be putting them to good use via my youtube channel. So be on the lookout!!

*kori eryn*

Blogging first thing in the morning...

2010-01-12T09:31:00.004-05:00

So yesterday, I determined to record a song. I chose an original called Once Again. It was always my Nonie's favorite. I wrote it when I was 13 or 14 - one of the first I ever wrote after having picked up the guitar. Then, as I was practicing, I decided I needed a distinct ending. So I started playing around with some different pickings. Having found something that sounded cool, I decided I would make an outro to the song where it picks up a little and give it some energy (it's kind of a slow ballad-type song). However, the music has a mind of it's own and decided it needed to be a separate entity from Once Again entirely. So I switched up the capo position and got to work on some lyrics and melody. Two hours later, I had a finished song.

I made special arrangements to my day so that for 3 more hours, I could record the video. The audio tracks are the base recording of the guitar and me together, the harmony vocals, and the second guitar. I had some timing fluctuations, but I forgive myself having just written the song and it being so new. I had the lyrics typed up on the screen so that I could read off of them while I recorded. This is the first time I've ever had to do this with an original. Usually I just have them in my head, since they're usually either very old songs or at least one's that I'm very familiar with having had a lot of opportunities to practice them. Regardless, I enjoyed doing the video cuts and working with the lighting, etc.

One of my loves either second or equivalent to music, of which I know very little, is film. I find it utterly fascinating. What I create cannot be truly considered film, I know, but it's the thought that counts. Literature, film, music - fascinating. They all go hand in hand to me. I wish I was more cultured and versed in them.

While I'm thinking of it, I thought I'd mention that the book shown in the Tempest Makes Me Shiver video is indeed The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. He is a mastermind. Language, I forgot, is another long lost love of mine and Tolkien was a master of language in particular. I thought seriously of becoming a linguist when I was in high school, but it never panned out.

Also, in the video, there are two clips of a shot that looks like scribble letters and a map behind it. That is a bookmark that I drew and laminated of a map of Middle Earth and the inscription of the One Ring is written in elvish script across the middle. I love this bookmark. It stays in my book always :) I'm laughing at myself for sharing this in a blog right now, but it's part of who I am. Take it or leave it, I guess...lol.

I did a little work on my youtube channel background and used a similar background for my iLike banner. It was a fun little project that, since I don't have a specialized program for graphic designing, I had to be creative in using programs like 'preview' and 'powerpoint' to get the job done. haha. well, I'll catch up more later!

*kori eryn*

just happy

2010-01-05T10:06:00.004-05:00

I recorded a video cover of the Fleet Foxes "White Winter Hymnal" that I'm excited about. Thanks to my friend Z, there's no more buzzing in the audio track. Electronics malfunction around me, apparently they do the opposite around him. I think together, we evened it out and the audio cooperated :)

The video should be in the video box to the left or on youtube.

I've had requests for more originals so I'll work on that in my future videos but I also have another Laura Marling song I want to put up. I'll just have to do a little of both. If anyone has a request for any covers, send them my way and I'll consider them :)

Other than that, I'm trying to get a little store up and running on etsy. I'll be sewing things like decorative pillows, pillow cases, blankets (any size from crib/infant to king), crib bumpers and burp cloths/bibs, as well as tablecloths, table runners, and cloth napkins and beaded napkin rings. I have a lot to do before this is all up and functioning properly but i'm taking orders. Everything at a reasonable price. I'm not trying to get rich off of it or live in a mansion, I'm just trying to make it by. The prices all depend on the item chosen and the fabric being used. I'm definitely accommodating in making sure the product is what was desired. So email me with any requests and we'll work together on it. I'm actually working on a request - a vest. I know it's not on the list of things I make, but I'm open to suggestions.

Stay tuned for more to come in the amazing adventures of my life...lol.

And happy new year to everyone.

*kori eryn*

2010

2010-01-01T14:06:00.003-05:00

I need a better attitude.

"This attitude's no better than hitting the floor"

I need to learn how to be okay with a step by step process to just about everything in life. And also, I need to get better at figuring out the steps to accomplish my goals.

I have a toddler to potty train, blankets and other sewn home items to make and hopefully sell for profit on etsy and elsewhere, youtube videos and audio recordings to create, a tolerable part time job to find, a career in music to launch, an education to hopefully continue starting this year, a novel to continue writing and all the research that goes along with it, and my sanity to keep intact. I've been re-reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy again and watching all the documentaries that accompany the brilliant films by Peter Jackson and it's reminded me how inspiring the film process is.

Here's to keeping my head screwed on tight over the coming months...

*kori eryn*

Here's my brand new artist Facebook...What should I include? Any suggestions as to make it more appealing? I haven't really started yet but hopefully it'll be one of the things I begin working on this coming week...

"The Silver in my Head falls down"

2009-12-10T13:29:00.002-05:00

So here I am...I've been missing from the blogging world for quite a while. This is a reminder that I still exist. :)

I've been working on writing new songs as well as recording videos and also straight audio recordings for new and old songs as well. I want to get a rough demo out in the next few months. One recorded with only a couple choice mics, a mixer, and garage band on my mac...it seems to be going fairly well so far, but not without minor glitches along the way, but that's to be expected. For example, I just recorded an entire song in which the sound quality is muddled - certainly not ideal. I think what happened is that I recently rearranged the room that my computer is in and the new set up lends itself to poor sound. I'll have to do a little more rearranging until the acoustics are more favorable. It's all hit or miss on that front seeing as I have no real training or experience in the physics of sound.

Now once I have this demo completed, what do I do with it!!!???? This is my age old problem. I know where I want to get with things but the steps always evade me and I either end up doing nothing while I decide what to do or making the completely wrong choices. This applies to my entire life actually, not just music...lol. but so be it. I'm trying to do better though. It's the thought that counts right? If not, the effort certainly does as far as I'm concerned.

Tentatively the song list for my demo is as follows:

Strangers in the Cage

Breaking Mine

Should Be Home

When I Was Young

Urgency

The Words to Say It

If I Made A Movie

Twice

He Cries

Blood on Our Hands

You Got Away

Again, I say this is tentative. Some of these songs don't even exist anywhere online at the moment, and even if they are, they're probably recorded in their baby stages so not quite in finished form. So perhaps in recording them, I could get them out into public properly for the first time or at least that is my hope. I'm shooting for sometime after the new year. Start it off with a bang so to speak :)

Oh, and also, before I forget, my excuse for being absent in the online community is that I haven't had internet access at home for a while and there are not too many convenient places for me to do my online work/play/etc. I'm trying to be more flexible and resilient to these changes but not having access at home is truly irritating to me. My life is really busy. My brain doesn't stop these days and I'm at my wits end emotionally, but then again, who isn't? So, I'll just get tough and roll with the punches. I'm certainly happy to see the comments and support on my youtube page :) it makes my day. everyday i check my mail and find a new message. keep them coming!

More info to come...

*kori eryn*

Autumn in New England

2009-09-11T09:57:00.004-04:00

So it's a little bit rainy and cold here in little old Rhode Island today. It's as if for once, autumn came on cue. Usually, September rolls around and the temperature is still in the 80's for a few weeks at least. Not the case this year. September 1st - mid 70's, warm sun, and a cool breeze. The leaves are actually starting to change color and fall already!

On a more musical note, i've been writing a couple new songs that I haven't gotten to record yet. I've also been learning a couple covers as well. The most recent is Tyler Hilton's "Tore the Line". I am in love with this song! I changed the key to suit my vocal range. Tyler plays this with his guitar tuned down a whole step. I, on the other hand, didn't bother tuning down, but instead put the capo on the 5th fret. So it sounds a little different but I still think it's awesome :)

My video camera is still out of commission, as my recreational funds are non-existent at the moment. There's a lot of financial matters that need to be taken care of that are slightly more pressing than a video camera. But as soon as I am able, I will either replace or repair my video camera so that I can begin sharing some music again. I'm currently trying to figure out an efficient way of using the built in camera on my mac for some low quality vids in the meantime. However, in my past experiences with my other mac I had some problems recording video and recording sound through mics into garage band at the same time. I'll play around with it when I get the free time and hopefully I'll be able to figure something out so that I can share some new music. Trust me - I am sufficiently excited and aching to share what I've been working on.

And here's some photographs from my family Labor Day picnic this past weekend, in which my sister, Keileigh, and I grow and shrink at rapid rates...lol. Some trick photography makes for a lot of laughs...this was fun to mess around with.

*Kori Eryn*

A Pause

2009-08-04T11:13:00.002-04:00

My video camera has had a horrible accident in which it's viewing screen (very necessary) was ripped apart from the rest of the camera. So it's out of commission. There just happens to be a plethora of reasons why this is not covered under the warranty much to my disappointment. This means that I will not be making any videos (not high quality ones at least) in the near future until I can either figure out a way to fix the broken one or buy a new one.

This can be a good thing however, because it gives me a reason to concentrate on audio recordings and coming up with songs for a demo cd. So thats what i'll be up to. Hopefully this week I can decide for sure on which songs I want to record and start doing it. I'm also trying to come up with some cover songs that are a little more mainstream perhaps that what I've been doing to mix in with my originals should I play out at any point in the near future. Suggestions are more than welcome :) Just leave a comment here if you have any... thanks.

Sorry I don't have any pictures to share this time. Or new music that I'm listening to these days...I'm sure I could come up with some, but I'm short on time. I'll update again later slightly more in depth...for now, wish me luck!

*kori eryn*

I Forgot

2009-06-17T18:12:00.002-04:00

I had forgotten that when I posted a new video, I never updated my blog. so here it is:

I added a new video! :) It's an original song called The Words to Say It... the lyrics are as follows:

I can't find the words to say it...

I need something new

I've got a minute just to tell you

I bleed blue, but that ain't right

It should be red

I bet you've guessed

My head's a mess...

...and I can't find the words to say it...

So hang me a new sky

And burn the candles bright

So I might sleep tonight

And wake to see the day

And not forsake the sight

I think you've guessed but...

Chorus:

I can't find the words to say it

I know it's not right this way

'Cause I feel like a stranger here

I feel like a child still...

And I can't find the words to say it...

"I never did - I never will"

I never can be whole again with these excuses

And after all is said and done

I can't have won with these excuses

I can't think of more than what I'm fighting for

Though it seems I'm too late,

I'm gonna set it straight

If I didn't start this war - who did?

Chorus:

I can't find the words to say it

I know it's not right this way

'Cause I feel like a stranger here

I feel like a child still...

And I can't find the words to say it...

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All music and lyrics© K. Eryn H. 2009

I know you're laughing from the inside out...

2009-06-16T17:15:00.002-04:00

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New video with Henry Derix is here!

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It's a cover of Blind Melon - Mouthful of Cavities...if you like it - subscribe to derixhd1 on youtube..it's henry's channel that is mostly our covers and originals but also some of his own things...good stuff.

I spent a good day in Providence on Saturday recording a few things...we should get at least one or two more videos out of that hopefully. :) Next time I go up there, I'm taking my nikon to get some interesting photographs to share. Oh, and I also worked on a new original with Henry this past week called "Chasing" that could possibly be one of the next videos to be put up...

I am currently in love with... Ryan Adams' "So Alive" and also his cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall"

On a more silly note, I think Kate Nash is adorable - "Pumpkin Soup"

That's what I've been up to... a lot of changes happening for me right now but i'll address them later as applicable... Thanks for listening :)

*Kori Eryn*

This is a Turtle...

2009-06-04T15:21:00.003-04:00

This is a turtle:

This is me :)

...now you know...lol.

(I just felt I needed some images for this blog entry. The turtle was found in my backyard recently and this is a closeup of it on my porch. I am sitting in a chair in my backyard...that's all.)

Anyway, I'm currently waiting for youtube to load my new video. It's taking longer than usual because I'm attempting to publish it in HD. Apparently that's more time consuming. Go figure.

I wrote a new song this week called "The Words to Say It". I'm proud of it so I decided to feature it in a video immediately :)

On a different note, I'm currently trying to get my car fixed so that I can begin to be mobile and independent again...My car has been out of commission for months and I've been stuck at home for the most part until someone else becomes available to drive me somewhere. It's been difficult to say the least but I'm hanging in there. My stepfather just so happens to be a mechanic so he's been working on it the last couple days. He should be back tomorrow as well with some more tools and hopefully by the end of the weekend I can see it start up and move with little difficulty...wishful thinking... The result of having a car will be that I can get up to Providence, RI and visit the studio of a friend where I can get some better recordings than what I'm capable of at home. Needless to say, this is a very exciting prospect. I'm having trouble thinking of what I should share here...hmmm...

Well, check my youtube account - kokoverde723 - maybe in a couple hours? Hopefully the video will be posted...I've decided I'm much better at communicating in song...lol...

Thanks for your tolerance on this post :)

*Kori Eryn*

Shades of Grey (Amber's Song)

2009-05-27T19:29:00.003-04:00

Late and Lying to You

2009-05-08T09:23:00.005-04:00

I recorded a rough demo of my new song called "Late" ! You can give it a listen on my myspace. Be sure to add me as a friend now that I'm beginning to utilize my page a little more. I'm a little short on friends...I haven't really been keeping up the site til recently and therefore haven't been bent on advertising it. But with new songs up and few new photos and more to come, I'm getting excited. So by all means, come share in my excitement :)

The lyrics are as follows:

Set me straight 'cause I can't wait for tomorrow

This day won't last more than a day but I can't wait...

Am I running out of time? - no...

I've been one of those 'hurry-up-and-go's but now I'm late...

I'm always late living and I'm wastefully forgiven

But if I take my time then I'll know where I've been

Women raise up babies - don't you know

I say, women raise up your babies nice and slow

Thoughts of time have worn me thin

and now I'm ready to begin again

My plates full of excuses and rendering me useless

But if I take my time then I'll know where I am

These days I'm slowing down...

'Cause I'm always late for living and I'm wastefully forgiven

But if I take my time then I'll know who I am.

All Lyrics and Music ©K. Eryn H.

I also recorded a new video. It's a cover of Schuyler Fisk's "Lying to You". I made some changes and I'm pretty happy with the result. Without further ado - the video:

On a personal note, I woke up to the sun this morning after more than a week of overcast, cloudy, rainy and otherwise dismal weather. That under any other circumstances would have cheered me up immediately...however, I had a rough night last night and didn't get much sleep at all and unfortunately, having a beautiful toddler to love means that you don't get to sleep in when you need it. I love him, but oh how I needed some extra rest... I think I'm going to go outside and enjoy the weather for a little while today and take a nice stroll down my little country road and take in the visual splendor. lol. Perhaps I'll post some pictures of the house, yard, and surrounding area/neighborhood in my next blog so that you can see the inspiring landscape I'm so fortunate to soak in on a regular basis. For now enjoy the new music and as always, I'd love to hear from you! :)

*Kori Eryn*

Currently listening to...

2009-05-01T12:15:00.004-04:00

So I've been listening to some talented artists lately...I actually discovered them all on youtube. They are all inspiring in their own rites. I urge you all to check them out and support them if you are so inclined :)

Kyler England

- my favorites so far-

818

You and I

Clean Slate

*note* Kyler recently closed her youtube account, which I was not aware of until now. So even though her acoustic renderings were my favorite, they're no longer able to be accessed so I linked the first 2 songs to her website where you can listen to a few songs on an embedded player. And I managed to locate the third song not only on her site but in an acoustic video which I linked it to. Most of the acoustic videos of her on youtube now are very poor quality :(

Laura Marling

- my favorites so far-

New Romantic

My Manic & I

Night Terror

Failure

Schuyler Fisk

- my favorites so far-

Be Still

From Where I'm Standing

These songwriters are inspiring me at the moment, but I'm also craving some Rilo Kiley (Jenny Lewis) . More Adventurous (2004 album) seems to have disappeared from my collection and I can't seem to get my fix...

Then there's always my other favorites:

Brandi Carlile

The Story

Turpentine

Have You Ever

Ray Lamontagne

Damien Rice

Glen Hansard (he starred in the independent film Once with Marketa Irglova with whom he performs the hit from the soundtrack "Falling Slowly". They went on to form the group "The Swell Season". check it all out)

Iron and Wine (check out the Woman King album!)

On a different note I wrote a new song yesterday!!!!! :-D You have no idea how happy that makes me. It's called "Late"...in brief, it's about patience. I cannot wait to share it. I wrote it outside the standard tuning - in DADGAD. I'll catch up again soon, hopefully with a new video or two. I have plenty to share...

*Kori Eryn*

Just as I promised

2009-04-27T16:58:00.005-04:00

For all the info and lyrics on this video, check out the youtube page here.

I've just about finished reading Carl Honore's 'In Praise of Slowness' and it has had a very calming effect on my life to say the least. It's reminded me of who I am, what I stand for, and most importantly, how to be content and at peace even when the rest of the world is running around like headless chickens. The book is from a journalistic approach, capturing all the happenings of the slow movement around the world throughout history. Therefore, it's very all-encompassing and very easy to relate to no matter where you happen to be from. Anyway, I'll be reading some of the other books and essays he sites in his writings in the future so that I may truly take advantage of all the benefits possible by learning to implement more of the ideas into my own life. It's certainly made it easier on a personal level to come to terms with my current life and indeed in balancing all the fragile pieces of my life to fit together like a whole. The fact that I'm posting this video today to accompany this blog can attest to the changes I've already made. I have somehow, by slowing down my mind and being not only patient but truly content, uncovered extra time to devote to my music and other hobbies such as writing, painting, photography, reading, and just general wandering outdoors and thinking. I realize now that I spent all that time previously being stressed out by self-created issues. These issues disappeared upon realization that life will go on and nothing can be gained, but instead there is much to be lost, in stress...including years off my life, good health, and simply happiness.

Just a little insight into my life at the moment :)

Back to music...check out the following videos as well.

Collaborations with Henry Derix (new):

Fabric of Our Lives

IWS

and also his own instrumental that I enjoyed...It's not enough

We recorded these videos half-hazardly and rather impromtu when he came down from Providence to my house in Ashaway, RI this past weekend. Be sure to comment and rate or just watch if you don't feel so inclined to share your opinion. I appreciate any reading this blog (I'm still not sure if anyone does...lol)

*kori eryn*

No more doom and gloom, please...

2009-04-24T15:46:00.006-04:00

Well, I posted a new youtube video with my song "This Place". If you haven't seen it, of course I recommend that you do and also that you comment and rate because every thought counts. I'll post a link here as well. Lyrics and info are in the side bar for those who are interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcuBYbXWN-c

Alright, so I admit that I have been very stressed out and that the stress was directly causing the ailments I'd been complaining of. Having realized that, I've parted with my old ways (I hope) and "I'm moving on to feeling all right, any time now"-to quote my unfinished song inspired by the ordeal.

I purchased an iMac and a video camera and I'm incredibly pleased with the videos I'm coming up with. I'll attempt to be more consistent with videos now that I have the proper resources with which to make them...On that note, I also have newly purchased Logic for recording, which I have yet to figure out. I can record but I can't hear it played back to me...I think I need to spend some more time getting to know the program, though, before I panic officially.

I played some songs at an open mic in downtown Westerly, RI last week, which was exciting for me because I haven't played music for anyone but my close friends and family since high school 4 years ago. It was held in an old bank building that I'd never been in prior and it was absolutely breathtaking! I was nervous and I screwed up lyrics and chords at times, not unlike most inexperienced nervous people. The joke was that it was less like an open mic and more like a support group for nervous people...lol. I think we were all shaking, sweating, or turning red (this is my personal reaction to stage fright). All that aside, I truly do enjoy performing for people. It reminds me how real my songs are and that I do have something different to bring to the table. Staying home all day with a two year old who usually just cries and whines when I take my attention away from him and give it to my guitar, I am often lacking in proper encouragement. That is exactly why it's so important for me to get out there and let my music be heard whether it be at an intimate open mic or on youtube.

I'm trying to update my myspace page little baby steps at a time...like I said, I'm still figuring out Logic, so the making of my new recordings (hopefully better quality than the current) are directly dependent on that time frame. Sorry for the wait, but afterall "slow is beautiful" :)

Speaking of slow, anyone who has not read Carl Honore's 'In Praise of Slow' needs to pick it up asap. I'm in the middle of reading it now and the insight and history is amazing. In this hectic world of deadlines and schedules , where we're all guilty of speeding at one time or another, and many read their children special 1 minute bedtime stories made to support our high speed lifestyles, we all need to learn to slow down a little and we'll all be a little healthier and happier for it. Our brains work better when they have a little time to themselves to relax.

*kori eryn*

I Am Ill....

2009-03-22T18:28:00.002-04:00

...so I haven't even had the ability to even think about the direction of my music or my life for that matter. This is an ongoing concern with me and honestly, my health seems like it's rapidly diminishing. I feel so fragile all the time. To say it's disappointing would be a vast understatement. Being so breakable and so ultra sensitive to everything is really starting to affect my day to day living and my ability to do things. Some days I'm alright but other days, I'm fighting just to get the necessities taken care of so I can lay down. I'm currently trying to see if changing my diet will make any difference in my 'condition' (not that I know what that is). I'm trying to avoid seeing a doctor...I haven't had very good experiences with doctors when I don't know what's wrong with myself already. It sounds silly, I know. Maybe I've just had the wrong doctors. Either way, experience tells me that if I go to the doctor's not having figured out what's wrong myself, they'll take a bunch of tests, tell me they can't find anything wrong, send me to a neurologist who then tries to sell me on sleeping pills I don't need....no thank you. Psychologically, I was just starting to feel better about my life and it's possible directions, etc. when this whole physical unwell started to be a concern. I started to become very sensitive to the food I ate (now I can hardly eat anything at all without feeling ill), suffering from extreme motion sickness (even riding in the car is a fight for me), not being able to do anything remotely physical (even yoga makes me dizzy and nauseated), and over-heating and feeling dizzy at the most bizarre of times.

Even though I'm whining through this blog, don't get me wrong-I am happy and I know that everything will turn out fine in the end (whenever that may be). It's just that my inability to go about my everyday activities as I would have in the past is very frustrating and crippling emotionally as well. Spring has finally begun, even if the temperature is still falling into the 30's now and then. I love spring and I love partaking in outdoor activities and staying busy, but it's hard to stay busy and focused when your body is rebelling against all your wishes.

All in all, I feel blessed for the family I have to take care of me and care for me enough to be concerned and offer any help they can. Everything happens for a reason and in due time I will accomplish all that I am intended to accomplish, and perhaps this detour is not a detour after all despite what it may seem.

This is all very humbling...I am completely aware of the vulnerability of being a human. I am not indestructible and I will not live forever...not in this body anyway.

I'll leave you all with a simple quote that's sums up how I feel at the moment from Ingrid Michaelson, talented singer/songwriter - look her up if you haven't already. "I just want to be okay, I just want to be okay today. I just want to know today, know that maybe I will be okay"

Ingrid's myspace

Anyway I Can, I'll Stay.

2009-02-24T18:57:00.004-05:00

Wrote this song yesterday, and as always, I'd rather sing it than type out lyrics but here I go anyway seeing as I don't have any choice in that matter for the time being.

Stay Anyway

(K. Eryn H.)

When we woke up this morning, you said that you forgive me

But there's no telling at all if you believe me

Or if it's just habit to stay

I know nothing about a sweet surrender

There's just nothing sweet about knowing

What you want and what you need are always two different things

And it's bittersweet to stay

It's bittersweet to stay when all the choices are already made

So still my heart, it's beating may give me away

There is nothing to be done about it

Knowing nothing can be done about it

I'm asking just to stay anyway

And it's hard saying "never" and "forever"

Knowing no return, my lungs are ever bruising from this heavy breathing

Keeping two should be relieving

Oh, stupid heart, you never did know what was good for you

And it's bittersweet to stay

It's bittersweet to stay when all the choices are already made

So still my heart, it's beating may give me away

There is nothing to be done about it

Knowing nothing can be done about it

I'm asking just to stay anyway

Anyway I can, I'll stay...

There is a right way for me to pursue music. I know there is. So why does it have to be so damn evasive. Every time I think I've figured it out, it just goes and blows up in my face and there I am starting from scratch again. I will figure it out. It's just a matter of how many times I can get it wrong before that happens....

Do I want to be the mother that's always saying goodbye to her beautiful son? - No!

Do I want to be the singer/songwriter who gives up on her dreams? - No!

The problem being, I have an innate yearning to be everything for everyone, including myself - high standards, perfectionism, and all that- and yet I usually end up feeling more like a failure because of it. I am a musician. It flows in my blood. And I will find happiness through it all.....

....it's such a fine line between the truth and a lie.... (to quote myself)

Sorry for being such a babbler. Maybe what I need is a diary-not a blog...lol. I've never been one for diaries though...such a typical girl thing to take part in...not my style. So blog it is! And I can continue to drag all you fine people through the mud with me every step of the way...ha ha. But just think, the success will be that much sweeter because of it.... (right?)

Hooray!

2009-02-06T15:42:00.010-05:00

So today (or maybe it was yesterday)...well I'm saying today because that's when I found out about it....anyway, the first person officially covered a song I wrote (co-wrote) on youtube and it's the most bizarre feeling in the world! I cannot even described how it feels to have a girl, I've never met, who lives somewhere I've never been, playing my song for an audience! I remember sitting in my house writing this song while recording it on my computer...I'm so emotionally attached to all my songs that it's bizarre to see them detached from the circumstances and thoughts that bore them....I feel flattered...but it's a confusing sort of flattery...but hopefully it's something I'll have to get used to :) ------------hopefully many more covers to come...oh and it helps that she didn't completely butcher the song as well...it was decently done (I'll always prefer my own version though)...It's weird ( I guess I'm going to chat about being a songwriter in general now...lol) but once I write and record a song and listen back to it, it's hard to believe it's me singing and/or playing it at all. I just get used to the way it sounds and then it's as if my performing side is a separate entity to the 'self' I consider to be me, for all intents and purposes... So when I say I prefer my own version, it's not because I have an unhealthy obsession with myself (lol), really I just have split personalities...ha ha ha....just kidding. But really, the way I perform it is based on the original emotion that belongs to me, that brings me back to the moment I wrote it, and it simply can't be duplicated being so close to my heart....

I'm done being strange now :)

I learned the acoustic version of Paramore's "Decode" today. Hopefully if I get to record it as video, I will attract more viewers to my youtube page. There are soooooooooo many people obsessed with the twilight film that it's sure to catch a few, if not more. Recruit some new fans maybe? I also am hoping to record a couple new originals, but this all depends on how cooperative my sad recording equipment decides to be. Perhaps this will all end up to be only talk, and I'll actually be able to post nothing.... Regardless, I feel good today. For once. And I could get used to the feeling of happiness.....

I may be sitting in my shower with my guitar as I'm writing this, but I am happy indeed :)

Thank you to all those who follow my musical endeavors...I don't actually know if anyone reads this blog. *so I now officially request that everyone who reads this leave a comment even if it's just a smiley face or 'ok' or 'cool' or 'loser'....lol. just so I know I'm not alone in this world. I'll continue writing regardless...I need to vent sometimes.

Maybe I'll get a counter for my blog and I can know for real how many people read this....It's like I'm from the stone age sometimes- I should have thought of that much earlier than now.

BYE!

*kori eryn*

Alva (1) original video:

Cover of Alva (1) by Hannah Olsen:

I wish I could Sing to You.

2009-02-02T13:02:00.002-05:00

It's overwhelmingly difficult to be a singer-songwriter with no one to share a song with...with no way of recording and sharing via youtube, myspace, blog...I'm miserable and not being able to share music is difficult enough without the songwriter being in an emotionally crushing situation...every day is a struggle with wondering how to pay our bills, trying to organize and make sense of the chaos, raising a two year old boy, dealing with parents who are selfish and immature...crippled human beings lost in their own minds

...I'm just doing my best to get by. Would it be too much to ask, just to be able to sing it all away for a little while? Apparently, the answer to that is yes.

So I leave here some lyrics...poetry maybe, instead of notes and harmonies...They will have to suffice for now :(

This is my newest song:

TAKING CHANCES (K. Eryn H.)

We speak of souls and steal-trapped doors

But shudder more at what's in store

For bodies, frail, with sinews sore

From taking chances without getting more...

...than solitude and servitude

And several seconds more

To prove the world is round and words are sound

And we're just taking chances

And there's no one left to talk to

Cause there's no one left here

Who understands that growing up is not just something bodies do.

We speak like we've got something on our minds.

We sever in the middle

Straying but a little.

Vernal love's not second rate

And in the moment lives as fate

But shake it just a little

There's promise in the shiver...

Give me solitude and servitude

And several seconds more

To prove the world is round and words are sound

And we're just taking chances

And there's no one left to talk to

Cause there's no one left here

Who understands that growing up is not just something bodies do.

Love's not free so please forgive me

I would never be so kind...

And there's no one left to talk to

Cause there's no one left here

Who understands that growing up is not just something bodies do.

***************************************************************

Thanks to my marvelous husband who never fails to be the supportive, nurturing, loving, and loyal partner I need. At the risk of being cliche, you are the light in my dark. I only say it because it's true. I love my monster :)

*kori eryn*

Photos

2009-01-15T14:59:00.002-05:00

Ok...here's the deal. My computer is malfunctioning. I can't record. I am in a state of pure creativity (I have been for the last couple weeks at the very least) and I am unable to do anything about it. I live in teeny tiny Ashaway, RI. There is little to no opportunity in the area to pursue any creative endeavors and little to no people to collaborate with. On top of all that, I don't have a car I can drive. My family is in the throngs of absolute poverty and dear lord, I pray that there's no where to go but up.

I am currently attempting a fundraising effort to benefit our creative struggles so that I and my oh so talented love may not linger in such an unsatisfying state of being for too much longer. We have so much to share! So the fundraiser currently consists of the selling of my photography (which I am very proud of) to those who support my creative pursuits and that of my artist/musician/poet husband, William Edward Houlihan. We will be selling prints in the following sizes (to start) 3x5, 5x7, 8x10. The prints will all be delivered in a mat frame of the appropriate size and color to correspond with the particular photo ordered. Payment must be received in full before photo package is sent, including shipping. These photos will be able to be viewed via youtube videos in which the photographs will all be labeled individually as to avoid confusion and ease the ordering process. If the photos become viewable in another location online, I will be sure to post that when applicable. Hopefully, this will all be started within the next week or so... I'll update this later when I have more information.

dying...

2008-12-31T17:14:00.003-05:00

that is ...dying to get some new music out...

In the last couple months, I have written 5 new songs! ah! (that's a lot) I probably won't be able to write again for another couple months but alas, that is the cycle of inspiration at it's best.

My point is this : I have the greatest intentions of getting out new youtube videos of originals and covers as well as starting my first official album (as rough as the recording may turn out). And yet, I have been unable to do so due to technical setbacks... all in good time.

I'm making a list of covers and originals I want to record on here just for the sake of remembering...

Covers:

1928 - Thalia Zedek

Volcano - Damien Rice

...both to be duets with WEH

Originals: (*recent)

*ABC's

*If I Made a Movie

When I Was Young

*Silence

*You Got Away

I'm sure I missed some of them I had been thinking of earlier but that doesn't matter right now. Right now, I have a fresh snow on the ground, an anniversary to celebrate, and a new year to welcome in. I wish everyone the best in 2009 and may God bless our country in its impending changes.

Christmas and struggles

2008-12-15T16:54:00.003-05:00

so I've been writing songs and working on videos and attempting to record. I think there's something wrong with the mixer I'm using to get audio to my computer from my mic...it's being rather inconsistent. It is very often lately that I record something and then proudly go back to give it a listen and am sorely disappointed that the entire recording sounds like it was done in a room full of machines...not very pretty to say the least. But I'm working through it the best I can for now.

I was supposed to be going up to providence every now and then to work on my collaborative music that I am absolutely excited about, however, I'm poor and my car decided not to run until I put money into it. Unfortunately money is what I have the least of at this point. So my car is not moving and Alva is kind of at a stand still. :(

My house had no heating oil for a few days...thank the lord for a woodstove and some electric heaters...Today we got a delivery of oil thanks to some extremely giving people with some extra money themselves otherwise we'd be left in the cold with no hot water. For this, I am grateful.

Other than that, Christmas is coming and I'm busy knitting and trying to be inventive with my gift giving so that no one is left without a gift...struggling singer/songwriter is an understatement. It really tests me everyday. I live with the hope that one day, I will not only have what I need to sustain myself and my family without worry but also enough to give to those in need like I am experiencing right now. I grew up in a family always just getting by so I should be used to it, but when I was a kid I didn't have any of the stress that goes along with it. This stress thing is all new to me. Kori meet the real world of struggle v.s. success.

One day all my hard work will pay off and I'll hear my own song on the radio thanks to my current and future supporters...Thanks in advance :)

on backs of songs

2008-12-12T17:43:00.007-05:00

I am so exhausted from fighting with my computer today...I just wanted to make a few videos and apparently that was too much to ask for. Fortunately, I don't take no for an answer and made them anyway. Not all of which are to my highest standards but after you play a song more than 10 times in one day...your standards tend to fall and you learn to tolerate not-so-ideal results.

Other than that, my back has been hurting the last couple of days...minimally, but hurting nonetheless...because....I realized that I don't exactly stand or sit up straight all the time which could (and probably would) cause back problems in the future. So I started forcing myself to stand tall anytime I noticed myself slouching...and now my poor muscles in my back that I rarely used before are hating me...but I'll be thankful when I get old and am not a hunchback....

NEWEST VIDEO

YOUTUBE CHANNEL

ALVA YOUTUBE

New Youtube Video!

2008-12-05T18:52:00.007-05:00

I'm so excited today... :) I finally got the chance to record a new video. *Curse (original)*

The sound quality is much improved - making it exceedingly more tolerable to listen to. The visual aspect of the video is still lacking but I'm not rich (yet...lol) so a new camera will have to wait. I also had a little fun with it thanks to samwise and butterscotch - the former of which I named myself after samwise gamgee (lotr - anyone who has not read Tolkien's masterpiece should not hesitate to pick it up immediately!).

So my solo project begins today-December 5, 2008. Hopefully I can manage to get fan base started... I plan on adding some covers to my solo repetoire as well in the future.

Viewers- thank you for watching... I greatly appreciate it. Be sure always to comment. I need your support more than you know. Tell your friends!

All in all, it's a pretty decent day in Kori-land and it's only going to get better!

I feel a little guilty for shirking on my household chores today in order to do it, but I can't have it all...I'll make up for it tomorrow!

ps. I love things...and people...and particular places... :)

Musings of a Real Life

2008-11-23T22:02:00.003-05:00

walking...a walk like in that of a dream

and there were people who saw me and I saw them.

all mostly subconscious of the seeing.

but I woke today to find those moments seeming not unlike a dream.

I don't remember like I should.

I felt the cold and I felt the warmth

in stark contrast with one another...an epic battle between the two-always.

But I can't seem to remember it in real time detail like I should.

When in a dream, one is conscious of the immediate happenings

but there is a distinct focus.

All else left as no more than a realistic mirage of what should be...

holding no importance to the moment at hand.

Yesterday, I lived a dream.

Not because the events proved fantastical or otherwise unbelievable

whether wonderful or awful...

But instead due to the state of mind in which I lived it.

Many factors tell me I did live that day in those places where I was then.

If not for this, I would swear to you it was not more than a pleasant

but otherwise uneventful dream of my early morning slumber.

"May God Hold Us in the Hollow of His Hand"

2008-11-05T07:10:00.011-05:00

When....

2008-10-26T12:59:00.002-04:00

....i finally get my garage cleaned out....

...when i finally get my music equipment set up...

...when i finally perfect playing some of my new songs that i'm very proud of....

...when i finally record them into video...

...when i finally post them on you tube...

....I WILL POST THEM IN MY BLOG TO CORRESPOND WITH THE LYRICS. that way, you're not just reading meaningless words. the music itself is the soul afterall. and it's the way the words are presented that make them meaningful. so i'm waiting and working in anticipation of those moments.

i have so many aspirations and unknowns seemingly in my way of them. however, of late i have been wondering what sense is in waiting for unknowns to correct themselves and make up their own minds...? hmmm... well probably not much sense. so as it stands, i myself am standing on a precipice of uncertainty with my hand steady and my heart in one piece being comfortable with not knowing what's next. i can do it. i think i am confident now in myself personally and also in myself musically as an artist to finally go it alone - have my own vision, set my own goals, complete my own projects and know that i can accomplish anything i set my mind to. i have learned much from more than one talented musician and these are the experiences i needed to get me to where i am today - The Precipice. anyone who wants to take a leap of faith, take a chance, trust in themselves for once, take a step despite fear, and overlook the beauty that is the wild unknown territories of hard work and possibly the fulfillment of all their dreams...come join me here. i'll put a welcome sign on the door. i'll be the one with the guitar.

A Curse

2008-10-24T13:39:00.000-04:00

Lyrics and music by: Kori Eryn

written on October 23, 2008

curse these past lives i've lived in this same body

because i can't live them down...

let's see if this will bring closure

because time alone won't change my mind...

let's play pretend for just a quick moment

to see where life would take us

and if our hearts would break us like this....

what do you have to say for yourself?

am i alone when i say we failed?

old habits die hard...

can we be friends if i say i'm gone?

i wish that you had something to say?

'cause old habits die hard....

so...let's play pretend for just a quick moment

to see where life would take us

and if our hearts would break us like this....

oh, oh, oh, i don't know...

where life would take us and if our hearts would break us like this

find me here bracing for the impact

you are this runaway train that i never jumped off of

so...let's play pretend for just a quick moment

to see where life would take us

and if our hearts would break us like this...

if i made a movie

2008-10-24T13:13:00.000-04:00

lyrics and music by Kori Eryn:

written october 22, 2008

if i made a movie they wouldn't talk

they wouldn't know where to begin

but haunting like a memory - the soundtrack would roll.

everyone says they know best

but i know better than myself

'cause when i say it, i switch out the "best" for "nothing".

i know that when i say it is wrong - it's not always wrong

i know that when i say it is right - it's not always right

....pushed aside.....

in my movie - there would be no script

you would hear them cry through violins.

and i wonder why things are the way they've been...

you could have told me all along that i was dumb

i took my anger out on the ones i love

i can be so blind

all i have up in the air....

silly...darling...who'm i kidding?

i would wait for indecision to take me away

silly...darling...who would listen?

i've got rug burn on both my knees

from two separate scenes....

was it him or was it you who took me and let me stay?....