Bring the Chase

July 6, 2010 3:23 AM

Guitar and synth rock, with a certain whiff of the 70s about it, and a comparatively laid back chorus that I'm pretty happy with. Lyrics inside.

(Sorry, "coyote" wouldn't have fit!)

As you race across the rocks,
Bring the chase unto the fox,
Will you follow every single move she makes
Is the promise of her flame
Enough to justify the game
Will you give it all if that's the price it takes

Never mind the road ahead
At the end you wind up dead
You're a predator, keep moving to your prey
Feel her scent upon the breeze
And let the dizzy rush of speed
Keep you running or you'll see her slip away

There's a primitive drive
That a few of us share
And it keeps us alive
In the cruel winter air
It's a purpose in life
For whatever it's worth
And it keeps us amused
For our fleeting time on earth

Let your senses be your guide
The superficial world subside
Your intuition like an arrow to the sky
A leap of faith, a vicious turn
Another trick you have to learn
Before it's through we're going to see if you can fly

There's a primitive drive
That a few of us share
And it keeps us alive
In the cruel winter air
It's a purpose in life
For whatever it's worth
And it keeps us amused
For our fleeting time on earth
We're a vanishing kind
Out of place in the days
Of complacent repose
And domesticated ways
With the coldhearted faith
Of the godless and wise
That a few will embrace
To the moment of goodbye

You race, you race, you race across the rocks
To bring, bring the chase, bring the chase unto the fox

posted by Wolfdog (3 comments total)

I like this. It does have some seventies-ness to it, and the chorus is, indeed, somehow both laidback and meaty.
posted by umbĂș at 8:02 PM on July 6, 2010


Thanks, I started this quite some time ago and dragged out forever getting around to finishing it up. Almost everything should have had a complete redo, but this weekend I was just ready to have it over and done, so - done. I do like that swirly thick sounding melodic section that starts around 0:20 even if it's arguably getting to be a little too murky there.
posted by Wolfdog at 5:50 AM on July 8, 2010


My favorite bit, I think is that chunky little riff that appears at, e.g., :53 and 1:01 -- it's cool in the chorus, but I find it more striking in the truncated form (I might hold it back a little bit more, actually, maybe keeping it out of the post-chorus instro bits).

This sounds great. Fun stuff.
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 4:07 AM on July 9, 2010


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