The Story Behind the New EP, “Your Last Day Alive”
It all started out one day when someone made a comment that really hit me. I went to the store, bought Damien Rice’s album “9,” hopped in the car, and started driving north. I ended up driving through Big Sur to Monterey and must have listened to the CD at least 20 times. It made me think, was I being honest enough in my songs? Were my songs reflecting enough true emotions? Was I saying enough? I am thankful for the comment the person said to me that stuck in my mind, because it broke me down to a point where I could really get to know myself and what’s important in life. Following that, a girl entered my life and I fell hard. I never knew I could have such strong feelings and then she messed me up. I ended up writing some songs during this stage of my life that I feel were best expressed acoustically with a heavy focus on lyrics. More lyric-centered than anything I had written in the past. I wanted these songs to be honest, passionate, and painful–something everyone could listen and feel a connection to. The three songs from this EP were written, and the project was titled “Your Last Day Alive,” after a line in one of the songs, called “Life’s Too Short.” The title “Your Last Day Alive” was meant to be all the honest confessions and things you’d like to say if it was your last day alive. Oddly enough, the EP was finished on 9/11.
I didn’t record these songs for any commercial reasons. I didn’t write them to sell. I wrote them simply because they meant a lot to me and in case I died, I didn’t want them to die with me. I encourage you to take a listen and see if these songs end up meaning anything to you, the way they mean something to me. Maybe someday I will tell you what the person said or who the girl is that inspired these songs.
Click here to listen to the songs.
Chase
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