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Far From Here

from Fables For Fighters by Chris Velan

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    Released in 2011, Fables was produced and mixed by Iestyn Polson. We tracked everything live over a feverish three days at Dreamland Studios in West Hurley, NY and then did the overdubs in Brooklyn. It was the hottest July on record. Man, that was sweaty. Here it is for you in this nifty, 4-panel eco-digipak. Squirrel costume photo by Alex McKinnon. Design by Dan Ledwell.

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lyrics

FAR FROM HERE

I’m suddenly aware
Of the lateness
Of everything around me
The chairs are on the table
The lights are up
They’re asking us to leave
You should know I care
I really care how ‘bout
How you came and found me
It gives me reason to believe

And the miles have been collecting
Since I left my lady in the springtime
I hardly can remember
The rooms I’ve played
The places I have been
Like beads upon a necklace
The days string on together
‘Till I can’t find
Where they end and they begin

So I’m thankful
For all of your kindness
It feels good to have you near
As I’m washed upon your shores
Tonight I will be yours
But tomorrow
I’ll be far from here

I’ve been taken like a sucker
I’ve got coked-up truckers trying to drive right through me
Cheap motels and rest stops
Waking up in the shape
Of my dreams
I float through dying cities
A lonely ghost
Who wishes someone knew me
Barely holding at the seams

So I’m thankful
For all of your kindness
It feels good to have you near
As I’m washed upon your shores
Tonight I will be yours
But tomorrow
I’ll be far from here

I wish I could stay longer
But I feel I may be
Headed towards disaster
Got some dollars in my pocket
Got eyes lit up
Like rockets in the night
It’s crazy but I’m thinking
If I keep moving just a little faster
I may catch up to the light

While searching for the chorus
I almost crashed the van in Amarillo
Been caught between the verses
Gone days without uttering a word
Your offer of a bed
A place to lay my head upon a pillow
Is the best thing that I’ve heard

So I’m thankful
For all of your kindness
It feels good to have you near
As I’m washed upon your shores
Tonight I will be yours
But tomorrow
I’ll be far from here
Yeah, tomorrow
I’ll be far from here

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from Fables For Fighters, released April 15, 2011

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Chris Velan Montréal, Québec

Montreal singer-songwriter and producer, Chris Velan, has always been crossing borders with his brand of world music- influenced, singer-songwriter pop. Drawing comparisons to the smart, genre-mixing writing of Neil Finn, Nick Lowe and Paul Simon, Velan's
latest album, “Amateur Hour”, will be released September 14th with touring to follow.
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