Chasing Clouds
John Scunziano (Mr Mom): lyrics
Andy Gupta (AndyG): music, acoustic guitar, organ, bass
Steve Smith (Albino): drums
Andy Doherty (Docca3): lead guitar
Chuck Hayes (CHHayes): lead and backing vocals
Mark Morgon-Shaw (CD) : mix/master
This song began like so many others do, with a rejection. Maybe not a rejection, so much as a misunderstanding.
I naively offered up a few lyrics to a tune Paulo played by Sebastian Bach, not realizing it wasn't an original melody.
Naturally, when Paulo explained this to me, I knew that was the end of that idea.
What I like is that this could have been my "dark cloud" with these lyrics, and I could have simply discarded them or left them in the dark corners of MCS where nobody looks. Instead, I reposted them without music - and AndyG came along and put a silver-lining on that cloud with his melody, which was then followed by a rainbow of colors(AndyD with his sweet electric, Steve with his best Ringo impression, Chuck with his golden voice, and Mark the master mixologist).
I like using that rainbow analogy - at the beginning of the rainbow was that brief audition for Paulo, then the song seemed to progress in a big arch, where we continued to build momentum, then it felt for a while like it lost some steam, only to finish with this pot of gold at the end.
So to put things in perspective, here is the other end of the rainbow, to see where it all began and where it almost ended:
http://www.musicianscollaboration.com/forum/index.php?topic=6978.0...and here is our Pot of Gold
Chasing Clouds(V1)
I spent my life... avoiding rain clouds
I've searched for sunny days... oh yeah.
And then you came... just like a rainbow
And chased those dark clouds away.
(Chorus)
Chasing clouds across the meadow...
On a bright and sunny, sunny day.
All my life I was so lonely
Until the winds blew you my way
(V2)
Found myself... gazing skyward
As a dark cloud, passed on by
When it blocked... the sun from shining
That silver-lining... made me cry
(Chorus)
Chasing clouds across the meadow...
On a bright and sunny, sunny day.
All my life I was so lonely
Until the winds blew you my way
(Bridge)
I never asked the Lord for a helping hand
In Fact, I seldom ever pray
But now I send my praise right up to Heaven
For helping take my pain away
(V3)
All my life... I've been so lonely
Been so lonely now... been so gray
But you gave... so many reasons
To chase those dark clouds away.
(Outro)
To chase those dark clouds away
To chase those dark clouds away...
PS - Almost forgot to mention the little "treat" at the beginning and end of this song for all you old school lovers of that classic VINYL sound 
