What kind of man would I be...

I'm not sure how to explain this song yet. I might need a few days to process it.

What kind of man would I be?

there's not a price that I wont pay
to hold a thing that will fade away
I will sell myself for an object on a shelf
just to have something to tell me what to say

There's not a song that I wont sing
if it will get me that diamond ring
I will wear it proud, until it's luster's all worn out
and I've forgotten what my words used to mean

to think these things could really make me free

There's not a price that I wont pay
to worship what my hands create
I love what I should not because it makes me feel alright
and it's easier then having to change

to think these things could really make me free

what would I think about
if I no longer had all my doubt
what kind of man would i be
without all these thing defining me

There's not a price I could pay
for someone to love me this way
while I serve the things I buy God decided he would die
so that I no longer have to be a slave

to think these things could really make me free
to think my things could really make me free

I love you guys,

Casey

Catching Up...

First off, I really need to apologize to you all for not updating for the last month. I know it deserves some explanation and I'm fully prepared to answer.

My main excuse is that I go through these phases as an artist where my inspiration is running a little thin. The right thing to do would be to work hard, push through it and diversify my expression. The wrong thing to do would be to get another job so that I feel really busy and can make an excuse for why I'm not doing my art.

Anyone want to take a guess as to which one I did?

Anyway, my last day of work was last wednesday. I realized my sin and I'm in the process of repenting.

A few other things I've been busy with...

My dear friends Jon, Ian and Hanna were up to visit for awhile. We worked hard on putting out a little Hip Hop E.P. together which I'm very proud of.
Also, I just Got finished leading worship for this big youth confrence in Portland Called Winter Youth. I had an incredible time and realized a lot about myself and the calling God has on my life.

With All that Said, I'm very sorry and I will try and be a better blog friend.

Here's one of the songs that we finished for the hip hop project. I hope you like it.

Love you guys,
We'll talk soon,

Casey

Song of The Week 11.2.08

I apologize for the long delay. Things have been a little bit crazy lately so I haven't got as much posting done as I would have liked.

Anyway, The Song this week is called "I'll Be Near". Honestly I don't have a ton to say about this song just yet because I only finished it about an hour ago. It's still has some maturing to do but all in all I really like it. The song was inspired by a new album I bought recently by Ray LaMontagne titled Gossip In the Grain. It's incredible and if you don't have it you should stop reading and go buy it right now. One of the Main themes of the album seems to be friendship and I guess that's what inspired me. I'm learning more and more these days to write about things that are good. It's really freeing. I'm finding these really complex inspirational joys in the midst of happiness and I love it. It's not to say that things aren't still hard at times, I guess I'm just learning how to see the gospel in those times.
I love you guys a lot and I will try to be better at posting.

Peace,

Casey

Delay of Game...

We just switched to a new computer and I'm having some technical difficulties with protools right now. I am unable to record at this moment but I will post this weeks song soon. I love you guys. Thanks for understanding.

Casey

Song of the Week 10.07.08

Hey Ladies and Gentlemen,

Sorry again for lack of posts lately. Life has been pretty crazy, It seems like there has been an overwhelming since of responsibility on my hands. Most of it's good stuff, it just keeps me really busy. Anyway,
The song this week is titled Babylon. It's actually one I've been working on a little bit longer than this week. It comes out of psalm 137 where it talks about God's people being in captivity in Babylon and almost forgetting there first Joy, Zion. As I was writing this song I felt really compelled to stay true to the text. Sometimes I allow my self the liberty to expound on the ideas but I just felt that this needed to be as close to verbatim as I could get it. Because of that it became a rather long song. I struggled a lot with the tension of feeling like I should make it fit a tighter mold but there was still just this pulling inside of me that said, "stay true to the text and let it take as long as it needs to." So that's what I did.
I really like the feel of this song, it's different from the way I usually write and it was a nice change. It's no Jimmy Cliff, but it'll do.
I try to be better at posting on time but the truth is I'm exhausted. There has been a lot of different circumstances that have caused me to feel weighted down lately emotional and physically, but I will do my best to keep the music coming, even it the hard times.
I Love you all a lot, We'll talk next week.

Casey

Shows and Sickness...

Hey all, so as you can probably figure out, I didn't get a song finished this week. Things have been pretty crazy lately around here. I had a show in Portland this last Thursday at the Camellia Lounge, which was fun cause I got to open for this band called Two Step Slumber. Over the course of the week though I became more and more sick. Also, the church that I'm the worship pastor at changed venues this week so we had plenty of details to work out there. All in All it's been a crazy week and I didn't have as much time to write as I would have liked. I'll do my best to be back on for next week. Here are some pictures to tide you over.

Love you guys,

Casey

Song of the Week - 09.19.08 I will be

I was pretty close this week to not posting a song. I tried all week to write and every time I sat down at the piano or with the guitar I just couldn't do it. I felt pretty distracted all week. Lauren and I were both kind of sick and things just got busy. It wasn't till late last night/early this morning that the music started to come. The song itself must have switched between 5 or so different keys before I settled into this one. It also changed tempo a few times. It started out fast but it just didn't sing right that way.
The song it self I think is really another statement of the war that goes on inside my brain. The battle between needing other people and being an introvert. I think we all have our defense mechanisms where when we get tired or get our feelings hurt or feel threaten we do what feels natural to us. For me that's shutting down, not letting anyone around me in including God. I get lost in my own thoughts and it's sometimes hard to get out. The chorus in this song for me really feels like a desperate prayer. It's me just asking God to remind me that the he sees something more then I see and that he believes in me because he is good and see's what I truly am.
Love you guys, thanks for going through all this with me. If you wanted to hear other songs of the week push the far right arrow and it should skip to past song.

Peace,
Casey