Souvenir

by chris staples

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I’m happy to announce that I’m self-releasing my new full length record “Cloud Souvenirs” on May 26th, 2023.

“Souvenir” is the first single.

Pre-order the vinyl on CHRISSTAPLESMUSIC.COM and receive it a few weeks early (shipping May 1st).

"Souvenir is a song about the place I grew up. A place so steeped in memories and experiences that it’s almost burdensome. We all carry a lot of history around with us. Making peace with the past can be difficult. The proper path forward is forgiveness for yourself, for others, acceptance of who you are, and gratitude that you are here to tell the living story that is your life." - Chris

lyrics

dad taught me how to work hard
hot summer in a lumber yard
I turned a wrench on my first car
picked out some chords on the guitar

I was afraid I’d be erased
if I didn’t leave this place
I think about it nearly everyday
it’s burned on my brain like a fireplace

a thick film on everything
the residue of memory
storefronts, hotels
everything reminds me of something else

baseball diamonds, waterfront parks
cemeteries after dark
quiet places with no name
where long shadows remain

homes we lived in covered in vine
all the things we left behind
boxes stuffed with souvenirs
what is gone is all still here
what is gone is all still here
what is gone is all still here

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released March 14, 2023
Produced & Mixed by Jeremy SH Griffith
Mastered by Berlin @ The Loft LA
Album Photo: Thomas Humphrey

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