Better Than That

from IN PLAIN SIGHT by Chris Fox

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    IN PLAIN SIGHT is the eagerly awaited new album release from singer songwriter Chris Fox. With plenty of time on his hands during the lockdown of 2020 he wrote this album with the express intention of not writing about himself or his feelings. So, he sat down and diligently wrote a collection of songs…… all about himself and his feelings. Here you will find ten original songs painted on a musical backdrop of Folk and Roots, Americana, Country, Blues and contemporary Transatlantic Folk. Musical Influences (to name a few) range from the Mavericks, Paul Simon, John Martyn, Transatlantic Sessions and Willie Nelson. The album features Holly Brandon on fiddle (The Magpies, Painted Sky) and John Parker on Double Bass (Nizlopi, The Willows, Jackie Oates) and was produced and recorded by Dan Wilde at Gladeside Recordings. This album reflects the thoughts, fears and joys of the everyday inspired by a multitude of events and characters that activate his surreal and somewhat feverish imagination.

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Listening to the John Martyn back catalogue I was set on a quest to play guitar and write songs. This jaunty, finger style guitar single (ala Martin) dismantles some of the trappings of modern-day life I have found myself caught up in.

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You didn’t get the job you tried for
nor make your way to the top
just remember there’s nothing up there
and they’ll work you, they’ll work you till you drop
like a dog with a bone, lonely but never alone
oh you can’t find your way home, just remember in time
you can do better than that

You’ve never made a million pound and now you’re living life in fear
just remember that money you crave
couldn’t buy back those wasted years
no it don’t come with ease and they say that nothings for free
and it tends to tease us, just remember in time
you can do better than that

as you face yourself again, struggling to lose
the weight of the world so heavy you don’t know just what to choose
come on ask yourself again, what are you living for?
pay no mind to other peoples choices
oh they don’t know what you have in store
no they don’t know what your living for

you didn’t get the girl of your dreams, your boyfriend never made the cut
you went out with them anyway and now you’re stuck in a toxic rut
like a mouse for the chase it all seemed so easy
but i don’t find the trap is pleasing,
just remember in time you can do better than that

You didn’t get that dream you dreamt up now you’re out in the cold
so just button your coat my friend and remember you were undersold
like a ball and chain, mistakes they come round again
just hop straight back on your train and be reminded in time
you can do better, I can do better, we can do better than that.

credits

from IN PLAIN SIGHT, released September 9, 2022
Chris Fox: Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
John Parker: Upright Bass
Dan Wilde: Production, Percussion

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CHRIS FOX Cambridge, UK

Chris's music spans the roots lexicon of Folk, Americana, Country and Blues. Audiences are enthralled by his rich vocals, complex guitar playing & loop pedal alchemy, he is funny & thought provoking in equal measures. A laid back style draws listeners in with tales of the everyday and the unexpected.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Raw and powerful, a solid set from a rising star
James Searle RnRmagazine 9/23 ... more

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