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Chasing a Phantom (2020 Mix)

by Changing Scene

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1.
Lowground 04:26
Every time I call you up you never show me any love, though I try And every time I try to tell you what you want to hear, I’m always wrong Baby, Baby, Can’t you see that there’s no point in fighting with me? Baby I want you, but You don’t want me anymore But could we try to work it out? If you don’t want to, then its best to forget it I know you want to, but you are too scared You’re too scared to admit it You’re too proud to say out loud, stuck in the Lowground with me I know you wanna go but you feel like you can’t leave Sometimes we get lost, then we find ourselves going through the motions Here we go again - our love don’t mean a thing if nobody is growing I never thought that you would tire of my skin, but something dark tore us apart And you gave in I tried to make it work but I fear it’s too late now You don’t see me the same way Over - All we had You pushed me away from your heart again Now I’m not too proud to say out loud I wish you were here now I’ve been Chasing a Phantom Why would you tell me that “you were hoping,” if you don’t understand it?
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Fantasies keep me from falling apart Hold me so closely until you find me Don’t remind me You trouble me, saying that things need to change Say that you’ll make some arrangements Enjoy it I’ll destroy it So this is what you wanted It’s all Ancient History now You said it what's you wanted You'll always want what you don’t have Think back to what you wanted Remember what you said to me All that I do is worth nothing to you Can’t you see it? Can’t you believe it? Your brand new way does not work Now look who looks like a jerk You said it’s what you wanted anyway And now you’re trying to blame me for some shit I didn’t say But not today So this is what you wanted We are Ancient History now You said it’s what you wanted You’ll always want what you don’t have Think back to what you wanted Remember what you said to me And life is but a changing scene
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Clamps 03:42
A shackled man is overrated He says women are just like parking spaces But I’m not sure if that’s true The only thing I know is I’m about to put the clamps on you I saw three swans go sailing by, on Christmas Day in the morning! The angel headed hipster was a shot of shy, but the other two were just afraid of me Why are all the other boys in the neighborhood always saying some shit? You wanna fit me a dunce cap? Sit me in the corner? I’ll do what you wanna
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Strange Reveries I’m trapped inside a coven’s kind of fantasy Come and find me with your flashlight of sorts Mark the exits on the walls Strange Reveries This one last time I’ll lose my mind indefinitely You’re so inviting with your jacket all torn But something’s different from before I wish I didn’t know it I hardly meant to show that I was scared of your skin The way it cracked like rusted tin It was so hard to restrain That I might rightly go insane I wish that I was smarter That I’d never gotten started with the lies “Alright, it’s fine” The way they fool me every time Poor Miss Lonely You’re my lady - my one and only Hurts to say, but I have to leave you Go away, though I do not want to I saw you ask the other girls for other bad advice But that won’t make it right When one door closes, the whole house shakes My heart lies Waiting, it’s hidden underneath the staircase, all boarded up And I’m alone in the dark Silver linings ran away Ran away Hold me closely You’re my lady - my one and only Hurts to say, but I have to leave soon Go away, though my heart still needs you I saw you ask the other girls for other bad advice But that won’t make it right
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Rosaryville 04:29
Rosaryville is a place where people fall asleep with the news on Awoke at the instance of fear that someone is doing something wrong Though I knew that I could not stay there I had to get away from there before too long You could not mold me, so don’t try to control me ‘Cuz if you try, I will die, and there’ll be nothing left of me for anyone at all Something is eating me up from the inside Something’s been eating me up, but I don’t know what for Some days, I wake in the evening, I wait until morning and sleep until evening, and live at the store I thrive at night, hiding from light I’ve been away for a long, long time And I wanna know Does the road split off along the way? I’ve driven for days I’ve been running away You could not mold me, so don’t try to control me ‘Cuz if you try, I will die, there’ll be nothing left of me for anyone at all
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I try to look past, but see right through I could see yearning burning you Why did you even try? What did you think was gonna happen? All fixed up? You’ve got this whole thing all mixed up Why did you even try it? Tried again, felt nothing Time again, not the same Second time, just not right You know it, so do I Just because something’s in demand Don’t make it worth it in the end I was the world’s quietest, meanest man You are the sweetest, cleanest mess You are the weight down on my chest I won’t let you pull at me Tried again, felt nothing Time again, not the same Second time, just not right You know it, so do I There’s something you should know I know how it seemed, but I was not yours The one thing that I know, is how it should feel And I was not sure There’s something you should know I know what you thought, but I was not yours The one thing that I know, is you are just way too familiar There’s something you should know I know how it seemed, but I was not yours The one thing that I know, is how it should feel And I was not sure There’s something you should know I know what you thought, but I was not yours The one thing that I know, is you are just way too familiar
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Don’t you want me, too? Someone tell me how I’m supposed to know what I’m to do I don’t wanna play the game Locked inside this room Forced to play a part in this I never would presume The air, it smelled like rain Don’t hit the wall Don’t waste my time, pick up my call I’m taken up and withdrawn I’m waiting to see And once it falls, don’t be surprised that I’m long gone The shining street gets sweeped off It’s Raining for Me Don’t hit the wall Don’t waste my time, pick up my call I’m taken up and withdrawn I’m waiting to see And once it falls, don’t be surprised that I’m long gone The shining street gets sweeped off It’s Raining for Me
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Banter 04:19
It’s not a crime, doing what we do We’ve got all the time, we’ve got nothing to lose Until the moonlight dries the sweat stained street like clay We’ll line your girls up while they listen to us play And we’ll leave with nothing yet again, but thats okay That’s okay Banter, Banter, waste no time (Seen it all before, I’ve seen it all before) I’ve seen it all before All I want’s a peace of mind (you don’t have to go, no you don’t have to go) Can you stay here for a while? Easy come, Easy go I knew it all along that you would go Until the sun comes up and dries my tears away I’ll lay and think about the times we could’ve made Until tomorrow night, when you will be replaced That’s okay Banter, Banter, waste no time (Seen it all before, I’ve seen it all before) I’ve seen it all before All I want’s a peace of mind (you don’t have to go, no you don’t have to go) Can you stay here for a while? ‘Cuz I don’t want you to go and leave me alone ‘Cuz all I need is your love and I want you to know I really want you to know
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It was a voice I heard But not a voice in despair It rang through chilling night air An unfamiliar tone But it warmed my bones Oh can it be? Nobody hears it but me I heard it calling my name And after midnight came, I didn’t feel the same My Worries Disappeared in the Night And nobody can tell me what’s right Like nobody can see what’s inside What occupies the space in my mind My Worries Disappeared in the Night And nobody can tell me what’s right My Worries Disappeared in the Night My Worries Disappeared in the Night I’m far away from mother’s cradle I’m far away I’m far away from mother’s cradle I’m far away I’m far away from mother’s cradle I’m far away
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The Oculist 06:40
The Oculist saw potential And your vision could prevail You met with him late last week He awaits your next appointment You hope that he will see to it Not one detail is left behind You say, “doctor please, be gentle” “We are dealing with my eyes” They’ll bring you some drugs with warm water They are meant to sedate you They’ll talk to you like you are stupid And that would enrage you The wave of cool confusion shocks through the mind The nurse closed the door, and turned off the lights The instant he makes his incision Strapped back into his chair The objective is the vision And you know he does not care about… The fact that the drugs didn’t work and you’re still not asleep Your mother’s been phoning for hours, but it’s still not complete The pain of resolution shocks through the eyes I’ve hid from doubt for much too long of my life They say you lose it when you get old I hope I never know I hope I never know I hope I never know Lose it when you get old I hope I never know I hope I never know
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You can change your name Go far away But you can’t hide from me You’re still the same The way I feel The way I ache There are things that I want that I can not obtain I’m gonna try either way If I’m winning or losing I’ve struggled this long It’s the only way I know to carry it all It’s a sign of the times That I’m so desperate to get by But if the moon turns away, I’ll be ashamed You can bury your pride You can change your clothes But won’t outgrow Deceit lives in your heart, and won’t let you go In a thousand primes, I’d waste every try So don’t save me a place up there in the sky
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You keep on moving place to place I’ve still never seen you face to face My heart’s a cold, hollowed out, empty core I don’t think of you - I feel you like sores You’re not in my life No, not anymore You left me so quick I had to be sure So I wrote you a letter Then I wrote one more I did not know where you were staying I’m wondering how long I should wait Your letter never comes My Little Georgia girl Was I not enough? You’re not in my life No, not anymore Our love was a brick, baby It fell through the floor If loving is common, what we had was rare One day you’re gonna come around Georgia And I’m not gonna be there
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This is the 2020 mix of the album we released 4 years after the original. We think this mix has more clarity than the original release.

This is our first "proper" album that we recorded after a couple bouts of recording in previous years. We worked with Matt Hinshaw in his home studio in Annapolis, MD during 2016. The drums were recorded in 3 days and the rest of the overdubs and mixing sessions took place during weekend trips up to his studio. The intent was to make a record with " some darkness" to it. We hope you enjoy our first album!

PS: We also included the "scratch tracks" that the drums were recorded to. Enjoy those raw bad boys.

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released April 5, 2020

Chris Hoepfl: Arrangements, Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Production, Prideful Exclamations
JP Mudd: Drums, Percussion
Juan Caero: Bass
Caleb Hoepfl: Guitar
Matt Weathersby: Trumpet, Triumphant Shouts, Megaphone

Additional Musicians:
Jason Kearse: Electric Piano, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer
Johnnie Kearse: Double Bass, "I Was Not Yours" Segue

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Matt Hinshaw

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