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Anonymous #10

by Chris Baron

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1.
It’s easy to see As I look at you and you look back at me, can we agree That a moment happens naturally (until) driving away And like Karma said it can be so lonely Wondering Could it all have been imaginary II: Maybe we’ll see Only time will tell if the tell is timely Destiny From Diego then to Lewis baby :II And once in a while I get all caught up and in denial Since I been there, I’ve been taking it all in much more stride, and I Forget sometimes That it’s where I’ve been that should make me smile And where and when, I see you again helps me recall II: Maybe we’ll see Only time will tell if the tell is timely Destiny From Diego then to Lewis baby :II
2.
Build You Up 04:22
I wanna fill you up Never gonna let you down You never could let me down Cuz I come, filled up I wanna build you up Pick you up and bring you out Never would put me out To build you up The world it is changing, but that doesn’t mean everyone does Kinda how lots of things don’t really matter because I wanna see you through Figure in and bring you out Never would put me out To look up to you I wanna fire you hot Heat you up and spread you wide, if only the world could see inside The way I see what you’ve got Oh the world it is changing, but that doesn’t mean everyone does Maybe how lots of things don’t really matter because
3.
Sittin on your own with a thought that you thought was your own Thought it was original, thought you were invisible Now you got a minute to think about what you shoulda known Knowing that was critical, maybe you’re not invisible Maybe you’re just one of two types of guys, One who wants to cry and one who is already cryin’ and just wants to stop Livin with a dream in obscurity that you never see Blinded by infinity, spendin time impossibly Never coulda been a believer like you couldn’t believe Cuz you’re figurin out the mystery, busy as a buzzin bee Maybe you’re just one of two types of bees One who’s in for the honey One who’s in for love and just wants to stop Rowin down the road and alert to any twitch in the rows Visor down and movin slow, Rowboat Cop on patrol Maybe for the best to not move along so fast Furiously skimmin past Missin all the evidence Maybe you’re just one Of some kind of lucky One who was in for love One who was in for the honey And just needed to stop Sittin on my own with a thought that I thought was my own Thought it was original, thought I was invisible Now I got a reason to think about what I shoulda known Knowin what was critical, maybe I’m not invisible, maybe I’m not invisible, maybe I’m not invisible, maybe I'm indivisible, maybe I'm not invisible... Maybe you can see me
4.
The bubble divides for everyone yes and everyone is well aware, but in my bubble I’m unfamiliar it's... It took a minute to recognize it I put a finger straight up to the wind, I remember a time we were not divided, it's Cellular Hundreds of millions of levels of brilliance shaping this every day Some of it sounds familiar but maybe some of it’s far away I’ve only got enough time to tell you I love you before I divide again, hope it all levels out in the end Cellular subdivision, the inevitable condition, Is a fact before a fiction to be sure And I'm better at believing you will, be gettin better than you were before Than I am at recognizing myself as Cellular Hundreds of millions of levels of brilliance shaping us every day Some of it sounds familiar but maybe some of it’s far away I’ve only got enough time to tell you I love you before I divide again, hope it all levels out in the end Cellular subdivision, the inevitable condition, So I have to find the wisdom to be sure, And I'm better at believing we will, be gettin better than we were before Than I am at recognizing myself as Cellular Hundreds of millions of levels of brilliance shaping this every day Some of it sounds familiar but maybe some of it’s far away I’ve only got enough time to tell you I love you before I divide again, hope it all levels out in the end
5.
The cutest little picture just captured my eye A cotton candy cloud just went whispering by The sweetest little sprinkles made the softest sound Something leaked out and it's all over town I posted lost and found all over this town But nothing's come up and it's gettin me down I'm searchin the air from the sky to the ground Cuz I really wanna see you and it's all over town I got a buck twenty-five, but I need a nickel more if I wanna get everything I need at the store But I traded that nickel for a British crown And I'm puttin it on, and it's all over town I posted lost and found all over this town I'm lookin you up, I'm trackin you down Our song's in the air, but my ear's to the ground Cuz I really wanna see you and it's all over town I bet I'm gonna find you in a record store, with your chin on your arms and your back to the door Where the sweetest little record makes the softest sound... But now we're turning it up, and it's all over town, Yeah we're turning it up, and it's all over town... I posted lost and found all over this town I'm takin you up on the deal you laid down Our song's in the air, but my ear's to the ground Cuz I really gotta see you and it's all over town Yea I'd really love to see you and it's all over town
6.
We need help to escape We need help to relocate, we need help to remember for once that we’re not alone We need this help to shine bright Need help to get that right Need a hand up while the other says hold the phone I don’t wanna need a friend anymore I need help to get laid You know it takes two babe And sometimes more if the world has let you down I need help to wake up, this reset button is stuck, and the reasons up for debate as it turns out But I don’t wanna use a friend anymore I just wanna do it all on my own I don’t wanna use my phone anymore I just wanna find it out on my own So good to set this pace But we need help to be graceful Need it most when the world has left you low I need you to get great, but this me in focus can wait, and the more we move along, the more that it goes to show I don’t wanna use my friends anymore I don’t wanna use my friends anymore Ain’t no way to get great, unless someone makes ya Ain’t no way to get paid, unless someone pays ya Ain’t no way to get taken No mistakin no bacon No erasing the past unless someone saves ya But we don’t need to need a friend anymore We’re just gonna find it all out on our own I need help to wake up, this reset button is stuck!
7.
Deep End 03:31
I feel it in the rainfall, through the winter to the sun I hear the music carry on after the song’s already done I feel it despite a separation from my hands I see it in the deep of night when my eyes no longer can Only a little bit here and there, cuz its always such a mess I always gave it my all, and my love, and you’ve always been the best I suppose it was a test, to give me any amount of stress, I wonder if someday, we might deep end a little less I think I live in an echo, or a fisheye lens The water may be speckled, the wolves could be my friends The sky may really be the ground, the angle it depends… I puttered back and forth for awhile and it may have been a waste I never felt quite satisfied, like a longer state of grace I suppose I got a taste, but it rocketed into space and I wonder if someday, we might find each other in that place I slow down in the speed around me, (I’m) tired of the strain I live a lot inside my head just dealing with my brain I don’t think I like the city anymore, or the way: all the forks in the road have forked me and life can be a mess I always gave it my all, and my love, and you’ve always been the best I suppose it was a test, to give me any amount of stress, I wonder it someday, we might deep end a little less You and I both know the good things in life will always have a test And I don’t know if you and I get the same amount of rest I only hope that I’m ready for it all and I never get depressed I only hope that I’m ready if it ever robs you of your rest, I wonder if someday we might deep end a little less…
8.
Love & Live 03:21
If you think you're ever love again If you think you're gonna live and love again If you think you're ever gonna love again Then you're gonna love again If you think you're ever gonna love again If you think you're in the middle of a win If you think you know something more than them Then you better think again I'm on top of the world I've got a brand new body Not as much a reward Just understanding I know nuthin’ at all So don’t even ask me It’s not mine to call It’s all just happening If you think that you can lie and love again If you think that you can fake it to a friend If you think you’re gonna lie and get a win Then you’re gonna lose a friend If you fall asleep, no problem But you wake up with a heart crushed in When you wake up in the morning with a grin Then you’re gonna love again I never Lied to you I only Told you what, I wanted to be true Maybe that's enough
9.
Cat Michelle 04:03
Cat Michelle I float a word into an atmosphere I only hope that you will somehow hear, Mmm Reach out, Reach out across the airs It’s up to me and you and we were theres Mmm hmm Tell me it is, tell me like it is Tell me it’s been, a long time since then Cat Michelle So unbelievable it went so well What is the story that you wait to tell San Jose It was a pretty and a lovely day And what if you could have been there With me Mmm hmm Cat Michelle There goes another that I wanted well It only takes a cast to kiss a spell Mmm hmm Tell me it is, tell me like it is Tell me it’s been, a long time since then
10.
Hello, its me and I’m glad for us bein’ here Sometimes its so far away, sometimes I’m near it I’m ok with good, I suppose, but I know great when I hear it Take another step with me I know you won’t regret it Here Not so hard to believe it, not so long ago I was feeble, and far Away And its a testament to betterment that I even picked up this guitar Today I’m not one for pretending, so if I’m singing I’m mending You bet No you won’t catch me faking, if I’m moody that’s just what you get I’m here in the moment with you But I’ve always been restless, I learned adventures from the movies I just want what’s best for us, so I’d best keep moving Along Hello, its me and I’m grateful for us being
11.
Part of it is a feeling that I really don’t fit in anywhere Part a fear that after one night anyone could still care Part of it is I mean what I mean even when I don’t know why Part of it is a kindness that waves my heart, unseen Part a fear that I’m only as real as a well-remembered dream Maybe I will never understand these words again Start all over again, make it better for friends, make it better for friends Maybe settle down in the end Part of it is the habits to always know and say the most Proximity and scale I find I’m quiet at the coast Sometimes when I’m at the beach, the waves will hit a nerve and I think about walking out to the end of the world Start all over again, make it better for friends, make it better for sense, Maybe settle down in the end
12.
I took a drive through the long windy hills First time But sometimes its the freedom that kills When you realize you may have done it wrong… I should feel better than this, and I will when I see you again I took a detour and drive round the Bend, ten years in a row Family’s forever, but friends might be better Cuz a friend shows ya earned it I took a grab when my time came along It wasn’t bad Never thought of it wrong Ever turning the clock Ever breaking the dawn You and I could be gone, Give a little, pass on A quick slip, and a trip, and then everything spilled just when everything was going so swell But skinned elbows and toe stubs and soaking wet notes are just part of climbing the hill I should feel better than this, and I will when I see you again I will feel better than this, when I see you again

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*Anonymous #10* is my fifth solo album. *Searchlights In Mexico* (2008) started this whole deal, thanks to Rob Lewis and Will Downing and Huge Sally. Genre changes and bandmate changes and years of cRaZy StUfF happening resulted in this all continuing. Thank you for supporting the band. *Habits* was great, and this is my finest work since *Relics*. It's Pure, and True. Enjoy.

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released March 6, 2024

Produced by Derek Vanderhorst and Chris Baron.

Chris Baron: flying, guitars, Voice, kick drum, production, Wurlitzer organ, shaker, banjo, tracking and mixing.
Paul Prato: upright bass
Debbie Stewart: cellos
Dale Jones: upright bass and backing vocals on "Here"
Gideon Freudmann: cellos on "Here"

Nine of these songs were tracked with guitar + vocal live in Golden CO in November 2023, live, one take. They were then layered and mixed at Grant's House Studios in NE Portland OR.
"Here" was pieced together in Portland OR, ProTools, fall 2021, featuring Dale Jones on upright bass and Gideon Freudmann on cello.
"Proximity & Scale" and "Pass On" were recorded and mixed as part of *The Glyndon Sessions* across 2020-2023.

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