Name: I Just Want to Be There
Duration: 2 min 36 s
Channel: Scott Gordon
Description: "I Just Want to Be There" is a song by Scott Gordon. a short, punchy song protesting the dark side of music (all the depressing, destructive, violent stuff thrown at us by the cocaine-intoxicated music industry starting in the late 80's) - a rejection of destructiveness and an invitation to live

I Just Want to Be There

Scott Gordon

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a short, punchy song protesting the dark side of music (all the depressing, destructive, violent stuff thrown at us by the cocaine-intoxicated music industry starting in the late 80's) - a rejection of destructiveness and an invitation to live

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Scott Gordon

Singer-songwriter Scott Gordon offers superbly crafted songs in a mostly progressive pop-rock genre with a sensitivity to varied audiences. Unique and innovativ

I am a singer-songwriter who writes and performs progressive rock and light rock ballads on piano, keyboards and guitar. I sometimes bring in my wife, friends and former bandmembers to assist with my performances, but with busy schedules amongst us, more often than not these are usually solo performances enhanced with MIDI back-up tracks, which provide a beautiful contrast of a live vocal and guitar or piano over a pre-recorded background.

Song Info

Genre

Pop • Pop Rock

Charts

#11,538 today Peak #246

#2,540 in subgenre Peak #45

Author

Scott Gordon

Rights

1993, 2008 - Scott Gordon

Uploaded

May 15, 2008

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.4 MB • 128 kbps • 2:36

Story behind the song

This is a song with a very young attitude in protest of that which suppresses life and good music.  It's about getting away from the negativity and enjoying life.  This song was first written for my band PANARCHY in 1993 - but then it was totally lost!  So I decided to try to recover it.  I had to re-write this in 2008 from memory - nothing could be found of the original song!  But the song came back to me and I found I was able to re-write the lyrics to capture even better, the spirit and intent of the original song.

Lyrics

I JUST WANT TO BE THERE 				Spring 1993  Dallas TX, Jan 2008  Costa Rica
In the fields life is living and giving our every breath
But the dirty city lurks - its machinery works its ugly death
Naysayers, betrayers  the players all work their crime
But I'm coming to find it's worse than wasted time  it's wasted time!
	-I want to plug into the synergy (and be there)
	-I want to feel a better energy (and be there)
		Life is beginning to sing - and I just want to be there
		The coming season is Spring - I'll always want to be there

You went looking for thrills in the kills out back, I heard
Left your soul in a hole of which you will not speak a word
But now you force your attacks - won't relax - had to change my song (I'm fascinated!)
Our culture's melting away - can't even say what's right or wrong  (what's right? - what's wrong?!?)
	-I want to plug into the synergy (and to be there)
	-I want to feel a better energy (and be there)
		Life is beginning to sing - and I just want to be there
		The coming season is Spring - I'll always want to be there
 
I Just Want to Be There - 2008 - Scott Gordon

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