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The Deeper Than Things Seem EP

by Dan Vallerand

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    The summer 2023 hotness! Three new Danny V songs. Three unique bookends of the 2020s. A glimpse of the future. You must listen!
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1.
Glass World (2023 Demo) 03:42
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In the glass world The sun shines brighter than love Doors slide open freely People come, then they go Here in the glass world You can look, but you can't touch The endless grass and the hopes that shine beyond But sometimes things are deeper Than they seem And sometimes the meaning is deeper Than we think, yeah In the glass world Everyone's free except you They tell you that the weather is nice While you struggle and toil Here in the glass world You gotta do what you must Even when they scream at you and make your life a bust But sometimes things are deeper Than they seem And sometimes the meaning is deeper Than we think And i'm gonna be free of it someday Just gotta find the courage so things can go my way It hurts not being able to be the person you need I just got to reconnect with the true me Cuz sometimes things are deeper Than they seem Sometimes the meaning is deeper Than we think And sometimes what we perceive is our own reality But when we break those chains By God, we know we're free
2.
Empty Rooms (2021 Demo) 03:54
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Tonight's the night I've been waiting for I'm ready to go, ready to play some more Gonna hop on the stage and have my say Let everyone know this is my day But as I creep the door I see barely any feet on the floor Oh God, am I playing to an empty room? Well, this can't be, it's just the start I'm not letting the worry settle in my heart I'm ready, come on yeah, you gotta give me a shot Let me shine here in my own spot But as the time wears on People wave, then they're gone Oh God, I'm playing to an empty room This isn't the first time I've had to take a hit on my own dime And everybody's stuff is better than mine anyways So why should you stick around to hear the same five songs? The night gets deeper and the cars pass by Yet again, I'm asking myself why I'm playing these chords for no one Just the barkeep and I, until it's done But that's the risk we take When all we do is try to make our mark Here in this world Even if you just create You gotta know, there's no escape Sometimes we all play to empty rooms
3.
Can't Be a Player (Live at the Boardroom Open Mic 4/18/23) 03:51
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Well, I've been dreaming about it And I've been thinking about it I been waiting on a hope and a prayer cuz The gears are spinning and the wheels, they're turning But I'm seeing my friends succeed And I'm not doing well But I can't be a player If I'm not playing the game I can't be a hater If I'm not chasing the fame I don't have a prayer When everything is just the same I've been resting on my laurels for far too long I don't know what I'm going to do I've got to see it through I've got to unlearn every little bit of tricks That I've found myself fallen to All the lies I've been hearing It makes my brain turn to mush And I don't know how to handle it, but But I can't be a player If I'm not playing the game I can't be a hater If I'm not chasing the fame I don't have a prayer When everything is just the same I've been resting on my laurels for far too long (And my brain starts screaming at me, hard and fast!) I want more! How do I get more? I deserve more! How in the world will I ever get more When I've got the mindset of a hater? Oh, child! Well, I can't be a player If I'm not playing the game I can't be a hater If I'm not chasing the fame I don't have a prayer When everything is just the same I've been resting on my laurels for far too long But it's a cureable disease Gonna find the way I'm gonna find the cure and make myself a happier person I know I'm gonna do better I just gotta let it go I can't let my friends and my family Say whatever they want to sew I can't be a player If I'm not playing the game I can't be a hater If I'm not chasing the fame I don't have a prayer When everything is just the same I've been resting on my laurels for far too long

about

July 5th, 2023 is my 33rd birthday. Every year I get existential about it, and if you want to know why, listen to "27 Years" from 2017. But this year, things have been gradually getting better. For the first time since the pandemic, I honestly feel confident enough about playing music again and have been playing shows with the encouragement of NERDY and Chris Walker and the support of my significant other, primarily. I can't thank any of these people enough, honestly. With NERDY letting me open for him at several of his shows as of late, Chris for jumping in and playing with me at not just these shows but at plenty of local mics, and Nikki's support and occasional request for music for their projects, I don't think I would've picked up a guitar with confidence again in our lovely endemic world.

To celebrate, here's two songs in demo style that will very likely be on the next release and a bonus live recording too! Please consider this as a teaser for what's to come next and also an easy way to buy me a beer or something for turning the big 3-3.

credits

released July 5, 2023

All songs written by Dan Vallerand. This recording of "Glass World" was produced/engineered by Dan Vallerand, and this recording of "Empty Rooms" was produced/engineered by Jacob Crothers. Additionally, this version of "Can't Be a Player" was recorded live at Matt Davis's Boardroom Open Mic, Modesto CA, on April 18th, 2023.

Out-of-context picture of Dan Vallerand by Maddie Kopecki.

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