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Butterfly Effect

by David Woodard

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V1 He asked her about New York Does she wanna go Leave it all behind But she’s heard it all before With a side-eyed stare She’s making up her mind V2 He’s dreaming about New York And a studio flat On the lower east side But she’s figured out the score While she’s waited for him She left her youth behind Pre-chorus And she’s always wanted to see Central Park in the early fall. Chorus He’s always talking about New York She doesn’t believe him anymore V3 He’s thinking about New York Maybe this time next year It will be their time But she can’t wait anymore and she plans to be gone Before he'll realize Pre-chorus Cause she’s always wanted to see Central Park after the first snow fall. Chorus He always talks about New York She doesn’t believe him anymore Bridge He thinks she’s packed her bags for their trip to the gulf of Mexico She’ll be Brooklyn bound before he even gets back home Chorus 2 He always talks about New York But she’s not waiting anymore
2.
V1 She’s waking up with the daytime She’s the prettiest part of the skyline She surprises me with sunshine V2 She says it all with a wink and smile She radiates more than she can realize She surprises me with sunshine V3 She tells her truth in her perfect rhyme She’s writing me into the storyline Surprising me with sunshine Bridge 1 Maybe this is all brand new Maybe we’re on to something Or maybe its apropos to nothing V4 She says it all with a wink and smile She radiates more than she can realize She surprises me with sunshine Bridge 2 Maybe this is all brand new Maybe we’re on to something Or maybe this is what we’ve always wanted Maybe this is all brand new Maybe we’re on to something Or maybe its apropos to nothing V5 She’s waking up with the daytime She’s the prettiest part of the skyline She surprises me with sunshine
3.
Orbits 03:41
V1 She writes her poetry every day with her morning coffee Alone in the cafe at a table made for two He writes his songs in the cafe with his morning bagel He doesn’t notice her but catches her perfume And he finds he is writing her into his melody Ch1 Her gravity is pulling him into her orbit He’s spinning, turning, falling into her life V1 He sets up everyday on the sidewalk around the corner Alone with his guitar by the subway where she rides She comes up the subway steps just as he starts playing She doesn’t notice him but hears a melody she likes And she finds she’s humming his song on her way home Ch2 His gravity is pulling her into his orbit She’s spinning, turning, falling into his life Bridge A butterfly flits its wings And a wisp of air creates a breeze And alters the coming tide And it sets their orbits to collide Ch3 Her gravity is pulling him into her orbit He’s spinning, turning, falling into her life His gravity is pulling her into his orbit She’s spinning, turning, falling into his life The universe is pulling them into their orbit Heavenly bodies on a course to collide
4.
Ghosts 02:26
V1 We are all just haunted houses Gripped by fear and fright Wandering every empty hallway Every lonely night But we are haunted by what we’ve kept Not what we’ve left behind You’ve got your ghosts I’ve got mine V2 We are all just haunted houses Full of mysteries to pursue Darkened hallways full of secrets Hiding in plain view But we are scared of what we know Not what we think we’ll find You’ve got your ghosts I’ve got mine Bridge We are haunted houses Lining the streets of memories In our lonely ghost towns Full of all our ghost stories Outro We’re all wandering in the night just searching for a sign We’re haunted by what we’ve kept Not what we’ve left behind You’ve got your ghosts I’ve got mine
5.
V1 I’ve been staring at the same four walls for days Trying to find the center of myself But I keep giving into anxiety C1 I keep kicking against the questions that everyone expects an answer from me I keep staring at the blank pages Looking for traces of me V2 I’ve been pacing up and down these floors all night Trying to sleep walk through my dreams But I keep waking up to reality C2 That I been kicking against the questions that everyone demands an answer from me I keep searching outside myself for any signs of our humanity I’ve been waiting for the last word (and the one after that) V3 I’ve been staring in the mirror at me my whole life Loneliness knocking at my door but but it doesn’t scare me like it scared me before C3 I keep knocking down all the answers that everyone says that I should believe I keep searching within myself for any drop of my humanity I’ve keep waiting for the last word (and the one after that)
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7.
V1 He thought about her when he was singing She always wondered what he was thinking The summer his band signed they had a wedding But now he has been in this job for a decade V2 Everyday he finds himself wondering How he ended up in this place he’s working He could have swore his record was rocking But he had to make the payments on her ring He listens to the CD during his commute Wonders why the label cancelled their debut V Now he goes to work and fakes his devotion And hopes his boss will give him a promotion Then he will get a raise in income He’ll buy an app to record on his iPhone He listens to the mp3s he’s recorded He wonders if the guitars too distorted C He thought he’d live in luxury She thought she was his destiny Now they need a table for three at Applebees He though it was his destiny She thought she’d live in luxury Now they spend their anniversary at Applebees

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#19 in The Power Popaholic Top 25 EPs of 2021
www.powerpopaholic.com/2022/01/the-power-popaholic-top-25-eps-of-2021.html

#5 in in EP category of Pablo Ferreyra's favorites records of 2021

Reviews:

“David Woodard is back with a sharply written gem of an EP! Guitarist/Songwriter has a knack for song stories with great melodies.  “About New York” is a terrific single that sticks in your head immediately. Enjoy the poptastic “Ghosts” and the slowly building “The Last Word.” With each EP Woodard gets better – no filler, all killer.” — Power Popaholic (www.powerpopaholic.com)

“… Another guy vibing a bit of Fountains of Wayne is David Woodard on this recent EP Butterfly Effect. It’s there on the opening to ‘the last word,’ but Woodard quickly takes the song in his own direction. The track has a low key hook so subtlety placed that it’s only on repeated listenings that it really gets into your head.” — Poprock Record (poprockrecord.com)

"From Nashville, goldsmith David Woodard once again delights us with exquisite pop melodies — writing, playing, singing and producing by himself on these new recordings.

This follow-up to ‘Grand Scheme of Things’ (2020) and ‘Everything in Between’ (2019) is entitled ‘Butterfly Effect‘, named for the excellent piano instrumental of just over a minute. It is joined by ‘About New York,’ ‘Surprised by Sunshine,’ ‘Orbits,’ ‘Ghosts,’ ‘the last word,’ and ‘Applebees,’ (remixed by Dill Bourbonridge).” — Exile SH Magazine (ExileSHMagazine.com)

“Composer David Woodard offers an extraordinary EP full of powerpop and melodic gems like About New York. Though this small taste leaves you wanting more servings of pop magic, this EP is delicious. Lovers of Bill Lloyd, Freddy Johnston and the like will be thrilled.” — Mi Tocadiscos Dual (mitocadiscosdual.blogspot.com)

“…a very talented pop solo artist who has been churning out consistent records for the last few years…” Jeff Shelton; The Power Pop Show (www.facebook.com/powerpopshow/)

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released April 16, 2021

Who to Blame:

David Woodard: songs, instruments, vocals, production

Applesbees remixed by Dill Bourbonridge
Graphic Design: Kfx Graphic Design
Butterfly image; Becket Ruiz

Kfx Graphic Design - www.facebook.com/kfxgraphicdesign
Becket Ruiz - unsplash.com/@beckettruiz
Dill Bourbonridge - dillbourbonridge.bandcamp.com

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David Woodard Nashville, Tennessee

David Woodard returns with GET IT GOOD, a full-length effort full of his trademark sugar-sweet melodies and harmonies. There is much more here than throwbacks to the Liverpool’s favorite sons. David influences are often on his sleeve as overtones of Fountains of Wayne, Cheap Trick, Big Star, The Rolling Stones, and even boygenius trickle from your speakers like familiar friends. ... more

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