Hey Everybody,

I'm trying a new experiment in my new songwriting journey to help me return to my roots and be more authentic and less technology driven.

To this end, I've created a little Two-Track setup in Real Band. I am writing and recording songs at the same time by playing the guitar while I am inventing the chord progression on the spot and channeling the vocals at the same time after putting myself inside the body of different characters, all singing honestly about their struggles in life.

It's literally a one take effort. As I said, the vocals and the guitar parts are being created and recorded at the same time and I'm keeping the first take for both of them for the most part and not doing any second takes or overdubs on either.

Then I'm going back and adding in the other instruments including any band in a box parts. I'm not going to fiddle and fool and do retakes because I don't want to spoil the authenticity. While there may be imperfections, with more of a live performance feel than a shellacked production vibe, I am willing to sacrifice that in exchange for emotional honesty at the mic.

I'm just going to see where this takes me and not allow myself to do too much editing. Then I will let it all sit for while and see what I have.

I like what's going down so far and I hope you enjoy it.

Reason to Live

by David Snyder

https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4/reason-to-live

REASON TO LIVE

by David Snyder

V1

Sit in my car
look at the sky
I'm being followed
and I don't know why
I know I've committed
a couple of crimes
which one was it now
what did I do this time

PC

and all of the religion
in this midnight world
can't save me now
that I've lost my girl

Ch

Cause she
was my reason to live
and she was my reason to forgive
and now that my girl is gone
I will drive all night staring into these lights
and by morning
It will still all be wrong

V2

I don't remember
being born
I don't remember
growing old
but I do remember
those times I was hurt
and I do remember
a lifetime of cold

PC

and all of the religion
in this midnight world
can't save me now
that I've lost my girl

Ch

Cause she
was my reason to live
and she was my reason to forgive
and now that my girl is gone
I will drive all night staring into these lights
and by morning
It will still all be wrong

Cause she was my reason to live
And she was my reason
My only reason
To forgive

All music and lyrics copyright 2025 by David Snyder

David Snyder: Guitar and vocals, additional instrumentation, mixing, mastering, production

RealTracks in style: 4517:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm IndieFolkGentleSyncDADGAD ev16 065
RealDrums in style:CajonSlow16ths: a: Cajon b: Cajon Shaker
Pop Promise Held Piano
Natalie Flowing Cello

Post Production Mastering with Ocean Way Studio Nashville
(Waves)

David Snyder
Songwriter/Renaissance Man
Studio + Fingers

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