Time for another installment in the "story behind the song" series, this time for track 5 "Everywhere (Except Here)". 

And what can I really say about this one?  It is a fairly basic idea lyrically and came about while I was listening to the music I had composed.  I was listening and trying to figure out a vocal melody and some words based on the feeling I got from listening to the composition and noticed that my mind kept wandering off to different things.  I gave up several times that day until I realized that the idea was right in front of me all along.  "My mind is everywhere, everywhere except here"!

The song is based on my personal experience but I think a lot of people can relate to this.  I've always been a bit of a daydreamer but as I get older I notice that I don't "dream" as much as get lost in thoughts about real concerns that don't really have any bearing on my present situation which leads people to think that I am daydreaming.  Unfortunately the days of true daydreaming seem to be over for me and I rarely find myself lost in thoughts of some adventure or other fanciful situation.  I really miss that.

I decided to keep the lyrics pretty simple and just explored other ideas with the "except" dynamic.  Other than that there is not much more to tell other than it has been one of the more difficult songs to adapt to a live performance but I think I have worked most of the kinks out and look forward to playing it live in the next show.