The Orange Velvets Blog

2011-12-25T09:56:00.001-08:00

So we're working on a new instrumental surf record. We've already got the drums and guitar done. I'm hoping to finish it in the next couple of months.

New Drawings:

2009-09-09T12:59:00.000-07:00

100 Songs in 100 Days

2009-09-08T10:46:00.000-07:00

It's day 36 and I've written 32 songs. I'll try to catch up in the next few weeks.

2009-09-08T10:34:00.000-07:00

Fuzz, Beautiful Fuzz

2009-08-14T20:29:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we mastered our next record: "Fuzz, Beautiful Fuzz". We're really excited with how it sounds. It has a cool lo-fi, fuzzy 60's like sound. Brian and Erin did a great job on the record. Now we just have to get all the artwork done. It should be available on CD sometime in October.

100 Songs in 100 Days

2009-08-12T17:47:00.000-07:00

I'm attempting to write 100 songs in 100 days. Today is day #9 and I've written 11 songs. It's been kind of crazy, but I think I can do it. I'll give periodic updates of my progress. I'll also try to make some demos of the new stuff and post it.

Looking for Bands to Play With

2009-08-11T19:48:00.000-07:00

The Orange Velvets are looking for cool bands to play shows with in San Diego. Please let us know if you want to play with us or know of a band that would like to play with us.

"Songs for Sarah" Lyircs

2009-08-10T23:07:00.000-07:00

Radio Girl

she loves the radio

she loves her momma and her dad

she likes to stay at home

she said the world is turning mad

she likes to stay up late

and drink wine until she cries

she said the world is turning cold

I love the radio she said

I listen every day

I love the radio she said

I listen every day

we melt like icicles

beneath the yellow dusky sky

and when the evening came

she blinked her eyes and tried to sigh

and all the toxic fumes

invaded every single pore

she said the world is growing old

the radio plays all my favorite songs

Spill Some Sugar (On Me Honey)

if the blue jays had their way today

the sunny sky would scatter all its rays

don’t think about throwing stars away

we were laughing at the frozen rain

bouncing electrons in my brain

take your worries and flush them down the drain

spill some sugar on me honey

and the sun it shines like a grain of sand

on the beach when you hold my hand

I close my eyes and I slowly melt away

spill some sugar on me honey

Pigs

I heard a lovely flowing melody

I want to see you smile happily

how come the elders have no memory?

just like a train wreck that we had to see

and all the baby pigs

walk along the street and

rainbows lead

to the forest where the

seeds still grow

come along

we’ll see a hopeless broken symphony

just like a twisted unsolved mystery

we’ll have a lovely peaceful century

I want to save you from an injury

I want to

feed my friends

until they fall asleep because

babies eat

brown bananas in the

scalding sun

still alive but only

hanging on all day long

Song #4

we walked upon the velvet sand

you held my heart within your hand

slip away to another day

yesterday you were my friend

good to see you once again

slip away to another day

I taped your pictures on my walls

summer melted into fall

slip away to another day

You Don’t Have to Go

I’m sad today

you stayed in hotel

and the moon it shined all day

and the sky

it was green

you spilled kool-aid

in my eyes

and now I’m plastic like the sea

you don’t have to go

you don’t have to go oh oh

I sleep all night

and I live all day

the sun beats down

we laugh and play

you know you’re right

but that’s ok

I love you more

than yesterday

Red Flies

red flies crash the town

they won’t bring us down

stay watch shadows play

please don’t go away

don’t go away

sores no one can mend

sweet dreams that you send

our love that we lend

worlds born with no end

born with no end

The Happy Song

let’s go outside in the sun

the grass is green everyone

is so alive I like you

let’s go outside because

today is a happy happy day

let’s go outside in the rain

the dirt is brown this is lame

we all will die I hate you

let’s go outside because

today is a crappy crappy day

Walking Through the Rain

we were walking through the rain

but I did not feel the pain

that was swimming through my veins

that was there before you came to me

and the rockets and the flames

and the secrets and the stains

and the goblins and the cranes

that were there before you came to me

Angels #1

angels swimming in the sun today

scare the hornets in the trees away

shadows waving in the streets today

hey hey

silver raindrops call your name today

happy leap day let’s go out and play

make the voices disappear today

seven yellow tulips weep today

send the demons in my head away

pumpkins rotting on my stairs today

Pictures

new pictures of you

sell your blood too

they will rob you

who knows it like you

so fresh and new

just say you do

white tailed doves on the ground

sleep well and don’t make a sound

goodbye I’ll see you in town

roadside flowers can’t hide

don’t blink your plastic eyes

pretty smile but screaming inside

Daydreams

and you’re running through the garden

and the rabbits have all hidden

and the mints have too much sugar

and your brain has felt much better

and the jet stream flows different

the water tastes different

your shadow smiles different

and my daydreams end different

you’re staring in the mirror

and your time is one day nearer

and the daylight has no savings

and the flags can’t help but waving

she’s not the kind of girl who lives in the sun

Shadows

blood in my hands

draw with some crayons

shadows and clouds

don’t breathe too loud

everything is so so wrong

too sick to try

don’t ask me why

send my your rhymes

don’t have the time

Pink Roses

it’s summer summertime

I like it like it fine

you’re leaving I’ll sleep late

worlds filled with too much hate

I really like you tell me what to write

I really like you let’s stay home tonight

save birdies on the ground

we heard them make sweet sounds

pink roses in the sun

please tell me when they’re done

the stars in the sky won’t always shine

Yellow Daisies

I was sitting in my room

daisies bleeding on my legs

they were yellow

like a canary in a cage

the sun is shining

through the cracks in the sky

we’re made of ashes

of stars that sparkle and fry

we sat together in the month of July

I was staring through your eyes

cell phones ringing in my brain

I ate some jello

sweet glucose flowing through my veins

the sun is shining

through the cracks in the clouds

The Orange Velvets EP Lyrics

2009-08-10T11:05:00.000-07:00

Here are the Lyrics to The Orange Velvets EP:

Hotels on Venus

the sky is falling

it’s falling down

the world keeps spinning

keeps spinning round

the red sun plummets

right through the sea

the walls keep staring

right back at me

I’m no good but you don’t mind

hotels on Venus

they’re burning down

we love our neighbors

they’re new in town

the bright lights sparkle

sparkle and wane

the witches eyelids

melt in the rain

The Sun it Always Shines on You

her hair is red like cherries

eyes sparkle grey and green

always sweet like candy

and never ever mean

she’ll help you when you

feeling down overcast or blue

and the sun it always shines on you

let’s move away from here and

build a house with lemon trees

tulips in the garden sway

softly in the breeze

I hope you know by now

hope you know my love is true

and the sun it always shines on you

Every Time I Fall in Love with You

I’m hypnotized

by your silky thighs

you may not realize

but I’m mesmerized

and it’s no surprise

that every time she sighs

I’m polarized

when your neon eyes shine through

and every time I fall in love with you

I touched your lips

with my fingertips

we watched some movie clips

and ate potato chips

we shared some milkshake sips

and watched candles drip

she’s got electric hips

we watched the sun eclipse the moon

CLR Theme Song

cherry lemonade

is my favorite label

on which to record

my music

because everyone there

loves music yeah

everyone there

loves music yeah

6AM

the sun is out the day is new

I love you so you know you know I do

fructose in a glass with 5% juice

it’s 6AM

my brainstem said this will be a fine day

ultraviolet rays will dry your tears away

a message in a jar has washed upon the bay

it’s 6AM

and she said you don’t know when the

stars and the sun will blend the

she said you don’t know when the

she said she said you don’t know when

the sunlight shines right through the windowpane

visions of your lovely eyes dancing in my brain

my computer had a virus it contracted in the rain

it’s 6AM

we can’t control the time the time is running free

blue hays in the early hours singing in the trees

we saw the angels bathe with Neptune in the sea

it’s 6AM

Cherry Lemonade

cherry lemonade at the mall today

purple raindrops fall when you go away

frozen rose petals scattered on the ground

yellow butterflies follow me around

do you love me still can I kiss your lips?

neon demon lice on my fingertips

lovely times ahead all the things we’ll do

slip away from here spend the day with you

Surfer Girl

I met a surfer girl

at the surf board shop

99 %

99% have

went away

they came but

times won’t stay

they came they came

and went

all the stars in the sky

all the stars wil

be my friends

the earth stood still the pregnant

android will

begin the

day the way

the way the day

will say

Super Secret Sticker Club

2009-08-09T20:55:00.000-07:00

In addition to our e-mail list, we also have a secret sticker club. If you want to be on it, just send us your mailing address and you will receive a free sticker every time we make one. You will also send you the above sticker. You will also receive postcards telling you about shows in your town and other cool stuff.

Thank You

2009-08-08T21:50:00.000-07:00

We'd like to thank everyone who came to the Dream Street show. We had a great time and hope that you did too.