David Kav: Tunes

As featured/posted on www.crystalbowersox.blogspot.com:

"Crystallize Me" was written for American Idol runner-up Crystal Bowersox by musician David Kav of Chicago in 2007 or 2008. David says he "had totally forgotten about it (believe it or not) until American Idol Season 9 was under way."

David used to play Open Mics with Crystal at Uncommon Ground, Silvie's, etc and opened for her a couple of times at Stadium West in Chicago and the Elks Lodge in Berwyn, IL. David crashed the stage once for harmonies during a set or two. He never exclusively played or wrote a song with Crystal. "A regret of mine," David acknowledges.

Here's the story of how "Crystallize Me," a tribute to fellow musician Crystal Bowersox came to be, in David's own words - "Crystal was speaking on stage before performing one of her original songs. She stated (to paraphrase:) "I've written songs for so many people. But, no one's ever written a song for me."

"Really?" I say to myself. "I'm up for the challenge!"

Kat Fitzgerald puts it out to Jeff Brown, Brian Walker and me to write a song for her. Well, I had to act quickly (my gut told me.)

I sat down with guitar, computer, recorder, & put together "Crystallize Me" in one week (two weeks tops.) I premiered it at an Uncommon Ground gig. Upon seeing Crystal, I said, "I'm doing a show at UG on July ... I'd really love it if you'd attend. I've got a surprise for you."

"Great," she says. "I'll definitely try my best to make it."

The night of the show, Crystal's in the audience. My nerves are wracked. I get a recording (very faint and very bad) of the show and the aforementioned song. At the very end, you hear Crystal cheer loudly and scream "I love it!!""

CRYSTALLIZE ME
(Music/lyrics by David Kav)
Copyright 2008, 2010. Kav Entertainment/David Kav Ltd.
All rights reserved.

Looking from the outside in,
it’s not hard to see what everybody sees on a whim
All I see are soul, virtue, strength and your pain
but we can all feel it when your voice begins to sing

You sparkle and you shine - you make the world stop on a dime
When you speak in song and make us make amends
The music that you cry makes me feel all that has died
And you wake me from the dead - I’m goin’ outta my head

CHORUS:
And you can tell that, “I’m wrong; I’m singin’ someone else’s song”
just like everybody does in the end
But when you sing it like you do and I’m feeling all the blues
And I’m just about to see all the red - Crystallize me

I feel so far away when you’re walking in the blaze
And those strings you play are feelin’ all your wrath
And I hear about the men who left you dryin’ in the haze
And I’m drowning in my sin - feelin’ guilty just to be a man

REPEAT CHORUS

GUITAR SOLO

Just to think that there’ll be a world with another like you
Seems to fill me with so much desire
‘Cause I know that you’re insane and I can say this all the same
The way artists make a mockery out of liars

REPEAT CHORUS