Pressed

Gooood evening everyone! Just wanted to inform you that I am done recording another song =] It's called "Pressed" and it has a electronic/disco/funk vibe to it. I love it and I cant wait to RELEASE IT! First I gotta do the fine tuning and all the paper work. AND OF COURSE Im planning to put it up on iTunes! But this time around, I wanna release a "B-Side" with it...not really sure what song that will be at the moment lol Im sure Ill find something.

OH and another thing. Im planning to do a video to it as well ;) You'll see!

New Single: Gone

Whats gooooood? I gotta new single that I will be releasing VERY SOON! It's called Gone and I gotta say, it's hit material. Somethin you wouldnt even expect from ViN Rawli. It's rock, it's pop, it's hiphop, it's BLUES, it's everything to me and then...it could mean nothing to you. But the words, the melody, as I sang the bridge, my eyes filled with tears because....idk, I felt God move, HE gave me the words to say....*chills*

I just gotta fix the bass line. I kinda want a live bass guitar playing with it. Now THAT would be hot....all I need is a bassist.....LOL

So I've been thinking about doing an EP

HEY! Ive been thinking about doing an EP (Extended Play) project as a prequel to my LP (Long Play) Love Letters. EPs tend to have only like 3 to 5 songs but I'm thinking about doing 6 and releasing it on iTunes. THAT WAY I can give you guys a bigger taste of what Im capable of ;)

The EP is gonna be called Imminent Love Storm. Its the prequel to Love Letters. Im not sure when it will be released so STAY TUNED!

Goodbye

Goodbye
Written by Terry Rawlins

All this back and forth (Bullish)
Why you wanna leave me be? (Call it quits)
Then you wanna be with me (by 6)
Then you wanna leave me be (You're a trick)

Its confusing, losing all sense of reality
Finish me off (UGH) use a fatality
I'm mortal and we combat like drumsticks and hihats
I want L-O-V-E but money can't buy that

Daggit, mother...sucker luck gets you nowhere
I don't care, wish I never, Why did I go there?
whoa there, slow me down and please bring me no tears
Chauffeur me on to the greens and the cornbread

Hoes fare, I shoulda known trust ain't a given
It's more like a result of a tax put on living
Always fine print bullish always hidden
But now I ended our lease so buh-bye and good riddens

All this back and forth (Bullish)
Why you wanna leave me be? (Call it quits)
Then you wanna be with me (by 6)
Then you wanna leave me be (You're a trick)

I gave my heart so I guess I am a donor
You aint gave a (what??) so I guess I was a loner
Boners come boners go like the fishes
Fish in the sea, take it from me, delicious

Vicious, kill me off from malnutrition
Darker than a cat, no I'm not superstitious
But my wish is for you to stop breaking all the mirrors
And the ladders gotta go, am I speaking clearer?

Love is a game and you're the highest bidder
My heart is the prize and its in your kitty litter
Donor? Ha! More like a victim
Forgetcha? Trick say what? I am bitter

New Day

Good Morning! I woke up feeling fresh and that's not normal for me. Usually when I wake up, I'm still tired LOL But not today. I don't know what it is...

Love Letters is comin along pretty good. I woulda been recording vocals all last week but I was sick and my voice was SHOT. So now that I'm better, I'll be prepping this new single and it's B-Side.

I had a dream last night about someone and it's kinda weird...lol Imma have to call my shrink aka Dr. Shanae Jackson to see what she thinks.

Got school today and I'm ready for it. I'm taking an art histroy type course and at first I thought it was boring as hell but now that I'm into and paying even clsoer attention and reading it more, its actually pretty interesting. The key is staying on top of the work/reading.

I found one of my long lost friends. I need to chill with her sometime. Maybe she can do my hair and we'll watch Madea and then go get some Chinese food LMAO

Alrite, I gotta get dressed. BUH BYE

Icebreaker

I wrote, well started writing a new song today. It's called Icebreaker. It [like the large majority of my work] is based on a true story. What drove me to write this song was an awkward moment I had today. I refused to become your victim, again.

Flashback.....it was awkward, looking back, for me to break the ice. I mean, we didn't even know each other. I didn't even know your name. But the way you kept looking at me, mmmmm, it gave me courage and the green light. I quickly got caught up. But soon as I spoke up, as soon as I show some interest in you, you wanna get detached, leaving me feeling....well, awkward. And so fast-forward to the present. Same ol, same ol from you. I wanna feel pressed but not this time. If you wanna talk, you know where to find me. So I ignored you. It felt good because I knew you was looking at me. I could feel you looking at me. It felt bad. I felt terrible because it's not like me to give someone the cold shoulder. I guess you taught me well, right?

Icebreaker, it might make the cut to Love Letters, IDK. WE SHALL SEE.

Love Letters Track Listing (Update)

Love Letters by Terry Rawlins
Courtesy of ViN Rawli Muzik, Inc.
Release Date: Summer 2009 (Unreleased)
Genre: Electro-Pop, Hip-Hop/R&B, Rock

1. One Day
2. Is it You?
3. Magic
4. Wish Her Well
5. Technorock (Luv Junkie)
6. Nostalgia
7. A-E-I-O-U (This Is How I Feel)
8. Haterland
9. (Love You) Forever
10. Frostbite
11. Supa Villain (Untouchable)
12. Enough
13. Bliss (Break Up, Make Up)
14. (This One's) For You
15. Faerie Tale Ending

Love Letters Track Listing (Modified)

Love Letters
All Songs Written, Produced, and Performed by Terry Rawlins

Tracklisting (Subject to change):

1. One Day
2. Is it You?
3. Magic (It's Jus' Us)
4. Wish Her Well
5. Technorock (Luv Junkie)
6. A-E-I-O-U
7. Mr. Weather Man (Interlude)
8. Call of the Wild
9. (Love You) Forever
10. Service Needed
11. No Good
12. Supa Villain
13. Enough
14. Bliss (Break Up, Make Up)
15. Faerie Tale Ending

It's Coming

HOWDY YA'LL! LOL Love Letters is still on the way. In fact I made the album art today. This project was suppose to be released like two years ago but you know what? I DON'T CARE. People gripe at me, but they don't have a clue on how much work it is to put together QUALITY MATERIAL. Yeah, I could easily bring the album by the end of the week. Hell, my first album, a school project entitled My Life: The Musical, took only TWO DAYS to make. But it sounded HORRIBLE [yet extremely hot lol]. Slowly but surely, Love Letters will be here sooner than you know. =]
As I was telling Cam (he's a snowman you know), my goal with this cover was to capture different themes. Obviously, the hearts represent LOVE (the album title IS Love Letters, ya know). All of the stars, comets and lost galaxies represent being mysterious, distant, powerful, and OUT OF THIS WORLD. And the spray painted letters and little paint splatters through out the piece represents Hip Hop. I know I do hybrid work and I never classify under one genre but I gotta give it up for Hip Hop. It's in my roots, in my veins, thats what this album is. No matter how far away I get, Hip Hop is still in the undertones.

Finally! Been Meaning to do This For the LONGEST!

Hey! Finally uploaded my first video to Youtube. Here's Enough off of Love Letters. Make sure you cop that disc when I release it (and tell a friend or two or three or ten or twenty-eight or......)