Video from @officialmballas in the studio

SimplyEsoteric posted a few videos of Mark in the studio yesterday. :)


Electric guitar:



Mark and Dan Lutz jamming on "Done":

Mark Ballas in the recording studio

Mark is recording again :)

Here he is in the studio with Clappy (thanks to David Arthur for the pic)

photo copyright David Arthur, 2010

There is a fridge in that studio..... o.O

Mark posted this pic of the drummer:

photo copyright Mark Ballas, 2010

Mark also posted this pic of Travis Garland and him in the studio:

photo copyright Mark Ballas, 2010

They have recorded "Done" and "The Way You Work" and some new material as well. :D

Update: Mark posted this image last night (6/15/10) of his guitars at the recording studio:

photo copyright Mark Ballas, 2010

Lyrics for "Done" by Mark Ballas

"Done" by Mark Ballas

Currently unreleased, 2010

Breaking my back

in case you didn't notice it

you've been telling lies

well haven't you, haven't you yeah

slippin' through the cracks

though I try to carry on

you've been stringin' me along

it's never been enough

I've been growin' pretty tired of it

you were hiding something

well haven't you, haven't you

can you look me in my face

and say that you'll be workin' late

but we both know that's not the case

well anyways

I'm done baby

want nothing to do with ya girl

I'm done baby

and I could've given you the world

too bad

so take your final lap

'bout to wave your checkered flag

'cause now I'm done done done c'mon done

it's done done done c'mon done

breaking my back

doing everything that I can

to let it all go

put my trust in you baby

now I'm declaring this a war

this time it's me I'm fighting for

'cause I can't take this s#%@ no more

so there's the door

I'm done baby

want nothing to do with ya girl

I'm done baby

and I could've given you the world

too bad

so take your final lap

'bout to wave your checkered flag

'cause now I'm done done done c'mon done

it's done done done c'mon done

and I've been going around

claiming your the one

that's never ever gonna let me down

how could I be so wrong?

I must be out of my mind

thinking you were not the type

to be sneakin' around at night

well how could I be so wrong?

so look me in my eyes

and give to me one last time

you now that I deserve it

I deserve it baby

so take this knife and stick it in

'cause now my patience is growing thin

while you F*%@ around with him

honey I know where you've been

I'm done baby

want nothing to do with ya girl

It's done baby

and I could've given you the world

too bad

so take your final lap

'bout to wave your checkered flag

'cause now I'm done

I'm done baby yeah

want nothing to do with you girl

I'm done

it's bad

so take your final lap

'bout to wave your checkered flag

'cause now I'm done done done c'mon done

done done done c'mon done

done done done c'mon done

done done done c'mon done

done done done c'mon done

Mark at the Mint, May 10

Lots of videos from Musicnotesbysam from Mark's performance at the Mint on May 10, 2010:

Get Out Alive:


Every Step of the Way:


Medley: Sexual Healing/Waiting on the World to Change/Rude Boy (cover)


Hotwire My Heart


Done


The Way You Work


I Can't Help It


Buttons (cover)

Videos from The Mint, May 3rd

Here are a few videos from the May 3, 2010 show at The Mint, posted on YouTube by Musicnotesbysam, who also posted this review of the show.

Done (a new original song by Mark)



Buttons (cover of the Pussycat Dolls song)

Omg, I love this. :D

Sexual Healing, Waiting on the World to Change, Rude Boy Mashup

Never have been fond of this mashup...I mean, it works musically, but lyrically it's...odd. (I'm not counting Rude Boy as part of the mashup - Mark normally only sings the first two together.)  Rude Boy is funny. "giddy up giddy up giddy up now..." I actually like his version more than Rhianna's. Ha!

Guitar Solo

I love Mark's guitar work, but I can't watch...his facial expressions distract me. LOL =P