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Same expression different face
I can relate with the weight
doesn’t matter where you wait
it’s not too late to walk away
To save what you can save
in your dignity
Because if you do stay
You may deal with me
So may just walk away,
It never is too late
to avoid unpleasantries
Time and time again you fake
that you can take all that you get
So say what you can say
to walk away
Because if you do stay
You may deal with me
So may just walk away,
It never is too late
to avoid unpleasantries
Don’t you cry
I won’t bite
I’m glad you stayed
so we can work it out
and if it don’t pan out
we may just walk away,
It never is too late
to avoid unpleasantries
may just walk away,
It never is too late
to avoid unpleasantries
may just walk away,
It never is too late
to avoid unpleasantries
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2. |
Wanting My Time
03:44
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everything so it seems
It’s no dream
it’s really happening
forest’s green
birds and bees
a perfect scene
can still be menacing
what is one to do
when all they’ve come to know is wrong?
wont there be someone who knows?
just what exactly is about to go down
and how many demons must I fight?
good on the left and the bad on the right
all of them wanting my time
everything so it seems
it’s a sin
depending how you spin
black and blue
me or you
whose the fool
it depends on what’s the rule
birds of a feather
all flock together
unless one sees something’s not right
just what exactly is about to go down
and how many demons must I fight
The good on the left and the bad on the right
all of them wanting my time
birds of a feather
all flock together
unless one sees something’s not right
just what exactly is about to go down
and how many demons must I fight
The good on the left and the bad on the right
all of them wanting my time
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3. |
Long Road Going Nowhere
04:32
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It’s been a long time traveling
He’s seen his share of suffering
Still waiting for, that metaphor
to put things in perspective
no matter what town, his mind is in
alway’s the same crowd, chiming in
Can’t escape, the same fate
he finds himself in once again
The long road going nowhere
Long road he’s been before
The long road’s going nowhere still
it’s been a long time coming
he’s seen his share of revelry
Still waiting for, that metaphor
to put things in perspective
The long road going nowhere
Long road he’s been before
The long road’s going nowhere still
When he awakes, examines his shakes
and quickly regrets his decision
To open the door, and hit the road
With no clear path or vision
On where he’ll go or if it’ll matter
If he won’t find a peace it stands to factor
in making laughter
The long road going nowhere
Long road he’s been before
The long road’s going nowhere still
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Don’t take my mind
Recollection is all I have
I find in time
Memories have become priceless
No matter what I write
Doesn’t seem to make any sense
If a few minutes pass by
the words look the same
but the meaning escapes
what age is acceptable
to wear pajamas all day
because you forgot to change
or what day of the week it is
No matter what I write
It doesn’t seem to make any sense
If a few minutes pass by
the words look the same
but the meaning escapes
No matter the stakes
You can’t relate
When I can’t remember your name
Or even place your your face
I’m hoping it won’t come to that
If it ever does don’t take offense
for my blank stare
No matter what I write
Doesn’t seem to make any sense
If a few minutes pass by
the words look the same
but the meaning escapes
No matter the stakes
You can’t relate
with my blank stare
When I can’t remember your name
Or even place your your face
I hope it don’t come to that
But If it ever does don’t take offense
I hope to keep my mind
Memories have become priceless
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5. |
Hosanna
02:58
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Hosanna wont you come
wont you keep me on my toes
wont you keep me from falling to far in a hole
you must know
what it means to be alone
when you're surrounded by a crowd
of people who don’t know you at all
You're so silly, you don’t mind at all
when they don’t even know you at all
but you keep on pushing your agenda
which is take or leave it alone
You don’t really care if I don’t know
you just open your arms like a home
Even though I don’t belong
Hosanna I’ve come undone
I don’t know my right from wrong
I’ve just got this dumb guitar and this song
You're so silly, you don't care at all
if they even hear it at all
you just keep on pushing your agenda
which is take or leave it alone
I guess I feel the same way as you do
As long as you're not one that I fool
Guess I’m a fool
guess im the fool
who knew the rule
was sad but true
the love you give
is equal to the love that you will get
and if you give no love
you’ll get regret
Hosanna wont you come
wont you keep me on my toes
wont you keep me from falling to far in a hole
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6. |
Summer Rain
03:11
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summer rain, on the window pane
just what does it mean to me?
I seem to be, a certain way
maybe it, takes away my pain
the reflection on my wall looks so small
if the shades closed tight
it cuts out all the light
and my right to fight
what i might not see in the bright of day
summer rain, it can find a way
to make innocent ones fall in sin
I seem to be, wallowing
helplessly captivated by rain
the reflection on my wall looks so small
If the shades closed tight
it cuts out all the light
and my right to fight
for what I am supposed to be
I thought I found a place
where I could rest
and lay my head upon
your chest and hear you breath
you used to make things simpler than they seemed
I guess it wont take away my pain
the reflection
on my wall looks so large
If the shades closed tight
it cuts out all the light
and my right to smite
everyone who might
want to hurt me
I thought I found a place
where I could rest
and lay my head upon
your chest and hear you breath
you used to make things simpler than they seemed
but this is now and that was then
and I have found
I have no place to land
where I can hear you breath
It seems that simple is something that used to be
summers gone and fall is here
leaves fall but so does rain
we seem to be just the same
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7. |
Saddest Puppy Yet
03:07
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Find the balance
tow the line
Things you regret
from your mouth
Time keeps ticking
and it’s not gonna stop
One things certain we
can all overcome
and learn from ourselves
Don’t find yourself in a state of regret
and just stay there, and never learn
One sad dog that seems never to learn
Is the saddest puppy yet
A reflection
in the mirror
no recollection
who you see
Time keeps ticking
and it’s not gonna stop
One things certain we
can all overcome
and learn from ourselves
Don’t find yourself in a state of regret
and just stay there, and never learn
One sad dog that seems never to learn
Is the saddest puppy yet
Find the balance, tow the line
One things for certain, we can overcome
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8. |
Burrowed
03:15
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I’m told, all he ever wanted was soul
traveling town to town it bode
in ways he didn’t plan it to go
He sold, the only soul he ever owned
for all the silver and the gold
knowing he may never know
If he'd ever leave his mark in the world
if he’d ever become unfurled
Or stayed rolled up, or be burrowed
Two fold, his dreams and hopes to be
someone you could call a king
instead of a poor drama queen
You’ll find, he made one mistake
he trusted everyone but himself
now he’s wondering who he is
If he’d ever leave his mark in the world
if he’d ever become unfurled
Or stayed rolled up, or be burrowed
Far below the earth and everyone
Or stayed rolled up, or be burrowed
Far below the earth and everyone
Far below the earth and everyone
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9. |
Work It out
03:19
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What is one to do
when one and one ain’t two?
you feel a hero
but labeled a zero in the ring
your life is a square
getting punched everywhere
up against ropes
not even the pope
could hear your confession there
you find you’ve been knocked down
No time for clownin around
Circus is performed in the round
if you want to skip town
gotta find your place
now that you’ve escaped
you feel the road
spinning the spokes
while you’re on your way
Chose to be a vagabond
if your hope is gone
Or get back on the roundabout
and work it out
your life isn’t fair
is it anywhere
not even Jesus
would claim to see us
if we don’t care
you find your way across town
seeking what you already found
thinking that there must be a crown
to take away your frown
Chose to be a vagabond
if your hope is gone
Or get back on the roundabout
and work it out
once you’re gone
you won’t fall, no more
you won’t call from the road
but you’ll ride till you can’t no more
Chose to be a vagabond
if your hope is gone
Get back on the roundabout
and work it out
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Catch 22
03:12
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I find myself
in the darkest places
can’t put my finger on what get’s me there
I tell myself, give it three days
if something makes me smile start the counter over
doesn’t have to be all the while
I’m a simple man
with a simple plan
I feel I may be off my game
the thing that makes me smile also makes me insane
can’t win for losing
when the balls thrown I catch 22
I dreamt about
putting you to rest
and the peace that came
along with that
Then I tell myself, give it three days
if something makes me smile start the counter over
doesn’t have to be all the while
I’m a broken man
in a broken land
I feel I may be off my game
the thing that makes me smile also makes me insane
can’t win for losing
when the balls thrown I catch 22
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11. |
Heros
03:09
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So they say you’re a star
I know why don’t know how
you still do the things
that you do sometimes
when you’re called above the rest
you’re supposed to attest
all the things that we do
that’s what makes you the best
turns out you’re human after all
you can’t control yourself
seems heroes fall just like the rest of us
not much separating us
except when they do it’s for the world to see
No where for them to escape
and so they find themselves alone
in front of the whole world
pretending not to care
about what it is
that makes us humans
when you’re called above the rest
you’re supposed to attest
all the things that we do
that’s what makes you the best
turns out you’re human after all
you can’t control yourself
seems heroes fall just like the rest of us
not much separating us
except when they do it’s for the world to see
No where for them to escape
and so they find themselves alone
in front of the whole world
pretending not to care
about what it is
that makes us humans
in front of the whole world
pretending not to care
about what it is
that makes us humans
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12. |
The Whole Bottle
02:49
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So must you drink the whole bottle
Is it all that you want
17% alcohol by volume
once it’s there it’s
absorbed in your blood stream
making you feel alive
why did you have to drink
the whole damn bottle
Is it really what you need
To be around me?
Oh why did you have to drink
the whole damn bottle
and leave me nothing
must you drink the whole bottle?
is it all that you want
100% it will pull you under
Is it really what you need
To be around me?
Oh why did you have to drink
the whole damn bottle
and leave me nothing?
If you know why, maybe you can
Realize why, you feel nothing
So must you drink the whole bottle
Is it all that you want
100% it will pull you under
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13. |
Stones (Ripple)
03:29
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feel like a river
but a river that’s old
never change stream
maybe ripple
if someone throws a stone at me
i may always
appear to be
calm on the surface
but you could agree
if you throw stones you’ll change me
From what I’m supposed to be
steady and calm, rising above
your best attempts to throw stuff at me
I can’t seem to win
no matter how hard
I try to stay calm
when it impacts
I just can’t control
the ripple that it sends through me
spreads from one place
and then to the next
one thing you should know
you'lll feel it next
if you throw stones the change it brings
From what we’re supposed to be
steady and calm, rising above
The best attempts to throw stuff at us
But we must agree
Feel like a river
but a river that’s old
If someone throws a stone
you will ripple
But don’t let that distort you below
spreads from one place
and then to the next
one thing you should know
you'lll feel it next
if you throw stones the change it brings
From what we’re supposed to be
steady and calm, rising above
The best attempts to throw stuff at us
But we must agree
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Brae Detroit, Michigan
From the throne of a drummer, to standing behind a makeshift cocktail drum kit, Brandon (Brae) Husken has gone from the back
of the stage to the front.
Chord shape permutations of sacred geometry, catchy melodies and a rhythm centric approach to song writing, the music is thoughtfully crafted much like paint to canvas.
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