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Wide Awake
03:36
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ere they come, daggers raised
they’ve come for us and they won’t wait.
i see them trample the weaker ones.
but they don’t know what I’m capable of
I’m wide awake now.
I’m wide awake now.
All my friends are so far apart
take it for granted how young they are
rather than stumble towards the end
I’m gathering speed, I am the wind.
I’m wide awake now.
I’m wide awake now.
I just can’t watch the years float by
I’m too young I’m not ready to die.
I’m wide awake now.
I’m wide awake now.
here they come, daggers raised
they’ve come for blood and they won’t wait.
i see them trample the weaker ones.
but they don’t know that I’ve already won
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Sunshine
02:51
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sunshine on my face
a touch of grace
from so far away
sunshine where’d you go?
would you please let me know
that you’ll be coming home
Sunshine I remember
driving home one december
you’d hid away the sky was gray
frost bite to the bone
Sometimes, I feel so alone
like these flesh and bones
ain’t got no soul
But Sunshine with all your might
you’ll make things right
you’ll make things right
Sunshine I remember …
Sunshine You’re runnin’ late
but I can wait. I can wait.
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Home
03:56
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Hold me off of 2nd street
With all the glitter and the broken dreams
These drunken strangers soon will leave
As for me, well, I’ll be here
And maybe in a few more years
I’ll find my way back
To where I’m from
Home, it’s never enough
then it’s gone.
How did you stray so far?
You followed your dreams and
It suddenly seems that
You never can go back.
So I visit my old house.
I never thought I’d miss this town
Please don’t change.
I’ve changed enough.
Home, it’s never enough
then it’s gone.
How did you stray so far?
You followed your dreams and
It suddenly seems that
You never can go back.
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Monsters
03:57
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While you were sleeping.
statue stone.
while you were dreaming.
I was next to you.
stared at the ceiling.
what are we doin?
with no one watching
we become monsters
and we lie.
in this bed.
I crawl from the blankets
flee from the room
we’ve murdered the magic
and sealed the tomb.
I plan my excuses
as I take to the street
I’d rather be lonely
then share in our defeat
and we lie.
in this bed.
While you were sleeping
did you think of me?
did I cross your mind?
Do you think you see me?
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The Bend
03:31
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I’ve known this day
was on it’s way
for some time
but i held you here
because of fear
of letting go
please forgive my selfish heart
i couldn’t find the strength to play my part
the passing hours (as the hours) age these scars
i never it would be this hard
when you were young
and life was fun
i found you smiling
that sideways look
was all it took
to know you were (call you) (make you) mine
As the years went racing by
A haze of graceful aging filled your eyes (The (graceful) haze of aging filled your eyes.)
I always knew we’d reach this part
But I never thought it would be this hard
goodbye my friend
we’ve reached the bend
in the road.
Those times we shared
I’ll hold them dear
in my mind (memory)
I’ve known this day
was on it’s way.
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Bring Your Love Back
03:05
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highways like rivers
that don’t stop running
pavement water
can’t find it’s ocean
but there you are
out there drifting
and here i am
land locked, missing, you…
i wont ask you where you go
as long as i know you bring your love back home
kept you straying
from safer water
but wild currents
were pulling harder
curious comfort
in the midnight stars
if you see what i see
you’re not that far
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Death Ain't Sex
04:19
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slow as she comes
she doesn’t feel the same no more
she’s like a stranger at my door
it’s gone won’t return
the well has dried despite the flood
all that’s left is caked in mud… below
the depths of which the light will barely show (glow)
lines in the dirt
now determine hers and mine
make it quick we’re out of time
it’s blood on the walls
we scrub to clean the surface stains
but still the cracks are filled and look like veins
this place wasn’t built to keep us safe
run, but don’t run away
there’s something that I’ve wanted to say
death ain’t sex, death is love…
slow as she goes
she doesn’t feel the pain no more
like a soldier numb to war
it’s gone and won’t return
I try to make the hurt imbue
but all my jagged words cannot cut through
so here i stand with nothing but the truth
ringin’ in my head.
death ain’t sex, death is love…
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Swallow The Sun
02:58
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Across the fields I see locusts
Black smoke in the sky
I’m not ready for this
my one and only wish
was to sleep well tonight
fires burnin’ on the highway
bodies floatin’ in the lakes
you think you’re dreamin’
then you hear yourself scream
and you know you’re awake
Swallow the Sun desecrate the grave
you’d better run run run run run run run
from the mess that you’ve made
they’ve closed the road to Memphis
The lawyers shut it down
I can’t help but believe
the very last thing we need
is more lawyers now
Cell phones out of order
Stasis own the web
can you tell me the difference
between peaceful resistance
and rolling over dead
Swallow the sun
take take take take
and when everything’s gone
and you’re the only one
you’ll swallow the sun
I feel just like Helen Kellar
moving step by step
If you feel a little queasy
let me tell you it’s easy
you just help yourself
Swallow the sun….
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Paper Doll
04:10
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paper doll who told you that you had it all?
what made you think you’d never fall
when your heaven was your sin
shiny one stars are falling from your hair
you’re stumbling down the castle stairs
the night is closing in
and that faded rose
there between your perfect teeth
like all of this beauty you see
it’s only in your mind
misery raining like a thousand drums
causing all the color to run
from your masterpiece
paper doll welcome to the beggar’s ball
are you ready for your curtain call
we’ve been waiting for you
slowly girl step here in to this real world
the open hand reveals the pearl
was nothing but a stone
and that faded rose
there between your perfect teeth
like all of this beauty you see
it’s only in your mind
gradually everything you think you need
will fall in to the mystery
right before your eyes
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Godless
03:18
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race down the hallways
so lit up and crawling
with motionless images
of postmodern innocents (innocence)
you’re reaching the end
but they won’t let you in
the doors are all locked
you’ve been judged for your sins
you rip through the plaster
like a natural disaster
drop to your knees
beg for release
but no one is listening
your arms are resisting
as the brick wall reveals itself
boxing you in.
Love can you see me I’ve been blind?
Love will you betray me again?
Godless and Free
You so arrogantly
credit yourself
for this beauty you see
but then when your clock hits
the hour of darkness
you abandon your logic
let your heart take the lead
Love can you see me I’ve been blind?
Love I will betray you again.
You came to this place
with a name and a face
one of a kind
you can’t be replaced
but a name is just letters
and a face is just skin
where is my self
and where did I begin?
Love can you see me I’ve been blind?
Love I won’t betray you again.
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The Hunter
04:18
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the baby is sleeping
the fire is warm
the baby is sleeping
the rabbit is hiding
the rabbit is hiding in the corn
The leaves are crimson
the fields are brown
the leaves are crimson
the world is on fire
the whole wide world is burning down
I’m reaching now, I’m reaching out
I’m reaching in and I’m reaching down
through smoke and flames
through glass and waves
beyond these walls
beyond this grave
I’m reaching now, I’m reaching now
I’m reaching down
The Hunter is knocking
Don’t let him in
The Hunter is knocking
he’s hungry again.
The hunter is hungry again.
I’m reaching now, I’m reaching out
I’m reaching in and I’m reaching down
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Brett Ryan Stewart Nashville, Tennessee
Brett Ryan Stewart is a Nashville based artist, producer, and studio owner, bending genre lines with lyrics that explore
loss, purpose, and hope.
Deemed “A talent worth watching!”, by Performing Songwriter Magazine, his work has appeared on Netflix's Queer Eye, Fox TV, A&E, OWN Sirius Satellite Radio, Heineken,Microsoft, Internet Radio, European National Public Radio.
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