closing scene

here's another new song i finished up this week. kind of a sad one:

beat radio - closing scene (demo)

hope you like it. here are the lyrics:

you could storm through a wasteland, believe what you want to believe
set your sails on a ship that could carry you over the sea
you could fold paper airplanes that fly to the edge of the world
close your eyes and imagine a beautiful girl

maybe i bet my future on the dreams i chased
but you traded your dreams for a safe safe place
and i don't feel free
and you don't feel safe
now the colors are flashing in a fever dream
and the tension in building for the closing scene
and i miss the way
that we used to be

there is no security
there are no mistakes
there is only destiny
there is only fate

you stayed home for weeks with your records alone in your room
so i said "let's go out cause it's springtime, the world is in bloom."
and we can go walking the backstreets we once knew so well
i can still hear the sound of the church tower bells

what if i bet my future on the dreams i chased
you traded your dreams for a safe safe place
you've got your fears
i've got my faith
now the colors are flashing on your tv screen
and your senses unravel in a fever dream
and i miss the way
that we used to be.

there is no security
there are no mistakes
there is only destiny
there is only fate

this photo was taken by our drummer brian ver straten. you can find more over at his vacant photographs myspace page.

the lion and the lamb

here's a demo for another one of the new songs, i've been working on this one for a really long time, for some reason i kept coming back to it.

i put that picture of kerouac here because the title of this song reminds me of his essay "lamb, no lion."

beat radio - the lion and the lamb (demo)

here are the lyrics:

in the morning i was walking where the ocean meets the land
i was thinking about the lion
i was thinking about the lamb
i guess i hoped you'd see the truth that i disguised inside these lines
i hoped that i could take your blues and make them mine

i'm feeling listless
i'm shiftless i don't know what to do
i've got no religion
but you
but times gonna change us
we're never gonna feel this way again
so lets let the candle
burn at both ends

i was caught up in the moment
i was safe inside the sound
i could see the castles burning
i didn't let it bring me down
but now my record players broken
and my blankets on the floor
and i can't tell which way i'm turning anymore

there was a moment
i wasn't feeling anything at all
i was the sound between heartbeats
i was the ghost in the hall
everything changes
when i was in the basement making noise
and my fears unraveled into joy

i used to think
i could go on this way forever now i know
it's now or never

i'm feeling listless
i'm shiftless i don't know what to do
i've got no religion
but you
but times gonna change us
we're never gonna feel this way again
c'mon let the candle
burn at both ends
there was a moment
i wasn't feeling anything at all
i was the sound between heartbeats
i was the ghost in the hall
everything changes
when i was in the basement making noise
and my fears unraveled into joy

i used to think
we could go on....

hope you like it. i'd love to hear what you think. the comments and emails people have been sending are really great and inspiring. i love how having this blog has contributed to and sometimes driven the creative process for me over the last few months. more soon.

thanks. brian.