everything follows

i've been reading lots of henry miller lately.

Alternate title: "Electric Apostle"

here are the lyrics:

I was going somewhere
Letting go of what I held so close
Cause everything follows
once you've given up the ghost

I was on my way home
You were burning in effigy
I was singing for the punk rock girls
With the tattoo sleeves

Can't go back to feeling like it did before
Cause its just not who we are anymore
You said "its not fate, its just circumstance."
And its our last chance
And its our last chance

But I'm sending transmissions and memories
And I'm Pounding sonnets into typewriter keys
Because I can't wake up from this sea sick trance
And its our last chance
And its our last chance

Red and yellow roses
Letters that I sent to you
Paperbacks and mix tapes
I couldn't take away your blues

You're an actor's actor
A luminary of the screen and stage
Electric apostle
Of the modern age

The show is over now, everything fades away
No more songs to play

Can't go back to feeling like we did before
Because its just not who we are anymore
You said "its not fate, its just circumstance."
And its our last chance
And its our last chance
But I'm sending transmissions and memories
And I'm Pounding sonnets into typewriter keys
Because I can't awaken from this sea sick trance
And its our last chance
And its our last chance

hope you like it. play it loud!

best,
bri

cold war

this is a new song called "cold war." i wrote this song with evan duby. he plays guitar in beat radio now. he also writes his own songs, knows daniel johnston, and created a cartoon about a superhero version of john oates' moustache. it's like a real cartoon. we also wrote "follow you around" together. i like collaborating. it's fun. also, brian ver straten took this photo, and played drums on both of these new songs, which was super exciting for me, first time trying to record drums in here in my basement. also, this song started out with an instrumental track of me making weird sound collages out of 4-track tapes i recorded in high school.

here are the lyrics:
I woke up late to find
Out
I'm alone

And its heavy on my mind
And I
Wanna know

Where have you been?
You're dissapearing all the time

Are you back now
With your old friends?
Just a vampire
For the weekend?
In your old hometown
Does it bring you down
To be back again?

And the party's over now
I'm on the street
When I'm lost amongst a crowd
I feel so free
Got a restless heart
And we've lost our way somehow

And I'm hiding
From the daylight
Its a cold war
But I'm alright
In your old hometown
Do familliar sounds
Keep you up at night?

Are you back now
With your old friends
Just a vampire
For the weekend
Have I seen you for the last time?
Will I know you
In the next life?
And I'm hiding
From the daylight
Its a cold war
But I'm alright
Are we close now
To the free fall?
Did you break down
The berlin wall?
Should I venture
Into slipstream?
Are we working
Toward the same dream?

"sleepwalking" t shirts

hey guys, t-shirts are now available! you can order one here:

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we appreciate your support!
all the best,
bri