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written and performed by barely brent
produced by janitor
mixed and mastered by sam maul

[lyrics]

aberrant behavior I'm barely human
i stare in the faces of barracudas
despair and ruin
fairly fluent
inhale the fumes and I take a deep breath
i deflect these demons
i reflect on weekends that we spent
just skating
i frequently feel the guilt
i can't escape it
i can't erase the regret
i'd kill to still
have the days that passed us by
the pastor tried to save me
pass the light and take me

higher and higher
higher and

a space odyssey
need to rewire
why are we so out of reach
no apology could possibly reinvent
quality time we had spent
before that sunday service
now your below the surface
flowers don't pluck out their own petals
i'm more than certain
that there's a version of you
that's enlightening me
but it's frightening to think
of a future without you
but ima keep fighting and climbing

higher and higher
higher and higher
higher and higher
higher
higher
higher

Barely Brent - Space Odyssey (Prod. JANITOR)

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produced by janitor + badlands
mixed and mastered by sam maul

[lyrics]

feeling faceless
feeling frustrated
wish i knew how to escape it (x2)

i'm out of rope
my options are low
i've gotten to know
the dark parts of me
but i've gotta grow and that starts with me
i'm showing my scars 
i cry scarlet tears
i hardly hear what y'all telling me
i'm hardly here
i'm lost in my head
i feel i can't relate
i can't reclaim the past
just a passenger on my own flight
my whole life felt like a burden
ashes burned in me
immersed in the fire
emerging free as a bird
with urgency in my words
i'm working tirelessly
desire to be
something you would be proud of
recount the countless times i let you down
doubt i could have rescued you
i was drowning myself
i'm dowsed in this sweltering guilt
we can never rebuild our relationship
it makes me sick
i blaze this sycamore once more
and just breathe it in
just breathe it in
just breathe it in
just breathe it in

feeling faceless
feeling frustrated
wish i knew how to escape it (x2)

Barely Brent - Scarlet Tearz (Prod. JANITOR + Badlands)

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written and performed by barely brent and renna
produced by badlands
mixed and mastered by sam maul

[lyrics]


(barely brent)
this town's been singing out of tune since you've gone
familiar melodies sound like a new song
my heart strings need to be restrung
it's been too long
i hear the echo of your voice ringing through walls

i can't help but cry at the thought of you
the awful truth
left to thaw on my brain's kitchen counter
the bad encounters leave a sour taste in my mouth
no money counter has the amount
to amount to the good times
we once had
just want back
the three years we ain't speak
we ain't see the forecast was calling for storms
i'm angry at the force that was calling you home
weren't grown enough to be covered by drops of jupiter
need lots of lucifer's lettuce to lessen the sting
i question the lessons that life brings
as lightning spider webs across the night sky
a knight's shining armor can't protect me even with nine lives
ten times out of ten I can't prevent the past
or pretend to wrap my head around this
astounded how life passes me by
a mountain
a hard place
i'm tangled deep inside
been racing with the clock
the rain don't wanna drop
a raisin left to rot
the knot is frayed but is it taut
afraid that it's gonna drop me
i'm praying that you've got me
do you copy

(renna)
in the next life
we'll be twice as high
so when we fall down
well then we've touched the sky
and if it all comes
comes down crashing
this time I'll be there
seat belt fastened
i see the pain in your eyes shine like starlight
and I can see yours because i've seen mine
we learn life
it sits on an incline
but the fight that's inside you is divine
and it's defining
the path you are walking yet still finding
and I'm not one to question god's timing
but if the means to your end end in flat lining
one thing i wish through it all
i made it known you could call
no problem's too big or too small
because i'd rather hold you than hear you through
in the next life
we'll be twice as high
so when we fall down
well then we've touched the sky
and if it all comes
comes down crashing
this time I'll be there
seat belt fastened
i see the pain in your eyes shine like starlight

Barely Brent x Renna - Familiar Melodies (Prod. Badlands)

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written and performed by barely brent
produced by badlands
mixed and mastered by sam maul

[lyrics]

time stands still
like the lifeless child she clutches
so cold to the touch it burns
curled on the ground
where she found her youngest
with nothing but empty lungs
and wasted potential
the waves ain't gentle
they crash like a head on collision
was dead on arrival
no chance of revival
the time's still idling
stifling
any momentum
any more stress and mom might collapse
and pops might relapse
and i can't relax
i can't face the face
they won't see that boy blossom
as autumn leaves fall from trees
i watch the petals waltz with easy
it seems unusual
i could be delusional

but death never looked so beautiful
it never looked as beautiful
as it does in this moment
death never looked so beautiful
it never looked as beautiful
as it does in this moment

here's to you
the love of my life
i feel my pulse come alive
when you enter the room
i feel impulsive i might
just fly us to the moon
we'll be engulfed by the view
and relieve what you're going through
it's difficult to escape
from a cyclical state
full of rage and full of pain
but we're one and the same
i'd choose you everyday
and i just wanted to say

nothing has looked more beautiful
nothing is as beautiful
as you in this moment
nothing has looked more beautiful
nothing is as beautiful
as you in this moment

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Barely Brent - Autumn Leaves (prod. Badlands)

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written and performed by barely brent and nate wulf
produced by badlands
mixed and mastered by sam maul

[lyrics]

(barely brent)
i've been tired
feeling expired
i'm spiraling down
spiraling down
the entire
earth is on fire
who's gon' save us now
who's gon' save us now

(nate wulf)
oh shit it's getting dark there goes the sun again
i got a feeling that i'm gonna have to run again
demons out
glocks out
make that bitch shout
i'm just a fuck up
never gonna make it out
say you hate me i know you really love me
you can't replace me i'm standing next to nothing
going crazy
no i swear i can't breathe
demons chase me far away from safety
so what
this is what you want from me now
voices in my head getting silent from the gun sound
brains out
scream and shout
everybody make a sound
getting really sick so i just wanna fucking shout

(barely brent)
i've been tired
feeling expired
i'm spiraling down
spiraling down
the entire
earth is on fire
who's gon' save us now
who's gon' save us now

take me somewhere no one's found
take me somewhere no one's found

i've been tired
feeling expired
i'm spiraling down
spiraling down
the entire
earth is on fire
who's gon' save us now
who's gon' save us now

take me somewhere no one's found
take me somewhere no one's found

i've been tired

Barely Brent x Nate Wulf - Expiration Date (Prod. Badlands)

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produced by badlands
mixed and mastered by sam maul

[lyrics]

take some time
close your eyes
breathe in
taste the sky
let it seep in

peer through
to the other side of my corneas
i wanna cry because his story sucked
my brother died over forty bucks
seen a mother lose her child to addiction
another lose her child to the system
how do you bring a smile
to the folks who lost both their daughters in an instant
gone in a head on collision
that's the cost of living
i was caught up in wrong decisions
a web of lies
but i was brought up with strong convictions
i exercise the lyrical
gonna need a miracle
to breathe easy
might need spiritual healing
but i fear it'll be a moot point
i smoke two joints
feeling sublime
rejoice that you're alive
because death is absolute
so voice your gratitude
to those choice few
who truly take the time to know you
and the things you go through
life moves quick
and there's nothing to fasten to

take some time
close your eyes
breathe in
taste the sky
let it seep inside the lining of your soul
let the prism guide you home
feel the rhythm of your heart beating (x2)

Barely Brent - Forty Bucks (Prod. Badlands)

written and performed by: DRBN + Treez Lowkey
produced by: Donato
mixed and mastered by: Luke Arens

DRBN x Treez Lowkey - Wavy (prod. Donato)

written and performed by: DRBN
produced by: JANITOR
mixed and mastered by: Luke Arens + Sam Maul

lyrics:

[verse 1]
i don't wanna see you coming to me with your hands out
i've known that's something that comes when you're starting to stand out
i've grown so much
i don't know trust
cuz they won't help you
go do it on your own
they won't help you
go do it on your own
they won't help you
go do it on your own

[verse 2]
they hate to see you do something they couldn't do
do something they wouldn't do
do something they shouldn't do
they hate to see you earn from work that you put into
yearn to get their foot in too
but they're just out looking through
cuz they won't help you
go do it on your own
they won't help you
go do it on your own
they won't help you
go do it on your own

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DRBN - They Won't (prod. JANITOR)

written and performed by: DRBN + marc40
produced by: Justin Loring and Luke Arens
mixed and mastered by: Sam Maul

lyrics

[verse 1 - marc40]
i woke up on a road to death
tryna find the breaks, are there any left?
i don't see any, i don't see a driver
only see the mirror and my head spirals
can't see clearly cannon see through
all the fog in the front and rear view
i wanna do what i gotta do
you can't see what i wanna see
but i can't see what you want from me
i just wanna live all happily
but this happy thing may not be for me
i'm driving fast and i wanna crash
all my mistakes won't be in the past
they'll just stay here, even if i'm gone
i gotta switch lanes and just move on

[chorus]
what am i hurting for?
what am i searching for? (x2)

[verse 2 - DRBN]
something's missing, unsure of what it is
some been dissing and harboring hate within
i'm ambition and hard work i'm so driven
so driven
i drove non-stop
the road got lost
the streets long gone
my wheels fall off
so i walk on

DRBN x marc40 - Drive (prod. Justin Loring and Luke Arens)

written and performed by: DRBN
produced by: JANITOR
mixed and mastered by: Sam Maul

[lyrics]

[chorus]
searching for the strength to keep going on
burning different strains i keep blowing strong
certainly afraid we're long gone
burgundy blood drained i'm long gone
further injuries pretending i'm unscathed
muscling through like my tendons ain't gonna strain
muzzled, muddled, and misled through the mundane
unfazed heading towards headlights on a one way

[verse]
taking a drag but ain't dragging my feet
snakes in the grass and they grabbing my feet
blazing this grass, i'm a dragon with heat
shit's taking it's toll like i'm taxing a street
there's a fork in the road where i'm forced to decide
to conform with the most or move forward from norms
and transform someones life with platforms that i've grown from the floor to the sky but forecasts call for storms
so i'ma row my boat right out of this bitch
but, struggling to float, i just might drown in this ship
reaching for rope
in need of some hope
yearning for the coast

[chorus]
searching for the strength to keep going on
burning different strains i keep blowing strong
certainly afraid we're long gone
burgundy blood drained i'm long gone
further injuries pretending i'm unscathed
muscling through like my tendons ain't gonna strain
muzzled, muddled, and misled through the mundane
unfazed heading towards headlights on a one way

DRBN - DRAGGIN' (prod. JANITOR)

written and performed by: Barely Brent
produced by: JANITOR
mixed and mastered by: Sam Maul

[lyrics]

[chorus]
why'd it have to be you
why'd it have to be
hiding from the truth
what's the use
can't cut it loose

real distant but i've never been real
reeling in the years i treasure the feeling
the embers are filling
the room with smoke
the noose and rope
around slowly killing
i'm slipping
it seems to me i'm loosing everything i care about
my brain is wearing out
i'd trade my fucking soul to have my brother back
is that a fair amount
it's paramount we share another laugh
paralyzed i'm scared the clouds i'm floating on will only hold me so much longer
stoney pair of eyes
paramedics sterilize my mind can't conquer my monsters
these parasites they lying within
don't wanna lie and pretend
just wanna see my momma smile again
i'm dialing in
recall that phone call all too well
my kin died it's hard to digest
and as i crawl through hell
i dissect the direction i be heading
i behead the demons
so why aren't they leaving
so far gone no sonar gonna reach me
don't see a beacon

why'd it have to be you
why'd it have to be
hiding from the truth
what's the use
can't cut it loose

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Barely Brent - Beacon (prod. JANITOR)

written and performed by: Barely Brent
produced by: JANITOR
mixed and mastered by: Sam Maul

[lyrics]

[refrain]
melodies melting the pain away (x2)

[chorus]
i've been making all these songs
but I can't make no sense
of the long nights
there ain't no end (x2)

[verse]
i remember times when I would pray 
that they would send me heavens way
how could I say that
twenty seven days flat
mom lost a father and a son
an abundance of darkness wondering where the sun went
can't change the facts regardless
guard my heart
under these scars I'm a mess
cleanse my soul getting everything off of my chest
do the best that I can to hold us down
roll and ounce to diffuse the pain
refuse to blame
anyone other than that man in the mirror
merely reflecting on my life hoping that can make it clearer
peer up to my people in the heavens
can y'all help me figure
the bigger picture
might need some scripture
perhaps elixer
some sort of mixture
wait, here's the kicker
i can't cling to this river
so I'm sinking quicker and quicker
i'm sinking quicker and quicker

[chorus]
i've been making all these songs
but I can't make no sense
of the long nights
there ain't no end (x2)

[refrain]
melodies melting the pain away (x2)

Barely Brent - 27 Daze (prod. JANITOR)

written and performed by: Barely Brent
produced by: JANITOR
mixed and mastered by: Sam Maul

[lyrics]

[chorus]
i can't seem to fill the voild
i can't seem to kill the noise
i can't filter out the past
off kilter on this path

[verse]
i'm a piece to the wrong puzzle
it's a long struggle
let my coffin crumble
ain't causing trouble but i'm troubled
a couple of blunts of dream queen with my queen
we ain't seen on the scene
you ain't seen what i've seen
senior year's the last time I'd seen your face truly light up with joy
i light up a joint
and light up a joint
and light up a joint
i'm seeking new heights
i'm trying to join you in the atmosphere
i have this fear i won't actually reach my potential
i have this fear it'll happen to me and i'll leave our parentals
with no seeds left
no sequence
of events can bring you back but does the pain eventually cease
i steadily bleed
from every last pore
i pour out my guts with every last story
my vision's distorted
should of been aborted
you left on a plane to another terrain
wish i could of boarded
i'm drowning in pain
i'm so sick of the rain
wish i could ignore it
the guilt is enormous
nothing feels normal
north pole's where my heart stays
them dark days and those hard times leave my hardware rusted
i'm a rustic road
and a love sick home
these blunted poems keep my blood flowing
and my mind floating above the bluffs
no bluffing

[chorus]
i can't seem to fill the voild
i can't seem to kill the noise
i can't filter out the past
off kilter on this path (x2)

Barely Brent - Off Kilter (prod. JANITOR)

written and performed by: Barely Brent
produced by: JANITOR
mixed and mastered by: Sam Maul


[lyrics]

painful dreams
silent screams
through violent nights
angel wings
flying high
through these vibrant skies(x2)


sapphire skin lines the surface
but that fire within's like a furnace
need to refurbish my self worth
and refurnish this broken home
i'm a stone's throw away from an overload
i'm rolling stoned
enclosed in smoke
the open road
with broken spokes
i've spoke my truth so many times
i let these rhymes show me the light
denied the chance to grow and patch
some past mistakes before you passed
pad locked the bags i packed
i have to ask
is happiness attainable
debate-able
i don't feel capable
this nightmare's unshakable
she found you lying there with no pulse
got the phone call
said you're no longer with us
the rush of tears enough to numb my face
i fear our mother's pain won't dissipate
i struggle trying to help facilitate
it's five a.m. why am I still awake

painful dreams
silent screams
through violent nights
angel wings
flying high
through these vibrant skies(x2)

Through these vibrant skies

Barely Brent  - Sapphire Skin (prod. JANITOR)

written and performed by: Barely Brent
produced by: JANITOR
mixed and mastered by: Sam Maul


[lyrics]
per usual i'm wondering what the purpose is
persistence feels futile when it ain't working in your favor
but I placed my wager
i can't turn back cuz there's turbulence
swerving in the corolla
roll a couple of joints for these sore joints
soaring high
it's important i find more joy and ignore the negatives
snorting sedatives?
they don't support your depression
it's just suppress and repeat
don't let them defeat you
you, you're a force to be reckoned with
i implore you
find something you love and don't ever lose sight
the art in my arteries gave me new life
but part of me died when i had to view my
mom tell her mom she lost a grandson
damn that room feels so abandoned

wish i could alter time before it all turned
completely upside down
the world feels so much smaller now (x2)

i still feel your presence
you present yourself in the form of memories
at this present time don't think this storm will ever cease
left at sea
is life a present or a curse?
represent the burned
burned ones
wish i could of cured
cured you
wish i would of heard
heard you
screaming for help
so much that i needed to tell you
but i ain't say shit
now i can't say shit
except to the dirt
where you lay in the earth
and i pray that your hurts been dispersed
and you're eternally peaceful
i yearn for our sequel

wish i could alter time before it all turned
completely upside down
the world feels so much smaller now (x2)

Barely Brent - Time Altering (prod. JANITOR)

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written and performed by barely brent
produced by grasssteps
mixed and mastered by sam maul

[lyrics]

my mind's eye had gone astray
as i watch the time wash away
only the truth remains (x2)

a shipwrecked galleon
no medallions, no treasure
just a valiant effort
my halcyon days are hard to remember
i harbor a dangerous mind set
why set the bar low?
time is borrowed
all this cargo
plus the anchor's stuck
anger rushed over me
don't be approaching me with that two faced fake shit
it's too flagrant
i'm too faded
feel like i failed my folks
feel like i failed my bro
wasn't his time to go
lost faith a long time ago
quantico
i hope i don't drown the boat

my mind's eye had gone astray
as i watch the time wash away
only the truth remains (x2)

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Barely Brent - Shipwrecked Galleon (prod. grasssteps)

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written and performed by barely brent
produced by grasssteps
additional production by jeffery dhoruba hill
mixed and mastered by sam maul

[lyrics]

i wish you were still with me
our lives flew by so quickly (x2)

my lungs lined with resin
i pray these lines resonate
i pray he finds heaven's gates
i pray we see better days
and separate
ourselves from this present state
it's devastating
i stay levitating
need more self preservation
my baby brother died self medicating
depression swept him under
he never made it
to twenty two
send me to
a place where smiles are bonafied
where love's personified
and we knew who was gonna ride
she wynona ryder
my hands are scissors
a manic sinner
a candid picture
tree of life, the branches splintered
feel sometimes i can't deliver
on my promises
no solace for my conscious
this quilt is bottomless
a botanist
i'm rolling foliage
slowly roasting it
i'm coping
on a quarter pipe
crisis quarter life
feeling's fortified
i'm mortified
by my behavior
forced to find a savior in reflections
confessions immortalized

i wish you were still with me
our lives flew by so quickly (x2)

Barely Brent - Splintered Branches (prod. grasssteps)

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written and performed by barely brent
produced by grasssteps
additional production by jeffery dhoruba hill and travis dodds
mixed and mastered by sam maul

[lyrics]

where did i go wrong?
should i say so long?
the sun ain't shown in so long (x2)

i've been lassoed by this everlasting lassitude
evergreen in my lungs
and dragon fruit in my stomach
gratitude in abundance
had to lose who I was
and make room for expansion
stayed true
i paid dues with advances
it takes two
when you dance with the devil
i'm standing unleveled
entranced by the freckles on god's face
i've damaged my mental beyond saving
beyoncé and jay-z
everything is love baby
but it hasn't been enough lately

where did i go wrong?
should i say so long?
the sun ain't shown in so long (x2)

Barely Brent

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