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"Sweet Unknown" 
All music, lyrics, guitars and drums by Brett Gordon.

Though by body rests, and slumber robs my thought,
My spirit never sleeps the dreams it tries to blot.
Your spell that overcomes me, banishing the hours,
Enslaves me to a world, captured by your powers.

I yield my desire to the pillow beneath my head,
And exchange my appetites for a world without dread.
From a thing unseen and a presence, I can't feel,
I sense a phantom from a rest I find so unreal.

Though the night denies me the pleasures of the day,
And the constellations refuse me their cheerful array,
Visions that are legion, and yet remain unknown,
Are the sweetest hours I’ve spent, mingled with thine own.

Sweet Unknown

"Always (I Look to the Cross)"
© Brett Gordon, 2023

Through the cracking mirror, I see my  reflection,
A fractured image of a broken man.
I pause for a moment to study the pieces,
Wondering aloud how it all began.

I’ve got my face looking out my window,
It’s cold outside and it’s raining again.
Another page browns, and I’m another year older,
The kids in the streets remind me of them.

Always, I look to the cross,
Even when I’m not looking.
Always, I look to the cross,
Even when I’m not looking.

The winds that cry in the darkest evening,
Continue to scream out my name.
Jesus saved my life and gave it new meaning,
A prodigal son – I’ll never be the same.

Now when I look into that brighter mirror,
I can see His face looking back at me.
The years I spent crying me a river,
Keeps bringing me back to Calvary.

Always, I look to the cross,
Even when I’m not looking.
Always, I look to that cross,
Even when I’m not looking.

Everything and Now This

Always (I Look to the Cross)

“Wish”

I shake my head in wonder
Why they stab my back,
As they shake my hand.
Is there anyone there
Who understands me?
Anyone at all?
Anyone at all?

A million stars – a moving sight
Wishing you were here
Along with me tonight.
It's just a trick of the light.
I have to know what is real
And what is illusion.  
Tell me how I should feel
With this confusion?
Do I dismiss this with a sigh
I suppose I must from time to time,
And let the answers pass me by.
Standing here,
Staring at the sky.

Is it all illusion?
Is it all illusion?
Is it all illusion?

Wish

Vocals, guitars, and bass by Brett Gordon (drums programmed using Superior Drummer).

“I’d do Anything (in the World)”

I lost my way,
Got off the beaten path.
As the sun slipped away,   
I stopped and laughed.
The moon hung high up in the sky,
I hung my head and began to cry:

I’d do anything
To have You hold me tight,
I’d do anything in the world
For You to hold me tight,
Here tonight.

Lying on a beach
Like on a dune in desert sand,
You’re out of reach
Like a friend in a foreign land.

The waves come in and I’m washed away,
Like the dark hides the moon and the star’s array.

I’d do anything
To have You hold me tight,
I’d do anything in the world
For You to hold me.
I’d do anything in the world 
To have You hold me.
I’d do anything in the world 
To have You hold me,
To have You hold me.

I’d do anything in the world 
To have You closer.
I’d do anything in the world!

I'd Do Anything (in The World)

All instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
Drums programmed using Superior Drummer 3.

Songs From The Wood

"A New Love Settles Everything"

All instruments by Brett Gordon (drums programmed using Superior Drummer 3).

A New Love Settles Everything

"Do You Feel Like We Do"
All instruments by Brett Gordon.

- Guitars: Music Man Armada, Fender American Strat (with '60's and '70's reissue pickups).
- Fender Jazz fretless bass.
- Effects: Fulltone Wah-Full, Robin Trower Overdrive by Fulltone, Fulltone Fat Boost, Ibanez Tube Screamer, Wahzoo wah pedal, TC Electronics Reverb, Chorus, and Delay.
- Keyboards: Rhodes
- Amps by Mega Engineering and Vox
- Drums: Toontracks Superior Drummer VST
- Microphone: Shure

Do You Feel Like We Do

"Bigmouth Strikes Again"
All guitars, bass, and keys by Brett Gordon (drums programmed using Superior Drummer).

Bigmouth Strikes Again

All instruments by Brett Gordon.

- Guitars: Music Man Armada, Fender American Strat (with '60's and '70's reissue pickups).
- Fender Jazz fretless bass.
- Effects: Fulltone Wah-Full, Robin Trower Overdrive by Fulltone, Fulltone Fat Boost, Ibanez Tube Screamer, Wahzoo wah pedal, TC Electronics Reverb, Chorus, and Delay.
- Keyboards: Rhodes
- Amps by Mega Engineering and Vox
- Drums: Toontracks Superior Drummer VST
- Microphone: Shure

Leaving For Bluer Skies

Guitars and bass by Brett Gordon (drums programmed using Superior Drummer).

I Want To Be Adored

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon
- Guitars: Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster Std.
- Effects: delay,reverb, phaser, auto-wah, overdrive
- Bass: Gretsch
- Drums: programmed with Akai MPD218 using Superior Drummer
- Backing vocals: Arturia KeyLabs Essential 61
- Amps: Mesa Engineering, Vox

Would?

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Taylor acoustic, Fender Telecaster
- Effects: reverb, delay
- Drums: Fender Fretless
- Hohner Harmonica
- Drums: Akai MPC218 using Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

Parachute Woman

All instruments by Brett Gordon.

- Guitars: Music Man Armada, Fender American Strat (with '60's and '70's reissue pickups).
- Gretsch bass.
- Effects: Fulltone Wah-Full, Fulltone Overdrive, Ibanez Tube Screamer, TC Electronics Reverb, Chorus, and Delay.
- Keyboards: Arturia
- Amps by Mega Engineering and Vox
- Drums: Toontracks Superior Drummer VST
- Microphone: Shure

Hey Man, Nice Shot

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.

Guitars: Taylor Acoustic, Music Man Armada humbucker, and Fender Strat with 60's and 70's reissue pickups.
Bass: Fender Fretless
Effects: TC Electronics Chorus, Reverb, and Delay; Jekyl and Hyde Distortion/Overdrive.
Drums: programmed using Superior Drummer
Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

Pinball Wizard

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: American Strat with 60's and 70's pickups, Les Paul Standard.
- Bass: Fender Fretless.
- Effects: TC Electronics Delay, Chorus, and Reverb; Jekyll and Hyde distortion/overdrive.
- Keys (Choir): Arturia Keylabs Essential 61
- Drums: Akai MPD218 using Superior Drummer.
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox.

Twilight

All instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: American Strat with 60's and 70's pickups, Les Paul Standard.
- Bass: Fender Fretless.
- Keys: Arturia Keylab Essential 61 
- Effects: TC Electronics Delay, Chorus, and Reverb; Jekyll and Hyde distortion/overdrive; Fulltone Wahfull.
- Drums: programmed using Superior Drummer.
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox.

Time For A Change

Guitars, bass, and keys by Brett Gordon (drums programed using Superior Drummer).

Love Song

My recording of Aerosmith's, "Seasons of Wither".

Seasons Of Wither

Taylor acoustic, Les Paul Standard, Fender Stratocaster guitars, and Fender Precision bass by Brett Gordon. Drums programmed using Superior Drummer.

Missing You

Guitars, bass, and keys by Brett Gordon (drums programmed using Akai MPD218 with Superior Drummer).

Haunted By Your Love

Guitars, bass, and keys by Brett Gordon (drums programmed using Superior Drummer).

My Frozen Flame

Lead vocal and instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Fender American Stratocaster with '60's and '70's pickups, G&L Bluesboy Telecaster
- Effects: reverb, delay, overdrive
- Bass: Rickenbacker 4003S
- Keys, chorus, and other effects: Arturio KeyLabs Essential 61
- Drums: Akai MPD218 with Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

A Day In The Life

Don't Get Me Started

Guitars and bass by Brett Gordon (drums programmed using Superior Drummer)

God Put A Smile On Your Face

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul, Taylor Acoustic
- Bass: Fender Precision
- Voices, organ: Arturia Keylabs Essential 61
- Drums: Akai MPD218 using Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering, Vox

I Will Follow You

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Std., Fender Stratocaster
- Effects: distortion, overdrive, reverb, delay
- Bass: Fender Precision
- Organ, Voices: Arturia Keylabs Essential 61
- Drums: Akai MPD218/Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

Eternal Rest

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Fender Stratocaster, G&L Bluesboy Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul
- Effects: reverb, delay, phaser, auto-wah, overdrive
- Bass: Fender Fretless
- Drums: Akai MPD218 using Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

On Fire for You

Guitars, mandolin, and bass by Brett Gordon (drums programmed using Akai MPD218 with Superior Drummer).

Love Forever

All instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Rickenbacker 360 12-string, Gibson Les Paul Std., Fender Stratocaster with ’60’s and ’70’s pickups
- Effects: distortion, overdrive, reverb, delay, phaser
- Bass: Fender Fretless
- Drums: Akai MPD218/Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

Can't Take It With You

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Std., Fender Stratocaster with ’60’s and ’70’s pickups
- Effects: distortion, overdrive, reverb, delay, autowah
- Bass: Gretsch with delay and autowah
- Piano, Organ, Horns: Arturia Keylabs Essential 61
- Drums: Akai MPD218/Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

No Looking Back

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Std., Fender Stratocaster with ’60’s and ’70’s pickups
- Effects: distortion, overdrive, reverb, delay, autowah
- Bass: Fender Fretless
- Voices, piano, bells, orchestral effects: Arturia Keylabs Essential 61
- Drums: Akai MPD218/Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

Invincible

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Std., Fender Stratocaster with '50's, ’60’s and ’70’s pickups
- Effects: distortion, overdrive, reverb, delay, autowah
- Bass: Rickenbacker 4003
- Voices, orchestral effects: Arturia Keylabs Essential 61
- Drums: Akai MPD218/Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

Lifted Up

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Fender Telecaster, Fender Stratocaster with '50's, ’60’s and ’70’s pickups
- Effects: distortion, overdrive, reverb, delay
- Bass: Rickenbacker 4003
- Voices: Arturia Keylabs Essential 61
- Drums: Akai MPD218/Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

Beautiful Sadness

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Std., Fender Stratocaster
- Effects: distortion, overdrive, reverb, delay, autowah
- Bass: Fender Precision
- Voices, organ: Arturia Keylabs Essential 61
- Drums: Akai MPD218/Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

Instrumentation: Fender Telecaster, Fender Stratocaster, Fender Precision Bass, Drums programmed using Superior Drummer with Akai MPD218, Amps by Mesa Engineering and Vox.

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Std., Fender Stratocaster
- Effects: distortion, overdrive, reverb, delay, autowah
- Bass: Fender Precision with delay effect
- Voices, organ, piano, effects: Arturia Keylabs Essential 61
- Drums: Akai MPD218/Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

Lost Among the Angels

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Std., Fender Stratocaster
- Effects: overdrive, reverb, delay, wah-wah
- Bass: Fender Precision
- Drums: Akai MPD218 using Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

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Rise

Instrumentation by Brett Gordon.
- Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Std., Fender Stratocaster, Taylor Acoustic
- Effects: overdrive, reverb, delay, wah-wah
- Bass: Fender Precision
- Choir: Arturia Keylabs Essential 61
- Drums: Akai MPD218 using Superior Drummer
- Amps: Mesa Engineering and Vox

Will You Trust Me?

All music and instruments by Brett Gordon, 09-2016.

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