I Am A Rock 1 - 26 - 16

Dirt 2 - 10 - 16

The greatest QUEST of all: LOVE. In this case our hero knows about a profound romantic love but he's never experienced it. So, he's left to wonder how he knows it's power! A dream, a past life, heaven or perhaps even the collective unconscious...the quest continues.

I.
It's on...
the quest for the love that is gone.
It's on...
and how do I know when this love happened so long
before I ever loved or lived at all?

II.
I run...
without running I'm flying in my mind towards love.
You would know I'm always running out of time.
And I...
never find you or love that lasts forever;
besides YOU, if that's true then how do we ever know love?

INSTRUMENTAL

III.
And I can't lose you again
and when did we fall in? (love)
I feel it deep but can't recall a thing.
Was I asleep or was it heaven sent?
Was it violent or innocent?

Quest 2 - 6-16

I've been planning my escape for so long 
It is no fun to reach new lows and sing along.
I like singing like the next kid but freedom is my next gig
I keep it hidden but it's time to move along.
I've made friends along the way, we don't say hey
We don't wink or smile or stay awhile
Placing wood on the pile.
You've never met be but you'd love me
you settle for this version of me, disappearing all the while.
I get my supplies how I get my supplies
You call them lies surprise, surprise but i ask
What's the bigger lie?
You turned on me, you turned on love
Really everyone: on him and her and whoever it is up above.
Turning tables is a chore, sitting at them is a bore
The lesser of two evils heading out the door.
Far away, here's a hint, it's not a vacation
It's the journey and the destination.

Don't follow! Don't Follow me!
What happened to you, you think, happened to me.
Don't follow anyone you see!
Now follow, yeah, follow me.

It's not that funny but I'll say it
Knowing full well your gonna take it and beat it down,
You won't beat me anyhow.
Don't follow, don't swallow hard with your resolve to fix it all right now

Planning My Escape 2 - 12 - 16

Shunned And Falsified 2 - 25 - 16

27 Jennifers 2 - 25 - 16

While My Guitar Gently Weeps 2 - 5-16

Imagine 2 - 28 - 16

I feel so...
I don't know.
Its just a lonely day
along the way to you.

I can see through the trees the light beyond the falling leaves.
I can see down the street the lights that bring yo to me.
I can see through the clouds that light that warms inside and out.
Like your laugh and your smile every once in a while.

I deal with all:
they have to say
I have to do
Along my way to you.

CHORUS -> SOLO -> CHORUS -> OUTRO VERSE

Brian Smith's Album

Lonely Day 3-16-16

Long, long ago, when this was OK
I swear I didn't know anything about the king.
We were little kids.  True or false?
It didn't bring consequence or anything about your faults.
We're much bigger now. I won't say old.
And you do what you want and everything that your told.
We can't afford you, flaws and all.
I thought I told you your worth everything, pretty much, at all.
With your faults, your flaws and all.

Sometimes life isn't pretty at all.
Even the sun rises and falls.
It can be so hard to grow out of your faults.
The moon is too cool and watches it all.

It wasn't that long ago, you let me down/
And as I sat there sadder than anything, you danced around.
Well, don't you feel too bad. It's not the end.
I knew it was more true than anything, you'd dance again.
Your flaws cause problems but not for me.
Sometimes I don't care about anything, it helps me breathe.
One faulty episode is not who you are.
Now you know that we can go through anything
with your faults, your flaws and all.

Sometimes life isn't pretty at all.
Even the sun rises and falls.
It can be so hard to grow out of your faults.
The moon is too cool and watches it all.

Flaws and All 2-24-16

Acoustic Rock. I love to jam, my last band was a funk band pretty much. My SoundCloud stuff is all acoustic but I love heavy music: Tool, Deftones, Incubus, Korn, Highly Suspect, System of a Down. But then I need to unwind and I rely on the ladies, Tori, Ani, Fiona, Regina, Björk, Ingrid, Missy, Kate Nash and my favorite Tracy Bonham.  I listened to a lot of Public Enemy in high school and then became a hippie so there’s a 1960’s influence in there especially The Grateful Dead and Paul Simon.  And I love funky stuff, MMW, Weapon of Choice, 5 Style and who can forget Soul Coughing.  Don’t forget Mike Doughty and Soul Coughing 🎶🔥I’m in a Juliana Hatfield phase right now.

Brian P. Smith