"Recharge" is an album I've recorded during the pandemic. Most of it was recorded in February '22, when I took the month off of work to focus on music.

This album features a lot of collaborations with other musicians I found on Reddit in subreddits like /r/NeedVocals.

If you enjoy making this kind of music, and would like to collaborate, let's talk!

Recharge

Music by @acenthevibes
Lyrics and vocals by @brianvaughn
Photo by Alexander Popov (unsplash.com/@5tep5)

I'm not going to over-think this
Try to have a little fun
And if my mind gets in the way, that's okay
I'll just keep trying

Shouldn't have to tell me that this is what it's all about
You shouldn't need to tell me that it's these moments we're living in

Stop.
Tell me what do you think?
I want to know what you're thinking.
Stop.
I imagine every kind of thing.

There's a voice inside my
Telling me that I could be enough but
It only matters if you're going to try

I'm not going to over-think this
Try to have a little fun
And if my mind gets in the way, that's okay
I'll just keep trying

Shouldn't have to tell me that this is what it's all about
You shouldn't need to tell me that it's these moments we're living in

Sit with the thoughts and feel what you're feeling now
Don't run away; don't try to explain
I can't lie and say that I've got it all figured out
I won't try pretend that I get it all right
I don't even know if I'm even in the right this time
but I'm going to try to live life

I'm not Going to Overthink This (feat. Cedric Dhaenens)

Music by @acenthevibes
Lyrics and vocals by @brianvaughn
Photo by Javardh (unsplash.com/@_javardh_001)

"She Said"

How'd we get this way?
I'll never know
I've tried to reconstruct and think of things that I could have changed
But I think that there's no way to win that game

Given what we know about each other
What the hell was running through our heads?
I hope you're happier now
If no other good thing comes from this

You can't fix this thing by running away
The things inside always come along
There's just somethings you're always going to take
No matter where you go
You turn around, and there you are

So what were we thinking?
What was running through our heads?
I hope you're happier now
If no other good thing comes from this

Rock bottom dropped out
With no where left to turn
Throw out the thunder and the sun
And wrestle with the lessons that we've learned

The words you said bounce around in my mind
Even after all this time, I can't let them go
I hope you're happier now,
If no other good thing comes

She Said (feat. Cedric Dhaenens)

Music by @remarkableartist
Lyrics and vocals by @brianvaughn
Photo by Adrian N (unsplash.com/@anewevisual)

"You and I"

You want to know
You need to know this

Harder to look back
Damn this hindsight

Sometimes things can end before they've even started
You and I
There's no solution for a broken heart but time

I want to tell you something I know
I want to tell you
After I've thought about it, I realize I want to tell you

There's a guilt I've felt
I picked it up on my way out
I know it doesn't help you
But even so, I can't shake it

I watched you fall in and I didn't stop it

Sometimes things can end before they've even started
You and I
There's no solution for a broken heart but time

You and I (feat. Mark Miller)

Music by Igor Rabovsky
Lyrics and vocals by Brian Vaughn
Photo by Jane Duursma (unsplash.com/@madebyjane)

"It Doesn't Matter"

Our bodies rise and fall with the ocean tide
The sun shines down its light on the shore line

It doesn't matter like before
You're already free

I wish you knew
I wish you thought about-

Go on and fight your war
It doesn't matter like it did before
Wrapped up in a blanket on the living room floor

It doesn't matter like before
You're already free
It doesn't matter like before
What do you need?
I'm letting you down
This is not some kind of dream
Don't you cry

I wish you knew
I wish you thought about-

It Doesn't Matter (feat. Igor Rabovsky)

Lyrics and music by Brian Vaughn

Artwork by Joel Filipe (https://unsplash.com/photos/Wc8k-KryEPM)

"You Know Me Better"

You know me better than I know myself.

You brought me the sky.
Told me to look up.
You carried us to the sea and set me beside it.
You taught me emotions could be okay as long as there's a gentle heart that beats behind them.

I ran my own race because that's what I do.
I lied to myself, and I guess to you.
Woke up in a city I don't recognize, and you're gone.

You know me better than I know myself.

I thought about you a lot in the past few days.
The California sky is just another thing that reminds me that everything can change.
And sometimes that's okay.
Either way, it's change.

There's no regret.
There's too many little things.
I don't even know how I'd begin to organize.
Just lean out the window on a cold cold morning and say...

You know me better than I know myself.

I know me well, but you know me better.
You know what's best.
You know me better than I know myself.

You are a part of me.
You know me better than I know myself.

You Know Me Better

Music by Viperdrive (@viperdrivemusic)
Lyrics and vocals by Brian Vaughn
Artwork by Sara Vieira

"Tonighgt"

Where should I go tonight?
Should I follow my heart?
I want to go to wherever you have been waiting.
If I run too fast at the first sign, maybe you'll break my heart.
It's just the way you are.
You fascinate me.

Here I am, returned again, after all this time has passed.
Here I am, still wondering– an image of you still stuck in my mind.
Every day, in your place, just a memory of where we've been.

Where should I go tonight?
Should I follow my heart?
I want to go to wherever you have been waiting.
If I run too fast at the first sign, maybe you'll break my heart.
It's just the way you are.
You fascinate me.

I see the stars, the midnight sky, and I know that's where you are.
You should be here with me.
Take this feeling back where it came.
I see the stars lifted high.
Let the sirens call.
I fall back to the space in my mind.

Where should I go tonight?
Should I follow my heart?
I want to go to wherever you have been waiting.
If I run too fast at the first sign, maybe you'll break my heart.
It's just the way you are.
You fascinate me.

Should I follow you?
Where should I go?
Should I follow you? (Should I follow?)
Midnight has been calling.
Lifted high.

Tonight (feat. Viperdrive)

I’m a software engineer, musician, and runner.