This is a decade of my life in songs. The track on top is usually my most recent song. Hope you enjoy.

This is for you.

V1:
     If anyone knows best - it's mama
And she always says
What you put in your head
Can be stuck there for good
Stuck there for good
     And dad always says
There's two wolves at war for your soul
One good one bad
And the one that wins 
Is the one you choose to feed
The wolf you choose to feed

CH1:
So be careful
Be careful
Be careful what you feed your soul
Be careful
Be careful
Be careful what you feed your soul

V2:
     If anyone knows least - it's meeeee
But I'm still learning
That all this me-dia
Isn't-as, social as it seems
     And the lie that everyone believes
We eat em up, so we can’t see through the seams
Those wolves don’t want us to reach our dreams

CH

...Soli Deo gloria

Careful

Wishes
Capo 4 G (B)

V1:
I wish you would take your sunglasses off more
Because I have fallen in love with your eyes
And the way they sparkle, they shimmer
Right when they meet mine
Your eyes meet mine

CH1:
I wish I could muster up the courage
To tell you all these things
And I wish you knew exactly what it is I think about
But I guess that's why I wrote this song

V2:
I wish my palms wouldn't fill up with sweat so much
When you let out that laugh
It's so cute
It's funny
It's lovely
Just like you

Bridge:
I been wishin
Wishin for you
I been wishin that you
Would wish for me too

...Soli Deo gloria

Wishes

Skin
Open D

one mic, one take
original song by Bryson Burns
mixed and mastered by Josh Burns

V1:
Some people say
Beauty’s just a word
When it comes to you
I don't have to learn
What it is that makes you beautiful
It's so obvious to me
But you don't see what I see

CH:
How many times do I have to tell you you’re gorgeous?
How long will it take for you to realize I mean it?
But you don't see what I see
All I want is for you to be
Happy in your own skin
‘Cause you’re perfect to me

V2:
Gorgeous, you’re more than just a word
But when you look yourself in the mirror
You remember what you heard
I know in your past
People close to you
Said some things they didn't mean
To get you to turn into
Someone who wasn’t you
I don't blame you for bein’ insecure
I don't blame you for not bein’ sure of yourself

CH2:
Don’t worry I'm here to tell you you’re worth it
(you’re worth it, you’re perfect)
I’m wondering when you’ll realize I mean it
Is it sinkin in?
You don't see what i see
And all I want is for you to be
Happy in your own skin
You are perfect
To me

...Soli Deo gloria

Skin

The Glove
Words and Music by Tom Burns and Bryson Burns
Voice Memo Audio Magic provided by Josh Burns
Capo 2 E (F#)

My hand in yours was a comfortable time
The meaning unknown back then in my mind
You were the one who walked me through life
You showed me tough love, and you tucked me in at night
You were the glove that kept my life warm
You were the glove, protected me from harm

You never let me down
You were a safe place to cry
You never let me down
And I’ll always remember your smile
And pretty blue eyes

Feel it in the wind you’re here all the time
When family shows up it’s your time to shine
No bike, no swim, no mom, no dad
The nest you built for us was the one you never had
The nest you built for us is the one we’ll keep building

All because you never let us down
You were a safe place to cry
You never let us down
And we’ll always remember your smile
And pretty blue eyes

In this family, it’s natural to love
It’s not too hard to look past all the things that we screw up
That’s just how it is, that’s the tone you’ve set
It’s all because of you and Stan
So don’t you forget
You are the ones who started this mess
This beautiful mess

You never let us down
You were a safe place to cry
You never let us down
And we’ll always remember your smile and
Your pretty blue eyes

Soft, sweet smile and disciplined frown
The love in your heart, so much has gone around
We’re rushing along the highway of life
The Glove changes places
We’ll tuck you in tonight
We will tuck you in tonight

...Soli Deo gloria

The Glove

Windows Down
G

V1:
“Windows down, please,”
You tell me as we’re drivin ‘round
Rain and summer breeze
Bonfires always got to me
I like the way you fix your crown
When you think no ones looking
Well - no ones lookin but me
You don’t have to fix it, just breathe, it’s just me

CH1:
Will you love me in the winter?
Will we have that much time?
If your heater stops workin I will be the man to fix it
And it won’t cost you a dime
Will you love me in the winter?
Will you finally look me straight in the eyes?
Admit to me, you’re downright scared
Lettin’ someone else inside
Why don’t we just keep the flames burnin’
For now?

V2:
Worry about tomorrow, tomorrow
‘Cause it can wait
You tell me that the crown you wear is borrowed
Borrowed from the girl you ain’t,
The girl you wanna be

CH2:
Will you love me in the winter?
Do the seasons have reason or rhyme?
If my windows stop workin it’s ‘cause they’re iced over
Would you call it a crime?
Will you love me in the winter?
Will you finally look me straight in the eyes?
Admit to me, you’re just as scared, lettin someone else inside,
again
Why don’t we just keep the flames burnin’
For now?

...Soli Deo gloria

Windows Down

I Know It’s Not Fair
Capo 3 Bm (Dm)

V1:
Why take this step
If you wouldn’t want me to?
I need a breath first
If that’s okay with you
What do I do with my pride?
Selfish never did me no good
You’re asking me to exhale
I’d let go of it if I could

CH1:
But my secrets....
They just might lead you to the end of us
But I swear, I swear 
I need this, I need this, I need this
Holding onto this version of the truth
My little shred of you
I know it’s not fair
I know it’s not fair
Fair

V2:
I’m choosing to take this step
Knowing full well
You might need a breath first, trust me
What in the hell have I done?
See, selfish does me no good
I’m asking you to exhale
I understand

CH2:
…that my secrets
Probably mean we can’t still be friends
But I swear, I swear
I need us, I need us, I need us
Holding onto what little’s left of us
What are we without trust?

Outro:
I know I can’t blame you
‘Cause I know it’s not fair
Fair
Not fair on me
Not fair on you
Not fair on me
Not fair on you
Not fair on me
Not fair on you
Not fair on me

...Soli Deo gloria

I Know It’s Not Fair

Chasing Caves
Mashup of "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol and "As the World Caves In" by Matt Maltese

Let’s waste time chasing cars,
As the world caves in

My feet are achin’
Your back is pretty tired
We’ve drunk a couple boba teas
And set our grief aside
The papers say it’s doomsday
The button has been pressed
We’re gonna nuke each other up, boys
’Til old Satan stands impressed
And here…

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we’re told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that’s bursting into life

‘Cause, here it is, our final night alive As the earth burns to the ground
Oh, it’s you that I lie with
As the atom bomb locks in
Oh, it’s you I watch TV with
As the world
As the world caves in

Let’s waste time chasing cars,
As the world caves in

...Soli Deo gloria

Chasing Caves (feat. Grace Saunders)

one mic, one take.
song by Jon Bellion.
mixed and mastered by Josh Burns.
graphics by Grace Saunders.

what if who i hoped to be was always me?
and the love i fought to feel was always free?
what if all the things i've done, yeah
were just attempts at earning love?
'cause the hole inside my heart is stupid deep
stupid deep

what if where i've tried to go was always here?
and the path i've tried to cut was always clear?
why has life become a plan
to put some money in my hand?
when the love i really need is stupid cheap
stupid cheap

what if who i hoped to be was always me?
and the love i fought to feel was always free?
what if all the things i've done
were just attempts at earning love?
'cause the hole inside my heart is stupid deep
stupid deep

what if who i hoped to be was always me?
and the love i fought to feel was always free?
what if all the things i've done
were just attempts at earning love?
'cause the hole inside my heart is stupid deep,
stupid deep

all the glory to God

© 2021 Bryson Burns

Stupid Deep (Jon Bellion)

Reckless Love by Cory Asbury

Performed by Bryson Burns

Mixed & Mastered by Josh Burns

...Soli Deo gloria

Reckless Love (Cory Asbury)

one mic, one take.
song by Hillsong United.
mixed and mastered by Josh Burns.
graphics by Grace Saunders.

You call me out upon the waters
the great unknown
where feet may fail
and there i find You in the mystery
in oceans deep
my faith will stand

and i will call upon Your name
and keep my eyes above the waves
when oceans rise
my soul will rest in Your embrace
i am Yours
You are mine

Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand will be my guide
where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You've never failed
and You won't start now

i will call upon Your name
and keep my eyes above the waves
when oceans rise
my soul will rest in Your embrace
i am Yours
and You are mine

Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
let me walk upon the waters
wherever You would call me
take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
and my faith will be made stronger
in the presence of my Savior

all the glory to God

© 2021 Bryson Burns

Oceans (Hillsong)

Look Who’s Walking Now
By Bryson Burns
For Levi "The Brave"

You got here a little early
And by “a little” I mean a lot
You scared your mom to death
She never thought 
Surgeries and specialists would deem
Intensive care right from the start
They said that your condition might make it hard 
For your little knees to bend
Or count your curled fingers to ten
But we’ve always counted on you for a smile
That light you were born with never left you somehow

Some said you never could
Some said you never would
Become who you were meant to be
But post all of those surgeries,
You’re walking all over their words now

Soon enough
I’ll be brave enough
To live my life like you
Your path isn’t easy
Fought demons to be here
I’ve seen them knock you to the ground
I’ve seen you smile through it all
So I’m not surprised
When I see you walkin’ now
 
Look who’s walkin’ now

...Soli Deo gloria

Look Who’s Walking Now

Time Lapse
Capo 5 A (Key D)
Written by Bryson Burns & Grace Saunders

V1:
Time laps around me way faster than it used to
Time laps around me like a chka chka train goin chka choo, chka choo 
I wasn’t ready for you

V2:
Life wraps around me way tighter than it used to
Life wraps a round me right when 
I’ve finally started to get used to gettin - older
No chip on my shoulder
Just memory to capture
I won’t let it pass us

PCH:
I record us in real time
When I look at playback it’s so fast
Just like a time lapse
I record it in real time
When I look at playback it’s so fast
Just like a time lapse

CH:
I’m gettin older
Do you feel it too?
I’m gettin older
Do you feel it too?
Let’s live in the right now
‘Cause right now feels like home with you

Bridge:
Whenever, wherever
Whenever, wherever
Whenever, wherever
But right now feels like home with you

CH2:
I’m gettin older
Do you feel it too?
I’m gettin older
Do you feel it too?
Let’s live in the right now
‘Cause right now feels like home with you

End:
I record us in real time
when I look back at playback it’s so fast
just like a time lapse

...Soli Deo gloria

Time Lapse

Unfreeze Me
Capo 1 C (Db)

V:
I’m so cold, I’m so icy
I don’t know how you found me
But you found me
My poor soul felt so lonely
I don’t know how sin had bound me
But I wanna see
What you saw in me

CH:
Sit me down in front of your refining fire
If I melt next to you
Keep me close to you
Defrost my desire
Help me help you chip away the parts of me
I can’t reach, I can’t reach
Cant reach on my own
Melt me, I’m so cold

(Break)

CH

Bridge:
Unfreeze me
Unfreeze me
Unfreeze me
Unfreeze me
Unfreeze me
Oh, melt me, I’m so cold

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Melt me, I’m so cold

(Break)

Ohh, melt me, I’m so cold
Unfreeze me
Unfreeze me
Release me
Release me
Unfreeze me
Oh, melt me, I’m so cold

…Soli Deo gloria

Unfreeze Me

Thinking Out Loud
Guitars and vocals: Bryson Burns
Saxophone: Rob Cooper
Production/Mix/Master: Josh Burns
Written by Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge

Lyrics:
When your legs don't work like they used to before
And I can't sweep you off of your feet
Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love?
Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks?

And, darling, I will be loving you 'til we're 70
And, baby, my heart could still fall as hard at 23
And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe just the touch of a hand
Well, me—I fall in love with you every single day
And I just wanna tell you I am

So, honey, now
Take me into your loving arms
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Place your head on my beating heart
I'm thinking out loud
Maybe we found love right where we are

When my hair's all but gone and my memory fades
And the crowds don't remember my name
When my hands don't play the strings the same way
I know you will still love me the same

'Cause, honey, your soul could never grow old, it's evergreen
And, baby, your smile's forever in my mind and memory
I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe it's all part of a plan
Well, I'll just keep on making the same mistakes
Hoping that you'll understand

That, baby, now
Take me into your loving arms
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Place your head on my beating heart
Thinking out loud
Maybe we found love right where we are

So, baby, now
Take me into your loving arms
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Oh, darling, place your head on my beating heart
I'm thinking out loud
But maybe we found love right where we are
Oh, baby, we found love right where we are
And we found love right where we are

…Soli Deo gloria

Thinking Out Loud (feat. Rob Cooper)

Moon Balloon
Open Db

There are so many who have gone before
Fought big battles, won big wars
I am who I am today because of sacrifices made
I’m grateful to stand on the shoulders of giants
Cold, hard science

If the moon is fake,
Go on and show me what it takes
For the ocean below me to fall through 
I don’t wanna harm you

Heaven’s lights
Hidden behind my young eyes
I’m not a giant
I’m not a giant

You’d pull the universe down to us
So the ground becomes
Just your canvas
Love goes rampant

Heaven’s lights look bright tonight
But I realize
I’m runnin’ out of hope
Guess it all depends on your scope
There’s a lot we know and still so much we don’t

If the moon was your balloon
Could you take me up
For a view of it all?
Get lost from it all

If the moon was your balloon
Could you take me up
For a view of it all?
Get lost away from it all

If the moon was your balloon
Could you take me up
For a view of it all?
Get away from it all

If the moon was your balloon
Could you take me up
For a view of it all?
For a view of it all?

…Soli Deo gloria

Moon Balloon

K.I.S.S.
C

V1:
I was told to keep it simple
I was raised with good principles
It should all add up to a life worth livin’
I was old when I found out my
Principals were smoking something else
Behind the bleachers with the sneaker-heads
Visions unforgiven

PCH1:
Ran through my head
‘Cause all I said was

CH:
What a joke
If everybody’s gonna choke
And nobody knows where the punchline goes
Not at this school
Not at this dumb joke
Everybody’s gonna choke
Turnin lemons into lemonade
A homemade masquerade
Left me behind — I’m still sippin’ on Kool Aid

V2:
I don’t wanna keep it simple
I just wanna kiss new people
Do something, stupid,
Let’s do something stupid
I been feelin something missin’
I thought all my friends would listen 
Guess I got my wish, ‘cause I feel stupid

PCH2:
I never really left my head
All I really ever said

CH2:
What a joke
If everybody’s gonna choke
And nobody knows where the punchline goes
Not at this school
Not at this dumb joke
Everybody’s gonna choke
Turnin’ lemons into lemonade
The homemade masquerade
Left me behind — I’m still sippin’ on Kool Aid
I’m still sippin’ on Kool Aid

...Soli Deo gloria

K.I.S.S.

Never Not You
E to C#

V1:
I still got these workin’ hands
Flesh and bone destroy a man’s plans
Only bones we shall return
Messes, lessons never learned

PCH:
If muscles don’t have memory,
How am I remembering all the times
You told me you were hoping for a surgery?
Our muscles were a metaphor
Fought the battle, lost the war
Lost the only love I’ve ever known

CH:
But I’m lookin at a shell of you
How long until I learn the truth?
How is it that the easiest thing to lose
Is the hardest thing to do?
I’m lookin at a chain link noose
How long until we both let loose?
How is it that the easiest thing to lose
Is the hardest thing to do?
It’s never not true
It’s never not you
It’s always you

…Soli Deo gloria

Never Not You

Bad Bone
G

V1:
We need to talk - don’t worry it’s good
There’s something you said I want to address
Let me take the time
My father never let me call him “old man”
He taught me to how to kick a habit
Fast as I can
I didn’t know he smoked a cigarette
Then got rid of it - and apologized

PCH:
I learned some good things take time
I knew we would be alright, solid in our own right
When you told me I’m worth your while

CH1:
There’s not a bad bone in my body
Your words crystallized when you caught me
Push me over
Come a little closer
And let’s see who falls first
There’s not a bad bone in my body
If how you see me now is how you want me
Push me over
Come a little closer
And let’s see who falls first

B:
Today will be the past tomorrow
I can’t see what I don’t have, so I borrow time
Honey, you’re worth my while
Today will be the past tomorrow
I can’t see what I don’t have, so I borrow time
Honey, you’re worth my while

CH2:
There’s not a bad bone in my body
Your words crystallized when you caught me
Push me over
Come a little closer
And let’s see who falls first
There’s not a bad bone in my body
If how you see me now is how you want me
Push me over
Come a little closer
And let’s see who falls first

End:
Push me over
Come a little closer
And let’s see who falls first

…Soli Deo gloria

Bad Bone

Timestamp
Capo 1 G (Ab)

 V1:
Felt cute, might delete later
Melt you with my alligator smile
I love my selfie, but then I choose “delete”
Every time
Cinderella’s back on our TV
The couch cracks host every fallen bite
Of candy
Feels handy to know you’re mine

 PCH:
When your hand’s always there to hold mine
Nothing I say could rewind
The clock strikes twelve
But it’s more than midnight

CH:
Wish I could pause
All the time on real life
If I stop the clock
And go back to the timestamp
When we were more than just fight or flight
Even a movie of us couldn’t get us right 
I know I say it all the time
We’re more than midnight

(Break)

Bridge:
Some songs write themselves
Some clocks just strike twelve
At the worst time 
I say it all the time
We’re more than midnight

 CH

*tick, tock, tick, tock*

…Soli Deo gloria

Timestamp

Play Pretend
Db (C standard tuned half step up)

V1:
Here we are again
Jumpin’ state lines
Ignorin’ red lights and friends
It’s the hot topic, the not stoppin’ when
We know we should
We only get in trouble
Scavenging the rubble
But we forget when we play pretend

PCH:
Step on it
Corduroy sleeves
And big boy dreams
Step on it
Molehill screams
And big girl dreams —
Are they wide enough?

CH:
You say, “Jump”
I say, “How high”
I say, “Love me”
You say how I deserve “better”
Talk like things will never get better
You say, “Home, please”
I run red lights
I say, “Hold me”
You start to cry cause you know “better”
Would hold me like we’re stuck in play pretend

V2:
Here we are again
Jumpin’ state lines
Ignorin’ stop signs and dead ends
It’s the pedal to metal, rushin’ to conclusions

CH

Bridge:
Silly is as silly does
What if you’re the only one I want
And can’t have?
I want what I can’t have
Silly is as silly does
What if you’re the only one I want
And can’t have?
I want what I can’t have
Silly is as silly does
What if you’re the only one I want
And can’t have?
I want what I can’t have
Silly is as silly does
What if you’re the only one I want
And can’t have?
I want what I can’t have

So from now until the end, let’s play pretend

…Soli Deo gloria

Play Pretend

The Weeds
C

V1:
What if I modify
The person I am so nobody can
Recognize the truth behind
My garden of fake smiles?

PCH1:
And I know it’s become 
Something I’m proud of
So what if I pull up
All of the deep stuff
And stubborn roots won’t give like they should?

CH1:
When it hurts more than it helps
I wish I was somebody else
For the first time in a long time
I wish I was somebody else
(It’s a good thing)

V2:
What if my friends decide 
To poke and then prod
And I have to play God?
Pulling things out of me
That I don’t wanna see

PCH2:
My tendency to run forces faking all the fun
And pushing on continual-continually
But it’s helpful to grow
This much I know
So I’m pulling the weeds

CH2:
When it hurts more than it helps
I wish I was somebody else
For the first time in a long time
I wish I was somebody else
(It’s a good thing)
When growth hurts the most
Denying what’s deepest and true
When heaven feels kinda like hell
I wish I was somebody new
(It’s a good thing)

Bridge:
Pulling weeds is struggling with memories of empty dreams 
I don’t know what it all means
(It’s a good thing)
Pulling weeds is struggling with memories of empty dreams 
I don’t know what it all means
(It’s a good thing)

It’s a good thing…

…Soli Deo gloria

The Weeds (Demo)

Dinner with the Devil
Capo 1 Em (Fm)

V1:
I crack a joke, you cough from the smoke
When you smile, I see your fangs
I don’t know, if you know that I know
When you smile I fear those fangs

PCH:
Hope your bite don’t match your bark
‘Cause I know you could leave one hell of a mark 
Hope your bite don’t match your bark
‘Cause this is how it starts

CH:
Spare me
Spare me the novacaine
‘Cause I’m a sucker for the pain
There’s no danger with a stranger
If they pour me another drink
Say my sins will wash down the sink
Makin’ promises they can’t keep
I know you’re wonderin’
Dinner with the devil went exactly the way you think
‘Cause dealin’ with the devil will change the way you think

Bridge:
I don’t eat what I used to
I don’t drink what I used to
I don’t feel the way I used to
No

I don’t eat what I used to
I don’t drink what I used to
I don’t feel the way I used to
No

I don’t eat what I used to
I don’t drink what I used to
I don’t feel the way I used to

CH2:
So spare me
Spare me the novacaine, cuz I’m a sucker for the pain
There’s no danger with a stranger
If they pour me another drink
Say my sins will wash down the sink
Makin’ promises they can’t keep
I know you’re wonderin’
Dinner with the devil went exactly the way you think

End:
‘Cause dealin’ with the devil will change your ways
Dealin’ with the devil will change the way
Dealin’ with the devil will change the way you think

…Soli Deo gloria

Dinner with the Devil

Carpenter
Capo 1 C (Db)

V1:
If it’s just a piece of paper
Keeping me from makin’ lots of paper
And holding me outside the rooms
With views of new oceans and rubies…
If it’s just a piece a paper
I just think I’d rather earn it later
Than to finally prove that I’m not ruined
Or broken or unworthy

CH1:
I’m not a Gardener
But I will bloom where I’m planted
I know a Carpenter
Who lived & died hand in hand with
Authority
Beat death for me
And rose and lived again
And when He died for me, the only thing
He wanted me to see was not a bloody piece of paper
But how He bled on that tree

V2:
What if it’s just another label
Keeping me disabled
And holding me back from the fields
That I’m supposed to run in?

BRIDGE:
Jesus, you don’t need us
But you call us by name
Because of You we’ll never be the same

CH2:
I’m not a Gardener
But I will bloom where I’m planted
I know a Carpenter
Who lived & died hand in hand with
Authority
Beat death for me
And rose and lived again
And when He died for me, the only thing
He wanted me to see was not a bloody piece of paper
But how He bled on that tree
Just for me

END:
And when He died for me, the only thing
He wanted me to see was not a bloody piece of paper
But how He bled on that tree

…Soli Deo gloria

Carpenter

You Don’t Yell
D

V:
There were times when I thought you left
But it wasn’t you; it was I who went
Far away from everything you said
You are not in the wind
You are not in the earthquake
You are not in the fire
You are in the whisper

CH1:
So, Lord, just keep on passing by
Show me just how and why
You don’t yell
You don’t yell
You don’t yell at me
And, Lord, I’ll keep on asking why
I feel like I can’t fly on my own
Unless I’m shown
How to take away everything in between
Me and you

BRIDGE:
I will draw nearer
Cause I am the hearer
And the only thing important about me
Isn’t even about me
And I am grateful
And You are faithful
Show me more of what you have for me
Just for that you’re rewarding me

CH2:
So, Lord, just keep on passing by
Show me just how and why
You don’t yell
You don’t yell
You don’t yell at me
And, Lord, I’ll keep on asking why
I feel like I can’t fly on my own
Unless I’m shown
How to take away everything in between
Me and you
Me and you

…Soli Deo gloria

You Don’t Yell

Past Me
G

V1:
“It sounds different comin’ out your mouth”
“It feels different when you’re not around”
These are the things
My people have said about me
“Different,” ooo I like that sound
I wish that I could tell them how
Responding in the truth,
It’s all because of You

CH1:
I love because You loved me first
I trust because You’re holy
Worthy in my worst
My faith has made me well
Your light cannot go out
I guess my faith is childlike
That’s what You ask of me
I hope they look past me

V2:
It sounds better comin’ out Your mouth
You lift me up and hold me down
I am ruined in the best way
Nothin’ in this world could replace
Better, comin’ out Your mouth
Better, when You show me how
I am ruined in the best way
Nothin’ in this world could replace

CH2

BRIDGE:
With You, I laugh
With You, I cry
Happy tears
With You, there’s no fear

CH3:
I love because You loved me first
I trust because You’re holy
Worthy in my worst
My faith has made me well
Your light cannot go out
I guess my faith is childlike
That’s what You ask of me
I hope they look past me
I hope they look past me
To see You

…Soli Deo gloria

Past Me

Happy To Be Here
Capo 2 C (D)

V1:
An attitude of gratitude has brought me to my knees
‘Cause I’ve had to do what I’ve been asked to do
With a “thank you” and a “please”
I’ve had to redefine
How to thank You for the fire
‘Cause Your silence is my refinement

CH:
So help me breathe in Babylon
And breathe out only praise
Remind me of our battles won
When I was still down on my knees
Whether I’m here 15 years or 15 minutes,
I know, You know, we know
I’ll never forget it
From chronic pain to breaking chains
You’re still the same, God,
You make me happy to be here

V2:
A gentle hand, a holy plan has brought me to my knees
The only Man who could understand
My sensitivities
I thought that I could find a way to fill the time
But, Teacher, you’re quiet in my assignment

CH

(Break)

BRIDGE:
I will still praise
I will still praise
I will still praise
In my weaknesses

 CH

…Soli Deo gloria

Happy To Be Here

Godspeed
Capo 3 C (Eb)

V:
Since You are my One
Since You are my Only
I don’t have to run
I don’t have to hurry

CH1:
Livin’ at God’s speed
Taught me
I already have all I need
I crushed my unbelief
With clumsy feet
Livin’ at God’s speed
Stumbling
Everywhere I never could reach
Now I’m seein’ it
Obedience
Means no more earthly hurry
Life slows down
When I go “Godspeed”

BRIDGE:
If nuggets leave my noggin
And Jesus does the talkin’
As long as I’m still listenin’
I’ll never be forgotten
I’ll soar on wings like eagles
Not applause from people

CH2:
Livin’ at God’s speed
Taught me
I already have all I need
I crushed my unbelief
With clumsy feet
Livin’ at God’s speed
Stumbling
Everywhere I never could reach
Now I’m seein’ it
Obedience
Means no more earthly hurry
Life slows down
Oh, time slows down
Life slows down
When I go “Godspeed”

…Soli Deo gloria

Godspeed

Out Alive
Capo 2 G (A)

V1:
I just wanna sit
I just wanna sit
With nobody else
With nobody else but You
I just wanna listen
I just wanna listen
To nobody else
To nobody else but You

CH:
I wanna be in tune, in time
I wanna be alright, alright
If I slow down the “right now”
Will I make it out alive?
I wanna be in tune, in time
Don’t wanna be pressed on all sides
And I’m all yours and you’re all mine
I know, but I wanna make it out alive

V2:
I am in repair
I am in repair
There’s nobody else
Who’s ever been right there
For me like You

CH

BRIDGE:
There’s no other place that I’d rather be
There’s no other place that I’d rather be
There’s no other place that I’d rather be
Than here in your arms

END:
It’s like I’m dyin’ alive
Kill my “self” every time
That I don’t want to
But I will
‘Cause you promise me afterlife
I have to cut ties
With everything in my life
That weighs me down
Takin’ less with me now
Because I know You
And You know me, too
I live forever alive

…Soli Deo gloria

Out Alive

Quiet
by Elevation Rhythm
Arranged/Performed by Bryson Burns

Here we go again, my mind racing
And I can't seem to win
All these crazy thoughts and feelings
It's like it never ends
Until Your voice, breaks through my noise
And I know I'm not alone, not alone

You will fight my battles if I will just be still
Why would I keep running when You're right here?
You will fight my battles if I will just be still
Why would I keep running when You're right here?

I'll just be quiet
And let You speak through the silence
Here I am, no more hiding
You are in this moment, I won't fight it
I'll be quiet

I don't need to know what comes next
Tomorrow's in Your hands
I can trust You with my future
'Cause You're already there
I hear Your voice call me forward
And I know I'm not alone, I’m not alone

Away with the distractions, I wanna hear what's true
The only words that matter, they come from You, Jesus
Away with the distractions, I wanna hear what's true
The only words that matter, they come from You

I'll just be quiet
And let You speak through the silence
Here I am, no more hiding
You are in this moment, I won't fight it
I'll be quiet
I'll just be quiet
And let You speak through the silence
Here I am, no more hiding
You are in this moment, I won't fight it
I'll be quiet

And I’ll delight in
What you delight in
I won’t fight it
‘Cause You don’t fight it
And I’ll delight in
What you delight in
I won’t fight it
‘Cause You don’t fight it, God
I’ll delight in
What you delight in

I’ll just be quiet
And let You speak through the silence
Here I am, no more hiding
You are in this moment, I won't fight it
I'll be quiet

...Soli Deo gloria

Quiet (Elevation Rhythm)

"She Looks So Messy"
Mashup of She Looks So Perfect by 5 Seconds of Summer and I'm a Mess by Ed Sheeran
Arranged/Performed by Bryson Burns
Engineered/Mixed/Mastered by Josh Burns
2014

Simmer down, simmer down
They say we're too young now to amount to anything else
But look around
We worked way too hard for this just to give it up now
If you don't swim, you'll drown
But don't move, honey

She looks so perfect standing there
In my American Apparel underwear
And I know now, that I'm so down
Her lipstick stain is a work of art
I got your name tattooed in an arrow heart
And I know now, that I'm so down

Let's get out, let's get out
'Cause this deadbeat town's only here just to keep us down
While I was out, I found myself alone just thinking
If I showed up with a plane ticket
And a shiny diamond ring with your name on it
Would you wanna run away too?
'Cause all I really want is you

She looks so perfect standing there
In my American Apparel underwear
And I know now, that I'm so down
I made a mixtape straight out of '94
I've got your ripped skinny jeans lying on the floor
And I know now, that I'm so down

For how long, how long, my lover?
Now, now for how long, how long, my lover?
Now, now for how long, how long, my lover?
Now, now for how long, how long, my lover?
Now, now for how long, I feel it all over now
Now and I feel love, how long?
I feel it all over now

She looks so perfect standing there
In my American Apparel underwear
And I know now, that I'm so down
I made a mixtape straight out of '94
I've got your ripped skinny jeans lying on the floor
And I know now, that I'm so down

She Looks So Messy (5SOS // Ed Sheeran)

"Photograph"
by Ed Sheeran
Guitar/Vocals: Bryson Burns
Piano: Riley Burns
Cajon/Mix/Master: Josh Burns

Loving can hurt
Loving can hurt sometimes
But it's the only thing that I know
When it gets hard
You know it can get hard sometimes
It is the only thing that makes us feel alive

We keep this love in a photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Our hearts are never broken
Times forever frozen still

So you can keep me
Inside the pocket
Of your ripped jeans
Holding me closer
'Til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone
Wait for me to come home

Loving can heal
Loving can mend your soul
And it's the only thing that I know
I swear it will get easier
But remember that with every piece of you
Oh, and it's the only thing we take with us when we die

Oh, we keep this love in a photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Our hearts were never broken
Times forever frozen still

So you can keep me
Inside the pocket
Of your ripped jeans
Holding me closer
'Til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone

Oh, and if you hurt me
That's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
I won't ever let you go

Wait for me to come home
Wait for me to come home
Wait for me to come home
Wait for me to come home

Oh you can fit me
Inside the necklace you got when you were sixteen
Next to your heartbeat
Where I should be
Keep it deep within your soul

Oh, and if you hurt me
Well, that's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go

When I'm away
I will remember how you kissed me
Under the lamppost
Back on 6th street
Hearing you whisper through the phone
"Wait for me to come home"

...Soli Deo gloria

Photograph (Ed Sheeran)

"You're Beautiful"
by Phil Wickham
Performed (in the bathroom) by Bryson Burns and Grace Saunders

I see Your face in every sunrise
The colors of the morning are inside Your eyes
The world awakens in the light of the day
I look up to the sky and say
"You're beautiful"

I see Your power in the moonlit night
Where planets are in motion and galaxies are bright
We are amazed in the light of the stars
It's all proclaiming who You are
You're beautiful

I see You there hanging on a tree
You bled and then You died and then You rose again for me
Now You are sitting on Your heavenly throne
Soon we will be coming home
You're beautiful

When we arrive at eternity's shore
Where death is just a memory and tears are no more
We'll enter in as the wedding bells ring
Your bride will come together and we'll sing
"You're beautiful"

...Soli Deo gloria

You’re Beautiful (feat. Grace Saunders)

Timeout
G

V1:
Don’t put me on timeout again
My patience runs thin
It’s only fact, you’ll find out if you
Drown me in tonic & gin
The clock ticks, the point sticks
If you let it hit you right
Oh I’m so sick, I’m so sick of this
Petty constant fight

PCH:
Don’t put me on timeout
Unless you wanna find out who’s really right
(Who’s really right)
Put me on timeout if you wanna find who’s really right

CH1:
It doesn’t matter though
You’re phenomenal in everybody else’s eyes
But really I don’t know
If phenomenal really describes you right
Go ahead keep treating me this way
Shut down everything I say
Won’t take too long
For me to take timeout my day to do you wrong

V2:
I had plenty of time to think
The corner got cozy
I had emptied my life to bring
The coroner some daisies
The clock ticks, the point sticks
If you let it hit you right
Oh I’m so sick, I’m so sick
When I’m wrong and you’re always right

PCH

CH2:
It doesn’t matter though
You’re phenomenal in everybody else’s eyes
But really I don’t know
If phenomenal really describes you right
Go ahead keep treating me this way
Shut down everything I say
Won’t take too long
For me to take timeout my day
It won’t take too long
For me to take timeout my day to do you wrong

…Soli Deo gloria

Timeout

Different Joy
Capo 1 G (Ab)

V1:
Have you ever talked with someone who knows a secret you don’t?
Ever held the hand of someone holding onto someone else-
But it’s a good thing
It’s a good thing…
Have you ever been afraid of somethin’ knowing that it’s not true?
Terrified to jump in those waters that feel too new?
Me too…
Me too…

CH1:
But it’s a different kind of joy
Workin’ for the King
‘Cause He tells me everything
‘Cause I’m his little boy
He calls us on the water
Every son and daughter
I don’t need to fully understand
Walkin’ on the water with the only One who can
I just need his name
His name is Jesus
(The way! The truth! The life!)
(The joy! of! my life!)

V2:
Have you ever held onto somethin’ holdin’ on grip tight?
Ever dreamt a dream and then you worry bout the shelf life?
Me too…
Me too…

BRIDGE:
Even if He did nothing else
Kept my dreams and desires on a holy shelf
Even if He did nothing else
Nothing really matters
‘Cause I’m dyin’ to my “self” here
Even if He did nothing else
Kept my dreams and desires on a holy shelf
Even if He did nothing else
Nothing really matters

CH2:
‘Cause it’s a different kind of joy
Working for the King
And He tells me everything
‘Cause I’m still his little boy
He calls us on the water
Every son and daughter
I don’t need to fully understand
Walkin’ on the water with the only One who can
I just need his Name
I just need his Name
His name is Jesus
(The way! The truth! The life!)
(The joy of my life)

BRIDGE

CH3:
‘Cause it’s a different kind of joy
Working for the King
And He tells me everything
‘Cause I’m still his little boy
He calls us on the water
Every son and daughter
I don’t need to fully understand
Walkin’ on the water with the only One who can
I just need his Name
I just need his Name
I just need his Name
His name is Jesus

…Soli Deo gloria

Different Joy

Beloved son of God.
Songwriter since 2013.
Advocate for the raw, emotional, honest take.

Bryson Burns

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