Cover of Bright Eyes' "June On The West Coast" from the album "Letting Off The Happiness"

Lyrics:
I spent a week drinking the sunlight of Winnetka, California
Where they understand the weight of human hearts
You see, sorrow gets too heavy and joy it tends to hold you
With the fear that it eventually departs

And the truth is I've been dreaming of some tired tranquil place
Where the weather won't get trapped inside my bones
And if all the years of searching find one sympathetic face
Then it's there I will plant these seeds and make my home

I spent a day dreaming of dying in Mesa, Arizona
Where all the green of life had turned to ash
And I felt I was on fire, with the things I could have told you
I guess I just assumed that you eventually would ask

And I wouldn't have to bring up my so badly broken heart
And all those months I just wanted to sleep
And though spring, it did come slowly, I guess it did it's part
My heart has thawed and continues to beat

I visited my brother on the outskirts of Olympia
Where the forest and the water become one
And we talked about our childhood, like a dream we were convinced of
That perfect peaceful street where we came from

And I know he heard me strumming all those sad and simple chords
As I sat inside my room so long ago
And it hurts that he's still shaking from those secrets that were told
By a car closed up too tight and a heart turned cold

And I went to San Diego, the birthplace of the summer
And watched the ocean dance under the moon
And there was a girl I knew there, one more potential lover
I guess that something's got to happen soon

Because I know I can't keep living in this dead or dying dream
And as I walked along the beach and drank with her
I thought about my true love, the one I really need
With eyes that burn so bright, they make me pure

They make me pure
They make me pure
I long to be with you

They make me pure
They make me pure
I long to be with you
I long to be with you

June On The West Coast (Bright Eyes)

.FLAC download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ufpsp606ep6jm1j/Brandon%20Burk%20-%20House%20of%20Gold.flac?dl=0

My first full-length recording/mixing project ever! I think it turned out great. I made it as a birthday gift to two friends.

Performed by:

Brandon Burk (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, bongos, vocals)
Alexandre Filion (piano)

Software Used:
Cubase Artist 7.5 (GrooveAgent ONE - Drums, HalionSonic SE - Strings, Synth Pad, Organ)
Microsoft Excel 2013 (planning/logging)

Equipment:
Steinberg CI1 USB Audio Interface
M-Audio Oxygen 25 USB MIDI Keyboard Controller
MXL 440 Condensor Microphone
Fender Squier Acoustic Guitar
Schecter Damien Elite 7-FR (clean/rhythm/lead guitar)
Ibanez RG 350 DX (guitar solo)
Washburn BB5 Bass

House of Gold (Twenty One Pilots cover)

Big G Ft L.V - Soldier

Alesia - Calling Of War

"Love Is" is the third single from Dude York's Sincerely, out 2/24/17 on CD, LP, digital, and cassette on Hardly Art records. Pre-order Sincerely today from flyt.it/sincerelydudeyork

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Sincerely

Dude York - "Love Is"

Dirty Money

A HUGE thanks to Jim Stewart for the production on this!


She speaks in metaphors
Clever wordplay she won't tell me what she's thinking
I heard her say before
That if you were a boat then you might as well be sinking

And that the crows outside
Coming down fast, oh, as they call your name
I said I'm out the door
If you had some sense, you would do the same

She's got me working my mind
And I don't decipher code
It's time to go for a drive
A long way from home

No, it wouldn't be the first time
She's got me on the killing floor

She speaks in lullabies 
She said "rock-a-by baby i'll see you in the morning"
And then I waved goodbye
Never saw her again but that's just how it's been

I know she'll be back soon
She's like the setting sun, she'll rise again one day
And then the sky turned gray
If I had some sense, I would fall away

She's got me working my mind
And I don't decipher code
It's time to go for a drive
A long way from home

No it wouldn't be the first time
She's got me on the killing floor

She speaks in metaphors 
Clever wordplay she won't tell me what she's thinking
I heard her say before 
If you were a boat then you might as well me sinking

She's got me working my mind
And I don't decipher code
It's time to go for a drive
A long way from home

She's got me working my mind
And I don't decipher code
It's time to go for a drive
A long way from home

No it wouldn't be the first time
She's got me on the killing floor

June On The West Coast (Bright Eyes)

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