The lead-off song on my brand new album, "Up Higher," this track reflects my commentary on the relevant challenges that we always seem to face in our society and the never ending plea of "why can't we be better?"

Listen to the whole album here: https://danbaileyak.bandcamp.com/album/up-higher

Or, stream the entire album at my music page: https://danbaileyphoto.com/music

Lyrics 

How can we keep our brothers 
From dying alone in the street 
We’ve always had the answer 
But we’re locked in a battle with greed 

Fighting for no man’s land in our trench 
Cause a truce would be worse than the blood and the stench 
We can’t seem to recognize heaven from hell 

How can we see what the future will bring 
How can we see what the future will bring 
How can we see what the future will bring 
If we can’t look past ourselves 

We light our own world on fire 
Then we’re surprised when it all starts to burn 
Striking the same matches again and again 
You think that we’d all start to learn 

Following fools who make us dig our own graves 
Falling for lies and expecting a change 
And we all wonder why it never ends well 

How can we see what the future will bring 
How can we see what the future will bring 
How can we see what the future will bring 
If we can’t look past ourselves 

Sometimes it seems like kindness 
Is becoming a fading antique 
In a world that's consumed by fire 
We’d rather yell at each other than think 

It’s no surprise that’s were in such a mess 
Where this all leads is anyone’s guess 
We’ll never get by til we put all our fears on the shelf 

How can we see what the future will bring 
How can we see what the future will bring 
How can we see what the future will bring 
If we can’t look past ourselves 

What if we all stood together 
Helping each other succeed 
Above all all else, trying to be good, 
where do you think that would lead 

Closing our eyes is not an excuse 
And yelling is only verbal abuse 
We’ll never get by until we put our fears on the shelf 

How can we see what the future will bring 
How can we see what the future will bring 
How can we see what the future will bring 
If we can’t look past ourselves

Up Higher

Can't Look Past Ourselves

Straight ahead rock and roll love song with loud guitars and car metaphors.

Ricochet

A modern rock love song that crosses the bounds of space, time and pop culture references, complete with thick, buzzy, delay-soaked Roland Jupiter 8 synthesizer sounds, a catchy chorus and lots of guitars.

Lyrics

We wander alone on our pale blue dot
Sending out signals into the dark
Searching for intelligent life 
Between Venus and Mars
Looking for love across the Milky Way
Someone who will touch our heart
The equation is simple but the data shows
The solution is hard

We shared our first kiss 
Underneath the lunar eclipse 
And launched into our interstellar life

Now you and I and you and I 
We've crossed the bounds of space and time
Star crossed lovers in the sky 
We're burning bright
You and I and you and I 
Like shining beacons in the night 
Wayward souls they seek our light
We're burning bright

We’ve traveled to the back of the sun
Seen places not visible to naked eyes
Surfed the Borealis
Watched Jupiter rise
Sometimes we’re low on fuel
Stuck on one of Saturn’s moons
It takes a close encounter of a special kind
To restart the hyperdrive 

When the comet sailed by
We grabbed onto the light 
And launched into our interstellar life

Now you and I and you and I 
With cross the bounds of space and time
Star crossed lovers in the sky 
We're burning bright
You and I and you and I 
Like shining beacons in the night 
Wayward souls they seek our light
We're burning bright

Interstellar Love Song

My debut album, this is a collection of newly remastered guitar oriented instrumentals I recorded between 2000-2007. Those seven years represent the evolution, and the beginnings of my experiments and learning experience with songwriting and digital recording. 

Since I was in the midst of trying to grow my photography business at the time, many of the songs were made during the late night hours in my basement apartment using the Boss BR-8 portable recorder, and later using Cubase and Logic when I got a faster computer. 

Looking back, I'm very proud of these pieces and I feel they clearly illustrate my style and energy as a guitar player and musician, and the influences who have combined to make me who I am as an artist. 

Visit my music blog to read the extended liner notes for each of these songs. danbaileyphoto.com/i-just-released-my-debut-album/

Dan Bailey AK

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