The title track on the new and upcoming Downbeat Switch album, 'BirdsEye'. The album will be released on Friday, September 6th 2013 at The Tobacco Company in Richmond, Virginia at 9pm.

''BirdsEye'' 


music: Sean Reese, Meredith Brooks, Wayne Todd, Rob Reardon
lyrics: Jenna Be

"Red to green to blue
The colors that change the view
From the black in to the white
The day becomes the night
My wrong becomes the right
It's a complicated world.

The birds begin to fly
And open up their eyes
To a landscape of surprise
They're floating on a breeze
Of possibilities
Which one do i choose first?

And I just might
Stop to talk about the weather
Just might
Try to understand you better
Just might 
Take you home with me tonight
If I like
Well, baby I just might.

Purple yellow green
It feels just like a dream
Not a place I've been before
The birds will seize the sky
With diamonds in their eyes
And their mouths are open wide
It's easy to taste the breeze
Of positivity
With a heart that knows for sure.

And I just might
Stop to talk about the weather
Just might
Try to understand you better
Just might 
Take you home with me tonight
If I like
Well, baby I just might.

It's so hard to see,
blinded by the dream...
They take to the sky,
diamonds in their eyes....

And I just might
Stop to talk about the weather
Just might
Try to understand you better
Just might 
Take you home with me tonight
If I like
Baby, I just might
Oh if I Like
Baby, I just might."

*****
recording and sound engineer: Meredith Brooks 
mastered at Sage Audio in Nashville, TN
cover art: Charlotte Phillips

℗©Funk Shui Music 2013
All Rights Reserved

BirdsEye

A brand new song called "Inhale My Love" on the new Downbeat Switch album, 'BirdsEye'. The album was released on Friday, September 6th 2013 at The Tobacco Company in Richmond, Virginia.

"Inhale My Love"

music: Sean Reese, Meredith Brooks, Wayne Todd, Rob Reardon
lyrics: Jenna Be

"If I want it
I'll buy it
No one can tell me that I can't try it.
The supply will far exceed demand.
Your pockets
They get deeper
There's nothing you can learn that I can't teach ya
I'll turn a boy into a man.

So inhale my love
Inhale my love
So inhale my love
Inhale my love.

If you want it
No stealing
All you gotta do is ask for a hit of
what's driving you into a trance.

'Cuz they felt it
Psychedelic
Its all they think about and they can't help it.
The first taste of a sweet romance.

So inhale my love...

Inhale my love
Just inhale my love.
(repeats 2x)

What's driving you into a trance
You simply cannot understand
The first taste of a sweet romance...
She wants to seduce you.
So inhale my love...

Inhale my love"
(Repeats)




*****
recording and sound engineer: Meredith Brooks 
mastered at Sage Audio in Nashville, TN
cover art: Charlotte Phillips

℗©Funk Shui Music 2013
All Rights Reserved

Inhale My Love

"In the Middle"

music: Sean Reese, Meredith Brooks, Wayne Todd, Rob Reardon
lyrics: Jenna Be

"You wanna go out
And I wanna stay home
You wanna be with everyone
I wanna be alone
I'm gettin' fed up
When I hear the dial tone
Call you late at night and you don't pick up the phone

You wanna go out
And I wanna stay home
You wanna be with everyone
I wanna be alone
I'm gettin' fed up
When I hear the dial tone
Call you late at night and you don't pick up the phone

Always see your face
When I hear that old song
Why you drive me crazy
When I'm chillin' alone
Calling late at night
and you don't pick up the phone
Why is everything right gotta go wrong?

I'm sick of sinking
In your shame
And all this doubt, oh
Baby, meet me in the middle somehow

You wanna be friends
While I make enemies
Tying you down
Why you wanna be free?
The shit that you're pulling
Well it don't phase me
We need to find the middle
Baby, can't you see?

You wanna be friends
While I make enemies
Tying you down
Why you wanna be free?
The shit that you're pulling
Well, it don't phase me
We need to find the middle
Baby, can't you see?

Always see your face
When I hear that old song
Why you drive me crazy
When I'm chillin' alone
Calling late at night
and you don't pick up the phone
Why is everything right gotta go wrong?

I'm sick of sinking
In your shame
And all this doubt, oh
Baby, meet me in the middle somehow

But I would never
Try to trick you
Into doing
What I want to
Sick of sinking
In your shame and
All this doubt, oh
Baby, meet me in the middle somehow...

Baby, meet me in the middle somehow."
(repeat)

*****
recording and sound engineer: Meredith Brooks 
mastered at Sage Audio in Nashville, TN
cover art: Charlotte Phillips

℗©Funk Shui Music 2013
All Rights Reserved

In The Middle

Soundboard recording Downbeat Switch performing the cover, "Sunday Morning" by No Doubt live at The National in Richmond, VA for Proverbial's album release party of "Pick Up The Pieces" on 11/22/13.


"Sunday Morning" was written by No Doubt

Sunday Morning (No Doubt cover - live @ The National 11/22/13)

"Right Here Waiting"

music: Meredith Brooks, Sean Reese, Rob Reardon, Wayne Todd
lyrics: Meredith Brooks, Jenna Be

"Simplify it in multiple ways and talk about it. 
Never mind who decides who and whether they're unfounded. 
A discussion is made, but designed to remain exactly the same. 
At least it feels that way.

There will always be one thing you can count on.
Another year and we'll all forget we were here.

We can always forget. 
Forget what was said.
We can always forget.

Lucky for you there is an answer for that. 
And If you dig a little deeper then you might find the facts. 
But there's a certain silver curtain that's distracting to most.
So many different sounding versions, but it's all just for show.

Where to turn in the darkest hour
Just a matter of when, where, how or why.

There will always be one thing you can count on.
Another year and we'll all forget we were here.

How all their lies sparkle in their eyes.
How we love to waste our time.

It's one for the money, two for the show
Take three to get ready. 
We want to know.

Say it again for old times sake
We're all right here listening 
Right here waiting 
For all our faults and blind mistakes 
We're all right here listening 
Right here waiting
For everything that we might say
We're all right here listening 
Right here waiting
And whether that was worth the wait,
We're all  right here waiting.

It's one for the money, two for the show.
Take three to get ready. 
We want to know.

Some would say,
let come what may.
They wait all day, 
for what we crave now.
Please understand, 
it's out of their hands.
There's no master plan.
It all goes straight down
Can't see how these thoughts get made, 
but they just keep coming more each day, and I know...
That though it's the same thing,
We're all right here waiting.

It's one for the money, two for the show
Take three to get ready. 
We want to know.

We can always forget. 
Forget what was said.
We can always forget."


*****
guest percussion: Michael Register
recording and sound engineer: Meredith Brooks 
mastered at Sage Audio in Nashville, TN
cover art: Charlotte Phillips

℗©Funk Shui Music 2013
All Rights Reserved

Right Here Waiting

music: Meredith Brooks, Sean Reese, Wayne Todd

*****

recording and sound engineer: Meredith Brooks 
mastered at Sage Audio in Nashville, TN
cover art: Charlotte Phillips

℗©Funk Shui Music 2013
All Rights Reserved

Sunday Morning Gray

Downbeat Switch are an aptly named Richmond, Virginia based rock band that was formed in 2002. After some lineup changes over the past few years, DbS have found their core group and honed their abilities and sound into a tightly knit, original phenomenon to call their own. The band's funk, rock, soul, pop, and reggae infusion helped them stand out within the local music scene. Using extensive instrumental vamping, dynamic male and female vocal harmonies and powerful piano and guitar driven riffs, Downbeat Switch were able to develop a large and diverse following. The band's front-woman, Jenna Be provides sultry, soulful vocals to compliment the band's unique sound. 

DbS have four independently produced CDs, "Funk Shui"-2004, "Seconds"-2005, "Run from the Sun"-2009, and an EP titled "The Red Door Sessions" in 2010, which featured Jenna Be on several previously recorded songs. The band released their most recent album, "BirdsEye" in 2013. "BirdsEye" is available for free at live shows and as a paid download on iTunes and other online music stores

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