"something more" from 'time life's greatest love songs volume 1" EP by war and tea, 2003. written and composed by vivien le.

featuring:
vivien le - rhythm guitar, lead vocals
nels jensen - bass guitar, drums
joel hallas - lead guitar, background vocals

LYRICS:

this is a song
for all the times we spent
searching for something more

some kind of dream
to fill the empty space
when life is just a bore

but now you can buy it at the store...

convenience, we've got no time
for anything inside our minds
just put it off until you die
and everything will be just fine...
fine...

come on, let's pay the easy way
escaping from ourselves today
like every single other day
until we all go insane

so entertain and entertain
and go insane and go insane
and entertain and go insane
and entertain and go insane
insane...

something more
something more
something more
something more
anything...
anything, anything, anything
anything...

Something More

rough demo recorded on my roland fantom g8
vvn - vocals + piano/keyboards

lyrics:

shooting empty dreams into the sun
when it's over
no one really knows it's all we've got
when you wake up..

nothing i can do
nothing i can say
so break
watch these moments
slip away..

nothing you can do to break my heart
we were shattered
from the start...

Empty Dreams

from "time life's greatest love songs volume 1" EP by war and tea.
written and composed by Vivien Le.
Vivien Le - guitar, lead vocals, keyboards
Nels Jensen - bass, drums
Joel Hallas - lead guitar

lyrics:

everybody loves a robot
program yourself to be
what we really need you to be

close your eyes
you don't need them anymore
shut off your brain
it ceases to belong to you

everybody wants a robot
glistening like the sun
to be the perfect companion

close your eyes
you don't need them anymore
dry out your tears now
no more emotion...

Computerized Oxygen (rough mix)

closing track on "time life's greatest love songs volume 1" by war and tea. 2002.
written and composed by Vivien Le.
Vivien Le - piano, lead vocals, guitar
Nels Jensen - bass, drums
Joel Hallas - lead guitar

lyrics:

now it's time
to close your eyes
turn off all the lights

don't you cry
say goodbye
until the next time...

godbye...
good night...
see you...
on the other side...

Enchanted

written, composed, and arranged by Vivien Le.
recorded at The Pie Studios, Pasadena, CA.
produced, engineered, and mixed by Nels Jensen.
analog mastering by Joe Gastwirt.
Vivien Le - vocals, piano, electric guitar, synthesizers, keyboards
Joe Berardi - drums
Kurt Blankenship - bass guitar
Christopher Lu - additional guitar


The Death of Stars

written, composed, and arranged by Vivien Le.
recorded at The Pie Studios, Pasadena, CA.
produced, engineered, and mixed by Nels Jensen.
analog mastering by Joe Gastwirt.
Vivien Le - vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboard, backing vocals
Joe Berardi - drums, percussion
Kurt Blankenship - bass guitar


Into the Wild

collaboration with Sir Henrik
unmixed, unmastered


In the End Sir Henrik remix

written, composed, and arranged by vivien le.
produced, recorded, and mixed by vivien le at santa ana college recording studio in 2001.
vivien le - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards and other instruments
additional vocals and effects added by kevin ridel in 2005.

catch [the sunset] (feat. kevin ridel)

first flirtation with electronic instrumental music. general standards would most likely say that it should be 3x as long, and i don't disagree.  probably would go great in a car commercial or racing video game. i didn't do that on purpose.

candy bars and burning cars: electric humming lights and starstarstars

old track from 2002 with my former band, war and tea

Vivien Le - vocals, guitar, background vocals
Nels Jensen - drums, bass guitar, background vocals
Joel Hallas - guitar, background vocals

LYRICS:

they always suddenly stop right after the intersection
causing states of utter perplexion
like people can't walk another lousy ten feet
while the fuckers are taking up the whole damn street

watch out! they're always following you around
trying to cause collisions all over town
and now they demand a damn buck fifty for a ride
if you were sane you'd just stay inside

fuck you OCTA!
why don't you just go away
so all the children can play
and everyone can have a nice day

fuck you OCTA!
for making all the blue skies grey
we don't need you anyway
without you everything would be okay

now i'm traumatized for life
i wish you'd vanish out of sight
'cause now i'm terrified to drive
uncertain if i'll stay alive

so brothers, sisters, go on strike
get off the bus and take a hike
and go whichever way you like
you lazy fucks can ride a BIKE!

la la la la la la la....
la la, la la, la la...
la la la la la la la...
la la la la la la la

Beware the Buses (unmastered)

the dream corporation sounds like no one but the dream corporation.

dreamcorp

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