Personal Earthquakes

Small Town Tales 
(Written by:  Eric Shay & Jeremy Brizzi)
 

Verse 1 
She likes a smalltown bar, a simple wink from afar 
Harmless, as her smile shifts. around the room, a sudden change 
A statement or a claim of innocence, I’m reassured but I feel strange 
In a room of strangers with dim lights 

PreChorus 
Monday winds downs 
My love for her is strong 
Deep inside I frown 
 
Chorus 
But I play along, bestowed upon these clowns 
Just one more drink 
I won’t stay long 

Verse 2 
Her words to me are real but left actions intertwined. 
With stares, drawn out hugs. flirtations to say the least 
To the small city streets that never cease to tell the tale beyond words 
Subtle and direct but never heard, or simple dismissal, her rejoice to be free 

PreChorus 
Monday winds downs 
My love for her is strong 
Deep inside I frown 
 
Chorus 
But I play along, bestowed upon these clowns 
Just one more drink 
I won’t stay long 

Bridge 
This bar stool is where we go to forget. 
And this ghost town is a place no one has left 

Chorus 
Just one more drink 
I won’t stay long

Small Town Tales (Bray & the Astral Projections)

Momma’s Home Cook’n

Verse 1
Roosters crow’n with the morning light - and we rise at the brink of dawn
Coffees on hot and it’s say goodbye to tired eyes, get your britches on

Pre-Chorus 1
Fields need tending 
Horses need grain
Working hard in the Sun and the pouring rain
Tired as a dog at the end of the day
Then it’s grits - and we all
Come runnin

Chorus
Ohhh, it’s like a country song
And we’re all gonna sing along
We love Mommas home cooking
Daddy by the fire 
Drinking whiskey, telling stories
Till the night is gone 

Verse 2
Bareback on the trail and we’re riding high
That’s how it’s done here on long day stables 
Hauling to the shows another rodeo
Yeah, it’s on, and we’re running the table 

PreChorus 2
Driving all night 
Horses need grain
Riding hard in the sun and the pouring rain
Tired as a dog at the end of the day
Then it’s grits and we all come running

Chorus
Oh, it’s like a country song
And we’re all gonna sing along
We love Mommas home cooking
Daddy by the fire 
Drinking whiskey, telling stories
Till the night is gone 

Bridge into Solo
And we all come running home 

Verse 3
40 years later and I’m driving by but it’s gone, another subdivision
No fields, no silo, the barn and the house all gone, all gone

Outro
But in my memories,
The horses need grain, and we’re riding hard in the sun and the rain.
Im still tired as a dog at the end of the day
I yell grits, yeah, I’m always running home
And we all come running home

Momma's Home Cook'n

Mommas Home Cooking

I Got You On My Mind

(This is dedicated to my Step-Dad and to his battle with dementia.  It’s a song about time, how things are constantly changing, and yet, when you look in the mirror, there you are, and yet the decay, the age, mistakes and wisdom, one can hope, at the end of the day, no matter what has been had, what has been lost, you will have at least one thing, even if just a hand full, of beautiful memories…of people, pain, loss, love, hope, and everything in between.  Yet, for some, the curse is to look in the mirror and have nothing, to have lost it all, that sense of fear, grief, and frustration..  my step dad lost everyone in the end.  There were only two people he recognized.  My Mom and I - a blessing I will always be grateful to have had).  He was a beautiful man and this song, in all the irony of the lyrics, is for him.  

Verse
Was a time, a time to play, time to pray
All that time, what a waste, what a pity, oh fool, shake my walls, blow me down.

Just a face, unaware, just another day.
Just a phase, all we had, it’s a crime
oh pity, oh fool, mind your head when you fall 

Chorus 
But oh, one thing keeps coming back
I got you on my mind

Verse
In the dark, in the back, what a way to live, you a dance I could never forget, oh pity oh fool, tell me who I see now so

Like a dream, but nightmares are dreams too, in my head, but my mind I stilI find you, oh pity, oh fool, take my hand lead me out 

Chorus
But oh, one thing keeps coming back
I got you on my mind

Not a game, never same, we all fade away, but these tricks, it’s so hard to find you, oh pity oh fool, seems all is lost now

In the end, through the tears and the madness, find a smile as you echo among us, oh pity of fool, are you here with me now.  

Chorus 
But oh, one thing keeps coming back
I got you on my mind

I've Got You On My Mind

I've Got You On My Mind (Ballad for Joe)

Mulberry Hill 

Verse 1 

Will all your friends come to say goodbye? 

Will they see your name in the paper and cry? 

Will they think back and smile and remember the times 

All those summer days just riding bikes down Mulberry Hill 

Chorus 

May your years be happy 

May they bring you joy 

May there be something left in this world we didn’t destroy.

If you find you’re (GM) empty 

You can look to the (GM) past 

Just sit and close your eyes 

Let me take you back 

Verse 2 

Will too much time have passed between 

Your memories and reality 

Do you stand alone 

Is everyone you know gone 

Or have they forgotten 

These childhood dreams of Mulberry Hill 

Chorus Repeats

Mulberry Hill

Storm Comin’

Verse 1
Under the night
Behind the calm
Whispers break the silence
To come undone
And the winds begin to swirl
The stars all disappear 
The air is thicker now with something 
A storm is coming

Verse 2
There go the lights
There goes the calm
Children in the corner 
All come undone
And the winds begin to howl
The walls begin to shake
The dreams so fragile shatter
A storm is coming

Chorus
And you are not alone my child 
I can hold you for a while 
We may never heal the damage is done 
Oh, despite the scars we build a life

Bridge/as Rap Section
Every relationship that I ever had 
Has always ended bad
And I wonder if it’s me
Literally sabotaging everything 
breathing in anxiety
Overcome with jealousy, 
it’s deep inside of me,  
the best of me. the best I had
I throw it all away, 
I run away, 
a human hand grenade
Will I ever be enough, what it did to me, losing everything 
Alone, the only way I know to be 
I pull the pin and wait in pain  
There’s no serenity 
surround myself with violence
All the yelling and the screaming 
Just a dreamer always dreaming 
it seems that everyone has their demons
Am I Selfish to the bone
Or just accustomed to the tone
Of all this ringing in my ears from when my broken home exploded
I was Misled and misused, I got used to the abuse 
But can I rise up from my station 
From the way that I was raised
This storm a beast, Can I face it
running away I can’t erase it 
Am I strong enough to change it

Verse 3
And when it’s passed
The trail it leaves
All this devastation 
All fallen trees
And the winds still bring a chill
The latchkey victims quake
The stars all burn out 
Nothing escapes
Something is coming 

Chorus
And you are not alone my child 
I can hold you for a while 
We may never heal the damage is done 
Oh, despite the scars we build a life

Pending

Storm Coming

One of a kind 

See that girl dancing in the street
High heels on she don’t miss a beat
Reel’s em in, and got her hooks in me
But aint nobody ride for free

She said, Hey there honey, come on baby gimme all of your money
Said, hey there sugar, get on, let’s have the time of your life
And I know, can’t help myself
That girl is one of a kind, one of kind

Dripping honey, yeah she so damn sweet
Gotta get in line if you wanna piece 
Just a taste, she sinks in her teeth
That goddamn girl is the end of me

She said, Hey there honey, come on baby gimme all of your money
Said, hey there sugar, get on, let’s have the time of your life
And I know, can’t help myself
That girl is one of a kind, one of kind

Sweet like candy, blow your mind 
<Yayo baby>
Keep you humming all the time 
<Yayo honey>
Stand you up and lay you down 
<All right all right> 
Put you six feet in the ground

She said, Hey there honey, come on baby gimme all of your money
Said, hey there sugar, get on, let’s have the time of your life
And I know, can’t help myself
That girl is one of a kind, one of kind

One Of A Kind (Bray & the Astral Projections)

Another Day Alive

It was one peculiar moment
A mishap came about 
That was then, this is now
Finally build this house

Is this true or some Fantasy 
Is this true, what I dreamt about
Building to death is what I’ll do. 

Watch the waves come in
Watch me float out 

It’s where the dreams come forth
Dying trying to live this 
Nothing in life I can’t beat out 
Only my time

Is this true or some Fantasy 
Is this true, what I dreamt about
Building to death is what I’ll do. 

Watch the waves come in
Watch me float out

Another Day Alive (Bray & the Astral Projections)

Written by Renegade: Renin Brizzi
Collaboration with Jeremy Brizzi

Crashing Sea

Lullabies at night
Mother shuts the light
Still afraid of the dark
In the violet glow of the machinery
Do you still dream in this sleep

All the things that you can’t see
Still terrifying me

We lean into illusion
But the fear grows anyway

It’s like a crashing sea
Waves coming down on me
I am crushed beneath the weight
Its like a crashing sea
And I can barely breathe
Beneath the surface, is there no escape

Mother cries at night
Stays by her side
All is lost to the dark
All these memories
All you’ll ever be
With us now that your gone

All the things you’ll never see
Your dreams written down for me

There’s songbird in the morning
As the darkness fades away

It’s like a crashing sea
Waves coming down on me
I am crushed beneath the weight
Its like a crashing sea
And I can barely breathe
Beneath the surface, is there no escape

And I’m hold out for love
And I’m hanging on for you
Is there nothing I can do

Crashing Sea (Renegade - Jeremy On Vocals)

This is an old Fuzzy Grubb tune, written in collaboration with Sam Fiorenza, James Seguin, and Dave Homuth.  Not yet completed, we will be adding a proper guitar solo soon.

I met a girl on a Tuesday night
She turned out to be Gemini
Red hair and grey green eyes that could light up a room like a firefly
She turned me on with her devilish smile
Said she might keep me around for a while
Wednesday came and I was half in lust, I didn't even know that I could fall in love
Thursday morning and I hadn't slept, she kissed me once and the other half went
In Friday never looking back, my heart still pounding as the love flows in
Saturday and she said goodbye, no explanation as she walked away

She could have been my Sunday, ended up my Monday

Tuesday morning and I want to die
No womans ever made my cry
I'm burned out like a suicide and all that I can see is that devil's smile
Wednesday morning and I pick up my head but the pains so strong that I lose it again.
Feels like forever with each breathe that I take and in the morning I wake and I feel only pain
Thursday comes and I'm almost alright
Looking forward to this Friday night
A Newcastle sets my mind at ease, Saturday I wake up and my mind is free

She could have been my Sunday, ended up my Monday

She said to me, how's it gonna be
When the time gets here, where you gonna go
When the time comes, are you gonna explode
Are you gonna know when you've got to break it down
You've got to sing the song
and then you break it down
and then she broke me down
and when she broke me down
she really brought me down

Sunday (Fuzzy Grubb - 2003)

Son of a Gun 

Verse 1: 
I met a man down in Juarez 
He tried to sell me his (D) gun 
When I said that I wasn’t (A) interested  
He said gringo you buy it or (E) run 
He started telling a story  
It took all I had not to (D) cry  
Not because I didn’t have any (A) money 
(E) Or that I wasn’t willing to (A) die  
 
Chorus 1: 
(D) He said the love of my lives in America  
So, I’m begging you not to (A) run   
(D) The coyote awaits, my ride to states  
Help me (A) go to my bo-(E)y and (D) it’ll be my son for a (A) gun.  

Verse 2: 
I could tell that this man was no killer 
But that he could see no other (D) way 
As he cocked back his grandfather’s (A) pistol, and he aimed it straight at my (E) face  
I saw his hand shake on trigger  
And the desperate look in his (D) eye 
Good men can do bad when they’ve (A) lost all they had  
(E) At least he was willing to (A) try 

Chorus 2 
(D) I said Some men build walls to keep other men out  
Who the hell are we to (A) decide  
(D) don’t go doing something that you’re gonna regret  
Mister (A) I won’t ru-(E)n, (D) I’ll be your son of a (A) gun 

Verse 3: 
He lowered the pistol and took a deep breath 
I offered to buy him a (D) drink  
Said I’ll pay you to hear your (A) story if you’re willing to listen to (E) me 
Forget the coyote and your grandfather’s gun, I’ll get you back to your (D) kid.  
Let’s have a bottle of (A) whiskey and (E) a good night’s rest, just tell me where he (A) is. 
 
Chorus 3: 
(D) Said he stays with his aunt in Chicago 
I haven’t seen him in seven (A) years 
Just a (D) picture or two, all I have to get through. 
Mister, (A) I miss my so-(E)n 
I said, (D) I’ll get you there or I’ll be a son of a (A) gun  
 
Bridge: 
(D) just because a man drew a border 
Don’t mean that I don’t (A) belong  
(D) To that son of a bitch in the White House 
I’ll (A) be here long after you’re (E) gone 
To the (D) ones that are building his wall 
You can make it as tall as you (A) want (D)  
(A) If it’s the land of the free  
(E) Well that includes me  
You won’t stop us from (D) coming (A) across  

Chorus 4: 
(D) When we landed in Chicago 
(A) He could hardly believe his eyes  
Then he (D) fell to his knees, shot a smile at me  
And he (A) held his so-(E)n 
Yeah, (D) I tipped my hat  
And went home a son of a (A) gun.

Son of a Gun

Wrote this one a long time ago and have been waiting to do it with a new acoustic guitar.  Finally got one for my birthday from my family and I'd like to dedicate this one to them.  Because of them, I am far from lonely, and to my wife, you are my everything, thank you!

Lonely People

Verse 1
I don’t know much, not much of anything at all
I know myself and I know what I see
All by myself, drinking coffee in the rain
In part to wake up, in part to wash away the pain
Every week I sit here, sorting out my thoughts
Watching people, watching me, wondering if they’re living or just letting the days pass by

Chorus
Look at all the lonely people, look at all the empty eyes
Look at all the lonely people, just passing by.

Verse 2
She irons her dress, brushes her hair but she still feels like a mess
She dries her tears and makes a wish, it’s the same wish every day
Daydreaming through work, coasting through everything she does
Waiting for something or someone to take her away

Chorus
She’s one of the lonely people, she’s swimming in empty eyes
In a world full of lonely people, she’s getting by

Verse 3
He’s spending his time, dancing with her in his mind
Holding her hand, he’s contemplating her name, what’s her name
He sees her in the café every night, the same seat, the same time, the same salad and wine
All he has to do is knock on the glass, but he just walks past.

Chorus
He’s one of the lonely people, he’s lost in empty eyes
In a world full of lonely people, he’s getting by

Instrumental Bridge

Verse 4
She finished her wine, as red as her lips, she drops a tip and waves good-bye
Picks up her worn-out copy of On the Road, and heads for the door
She loves the rain; he gives up on the newspaper and lets the water have its way
He can’t help but smile and feel like something’s about to change.
He turns, she turns, she smiles, and he says hi, she looks down instantly and walks on by
He stops himself and takes a deep breath, and asks for her name

Chorus
Just a couple of lonely people, found something in empty eyes
In a world full of lonely people, are you getting by, don’t just get by

Lonely People

Verse 1: 
Take our time and we’ll hold the line, I tell you baby, we’ll be fine. 
All right, alright 
Carry on through darkest days, your hand in mine we’ll find our way 
All right, alright 

Pre-Chorus 
And I feel so alive 

Chorus 
Take it all on the chin, you take me back, where I begin again, this life 
Take it all on the chin, forgive, forget, forward my friend 
Regrets, no time 

Verse 2:  
Storms will gather, the smell of rain, breathe it in, embrace the pain 
All right, alright. 
Such is life, no guarantees, but I got you and you know me 
All right, alight 

Pre-Chorus 
And I feel so alive 

Chorus 
Take it all on the chin, you take me back, where I begin again, this life 
Take it all on the chin, forgive, forget, forward, my friend 
Regrets, no time 

Outtro
And I feel so alive 

Take It On The Chin

I wrote this song for my wife and performed it for her as part of my asking her to marry me.  She obviously said yes, and our adventures began.  I wanted it to be simple, focused on us, limited in imagery, and a promise.  I am a lucky man and far better a person today for having her in my life.

Verse 1
There you are.
And here I am
Here we go 
Yes, here we go.

Chorus 
And I hold on to you.
I'll never let you go if you don't want me lo..
I want to spend the rest of my days with you.

Verse 2
And you are everything
You are the best of me.
I am a better man.
And here I am.
And there you are
Take my hand.
Take my hand.

Chorus
And I'll be your everything 
The best man that I can be.
More than a promise to me.
I give you my life...


Rest Of My Days

Walkabout
“Hey, you want to go for a ride?” “Wheels up in ten!”
Verse 1:
E
Will I wake up, I guess I’m that guy
D A
Still shaking off, the echoes of the night
You’re standing there, with golden dreams and crazy hair
Not a care in the world, says the wild girl
Pre-Chorus:
E
What can I do, what can I say 
D
All these silly games we play
A
Live to waste another day
We all waste away
Chorus
E B A E
But everybody wants to be here, nobody wants to go
and everyone is chasing easy, but everybody wants a show
B A E
You can crawl out the door or you can run here with me
We can walkabout, let’s go, our life, our time, our journey
Verse 2: 
When I die, will you bury me, in a burlap sack, beneath a willow tree
I don’t need a stone, just the memories, planted in your mind, of when you danced with me.
Pre-Chorus:
All we do, the things we say
Lost to the wind, we lose our way
We live to taste another day
We waste it anyway
Chorus
But everybody wants to be here, nobody wants to go
And everyone is chasing easy, but everybody wants a show
Well, you can crawl out the door, or you can run here with me
We can walkabout, let’s go, this life, embrace the journey
Bridge 
D A
In this tapestry of time, we weave
E F#
This legacy in the songs we leave 
D A
Take my hand, choose harmony
B C#
We sing, we’re free
D F#
Everybody’s gonna need a friend
D A
Stay by your side until the very end
D F#
Jah, everybody’s gonna need some love 
D A
Live wild child, live while we’re young X2
Chorus-outro slow
cause everybody wants to be here, nobody wants to go
And everyone is chasing easy, but everybody wants a show
Well, you can crawl out the door, or you can run here with me.

Walkabout

Gone Sailing on Sad Eyes 
Verses:  G > e   

Verse 1: 
(G) Honey, I didn’t feel I, I didn’t see how 
(e)  I hurt you, but I hurt you, and I fought you, I fought you so (G) hard 
I thought I did everything I could, I thought I did everything I (e) should 
I thought, I swore I was right, so I fought you, I fought you so (D) hard, fought you hard, and I (G) didn’t (e) know (C) why, you were gone sailing on sad (D) eyes 

Verse 2 
(G) And I fall sometimes, I fail 
Just trying to be the (e) one for you.  I try to be, but I know, oh 
(G) I know I’m not easy, it can be hard, to walk, to run, to (e) admit you’re in love, to admit you’re enough 
But I try to do everything (D) right, try as I might, and I (G) couldn’t see (e) how hard you (C) cried, that you were gone sailing on sad (D) eyes 

Verse 3 
(G) But I love you, I do, I love you more than you (e) know 
And I feel you here, how can I show you, this truth in my heart as you (G) go 
If I could have opened my eyes, stripped myself bare, (e) who knows  
Don’t walk away, I need you, to see that I see you 
To know that we can make it (D) somehow, (C) that we can make it (D) somehow 

Bridge 
(G) That I can find a way 
Back to you… 
(e) That I can show I’ve changed 
And you’ll believe that it’s true 
(C) That I can lift you up 
And hold you there 
(D) That we can feel this love 
And not be scared 

Verse 4 
(G) And I wonder, wonder where you’ll go if you leave, wonder how I’ll breathe when you’re (e) gone, wonder where you’ll live, will it be, back to your home in the (G) sun. 
And you loved me when I couldn’t find your light, you saw me and fought harder to shine, (e) and I was so lost, that I watched as you drifted (D) away. 
You slipped away, and I (G) didn’t (e) know (C) why, you were gone, sailing on sad eyes.

Gone Sailing On Sad Eyes

Intro – Chorus 
Freight train rolls on, freight train rolls on 
I stand my ground, this big bad world ain’t gonna beat me down 
Oh no, hey hey hey 

Verse 1 
Ain’t nobody ever bloody looking where they’re going man, yeah, man it really drives me nuts 
Heads down, on the ground, fool’s gold, lost souls, never gonna be enough 
Plastic, erratic, tone deaf to the static, bleeding from a million cuts 
Illusions confusion, not much left to do man.   
We’re all running out of luck   

Verse 2
One foot in the grave, one foot in the maze, I’m a slave to everything I own 
Got my head in the clouds, swimming upstream from the crowds 
Another lie I got to try it on 
Laying on the tracks, all desire and snacks, ignorance in the afterglow 
That light in the tunnel, hate to burst your bubble  
Like a moth to the flame, we go 

No Look (Life Goes On)

LoFi Americana with a dash of Indie Alt Rock and Country 

Jeremy Brizzi is a songwriter and musician.  “I do what I can, with what I have, to show you how I feel.  Thanks for listening.”

With more than 300 song left to record and a constant attention to creation, the best is yet to come!  

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