Mother Brilliant - The Picture   
a tribute to the survivors of 9/11

Written by Rick Henley 
Recorded by Mother Brilliant

Lyrics:
This is not a black and white picture
a page you can close and put out of sight
This is not an old man's recollection
thinned by a generation of time
I saw the finger pointed on the news
Crush the bug and wipe it from your feet 

I am still alive..
I am still breathing..
We were sleeping where we stand
We'll pull down the sun

One hopeful face
one to be remembered
wakened to winds that blow from the east 
Songs in a classroom singing in a minor key
pass through the halls of school and on to the streets

It's time to wake up
The house is on fire! 
All we all here? 
Is everyone here?

I am still alive..
I am still breathing..
We were sleeping where we stand
We'll pull down the sun!

The Picture (9/11 20th Anniversary Remaster)

Mother Brilliant - Changes 

Lyrics:

I 
have this time
to spend with you
but this is what I choose. 
When 
it's all through 
I find that what you took for granted isn't true.

There is a common thread between
all the changes that you see.
They begin inside of me. 

Now 
with my friend. 
I see his color change.
Why does he glow?
With every drop that falls I see
another flaw inside of me.
Another flaw inside of me.

There is a common thread between
all the changes that you see.
They begin inside of me. 

Lead Vocals - Troy Williams 
Background Vocals, Guitars - Rick Henley 
Bass, Taurus Pedals - Jason Rowsell 
Drums, Oberheim Matrix-12 - Ryan Day

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