Rough Drafts

by Brian Foye

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1.
Where the Wind Would Whisper 05:09
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I woke up I was lost And I didn’t know my name I was all alone, so far from home The world was laughing my face I laughed right back And walked right on by I felt the foreign voices fade In a city cold, where the crowds unfold A place where no one knew my name Its where the wind would whisper “Don’t burn the day” Its where the wind would whisper “Look up, look up, look up” And the sun collapsed the clouds And the light stretched across my face I knew my life was here and now I knew that everything would be okay Time passed by And I learned to live my life As if it were my own Every day felt fresh All the nights, they grew into A tribute to my past It’s where the wind would whisper “Don’t burn the day” It’s where the wind would whisper “Look up, look up, look up” And the sun collapsed the clouds And the light stretched across my face I knew my life was here and now I knew that everything would be okay The skyline opened up The atmosphere pulled me in Looking down from above I was one with everything So don’t fade out yet Take one small step Because, if you fade out friend It won’t mean anything
2.
Kitchen Talks 04:14
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I lost the love of my life last week When I went home I was a ghost of my Youthful figure I cannot say I was Feeling low, lost or depressed I just wanted someone to remember Me as A friend Because I can’t Pretend anymore I just walked past an old friend Guess what he said He just turned away like a bastard In slow motion I just hung up on my Mom Man I feel like a son of bitch Wait I really shouldn’t say that Because you are my best friend Our talks in the kitchen Pull me through Guess what I lost my job today I could’ve called it When I got sick to my stomach And rolled over My dad had the master plan Then I fucked him over I hope he still thinks Of me while He grows older But you are my best friend Our talks in the kitchen Pull me through Though I don’t say much Over the phone I Hope you can feel me Like I am home because I cannot explain it And I’m not a kid I should fend for myself And not ever complain But you are my best friend Our talks in the kitchen Pull me through
3.
Continents 05:23
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You come and you go And I think that I know How you feel about me But I don’t I stumble around With my head in the clouds And I feel like I’ll never Come down I shake and I twist And I shiver like this Hoping I can Figure it out Often I choke Reading Post-Its you wrote Stuck up sexy and sweet So I know You won’t go To bed yet Because I cant start talking to myself Again And don’t close Your eyes yet Because I hate when I’m awake All alone In a moment You come and you go And I’m out of control So I drink and I think And I smoke You’re running around Is keeping me down And I know that I’ve got To get out We broke and we split Like a continent drift Now I’m weak and I’m trying to tread Often I choke On the words that you spoke In a house that is empty and cold Just don’t go To bed yet Because I cant start talking to myself Again And don’t close Your eyes yet Because I hate when I’m awake All alone In a moment Take me away
4.
Shadows 04:08
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In the shadows You were breathing Like a shattered Rib cage It didn’t matter The time or season You couldn’t stop the rain And you were so alone On the west coast In the shadows You were peeling Like a battered Suitcase It didn’t matter What you were feeling Nobody knew your name And you were so alone On death row I wont give up I’m not giving up In the shadows You were breathing Like a shattered Rib cage It didn’t matter The time or season You couldn’t stop the rain And you were so alone On the west coast
5.
Blame 04:59
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If you know me You know I’m no good People see me The way they should My broken smile Closed and cracked I could never smile back For faker faces Don’t care at all If I’m here or If I’m gone But who could blame them Either way Someone new dies every day I live alone here in this room My perfect cage And I’m the one to blame If you loved me I burned you down Smelled the ashes And heard the sound Of bleeding laughter far away Off the water, echoing Please forgive me father, son Mother, daughter and my love But who could blame them If they don’t Scars are deepest on the soul I live alone here in this room A perfect cage And I’m the one to blame Now you think you know me I know you don’t On the inside we breathe alone And I’m not perfect in anyway Don’t tell me different Just turn away Just look off deeper into the sky Life is painless when we die But who could blame them if they don’t know Life is lonely on the/your rope/own I live alone here in this room My perfect cage And I’m the one to blame
6.
302 05:20
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Sunshine breaks down Through her Front window And leaves are crashing Down, down with No sound at all I smell October It’s in my brain And I should get home But she’s still sleeping And I don’t want to leave Her all alone This room is freezing And I’m still naked Where are my clothes What were we wearing? Why weren’t thinking About anyone I tried to kiss you in the stairwell Then improvised Hours later blankets wrapped us In a cold sunrise Memories take us To the places Where we know We cannot be A million faces Could not erase it This song is your keepsake For when you’re gone Then snow came screaming And I stayed locked tight entwined with you The world was changing and time was slipping As we lay still Soon you’d be leaving and I’d be stranded In 302 Just don’t forget me and I know I won’t forget you Memories take us To the places Where we know We cannot be A million faces Could not erase it This song is your keepsake For when you’re gone If you stay wild I’ll stay wild
7.
Lakeside Night 03:18
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Holding you tight Like I think that you’ll fly On a lakeside night Hand in my hand And its summer again On a lakeside night August in bloom Is the cure for a mood On a lakeside night The fire is blue And is smiling for you On a lakeside night Holding you tight And I’m feeling alright On this lakeside night Your cheek on my chest Always puts me to rest On a lakeside night The man on the moon Has a wonderful view For a lakeside night He’s pulling for me And he’s glowing for you On this lakeside night Stare at the stars Do they take you away? From a lakeside night Like the back road? That brought us so close To a lakeside night Do you believe? In the heaven you see On a lakeside night Jump from the dream And swim into me For a lakeside night
8.
The Storm 05:24
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The storm broke as I saw you standing there The ocean was pounding upon the sand Thunder and whitecaps were all we heard As lightning fractured the universe I can wait for you to catch your breath I’ll stay right here To keep your tears From falling A gust of wind struck from the east Buildings crumpled through the streets When all we wanted was to forget All we needed was our breath I can wait for you to fix your head Your not dead yet Our fakest fears have fallen Find a way to live and don’t digress When time is spent The secret will be spoken You hold the world in your hands I hope I had a purpose Silence, blackness and discontent All gave way to a red sunset The earth was peaceful for some time Like rainbows fading in the sky I can wait for you to catch your breath I’ll stay right here To keep your tears From falling Find a way to live and don’t digress When time is spent The secret will be spoken You hold the world in your hands I hope I had a purpose You hold the world in your hands I know I was a good man
9.
Morning Sound 03:25
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Have you ever dreamt all alone In your bed in the black of night Scared to wake up because It seems so real? The people you see, once your friends Now your enemies Chasing you down and you can’t get away From your head In this dream I’m asleep in a car I’m not satisfied There’s rain pouring down And outside is a man In the car I wake up But he pulls out his gun I can’t scream, I can’t run I can’t scream, I cant’ run I’m dead But will someone Just pull me back to life? Because I’m only sleeping My mind is moving My body is paralyzed I think I’m only dreaming As I walk down the street Seeing ghosts, hope this is a dream I can’t connect with anything at all Bite my tongue, close my eyes Pull my hair, feel despair inside My heart needs to skip a beat As for now I’m not cool Feel confused Need to settle down I’m crawling out To morning sound But will someone Just pull me back to life? Because I’m only sleeping My mind is moving My body is paralyzed I think I’m only dreaming Because…this lone life is one shrewd dream Trapped in the hands of eternity And every time I think, I’ll try to leave It holds me down and makes me see I’m alive
10.
Visions in Neon 04:56
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You think you’re trying I feel you prying I know who I am And you’re not Brian A smirk, a smoke A sailor’s sea Ahab’s men Afraid to be Ready to die for The sail The captain The whale They captured Spoke and said I think I’m done I think I’m sick I think I’ve got one Too many notches I think I’ll drink I think I’m drunk I think I’ll think myself To death You think you’re trying I feel you prying I know who I am And you’re not Brian

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Recorded live at Disciple Bites Studios in Washington, PA (March, 2011).

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released March 15, 2011

All songs on "Rough Drafts" were written and performed by Brian Foye.

Contact: brianfoyemusic@gmail.com

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