The Briania Demos - Vol. 2

by Brian McParland

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1.
02:29
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2.
03:33
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3.
03:29
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4.
02:13
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5.
02:33
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6.
03:26
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7.
02:50
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8.
03:10
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9.
02:25
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about

More original demos of songs I wrote.

Listed in chronological order, so the first track was the first I recorded for this release. More demos will be added to this album as I record them.

credits

released 23 July 2012
Brian McParland - vocals, guitar

Recorded in my basement with a Rock Band microphone hooked up to Audacity (except for track 8, which was recorded in my room).

tags

tags: acoustic new jersey folk rock singer-songwriter New Jersey

license

all rights reserved

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Track Name: I Leaned Up to You
I leaned up to you
And it reminded me of when we were
Totally not together

I leaned up to you
And you looked at me with emerald eyes
Confused, but not forever

CHORUS
Time keeps passing by
Why do I even try?
It hurts me to the core
Who am I waiting for?

I leaned up to you
And your bushy hair got in my face
It smelled like herbal essence

I leaned up to you
Your shoulder tensed as my head approached
I knew you were resisting

CHORUS

I leaned up to you
You didn't look, you didn't care
You just let it happen

You leaned up to me
With a gentle sigh, we fell asleep
But inside, we were beaming

Or maybe I'm just dreaming
Track Name: It's a Living
No more people here tonight
Cause I sure don't want them in my sight
Again
Isn't it time

Sit alone till I get fat
If another day flies by like that
I swear
I'll lose my mind

CHORUS
It's an end to all your
Time together
It's a living you'll get
Used to now
After all this time you'll
Come to find this life to
Be so sad

Holding back this killing feeling
I realized it's not appealing
But
It never was to me

It doesn't help with what I've got
I've given up, I've lost the plot
Oh, well
To what I'll never be

CHORUS

SOLO

CHORUS
Track Name: Would You
Would you find it annoying
If I ran into my room
Moped for an hour
Wondering what I did to you

Would you tell me to shut up
If I told you how I felt
Remember the good times
Before it went to hell

CHORUS
Don't leave me alone like this
I know why I was wrong
I just need a little patience
Help me stay strong

Would it hurt if I told you
How you push everyone away
I'll be honest like you were
When you spoke to me that day

Would you tell me to fuck myself
When help is all you need
When it's time to open up
I'll let you follow my lead

CHORUS

SOLO

CHORUS x2
Track Name: Friendly Advice
You're better than this
But I feel like someone you won't miss
When you leave me alone
You don't see, but I make it known
That I'm done, I think

CHORUS:
See me when you
Come back when you
Notice I'm the only one that
Cared about you
Listened to you
Understood your problems and your
Constant issues
Let me dish you
One thing

You think I'm too nice
Is that it, or should I think twice
When you reach the top
I'm one who won't let you drop
In a bad way, I think

(CHORUS)

The party's over
You'll never know what happened
It's a wound with salt
And it's all our fault
You know, you know

(KEY CHANGE CHORUS)
Track Name: 8:08
I guess it's getting late
And I don't feel so great
I could've sworn it was just 8:08

Too much to think about
So I will sit and pout
And remember that there's no easy way out

CHORUS
Is it okay if I don't care?
I'd really like to know
If you go there
I'm guessing I will go
Nowhere

But still it's 3:09
And I'm not feeling fine
I'm thinking back, of things that once were mine

And now they're not, you see
That's my biography
No one told me that this would not be free

CHORUS

And now it's 4:02
And I'm still feeling blue
I'm wide awake thinking of what to do

I could act like a child
And forget life for a while
And not care
But that'll get me
Nowhere
Track Name: Eyewitness
One more thing
I can't find
Facing down
Time out of mind

And you don't know me
You never will
It's been too long now
It hurts me still

Let's try again

CHORUS
If you'd seen what I'd been through
You'd cry too
You know it's true
And you'll agree, if I were you
It's nothing new
But I'd like the view

And I know
I've been a brat
You need a friend to love
I'll help with that

Just give me words and
Something to say
So I'll know
What to convey

Don't hide from me

CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE

CHORUS
Track Name: (It Could Happen at) Any Time at All
Try your best
You're powerless
To fix it
What you mixed up

Sit and wait
Until your fate
Is met
And you let go

CHORUS
It could happen at any time at all
It could happen at any time at all
It could happen at any time at all
And that's what drives me crazy

Please hear me
It's not what we
Both wanted
You flaunt it well

We both know
It's quid pro quo
Or maybe
It's tit for tat

CHORUS

Give me warmth
From someone who'll always love me
Always love, always love, always love...

CHORUS x2
Track Name: Good
Sometimes I think I try to hard
Sometimes I want to give up now
Sometimes the words just can't come out
Sometimes they can, but don't know how

Sometimes I lose that hard-earned drive
I can't believe I'm still alive
Sometimes I won't believe anymore

CHORUS
It's all a joke it seems
A life that's lost in dreams
It's not insanity
A cry for help in an endless sea

Sometimes I lay on the ground
Sometimes I start to sink too deep
Sometimes I get up again
Sometimes I just fall asleep

Sometimes it all just sounds the same
Sometimes it all just sounds the same
Sometimes litanies get too old

CHORUS

SOLO

CHORUS

No need to swim upstream
What's wrong with silly dreams?
You just want to be free
Just find the end of the endless sea
Track Name: Desperation
Let's do this sort of thing more often
I'd like to see what happens
Is this really what I want to do?

Come by my house tomorrow
You'll change you're mind, I know-oh
This won't be what you wanted, too

CHORUS
Is it desperation or destiny
That brought me to you and you to me?
I open up to you, that's all you have to say
Why can't things just go my way?

Did I talk too much to you
Was that creepy to do
It's just exactly what I feared

Will people hate me for this
Instagramming pictures of our kiss
Will drive my friends to think it's weird

CHORUS

No stopping me now
Don't care anyhow

CHORUS