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Divergent Journies

by Brianna j

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Intro 01:39
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„Ich wachte heute auf in einem neuen Land Und da dachte ich mir, „Ich kenn' niemand“ Alles hier ist total kaputt Zehn Minuten hier und ich bin voll Wut Dann fragt ein Mann ob ich weiß wo ich bin Und ich denk' mir, dass wir nicht so anders sind Wir sprechen ähnliche Sprachen Und die Farben, die wir tragen Müssen uns nicht abgrenzen So laufe ich durch ein neues Land Und bemerke ich, ich kenne jedermann Was denken Sie? Wird Obama unseren Vorstellungen gerecht? Ich weiß nicht so recht, aber er ist besser als George Bush“ Meine Eltern kommen aus den USA Und aus Frankfurt kam mein Großvater Seit ich klein war hab' ich Sauerkraut gegess'n Und seitdem mein Großvater gestorben war hab' ich mein Deutsch verbessert So viele Länder vereint in der ganzen Welt Wie viele Freundschaften sind da gekünstelt? Der Ozean trennt uns ab Dennoch haben wir viel gemeinsam Was ist falsch an kultureller Vermengung? So versucht zu verstehen Wir beeinflussen euch, aber ihr habt damit angefangen Was dachtet ihr als Brad Pitt in Deutschland war? Und David Hasselhoff... ist er wirklich wunderbar? So wach' ich auf in keinem neuen Land Hier in meinem Bett, bin ich nicht in Deutschland?
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Green Eyes 03:58
Good morning, Green Eyes You haven't slept for so long I think it's these scenes Where you beg for your lines So let's get rid of our scripts, And we'll try this once more: Lights, camera, action Let's take it from the top -- Streetlights blink off to sleep Against a burning red sky As we tightrope across the day On calendar lines There are stars on your sky I swear you're the only one Who's strong enough to pluck them out One by one We spent summer feeding colds And winter was starving fevers By the time spring comes, I have thawed And melted back into who I used to be Take a deep breath And drink in your life You're headed for something You could've never pictured So give me a sign That I'm doing this right, But you're so nervous you can't speak And I'm so anxious I'm loud We'll spend winter feeling cold But summer was starting fevers When spring comes, I will thaw And melt into a puddle on the floor We're so lonely and forgotten The words we scream are so wrong They fumble out, one by one Each more awkward than before If I could rewrite my script, I know exactly what I'd say -- I'd say, "Good morning, Green Eyes, How are you today?" We're so lonely and forgotten The words we scream are so wrong If I could rewrite my script, I know exactly what I'd say: I'd say -- Summer, feeding colds But winter was starving fevers By the time spring comes, I will thaw And then melt into, who I want to be
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The Surge 04:22
Why do I still lie right here every day? How do I let this happen every time? It's not like I don't know what it means to me Not like I'm comfortable in my complacency I don't seem to know what I want But I do know what it is I need I even know how to get there And I know I need to get the hell out Why do I keep doing this same old thing? Take out the trash just like every day I vacuum, go to the store It sure smells nice in here, doesn't it? You know, life is pretty grand And I don't mean to complain But I can't lie to myself anymore Why do I keep doing this same old thing?
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Off We Go 04:31
Welcome to my dreams Hope you enjoy your stay I've been permanently stationed here for a while now But I'll be leaving soon I'm not getting kicked out, no Much better reasons than that In fact, I'm leaving here cause my dreams They're becoming reality So here I go Flying away from all I know People they ask when I'll be back I promise to figure that out for you And I'm not sayin' Anything to sleight this place But this future's where I'm goin' And it might be where I'm stayin' I felt so alone "Why can't I be grateful for what I have?" Then I looked around me, and to my surprise My friends were everywhere No one's staying put What is it with this place? We're all fleeing, flying, floating away from... Home? But home is what we seek. Away we go Much like I did two years ago The world uproots before our eyes While a part of each of us dies We're reborn and so alive And we're not sayin' That we're never comin' back But these magnetic fields are far too strong And now it's time to sing along Leave now, we're gonna get out of here Strong now, my faith goes and reappears Stay in my heart Destroy, no part of yesterday Decoy, my time here is done At least for now...
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9 Crimes 04:11
Leave me out with the waste This is not what I'd do It's the wrong kind of place To be thinking of you It's the wrong time For somebody new It's a small crime And I've got no excuse Is that alright? Give my gun away when it's loaded Is that alright? If you don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it Is that alright? Give my gun away when it's loaded Is that alright With you? Leave me out with the waste This is not what I'd do It's the wrong kind of place To be cheating on you It's the wrong time She's pulling me through It's a small crime And I've got no excuse Is that alright? Give my gun away when it's loaded Is that alright? If you dont shoot it, how am I supposed to hold it Is that alright? If I give my gun away when it's loaded Is that alright Is that alright with you? No...
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There is no winning This is no race And I'll find deep inside you There once was hope That this journey has an end Every day you try to find it That long lost part of your life that you've been missing Every day you fight for it I'll never know what it is that you've been missing Every day we strive to finally feel that we are okay That we're worth something after all And I'll never find just what you've found And I'll never know what it is you know And I'll never find just what you've found And you'll never find what it is I found

about

What the fans have to say:

"Umm, one of your songs isn't in English" - Bonnie Lancour

"This shit is ghey. No srsly I'm in love with this. <3" - Ricky Almonte

"When I first read the info/bio thing, I totally thought it said sex instead of sax. I was like wtf there's sex performed by Brianna?" - Jennie Topczewski

This album consists of all the songs I wrote between the fall of 2008 and the summer of 2009... aka all the songs I wrote after I got my keyboard working (though Off We Go was written after it broke again, hence there being no piano in that one). I also covered quite a few songs in this time, and I included my two favorites.

There are two other songs I wrote after coming back from Europe before fixing the keyboard that I wanted to include, but I didn't get a solid recording of those. It was supposed to be a "time between Europe" record, which it still pulls off, but misses a couple themes the other two songs carried.

All right reserved except for 9 crimes, publishing rights reserved to Damien Rice, and Green Eyes, publishing rights reserved to Mike Radack.

credits

released July 26, 2009

Sax, keyboard, acoustic/electric guitar, trumpet, flute, vocals by Brianna J

Vocals on "This Isn't All" and "9 Crimes" by KD Shelton

Drums programmed using Acoustica Beatcraft by Brianna J

Music for "This Isn't All", "The Surge", "In einem neuen Land", "Off We Go", and "Intro" by Brianna J.
Lyrics by Brianna J, except "This Isn't All" lyrics by KD Shelton and Brianna J

Music and lyrics for "Green Eyes" by Mike Radack

Music and lyrics for "9 Crimes" by Damien Rice

Recorded with Audacity on a Toshiba laptop

Produced by Brianna J, except "9 Crimes" and "This Isn't All" produced by Brianna J and KD Shelton

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