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The first 5 EPs

by Brian Medlin

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1.
Snowball 02:38
Snowball (Lapdog) Did I move too fast? Did I do too much? Was it just not right? Was it not enough? Quick to fall in love Like a child, I'm told It's the broken heart That makes you feel so old
2.
Ruiner 03:10
Ruiner (Down Upon Your Knees) I am the ruiner, I came to steal your life I took all your kids and slept with your wife I broke into your house and took all the cash in the drawer Now I want something more And no, no one can stop me I packed a raincoat, her ribbons, bows, and a broken TV She wears an Egyptian ring that sparkles when she speaks One of our mouths moved, then I heard: It's not you, it's me Now it's time for us to leave Oh, come on It's not that bad I swear you'll get used to it I swear, I swear, I swear, I swear Oh, come on A threat to your home? I swear you'll forget about it Little holes for a key And all the mercury Do you swear? Then, swear it all I am the ruiner, the one who stole your life I took a radiant jewel, that mystical wife I crawled inside your window and laid on the bedroom floor Now I want something more And no, no one can stop me
3.
Home 04:01
Home (My Whole Life is in Your Hands) I don't know how you make it work Not without losing it all first My whole life is in your hands And when I land, it'll be on two feet These are my own And when I leave, I'll leave it with you I'm almost home Long lost souls, lit by the moon It always shows, I do what feels good My whole life, waving you in And when I land, it'll be on two feet These are my own And when I leave, I'll leave it with you I'm almost home I don't know how you make it work Not without losing it all first My whole life is in your hands
4.
Dead Me 04:03
Dead Me (Say It) Put it to me like a textbook Pull the words out of your mouth I'll reach up and pull them out myself I will drag them to the street That wasn't me, the pig who said that He's putting words inside my mouth If he don't stop, I'll have to make him stop I will drag him to the street Say what you mean You're a brand new celebrity Say what you mean And when you do it, do it gracefully Say what you mean You're a brand new celebrity A cure for this gravity A black hole sucking the dead me It all gets like me, like a bad mood I wanted to hear it from your own mouth You've come to talk, but your mind's made up You got dragged to the street
5.
The Moth Queen (Violet Again) (no lyrics)
6.
Stop! 04:07
Stop! (Listen to my Heart Beat) Pause, this looks like it should I'm not trying today Pause, this looks like it should I will do what it takes
7.
I Know I Know I Know (Teethmarks) Ever since you, I've been dragging my feet I know what would happen, but I'm dying to be wrong I promise I want love more than gold I do I'm not trying to tell you how to live your life But I know there are certain kinds of people you need This is what I'll do, these are the things I want I left those teethmarks so you'd know where I've been No, you're not good for me You wrote it down plain for me to see, "It must be" And I see But I'd like to try it now All would be different now that I know how Every dark cloud has a silver lining I'm always half empty, so meet me halfway I have to live with this body, I have to live in this mind The teethmarks on the back of your neck were from me What was that you said? I never could get that thing straight in my head So instead, I'll move things with my mind I'll reach up real high and pull the sun off the sky I know, I know, I know Mighty oak from little acorns grow It's not fair It came from nothing, now it's here to stay There's no fool like an old fool, and I'm fooling us all Into thinking I've compromised all I own I wouldn't trade love for my weight in gold That's true
8.
We're Not Speaking These Days (Ghost Wandering) Don't you think that I deserve a bit more credit than that? I always worked but I never really liked it, is that bad? 'Cause it's not about the money It's about connections, the people we make You always had all the answers, but not the questions The questions remain Don't you think that I deserve a bit more credit than that? I always worked but I never really liked it, is that bad? 'Cause if you'd look me straight in the eye There's no relation, and who can we blame? We've been walking on eggshells without a mention A ghost wandering 'Cause it's not about the money It's about connections, the people we make You always had all the answers, but not the questions One question remains Don't you think that I deserve a bit more credit than that?
9.
Join a Cult 03:28
Join a Cult (Trepanning) How can I find direction when I can't find home? How can I be sure I am not the only one? How can I forgive myself for all the things I've done? How can I make it right when I know it was wrong? I know how I'll join a cult How can we pick ourselves up when we're feeling down? How can we get our souls out of the burial ground? How can we speak to you if you can't read our minds? How can we stick together after we all die? I know how We'll join a cult Oh no I know How can I do these things when there's so many ways? How can I spend it all in just a single day? How can I make it feel like I'm always welcome? How can I cut myself in half to give someone? I know how I'll join a cult Oh no I know I'm not coming back
10.
Drone 04:40
Drone (One After Another) If you ask me to go, I'll know when to leave I'll be your wall, I'll be the cloud If you need a shadow, I'll swallow you If you need a liar, I'm it I'll line up my stunts all in a row I'll stand on my head, I'll starve myself If you need a strong foundation I will be a brick in the ruins If you need a friend that won't say anything I'll be a drone I'll show you tricks, I'll be a cheat If you need rain, baby, I'm it
11.
No Good 04:06
No Good (Out in the Light) You get by 'cause you ignore everything I write You stay inside, and you hide in the shadows I will pull you out and hold you in the light This ain't gonna sound fair, and I don't care There's nothing more selfish than a solo act And if it stings your ears, it should 'Cause all I ever wanted was for you to react And call me no good Pay no mind, we'll give you all that you need tonight It's a free ride that you had at our expense We're gonna make you think you're putting up a fight You don't have to be scared, if it's not there There's nothing more selfish than a solo act And if it stings your ears, it should 'Cause all I ever wanted was for you to react And call me no good I'm not gonna back out like I did those times before 'Cause it might be my only chance I'm not gonna let it pass My only chance You feel fine, you ignore everything that I write Just toe the line, I'll decide on your character I went behind your back and hung you out to dry No, I never sound fair, 'cause I don't care There's nothing more selfish than a solo act And if it stings your ears, it should 'Cause all I ever wanted was for you to react And call me no good
12.
Fairy Tales 04:20
Fairy Tales (Shipwrecked) So, I tried and I failed I'm never going through that again So, I tried and I failed Man up, stick to the plan Oh no, not me I'm not gonna believe No more, not me No more fairy tales So, I tried and I failed You pushed me to the edge My ship turned shipwreck My whole, a broken half You may find it in reflections or washed up on the sand You may catch it in the wind that blows right through your hair But it's not there No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no No more fairy tales And when you come back with fool's gold I will be the one to say, "I told you so" 'Cause it's not there It's not there No more fairy tales No more make believe No more heroes or second chances All that glitters ain't gold It's just a flash in the pan It's not there
13.
Misery Dirge 04:01
Misery Dirge (Crutch Song) You're a cast-iron statue ready-made for me You're the stubborn weight that won't lift from my shoulder You're a broken bell, ringing me You're the last-time melt-down traps I set You're the dripping-wet watery-streets in my mouth You're a lifeboat, swimming me Oh, this misery dirge Like an old one, a mountain murder And it goes, "Your life is a wreck We won't let you forget" You're the same-old tired-boring magazine You are every single excuse I ever used in my life You're a hole in the ground Oh, this misery dirge Like an old one, a mountain murder And it goes, "Your life is a wreck We won't let you forget" You're the rotting-rock-bottom worst of my moods You're the blood from a stone in my chest for my head You're the limits of my mind, but not of me
14.
Violet 02:59
Violet (Violet You) (no lyrics)
15.
Hell on Earth (Conquistadors) It's hell on earth and we're all at sea You're in the fire that burns all the trees The tidal sound It pins you down So stick it out Make us a proud We don't believe you, but we wanna believe We don't need to, but we want to need The tidal sound It pins you down So stick it out Make us a proud The pressure to keep up, waves above your head It buries you deep down in the ocean floor You try to keep your head afloat, where the pieces fit But you get beat and beat up by the crushing lows You're screaming out You're screaming out But no one hears at all
16.
The Water is Poison (The Earthquake) An earthquake starts You made it start And so, the ground gives way Your feet move now You feel safe on higher ground The mountain begins to crumble The mountain you built will fall You don't move 'Cause when you move The ground shakes The air grows thick The air is smoke You fill your lungs with it You drink the lake You have no choice You find the water is poison The rain you made is poison You dive right in And when you're in You start to sink So you don't move And you drown in it It moves with you Because you made it If you don't move You'll go down with it
17.
Can I Change Your Mind? (You're Stuck) I'm not gonna leave the house today 'Cause I don't need to anyway I don't need new friends 'cause I love the ones I've got I'm not gonna leave the house today I don't even know your name You just walked by my window Where are you going now 'cause I'd like to go there too I don't even know your name When I woke up, the sun was out I didn't mind I've been slipping further out I don't mind I'm not trying to change your mind But can I change your mind? You don't have to go, you can spend the rest of the night The world can wait I'm not trying to change your mind Now I'm stuck, I can't get back Get me out It's not your fault, but I need help Get me out I'm not gonna leave the house today 'Cause I don't need to anyway I don't have to go, I can spend the rest of the night The world can wait
18.
Monsters 04:12
Monsters (Run Run Run Run) In silence and in trust, we had reached that point in us Where the nights are long and talks are few But the words in the air, they will rip us both to shreds Like the monsters we make in our heads Although you have changed, I still feel the same about you But if you get too close, I don't know what I'll do We all know where this is going, and we know where this will end I'll meet you there, I'll see you there And the tragedy is, I wait too long I'm living the wrong life all the time, and you got through No, I never changed I swore I'd be okay without you But you got too close So I ran from you (I run run run run) Keep them under the bed, so I won't be afraid The man you thought you knew, that isn't me You were the one for me, and I messed up I messed up
19.
Scumbag 00:50
Scumbag (Two for Flinching) I'd really like to know how you thought you could talk back When you behaved in such a manner I'll take two of you on, 'cause you're so easy You're not even half the man I am
20.
Sleep 01:57
Sleep (Peter McVries) I'm alright I am fine Nothing is wrong I'm alright It's better to keep it inside It's better to hold your breath It's better than a fight with your friends It's better than starting again It's better to leave it alone It's better than dying alone It's better to watch what you say It's better to save your face
21.
You Are Only Dust (My Friends Sing Along) It's not that I want you I just don't wanna be alone No, you never had me But I sure as hell had you You've been on your feet for days Well, I've grown tired of that excuse You can't use it no more It's not that I miss you I just don't wanna be alone I'm not my father And you're not your mother So let's move on If you say it, it just might save you This is all you are I'd like to put this to rest, I could do it all in one move You are only dust to me, I could get rid of you with just one blow I will fight you with every single weapon I've got You'll never take me alive, no, you'll never take me alive I will disappear and I will reappear I will come and go, I'll do it as I please You can't go behind my back, 'cause I'll shove this in your face I'll shove it down your throat, I'll make you choke I will make you choke on every lying word that you ever said about me Because you don't even know me, now you never will You are the dust that settles on my shelves, that clouds my room I'd rather keep my friends, all the real ones And my friends sing along... It's not that I need you I just don't wanna be alone
22.
A White Horse (You're Slipping) I know you want to, but I don't I know you're going to, but I won't I'm not trying (don't it sting?) I'm too tired (don't it sting?) I'm not ready (don't it sting?) I'm not capable (don't it sting?) And when I said it, it came out wrong You took it with you all wrong A white horse story, and now you're gone You have it with you all wrong I know you want to I know you're going to I think you're slipping, you're gone I'm the movie, I'm the song I'm not ready (don't it sting?) I'm not capable (don't it sting?) And when I said it, it came out wrong You took it with you all wrong A white horse story, and now you're gone You have it with you, it's wrong And you can keep it 'Cause I know it's coming to me I believe it I won't settle, I made deals I know what you're going through You know what you've gotta do I think you're slipping I think she's leaving I'm the movie I'm the music I'm oh so ready I feel it stinging I'm just tired of waiting Everything in life is timing, and that's true I'm pushing you all aside, I've gotta make room I am ready for love
23.
I Eat Me 04:37
I Eat Me (Sheet Shark) No, this never happened before It won't happen again A feast with friends and lovers No one has to know You'll go down nicely When you put up a fight And if you let it swallow you whole You won't feel the teeth I eat me I eat me alive You look like me And I lost my place What happened to it all? I got stuck in your teeth You don't like the taste You taste the same Throw out the bone Tear at it's meat Before I get cold Would you eat me? There's no mouth But it sucks you off Nothing but glass You felt so soft I'll chew your face I won't complain I'll melt you down I'll make the grade And if you try to eat me, baby We both choke
24.
In Time 04:47
In Time (Comfortable Someday) I hope you slept I care for the thought Understand I've wasted time And ignore it Convinced It it lasts Start over, play happy I can't speak now to... I'll always be Your second chance Understand I'm your mistake And run back Convinced It it lasts Start over, play sorry I can't speak now to... My favorite part of you With so much left unsaid Convinced It it lasts Start over, play happy I hope you feel... Comfortable someday (In time, I hope you feel)
25.
The Things We Do (Faking It) So, with you, I crumble I'm a fumbling mess I fall into the cracks on the floor I spill like water You give and I'll take And it sure feels nice For the time being Yeah, it feels nice You love to talk And I love to listen So hit me as hard you can I'm here for you So, with you, I crumble I'm a fumbling mess But there is no meaning I should keep my mouth shut You love to talk And I love to listen So hit me as hard you can I'm here for you
26.
Let Go 05:36
Let Go (Somewhere Something Went Wrong) Never rest well, the past becomes new You're stuck to a girl (she won't let you go) Lie on the phone, or lie to your friends You are stuck to them (they won't let you go) Sick all the time, a life turning old You find solitude (it won't let you go) Scared to get out, don't know how you got in You'd do anything (it won't let you go) Tossing and turning You would be afraid too Knowing and learning If all your dreams came true Like mine do You tried to get out You tried everything You don't know what it is You don't know who to blame It all just seems the same You don't know who to blame You're tossing and turning 'Cause all your dreams come true You're knowing and learning They all get afraid too Like I do Never rest well, the past becomes new You're stuck to yourself (you should let it go) Lie on the phone, or lie to your friends You're stuck to yourself (you should let it go)
27.
Co-Pilot 03:18
Co-Pilot (Simply) You said I'm the greatest I thought that was enough You are the captain But the flight's not taking off You were right and I was wrong This is not to happen Oh no, just to end You are the greatest You are great enough for me I am right and you are wrong
28.
My Majesty 04:22
My Majesty (All Things Shining) The vines swallow trees And you're my majesty The headlights keep circling All around me You'll either pass me by Or make a big mistake So just save yourself Did we rush to this? I don't know Didn't they see me The dead deer in the road Reach out and save me You nearly had a crash Did we rush to this? I don't know Didn't you see me The dead deer in the road Reach out and save me You nearly had a crash Like vines swallow trees You are cruel to me
29.
When I'm Bob Dylan (You Never Leave) I'm feeling for bones It may keep you warm But it only gives me the chills The worst lessons in life Are the ones that end with: "That's just the way things are" I want you to know That men can't let go Of anything They once held dear When you've gone about things wrong Your whole damn life You may start to savor these times But I can't think "What if?" For the rest of my life anymore I want you to know That men can't let go Of anything They once held dear I've been holding my breath For the past few years The first thoughts on my mind Are the last words you'll hear My biggest fear Is saying everything I want you to know That men can't let go Of anything They once held dear to themselves

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Tracks 1-7 from "Fireworks"
Recorded August 2008 by Eric Haag
Brian Medlin- vocals, guitar, piano
Chris Masciotti- backup vocals track 1, additional guitar tracks 1 & 2
Eric Haag- backup vocals track 1, synth track 6

Tracks 8-15 from "A Hole in the Ground"
Recorded November 2007 by Doug Raus
Brian Medlin- vocals, guitar
Lou Millinghausen- additional guitar/vocals track 8, trumpet track 10

Tracks 16-21 from "I'm Alright"
Recorded November 2006 by Eric Haag
Brian Medlin- vocals, guitar
Eric Haag- backup vocals track 21

Tracks 22-24 from "Forever and Ever"
Recorded December 2005 by Jake Levin
Brian Medlin- vocals, guitar

Tracks 25-29 from "Why Don't You"
Recorded December 2004 and March 2005 by Jake Levin
Brian Medlin- vocals, guitar

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released August 8, 2008

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Brian Medlin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Singer/songwriter from Philadelphia. See also: Desperate Living, Sun Opus, Wives, Person L, Ghost Away, Legendary Divorce, The Minor Times, The End of Me Party, and Bromine.

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