Song Licensing
The following songs are available for Commercial, Film and TV licensing. All songs are available in Instrumental format, upon request.
For song licensing, songwriting and/or composing, please contact: info@bryanmastermusic.com
All songs copyright Hannah-Poyatt Music | 2009 ASCAP
A Man for Others (8.37 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album FOR PEOPLE LIKE US (2010)
Genre: Alternative, Rock, Singer-songwriter
Song/Artist Comparison: Del Amitri, Tom Petty, Paul McCartney
Description: The title is borrowed from the mantra of the Jesuits who taught him, Bryan confesses a sordid song about the music business - told via a metaphor of a proverbial 'Doorman'...or one who can make things happen for you...but buyer beware - there is always a price to pay. Unless, of course, if what you can offer is more valuable than what's behind Door #1...
Credits:
Producer/Mixer/Engineer - Evan Frankfort
Acoustic Guitar/Vocals - Bryan Master; Bass - Joe Ayoub; Violins - Jessy Greene; Accordion, Guitars, Organs/Synths, Programming - Evan Frankfort; Background Vocals - Jordan Zevon
Lyrics:
Walls - put up to keep us still, in the stillness of our dreams
Locks - are always a test of will, and will you ever find that key?
Don't forget to leave a tip for the Doorman open-handed
With bullet-holes in his feet
And he's already opened the door for youAnd he's already opened the door
Chivalry isn't dead - so just walk on through
You don't have to wait anymore...
Art - is really a business we disguise as something pure
And Friends - become adversaries, in search of something more
Don't forget that nothing's free and the Doorman's hand-shake is heavy
With a pound of your flesh...
And he's already opened the door for you
And he's already opened the door
Chivalry isn't dead - like they'd sell to you
You don't have to wait anymore...
I'm kind and altruistic too - a man for others has to be
You need me more than I need you - so it's I who hold the key
And I'd already opened the door for you
And I'd already opened the door
Chivalry isn't dead - like they sold to you
But you can't come in...
And I'd already opened the door for you
And I'd already opened the door
Chivalry it ain't dead - but it's no-can-do
You can't come in...anymore.
Lost Angeles (4.53 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album For People Like Us (2009)
Genre: Alternative, Pop Rock, New Wave Punk
Song/Artist Comparison: Elvis Costello, The Cars, The Strokes
Description: A driving rocker, this one chronicles the arrival to 'Lost Angeles' in the pursuit of 'making it big'...and how quickly one's ideals and principles can change after getting a taste of this town.
Credits:
Producer - Evan Frankfort; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Guitars - Jonny Polonsky & Evan Frankfort; Bass -Joe Ayoub; Drums - Luke Adams; Bells & Whistles: Evan Frankfort; Keyboards: Evan Frankfort; B-3 Organ: Rami Jaffee
Lyrics:
I've been thinking about this town
Where left is right & up is down
And will I make it? Or will I fall flat
On my ass with an unwanted tat'?
All this thinking's made me drink in a fishes' share
And it's disheartening to know I'm starting from scratch somewhere
Welcome to Lost Angeles
I've been thinking about all these sharks
All blood-thirsty and armed with remarks
Where 'What do you do?' is an opening line
And your answer determines whether you're worth their time...
All this thinking's made me drink in a fishes' share
And it's disheartening to know I'm starting from scratch somewhere
Come and find me in Lost Angeles
And I won't lose my hold of what I used to be
And I won't sell my soul for a life of the
Confused and betrayed...
I've been thinking I knew all this before
To watch your back - keep your eye on the score
And now I'm in it and I'm 'playing the game'
I just hope that I come out the same
Cause all this drinking's made me think in
A different way
And now I'm finding that I'm not minding
A word they say
So bring on the tat's and the 'fallen flats'
And let's pray for rain
And all the sharks with their snide remarks
Will all know my name
They came and found me in Lost Angeles
Irish Goodbye (3.81 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album FOR PEOPLE LIKE US (2010)
Genre: Alternative, Celtic/Irish, Singer-songwriter
Song/Artist Comparison: Warren Zevon, the Pogues
Description: In classic Irish tradition - this is a dark lyrical narrative about life and death that sounds like you should be swinging a pint of Guiness in the air to a crowd sing-a-long. Simply put, this song is inspired by one of the great movie lines of all time: 'Get busy living, or get busy dying' (The Shawshank Redemption).
Credits:
Producer/Mixer/Engineer - Evan Frankfort
Acoustic Guitar/Vocals - Bryan Master; Accordion - Rami Jaffee; Bass - Joe Ayoub; Violins - Jessy Greene; Guitars, Organs, Programming - Evan Frankfort; Background Vocals - Jordan Zevon
Lyrics:
Serendipitous kings are all selling your things
And you're not even dead yet - at least not in this heart of mine.
They've twisted the knife to save the last ounce of life
But you're a stubborn one, and you'd be damned if they took you alive...
And the tombstone's surrounded by weeds
That grew from the flowers that you used to leave
When the memory was fresh in your heart
And not just another you hide in the dark
You're a jack-of-all-trades getting finer with age
It's not as bad as you think, so why are you down on your knees?
It's not too late to fix - it can be therapeutic
Yeah, but the truth of it is - the cure is worse than the disease...
And the tombstone's surrounded by weeds
That grew from the flowers that you used to leave
When the memory was fresh in your heart
And not just another you hide in the dark
When you're about to give up on a life of half-empty cups
Take back your life - take back what's rightfully yours'...
Before the tombstone's surrounded by weeds
That grew from the flowers that you used to leave
When the memory was fresh in your heart
And not just another you hide in the dark
Moments Like This (3.9 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album For People Like Us (2008)
Genre: Alternative Rock
Song/Artist Comparison: Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Grant Lee Buffalo
Description: Utilizing a driving drumbeat being popularized in modern music, this pounding rocker stays dynamic, eery and creepy throughout. Lyrically borrowing from the Parable of the Drowning Man, the protagonist comes to grips with the reality that there may NOT be something better coming his way...
Credits:
Producer - Evan Frankfort; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Guitars - Shaun Hague & Evan Frankfort; Bass - Evan Frankfort; Drums - Nick Amoroso; Organ/Keyboards: Rami Jaffee
Lyrics:
Look up to the sky - just keep on treading a boat will be by
To save your life and carry you safely to shore.
And as it comes near - tell them youre waiting for God to appear
And as you sink...you wish youd grabbed on to that oar.
I know that moments like this don't come along...for people like us.
I raise my voice - and you look at me as if I have a choice
I lost my mind...decisions are not up to me.
I raise to cheer - and then ask myself what am I doing here
When I thought I was lost at sea.
I know that moments like this don't come along...for people like us.
And every moment that passes is a chance to turn it all around again.
And every moment will pass if you stay hung up on being down, my friend.
I wish you luck - just make sure the light in that tunnel's not an oncoming truck
Cause it will fuck you up.
Then youll look up to the sky - and you will ask God why he gave you no sign
And God will laugh out loud...
I know that moments like this don't come along...for people like us.
Paddle Out (3.73 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album For People Like Us (2009)
Genre: Alternative, Ballad, Surf
Song/Artist Comparison: U2, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Description: A love song about floating off to sea with your soul mate and not worrying about what happens...
Credits:
Producer/Mixer/Engineer - Evan Frankfort; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Bass -Joe Ayoub; Drums - Luke Adams; Keyboards/Organ/Synths, Guitars: Evan Frankfort; B-3 Organ: Rami Jaffee
Lyrics:
You and I should paddle out into the darkest night
Waves are crashing, moments are passing
We don't think to ask why?
And we float
And the world is crashing, moments are passing
Around our hearts tonight...
You and I should paddle out and get a taste of life
Birds are skimming, dolphins swimming
We live as one tonight.
And we float
With emotions burning the world is turning
Around our hearts tonight...
And we sit and hope for that wave of gold
They're closing out but you don't care -
You know there's one out there...
You and I should paddle out until the moon goes down
We don't see shore anymore - we're in God's hands now...
And we float
We release all fear & believe my dear
Only in our hearts tonight...
Karmacide (3.71 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album For People Like Us (2008)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Rock
Song/Artist Comparison: Pete Yorn, Foo Fighters, The Cars, The Strokes
Description: Upbeat rocker with a chorus that you'll be singing for days - tells of just a typical night of drama out in good ol' Hollywood.
Credits:
Producer - Evan Frankfort; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Guitars - Shaun Hague & Evan Frankfort; Bass - Brian Kukan; Drums - Nick Amoroso; Organ/Keyboards: Rami Jaffee
Lyrics:
Lets go and have some fun
After we put the sun to bed and the stars are big and bright
A Vodka and Tonic or drama and manic are
The perfect concoctions to living life
And this rooms on fire with drunken liars
And youre the catch with the burning match
Skies are falling and eyes are bawling
You always leave with something up your sleeve.
Lets go and find our friends
The definition just depends on how superficial or naive you are.
An 8-ball and a side of Gin - lets act and just pretend
Like we havent taken this way too far...
And this rooms on fire with drunken liars
And youre the catch with the burning match
Skies are falling and eyes are bawling
You always leave with something up your sleeve.
Lets go and get some sleep
Cause I can hardly keep my eyes open in this vampire hell
Oh, Hollywood my dear - start listening dont just hear
Those voices that scream from your deepest wells.
And this rooms on fire with drunken liars
And youre the catch with the burning match
Skies are falling and eyes are bawling
You always leave with something up your sleeve.
All the Way to the Top (3.89 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album For People Like Us (2009)
Genre: Ambient, Ballad, Alternative Rock
Song/Artist Comparison: Beck (Seachange), Beach Boys, Elliott Smith
Description: Audibly an ambient lullaby-of-sorts, the lyric was conceived from the perspective of a young child witnessing his parents' divorce and the child assuming it was their fault - the innocent plea of 'please don't go away'. The fear-of-loss lyrics are so universal, it can be about whatever you want it to be.
Credits:
Producer - Evan Frankfort; Guitars, Organs and Vocals - Bryan Master; Guitar and Piano - Evan Frankfort; Bass - Joe Ayoub; Drums - Luke Adams
Lyrics:
If common sense were fifty-cents, Id pay it on the spot
But it costs much more than I had in store...and far more than Ive got
Please don't go away - please just say youll stay
And well go all the way to the top
Sticks and stones may break my bones and names theyd always hurt
If id still believed everything Id seen and everything Id heard
Please don't go away - please just say youll stay
And well go all the way to the top
Independence Day (4.31 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album For People Like Us (2008)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Alt-country
Song/Artist Comparison: Alanis Morissette, Bruce Springsteen
Description: This song climaxes into an anthemic rocker, but not before suggesting some examples of vices that we as Americans may be guilty of...offering insight into the question: Why does the rest of the world hate America? while asking poignant self-reflective questions like: And you call yourself an American?
Credits:
Producer - Evan Frankfort; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Guitars - Shaun Hague & Evan Frankfort; Lap-steel Guitar: Evan Frankfort; Bass - Brian Kukan; Drums - Nick Amoroso; Hammond B-3 Organ/Keyboards: Rami Jaffee
Lyrics:
You take all the drugs that you buy on the street
And you wonder why you dont have money to eat.
You take them like theyre the air that you breath
Giving new meaning to 'something up your sleeve'.
And you call yourself an American?
You take all thats laid out on your golden plate
As you step over the person who sleeps on a grate
And you shake your head and wonder why theyre so insane
But you dont look back to see that theyre doing the same.
And you call yourself a human?
And like an American flag - you fly and dont make a sound
And your stars and your stripes will never touch the ground
And the ramparts as they blaze are pleading for you to save
You from yourself on Independence Day.
You rob and you rape and you pillage and you steal
And you send off our boys and our girls to be killed
And you wonder is oil a holy mission?
As we sit and we wonder when well be hit again...
And you call yourself a man?
Sea of Love (3.71 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - Unreleased (2006)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Soft Rock, Ballad
Song/Artist Comparison: John Lennon ("Just Like Starting Over"), R.E.M.
Description: A throw-back to the 50s-style ballad - reminiscent to some of John Lennon's solo work. In typical Bryan Master form, it lyrically takes a darker, sordid lyrical approach to the traditional image of a 'Sea of Love' - being torn between relationships creates the feeling of 'drowning' in a sea of love.
Credits:
Producer - Niko Bolas; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Guitar and Vocal - Michael McCarthy; Electric Guitar - Waddy Wachtel; Bass - Bob Glaub; Drums - Charley Drayton
Lyrics:
Im swept away no direction baby
Theres not much left of my sail
I should have packed the preservers darling
I guess Im just a typical male
And Im drowning in a sea of love
And Im drowning these feelings come pounding
Like waves - only you could save
The ocean tells a good tale now baby
Of lessons we should all learn
The waves they usher in feeling darling
On shores you thought they'd never return
And Im drowning in a sea of love
And Im drowning these feelings come pounding
Like waves - only you could save
And I don't need no direction baby
To know Im on my way
And I love you - you should know that anyway
Im swept away no direction baby
There's not much left from before
I should have stayed on the shores there darling
I lost you when my mind left New York
And Im drowning in a sea of love
And Im drowning these feelings come pounding
Like waves - only you could save
And Im drowning but you could come down
And give me a hand back on to land
Find the Words (6.28 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album Incommunicado (2004)
Genre: Folk Rock, Ballad
Song/Artist Comparison: Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket), Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney
Description: A series of similes framing a heartfelt folk song about regret - and wishing there was something you could say - or could have said - to make it all better
Credits:
Producer - Mike Nirenberg & Bryan Master; Guitar, Vocal, Piano, Harmonica and Percussion - Bryan Master
Lyrics:
You are like a starry night in 1889
That Vincent Van Goe sat and painted
From inside his head
I am like a bottle of wine from 1989
That wasnt good when the cork went in
And just gets worse with time
If I could find the words they would fly like birds
From my lips to your ears
And into your heart they would never part
And you would come back here
She was like a latchkey kid - always on her own
In L.A. this crazy town
He was never home
He was like a broken clock - never had the time
Only right but twice a day
And that was not enough
If I could find the words they would fly like birds
From my lips to your ears
And into your heart they would never part
And you would come back here
We are like two beams of light reaching for the skies
In remembrance of what we once had
And what we have lost
We should be like the underdog in the final game
Sure to lose but wont give up
To win at any cost
If I could find the words they would fly like birds
From my lips to your ears
And into your heart they would never part
And you would come back here
If I could find a way - a way to make you stay -
I could die with a smile
And you would understand exactly where I stand
And you would come back here.
Reunion of Sorts (4.89 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - From the album Lost at Sea (2003)
Genre: Alternative Rock
Song/Artist Comparison: John Mayer, Alanis Morissette
Description: Upbeat and accessible - yet sarcastic - post-graduate tale about the fickleness of relationships that were once strong, but have not stood the test of time...and the uncomfortable, obligatory 'cookie-cutter' conversations that come as a result.
Credits:
Producer - Tom O'Brien; Guitar and Vocal: Bryan Master; Electric Guitar: Padraic Coursey
Lyrics:
Gee its really good to see you
What the hell have you been up to
Love the hair its really long now
Are you still playing in that band now
Hows the job and where you living
In Newark or in the city
How about the weather its atrocious
Act like you dont even notice
Because it dont get better than this
All these fickle words we speak may as well have never been said
Tell the Paparazzi not to push their way to the front
Just to catch a glimpse of what they wore and who they were with
I think next time Ill skip the show and just stay home
I havent seen so and so in ages
She must be in one of her phases
I thought you moved to California
No really I wouldnt want to bore ya
Because it dont get better than this
All these fickle words we speak may as well have never been said
Tell the Paparazzi not to push their way to the front
Just to catch a glimpse of what they wore and who they were with
I think next time Ill skip the show and just stay home
Well it was really nice to have seen you
But I wouldnt want to be you
Lets get a drink and turn up our nose
Reunion of sorts I suppose
Because home is better than this
Then all these fickle words wed speak would have never been said
We wouldnt have to tell the Paparazzi not to push their way to the front
Just to catch a glimpse of what they wore and who they were with
I think next time Ill skip the show and just stay home
Out Too Long (4.4 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - Unreleased (2006)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Classic Rock, Groove
Song/Artist Comparison: Rolling Stones, Keith Richards, R.E.M.
Description:
Classic Stones-feel riff/groove complementing a song about struggle and desperation to achieve one's dreams.
Credits:
Producer - Niko Bolas; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Guitar and Vocal - Michael McCarthy; Electric Guitar - Waddy Wachtel; Bass - Bob Glaub; Drums - Charley Drayton; Organ - Jeff Babko
Lyrics:
Ive been through this wheel so many times
I dont know my name
I have seen this film, heard all of its lines
It dont look the same anymore...and what for?
Ive been out too long - let me come in
I have tasted life so many times
But I havent swallowed a bite
I have smelled success and all of its lies
I put up a good fight...and I might some more
Ive been out too long - let me come in
Groove Control (3.37 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - Unreleased (2006)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Psychadelic Rock
Song/Artist Comparison: Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, R.E.M.
Description: Two-part vocal and 70s organ-infused trip offering the doomed protagonist 'a shovel to dig your hole' if he cant learn to balance things out...and live in moderation
Credits:
Producer - Niko Bolas; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Guitar and Vocal - Michael McCarthy; Electric Guitar - Waddy Wachtel; Bass - Bob Glaub; Drums - Charley Drayton; Organ - Jeff Babko
Lyrics:
Was it the weight of the world? Would less gravity feel better?
You travel through space just to escape this world
Was it the love of your life that couldnt make you feel better
You throw down your cards and tear out your heart for a girl
Youre way too extreme to make it out clean
Heres a shovel to dig your hole
Everything in moderation - now youre in groove control
Was it the straw on the back of a dehydrated camel
Sipping through straws from a mirage for too long
Was it the hate in your eyes that made my stare shoot straighter
Youre glare is a gun you shoot just for fun...now Im gone.
Youre way too extreme to make it out clean
Heres a shovel to dig your hole
Everything in moderation - now youre in groove control
(Why does it always come down on me?)
Count to Ten (6.07 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album Incommunicado (2004)
Genre: Folk, Indie-rock
Song/Artist Comparison: Elliott Smith, Nick Drake
Description: An eery, finger-picked tale about an adult experiencing some grim realities of being a grown up and his melancholy thoughts of how easy things were as a child.
Credits:
Producer - Mike Nirenberg & Bryan Master; Guitar, Vocal, Piano and Synthesizers - Bryan Master
Lyrics:
How time flies just like a blessing in disguise
Into your hands - fine like sand
A pheasant quill plucked from a pen in Pleasantville
Pined to sue - lied to you
Come so far and you thought you were 'up to par'
So did we - ephiphany
Build them a bridge - theyll walk across in sacrilige
A common thief in disbelief
Birds fly by, Spring says 'hi'
Just a sec - the mere thought could make the hairs on my neck
Stand up straight, dont be late
Count to ten, and be thankful to the Lord that youre not them
What to say? You enjoy your 401K
And eat it too - the both of you
All things pass, and bad guys always finish last
Award you now...take a bow
Birds fly by, Spring says 'hi'
Just a sec - the mere thought could make the hairs on my neck
Stand up straight, dont be late
Count to ten, and be thankful to the Lord that youre not them
Four-leaf Clover (5.5 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - Unreleased Demo (2005)
Genre: Acoustic Ballad
Song/Artist Comparison: Elliott Smith, Marcy Playground, Nirvana
Description: Acoustic ballad about running out of luck...and appreciating what you have before that happens.
Credits:
Producer - Tom O'Brien; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master
Lyrics:
The sirens ring out the angels reply
Theyve come to collect for the man in the sky
The same sirens that passed you by
Could have been calling you along for the ride
And it's over...I am a four-leaf clover, I am a three-leaf clover, I am a two-leaf clover
And some would say I'm all but over
The waves roll out the waves roll in
In waves of regret for how shallow youve been
The same waves that broke too soon
Could have broken you right into two
And it's over...I am a four-leaf clover, I am a three-leaf clover, I am a two-leaf clover
And some would say I'm all but over
And as the needle sinks into the arm
You wonder what good, you wonder what harm?
The same needle that rolls the dice
Could have made you pay the ultimate price
And it's over...I am a four-leaf clover, I am a three-leaf clover, I am a two-leaf clover
And some would say I'm already over
Drawn from Memory (3.02 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - Unreleased Demo (2005)
Genre: Acoustic Ballad, Love Song
Song/Artist Comparison: Paul McCartney, Elliott Smith
Description: Using The Bealtes 'Norweigan Wood' as an inspirational template on this one, 'Drawn from Memory' recounts a one-night stand and the 'what if?' possibilities had it been longer than one night...
Credits:
Producer - Tom O'Brien; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master
Lyrics:
Once I saw her, I could have drawn her from memory
In Los Angeles
We started dancing and some romancing
And I couldnt handle this
Her name was Heather and like a feather
She floated into my hands
I lay beside her amidst the fire and crossed over
No Mans Land
I wasnt typically her type
And so she made an exception to the rule
And if one night turns in to an eternity
Then charge me guilty as the fool
And in the morning without a warning
She left me for eastern skies
I should have known, this bird would have flown
As quickly as shed arrived
Will I see you again in Los Angeles?
Venus into Mars (Snippet) (603.02 KB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - Unreleased (2006)
Genre: Alternative Rock
Song/Artist Comparison: The Beatles
Description: A dream-like account of finding idealism in an imperfect world
Credits:
Producer - Niko Bolas; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Guitar and Vocal - Michael McCarthy; Electric Guitar - Waddy Wachtel; Bass - Bob Glaub; Drums - Charley Drayton; Organ - Jeff Babko
Lyrics:
if you wake to find, that youve been left behind...
Id swim across the raging sea and pass the air from you to me
Float beneath the stars, and turn Venus into Mars
The crippled would walk with all the ease
Of a southern bird in a summer breeze
And youd whisper in my ear 'How can we disappear?'
In the Middle (Snippet) (274.04 KB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - Unreleased (2006)
Genre: Pop Rock, Alternative
Song/Artist Comparison: R.E.M.
Description: This is an instrumental snippet of a song called 'In the Middle'
Credits:
Producer - Niko Bolas; Guitar - Bryan Master; Guita - Michael McCarthy; Electric Guitar - Waddy Wachtel; Bass - Bob Glaub; Drums - Charley Drayton; Organ - Jeff Babko
The Fire (Snippet) (507.92 KB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - Unreleased (2006)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Anthemic
Song/Artist Comparison: Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, R.E.M.
Description: An inspirational chorus about keeping the fire alive - whatever your fire is.
Credits:
Producer - Niko Bolas; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Guitar and Vocal - Michael McCarthy; Electric Guitar - Waddy Wachtel; Bass - Bob Glaub; Drums - Charley Drayton; Organ - Jeff Babko
Lyrics:
We keep on burning - keep on burning inside
Please keep the fire - keep the fire alive
Now or Never (4.19 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album Lost at Sea (2003)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Moderate
Song/Artist Comparison: R.E.M., Pete Yorn, John Mayer
Description: Mid-tempo love song written about the urgency of 'now' because we 'may not live much longer', as the lyrics forewarn - eerily penned in NYC, citing NYC, shortly before 9/11.
Credits:
Producer - Tom O'Brien; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Electric Guitar - Padraic Coursey
Lyrics:
Come to New York for a stay
Just a little getaway
And I think the trip would do some good
I could use you in this place
Cause I miss your pretty face
And Ive really done all I could
The scent of Lillies loom
As I wait for you to bloom
And tell me Im the best
And you come bearing gifts
As I begin to catch the drift
That youre not like all the rest
Draw a line - keeping me at arm's length
For the time being
I may not live much longer so it's now or never, my dear
Introduce you as my wife
And your eyes cut like a knife
As the smile runs away from you
And I dont know what to think
So I have another drink
And wait for you to break on through
Your Name in Lights (6.61 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - From the album Lost at Sea (2003)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Anthemic Rock
Song/Artist Comparison: The Beatles, Guns N' Roses
Description: Two-part song - including the album title - about how the societal pressures of success and money can make you crazy...and sometimes you have to say 'fuck it'.
Credits:
Producer - Tom O'Brien; Drums, Guitars and Vocal: Bryan Master; Bass: Phil Chen
Lyrics:
Your name in lights for your delight til you go crazy
Unprecedent for President til you say maybe...
The tarnish of the workmans glove will make you crazy
The steelmill grows the money flows til you say maybe...
Im already gone...I have seen the Lord, my Darling
Im all too far gone...I just want to have some fun, my Darling
Suit may cause doubt day in, day out - you must try harder
Hop on that plane, drink your Champagne - you just made partner
Im already gone...I have seen the Lord, my Darling
Im all too far gone...I just want to have some fun, my Darling
All my harmony is lost at sea
All my dreams to be have gone to sea...
Closure (3.22 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album Incommunicado (2004)
Genre: Alternative Rock
Song/Artist Comparison: Liz Phair, Alanis Morissette, Rolling Stones, R.E.M.
Description: A sarcastic take on the universal issue of 'closure' - in this case, two parties have disagreeing views on whether it's really over or not...
Credits:
Producer - Mike Nirenberg & Bryan Master; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Guitars - William Fleischer
Lyrics:
Circa yesterday - said as you walked away
'I only wanted some closure.'
You say 'Who are you? I told you we were through -
Hows that for your closure?'
Youre so cute when you become an overexposure
I still dont think that its really over.
Circa '95 - about to take the dive
It was just a recital
An intimate crowd, I sing 'Polly' out loud
Substitute your name for the title.
You say 'Whats his name? Muscles and no brain its over.
Ill drive down to Towson for some closure.'
Circa 2009 - Youve got three kids and I
Guess Im still looking for closure.
Call me crazy and obsessed with reverence
I still dont think that its over.
I mean come on its me - your favorite enemy 'Over'.
Is there even such a thing as 'closure'?
The Sharks (4.47 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - From the album Incommunicado (2004)
Genre: Rock, Indie Rock
Song/Artist Comparison: The Strokes, Lenny Kravitz, Marcy Playground, R.E.M.
Description: Moderate rock bitter-sweet ditty about 'missing the boat'.
Credits:
Producer - Mike Nirenberg & Bryan Master; Percussion, Guitars, Bass and Vocal: Bryan Master; Lead Guitar: William Fleischer
Lyrics:
Baby, when I think about you I just cant ignore
Baby, then Im sad and Im blue because youre spoken for
Thats when it all comes crashing down and out and up and down
I doubt that you ever think of me
And you said I missed the boat a long long time ago
And now Im swimming with the sharks you see
Baby, you say the moments over - you shouldnt tell then kiss
But Baby, when you take no chances - you dont know what youll miss
Thats when it all comes crashing down and out and up and down
I doubt that you ever think of me
And you said I missed the boat a long long time ago
And now Im swimming with the sharks you see
Baby, I think I know youre problem - you dont know what to do
Cause Baby, I think you want your cake and you want to eat it to
Heaven Only Knows (4.63 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - From the album Incommunicado (2004)
Genre: Acoustic Rock, Surf
Song/Artist Comparison: Jack Johnson, John Mayer
Description: Vibe-y and hook-laden feel-good love song wondering if this is too good to be true...?
Credits:
Producer - Mike Nirenberg & Bryan Master; Percussion, Guitars, Bass and Vocal: Bryan Master
Lyrics:
Pinch me if Im dreaming - wake me if Im dead
This must be a figment invented in my head
I want you to wrap your arms around me & never ever let me go
I want you to encompass and surround me...never letting go
Eyes as deep as canyons, skin as soft as rose
Smile as big as Heaven - where she came from? Heaven only knows.
And its too good to be true - an angel in New York
And I knew at The Cutting Room that you were the one for me.
She counts in Kilometers, degrees in Celsius
And if you were to ask me, Id tell you shes the best...
Oh, Farmer (4.12 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - Unreleased (2006)
Genre: Alt-Country, Moderate Rock
Song/Artist Comparison: Neil Young, R.E.M.
Description: Inspiring message - using the metaphor of a farmer and a struggling plant in need of more fertile soil -about making a change in one's life - no matter how risky.'If you want something drastic, something drastic must be done.'
Credits:
Producer - Niko Bolas; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Guitar and Vocal - Michael McCarthy; Electric Guitar - Waddy Wachtel; Bass - Bob Glaub; Drums - Charley Drayton; Organ - Jeff Babko
Lyrics:
Lets start again under new moons - for wealth worth more than money
The stars align only over the land of milk and honey
Oh, farmer won't you pick me up and plant me somewhere fertile?
All this concrete and buildings are not conducive to my survival
Ive been trying to grow with just the help of rain and sun
If you want something drastic, something drastic must be done
All the plants and flowers grow out there - strong and tall and votive
And even those not so healthy ones - even weeds get noticed
Oh, farmer won't you pick me up and plant me somewhere fertile?
All this concrete and buildings are not conducive to my survival
Ive been trying to grow with just the help of rain and sun
If you want something drastic, something drastic must be done
While youre gold with rust, Im sitting here collecting dust.
Its getting cold and were almost out of time - the seasons almost over
Sew this seed from SoHo to Hollywood and plant it with a four-leaf clover
Welcome to the Big Top (4.1 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - Unreleased Demo (2005)
Genre: Psychedelic, Acoustic, Circus
Song/Artist Comparison:
Description: A trippy, Circus-themed account of a social clown and some friendly advice
Credits:
Producer - Tom O'Brien; Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master
Lyrics:
With all that youve done and how far youve come
You still havent learned to stand
With few and far faults you still wont get called on
Until you have raised your hand
But dont ever breathe in more air
Than can fit in your lungs
And dont ever speak with more words
Than should roll off your tongue
You dressed like a clown, they dragged you around
Until you made all the children laugh
You put it in charts and broke all their hearts
And then you called it an autograph
And dont ever feel with your hands
What you wont with your heart
And dont ever hear what you want
Just so you can depart
Bring Out the Stars (4.58 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album Lost at Sea (2003)
Genre: Waltz, Country ballad
Song/Artist Comparison: Ben Folds, Billy Joel
Description: Piano-based waltz about the ever continuing saga of Venus and Mars - 'you bring out the best...you bring out the worst' - and the gluttonous urges that make us go back for more
Credits:
Producer - Tom O'Brien; Piano, Guitar and Vocal - Bryan Master; Electric Guitar - Padraic Coursey
Lyrics:
I said Id call you when I was in town
Well heres your call - Im around
I say lets go out for drinks at a bar
Youd rather bring out the stars
You bring out the best
You bring out the worst
Youre from Venus and I am from Mars
But baby you bring out the stars
You see them shooting and then you exclaim
'Was that a star or a plane?'
We talk about work and your leopard-skin car
Meanwhile youve brought out the stars
I couldnt help but notice the sky
Glittering into your eyes
Id like to bottle our love in a jar
And open it under the stars
Californ.I.A (6.32 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album Lost at Sea (2003)
Genre: Alternative Rock
Song/Artist Comparison: Beach Boys, Foo Fighters, R.E.M.
Description: Heartbroken New Yorker pining for newly transplanted Los Angelian who left him for the West Coast.
Credits:
Producer - Tom O'Brien; Drums, Guitars, Piano and Vocal - Bryan Master; Bass - Phil Chen
Lyrics:
I left you at the party, Baby
Are you having fun without me, Darling
Everybody told me to go home
Dont you think youve had enough now?
Dont you think its time you lay your head down?
Everybody told me to go home
Somewhere my Queen is weeping
Somewhere out in Californ.I.A
Underneath the western rays
Here I am alone and dreamy
On a quiet New York City day
Im the mouse inside the maze
You left me for the West Coast, baby
Are you warm enough without me, Darling?
Everybody said you should go far
Dont you think youve had enough now?
Dont you think its time you lay your head down?
Youll be better off when theres no scar
Somewhere my Queen is weeping
Somewhere out in Californ.I.A
Underneath the western rays
Here I am alone and dreamy
On a quiet New York City day
Im the mouse inside the maze
I left you at the party, Baby
Are you having fun without me, Darling
Everybody told me to go home
Dont you think youve had enough now?
Dont you think its time you lay your head down?
Everybody told me to go home
If I didnt know her better
Id say she might give me another go
Another chance to take the fall
I wish I didnt know me better
Cause then I might just try and let go
Forgetting her once and for all
737 (3.78 MB)Music/Lyrics: Bryan Master - from the album Lost at Sea (2003)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Moderate
Song/Artist Comparison: Foo Fighters ("Next Year")
Description: Written from the perspective of someone uprooting their life and entering into questionable, unsure territory...taking a risk and throwing caution to the wind, from 33K feet.
Credits:
Producer - Tom O'Brien; Drums, Guitars and Vocal - Bryan Master; Bass - Phil Chen
Lyrics:
My destination a mirage
The ground below me camouflage
Fatigues spread out so neatly
That it almost seems discreetly
Like I didn't know where I was
This portal that we're looking through
Doesnt give us that much view
Of the ground below us rising
And the sky above surprising
With a deep Mediterranean blue
You would say Ive left behind
All the things that I couldnt find
And the only trace to follow
Are the breadcrumbs that Ive swallowed
And I never knew that that was a crime
Are the cities under me
Going through the same busy
Delusions of this grandeur
And confusions without answers
Or are they sipping three oclock tea
The sun is nearly blinding now
Reflecting off of glacier clouds
My ears have started popping
And the turbulence is shocking
Please prepare for touchdown