Dream Pop is Dead - Single

by Brendan Smith

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We didn't meet under the best of circumstances
I know this romance is trouble at best

It took me weeks to realize I couldn't lose you
Tried my best to prove to you it wasn't a jest

It wasn’t a jest

I wish that I could cut the cord and live without you
Forget all about you but it's a farce

You're in my blood, you're in the air I breathe my darling
Can't you see my darling I’m out in the dark

I’m so in the dark

Oh, all the time I wasted looking for a sign
And all the complicated boys and girls and I don't know why’s
It’s so pathetic how I wait here like a dog at your door
I should have learned by now but I just keep coming back for more

I know you're free, I know you like your independence
Dream of life transcendent saving the bees
I think you underestimate my good intentions
I need your attention, why can’t you see

Why can’t you see

All the time I wasted looking for a sign
All the complicated boys and girls and I don't know whys
It's so prophetic how I called this from my living room floor
I should have learned by now but I just keep coming back for more

If I'm honest then I know it's going nowhere
But I can’t help but care at least not today

This is the story of my life it's boy meets girl
And in a time-stamped whirl it all goes away

It all goes away

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released August 13, 2019
performed, recorded*, mixed, and mastered by Brendan Smith in various bedrooms and trains

*except for drums recorded by Ben Gibson at Cold House Studio in Provo, UT

photograph for art taken by Kiahna Johnson

special thanks to George Gonzalez for some great feedback and ideas during the writing and recording process

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Brendan Smith Provo, Utah

Brendan Smith is a Provo musician, songwriter, and producer. His music traverses multiple genres and themes, but stays grounded in personal experience.

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