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Behold, The Edge

by Brian D Smiley

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Behold The Edge* 07:53
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Behold The Edge No more pure red, white or blue Just what’s good for me and you All the colors into one And I wonder when when we’ll become the sum Of the parts we’re living in? Can you see a new beginning? You were surrendered to the cause Don’t trust don’t change, don’t ever pause It was so easy to see yourself with them As one of many who wanted more than they give Can you see a new beginning? Can you see the change we’re living in? There’s no more pure red white or blue Just what’s good for me and you There was something more left to learn Don’t identify, it always burns We had to keep dancing until the dawn To keep on moving with these songs But I wonder in the cold Did I dive deep enough deep enough to behold? Well you hope for something more As you walk out the door All the colors into ONE Beautiful skin, just like the sun Little hairs standing one by one I’ll meet you there we’ll have some fun No more pure red, white or blue Just what’s good for me and you All the colors into one And I wonder when we’ll all become the sum Of the parts we’re living in Can you see a new beginning?!?
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Whenever You Roam 05:26
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Whenever You Roam Well you carry these songs No matter where you are’ you can’t go wrong you travelled this far Break out a map to see where we are and where we’re going to There’s really one thing left to do To find the love inside of you Cuz you’re never you alone Whenever you roam When your heart is your home You’re never alone whenever you roam All these people and places you keep They hold the light that’s underneath And the light of a thousand stars lights our way home I’ve been out on that highway in the dead of night A rain coming down cannot see the light But in the darkness, there’s a gentle glow of a city In the distance When the fog lifts Reminding me I am not alone in this abyss From inside our hearts, electric sparks Lighting the way home 
You stoke the flame of the fire You let is burn ever higher But in the valley it grows cold So you go south as was foretold Like a graceful snowbird We’ll light the way home
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Freedom In Our Speech* 06:04
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Freedom In Our Speech How did I get here? How did I wake with the sun shining on my face? Where am I going What just happened? Well, I’m breathing I am Throwing stones into the ocean One by one right over again Woke up feeling fine But how did I get here this time? I’m still figuring it out Wasn’t sure where I landed Throwing stones at glass ceilings I’m breathing At least it’s something They gave us when we got here Oh, they left Now not sure if breathing’s ok At least there’s true freedom in our speech It’s never out of reach How did we get here this time? Woke up feeling fine, never out of line And we’re still figuring it out, we’re still figuring it out (Just not sure where we landed) I woke up feeling fine Wasn’t like the last time With Mother Nature carrying me for a while Each one of us from her womb None to soon, like a soul in bloom Learning to manifest this consciousness Find our niche I’m breathing At least I’m singing At least I feel As I’m figuring it out Wasn’t sure where I landed Throwing stone into the ocean trying to build a bridge At least there’s freedom in our speech It’s never out of reach I am I’m breathing
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It Is What You Make It* 05:16
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It Is What You Make It (Sometimes) 
Take it for what this is In this moment when the music hits You have it all now Just for you But like anything, It’s what you make it It’s what you make, It’s up to you, up to you The pen, the sword, an almighty lord I don’t know in this instant “Here I am, Atman” I am cool, calm, collected Chillin’, breathin’, thinkin’ Where’s my people, Where you been? As we head out into this distance Into this instance They taught us how to speak And this guides us all I think we can agree Our body’s a temple We so often ignore I might do it right now, if you had a little more Symbiotic journey, that keeps us afloat It gets you to vote But waking up means different things to different folks In different places, with different faces Here you are now, walking by In your lifetime, in your meanwhile Or your Nirvana, your samsara Are you now like Harry Houdini, Or a prisoner who never escapes Learning to conform the system In so deep Your time and energy combine Yet wages are stolen for investors This rock we stand upon, each and everyone Well there’s no difference Climb upon your hands stretched out Working for your subsistence Now you see what it means what it means to truly be free Your need your healthy energy ->
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Stewardship 04:29
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Stewardship We walk many paths in our lives And I see the sunshine in your eyes And we may run from that storm in the sky But we’re safe now as we watch it go by And It’s alright to let yourself breathe again And it’s alright if you’ve got to believe in something Or anything at all We walk many paths in our lives And you and mea we’re one for all time And there is no separating from within And you me got to get through the pain And it’s alright to let yourself breathe again And it’s alright if you’ve got to believe in something before you fall We walk many paths in our lives It’s alright yeah yeah yeah Anything, anything at all We walk many paths in our lives And you and me, we’re one, I can see it in your eyes Oh, the light, it shines In the kindness of your ways Cuts right through the haze Lifts me up for days This I want to say It’s alright, it’s alright We walk many paths in our lives And you and me we are one for all time
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Rich Beyond Belief 06:46
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Rich Beyond Belief Some of us still wander Some of us seeking wisdom amongst the stars We’re a different kind of create than has been here before But our ancestors walked here, and were safe here And they knew some kind of peace For everyone Mother Nature surprises She’s never out of reach And she’s holding you, and holding me And love is a promise, that we’re looking for So do no harm now to your brothers in arms Take your people by the hand And move forward with your heart Your minds will shine, you’ll see the light No harm, locked into this moment We’re untying knots that twist and turn around this Solar system, For now… Some still wander, their home is their hearts People giving their all to play in this world Be forgiven, and we’ve taken here to this land We should thankful to be where we stand And make our homes Those who walked here before us Tread the way in the forests They’ve conquered in their mind Their dream realized They walked amongst us So let the love now Let the light shine Be all and everything Your more than enough Your love’s very promise and you’ll do anything you dream So you can look up to somewhere, so you fly
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Riptide Curl 11:06
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Rip Tide Curl There you were, standing strong The earth underneath you all along You took off for the stars And the wave that was humanity Washed over me Until the riptide curl Until the endless swirl There you were in your home Familiar places all around Remember all the faces calling out They don’t have a sound All the colors you see before you fade In the long run, if you never stop to celebrate You laid it all on all you see Until the riptide curl, until the endless swirl Freedom for you and me Until the rip tide curl In the warm shallow of the endless swirl Until the riptide curl washed over me A place you call home This place you feel warmth There you are in the hollow Finding warmth in the shallow Places that are easy to get to It’s so complex in here There’s a mix of chemicals in the air that we share This place that you call home Make it This place where you feel warm You take it
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Turkey's Song 05:53
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This album is dedicated to Papa Richard R. Smiley March 21,1946- August 1, 2006. His art is featured in the song selections.

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released March 21, 2023

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Brian D Smiley Sebastopol, California

Behold, The Edge is a collection of some songs of mine that I like to play. 1,3,4 are co-produced by Caleb Dolister.

Best of 2022 jams is out! Thanks to all the musicians.

2 Guitars is just me and my songs on two tracks.

The Best Of’s and Living Highway are collections of songs and tunes from sessions at the home studio with my homies.

Morning Water is a self-produced ep. ... more

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