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Brian Paul

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Play because your heart tells you to. Listen to find out what.

Influences:

Joni Mitchell....Oscar Peterson...Gino Vanelli...Chick Corea,,,Bill Evans...Omar Sosa...The Guess Who...The Beatles....Al Jarreau....and? many many more!

Favourite Singer/Songwriter:

too many to list

Contact Email:

briandpaul@hotmail.com

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Songs by Brian Paul

An Ocean of You

 

Verse 1

 

Fog is drifting ….and…I am running aground

 

In a sea of…. frozen memories I drown.

 

Missing….Needing….  Hope receding

 

How could you have slipped away ?…..just beyond my fingers

 

I’m lost in an ocean of you.

 

Verse 2

 

I took for granted …your…..unconditional soul

 

Absentmindedly  and deeply out of control.

 

Empty….thirsty….needing mercy

 

How could I have let you down?....high and dry and stranded

 

I’m lost in an ocean of you

[Lyrics]


#3 HEALED

Verse 1
My backyard sanctuary….where I love to drink the sun

there's a woodpecker drumming….a secret message to no one
and I remember the first time (the first time)...I cried out to Him
My life was an aimless spin….from person to person

pre-chorus: I was hoping to avoid the pain of living alone

while I was searching for a love, a love of my own.



Chorus: I'm healed...I'm healed. .I'm healed
I'm healed...I'm healed.. I'm healed  
                                                                                   (c) Brian Paul 2009
Verse 2
My life was a puzzle....I could not understand
I held some of the pieces...but many were missing
My woman tried to show me (she tried to show me) to live in the moment
but it's not easy to let go of my past.. it’s my troubled best friend.

pre-chorus: I gazed up to God with my heart upon my sleeve
I fell to my knees and screamed " I believe"

Chorus: I'm healed...I'm healed.. I'm healed
I'm healed...I'm healed.. I'm healed

Bridge: Never-ending.... Prince of Peace
Unrelenting.... Mercy for you
and mercy for me / me/  me.(echo)

Chorus and fade....

[Lyrics]


Sunbird

D.................................……Bmi...................
Do you remember me, that snowy bird so free (Internal rhyme..me and free)

....…G..........................................…….Emi/A...A

One day you sat and cried beneath my perch

D.........................................…...Bmi...............................
You sang a lonesome song about how your love went wrong (more internal rhyme..song-wrong)

..........…Emi........................…..A.................D....Ami...Ab..
And you wished that you could fly away with me

......G...........................….Gmi....................

But that was long ago and how I loved you so  (internal rhyme - ago-so and “know” in the next line)

......D.....................…..C....................….B...
You couldn’t know just how a bird could feel

...….Emi.........................….Emi/D...............

And now my life is thru but Annie I loved you (love those internal rhymes! –thru-you)

......…Emi/C#.............…A7...............…..D.....G/A
I just wanted to let you know I’m doing fine

Chorus

.......A7.….D...D/F#......….G........................
Now I’m a sunbird I don’t even miss the snow  (a)

Emi........….A7.......................…….D.......................….G/A...

Here in my world I’ve found more love then you could know (a)

...A7..D...D/F#......….G......................…..C7
A tiny sunbird sailing carefree and brand new (b)

...…Emi.........A7....................…….Emi..A7...........D...

But if I had a choice I would have run away with you (b)

second verse..same chords....
That time that you met me you thought I was so free

It’s funny how a person never knows

Cause later on that day when you were far away

An angle sent from heaven clipped my wings

And as a lay below shivering in the snow

I wished that I could hear your little tune

But I was so afraid and when life’s ending came

It took me suddenly to a new world beyond time

Chorus

Now I’m a sunbird I don’t even miss the snow

Here in my world I’ve found more love then you could know

A tiny sunbird sailing carefree and brand new

But if I had a choice I would have run away with you


Bridge

Ab.................…Bb.......…..Eb.. (x)
In your dreams I come to you

.........…Ab...............….Bb.....Eb...............….Ab..Gmi...Fmi7

It’s the dream you can never remember and all  night  long  (x)

....…..Bb......…Csus4..C

We’ll  fly, we’ll fly  (x)

Chorus

............….F.…F/A........... Bb................ .Bb....A..
Now I’m a sunbird I don’t even miss the snow

Gmi........…C7.........................……F.......................…..C7

Here in my world I’ve found more love then you could know

...Gmi/C7........F..  F/A........... Bb.....................….Eb7...
A ti -   ny        sunbird sailing carefree and brand new

Gmi..............C7......................…..Gmi..C7...........F...

But if I had a choice I would have run away with you

...…Gmi......…C7.......................…Gmi..Ami..Bb..C7....F
But if I had a choice I would have run aw..…ay .with you.

                                                                                     Brian Paul © 2008.

[Lyrics]


Sweet Summer

 

Bb… Gmi……Cdim7+9…F13…

Sweet summer Ooo           Sweet  summer

 

 

Eb/F…………F……………Eb/F……………...F………..(riff)

I don’t wanna work just jerk around and have a good time

 

Eb/F…………..F…………… Eb/F…………  F…(riff)

Lounging at the beach soaking up the southern sunshine

 

Eb/F…………..     F…………… …Gb. Ab…

Wishing you could be here just like old  times

 

Bb… Gmi……Cdim7+9…F13…Bb….Gmi .. Cdim7+9…F13

Sweet summer OOOoooo sweet summer

 

(same chords as above)

Sweet summer Ooo Sweet summer

 

 

 

I don’t wanna wait.. just hate to be in the city

 

Take me to the beach where the people are pretty

 

You’re not here with me and that’s a pity

 

Sweet summer Oooooooooo sweet summer

 

………….Eb……Ab  Eb……………………….

When the weather is    fine I like to unwind

 

…Bb……………………………………..

I love to kick back baby, have a good time

 

Eb……Ab  Eb……………………….

Fishing and swimming and hanging around

 

F7……………………………………Eb/F…F

Where the boys are I can be found…..

 

Bb… Gmi……Cdim7+9…F13……...Bb        A Ab

Sweet summer Ooooooo           Sweet summer

 

……..G7………….

In the summer time

C9

I clear my mind ..

 

………..F7…

And I’m free

……...F#….

To be me

 

B……G#mi….C#dim7+9……..F#

Sweet summer Ooo          Sweet summer,

 

E/F#…………F#…………..E/F#……………...F#……(riff)…

I don’t wanna work just jerk around and have a good time

 

E/F#…………   F#………….. E/F#…………  F#………

Lounging at the beach soaking up the southern sunshine

 

E/F#…………       F#……E/F#……G…A……

Wishing you could be here just like old  times

 

B……G#mi….C#dim7+9……..F#

Sweet summer OOOoooo sweet summer

(Repeat last 4 chords)

(Sweet summer)

I can be free

Just to be me

I had a good time with Berklee online

oooooooooooo

Sweet summer

sweet summer   fade….

 

 

© Brian Paul 2008

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Region:

Winnipeg,

Level of Experience:

WORKING ON IT

Genre:

Ambient | Christian | Country | Jazz

I Write:

By myself | For myself | With others | For others

I prefer to write:

Lyrics | Melody | Chord Patterns | Arrangements

I am interested in:

Web Cowriting | Pitching Songs to Artists | Pitching Songs To Tv/Film/Etc. | Getting a Publishing Deal

Biography:

Brian Paul has been playing keyboards and singing for over 30 years. He’s played with Tom Jackson, Ray St. Germaine and Cindi Cain. Brian was one of the “Alley Catz” piano players. He holds a degree in songwriting from Berklee College. He has always enjoyed entertaining adults and children of all ages