Houdini (Radio Edit)
from Violins by Brady O'Keefe
about
"Then, straight from the rivers mouth, fell an ocean. A lighthouse, in a white blouse, stood the siren. And, right then, the deep end never looked so shallow."
This is the moment when, for me, the narrowing narrowing hope which I was chasing gave way to a powerful sense of purpose and inspiration. Having given myself nothing to return to and nothing to fall back on, the only thing that lay ahead was endless possibility. My realization that it is exclusively one's own responsibility to live passionately, morally and fully continues to develop throughout the rest of the track. A divine conversation before the final climax validates the sacrifices one must make in seeking an independent purpose, and the liberation within realism.
lyrics
Go & go alone.
Go while you're young,
before all you said wasn't done,
while your legs can run.
A sign
Should a sign arise,
then watch the fools divide
to port or three starboards.
Reserve your right.
But, grab a coat,
don't forget the ropes
& show them to your ghost.
Bring just enough for the sails you've sewn
Waste no line, wind or time on the flag you'd flown
----
Was last seen waving goodbye
from the beach, where he will die,
for the summer sun to bleach him white.
So, "Fare & fly well & high!" I should've cried.
But, my trusty anchor,
unchained, will descend.
So, be brave now, old friend
& rust away your trust in men,
when down & down you go again.
Then, straight from the river's mouth, fell an ocean.
A lighthouse in a white blouse, stood the siren.
& right then, the deep end never looked so shallow.
& had His bedroom ever bled such a red,
as it did this morning, when we woke,
when the day broke?
----
Touring Stockholm won't barricade the brig.
A weathered cage for the truth He wouldn't sing,
but, twenty years between the deck and the abyss,
until the syndrome & sin drove the locks from His lips
& He said,
"Go & cut me right down the middle.
Because, we all need a second fiddle
& I've been dying to feel the sickle.
So bring an ear close & hear about your hero:
Those ill-hammered nails bloodied no son of mine!
His needles thread lined sleeves of hidden wines;
the Houdini of his time.
No, he didn't have to die.
----
Violins;
Today a cow died for my sins again.
What an image to be painted in,
but, it has never dried so slow,
so go.
credits
Written, recorded, mixed & mastered by Brady O'Keefe.
All instruments performed by Brady O'Keefe
with the exception of the cellos performed by Dimitra Vrousgou.
Backing vocals sung by Jay Tiernan.
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Brady O'Keefe Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Producer
• Singer-Songwriter • Mix & Mastering Engineer
Located in
Boston, Massachusetts. Available for freelance work in any or all of the areas of expertise listed above.
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discography
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Jul 2022 -
Oct 2020 -
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Mar 2018
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