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Get Through

by John Brodeur

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POPPHIL John Brodeur’s recent achievement with the fantastic Bird Streets album and band/collaboration with Jason Falkner should not overshadow his previous solo work which shines throughout this album released in 2009.
A great singer/songwriter yet to be discovered by most melody lovers.
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1.
Days like this, I want to run outside And scream out loud and throw my arms out wide But something’s wrong, yeah I can hardly raise my hand to change the channel on the television Waiting for the other shoe to fall For life to stop being stationary For a giant door to open up and beckon me in Saying I can’t has become much too familiar And nobody will believe my lame excuses The sunshine that should wake me with its rays Just gets me red in the face Am I just taking up space? Waiting for the dark clouds in my mind to pass I pray that this is temporary Suddenly a voice comes through the air, loud and clear It’s saying Why not make a change in your life? It’s saying to me Why not take the reins And guide this carriage back to the path you chose? No one else can do it for you Waiting for the other shoe to fall For life to stop being stationary Suddenly a voice comes through the air, loud and clear Yeah it’s saying Why not make a change in your life? It’s saying to me Why not play the game and try to win for once? Why not make a change in your life? Why not take the reins And guide this carriage back to the path you chose? No one else can do it for you
2.
Heartbreaker 02:12
Oh what a mess you’ve made of your life Oh what a way you have of twisting the knife Funny, we were both so nervous Now you’ve got that ring to give you purpose And I’ve got myself a new story to tell Have a nice life, I hope he treats you well But don’t lie to yourself, you can’t change your skin And I think we both know where you’ve been Now your eyes are closed and you’re just grabbing For any old straw, short or long will do And this will come back to you This will come back to you Heartbreaker, you’ll never see this through And this will come back to you
3.
I'm Bad 03:12
I’m high, higher than you think And I’m drunk, so drunk I can’t drink anymore Show me the door I need to go home I’m bad, I’m a bad boyfriend And I’m gone out of my head again Oh, what for? Show me the door I need to go home On some wild last frontier Someone get me out of here And give me somewhere to go In a world of temptation My future is unclear ’cause I’m bad at saying no I’m alive, at least I think I am But I woke up with an alien And what’s more I can’t find the door I need to go home On some wild last frontier Someone get me out of here And give me somewhere to go In a world of temptation My future is unclear ’cause I’m bad at saying no Now I’m back where I’ve always been Down at the bar with some good old friends Who know the score It’s an open door I won’t go through alone Throw off the oars, we’re coming ashore We’re coming home
4.
Flame 03:49
She pointed to a spot on the map And that’s where she went in her mind I can’t really blame her She watched her flame go out She can’t even pick up the phone Or deal with breathing Everything she thinks about how she felt Before her flame went out Given time she might pull herself together But I don’t think she will She’s fallen into a pattern these days She’s on the spiral down And every time she looks around She’s standing at the top of the slide Back in third grade Wondering how she lived before She watched her flame go out Given time she might pull herself together But I don’t think she will She’s fallen into a pattern these days She’s on the spiral down And every time she looks around She turns the radio up To keep herself from crying Every time she thinks about how she felt Before her flame went out And I can’t really blame her She watched her flame go out
5.
Security 02:48
I don’t need you to be my blanket ’cause you’ve got too many holes And I don’t want you to help defend me I’ve got an army of my own Security is all I need And baby you don’t have the key Here are my hands with nails through them Hanging from your rearview mirror Please understand that I don’t hate you I just don’t want to live in fear Security is all I need But baby you don’t have the key No you don’t No you don’t Alarms and locks and barbed wire Around my heart, my heart Security is all I need And baby you don’t have the key No you don’t even have it No you don’t No you don’t
6.
There’s something going round inside our heads It’s making us afraid of everything we’ve said The idea’s simple, true, but it packs an awful punch We can do no wrong as long as we don’t say much So torture me with silence, please For I’m growing tired and I need to get some sleep Our minds are wandering off into the dusk We’re the perfect picture of two lunatics in love But the roar is deafening whenever our minds should meet Every subject’s touchy, it’s more noble to retreat Like a dripping faucet in the night You can ignore it but it’s there when you open your eyes So torture me with silence, please ’cause we’ll get nowhere talking As far as I can see Over and over, I swear it’s over This much is true And I tell myself that it’s over, it’s over But I can’t tell you It’s hard to reignite a flame that’s gone Leave me in silence I’ll be fine before too long
7.
Fight 04:50
All my life, feeling like I’m lost All these lines I’ve surveyed then crossed All this time spent broken, stoned, and sauced And when I stop to count the cost In 27 years I haven’t hit the bottom But I keep trying to find it Maybe that’s the problem And the scenery could be so much improved I wish that I could isolate the gene That makes so I just cannot come clean It’s like I’m strapped to the guillotine What if the grass never comes up green? And after 27 years I just wanna say I’m OK Found all these problems Solving them would take me away To where the scenery is such a perfect blue But maybe I don’t have the guts to choose Can’t think twice when there’s nothing left to lose Well maybe that’s the truth, but here’s the news Is it ever gonna be alright? Is it ever gonna be alright? And the scenery could be so much improved But I’m not sure where this train’s going to Your perfect world could easily come unglued I’m trying now, what else is a boy to do But fight
8.
Let’s pretend we’re happy We’ll take all the money And run off together, they’ll never find us We’ll convince ourselves It’s a perfect day And we’re more alive Than we ever will be I never know the answers, it’s killing me I don’t know where I’m going anymore And when the floodgates open I feel defenseless Unsaveable Let’s pretend we’re happy It can be your birthday We’ll go to the circus, they’ll never find us We’ll convince ourselves It’s a perfect day And the sun is shining It’s so amazing We’re watching pieces falling right into place It’s all becoming perfectly clear There is a ship that’s sinking It’s going under Come wave goodbye Come wave goodbye Come wave goodbye Let’s pretend we’re happy
9.
Meltdown 03:31
It’s cold here, I’m freezing X’s and O’s are all I’m seeing And sundown never comes too soon I read through the paper My horoscope said “see you later” And she’s out howling at the moon It’s coming, the meltdown I’m never gonna be free So give me my relief She’s shaking the rug out Arguments get things broke, I know now So quiet is a better point of view But silence, paranoia Don’t make a sound when they’re coming for you (So you’ve got nothing to lose) It’s coming, the meltdown I’m never gonna be free So give me my relief
10.
Doctor doctor, I’m a mess And I don’t know which pills to take I’m breaking or I’m broken And these chemicals, they never compensate It’s only child’s play to me All’s fair in love and misery Give me 20 minutes And I’ll show you how to ruin your life I’m like some kind of Frankenstein My heart, it falls apart under the knife It’s only child’s play to me All’s fair in love and misery Honesty is therapy When you’ve been lying to yourself But honestly it’s killing me So pour yourself a glass Here’s to your health It’s only child’s play to me All’s fair in love and misery
11.
Get Through 04:15
Pull the plug, it’s over There’s nothing more we can do for him His mind is gone, be on your way Incomprehensible You don’t even know what you’re in for You pace the floor No pattern shows And all your life You’ve waited for someone to remind you Life’s worth living after all When you push this button Your whole life will flash before your eyes Do you like what you see? Now place your hand on your heart Swear to me you still want to go Why is that so? Is it really so hard? And all your life You’ve waited for someone to remind you Life’s worth living after all All your life You’ve waited for someone to remind you Life’s worth living And if it’s all that you can do Just get through Just get through
12.
Home 02:39
Now it’s late and I’m all alone Same old stool, same old broke pay phone But I make a call You don’t hesitate at all You come and take me home Every day, I wonder what it’s for ’cause there’s a field of fire Through every open door But I turn around And face the demons down And you will take me home On some wild last frontier What am I still doing here Waiting for my ticket home And the walls are closing in Come pick me up again You’re the only thing I know And when I’m out of fuel I can count on you I’m getting through ’cause I found you If you stay, if you stick around I will lay my burdens down And we can go Where nobody knows Who we were before Throw off the oars We’re coming ashore Oh yeah, we’re coming home

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GET THROUGH features 12 songs forged by the intersection of darkness and light. Heavy lyrical themes and layers of guitars are matched with major-key musical turns, and given occasional lift by the artist’s tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. The Big Takeover magazine calls it “classic guitar pop,” while Wildy’s World finds its appeal all-encompassing: "Get Through" is a wonderfully varied collection of songs that range through rock, grunge and alternative styles without ever losing a distinctive pop appeal.”

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released March 17, 2009

All songs written by John Brodeur (c)2009 All I Have Is Music (ASCAP). Recorded by Pete Donnelly at Palais Royale, Philadelphia, PA, and by Ryan Barnum at SoundCheck Republic, Chatham, NY. Additional recording by Seth Powell and Keith Hosmer. Piano recorded at Adrian Cohen's house by Ryan Barnum. Mixed by Dave Cook at SoundCheck Republic. Mastered by Larry DeVivo at Silvertone Mastering. Cover photo by John Brodeur. Layout by Jennifer McCarron.

Performed by John Brodeur, with help from Keith Hosmer, Jason Schultz, Pete Donnelly, Ryan Barnum, Adrian Cohen, and Seth Powell.

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