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Late Bloomer (Deluxe Edition)

by Brian "Clash" Griffin/ The Brian Clash Band

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    Enhanced version of Brian Griffins’ 2003 debut album.
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10 to 1 03:10
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Build Again 03:46
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Open Stage Tonight Words and Music by Brian Griffin (4-10-01) It’s Wednesday night and I’m heading down Heading down Grandview way Breaking up the weekly routine There’s a place I want to stay Listening to the acoustic music So many great things to hear Going down to the Open Stage tonight Down at the Thirsty Ear People with guitars come in one by one Drop their name in the old top hat At 8’o clock Donna draws them out She lets you know where you are at If we are lucky, she may do a set And grace us with her songs At 8:30 the lights go up It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for so long Everthing is gonna be alright Here at the Open Stage tonight Over at the bar is Crazy Pete Sitting and talking with James and Jim Ebn’s at a table with his group of friends They may get up and play with him Lisa’s voice flows like sweet honey Her heart hanging on every line Then it’s Al’s turn to get up and play the crowd goes wild as he slides Derek is lifted to the stage His hands move fast to make up for his legs He plays more notes in 15 minutes Then the rest of us can ever hope to play Jerry the owner sings some Beatles songs And the crowd gets in on the act Then Jason comes along and sings A heartfelt song about his cat Me- I go and play my 3 chord songs About getting off the Sidelines and Finding My Voice Hoping that someone has the ears to hear When they hear, they have a choice Everthing here is gonna be alright Hanging at the open stage tonight There’s the ones who come in once in a while There’s the ones who play and never come back again But as long as there is a Wednesday night There will always be a place for them I only plan to hang around a little while But I end up staying all night Once again caught up in the wild wonder Of the Open Stage tonight. It’s Wednesday night and I’m heading down Heading down Grandview way Breaking up the weekly routine There’s a place I want to stay Listening to the acoustic music So many great things to hear Going down to the Open Stage tonight- Down at the Thirsty Ear copyright 2000 BDG Music
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Undermine Me 04:03
Undermine Me Words/Music by Brian Griffin (6-28-01) It won’t take much for you to Go and undermine me My plans will fail like a house of cards Tossed about in the breeze It may seem like I am in charge and that I’m wild and free But all it would take is one look from you To go and undermine me Undermine, undermine, undermine me Knock me down for the count, down on my knees Cut me to the quick, the end comes so quickly When you undermine, undermine, undermine me I talk fast, but my legs they shake I’m ready to buckle and fall Tryin to keep ahold of myself It’s gonna take my all Smiling through facade smile Slowly breaking apart Ending up being all finished Before I even get to start (chorus) I’m being undermined by all I say and do Caught- stuck in a rut that I put myself through You may want to try to let yourself in But my guard keeps falling down again and again My guard keeps falling down again and again and again When you undermine me- (instrumental) It doesn’t take much for me to Undermine myself I do it all- without help from anybody else Maybe tonight will be the time When everything will go alright So here I sit- a walking wreck Ready to crumble at your sight (Repeat chorus twice) It won’t take much for you to Go and undermine me copyright 2001 BDG Music
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Read Your Mind Music by Evan Maxwell, Lyrics by Brian Griffin (2-25-86) I know that I’m not perfect I never said I was But you still took me in And gave me your sweet love Now something seemed to change Your mind’s in a different frame In the picture of your thoughts Am I the only flame Why aren’t we close anymore Why isn’t everything fine Why don’t you talk to me I wish I could read your mind To see how you feel inside I know that your not perfect Honey I don’t care You’re all in this world I need now So darling please be there But something is different now You have changed my dear Now I need you more than ever But you don’t want me near Why don’t you kiss me? Why can’t I be with you all the time Why don’t you say you love me? I need to read your mind To see if you’re still mine I know that we are not perfect No one can ever be But I have a real strong feeling That you were meant for me I was made for you For how long, I don’t know But, I’m praying daily now That our love will groww and grow Why don’t you hold me? Why don’t you show me your lines? Why don’t you miss me? I need to read your mind I need you all the time copyright 2003 BDG Music
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If You Knew 03:36
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BTW 03:53
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Closure 06:05
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Finding My Voice Words and Music by Brian Griffin (7-12-00) Breaking down the silence of too many quiet years My mind is clear, my mind is clear There’s a time to go out and the the time is here My mind is clear, my mind is clear Take the stage and I share my songs The moment fades, it never lasts too long Finally get the courage up to make a choice- I’m finding my voice Blowing the dust off my notebooks of words So much to learn, so much to learn Take my guitar out of the case as a stomach churns So much to learn, so much to learn But I’ll be alright, I know I’ll be ‘Cause I’m finally doing something in which I believe Hoping now to create a joyful noise- I’m finding my voice I’m finding my voice, making my stand On the strength of these words, these strings and my hands How it will all turn out, it’s not for me to decide All I know is that I have to try I’m just another singer singing another song The world spins on, the world spins on What will it matter when in time, we’ll all be gone The world spins on, the world spins on It may not make a difference in one hundred years But this night is ours, everybody here It’s in these fleeting moments of life-that we rejoice Thank you for helping me find my voice copyright 2000 BDG Music
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released May 21, 2015

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Brian "Clash" Griffin/ The Brian Clash Band Columbus, Ohio

Brian "Clash" Griffin has been a regular performer at various coffeehouses, benefit concerts, vigils against the death penalty and pro-peace rallies since 2000. In 2003 the debut album, LATE BLOOMER was released. Following album releases include HOMEFRONT and LOVELOSS (both 2005), LOVE AND PROTEST (2012), THE PHOENIX SESSIONS (2019). 2023 saw the release of LOVE YOU ALL with the Brian Clash Band ... more

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