Suite No.1: Oh Dreamer, by The Brilliance

Suite No.1: Oh Dreamer

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1.	Welcome to the Darkness 04:11	lyrics	buy track
Welcome to the darkness Fear will let you in The root of all exclusion Who is out and who is in? Systems of belonging Lock us in a cage We fear those who are different Refuse to see their pain In the heart of every man There’s a song that Love began Oh love Objectify the human With anger, fear, and shame Damn them with religion And never speak their name Comfort and illusion Numb us to the pain Cannot see our privilege So we scapegoat and we blame In the heart of every man There’s a song that Love began Oh love As old as the world is, the struggle is As long as the struggle lives, the world
2.	Stranger 01:33	lyrics	buy track
When the foreign ships arrive You feel the danger You fear what’s inside You fear the stranger Forgetting you were a stranger You are a stranger Now, you are A shotgun to the head What you’ve become now A shotgun to the head “It wasn’t my fault Wasn’t my fault Wasn’t my fault” Said the shotgun to the head
3.	Valte's Dream 01:33		buy track
4.	Where Would You Be 02:48	lyrics	buy track
Where would you, Where would you Be without Where would you be without your dream? If you could do, Anything You Wanted to, What would you do? Would it prove, The only thing You were meant to do, Was chosen for you? I never felt that before I swear I never, ever felt it, Before you.
5.	Ludwig's Dream 02:44		buy track
6.	Oh Dreamer feat. Diana Gameros 03:09	lyrics	buy track
Does Love have an open door? Welcome, Stranger Give us your tired and poor All those in need Oh, Dreamer Teach us to dream again Oh, children We wanna see again Oh what a beautiful world Come every weary soul Find your haven Liberty is for all Who can breathe free Oh, Dreamer Teach us to dream again Oh, children We wanna see again Oh what a beautiful world We say “Land of Liberty” Pretend “equality” “Let freedom reign” Does the cost of security Bankrupt our humanity? Let freedom reign
7.	Don't You Let Go 02:15	lyrics	buy track
I’m so tired of chasing ghosts today I’ve been chasing my whole life Though I’m tired as I’ve ever been I’m not giving up the fight So today I won’t let go of my dream And today Don’t you let go of your dream Don’t you let go of your dream today Don’t you let go of your dream Cause you know It’s gonna get better You know You’re gonna get better Don’t you let go of your dream, Don’t you let go of your dream.
8.	Lilly's Dream 03:02		buy track
9.	Oh Dreamer 03:24	lyrics	buy track
Does Love have an open door? Welcome, Stranger Give us your tired and poor All those in need Oh, Dreamer Teach us to dream again Oh, children We wanna see again Oh what a beautiful world Come every weary soul Find your haven Liberty is for all Who can breathe free Oh, Dreamer Teach us to dream again Oh, children We wanna see again Oh what a beautiful world We say “Land of Liberty” Pretend “equality” “Let freedom reign” Does the cost of security Bankrupt our humanity? Let freedom reign

about

Last December, as we were considering quitting the Brilliance, our friend Mark Reddy sat us down at a funny little tiki bar in Chicago and dared us to dream:
“What type of music would you make, if you could make it?”

We came to the conclusion:
We want to create art that inspires empathy.

Having heard that, Mark went on to tell us about what he’s been working on. He told us about a group of 800,000 who were born into an uncertain future. They’re losing their jobs, being deported, and are filled with increasing fear:
What’s going to happen to me?
What’s going to happen to my family?
What’s going to happen to my brothers and sisters?

In our desire to inspire empathy with our music, the story of DACA dreamers captured our imagination.

We were commissioned that night to write a song for dreamers but before we would write anything first we wanted to meet with some dreamers and get proximate with our actual neighbors. So mark introduced us to some dreamers who live in New York.

And honestly it was humbling and inspiring.

One of the dreamers that we met for lunch told us his story. He explained that in high school he was a member of the ROTC and his dream was to become an officer in the military and then eventually a firefighter in New York City. His dream was to serve.

It’s these stories of courage and love that inspired this suite.

May you see the stranger, the other, and be reminded to dream again.

Listen to the Dreamer Suite at
brill.fanlink.to/dreamersuite

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released November 9, 2018

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