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My Journey Through the Illusion of Time

by Bradley Voorhees

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1.
Your Heaven is My Hell (Auto-Tuned Demo) Verse 1: I didn’t even notice You weren’t still tailing me Just thought that you should know this Boy ‘cause this I’m promising Chorus: You won’t be my purpose You wont be my daylight My sun on a cloudy day No more tears will fall down my face No you will not define me For I have broken out I’m no longer in your cell Now I will live without Your heaven, aka my hell Your heaven is my hell Your heaven is my hell Verse 2: I didn’t deserve that treatment As if there were something wrong with me But I couldn’t control my feelings I should have known there was no we Chorus: You won’t be my purpose You wont be my daylight My sun on a cloudy day No more tears will fall down my face No you will not define me For I have broken out I’m no longer in your cell Now I will live without Your heaven, aka my hell Your heaven is my hell Your heaven is my hell Bridge: Your heaven is my hell s-Chorus: You won’t be my purpose You wont be my daylight My sun on a cloudy day No more tears will fall down my face No you will not define me For I have broken out I’m no longer in your cell Now I will live without Your heaven, aka my hell s-Chorus: You won’t be my purpose You wont be my daylight My sun on a cloudy day No more tears will fall down my face No you will not define me For I have broken out I’m no longer in your cell Now I will live without Your heaven, aka my hell Chorus: You won’t be my purpose You wont be my daylight My sun on a cloudy day No more tears will fall down my face No you will not define me For I have broken out I’m no longer in your cell Now I will live without Your heaven, aka my hell Your heaven is my hell Your heaven is my hell
2.
Verse 1: Hello sirs, would you like some gay matrimony with that? And would you like to adopt some children, ma’ams? Yes, we’ll teach your children their gay history And yes queen bee, you can now join the military Hook 1: And this isn’t happening because we waited by idly We had to fight for equality in order to be heard by democracy Chorus: Now I wanna hear gays on the radio See boys kissing in videos And fuckin like animals So flaming they’re flammable And rainbows on heteros And pride in the Pocono’s Gay girls in the rodeos And queens in the old folks homes I wanna hear gays on the radio See boys kissing in videos And fuckin like animals So flaming they’re flammable And rainbows on heteros And pride in the Pocono’s Gay girls in the rodeos And queens in the old folks homes Verse 2: Yo girl would you like assurance you can’t get fired for eating snatch? And gay families how bout avoiding eviction proceedings? Would you like your sports figures to like man on man action? And fellas would you like your cheerleaders to grab each others butts? Hook 2: All of this wont be happening if we just wait by idly We’ll have to fight for equality in order to be heard by democracy Chorus: Now I wanna hear gays on the radio See boys kissing in videos And fuckin like animals So flaming they’re flammable And rainbows on heteros And pride in the Pocono’s Gay girls in the rodeos And queens in the old folks homes I wanna hear gays on the radio See boys kissing in videos And fuckin like animals So flaming they’re flammable And rainbows on heteros And pride in the Pocono’s Gay girls in the rodeos And queens in the old folks homes Bridge: I hope this makes you smile I hope to give ’em hope I hope that you get wild While you Listening to this dope song I wrote Chorus: Now I wanna hear gays on the radio See boys kissing in videos And fuckin like animals So flaming they’re flammable And rainbows on heteros And pride in the Pocono’s Gay girls in the rodeos And queens in the old folks homes I wanna hear gays on the radio See boys kissing in videos And fuckin like animals So flaming they’re flammable And rainbows on heteros And pride in the Pocono’s Gay girls in the rodeos And queens in the old folks homes Chorus: Now I wanna hear gays on the radio See boys kissing in videos And fuckin like animals So flaming they’re flammable And rainbows on heteros And pride in the Pocono’s Gay girls in the rodeos And queens in the old folks homes I wanna hear gays on the radio See boys kissing in videos And fuckin like animals So flaming they’re flammable And rainbows on heteros And pride in the Pocono’s Gay girls in the rodeos And queens in the old folks homes
3.
Verse 1: Sitting here in my self-constructed solitary confinement Even though I’m aware it’s unhealthy somehow I couldn’t give two shits Hook: I’m afraid I’m losing my mind I’m scared I’m slipping away I’m nervous I’m running out of time And I’m feeling so half awake Chorus: I’ve got a chronic inability to feel loved And who’s gonna help me when I just don’t trust no one Verse 2: I’m like a battery these times I spend alone they are my charger I need this time to mentally prepare for the world outside Hook: I’m afraid I’m losing my mind I’m scared I’m slipping away I’m nervous I’m running out of time And I’m feeling so half awake Chorus: I’ve got a chronic inability to feel loved And who’s gonna help me when I just don’t trust no one Bridge: From being abandoned to ignored completely Or flat out rejected like yesterday’s garbage From tolerated to entirely hated And so disrespected and often deflated Chorus: I’ve got a chronic inability to feel loved And who’s going to help me when I just don’t trust no one
4.
Verse 1: Met a guy cute as can be Them fuckin eyes and killer-ass body I was sold! Din’t gotta ask me twice He was so cool Had so much in common With slick lines and charm boy had me throbbin in the CHEST! (Get your mind outta the gutter! Come on now!) Chorus 1: But he wanted way too much far too fast Out of lust for my ass I said so long I sure did! Way too much far too fast I said so long Verse 2: Silly me what was I thinkin’ To think he said he’d hoist me up to heaven I don’t know I’m just glad that he outta my life When we first met he was outta this world Now the sight of him makes me wanna fuckin hurl Get gone That’s right I’m not playin so long Chorus 2: Our spark flickered out way too fast No comfort in dimly lit flats I said so long Cause feelin’ ill in downtown Big Flats I said so long Bridge: I said so long I said so long I said so long I said so long I said so long I said so long I said so long Chorus 1: But he wanted way too much far too fast Out of lust for my ass I said so long I sure did! Way too much far too fast I said so long Chorus 2: Our spark flickered out way too fast No comfort in dimly lit flats I said so long Cause feelin’ ill in downtown Big Flats I said so long
5.
Your gay news (repeated)
6.
Da da da da da da da da Da da da da da da da da Verse 1: Well I told you how I felt So I guess I just can’t sell I’m sad if you can’t tell My words should have made your heart melt But my, my pleading it didn’t help So as this song begins to swell I hope that you hear bells And crawl out of your shell Chorus (x2): Ut-oh, Ut-oh, Ut-oh-oh-oh You’re not gonna miss me Ut-oh, Ut-oh, Ut-oh-oh-oh You’ll never think about me Ut-oh, Ut-oh, Ut-oh-oh-oh You’ll never even see me Ut-oh, Ut-oh, Ut-oh-oh-oh You’re never gonna call me Verse 2: And well you know that I loved you so And I think it really showed And yet you left me in the cold So that we couldn’t ever grow So I have got to go though I know that means you’ll never know what more I could have brought to the fold I guess my heart was far too bold Chorus (x2): Ut-oh, Ut-oh, Ut-oh-oh-oh You’re not gonna miss me Ut-oh, Ut-oh, Ut-oh-oh-oh You’ll never think about me Ut-oh, Ut-oh, Ut-oh-oh-oh You’ll never even see me Ut-oh, Ut-oh, Ut-oh-oh-oh You’re never gonna call me [Break] Chorus (x4): Ut-oh, Ut-oh, Ut-oh-oh-oh You’re not gonna miss me Ut-oh, Ut-oh, Ut-oh-oh-oh You’ll never think about me Ut-oh, Ut-oh, Ut-oh-oh-oh You’ll never even see me Ut-oh, Ut-oh, Ut-oh-oh-oh You’re never gonna call me
7.
Verse 1: I didn’t even notice You weren’t still tailing me Just thought that you should know this Boy ‘cause this I’m promising Chorus: You won’t be my purpose You wont be my daylight My sun on a cloudy day No more tears will fall down my face No you will not define me For I have broken out I’m no longer in your cell Now I will live without Your heaven, aka my hell Your heaven is my hell Your heaven is my hell Verse 2: I didn’t deserve that treatment As if there were something wrong with me But I couldn’t control my feelings I should have known there was no we Chorus: You won’t be my purpose You wont be my daylight My sun on a cloudy day No more tears will fall down my face No you will not define me For I have broken out I’m no longer in your cell Now I will live without Your heaven, aka my hell Your heaven is my hell Your heaven is my hell Bridge: Your heaven is my hell s-Chorus: You won’t be my purpose You wont be my daylight My sun on a cloudy day No more tears will fall down my face No you will not define me For I have broken out I’m no longer in your cell Now I will live without Your heaven, aka my hell s-Chorus: You won’t be my purpose You wont be my daylight My sun on a cloudy day No more tears will fall down my face No you will not define me For I have broken out I’m no longer in your cell Now I will live without Your heaven, aka my hell e-Chorus: You won’t be my purpose You wont be my daylight My sun on a cloudy day No more tears will fall down my face No you will not define me For I have broken out I’m no longer in your cell Now I will live without Your heaven, aka my hell That’s right your heaven is my hell Yeah ah-huh your heaven is my hell
8.
Verse 1: I sorta believed I was over you Had myself convinced that I just couldn’t lose Boy I was such a fool Who knew you’d still be so cool I said it just can’t be true Every time I’d stop and declare you were a dead-end road and then I’d turn myself around and find my own way home But now I’m getting old Too old to drive this way And you know you’re driving me cray cray Chorus: You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like Verse 2: I thought I could get away living life without you Pretend I was over you or just forget I knew Forget the past and start anew But that proved to be so hard to do Yo man life can be so cruel I allowed myself to undergo enormous hatred overload Suppressed my conscience allowed your cold reign over me not unscathed but bold But now it’s a tired game A game I’m getting too old to play But I never mattered to you anyway So take your ass up out my way Chorus: You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like Chorus: You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like Chorus: You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like Bridge: And now it’s almost like I never should have let you go And oh I hate these nights alone Chorus: You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like Chorus: You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like Chorus: You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like
9.
Verse 1 Low: In the interest of full disclosure I like this guy so much But the dude wont hurry up And reciprocate my love Verse 1 High: If beauty’s in the eye of the beholder I think that means I’m fucked ‘Cause my hearts already mucked And this dude has had enough Hook: I don’t want it to end I haven’t had nearly enough yet Chorus: And you ain’t seeing I’m here staring Patiently waiting for you But you don’t want me There’s no denying You ain’t falling in love Verse 2 Low: Baby when I think about you I get frozen Sit still upon my bed dreaming up a master plan To get you to be my man Verse 2 High: But I’ve lost all of my logic I’m green eggs without the ham If I was Dan you’d be Roseanne Even talking retro I sound sad Hook: I don’t want it to end I haven’t had nearly enough yet Chorus: And you ain’t seeing (Ain’t falling) I’m here staring (Ain’t falling) Patiently waiting for you (Ain’t falling in love) But you don’t want me (Ain’t falling) There’s no denying (Ain’t falling) You ain’t falling in love (Ain’t falling in love) Chorus: And you ain’t seeing (Ain’t falling) I’m here staring (Ain’t falling) Patiently waiting for you (Ain’t falling in love) But you don’t want me (Ain’t falling) There’s no denying (Ain’t falling) You ain’t falling in love (Ain’t falling in love) Bridge: All I know is that I’ve been in love more times than you can imagine And the one thing I’m certain of is that I’ve always ended up alone Heartbroken same ole sad sad song Chorus: And you ain’t seeing (Ain’t falling) I’m here staring (Ain’t falling) Patiently waiting for you (Ain’t falling in love) But you don’t want me (Ain’t falling) There’s no denying (Ain’t falling) You ain’t falling in love (Ain’t falling in love) Chorus: And you ain’t seeing (Ain’t falling) I’m here staring (Ain’t falling) Patiently waiting for you (Ain’t falling in love) But you don’t want me (Ain’t falling) There’s no denying (Ain’t falling) You ain’t falling in love (Ain’t falling in love)
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Verse 1: You know how upset I’d be when you’d leave the house but it wasn’t with me What? You didn’t think I knew what you we’re off to do? I could see it from the way he’d act around you Wasn’t rocket science and I’m nobody’s fool You didn’t think I’d see That you was creepin’ around on me Chorus: My heart was filled with pain My mind was filled with hate And my body shook with rage But my love remained the same And my eyes they never strayed Though I was losing all my faith That’s how you drove me insane But I, I never pushed you away Verse 2: You knew how suspicious I’d get All those times you’d stay out until after 10 But you still did ‘Cause you thought I was dumb But now it’s you who’s come undone You knew how negligence made feel Yet you never gave me the chance I needed to heal ‘Cause you were such an ass You thought that your balls was made of brass Chorus: My heart was filled with pain My mind was filled with hate And my body shook with rage But my love remained the same And my eyes they never strayed Though I was losing all my faith That’s how you drove me insane But I, I never pushed you away Bridge: Such is life in my journey through the illusion of time My love, my love My love, my love My love, my love My love, my love Chorus (1st Half): (My love, my love) My heart was filled with pain (My love, my love) My mind was filled with hate (My love, my love) And my body shook with rage (My love, my love) But my love remained the same Chorus: (My love, my love) My heart was filled with pain (My love, my love) My mind was filled with hate (My love, my love) And my body shook with rage (My love, my love) But my love remained the same (My love, my love) And my eyes they never strayed (My love, my love) Though I was losing all my faith (My love, my love) That’s how you drove me insane (My love, my love) But I never pushed you away
11.
Verse 1: Yo Nick I wanna touch ya Yeah then I’d even suck ya And maybe even fuck ya all night yeah that’s right But first I would undress ya Then rub oil all up on ya Hell even make your ass lasagna Cancel all your plans with Tonya ‘Cause you’re mine tonight Hook: Beefin’ up take it off Hit me up get me off Sport your schlong and hit this bong Then sing this fuckin’ song And if we get along we may just get it on Hit me with your magic wand Shoot me with your wad what Chorus: Nick you’re such a cock tease Grabbin’ your junk up in magazines And made my pants the next tsunami Oh oh oh oh Yes you did Then you beefed up to play on Kingdom Hot Hart Jessup’s got a gay son Quick someone call my agent oh oh oh oh To play Nick’s boyfriend next season Verse 2: It’s true, I objectify ya But only ‘cause you’re hot like molten fire Your the object of my desires Oh oh oh oh Yes you are I broke the springs in my bed thinkin’ boutcha You’re gonna have to buy me a new one And then come help me break it in some Oh oh oh oh I’m requesting you Hook: Beefin’ up take it off Hit me up get me off Sport your schlong and hit this bong Then sing this fuckin’ song And if we get along we may just get it on Hit me with your magic wand Shoot me with your wad what Chorus: Nick you’re such a cock tease Grabbin’ your junk up in magazines And made my pants the next tsunami Oh oh oh oh Yes you did Then you beefed up to play on Kingdom Hot Hart Jessup’s got a gay son Quick someone call my agent oh oh oh oh To play Nick’s boyfriend next season Bridge: Role play with me Boxer gloves and all Lets play dirty Enough with all the talk We’ll play nasty Yo my shirts already off You’re my sweet sweet fantasy Now show me your the boss Chorus: Nick you’re such a cock tease Grabbin’ your junk up in magazines And made my pants the next tsunami Oh oh oh oh Yes you did Then you beefed up to play on Kingdom Hot Hart Jessup’s got a gay son Quick someone call my agent oh oh oh oh To play Nick’s boyfriend Chorus: Nick you’re such a cock tease Grabbin’ your junk up in magazines And made my pants the next tsunami Oh oh oh oh Yes you did Then you beefed up to play on Kingdom Hot Hart Jessup’s got a gay son Quick someone call my agent oh oh oh oh To play Nick’s boyfriend next season
12.
We Were Like 04:18
Verse 1: I sorta believed I was over you Had myself convinced that I just couldn’t lose Boy I was such a fool Who knew you’d still be so cool I said it just can’t be true Every time I’d stop and declare you were a dead-end road and then I’d turn myself around and find my own way home But now I’m getting old Too old to drive this way And knowing it’s you driving me cray cray Chorus: You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like Verse 2: I thought I could get away living life without you Pretend I was over you or just forget I knew Forget the past and start anew But that proved to be so hard to do Yo man life can be so cruel I allowed myself to undergo enormous hatred overload Suppressed my conscience allowed your cold reign over me not unscathed but bold But now it’s a tired game A game I’m getting too old to play But I never mattered to you anyway So take your ass up out my way Chorus: You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like Chorus: You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like Chorus: You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like You and I we would always fight Things between us were so black and white Hot and cold we were like Left and right we were like
13.
Much Alive 03:27
Verse 1: Another cold day | In New York state | Full of heartache I’m not sure how to relay | How I’m feeling | This misery I’m not one to complain | So I must say | That I’m okay I’m not living mundane | Not going insane | I’m just peachy Hook: Okay, yeah | That was a lie But you can’t say | I didn’t try To hide all of my lines | Cause I just ain’t right Behind these eyes | And you ain’t got the mind To see me undisguised Chorus: I’m just fine Know that is a lie There’s a monster inside Repressed but much alive Verse 2: I find a little bit more inside | Each time I close my eyes I die a little bit more inside | After every single night I evaluate my life and | Then I start to cry Cause every time I find Hook 2: Nothing, yeah | But I’m alright and you can’t say | I didn’t try To hide all of my lines | Cause I just ain’t right Yo behind these eyes | And you ain’t got the mind To see me undisguised Chorus: I’m just fine Know that is a lie There’s a monster inside Repressed but much alive Bridge: Oxygenate me | I’m getting Gangrene Revitalize me | I’m feeling guilty Chorus: I’m just fine Know that is a lie There’s a monster inside Repressed but much alive
14.
The Price 03:46
Verse 1: A stop at Windowpanes Shower number 17 I wonder what I’ll have to eat Jesus, look at me What the hell is happening Chorus: Ahh Ahh The price for peace was you (was you) Ahh Ahh The price for my sanity was you (was you) Verse 2: The outside world Yeah I know it’s not far away But no harm can come to me Inside all day anyway I’m not missin’ anything Chorus: Ahh Ahh The price for peace was you (was you) Ahh Ahh The price for my sanity was you (was you) Bridge: "Go outside" that’s what they say "It’s beautiful you’ll have a great day" They don’t get that I’m really okay with life this way Chorus: Ahh Ahh The price for peace was you (was you) Ahh Ahh The price for my sanity was you
15.
So Long 03:07
Verse 1: Met a guy cute as can be Them fuckin eyes and killer-ass body I was sold! Din’t gotta ask me twice He was so cool Had so much in common With slick lines and charm boy had me throbbin in the CHEST! (Get your mind outta the gutter! Come on now!) Chorus 1: But he wanted way too much far too fast Out of lust for my ass I said so long I sure did! Way too much far too fast I said so long Verse 2: Silly me what was I thinkin’ To think he said he’d hoist me up to heaven I don’t know I’m just glad that he outta my life When we first met he was outta this world Now the sight of him makes me wanna fuckin hurl Get gone That’s right I’m not playin so long Chorus 2: Our spark flickered out way too fast No comfort in loving this man I said so long And he started pressuring me over crap I said so long Bridge: And his guilt-tripping I just wasn’t feeling Said he wanted’ to rock and roll I said boy you got to go Said he wanted’ to tap my hole I said boy you must not know Asked me can you feel my flow I said boy you way too slow Said Bradley you should hit this bowl I said boy what a waste of doe I sure fucking did! I could've fuckin bought a bottle of coffee with that! Chorus 1: But he wanted way too much far too fast Out of lust for my ass I said so long I sure did! Way too much far too fast I said so long Chorus 2: Our spark flickered out way too fast No comfort in loving this man I said so long And he started pressuring me over crap I said so long
16.
Paint 04:22
Verse 1: They’re just incapable of seeing Everything - When they tell me got-damn brad you’re so mean So I don’t take offense and I’m not running They don’t see all the parts that I edit They fill-in the void with what they wanna see It’s no surprise that I’m my own discredit Chorus: Paint Paint me a new life One where I am always fine And where I never cry And where I can feel free to be myself all the time Paint Paint me in a light One where I live undisguised And where I’m never shy Where I don’t have this obsessive need to hide Paint me in a... Verse 2: I’m just incurably unable to show myself for what I am inside So I wont hold a grudge over your blindness You can’t see what I haven’t revealed So you chalk it up to “Brad is so unkind” It still stings though with all of this time I’ve spent, wasted Chorus: Paint Paint me a new life One where I am always fine And where I never cry And where I can feel free to be myself all the time Paint Paint me in a light One where I live undisguised And where I’m never shy Where I don’t have this obsessive need to hide Paint me in a... Chorus: Paint Paint me a new life One where I am always fine And where I never cry And where I can feel free to be myself all the time Paint Paint me in a light One where I live undisguised And where I’m never shy Where I don’t have this obsessive need to hide Chorus: Paint Paint me a new life One where I am always fine And where I never cry And where I can feel free to be myself all the time Paint Paint me in a light One where I live undisguised And where I’m never shy Where I don’t have this obsessive need to hide Paint me in a...
17.
Clap 03:17
Verse 1: The pain I endure The ways I am hurt Unending times of implore But you’d always have to have the last word Hook: I just want you to leave yeah baby I just want you to go I just want you to get out of my home Chorus: Clap once if you understand me Clap twice if you can’t find the door Isn’t fun living life with somebody Like you anymore no Verse 2: My heart is so sore My mind too over explored My teardrops puddle on the floor But you surely don’t care anymore Hook: I just want you to leave yeah baby I just want you to go I just want you to get out of my home Chorus (x5): Clap once if you understand me Clap twice if you can’t find the door Isn’t fun living life with somebody Like you anymore no

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released February 1, 2016

Written, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Bradley Voorhees at Ed Harbst Studios.

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Bradley Voorhees East Syracuse, New York

Who doesn't enjoy an interesting indie artist? Am I good, am I bad? Who knows. Guess we'll all have to wait and see. Yes, "we" 'cause not even I know myself anymore. I think that really comes out in the tunes though. Who knows, perhaps it may be you who can help solve a mystery? Yeah, I like a lot of retro television :D But I'll be there for you, if you're there for me too! Ha ... more

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