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Captain of My Soul

from Captain of My Soul EP by Brent Brown

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The title of the EP comes from "I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul" in a poem written by William Ernest Henley, born August 23, 1849.
I wrote this song on my Martin HD28V; The chorus channeled shortly after opening the case, on a particularly strong vocal day.
This one is a tough vocal range for me, but I squeezed it out;)

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The news came down the pipes! Red hot, flashing lights, without a lot
Of time, or warning
And I don’t know what went wrong
To find the lovin’ is gone
To find the lovin’ is gone
And it’s so hard to surrender
When our laurels disappear

In an ocean of fear
Lookin’ down in the mirror
Overtightened the faucet of my tears

And maybe, I could bee the captain of my soul
Storms clouds all around me
Ships gettin’ eaten whole

I know blue skies are above me
Though I feel I’m in a pit
But now’s all I’ve got
And I’m sure that there’s a lot

I could do, in the evening
I could drink a little less
And now the bottle lasts long
And now the bottle lasts long

It may sound like a bummer
But I think that less and less

Cause I’ve got to get a grip
Cause I almost felt it slip
No and I can’t even take that hit

Cause maybe I could be the captain of my soul
Storms clouds all around me
Ships gettin’ eaten whole!

I know blue skies are above
Though I feel I’m in a pit
Ohhh but now’s all I’ve got
And I’m sure that there’s a lot

In times like this..
You’re only as big as what you think you can do for the world

Maybe I could try to tighten up my goals
And maybe I wanna be a badass when I’m old!

Cause maybe I could be the captain of my soul
Storms clouds all around me
Ships gettin’ eaten whole!
I know blue skies are above me
Though I feel I’m in a pit

But if now’s all I get
I gotta do better than a bet

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from Captain of My Soul EP, released March 11, 2022

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Brent Brown Naperville, Illinois

Hailing from Naperville, Il.
Brent Brown is a 33 year old jack of all trades.
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From his humble beginnings in 2007, Brent picked up a guitar and started singing. His driving force was an inner voice that could put melody to words, and words to music. ... more

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