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As Time Stands Still

by Jimmy Brewer

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As Time Stands Still 04:27
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Stunned by the way she beams beneath the spotlight One in a crowd, seated there on stage right A picture of curls with eyes that contain oceans A rainbow of sounds, a sensory explosion Can’t help myself, she’s the light in the dark Illuminated by stars Travelling light years to find another way to blind me as time stands still As time slows down, I'm travelling at light speed Future and past are all the same around me I could reach out and touch the stars if I please The light barrier means you’ll never catch me Can’t help myself, she’s the light in the dark Illuminated by stars Travelling light years to find another way to blind me as time stands still Stunned by the way she beams beneath the starlight All else is grey, a spectrum out of my sight Can’t help myself, she’s the light in the dark Illuminated by stars Travelling light years to find another way to blind me as time stands still
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Velcro Girl 04:43
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Well I was her crochet I'm rough and she’s smooth We’re connected together by hooks and by loops Two faces embracing Pressed close and secure Oh just for a moment she was my velours Oh I’ll always be waiting, I’ll always be true I’ll always be stuck to my Velcro Girl At face value Our bond it was strong Oh but from the edges it was torn all along A betraying sound And a deafening rip As my hooks sadly struggled not to lose their grip Oh I’ll always be waiting, I’ll always be true I’ll always be stuck to my Velcro Girl Well I've been so lonely Since you tore us apart Since you stuck me out here and unfastened my heart A hook with no loop Is a sad thing to be But I'm easy to use and I'm maintenance free Oh I’ll always be waiting, I’ll always be true I’ll always be stuck to my Velcro Girl Well I'm multi-purpose And I'm easy and safe You can use me to stop things from floating away But I guess I am useless For a long term fix Cause I'm frayed at the edges and I’ll fall apart quick Oh I’ll always be waiting, I’ll always be true I’ll always be stuck to my Velcro Girl
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Open My Eyes 04:05
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Fast asleep I can see your face As I'm running my hands through your hair But I know it’s only a dream And I know that you’re not really there I must find a way to get home Cause life without you isn't fair But I know I will be all right When I open my eyes and you’re there Wherever I am I’ll find my way back home I’ll open my eyes and I’ll see you As I miss you I'm sticking together All the pictures that you start to tear But I know it will be all right When I open my eyes and you’re there Wherever I am I’ll find my way back home I’ll open my eyes and I’ll see you Yes I know I will be all right When I open my eyes and you’re there
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Gordon 03:26
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Gordon was my friend All of the time we’d just sit and pretend That the world was our own Oh Gordon I loved you so Gordon was my companion He’d be waiting for me when I came home from school and We’d spend the whole evening hanging out by the fire Keeping warm, getting tired Gordon boy, you were the best friend ever Gordon boy, you were always there I was only four years of age When we first met on an April day He was wearing his thick black coat Nearly as warm as his soul Gordon boy, you were the best friend ever Gordon boy, you were always there I was only thirteen When Dad brought him home in a box for me We dug a hole and we planted a tree Stroke him once more for me Oh stroke him once more for me A windmill to set you free
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Days, Weeks, Years 04:16
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We met on a bench in a park where I went for a walk amongst all the daydreams Stopped for a rest you said “ I'm not my best today” I said “Well I disagree” Told me your name, what a shame I forgot to tell you mine, never mind Stepped out of view as I stared at my shoes, tripped over my laces running after you Oh I will love you till the end of the day I know that you don’t see it that way But I’ll love you till the end of the day Later on, like a song, you came back well in fact I wasn't expecting you Said with a sigh “I don’t know why I left, I guess I just had to get away” Seven days passed like one, we watched the sun climb its ladder to the sky on each one I never knew your eyes were blue till you fell back in my world and curled up in my arms Oh I will love you till the end of the week I know it as I place a kiss on your cheek That I’ll love you till the end of the week Months go by, time it flies out of sight, through the past at a terrifying speed I can’t see, I'm dizzy, I have no idea just where you are taking me Does it all have to fall down at once, does it all have to fall down at all? I am safe day by day, anyway how can I act any other way Oh I will love you till the end of the year I know that the future’s unclear But I’ll love you till the end of the year As you stare at me with your eyes full of sky I confess I don’t need anything I can dream recurring themes, unfolding in my arms, to me this is everything Let’s run away, find a place where we’re safe and the only ones around On a bench in a park where I went for a walk that day for a daydream Oh I will love you till the end of my life I know it’s a very long time But I’ll love you till the end of my life
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Want You 05:12
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Stay away from girls like her if you want my advice She had eyes like fire but a tongue like ice She had three tattoos but she only showed me two How was I to know that I had to join her queue But I will never forget the way she undid her dress I will never be the same Burned my eyes with her smile, stole my heart, ran a mile Didn't even leave her name I don’t want you any more I don’t want you now Well she left me sad and she left me scarred And she stole my money and she stole my car Nothing left for me, she cleaned me out Guess I learned the hard way she was bad news without a doubt But I will never forget the way she gave me cold sweats She’s a nightmare dressed as dreams Tricked my mind with her eyes, drew me in, told me lies She’s not all that she seems I don’t want you any more I don’t want you now Stay away from girls like her if you want my advice They’re nothing but trouble and you’ll only pay the price But if you’re like me and you think she’s the one Yes you’ll learn the hard way but at least you had your fun I don’t want you any more I don’t want you now I'm not fooling anyone But I don’t want you now
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Two Inches Taller 02:19
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Well I wish I could be two inches taller In relation to my friends I seem to be getting smaller I've tried eating everything, even my greens But I've got the blues, nothing’s working it seems My Dad drew a line for me right by the door But I've been the same height since March ‘94 No matter how hard I stretch I just can’t grow any more I know that growing happens in stages But this spurt seems to be taking me ages Yes I’d like it when I kiss that girl Not to have to stand on the Yellow Pages Mum said not to worry ‘cause it’s only my genes But I can’t see what my trousers have to do with anything I'm always on the front row of the photos at school And I just don’t know what to do I know that growing doesn't come in one go But it seems to be taking me forever to grow Two extra inches, that’s all I ask Won’t have to stand on my tip toes People keep reassuring me that size isn't key But I'm so sad ‘cause they’re all bigger than me Don’t wanna be pushed around any more The bullies better run for the door
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Magnet 04:35
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You exert such a force on me You’re like a magnet pushing away from me I can’t pull you back to me You’re like a magnet my love I would do anything for you I’d repel bad dreams for you Why can’t I attract you anymore? You’re like a magnet my love Well I guess we’re just too alike This repulsion it is killing me Pull me back, turn it back around You’re like a magnet my love I would do anything for you I’d repel bad dreams for you Why can’t we be opposite again? You’re like a magnet my love I would do anything for you Pull you back and cling to you Why can’t we be opposite again? You’re like a magnet my love
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Watching Records Go Round & Round 03:34
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Dusty paper it tickles your nose Removing the sleeve of the one that you chose Lower the needle down Watching records go round and round Crackling, scratching sound, the magic charms Turn up the volume and lie back in my arms Oh the love we’ve found Watching records go round and round Please be careful when you’re handling me Seventy eight, forty five, thirty three Don’t scratch me or make me skip Just stop half way through and give it a flip You make me dizzy when you spin me so fast But please don’t stop I want this feeling to last Oh the love we’ve found Watching records go round and round I know you can hardly wait Thirty three, forty five, seventy eight Hi fidelity in stereo Please don’t make me play in mono oh no You make me dizzy when you spin me so quick But put me away before the dust settles thick Oh the love we’ve found Watching records go round and round
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It Still Aches 03:19
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It still aches When I read your name When I see your face, I can hear your voice From the distance of my mind It still aches When I think of your hair And your eyes that would scare me to death Every time they looked at me And every time I see you From the place in my mind I no longer dare to go I start to taste my fear And I slip back in time again It still aches And it’s stamped on my face like a scar Although I never accepted all that you are But I can’t count all the times I’ve had to forget It still aches, and I hope that you regret it now It still aches, and I hope that you regret it now
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Melanie Jane 02:46
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Let me tell you about my love I won’t keep you long One last word before I go A sweet and simple song You should see her perfect smile And her eyes so blue Often I am overwhelmed And I don’t know what to do It’s a feeling that I can’t explain, Melanie Jane And now I will never be the same, Melanie Jane And now I will never be the same I could sit and make up rhymes A poem full of lies About how she makes my world go round And brightens up the sky But instead I’ll spare you that For my love is true She makes me happy when I’m sad Because she loves me too It’s a feeling that I can’t explain, Melanie Jane And now I will never be the same, Melanie Jane Oh she took me on an aeroplane, Melanie Jane And now I will never be the same
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Final Flight 04:10
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This is our final flight tonight Spread your wings and join me in the sky Up above the world so high I’ll guide you home, I’ll watch you fly Time to say goodbye, I hope that you can find Someone who can, love you while I’m gone They clipped my wings, but you must carry on This is the final time you’ll see my face Save this memory, enjoy this last embrace Down below the world’s so small It’s really not that big at all Remember when you’re lost and cold Time to say goodbye, I hope that you can find Someone who can, love you now I’m gone They clipped my wings, but you must carry on

about

Jimmy Brewer is a songwriter, he is also a guitar player and a singer; however, he is not your typical sad acoustic troubadour. Jimmy Brewer has the power to silence a room with little more than an intro. He captures an audience and takes them on an emotional rollercoaster ride, leaving them exhausted, amazed and fulfilled.

Growing up in rural Lincolnshire, he found inspiration amongst his parents’ record collection while his peers were busy with the Spice Girls. Jimmy initially learnt to play on a guitar from the Argos catalogue. Obsessively listening and mimicking the dusty old vinyl, Jimmy would often pretend to be ill so that he could stay home from school to do so. The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and…Shakin’ Stevens were certainly not "cool" bands for an eight year old to be listening to in 1996.

Fast forward to the present day and those early influences are still his biggest and most important, but with the addition of the old school sounds of Nat King Cole and Fats Domino through to the more contemporary styling of Jeff Buckley. There are hints at the quirkiness of David Bowie, the wit of Jerry Reed and the imagination of Tom Waits, whilst maintaining a Muddy Waters-esque blues feel. This diverse range of influences is very much in evidence on his debut album As Time Stands Still, demonstrating that the craft of classic song writing is still very much alive and well.

As Time Stands Still is a collection of songs written over the past year and a half. The majority of the album was recorded in a studio on a dairy farm in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. "The idea was to create an album of ups and downs, with a two-sided feel as if it were a record. My favourite albums all have a very clear shape." Secluded and free from distractions, Jimmy and producer Owain Fleetwood Jenkins often found themselves working solidly for twenty hours a day (apart from when the milking parlour was running), fuelled by endless cups of tea and "the freshest, creamiest milk you will ever taste!"

The mournful, almost medieval sounding ballad "Velcro Girl" the heart breaking "It Still Aches" and the memorial "Gordon" are contrasted with the nostalgia of "Watching Records Go Round & Round" and the humorous retrospective "Two Inches Taller", a song about being the shortest boy in your class. This album has something which everyone can enjoy, and one listen will prove that you won’t grow tired of hearing it.
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Jimmy Brewer is a guitarist, singer and songwriter with maturity beyond his years. Listen to him.

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released January 14, 2013

Produced by Owain Fleetwood Jenkins
Words and music by Jimmy Brewer
Jimmy Brewer - vocals, guitars, piano, percussion
Tom Sinnett - bass, percussion
Euan Palmer - drums, percussion
Owain Jenkins - organ, harmonium, piano
Chris Young - saxes
Melanie Jane Tate - vocals
Matt Taylor - vocals

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