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Hey Guys, check out DRUM! Magazine online for this feature on our drummer Mike talking about the recording of BWR's debut album & more...


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Hey Guys! The wait is over, Friday July 17 the debut will be available for download from iTunes! Physical CD will follow for those of you that want it on disk. The album will also be available soon in select record chains and through mail order. We will keep you posted. We thank you all for your patience, we know it has been a long time coming!

We are proud to announce that BWR has been nominated for a HIGH TIMES magazine 2009 DOOBIE award! In addition we've been added to the list of artists set to perform at the award show being held on Saturday afternoon March 21st at the SXSW music festival. We're tentatively scheduled to go on around 3PM.

The 7th Annual Doobie Awards will be held on Saturday, March 21st, from high noon 'til sundown at the Red 7 (611 East 7th Street) club in Austin,TX. For the first time this year, we'll have not one but TWO STAGES of music, featuring performances by such stoner rock superstars as Priestess, Wino, Year Long Disaster, Black Water Rising, Earthless, Kim Manning, Blower, Radio Moscow, Graveyard BBQ, and Age Ov Reason!  The show will be hosted by HT senior editor/columnist (and Doobies producer) Bobby Black, who will be in charge of doling out the fully-functional bong trophies to all of our lucky winners. Tap beer is free (while supplies last), but you gotta bring your own smoke! Tickets are only $15 at the door (no advance sales).

Our Category:

BEST ROCK / ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
Bedlam in Goliath - Mars Volta
Brother Go On - Black Water Rising
Never Too Loud - Danko Jones
Illusion of Progress - Staind
Heart On - Eagles of Death Metal
Chinese Democracy - Warrior Soul

Wish us luck!!!

I receive a good number of e mails requesting the lyrics to these songs. So with that said I figure I'd post them here for those of you who want to read them. All lyrics will be printed on the album, but until then...

BROTHER GO ON

LITTLE MAN GET A BIG PLAN MAKE A BIG STAND
BETTER JOIN THE FIGHT

GOT TO RISE FROM THOSE DIRTY ROOTS IF YOU WANT THE FRUITS
GOT TO MAKE IT ALL RIGHT

I KNOW ITS HARD TO BELIEVE
BUT THERE ARE THOSE WHO DECIEVE
AND THEY'RE PLAYING YOU LIKE A FOOL

JUST A NUMBER AND SLAVE
FROM THE WOMB TO THE GRAVE
YES THE TRUTH CAN BE SO CRUEL SO...

GO ON BROTHER GO ON
BURN YOUR NAME ACROSS THE SKY
MAKE A MOVE BEFORE YOU DIE

SEE THE MAN WITH THE CURRENT PLAN WELL HE DONT UNDERSTAND
THE WORKING MAN

HE WILL CLAIM HE CAN FEEL YOUR PAIN AND HE WILL PROMISE GAIN
BUT HE'S THE ONLY ONE GAINING

I THINK IT'S TIME TO DISPOSE
OF THE LEADERS WE'VE CHOSE
SEEMS THE ENEMY LIES WITHIN

WE NEED TO MAKE A NEW START
BEFORE THEY TEAR US APART
SO SET IT OFF BROTHER LET IT BEGIN



LIVING PROOF

WE CAN SEE WE CAN HEAR
BUT OUR EYES AND EARS REMAIN SHUT
TO THE TRUTH FROM THE FEAR
CAUSE THE TRUTH IS WAY TOO MUCH TO FACE NOW

THIS BRUTAL WORLD WILL BEAT YOU DOWN
CRUSH YOUR HOPES WITHOUT A SOUND
ALL THIS TIME YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE FREE
IT WAS ONLY A FANTASY THAT WILL NEVER BE

WE'RE THE HOMELESS AND REJECTED
ADDICTED AND INFECTED
ABANDONED AND NEGLECTED
WE'RE THE LIVING PROOF

WE'RE THE SLAVES OF THOSE ELECTED
THE LOST AND DISCONNECTED
THE FORGOTTEN DISRESPECTED
WE'RE THE LIVING PROOF OF THE LIES

WE LIVE AND WE DIE
EACH BOUND BY COMMON CHAINS
WHERE WE HIDE IN THE LIE
AND FEED THAT WHICH REMAINS OUR SORROWS



BLACK BLEEDS THROUGH

A SHADOWS CAST AND SO IS THE DIE
AND LIES ARE WEAVED TO HYPNOTIZE
NO ONE CARES AND NO ONE TRIES
TO WASH THEIR SHAME AWAY

AND ALL IS NOT THE WAY IT SEEMS
THE FOOL SELLS HIS SOUL TO BUY HIS DREAMS
GOT TO GREASE THE GEARS OF THE GREED MACHINE
AND WATCH THE SHEEPLE GO ASTRAY

BLACK BLEEDS THROUGH
AS IT GROWS IN YOU
JUST A SACRIFICE OF THE WILLING
WEAR THE SCAR IF ITS WHO YOU ARE
NOW YOUR BLACK AS THE HEART OF A VILLAIN

TEMPLE OF THE SETTING SUN
KNOW THE NIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN
GONNA STEAL THE LIGHT FROM EVERYONE
AND THE BLIND WILL LEAD THE BLIND



NO HALOS

THERE'S A WRENCH IN THE MACHINE
THERE'S A CRACK ON ARMORED SOULS
WHO PREACH BUT DO NOT PRACTICE
WHAT THEIR GOOD BOOK HAS SOLD

NOW THEIR TRUTH WONT SET YOU FREE
IT'S A DISTORTED PERFECT LIE
FIRMLY ANCHORED IN DECEPTION
WHERE ENLIGHTENMENT IS DENIED

THEY'RE SINGING TO YOUR HEART
WHILE LOCKING CHAINS UPON YOUR MIND
FROM THE CAGE OF YOUR SUBMISSION
YOU CLAW AT WHATS DIVINE

AIN'T NO HALOS
AINT NO HALO OVER ANY ONES HEAD
I DON'T GIVE A SHIT WHAT YOUR GOOD BOOK SAID
AINT NO HOPE FOR THE SINNER NO MORE

THERE'S A WRINKLE IN THE FABRIC
THERES A FLAW IN THE DESIGN
ON A QUEST FOR YOUR SALVATION
YOU HAVE FALLIN FROM THE CLIMB

THEY'RE SINGING TO YOUR HEART
WHILE LOCKING CHAINS UPON YOUR MIND
FROM THE CAGE OF YOUR SUBMISSION
YOU CLAW AT WHATS DIVINE



THE MIRROR

IN THIS WORLD OF MASS CONFUSION
IT'S HARD TO MAKE MUCH SENSE
YOU CAN PLACE THE BLAME ON OTHERS
AS YOU BUILD A WEAK DEFENSE

YOU CAN HOLD YOUR BREATH IN PROTEST
TILL THE MAGIC MAN COMES ROUND'
YOU CAN HOPE FOR RESOLUTION
WHEN AN ANSWER CANT BE FOUND

BUT YOU WILL

BLAME IT ON THE SUN ON THE MOON
ON THE TEARS WE CRY
YOU JUST REMEMBER THE MIRROR NEVER EVER LIES

BLAME IT ON THE MAN ON THE PLAN
ON THOSE YOU DESPISE
YOU JUST REMEMBER THE MIRROR NEVER EVER LIES

YOU CAN HIDE WITHIN YOUR BUBBLE
AND HOPE IT ALL GOES BY
YOU CAN POINT A JUDGING FINGER
YET NEVER EVEN TRY

WHEN THE WORLD WAS GOING CRAZY
DID YOU EVER RAISE YOUR VOICE
OR DID YOU IGNORE THE MOUNTING PROBLEMS
AND PRETEND YOU HAD NO CHOICE


RISE

DEFIANCE IS MY NAME
AND MY PRIDE IS THE DRIVE IN ME
A SIMPLE AN CAN RISE
ABOVE THE LIES AND HYPOCRISY

RISE UNTIL YOU CRACK THE SKY

NO MAN CAN BREAK YOUR WILL
ONCE YOUR HEART HAS BEEN BITTER SCORNED
A LIVING TESTAMENT
TO THE SOUL THAT HAS BEEN REBORN

RISE UNTIL YOU CRACK THE SKY

SOME MEN ARE BROKEN
SOME MEN WILL DIE
SOME LIVE A LIFETIME
AND NEVER TRY

RISE IN ME...