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Basic Brian by James

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James

Basic Brian

Release date: 2014

From Laid / Wah Wah (Super Deluxe Edition)
Track 16
5:30
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"Basic Brian" is a track by James, from the album Laid / Wah Wah (Super Deluxe Edition), released 2014. The track is 5:30 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

James

James

Lyrics

Basic Brian

Rain, rain's floating down again
Surround your mind
Soft cloud, take me around again
On your rain
My dreams tell me everything
Surprise around
Call out your name
I need help again
For all love brigade
What you was, said is sure
Running on the seventh floor
Do it all, let it slide
Breathe yourself goodbye
See it all through the wall
Living outside again
Need a long way to go
Said you our escape
I died, when you fall again
Say out
I lied
I love feeling small again
All around, satisfied

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Track details

From Laid / Wah Wah (Super Deluxe Edition)

5:302014
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Laid / Wah Wah (Super Deluxe Edition)
Laid / Wah Wah (Super Deluxe Edition)
James
2014
Track number
16
Release year
2014
  1. 1Out To Get You
    4:28
  2. 2Sometimes
    5:10
  3. 3Dream Thrum
    4:48
  4. 4One of the Three
    4:08

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  • 5Say Something
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  • 6Five-O
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  • 7P.S.
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    4:40
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  • 11Laid
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  • 12Lullaby
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  • 13Skindiving
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  • 14Dead Man
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  • 15Rain Whistling
    2:46
  • 16Basic Brian
    5:30
  • 17Low Clouds (2)
    0:16
  • 18Bottom of the Well
    3:16
  • 19Honest Joe
    4:40
  • 20Arabic Agony
    3:57
  • 21Tomorrow
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  • 22Laughter
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  • 23Sayonara
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  • —Jam J - Sabresonic Tremelo Dub / Spaghetti Steamhammer
    15:43
  • —Honest Joe
    4:40
  • —P.S.
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  • —Five-O
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