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Vanity

by Brianna Gaither

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1.
Be Brave 03:48
Be Brave (Written by Brianna Gaither) Don't reach for my hand if you don't want my heart I will not understand when everything falls apart Stop making me smile; don't ask me to stay Don't open the bottle of fancy campaign Because I will blame you if everything falls through And you never pushed me away But if you love me, be brave and tell me There is no reason to be afraid I know it's not easy, but if you want me Be brave and show me I will not run away Don't reach for my hand if you don't want my heart I will not understand when everything falls apart Don't keep me here guessing; don't put me in games Don't leave me here questioning all that you say Because I will blame you if everything falls through And you never pushed me away There's reason to go slow When letting feelings show The stakes are high I know Between goodbye and I love you so
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I Won't Rest Until (Written by Brianna Gaither) I Won't Rest No, I Won't Rest Until My heart is still My heart is still My is - Like a fish that is drowning in the ocean Like a traveler swallowed up by the road Like a love song wavering on the last note Like a dying bird asking to be buried in the sky So am I Like the darkest blue of the lonely winter moon All that he can do is wish he was the sun Like the way it feels, a hamster on a wheel All that he can do is run and run and run Like a hopeful ending with its bittersweet goodbye So am I Like the morning dew that softly settles on the ground Like the sun that slowly rests its head below the mountains Gently lowered down Gently lowered down But I'll do my best I'll do my best until My heart is still My heart is still My heart is
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I Can’t Make It Grow (Written by Brianna Gaither) Your love was planted like a seed in the garden Her heart was harder than she knew You saw her and you wanted her before The seed grew And she said: I can’t make it I can’t make it grow Tell me everything you think I ought to know I can’t make you I can’t make you stay or go But I will follow I will follow you Her love was captured by a sea of confusion She tried to swim herself ashore You saw her and you pulled her to yourself And you said swim no more Silence fell with quiet breathing She stopped fighting you She saw you and she wanted you before She even knew She’d said - I will follow you home
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Wings of Wax 03:52
Wings of Wax (Written by Brianna Gaither) You flew me to the sun with wings of wax And my flight back was not as pleasant as I thought it would be The earth was keen to hold me in her arms again As I lay silent in my broken dream I know I never did confess to you my longing for redemption No, I never did let you see in past my skin I know I never did let you into that place that I keep hidden But that’s alright, you weren’t worthy in the end I welcomed in the wolf with sheep skin on his back You had blood on your hands, but I only ever noticed the lamb Then you flew away free as a bird While I lay drowning in your poison words Oh my Romeo, you’d have never laid your life down You'd’ve seen lying there, and then slowly backed away And in irony I’d wake up to my happy ending With the man who wasn’t bold enough to stay
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Sweetheart 02:55
Sweetheart (Written by Brianna Gaither) I met you on a train going nowhere We made it there and back before the sun was down I met you in a place where I was so afraid That my heart would never, ever be the same again Sweetheart, you’re making me uneasy The way you keep sweeping off my feet I still haven’t found the ground No, still haven’t found the ground And you know I can be so afraid of heights But please darlin’ just don’t put me down With it written on your face With your hand around my waist You held me closer than I ever thought you would Now my heart gets only bigger And it’s pumping like a river through my veins And I am not the same
6.
Our Side 04:07
Our Side (Written by Brianna Gaither) Darling I’m waiting, and I will wait here Even if it takes one thousand years Certain as night and as sure as the day I will ask you to stay I will always be on our side I will always be on our side Darling I’m waiting though life may run through Darling I will not fight you Holding my breath, I will wait by the door And I’ll wait here forever more And I’ll wait here forever more Wait for the waves They break in the silence I’ll wait for the way You choose to move But I’ll always be on our side I will always be on our side Darling I’m waiting And I will wait here Even if it takes one thousand years
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Seven Days After Hello (Written by Brianna Gaither) It’d seem that the tide has turned And I have learned something I never knew Ya I been, been waiting now Saying how I thought that I'd never find you Now I will choose you forever Anywhere you are I will go I will never be the same, not ever Not since seven days, seven days after hello You say, that you've never felt this way And I've never been so unafraid in all my life Ya I know, ya I know, this is the only route to go Nothing has ever been so right Darlin' - Hold me, in the morning Dance me to the moon I will love you my whole life through There is no greater privilege Than to spend my years with you I will love you I will love you I will love you
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Psalm 57 04:55
Psalm 57 (Written by Brianna Gaither, Logan Rine, and Nathan Holliday) I will cry unto God Most High I will cry unto God Most High Be merciful to me Be merciful to me Strong Tower, deliver me Defender, have mercy I will cry unto God Most High Unto God who performs all things for me
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Let Yourself Be Led Written by Brianna Gaither His eye is on the sparrow He catches your tears in a bottle He's numbered the hairs upon your head So let yourself be led, let yourself be led by the Shepherd He's led you away into the desert He's laying you low in loving-kindness The wounds of a friend can be trusted So let yourself be led, let yourself be led by the Shepherd His healing is superior to any brokenness we find our bodies in His healing is superior to any hopelessness we find our souls in Let yourself be led Let yourself be led Let yourself be led by the Shepherd So lift your eyes to Him The Author and Perfecter of our faith, our friend And when your efforts fail Remember that healing will prevail
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Vanity 03:17
Vanity (Written by Brianna Gaither) Am I beautiful Even if you’re the only one who says so Am I loved if You are the only one who loves me Am I good enough if Only you should tell me that I’m good Is it vanity Or did you make me to long to be Lovely and pleasing to you Is it everything I detest about the world and its Fleeting beauty and distorted truth Am I beautiful Even if the mirror should say I’m ugly Am I loved if I don’t even love me Am I good enough If you should say I’m good, but you only Is it fantasy Or did you make me to long to be Holy and perfect in you Is it everything I detest about the world and how it’s Nothing, nothing like you

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Oklahoma City native Brianna Gaither crafts a unique blend of vocally rich, emotionally charged and musically diverse indie pop with revealing sincerity. Vanity, the long-awaited follow-up to 2011’s Love Is Patient, features 10 songs recorded in 10 months using 10 different producers and faithfully displays Gaither’s lyrical gifts and sonic adventurousness. Featuring the lead single “I Won’t Rest Until,” Vanity expands Gaither’s musical vocabulary and shines a light on the power of creativity, collaboration and honest songwriting.

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released February 25, 2017

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"Piano-led singer/songwriter fare rarely sounds this confident, powerful or memorable." (Independent Clauses)

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