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Sunday Serenade 3:130:00/3:13
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Money & Guts 3:290:00/3:29
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Crooked Christmas 4:130:00/4:13
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Pointless Man 4:130:00/4:13
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Life On Pause 3:080:00/3:08
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Distance 3:430:00/3:43
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Light From Here 4:140:00/4:14
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Strange 3:060:00/3:06
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Noise 4:230:00/4:23
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Lifeline 3:520:00/3:52
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Be Heard 2:230:00/2:23
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Ray 5:360:00/5:36
mercy x chaos (feat. erika fowler)
Dreamy, confident Americana with a healthy dose of healing...
mercy x chaos began in the middle of a long, dark season for Brandon. The first verse and chorus came out of that place, heavy but honest. Later, after the storm had passed, the remainder of the song was born with the help of Erika Fowler and Elessar Thiessen. Together, it was carried forward into something more whole.
Dan Russell’s pedal steel added a gentle, aching beauty that seemed to hold the song’s sorrow and hope in the same breath. In the studio, Eles guided the process with keys, bass, percussion, and wisdom—shaping the song with care and helping it become what it needed to be.
Looking back, mercy x chaos doesn’t feel like something created as much as something entrusted with. It feels like a gift—and our hope is that it can be one for you too. Please go save mercy x chaos wherever you listen to music.
Lyrics – mercy x chaos
There’s a mercy in knowing
I’m not in control and
There’s a chaos in letting it all go
There is strife in resentment
But peace in contentment
In doing my best and letting the dice roll
Oh lately I’ve been warring
Trying to fight the boredom
Of growing up and changing my goals
So I’ll make my decisions
Attempting precision
Letting mercy in chaos take control
There’s a lonesome feeling
When my mind starts reeling
And life keeps on speeding by
There's a pain in learning
But the world keeps on turning
And I realize there’s nothing but time
Oh, lately I’ve been changing
As life keeps rearranging
And I try to find my place in it all
So I’ll make my decisions
In my newfound religion
Of letting mercy in chaos take control
I gave up my warring
I’m not afraid of boredom
Don’t find myself looking for loopholes
Now I trust my decisions
I’m proud of my clear vision
Let mercy in chaos take control
I trust my decisions
I’m proud of my clear vision
Let mercy in chaos take control
sunday serenade...
heart-song, sing-a-long, melancholy roots rock
...is the mournful cry of addiction rivaling belief. The gentle wail of the slide guitar accompanies the choirs’ simple mantra, “You won’t know ‘til you know. You won’t stop doing it until you just don’t.” The melancholy theme is married to a steady, forward-moving groove that pairs well with the melodies of Katie Pruitt, Jason Isbell or Kacey Musgraves. Sunday Serenade belongs on your heart-song, sing-a-long, commuting, roots rock americana playlist.
LYRICS
My head’s pounding at church
Well it, ain’t the first time
I’ve sat in this pew and hurt
Oh it’s a lonesome, hollow sound
Everybody’s praises ringing out, ringing out
My head’s pounding at church
Can’t stop, hurting who I love
There’s this, broken thing in me
I keep trying to fill it up
I keep pouring it down
And it keeps running out
Just like my bank account
Can’t stop hurting who I love
You won’t know ‘til you know
You won’t stop doing it until you just don’t
You won’t know ‘til you know
You won’t stop doing it until you just don’t
Somehow it ain’t well with my soul
That old river it ain’t peaceful anymore
Now the choir’s at full tilt
Letting their sea of sorrows spill, sorrows spill
Somehow, it ain’t well with my soul
You won’t know ‘til you know
You won’t stop doing it until you just don’t
You won’t know ‘til you know
You won’t stop doing it until you just don’t
Util you just don’t
Yeah, ooh