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Brick x Brick

by John Maksym

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"Brick x Brick Destroy it All"

Brick x Brick is an energetic and driving look-yourself-in-the-mirror kind of anthemic alternative rock song about tearing down and destroying my limiting beliefs, doing a mindset reset by reprogramming the destination of where I want to go in life, and learning to guard my mind against outside noise and distractions.

As a longtime advocate of personal growth and mental wellness, I write songs like this to remind myself not to let the outside world creep in and mess with my head. It doesn’t matter what’s going on around me, what matters is where I want to be going. Distractions will always be there but I must decide on where I want to go and then set my mind on that. Having a good mindset is all about doing a good job of resetting your mind.

It’s the first song musically co-written with my new bandmates, where we dug into our alternative rock roots, leaning on inspiration from heavyweights like Nirvana and Bush, to fellow Canadian rockers Billy Talent and Matthew Good Band.

lyrics

This is my life
Nobody else’s life
And I feel so behind (so behind)
There’s no need to, to rush it through

Release the negative
Focus on the positive
Make sure I’m heading in (heading in)
Heading in the, right direction

I need to avoid impatience (impatience)
To see my progress

There’s no time to talk it over
There’s no time at all
I’ve gotta let it fall, gotta let it fall
Brick by brick destroy it all

This is my mind
Nobody else’s mind
And I’ll protect what’s mine (protect what’s mine)
There’s no need to, to let you through

Have to rebuild the frame
Only myself to blame
Reset my programming (programming)
Pro-gram-ming new, destinations

I need to throw my axis off (axis off)
To, to rediscover balance
I need to tune out all the noise
(all the noise)
To hear the message

There’s no time to talk it over
There’s no time at all
I’ve gotta let it fall, gotta let it fall
Brick by brick destroy it all
There’s no time to talk it over
There’s no time at all
I’ve gotta let it fall, gotta let it fall
Brick by brick destroy it all

(Brick by brick)
(Brick by brick)
(Brick by brick)

There’s no time to talk it over
There’s no time at all
I’ve gotta let it fall, gotta let it fall…
There’s no time to talk it over
There’s no time at all
I’ve gotta let it fall, gotta let it fall…
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah

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released September 30, 2022
Produced by: Siegfried Meier & John Maksym
Mixed by: Shawn Moore
Mastered by: Siegfried Meier at Siegfried Meier Mastering
Engineered by: Siegfried Meier at Beach Road Studios
Pre-production Engineering by: John Maksym at Close to Home Recordings

Lyrics by: John Maksym (SOCAN)
Music and Musical Arrangement by: John Maksym (SOCAN), Nick Maldonado (SOCAN), Fadi Khoshaba, Rick Guerrero

Lead Vocals and Guitar by: John Maksym
Drums and Backing Vocals by: Fadi Khoshaba
Bass and Backing Vocals by: Rick Guerrero
Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals by: Nick Maldonado
Gang Vocals by: Harley Olivia, Kearney Hussey, Nick Maldonado, Fadi Khoshaba, Rick Guerrero, and John Maksym

Artwork Concept and Construction by: Craig Cirinelli at HOUSEWITHOUTWALLS DESIGN

Executive Producer: John Maksym
© ℗ 2022 John Maksym, under exclusive license to Close to Home Recordings

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John Maksym Kitchener, Ontario

Kitchener, Ontario-native John Maksym spent his childhood jumping on furniture, singing along to every Springsteen hit. He would don a red cape and pretend to be on the big stage, entertaining the masses. Fast forward and that kid has become a well-respected recording artist, songwriter, and performer—trading in his red cape for a fresh jacket, and hitting those big stages to entertain the masses. ... more

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