Brandyn is a self taught 3rd generation musician with a unique musical back… Read Full Bio ↴Brandyn is a self taught 3rd generation musician with a unique musical background. His father, known as O'Bryan, was a prominent voice of R&B in the late 80s- penning the theme song "Soul Train's A Coming" for Soul Train. He was made most popular by his rendition of Stevie Wonder's hit "You & I".

Brandyn also has a great uncle who was apart of the first ska/reggae groups The Folkes Brothers, who had the first #1 ska hit "Oh Carolina" in 1964. Brandyn grew up with 6 siblings in a variety of cities before ultimately settling down in St. Louis, MO where he spent his formative years developing his artistry. After graduating he attended NYU's Tisch School Of The Arts on full scholarship for musical theatre. Shortly after attending he dropped out after a call with his manager, Ric Aliberte, encouraging him to take a year off to travel & pursue a serious career in music. Upon his manager's advice, he travelled to Scandinavia, where he was ultimately discovered by a publisher in Stockholm, Sweden.

Upon returning to the US, Brandyn couch surfed his way through New York City doing writing session after writing session until he was eventually discovered by Kara Dioguardi, who signed him as an artist, developed him & brought him out to LA to record an album. In 2012 Brandyn's first placement "Kiss You Inside Out" was nominated for a Juno Award (Canadian Grammy's) for Single Of The Year. And in 2014 Brandyn saw his first top 40 hit with Warner Bros Recording artist Jake Miller's "First Flight Home". That year he also had notable songs on Colombia Recording artist MKTO & a #1 in Spain on spanish oyband AURYN. After a few years of recording, performing & traveling, Brandyn has embarked on his first steps toward world touring. He continues to record & write in LA, as well as travel the world writing for various artists. To date he's released 3 mixtapes.

On April 17th, 2015 Brandyn released his first self produced record entitled "I Wanna Be (Free)". His next release, "Stand Down" featuring his sister LaRaisha, is slated to drop May 22nd, 2015 followed by his first EP entitled "Made Of Dreams".

Promised Land
Brandyn Burnette Lyrics

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Guess I come from a broken home
Will I still live when the love is gone
Ahhh

And the thought of my mother′s eyes
Crying every night
Is enough to make my heart grow cold

I hate to hear you cry
Please put down the wine
Cause lightning never strikes
In the same place twice

Its hard right now
I understand
But i can see the promised land
Its hard right now
To understand
But i can see the promised land
Oooooh

Perfume made of cigarettes
Cause you forgive but can't forget
Ahhh

Cause the thought of another night
No one by your side
Is enough to make your heart grow cold

I hate to hear you cry
Please put down the wine
Cause lightning never strikes
In the same place twice

Its hard right now
I understand
But i can see the promised land
Its hard right now
To understand

But i can see the promised land
Oooooh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Brandyn Burnette's song Promised Land explore the artist's personal struggles with coming from a broken home and trying to navigate life in the aftermath of lost love. Burnette questions his own mortality and wonders if he can still live without love. He shares the pain of seeing his mother cry every night and how it affects his own heart to grow cold. Burnette tries to ease the pain of his loved one by urging them to stop drinking and forgive, but not forget. The anticipation of more lonely nights without a partner is enough to make the person's heart grow cold as well.

The repeated lyric "its hard right now, I understand, but I can see the promised land" offers a message of hope and perseverance in the face of difficult times. Burnette acknowledges the current struggle but is confident that better times are ahead, represented by the promised land. This refrain offers a powerful sense of optimism and the potential for better times to come, despite the current pain.

Line by Line Meaning

Guess I come from a broken home
I have grown up without a happy family

Will I still live when the love is gone
I wonder if I can survive without love

And the thought of my mother's eyes
The memory of seeing my mother cry

Crying every night
She was suffering emotionally every night

Is enough to make my heart grow cold
Her distress affected me deeply and made me lose my emotions

I hate to hear you cry
It hurts me to hear you crying

Please put down the wine
Stop drinking to ease the pain

Cause lightning never strikes
Troubles and sadness usually do not happen twice

In the same place twice
In the same way or to the same person

Its hard right now
It is currently difficult

I understand
I empathize with your feelings