Josh Jenkins (vocals, acoustic)
Jamey I… Read Full Bio ↴We are Green River Ordinance:
Josh Jenkins (vocals, acoustic)
Jamey Ice (lead guitar)
Joshua Wilkerson (electric guitar)
Geoff Ice (bass)
Denton Hunker (drums)
GRO, from Ft. Worth, Texas delivers a raucous blend of acoustic-driven power-pop rock that, while changing often in tempo and timbre, never sounds anything less than pristine, dynamic, smart, and uniquely Green River Ordinance.
They've sold over 20,000 copies between their 2 independent releases: their full length debut, Beauty of Letting Go (avail for free @ www.freegro.net) and their new EP, Way Back Home. They've packed houses across the Country, and have toured with the likes of Bon Jovi, Collective Soul, The Click 5, Blue October, Bowling for Soup, Flickerstick, Eisley, Simple Plan, Mutemath, Matt Wertz, Lovedrug and many other bands already established in the music world.
Just barely old enough to be customers in the bars they sometimes play, the band is anything but green. They have lived the life, and on stage or in the studio, this fact is obvious. Smooth, polished and professional, their musicianship and stage presence belies their youth. They look like what they are: rock stars. But that's where the similarity ends. You won't find these young men bashing their way through hotel room walls or overdosing on the latest chemical craze on a tour bus.
GRO is not like other bands on the way to the top. Negativity isn't their thing. Positive in the face of all the adversity rock and roll can throw at them, the joy they have with each other, and with their music, shines in their faces. They walk their own walk, and they walk it proudly. They are making their own rules, taking their own place in time, making their own mark on the world.
And they are loving every minute of it.
- David Kilpatrick
Brother
Green River Ordinance Lyrics
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Barely make your voice on the line
The fresh taste of the mistakes pray these words come out ride
Brother won't come back home
Tired when you did show
And you still so young to feel this soul
In the palm of my hand like a distant ghost
Tired and bored of keeping the score
Who's wrong, who's right don't care no more
Brother will come back home
Tired of when it show
You still show young to feel this road
The time's not wasted yeah
Brother won't come back home
Tired of when you show
You still so young to feel this soul
The time's not wasted
Yeah wasted, wasted
Lying in the dirt can't leave it behind you
Everything you were you
But I can still see laugh deep inside
Time to break free love you cannot undue
Cannot undue, cannot undue
Brother will come back home
Tired of when it show
You still show young to feel this road
The time's not wasted yeah
Brother won't come back home
Tired of when you show
You still so young to feel this soul
The time's not wasted
Yeah wasted, wasted
The song "Brother" by Green River Ordinance is a poignant and emotional track about loss, grief, and the struggle to move on from a painful event. The lyrics refer to someone who has lost their brother - "Brother won't come back home" - and is struggling to cope with the grief they feel. The opening lines set the scene for the rest of the song, with the caller barely able to speak on the phone due to the weight of their emotions. The fresh taste of mistakes could refer to the person feeling guilty or responsible for their brother's death.
As the song progresses, the singer tries to reassure the caller that things will get better over time, but they themselves are also struggling to come to terms with the loss. The line "The silence broke with me holding hope" implies that the singer is trying to stay positive for the caller, but it's not easy. The repetition of the phrase "Tired of when it show" suggests that both the singer and the caller are exhausted from putting on a brave face and pretending everything is okay.
Line by Line Meaning
Call me up in the dead an eye
You can call me anytime, even in the dead of night
Barely make your voice on the line
Your voice sounds weak, almost inaudible
The fresh taste of the mistakes pray these words come out ride
I hope my words come out the right way, despite the past mistakes
Brother won't come back home
My brother isn't coming back home
Tired when you did show
I was tired of trying when you finally appeared
And you still so young to feel this soul
You're too young to understand how I feel
The silence broke with me holding hope
I had hope in my heart, and then the silence was shattered
In the palm of my hand like a distant ghost
Like a mysterious ghost, hope slipped through my hand
Tired and bored of keeping the score
I'm tired of keeping track of who's right and wrong
Who's wrong, who's right don't care no more
It doesn't matter who's right or wrong anymore
The time's not wasted yeah
I don't think this time was wasted
Lying in the dirt can't leave it behind you
You're stuck in the dirt and can't move forward
Everything you were you
You're still the same person you were back then
But I can still see laugh deep inside
I can still see a deep laughter within you
Time to break free love you cannot undue
It's time to break free from the past, even if you can't change it
Brother won't come back home
My brother won't return home
Tired of when it show
I'm tired of when you appear
You still show young to feel this road
You're too young to understand this path of life
Yeah wasted, wasted
What a waste of time
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Denton Baxter Hunker, Geoffrey William Ice, James Victor Ice, Josh Jenkins, Joshua Tyler Wilkerson
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