And Which Way Is Up

I usually write songs for headphones, not museums. But my new track, “And Which Way Is Up,” was composed specifically for the From Title to Song exhibition at Schloss Bevern in Germany. Based on a painting title by the artist Karl Repfennig, the song will be part of an audio installation opening at the castle this June. AND WHICH WAY IS UP ©2026 Brian Hazard (ASCAP) Lift up the phone And dial the service line A prerecorded voice reads out the time I lost you in 1989 You never showed My Walkman batteries died Our mixtape slowed and warped my sense of pride Convinced you’d been stood up by your ride The doorway empty I’m suspending my disbelief Cause something’s come over me And I don’t know what I’m rewinding the tape again Can’t tell you what year I’m in And which way is up These memories like static on a screen The picture blurs The tape distorts the scene Your image trapped inside a machine The line is dead The years have left their mark But steady hands can guide me through the dark And save me from this narrative arc The doorway open COLOR THEORY @colortheory Bandcamp - http://colortheory.bandcamp.com Spotify - http://spoti.fi/1UbfAWa Patreon - www.patreon.com/colortheory Twitter - www.twitter.com/colortheory Facebook - www.facebook.com/colortheory YouTube - www.youtube.com/colortheory Instagram - www.instagram.com/colortheory Official - www.colortheory.com Want five of my best songs for free? https://colortheory.com Get two new exclusive tracks every month: http://patreon.com/colortheory