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Rambling
04:32
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--LYRICS--
I am rambling
My soliloquy is overheard
It is wandering
And I've got nothing out
It's all the same
I've wasted days
I'm drenched in doubt
I've got nothing out
I am rambling
I am scatterbrained and overworked
It is tiring
And I've got nothing out
Meandering
Is disheartening
But if you can't perceive
Then it's time you need
You held no doubt, it was all talked out
And you can't afford to seem so unsure
You held no doubt, it was all thought out
You just don't recall how you felt before
I am rambling
My soliloquy is overheard
It is wandering
And I've got nothing out
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Backward Steps
04:28
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It's this confusing, juxtaposed position in which you find me
Where I cannot move, I cannot stand, but I can't wait to get gone
Maybe I'm approaching it wrong, maybe it's me
The way that I think, the way I behave and emote
Things should just get better and better
There should be no backward steps
We should just move forward together
Blissful 'til we meet our end
We should only deal in progression
There should be no backward steps
We should just move forward forever
Blissful 'til we meet our end
I'm this confusing, asinine mess of emotion and mind
Where my brain has a way of miring my day from the start
Maybe I should hide away and count on the passing of time
And spend all my days lost in malaise in the dark
Things should just get better and better
There should be no backward steps
We should just move forward together
Blissful 'til we meet our end
We should only deal in progression
There should be no backward steps
We should just move forward forever
Blissful 'til we meet our end
If there's something in your head and it's telling you you're wrong then shut it out
If there's someone that you love telling you they're proud don't laugh about it
If you're howling in your bed at night then you can let it out
It's okay to feel blue if it's a difficult time for you
It's okay to feel blue if it's a difficult time for you
Things might not get better and better
There might be some backward steps
We might not move forwards forever
Blissful 'til we meet our end
We might have to deal with regression
There might be some backward steps
But we must move forwards together
Right until the very end
If there's something in your head and it's telling you you're wrong then shut it out
If there's someone that you love telling you they're proud don't laugh about it
If you're howling in your bed at night then you can let it out
It's okay to feel blue if it's a difficult time for you
It's okay to feel blue if it's a difficult time for you
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Friend & Foe
03:46
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It's just one of those days
Can't help but admire the way
That you're breaking all the things you've had to make
It's just one of those days
Can't help but hide away
And I wonder what is left for me to say
After telling you that everything okay
When everything around you is caving in
And I'm waiting in the rafters before climbing
Sometimes I feel alone believing no one's gonna win
And it's hard you know
To blend friend and foe
It's just one of those days
You've darkened despite your face
And you're swelling with adrenaline and rage
It's just one of those days
You've faltered and made mistakes
And you wonder is it ever gonna change
Or is this you that everyone hates
When everything around you is caving in
And I'm waiting in the rafters before climbing
Sometimes I feel alone believing no one's gonna win
And it's hard you know
To blend friend and foe
It's just one of those days
Where you think that you've found a way
To remove yourself of panic and of shame
It's just one of those days
That came on to slow your pace
And to push you into putting on the breaks
And to learn that everybody does the same
When everything around you is caving in
And I'm waiting in the rafters before climbing
Sometimes I feel alone believing no one's gonna win
And it's hard you know
To blend friend and foe
Hard you know
To blend friend and foe
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Interlude
03:08
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5. |
Always
03:45
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6. |
Do It Anyway
04:05
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-- LYRICS --
Though the sea may roll me
And though the waves may swell
I will not worry
I will ride them well
And though the clouds may gather
And though the winds may scream
I will not worry
Though I'm a worrier's dream
The fear of falling's a waste
And you can learn to do it anyway
The fear may never abate
But you can never sway or hesitate
When I thought I'd managed
To outrun myself
I fell foul of this damage
And of my failing health
And it would spark from an ember
A baleful dark reprise
Always in an instant
A sudden, stark surprise
The fear of falling's a waste
And you can learn to do it anyway
The fear might never abate
But you can never sway or hesitate
The fear of falling's a waste
And you can learn to do it anyway
The fear might never abate
But you can never sway or hesitate
The fear of falling's awake
But you can learn to do it anyway
The fear might never abate
But you must never sway or hesitate
The fear of falling's okay
But you can learn to do it anyway
The fear might never abate
But you must never sway or hesitate
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Mat Hunsley Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
In September 2022, the Newcastle-based songsmith will return with single Just The Family Inside. With intricacy akin to
Fleet Foxes and bursting with charm comparable to Bright Eyes' First Day Of My Life, Just The Family Inside provided yet further proof that Mat has become a writer comparable to few others.
Mat gratefully acknowledges support from PRS Foundation.
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