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Just The Family Inside

by Mat Hunsley

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After one long year in this neighbourhood I am picturing you in Hollywood Parked up in the shade After hiking the whole damn day To see some letter board the world has seen But it's worth it though just to show them the photos Next stop now is Yosemite The wandering hills in green relief And the waterfalls and the grand ravines You'll be nothing if not the mountain queen The diamond in my mountain scene And what's more, it is all for me We have been lucky Little has gone wrong It could be worse The only thing we can be sure of Is that it's forecast To come down heavier than now It'll come down heavier than now And the truth of this makes it hard To be mindful of where we are To be mindful of where we were at the start After one long year of big turnarounds It's the fourth time now that I have talked you down But on your wedding night, in you wedding white You'll be pleased it was just the family inside To watch you marry me in our own damn time And the sweet relief that, after everything, we'll be fine We have been lucky Little has gone wrong It could be worse The only thing we can be sure of Is that it's forecast To come down heavier than now It'll come down heavier than now And the truth of this makes it hard To be mindful of where we are To be mindful of where we were at the start
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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 that everything is okay Oh when everything around you is caving in And I’m waiting in the rafters before climbing in 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 your swelling with adrenaline and rage It’s just of those days You’ve faltered and made mistakes And you wonder is it ever gonna change Or is this the you that everyone hates Oh when everything around you is caving in And I’m waiting in the rafters before climbing in 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 brakes And to learn that everybody does the same Oh when everything around you is caving in And I’m waiting in the rafters before climbing in 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 & foe
3.
It’s this confusing, juxtaposed position in which you find me Where I cannot move and I cannot stand but I can’t wait to get gone Maybe I’m approaching it wrong, maybe it is me The way that I think, the way I behave and emote Things should just better and better There should be no backward steps We must move forwards forever Blissful ’til we meet our end We should only deal in progression There should be no backward steps We must move forwards together Blissful ’til we meet out end I’m this confusing, asinine mess of emotion of mind And my brain has a way of miring my day from the start Maybe I should hide away and count of the passing of time And spend all my days lost in malaise in the dark Things should just better and better There should be no backward steps We must move forward together Blissful ’til we meet our end We should only deal in progression There should be no backward steps We must move forwards forever Blissful ’til we meet out end If there’s something in your head 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 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 Bliss ’til we meet our end And we might have to deal in regression There might be some backward steps But we must forwards together Right until the very end If there’s something in your head 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 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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Newcastle-based songsmith Mat Hunsley returns with his most enchanting release to date.

Recorded live in a single take, Just The Family Inside details Mat's own dealings with disappointment throughout the Pandemic - namely he and his wife's struggle to finally get married.

Though he starts by describing a bucket list, Californian adventure, this is paired with a second verse depicting Mat's consoling encouragement of his disappointed bride. Throughout, Hunsley effortlessly blends hoepful optimism with truthful honestly and colourful harmony with his soulful baritone.

With intricacy akin to Fleet Foxes and bursting with charm comparable to Bright Eyes' First Day Of My Life, Just The Family Inside provides yet further proof that Mat has become a writer comparable to few others.

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released December 2, 2022

Recorded live at Loft Music Studios, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Sessions filmed by Rob Irish

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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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