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February 2014

by Matt Sams

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1.
Proud 04:08
You're such a sad little girl, A suicide smile in an empty world Glorified victim of a pointless crime, You take a slice of life by climbing inside But she said, How do you sing When your voice means nothing How do you cry out loud When you're too proud You've moving too far into the night, You wouldn't fight the battles you needed to fight You couldn't come to life when you turned out right There's nothing left to give when you've given up life She said, How do you live a lie When you're not stuck inside How do you scream out loud When you're too proud You couldn't pass the time while dying inside You couldn't take the time to enjoy the ride It could have been that you made a mistake You never could decide which chance to take But she said, How do you fight When you don't have the right How do you face up to the sound When you're too proud
2.
Endless 06:04
Why burn castles built upon the sand In glass eyes, clutched in plastic hands In an atmosphere where fire meets the fans Another lost in hope, failing to understand That it's hard to recognize this look to fix I tore out all the pages in your book of tricks Our symphony falls apart in jest I'm standing faultless, in my Sunday best In endless days, in my place With all that spite, in endless nights It comes with a word unsung I don't forgive the night, I don't forget the days Misspent in utter shame, chasing yesterdays I can't bleed for tomorrow, While I still relive today I can't force the answer, I never know what to say
3.
So Sing 04:39
I'm freezing time, to show my love to you, so open up your love I'm going home, to open up my mind, so show me all your love Sometimes when you're happy, Try to remember me Sometimes when you're laughing, I'll be in your dreams So sing If I remember your voice, I can sing another song to you I'm trying hard, to say hello to you, to find a way for you I'm living fire, when ice is all I see, love is all I need Sometimes when we're dancing, I still believe in you Sometimes when you're crying, the world seems so cruel So sing If I remember your voice, I can sing another song to you It won't be long, It won't belong to you Sometimes when we're laughing, I can see through you Sometimes when I'm leaving, I'm still next to you So sing If I remember your voice, I can sing another song for you
4.
I don't really care, what you want to say to me I couldn't care less, even if I tried real hard I don't care if I'm the fool, I don't wanna be cool I won't give you anything, that you could use I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna know I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna I don't wanna, I don't wanna go I really don't care, what you wanna sell to me I don't really feel blessed, by your presence in my life I don't care if I'm the fool, I don't wanna be cool I won't give you anything, that you could use I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna know I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna I don't wanna, I don't wanna go I don't care if I'm the fool, I don't wanna be cool I won't give you anything, that you could use I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna know I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna I don't wanna, I don't wanna go I don't really care, what brand of underwear Will make me a better man, You just don't understand I don't care if I'm the fool, I don't wanna be cool I won't give you anything, that you could use I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna know I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna I don't wanna, I don't wanna go
5.
Alchemy 04:56
It's a lost and worried soul on fire Caught and buried in your empire Engraved in the stones by a liar Tangled in this tired crossed wire I will always be this way Nothing makes it change I can't resist the fantasy Twisted into your alchemy I've been standing in your sun Giving you a shade with hearts undone I'm the winner here as we wither Dancing in a sewer as we shiver I will always be this way Nothing makes it change I can't resist the fantasy Twisted into your alchemy Say what you need to say, I won't be afraid Do what you said you'd do, please don't be ashamed Lost in a world reduced to laughter and hatred We're still waiting here, torn in shreds fated I can't list the fantasy, Caught in your alchemy Twisted in your alchemy
6.
Come Alive 04:26
Come alive inside my world, Stay alive tonight, it works I'm reading faces lit by candlelight, Trading places with the moon tonight Inside this shell it feels alright, Take a chance and fall into the night But I gotta know, what it means, Is it really how it seems tonight Come alive tonight in my world, Stay alive tonight, it works I tricked another hour of your time, Intensified by crossing every line I left all my worries far behind, I still can be free in my mind But I gotta know, what it means, Is it really how it seems tonight I can give another choice to you, This is another kind of truth It's all the answers that I knew, We all forget what we've been through But I gotta know, what it means, Is it really how it seems tonight
7.
Roads 05:18
Deep in this night you're watching my hands I've never felt this before What is this you're doing To me I can't sleep, I can't dream If nothing's left to be I can't breathe, and I can't see And you're walking out on me Sleep deprived on the road I can't stay awake here long When I call you're never home And this is the only love I've known I can't sleep, I can't dream If nothing's left to be I can't breathe, and I can't see And you're walking out on me I can't sleep, I can't dream If nothing's left to be I can't breathe, and I can't see And you're walking out on me
8.
When it comes down to this, The worries always start I lift up my chin, But still I fall apart I'm not moving on, I'm not walking out I don't want to lose it, I know I have no doubt in you Why fake a smile, when love is all around Why come undone, when so much can be found Why is it twisted, when all we have is hope Why do we question, what love really is Sometimes when I'm sleeping, I can't find the time It gets so complicated, and stuck inside my mind I know I can find it, but I do without I don't want to lose it, So please throw out the doubt in you Why fake a smile, when love is all around Why come undone, when so much can be found Why is it twisted, when all we have is hope Why do we question, what love really is There's nothing to fear, I'm still here, for you Why fake a smile, when love is all around Why come undone, when so much can be found Why is it twisted, when all we have is hope Why do we question, what love really is There's nothing to fear, I'm still here, for you
9.
To Believe 04:16
I won't be without you, I won't call it back I won't spit the fire and attack I will be the caller, I will scream the call I will be the devastated fall I cannot remember the days that came before It took a while to stumble into so much more Take a guess and wonder if it means anything I came to believe We resolve the anger with sticks and stones unthrown Into chaos we follow to catch hold of the unknown Take a chance and stumble into everything It's time to believe I won't be without you, I won't call it back I won't spit the fire and attack Come alive to satisfy the words we ignore Save some time to crucify the cries for more Take a pass on killing time, take some time to sing I came to believe I will be the caller, I will scream the call I will be the devastated fall
10.
I'm Leaving 03:34
Monday morning I was feeling down I had a smoke and looked around I couldn't believe I was still in this town Tuesday morning came and went With no accounting of the time I spent Wishing I wasn't still in this town And now I'm finding ways to catch that train Instead of taking pills to calm my brain, I'm leaving, I'm leaving On Wednesday nights I play the fool Acting like this life is cool I'm drowning, stuck in this town The Thursday mornings are all the same I could have played a better game I'm dying, to get out of this town And now I'm finding ways to catch that train Instead of taking pills to calm my brain, I'm leaving, I'm leaving this town I'm finding ways to calm my mind Instead of always killing time, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm leaving This town Friday nights I sit alone Waiting for the telephone I'm fighting, to get out of this town And now I'm finding ways to catch that train Instead of taking pills to calm my brain, I'm leaving, I'm leaving this town I'm finding ways to calm my mind Instead of always killing time, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm leaving This town
11.
That's All 03:52
I don't really know what I'm trying to be I haven't figured out the puzzles I believe Inspired, but I'm still learning to breathe I wanna know just how much I can leave What is there left to know, Intensify the questions left alone Looking for the place to recall, Deep into the lessons of my fall That's all I wanna find another reason to try I'm not questioning my life I've got to take some time to fly I'm not resisting this time What is there left to know, Intensify the questions left alone Looking for the place to recall, Deep into the lessons of my fall That's all Universe release me from the doubt, Looking at the picture Within, without What is there left to know, Intensify the questions left alone Looking for the place to recall, Deep into the lessons of my fall That's all I gotta figure out just what I'm trying to be I gotta figure out just what I'm trying to be I've gotta figure out what I'm trying to be I wanna know just how much I can leave That's all
12.
Unglued 04:12
I laugh at the dancers who follow the trancer's march to oblivion Poets and singers slip through the fingers, of castles we like to pretend I'll never worry, I'm in no hurry, it all comes out right in the end We all want to believe in a day, when there's something important to say But, I'm wasting my breath, I can't believe in the rest Chasing truth, we come unglued Slither away, wasting the day, I know I could have told you so Come to the door, and let it inside, let love into your home The walls are not thick enough to keep out the fear of the unknown We all want to believe in a day, when there's something important to say But, I'm wasting my breath, I can't believe in the rest Chasing truth, we come unglued It's on the way, dreading the state, it always comes too late Finding a way to sift through the flames, trying to purge the hate I'll never worry, I'm in no hurry, it all comes out right in the end Am I wasting my time, is it all just a lie Chasing truth, we come unglued
13.
Down To This 03:48
Standing in a different shade of light Lucid dreaming in an all night fire fight It comes down to this If I guess what's on your mind, and I know we have the time Would it really cause a fight, If I came to you tonight I don't think you'll ever find another one like me Raging in a limelight, adrift in an endless sea It comes down to this If I want to stay up all night, And I know that I'm right Would it really cause a fight, cuz I don't wanna be alone tonight Will you stay and listen to one more song tonight Would it really start a fight, If we held on to tonight What can I say, What will you do, to be loved tonight I don't wanna start a fight, I don't wanna be alone tonight I don't think you'll ever find another one like me Raging in a limelight, adrift in an endless sea It comes down to this
14.
Surrender into a bliss on your own Ignore all those secrets shown Appease the killer and bow to his will If you never notice, what good is it It may be a wonderful life, but no one's keeping track Questioning the running tab, living under attack The myth of happiness, is starting to sink in Cross the path of black cats, strike out from within I'm not crazy I know what they're thinking of and how to live my life I hear the hollow words slipping through the noise There's no time to sleep on it, it's already alive Not it's time to decide, you have to make a choice I'm not crazy, I'm just here I'm not living, I'm just surviving, I can't take a life like theirs I'm not giving up on the idea, I just can't quench this thirst There's no reason to be a believer, why won't it just go away I'm not living I'm just surviving, I will never live their way I know what they're thinking of and how to live my life I hear the hollow words slipping through the noise There's no time to sleep on it, it's already alive Not it's time to decide, you have to make a choice I'm not crazy, I'm just here
15.
I'm On Fire 04:11
I'm burning up, I'm on fire I guess you like the look, Snatching glimpses that you took Building bridges you intend to burn, Laughing at the lesson learned Will we hear the siren, when our guns are firing Like a Templar in in the sand I'm burning up, I'm on fire Shut your mouth and scream, Like the anger inside of me Inciting riots in the streets, Cursing all the summer heat Will we hear the siren, while our guns are firing Like a Templar in in the sand I'm burning up, I'm on fire No more living in a cave, no more acting like a slave No more staring aimlessly, Spark some noise and try to see Will we hear the siren, when our guns are firing Like a Templar in in the sand I'm on fire, I'm burning alive Will we hear the siren, when our guns are firing Like a Templar in in the sand I'm burning up, I'm on fire
16.
Paradise 04:26
All my life, is just some runny eyes, and another bloody nose I sit alone, on Sunday morning, and wonder where does the time go Paradise, is lost on you, You'd throw it away, if you were in my shoes Paradise, can't shine without the blues, and I mean nothing Nothing without you Another day, with nothing left to say, nothing here is ever new I'm here alone, and try to carry on, but nothing here can see me through Paradise, is lost on you, You'd throw it away, if you were in my shoes Paradise, can't shine without the blues, and I mean nothing Nothing without you Paradise, is lost on you, You'd throw it away, if you were in my shoes Paradise, can't shine without the blues, and I mean nothing Nothing without you
17.
Do Unto Me 04:38
This is what you get, when you treat me like I'm a fool This is what you asked for, you brought this on yourself Now I know you'll recognize, the mistake that you made You'll never wake up happy, in this be you've made Do unto me There is no redemption, in your fate unknown This is your undoing, You've been left on your own Scream and stab at regret, as you burn inside Unknown calls torment you, as you fake the ride Do unto me This is what happens when you do unto me
18.
I see the fire burn through your eyes I can see you break down and cry I can make a choice to try I can hear it, but I don't know why I don't sleep anymore, the whole world's knocking at my door Why should I try, if nothing's worth fighting for You know the way before you even look After all the abuse you took Secretly smile behind the wall Slip away before the fall I don't sleep anymore, the whole world's knocking at my door Why should I try, if nothing's worth fighting for I will finally take it all away Take away the anger and the shame They won't find me anymore I'll never be what they want I don't sleep anymore, the whole world's knocking at my door Why should I try, if nothing's worth fighting for
19.
No need to laugh, no need to cry We live in circles, we don't ask why There is no sadness, there is no pain There is no need to explain All is love, we are all, all the faith, in us all We won't divide, a simple line Enticed by shadow, or sold in lies There is no lightning, there is no rain There is no need to explain All is love, we are all, all the faith, in us all Nothing is everything, Everything is nothing Walk through the life, asleep in bliss Never aroused by love's kiss There is no feeling, there is no chain There is no need to explain All is love, we are all, all the faith, in us all Nothing is everything, Everything is nothing Nothing is everything, Everything is nothing All is love, we are all, all the faith, in us all There is no sadness, there is no pain There is no lightning, there is no rain There is no feeling, there is no chain There is no need to explain All is love, we are all, all the faith, in us all Nothing is everything, Everything is nothing All is love, we are all, all the faith, in us all
20.
I knew you back then, when we were always friends I knew you back then, I knew you well Time keeps dragging on, we sing the same old tired songs So why say "So long", anyway Look what this life has brought us, A little bit deeper in the hole Lighter in pocket, and in soul, so Time keeps marching on, and we get dragged along So why stay so long, anyway I knew you back then, when we were always friends I knew you back then, I knew you well I knew you well
21.
How Much 03:42
How much do you owe, How much do you know How much do you want, How much will you show How much do you love me baby, Come on and make it count What can I give you, to make you mine How much will it take, to give me your time How much do you love me baby, Come on and make it count Cuz I won't let you pass me by, I gotta keep you here tonight I wanna crawl inside your spine, I'm standing here until I make you mine How much do you love me baby, Come on and make it count Cuz I won't let you pass me by, I gotta keep you here tonight I wanna crawl inside your spine, I'm standing here until I make you mine
22.
Alright 05:14
Intoxify the sheep and the goats, Imitate the leaders on the throne Pacify the mass of plastic humanity, Paralyze the sentient, purge reality There ain't nothing wrong with me, or so I believe Dance another hour, it will be alright There's nothing to see here Try to open your eyes, Shake yourself awake You're walking backwards, unable to escape Do not fear the feelings, allow yourself to care One day when you've slept too long, nothing will be there You will have sold it all, for nothing but a dream Try to open your eyes, this life isn't what it seems There's nothing wrong with me, or so I believe Say a prayer tonight, hope it will be alright Say a prayer tonight, hope it will be alright Say a prayer tonight, hope it will be alright
23.
You may say you've found a way, to tear it to the ground If you never lose your way, nothing will be found I can't find a way to help you see it through I could never fit it in, because I'm crazy too But how can we know, if the wind never blows Don't you know I see through you (never gonna let you go) All these lines may deceive you (never gonna say goodbye) I don't want to say hello (never gonna say goodbye) I dont wanna let you go (never gonna say goodbye) Sure I may be guilty of singing all your praise We still have more tomorrows, than all our yesterdays We'll wake up tomorrow, the sun will be here too I may make a new path, but I'll still be here for you But how can we know, if the wind never blows Don't you know I see through you (never gonna let you go) All these lines may deceive you (never gonna say goodbye) I don't want to say hello (never gonna say goodbye) I dont wanna let you go (never gonna say goodbye) So say goodnight, good luck, never say goodbye
24.
Tragic forces, in my domain, the wild horses have gone insane The rebel feeling, is gone again, the pain of feeling never let me in The black eclipse burns my face, to me it slips lost shield of grace No longer living for the day, no one forgives me but I'm okay No we could never, begin to guess, nowhere to go to forever rest All the feeling, you say you possess, empty gestures to you impress All the stars that knew your name, in the end they were all the same Forever lost extinguished flame, forever lost in their game Feelings drop another shot, pierced again by arrows hot Lost forever to pleasantries, my head is burning new decries I don't have the need to forget, I don't have to bleed to regret
25.
No one noticed, when he walked away Too busy cursing, at the mess he made The pouring rain, washed away his blood Nobody noticed, exactly who he was The engine driver, forgot to sound the horn Another dead, another born Through the rain, he couldn't see the track He came so far, he couldn't turn back He laughed so hard the night before Always reaching for just one more He never saw the flashing lights How could she leave, what gave her the right Engine driver solved all his problems That midnight train kept rolling on
26.
Blind 04:58
My head weighs a ton, my fingers are numb I'm deaf to the brilliance, I'm blind to this life I'm going blind to this, nothing is revealed I've got to find this, what secret is sealed My arms fall away, I drift unknown My ears are forgiven, for seeing the unshown I'm going blind to this, nothing is revealed I've got to find this, what secret is sealed Cheers to you all, you broke my fall I'm dancing night and shattered days I'm going blind to this, nothing is revealed I've got to find this, what secret is sealed
27.
Lunatic 04:36
I don't have to recognize another smiling face I can't be a lunatic in a state of grace I'll enjoy the consequence of dancing in the fire I just have to let it go when I'm called a liar But I know it's on, when I'm running along Lost in the recompence of bliss, if only I receive your kiss Come along and give a simple smile to my heart Set the path in silence regarding where we start If I get another chance, I would crawl the miles I could be that lunatic if you give me your smile But I know it's on, when I'm running along Lost in the recompence of bliss, if only I receive your kiss But I know it's on, when I'm running along Lost in the recompence of bliss, if only I receive your kiss When it comes time to prove, would I run from you I'm kinda waiting for a shoe, to drop I'll enjoy the consequence of dancing in the fire I just have to let it go when I'm called a liar If I get another chance, I would crawl those miles I could be that lunatic if you give me your smile If you give me a smile I would be your lunatic if you give me your smile Smile for me
28.
I could have found a way but I didn't care You never ran away cuz I was never there It's so sweet and it makes me sick You thought you had a treat but I wasn't there for you Yeah sure, I guess it's me Plenty of solutions if I had the time DIrty resolutions of a broken mind Take another slice cuz it makes me feel Can never ever tell which thoughts are real Give me a solution and I'll give you a problem Forgot that I was always too crazy to solve them On my worst behavior with a bottle of beam A suicide vacation with no self esteem, it's true Yeah sure, I guess it's me Count to ten and it leaves me alone There's never any good news on the telephone I wish it's stop ringing when I'm trying to crash It could have been fun but it happened too fast I could have held it up if I had something to say One more lucky seven and it's blown away Give me countless chances and I'll always stay Feign another beauty so I can fake a change, it's true Yeah sure, I guess it's me Count to ten and it leaves me alone There's never any good news on the telephone I wish it's stop ringing when I'm trying to crash It could have been fun but it happened too fast Find a way to leave it alone

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released February 1, 2014

All songs written, recorded and performed by Matthew Sams

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Matt Sams Chicago, Illinois

Matt Sams is a singer/songwriter and producer from the Chicago area. He has been performing music and writing songs for over twenty years. Influenced by classic and alternative rock bands like: The Who, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Big Country.

Matt has written and recorded over 800 songs and continues to create every day.
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