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January 2016

by Matt Sams

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1.
Eyes Open 03:32
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I'm drawing circles around your wrists I'm looking inside for pieces I missed I shall not want Eyes open under restraint Veins closing under stars aligning My head is spinning it's laughing triggers I'm looking for any reason to stay inside I shall not want Eyes open under restraint Veins closing under stars aligning Eyes open I resist the notion Veins closing I recall why I'm here
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Shine On Me 03:44
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I can feel the sun shine on me And I can always pretend I'll shake away the webs that hold me down I'll chase away the clouds that hold this sound I can feel the weight of time on me I know it's always running out There's still enough time to work it out There's still a soul in me trying to get out I can feel the sun shining, I can feel the sun shining down on me I can see the way you smile at me Leaves me with no secrets left to tell I'll stay awake long enough to see The time it takes to make me believe I can feel the sun shining, I can feel the sun shining down on me This life isn't a cloudy day I'm living dreams worlds away Long enough to see I can feel the sun shining, I can feel the sun shining down on me I can feel the sun shining down on me
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Shred The Veil 04:24
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I fight mountains and I drive them to the sea All the bluster never meant that much to me I tear the stitches from these wounds healed Open up your mind to the pieces I make whole Shred the veil I give you chasing after souls gone cold I give meaning to dreams I inhale I take heroes for men made of stone Why disappear when this world seems so old Open up your mind to the pieces I make whole Shred the veil I give you chasing after souls gone cold I saw it coming, I saw it coming from miles away Open up your mind to the pieces I make whole Shred the veil I give you chasing after souls gone cold Steal away into the night Am I calm or am I just blind I tear at fears I never held true
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What's What 02:37
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Boldfaced and slaphappy, wasting all your time Unhurried and unhinged, failing by design You could say I knew Are we all running away, or are we just running in place It's high time we find out what's what Skin-tight giddiness, tying you up inside Punchdrunk insidious, on a desperate slide I could say it's safe to assume Are we all running away, or are we just running in place It's high time we decide what's what Are we all running away, or are we just running in place I wish I knew
5.
In The Future 03:24
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There won't be many shopping carts in the future Fruits and crisps and dates and figs teleported to your door We won't want to drive our cars in the future Our Cadillacs and Porsches will have to drive themselves Parents just won't understand Our stupid clothes and all those passing fads We won't use telephones in the future Anything we want to say will now transmit directly from our brains We won't want to watch TV in the future We'll just play with sticks and mud or make castles out of sand Music won't be as good as it was in the 90's Kids those days weren't as frightening as they will be in the future There won't be many people walking around in the future That's because we're all robots now in the future In the future
6.
My Release 03:14
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Don't take away my release, it's the only thing that gives me Peace enough to let myself be free Cuz I don't trust myself to leave it up to me I'll forgive All the times I tried to hide away my head All the times I wished I were dead I'll forgive Don't tug the switches in my mind, It's all I need to help me Find another day to get along Freeze another thought in a song I'll forgive All the times I tried to slip away All the times I couldn't find a better way I'll forgive Wasting all my time, sleeping under water Breathing in the dreams of lives I'll never leave It's taking my whole life away Don't take my release, don't take my release It's all that gives me peace, It's all that gives me peace
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I'm Right Here 04:51
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Whatever I say, whatever I say I know you love me And nothing you say can change that Wherever I go, wherever I go I feel you with me And nothing they say can make me forget that Whenever you want, whenever you want, I'll be right beside you I stand like a stone, always by your side Wherever you've gone, wherever you've gone, you take me with you And nothing they say can make me forget that You will always be safely kept in my heart You don't ever have to cry, I'm right here Whatever they do, whatever they do they can't hurt us And nothing can tear this love apart Wherever we go, wherever we go, we'll always be close And nothing they say can make us forget that You will always be safely kept in my heart You don't ever have to cry, I'm right here You don't have to cry, open up your eyes I'm right here You will always be safely kept in my heart You don't ever have to cry, I'm right here
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Ghost Town 03:48
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I awoke as a stranger in worlds I called home Ignoring all the danger I stumbled on this tomb I woke the ghosts of a ghost town A million lives could never make it right Although I tried, I could never find the light And they won't let me be at peace I disturbed the order of realms beyond control My eyes were blinded by the greed in my soul I woke the ghosts of a ghost town A million lives could never make it right Although I tried, I could never find the light And they won't let me be at peace If only I could make it right, or maybe go back in time I would have let them slumber The choice I made will haunt me until my dying day The spirits that I angered won't let me slip away I woke the ghosts of a ghost town A million lives could never make it right Although I tried, I could never find the light And they won't let me be at peace Don't wake the ghosts in the ghost town Don't wake the ghosts in the ghost town They'll never let you be
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Embrace Of The Sea 04:00
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Of all the winds we suffer, caught in this storm Growing old means growing cold and I want to stay warm I swallow all my regrets, It rings hollow with secrets never kept whole I can count my blessings until the end of time It doesn't change the lessons I try to leave behind I call out in the empty night, I choke on words I do not dare to speak All this time, I was blind I can only see how it's supposed to be I can feel your thunder wash over me I may as well accept the embrace of the sea I stole this reason for myself I chose to keep it in my own hell I may as well accept the embrace of the sea
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Long Enough 03:22
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Chemical reactions in my brain Making me wish for an end to the rain I wish all the clouds away, long enough to make it home I run all night, I stand still, I see a light, shining bright Long enough to make it home All the fading memories I pretend to use Sick of talking backwards, sick of the abuse I chase the winds away from me, long enough to make it home I run all night, I stand still, I see a light, shining bright Long enough to make it home I run all night, I stand still, I see a light, shining bright Long enough to make it home
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Stardust 03:36
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I've been floating in space my whole life I'll bask in this grace as the world floats along I know what we're made of Stardust floating through my mind Stardust is in everything we find It's all we are made of I love every world I see in my dreams I believe every word muffled in my screams I know what we're made of Stardust floating through my mind Stardust is in everything we find It's all we are made of I can't shut you down, I don't have the right You can be yourself, we don't have to fight We're all the same I'll be waiting for the walls to come down I'll be chasing peace until I run aground I know what we're made of Stardust floating through my mind Stardust is in everything we find It's all we are made of We are all made of stardust, we are all made of stardust It's all we are made of
12.
We Hold A Different Power 04:04
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We hold a different power inside
13.
You Don't Have To Ask Me Eighteen Times (When Seventeen Will Do) 03:22
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You don't have to ask me eighteen times Not when seventeen will do Yes dear I love you and I'll say it every day You make me happy too Here by your side I will always stay No matter what we go through Darlin, you know that I'm in love with you You will be my darling girl, and I will be your man Won't you come and dance with me on the moonlit sand You don't have to ask me eighteen times Not when seventeen will do Yes dear, I know you like to hold my hand And I like your hands too They all scratch their heads when we walk by hand in hand Cuz they never saw a love so true Darlin you know that I'm in love with you You will be my darling girl, and I will be your man Won't you come and dance with me on the moonlit sand You don't have to ask me eighteen times Not when seventeen will do You don't have to ask me eighteen times Not when seventeen will do
14.
Breaking Teeth 03:46
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I'm wide awake, the words bend and break away from me Wishing for more time, breaking teeth on gold The merry-go-round goes round and round, spinning cold I'm revealing fakes, the humors shake me to my very bones, so old Wishing for more time, breaking teeth on gold The merry-go-round goes round and round, spinning cold This fight takes too much from me This night steals the fire from my soul, so old Wishing for more time, breaking teeth on gold The merry-go-round goes round and round, spinning cold Breaking teeth on gold, breaking teeth on gold, so old
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O.B.E. 03:41
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I won't be answering my phone I feel myself float away from home The silver chord guides me back I'm out of body, I'm out of mind The universe is an open book to me I can feel it coming clear, lightening my soul The silver chord guides me back I'm out of body, I'm out of mind I can see, it's not just me I can see it in front of me I don't know if I'll make it back I want to stay free for eternity The silver chord guides me back I'm out of body, I'm out of mind The tears fade away as I come down I want to feel this always I'm out of body, I'm out of mind I'm out of body, I'm out of mind
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Alone 02:51
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It's a long way down to that sewer hole Kick off your shoes and dust off your coat, alone You try to say you're sorry, but we'll hear none of that, alone It's a long way back, down that snow-covered road Keep up your pace and kill all thoughts of hope, alone You try to say you're sorry, but we'll hear none of that, alone You try to dance or drink it off, you won't let no one know You don't want to go where you know you'll be alone It's a long way down to those six feet underground Sigh or cry or wish to die, alone You try to say you're sorry, but we'll hear none of that, alone
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Dying Days 03:55
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All of the lives I bleed, conspire to fill the sound I believe the innocence will set me free All of the fire I bring, tell no lies to bring me down I believe there is a fight in me Oh, don't say that it's not true Away, away, we go, we go No more dying days sleeping in the ice and snow Away, away, we know, we know No more faking smiles for the lies we know I forgive the wounds I cursed, kicking up the dirt I believe the demon chasing me I forgot my dying words and who they're meant to hurt I believe the problem is me Oh, don't say I miss the hurt Away, away, we go, we go No more dying days sleeping in the ice and snow Away, away, we know, we know No more faking smiles for the lies we know Oh, this wild soul won't rest, until I follow all that's left to me Away, away, we go, we go No more dying days sleeping in the ice and snow Away, away, we know, we know No more faking smiles for the lies we know
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Transmissions 04:55
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Call on these transmissions held, hidden in an endless sky At rest, at last, head in to the unknown Endless knowing, boundless skies Endless dreaming, my whole life I commit it to the stars Caught up in a sacrifice, pulling reigns on desire At rest, at least I can see the world's hidden notes Endless knowing, boundless skies Endless dreaming, my whole life I commit it to the stars There are wild things lurking in my soul Trust in those transmissions sent, soaring far away from here At rest, at last, revealing the unknown
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Always Know 03:44
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Hold close and I'll be here to warm you No choice, I can only love you from here out Don't cry, don't try wondering what might have been I will always know that you love me so I will always live the love that you show Always know Run free, but always lay your heart here You know me and all I'll never lose, laughing at the wind Don't cry, don't try wishing on stars that never shine I will always know that you love me so I will always live the love that you show Always know Hold close and I'll be here to warm you Hold close and I'll be here to warm you Always
20.
Shock And Awe 03:09
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I'd pay good money to see the look on your face I bet you think it's funny, running in place After all the fakers pass me by The world's a mess, I'm not impressed by your rampant greed I'd pay good money to see you trip the chance I bet you think it's funny, with blood on your hands After all the blind pass you by Your time is up, you're out of luck, as you bleed There's no pride in your fall, your sins nailed to the wall You won't have time to stall, it's your own private shock and awe There's no pride in your fall, your sins nailed to the wall You won't have time to stall, it's your own private shock and awe
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Mine To Remember 03:41
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It's mine to remember Maybe I see that I can believe that I'm still trying It's caught on my tongue when I try to reveal the answer It's mine to remember or mine to fade away I try to deliver my best every day I'm awake I could be dumb or maybe too young, to find out the answers To cut through the din, I'm dying within the memories I left here It's mine to remember or mine to dread When I release all the pain I fed to myself Am I locked away for good this time, are my pieces left behind It's mine to remember or mine to forget But I can't tell you what I have left to lose It's mine to remember or mine to regret But I won't surrender what I have left to prove
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Hold You 03:12
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Why must I be a fool for you, I try so hard to always prove That I love you I want to hold you all night long, I want to give my love to you I do Why must your smile warm me so, I try so hard to let you know That I love you I want to hold you all night long, I want to give my love to you I do Hold me close, I won't go, Stay right here, I'll let you know That I love you I want to hold you all night long, I want to give my love to you I do
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Bolt The Door 03:45
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Goats and pigs and animals tearing down your gates Hear the monsters howl and scream Hide your head and bolt the door Before the battle mother, close my eyes before I bleed away Before the battle mother, close these veins before I bleed away Hide your head and bolt the door Into the grinder boys, it's off to victory We can die, side by side, it's how it's meant to be Hide your head and bolt the door Before the battle mother, close my eyes before I bleed away Before the battle mother, close these veins before I bleed away Hide your head and bolt the door Into the firing line, our world is over We'll be buried in the potter's field and dream Hide your head and bolt the door
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A Million More 03:03
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Are we accidents waiting to happen Are we trojan horses in disguise We can hold out a million years And then a million more Are we waiting for lights to change Are we dreaming of stars colliding We can dream up a million ways And then a million more Dream on, I can follow too I want to dream with you We're spot on, when we break it down I know what I found there Are we wasting all our time Are we confused enough yet We can dream up a million ways We can dream up a million ways We can dream up a million ways And then a million more
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I Can Keep Fighting 03:49
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My thoughts fade away with the sun, I float back in time I dream of flying Like the times you kissed me in the fading moonlight I remember why it felt so right, I can't wake up from this dream My dreams fade in the morning light, I start another day I can keep fighting Like the times they told me, I'm nothing but a fool I remember what is true, I won't give up this dream I am still a soul, I am still alive I will never run, I will never hide Nothing they can say can tear me away from this Like the times you kissed me in the fading moonlight I remember why it felt so right, I can't wake up from this dream Like the times they told me, I'm nothing but a fool I remember what is true, I won't give up this dream My thoughts fade away with the sun, I float back in time I can keep fighting
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Dirty Pill 03:31
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I think you found a dirty pill, climbing over ant hills You wanna take another trip, but you don't know what will fit, yea Oh don't ask me, I don't know either You seem hell bent on making enemies Picking at the scabs from your disease Guessing at crimes you never know, I don't know either I think you tried to run away, from demons you couldn't slay The choices left up to you, threw away what you never knew Oh don't ask me, I don't know either You seem hell bent on making enemies Picking at the scabs from your disease Guessing at crimes you never know, I don't know either Why don't you know? You seem hell bent on making enemies Picking at the scabs from your disease Guessing at crimes you never know, I don't know either I think you found a dirty pill, why don't you know?
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Alien 03:15
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I thought I was an actor, always wearing masks I thought I knew the answers, I never thought to ask, who knew The chain replays in my head, I missed the first go round I've been wracking my brain, searching for that sound, I knew I thought I was the alien, and the rest of you were sane I can see we're animals, and we're pretty much the same, who knew As time reveals my ignorance, I'll never find a truth I've been hurting my own cause, putting forth the proof, I know I thought I controlled myself, and was always to blame I'm not at fault for breaking down, inheriting this name Who knew why I tried, when I was out of time Who knew I lived trapped in my own mind I thought I was an actor, always wearing masks I thought I knew the answers, I never thought to ask, who knew I thought I was the alien, and the rest of you were sane I thought I was the alien, but we're all the same
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I Can't Relate 03:24
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You think you're clever, above the rest Flashing your smile, you think you're the best I can't relate, I just can't see Your empty head's got nothing on me Don't waste my time, I'm doing just fine Don't you know, don't you know Take that smirk out of here, let me make it clear I can't relate, I just can't see Your empty head's got nothing on me I can't relate, I just can't see Your empty head's got nothing on me Don't waste my time You think you're entitled, you think that you're owed A pretty face with the mind of a toad I can't relate, I just can't see Why you think you can step on me Don't waste my time, you don't have the mind Don't you see, don't you see Take that smirk out of here, let me make it clear I can't relate, I just can't see Why you think you can step on me I can't relate, I just can't see Why you think you can step on me Don't waste my time Go back to your corner, leave me alone, go away I can't relate, I just can't see Your empty head's got nothing on me I can't relate, I just can't see Why you think you can step on me Don't waste my time, I'm doing just fine
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Edge Of The World 04:06
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I can see through blindness, I can hear through the din Even all the mindless can see the trouble you're in Blame it on the madness, blame it on the cold Hiding from your sadness won't keep you from growing old Where will you run, where will you hide now How does it feel, sinking at the edge of the world How does it feel, sinking at the edge of the world When you close your eyes, do you say your prayers Do you ignore the lies, are you even aware Blame it on the madness, or try to walk away Chasing after sadness won't ever make them stay Who will you ask to forgive all your faults How does it feel, sinking at the edge of the world How does it feel, sinking at the edge of the world How does it feel, sinking at the edge of the world How does it feel, sinking at the edge of the world
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Unspoken 03:37
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Did you know aliens walk among us Do you know every star will die eventually All these days can waste away These words can go unspoken Did you know the power of thought is endless Do you know everyone gets lost eventually All these dreams can come true These words can go unspoken When my time is done I won't be missed These words can go unspoken When all is said and done, sealed with a kiss These words can go unspoken
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All These Wounds 04:13
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I know what reaction is, I see it every night With no distraction, I go out of my mind I won't disappear, I won't burn it down But I don't know how long I'll last living underground I will find out what I have left I can't die here, I leave the rest to you I am burning bridges I never tried to cross I've been paralyzed by the fear of loss I can't take it back now, all my words escape Through wounds I never bothered to heal I will find out what I have left I can't die here, I leave the rest to you All these wounds I give to you I will find out what I have left I can't die here, I leave the rest to you All these wounds, I give to you for safe keeping

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This is the first month for my 2016 song a day project.

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released January 1, 2016

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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. ... more

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