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Some Time
04:22
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I've been wondering what I've been chasing down
I've been trying to push this around the way I go out of my mind
I just want to find a world I can call my own
I just need a place to rest this weary head
I'm just talking to myself all night long
I've been trying to chase away a night that never ever comes
I just want to find a place where all the pieces fit
I just need some time to see what I can do
I'll keep running until I die, There never is a reason to ever ask why
All this living takes up time, All this waiting should be a crime
I just need some time
I just need some time
I'll keep running until I die, There never is a reason to ever ask why
All this living takes up time, All this waiting should be a crime
I just want to find a place where all the pieces fit
I just need some time to see what I can do
I just need some time
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Left It Alone
03:04
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I know I found you out, I knew I would
I wish I left it alone
I withstood your avalanche and your blowing winds
It's not a case of circumstance, I will always win
I know I found you out, I knew I would
I wish I left it alone
I won't stoke your hatred here, I won't relive the pain
I won't kill your love of fear, I won't bring the rain
I know I found you out, I knew I would
I wish I left it alone
I become the harbinger of an early doom
I am just the messenger in an empty room
I know I found you out, I knew I would
I wish I left it alone
I wish I knew the mystery, I think I know what I need
I know I found you out, I knew I would
I wish I left it alone
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I woke up in the usual way, opened my eyes and started my day
I made my coffee and got to work, There's not much else to say
Nothing seemed out of place, there's not secret on my face
It's just a run of the mill normal, average day
It's simply another day, No fascination holding sway
I don't have much to say, because nothing important happened today
I may as well go to sleep, I have no interest left to keep
It seems pointless to stay awake, Maybe I'll just get away
It's simply another day, No fascination holding sway
I don't have much to say, because nothing important happened today
It's simply another day, No fascination holding sway
I don't have much to say, because nothing important happened today
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4. |
A Life Of My Own
03:18
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All you sons of serpents, all you daughters of jackals
And all you children of the fire, may you burn
You'll never get an answer, to your questions held
You're not what I'm after, you will never learn
I won't be abused, and I won't be accused
And I won't take your word for truth
You won't hold me here, I don't share your fear
There is no way to be more clear
I have a life of my own
All the misbehavers and all the disbelievers
And all the cynic's smiles won't hold me back
I will see the end of this, I will see it through
I will reach the goal no matter what you do
I won't be abused, and I won't be accused
And I won't take your word for truth
You won't hold me here, I don't share your fear
There is no way to be more clear
I have a life of my own
I won't be abused, and I won't be accused
And I won't take your word for truth
You won't hold me here, I don't share your fear
There is no way to be more clear
I have a life of my own
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5. |
It's Not A Wish
03:26
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It's not a fight, I just need a chance to breathe in the night
I'm out of fire, I'm living every second with a soul so tired
Falling out of slumber incomplete
Tracing lines of scars I cannot trust
Trying hard to make these broken pieces fit
I'm still alive, building walls I never meant to thrive
The chains come apart, pins and needles electrify my heart
Chaos interrupts my madness in peace
I pretend there is meaning in my eyes
Trying hard to make these broken wheels spin
It's not a choice I can make
It's not a wish I can make come true
There is no mystery, there's nothing here that counts as history
There's no revealing, there's no way to tell what I'm concealing
It's not a choice I can make
It's not a wish I can make come true
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6. |
While We're Young
03:25
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Please just give me a sign, please while we're young
Please while we're young
Is there a reason for time, have we grown numb
Have we grown numb
I chase my tail, I pick my battles, I take my time for granted
I can't answer your questions, it's all I know
It's all I know
Is this story forbidden, do I become, lost in the sun
I chase my tail, I pick my battles, I take my time for granted
What should I keep, is there cause to weep, am I lost in sleep
I chase my tail, I pick my battles, I take my time for granted
Please just give me a sign, please while I'm young
Please while I'm young
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7. |
Daydreams
03:40
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I've been dying to hold my life inside
I've been trying to make some sense of this life
I want to try to get it right, It's in my soul tonight
In all good fun I pick a fight, All these words mean nothing
I've been wasting time in my daydreams
I've been making clear my intentions to this world
I want to try to get it right, It's in my soul tonight
In all good fun I pick a fight, All these words mean nothing
All these words can't explain, the meaning I hold in my name
When this world makes me want to scream
I lose myself in daydreams
I lose myself in daydreams
I want to try to get it right, It's in my soul tonight
In all good fun I pick a fight, All these words mean nothing
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8. |
Ask Myself Why
04:06
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I'll trade my gold for fire, feeling sick of being uninspired
I relive the days gone by, I never ask myself why
Come to me, comfort me, what is the key to lose myself
All the written words bleed from the page
I'll trace my soul with wire, feeling sick of being tired
I reveal the thoughts I try, I never ask myself why
Come to me, comfort me, what is the key to lose myself
All the written words bleed from the page
I guess I know why it bleeds away, there are no more words to say
I guess I thought I was true, there are no more lies to see me through
Come to me, comfort me, what is the key to lose myself
All the written words bleed from the page
I'll trade my gold for fire, feeling sick of being uninspired
I relive the days gone by, I never ask myself why
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9. |
Do As Others Do
03:00
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I don't want to hear you calling out
These are days I'd like to do without
I guess it's time to end the drought
Scream, scream, scream and shout
You don't see what I go through
I don't want to do as others do
I caught myself up in this trouble
I wanna stay buried in my rubble
I'm sorry if I have to burst your bubble
Whatever you get I want double
You don't see what I go through
I don't want to do as others do
You don't see what I go through
I don't want to do as others do
I don't want to do as others do
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10. |
The Hard Way
03:53
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I find my trails burnt, I wish I knew where to start
All my missteps lead the way
I wanna make it last as long as I can
I saw this whole world burn, I wish I knew what I had to learn
I didn't have to do it the hard way
I wanna make it last as long as I can
I am the pilot now, the wind is against me
What can I do now if I won't let it find me
I wanna make it last as long as I can
I saw this whole world burn
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11. |
I Can't Tell You Why
03:35
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I don't know why I feel this way, I can't tell if it's me
Or just a wind of change
I can't tell you why, I can't tell you why I've never felt this way
Everything must change, everything must change or else it will die
I can't tell you why I still change
All the words I never tried to say, I can't tell if it's me
Or just the plans I made
I can't tell you why, I can't tell you why I've never felt this way
Everything must change, everything must change or else it will die
I can't tell you why I still change
There's no way to stop the change, There's no reason for this pain
I'm laughing at the pain
I can't tell you why, I can't tell you why
I can't tell you why I still change
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Sunshine Delay
03:06
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Sunshine
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Moving Target
04:40
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I know, I believe I've been dreaming half asleep
I know, I believe I know what it means
My world has been asleep
I know, I can see I notice everything
I know, I can see, I can see the love aimed at me
But I am a moving target
But I'm gonna take my time before I go
I'm gonna make up my mind before I know
I'm gonna wind up somewhere I don't know
I know, I believe I've been wasting all I need
I know, I believe I can hold it in but still I bleed
And I know I've never left
But I'm gonna take my time before I go
I'm gonna make up my mind before I know
I'm gonna wind up somewhere I don't know
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14. |
Freezer Burn
03:50
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Instrumental
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15. |
Running In Place
03:31
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Snow
03:38
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Snow is falling like feathers from the sky
Time is calling and I don't wonder why
I'm going home, I'm tired or the road
Let it snow and cover my world
I'll let you know when I wake again
Snow is falling, blanketing my soul
Life is calling, and I can't let it go
I want to know why I have to wake
Let it snow and cover my world
I'll let you know when I wake again
All these days go right by me
Winter holds me while I sleep
I'll never know until I go
Snow is falling, blanketing my world
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Hurricane
04:01
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I'm dreaming lightly while I die
I get the feeling I just may win tonight
All the powers in the world will never break my will
I am just a hurricane, perfectly still
All the rage won't wash away the love that I hold
I am just a hurricane that no one will hold here
I'm screaming silent as I roam
I decide if anywhere is home
All the powers in the world will never break my will
I am just a hurricane, perfectly still
All the rage won't wash away the love that I hold
I am just a hurricane that no one will hold here
Love is a wound that will not heal
Love is a scar that never fades
Love is a wound that never heals
Love is a scar that never fades away
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Release
03:00
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I can hear the wonder spoken loud
I can live my life with my head in the clouds
With all the time I'll spend wide awake
We can only take all we can see
It never meant the world to me
I'll take the time to release
I can feel my life erupt in fire
If I said I didn't miss it, I'd be a liar
With all the time I've spent being blind
We can only take all we can see
It never meant the world to me
I'll take the time to release
Take to the mystery like moths to flame
The judges of history will find someone to blame
I can see the ice through my eyes
I can live my life with arms open wide
With all the time I'll still be here
We can only take all we can see
It never meant the world to me
I'll take the time to release
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Via Negativa
04:41
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I am not the actor, it's just the mask I wear
Underneath this face, are faces I won't share
It could be a million years, before I find out why
I forsake my tears, I won't even try
I hope you see me for what I am not
Before you see me for what I'm supposed to be
I am not a mystery, for those who really see
I am blind to misery, and all I tried to be
I could spend a lifetime, trying to hit that target
I reduce my essence to things easy to forget
I waste my moments to shine
I hope you see me for what I am not
Before you see me for what I'm supposed to be
Are there any words left to feel
Are there any wounds left to heal
Or is it just calloused dreams
I hope you see me for what I am not
Before you see me for what I'm supposed to be
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Existence
03:19
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I believe the ways I got it wrong
Haunt the very best places I was strong
What's the point in crying when all we do is laugh
I never found good reasons to ever ask
All the loose ends have tied themselves down
Waiting for my storm that never comes around
What's the point in crying when all we do is laugh
I never found good reasons to ever ask
It harms me, I never leave
It charms me, I won't believe it's near
All the worried eyes blind themselves to me
They only focus on what I'll never be
Oh, can't you see how it fades away
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I Can't Be Bothered
03:36
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It took me long enough to see the solution
It's always a trap, never a revolution
I can't be bothered anymore
When all is said and done, there is no need to run
I can live my life unafraid of fun
It unwound before my eyes as I turned away
A dream is just a dream, at least that's what they say
I can't be bothered by the scorn
When all is said and done, there is no need to run
I can live my life unafraid of fun
There's no need to cry, when you find your life
It's enough to try, winding up the time
We spend too much time with wounds in our hearts
I'm not wasting fire on those forever damp
I have all I need to leave my stamp
I can't be bothered by life
When all is said and done, there is no need to run
I can live my life unafraid of fun
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Spitebile
04:55
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Something awakens in your blood, and now you're bracing for the flood
The anger has become unbound, as your heart starts to pound
You follow, you swallow the bile of your spite, you won't last the night
You won't forget this pain, you won't cleanse the stains
You won't make it through the night
You can't make it turn out right
There is no choice for you to give, there is no life for you to live
The razors slice your empty eyes, you fade away in feigned surprise
You follow, you swallow the bile of your spite, you won't last the night
You won't forget this pain, you won't cleanse the stains
You won't make it through the night
You can't make it turn out right
You follow, you swallow the bile of your spite, you won't last the night
You won't forget this pain, you won't cleanse the stains
You won't make it through the night
You can't make it turn out right
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Second Chance
03:14
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I don't miss the trials by fire
I became alive when I noticed who I am
I don't love the constant apprehension
I will be unknown to the world
I won't give one more second
It's a second chance to remember what we are
We don't have to dance one step too far
Until our dying days we will stand
We recover our senses just in time
We betray our sentence reaching for the line
Spending afternoons chasing shadows on the wall
Resisting waves of happiness waiting for the call
I won't give one more second
It's a second chance to remember what we are
We don't have to dance one step too far
Until our dying days we will stand
It's a second chance to remember what we are
We don't have to dance one step too far
Until our dying days we will stand
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24. |
The Bitter End
04:26
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I know that I don't give enough
I know that I won't give it up
I'll show what I really know of me
I'll show what I am meant to be
Will I kiss you or will I count to ten
Will I miss you or will I just pretend
Will I comfort you, confessing all my sins
Will I be here until the bitter end
I know what you want to hear
I know what could make it clear
I'll show all my cards to you
I'll show you what I can do
Will I kiss you or will I count to ten
Will I miss you or will I just pretend
Will I comfort you, confessing all my sins
Will I be here until the bitter end
Will I kiss you or will I count to ten
Will I miss you or will I just pretend
Will I comfort you, confessing all my sins
Will I be here until the bitter end
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Don't Run Away
04:05
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We could dance around the obvious
Why don't we tell it like it is
They're counting down to the end of this
We could hold a million reasons to stand still
Forward is the only mode I know
Slowing down the time here never works
Don't run away, leave your problems where they live in yesterday
You don't need the sorrow, there will be time to live tomorrow
It's not hard to change a point of view
When it's turned on its head
What you thought you knew may not be true
Don't run away, leave your problems where they live in yesterday
You don't need the sorrow, there will be time to live tomorrow
Don't run away, leave your problems where they live in yesterday
You don't need the sorrow, there will be time to live tomorrow
Don't run away
Don't run away
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Burning House
04:28
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There's not a thing I love that can't be burned away
I'm sure that day will surely come, but that day's not today
I worry that I'll never reach the sky
I'm not one to build it up, to only tear it down
If I try to walk on water, I will only drown
I try to do what I can
I won't burn it down before I walk away
I won't curse the circumstance that sends me on my way
This life is just a burning house
There's no need to curse the wind, it will only pass
If I try to push it back, I will never last
I believe I tried to let you know this
Yesterday is not the way I will think of you
A future passes unafraid of what we might do
The river rolls unimpeded
I won't burn it down before I walk away
I won't curse the circumstance that sends me on my way
This life is just a burning house
I won't burn it down before I walk away
I won't curse the circumstance that sends me on my way
This life is just a burning house
I won't burn it down before I walk away
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Letters Into Words
04:24
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I've been asking all the wrong questions
I will keep those answers to myself
I wonder why I'm always pushed out
It's been asked and answered too many times to count
I won't tell a soul
That I can bleed these letters into words I never read
I can't let it go
There has to be a way to make this world make sense to me again
I've been tripping over my own feet
Trying to run from my deeds
The deep end keeps calling out to me
It's asking me to let myself drown
I won't tell a soul
That I can bleed these letters into words I never read
I can't let it go
There has to be a way to make this world make sense to me again
I couldn't say what I was after
I never knew what I might do
It's always a disaster
When I call out names I cannot prove
I won't tell a soul
That I can bleed these letters into words I never read
I can't let it go
There has to be a way to make this world make sense to me again
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28. |
Push
04:03
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I wish I had held my tongue in my defense
I never know which way I'll go from here
After every night is washed away in the haze
I can't find a reason to forgive all my days
I wonder if I'll always be this way
I wonder how much I'll push away
I wish that I just walked away from feeling so unsure
It's no surprise that I lose my way when I can't find a better way to cope
Stolen glances slip away while I watch it die
It's no surprise to me I fail, speaking from my eyes closed
After every night is washed away in the haze
I can't find a reason to forgive all my days
I wonder if I'll always be this way
I wonder how much I'll push away
Ripped away from feeling grey
Only to find another kind of pain
After every night is washed away in the haze
I can't find a reason to forgive all my days
I wonder if I'll always be this way
I wonder how much I'll push away
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All Of My Lives
03:31
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All of this time, All of this time, All of this time I've wasted
I could have been done, I could have been done, I could have been done, with sleeping
Through all my lives
All the way down, All the way down, All the way down I feel it
I am the clown, I am the clown, I am the clown you hated
All my lives
I blinded all my eyes to take a good look at paradise
All my lives
I am the wolf, I am the wolf, I am the wolf you cried for
I am the sheep, I am the sheep, I am the sheep in wolfs clothing
All my lives
I've been a fool, I've been a fool, I've been a fool for trying
I can cut through, I can cut through, I can cut through all the errors
All my lives
I blinded all my eyes to take a good look at paradise
All my lives
All my lives have been the same old story
Checking lists of words I cannot read
There's never time enough for worry
There is no advice to heed
I've been a fool, I've been a fool, I've been a fool for trying
I can cut through, I can cut through, I can cut through all the errors
All my lives
I blinded all my eyes to take a good look at paradise
All my lives
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30. |
Cure
04:12
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I've learned a lot from taking a shot, like every child should
I've taken the time to twist every line, like you knew I would
I'm saying this now cause I don't care how the message gets through
I'm pretty sure I'll find a cure for all those things I do
To myself
I don't follow any faces, I've been broken in a million places
I don't suffer
Why make a fuss it's starting to rust, I'm slipping like a fool
I didn't care cause I was there, I couldn't play it cool
A mouth too loud and a head too proud, who's gotta shake it off
I can't laugh cause I'm on a path, pretending that I lost
Myself
I don't follow any faces, I've been broken in a million places
I don't suffer
I'm sure that I'll find a cure, I'm sure that I'll come around
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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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