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August 2014

by Matt Sams

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1.
Goodbye tomorrow, it's not not our fate No more sorrow, we're only late We won't be afraid when we see the rain We're absolute, sternly made Subtleties in our shade We shall know Why should I cry if I see the end Of timeless ties and scars I mend All this life is in the wind It's enough to taste We won't be afraid when we see the rain We're absolute, sternly made Subtleties in our shade We shall know We won't be afraid when we see the rain We're absolute, sternly made Subtleties in our shade We shall know Why should I care if I see the end (goodbye tomorrow) Timeless trials never win (It's not our fate) All my life I begin (no more sorrow) There is no truth (we're only late) We won't be afraid when we see the rain We're absolute, sternly made Subtleties in our shade We shall know
2.
No Matter 02:56
You cut in my life, with a smile like a knife And took me by surprise You took what you wanted, oh how you flaunted Teasing me with your eyes I broke my golden rule, by being your fool Now I'll never be the same I thought you'd save me, you only told me maybe I took that as a yes Now I've got to say goodbye to all your lies Never gonna let you in again, no matter how much you cry I should have known, you never phone Until you need a ride You took all I had wanted, Now my life is haunted I keep you inside Tell me a story, about how you worry Keep me strung along I can't take this, please don't make this Harder than it needs to be Now I've got to say goodbye to all your lies Never gonna let you in again, no matter how much you cry Now I've got to say goodbye to all your lies Never gonna let you in again, no matter how much you cry
3.
Frozen in time like a road to nowhere Tricking my mind into thinking that I don't care Immersed in the sound of lullabies Chased to the ground, the wind cries Flipped in the sight of giants sleeping Tricked in the light, they're quietly weeping Immersed in the sound of lullabies Chased to the ground, the wind cries Firing the guns of the wasted Tricked into fun the fruit goes untasted Immersed in the sound of lullabies Chased to the ground, the wind cries
4.
Simple Way 04:21
Am I not allowed to be afraid Is this deal the only one I made Am I falling back asleep on hope Is there anything to help me cope Dancing beams of light Keep me up all night Trusting that it's how it should be It's the only thing that makes sense to me Is it not clear enough to see Do I know what it means to me In a way I know what I have to gain In a sense it's better to remain Dancing beams of light Keep me up all night Trusting that it's how it should be It's the only thing that makes sense to me Do I have to spell out anything Is this truth or a song to sing In this wilderness of slights I am always bound by my sight Dancing beams of light Keep me up all night Trusting that it's how it should be It's the only thing that makes sense to me It's a simple way to be Dancing beams of light Keep me up all night Trusting that it's how it should be It's the only thing that makes sense to me It's a simple way to be
5.
The Way Home 03:45
I am here a while, chasing Trusting in the wire, pacing How long till I get you on the line How much is taken from my time Please don't cry, I'm doing fine Waiting for a way to find a way home I heard the times are changing Is it time to turn a page How much can I call upon to follow Is there any chance to avoid Please don't cry, I'm doing fine Waiting for a way to find a way home Staring into the darkness I smile at the void I'm leaving it up to the universe Nothing is the way I want to be Please don't cry, I'm doing fine Waiting for a way to find a way home I've been chasing, I'm on overload Please don't cry, I'm doing fine Waiting for a way to find a way home
6.
It's about time I find a little peace Taking all the tiny bits and pieces from me Solitude in case of liars chomping at the bit How long must I scream until this is it I won't hold this against you But I don't know what I'll do Sticks and stones in your words cutting them to pieces Trips and hopes on overload stealing into weakness Rocking the boat in shallow moats never quite sinking Every day a challenge made, an exercise in thinking I won't try to tell you All about what you should do I won't send another choice to you It really doesn't matter what I do I won't hold this against you I won't hold this against you It really doesn't matter what I do
7.
I've been changing every day Lost in the void of pointless rage I'm not gone, I'm brand new I've been chasing dogs of wars unkind I'm not gone, I am true It's alright to change in many ways It is impossible to always stay the same The views may change, but the feeling's remain You don't have to be afraid if you want to change I can see a million possibilities The choices that I missed, were hidden from me I'm not dead, I'm just new It's alright to change in many ways It is impossible to always stay the same The views may change, but the feeling's remain You don't have to be afraid if you want to change I'm not dead, I'm brand new It's alright to change in many ways It is impossible to always stay the same The views may change, but the feeling's remain You don't have to be afraid if you want to change I'm not dead, I'm brand new
8.
I'm on a roll but I'm not the actor, hiding from your natural disaster I can't tell just what you're after, I won't take this lightly I'm gonna need some more information, If you want my retaliation I'm sending my brain on vacation, I can't take this anymore If I could fly, I would choose a bigger cage There's a restless reason hiding in the rage I start on empty every single day I keep finding valuables placed in my way Every step is littered with torment, prod and pull to find out what you meant The secrets held in letters unsent, I won't open I won't chase fires left unburnt, Taken in by desperate hurt Buried in the taste of your dirt, I won't suffer it If I could fly, I would choose a bigger cage There's a restless reason hiding in the rage I start on empty every single day I keep finding valuables placed in my way Can't you see, you won't bring me down If I could fly, I would choose a bigger cage There's a restless reason hiding in the rage I start on empty every single day I keep finding valuables placed in my way Can't you see, you won't bring me down
9.
Stay Up Late 03:10
The sun won't shine forever We don't have all day We can't ever say never We can't always stay up late The world can't always spin around our fate We should never believe it's too late We could talk all night about dreams we missed We don't have to lie about our own bliss The sun won't shine forever We don't have all day We can't ever say never We can't always stay up late We can't always live in the past Mistakes made should only make us laugh There's so much to talk about, it could take all night We don't have to fight about who was right Will it ever be true, every day will be new The sun won't shine forever We don't have all day We can't ever say never We can't always stay up late
10.
Bleed Away 04:05
Living in an animal skin I'd like to shed Tripping triggers never found living in my head I've tried every trick to help me to believe I don't have to watch it fail to know that it bled I've been marching onward, stumbles in my gait It's all the secrets I've heard that made me want to wait I can't always fix it, I can't get it straight I am not the trap for you, I am just the bait Living all the colors I found underneath Trusting in the powers, betrayed by belief I've tried every trick to understand the words I don't have to watch it fail to know its misery I've been marching onward, stumbles in my gait It's all the secrets I've heard that made me want to wait I can't always fix it, I can't get it straight I am not the trap for you, I am just the bait Changing scenes to suit my tastes, I've been breaking down I could have tried long ago, but it's not the world I found I've tried every trick to help you see my way I don't have to watch it fail to watch it bleed away Changing scenes to suit my tastes, I've been breaking down I could have tried long ago, but it's not the world I found I've tried every trick to help you see my way I don't have to watch it fail to watch it bleed away
11.
The Wind 03:11
I kinda want to tell you how I want to care The words may not ring true if you're unaware I've been climbing mountains while sleeping in the dirt I should have known, but you should have known too We've been running trials, laughing every night Unexpected wars, we refuse to fight Underneath the files, we know the story here We don't always know, but it's becoming clear I kinda have to let you tell me what you wanted I should have tried to stop you before you flaunted You can't lord it over me, I am not your trust disease I should have cared, but you should have cared too We've been running trials, laughing every night Unexpected wars, we refuse to fight Underneath the files, we know the story here We don't always know, but it's becoming clear I don't care if you don't care if We ever care about the winds We've been running trials, laughing every night Unexpected wars, we refuse to fight Underneath the files, we know the story here We don't always know, but it's becoming clear
12.
We are late to the party. We will never be the same. All is lost and found inside the dreams of sleeping apes. No one will be able to dance when I get through with them! I am the grim reaper of the dance floor. When dreams escape you, you will not live another day. I have given all my tears to the gods of wars unfought. Check another box and you will be forgiven. Jesters will dance in a wild fire untamed. Kill it all and you will be a villain. Chances you take will never come to an end. Dance sukka dance. Groove sukka groove. Move sukka move. Dance sukka dance. This music makes me angry! DANCE! Dance I say! Dance like everybody is judging you. Please Baby. Please tell me the secret of your magic. This horrible dance will never end.
13.
Let's Forget 02:53
Let's all forget the night Let's forget all our fights I forgot the words I like to say When every day goes my way Let's all find some time to dream Let's all let it go and scream I forgot who I had to be It never meant that much to me Take another look around and we could make it right This means the world to me, so stay tonight Let's pretend we'll never ever die Let's decide when we want to fly I forgot what I should have done When the days were filled with fun Take another look around and we could make it right This means the world to me, so stay tonight How many times will we try this How long can I resist Take another look around and we could make it right This means the world to me, so stay tonight
14.
I've been putting out fires, all my days are burned Chasing down the liars, as the planet turns I'm running down the trails I can see I've been shaking off the labels on me It's been a sticking point I work around I reach a tipping point before I found I've been putting out fires, all my days are burned Chasing down the liars, as the planet turns I stole the stars away, replacing them with sand I watched it fade away, slipping through my hands I thought I threw away my chances on a whim I watched it slip away, ignoring where I've been I've been putting out fires, all my days are burned Chasing down the liars, as the planet turns I'm tired of the chase I start to erase I've been slipping back in time, forgetting what I lost I can't fake a pantomime, no matter what it cost I've been putting out fires, all my days are burned Chasing down the liars, as the planet turns
15.
I haven't said too much with layers I won't fake I found out in the nick of time, it never is too late I belong to galaxies wired into fate I could say I told you so I pass by while angles cry, with demons on my tail I try to see it coming, but with my luck I'll probably fail I belong to energies hiding in the air I might say I told you so I can hear you calling out a name Can't you see it's all just a game Nothing ever stays the same There's no need to make a claim to fame here All those lies that never die, unfold into madness claims I'll lose control on overload, pretending I know the names I belong to all I see hiding in the flames I just may say I told you so I can hear you calling out a name Can't you see it's all just a game Nothing ever stays the same There's no need to make a claim to fame here I told you so
16.
I just have to listen to words I've never known This is not an answer to questions never shown I won't ever face that day I won't ever fall away Why do we chase away the blue in our skies How can we fade away right before our eyes I only want to listen to heartbeats unexplained I recall the moments, every time it rained I won't ever live that pain I won't ever chase the rain Why do we chase away the blue in our skies How can we fade away right before our eyes It's all I can see, when you laugh at me Why do we chase away the blue in our skies How can we fade away right before our eyes
17.
Burning 03:26
Stop in the middle, think before you talk Slip in the moment, trust before you walk I'm the one in error, doing all I can I'm the terror stricken, I don't understand I'm not asking for a nightmare in disguise I'm caught in a death-grip Stop in the middle, think before you talk Slip in the moment, trust before you walk Is this a dream or am I still alive How much will I tear down, trying to survive I'm not asking for help, I'm asking you to understand I'm caught in the answer Stop in the middle, think before you talk Slip in the moment, trust before you walk Will this stop the bleeding, or am I already lost Chances are I'm ignorant of how much it cost I'm not asking ever again for things I never wanted I'm caught in forgiveness Stop in the middle, think before you talk Slip in the moment, trust before you walk I'm not burning out, I'm just burning down Stop in the middle, think before you talk Slip in the moment, trust before you walk I'm just burning down
18.
We Will See 05:02
Saving all your life for a day like this This is not a time you'll ever want to miss I won't build a cage around my life I can't change my face around your smile Will you call me out by name, in sadness Will you lock me out of your world, It's madness I won't chase away what I need I won't change my meaning around your frowns I am unafraid of the plans made, we will see I'm never under orders from on high Knowing how I feel is not a lie I won't build my castle on the sand I can't change my places around your world I'm unaware of the plan here, we will see I'm unaware of the plan here, we will see Will you call me out by name, in sadness Will you lock me out of your world, It's madness I won't chase away what I need I won't change my meaning around your frowns
19.
Hesitate 04:28
I will not hesitate, I will not imitate your fate I won't trace the circles around my world I will not hide inside, I will not hide the way I try Tracing circles around my world All we reveal in pain, is all we try to learn What we all have to gain, Is what we all have to earn I cannot be in fear every passing year I live Chasing jackals in my dreams I refuse to let it die, as I refuse to even try To chase the demons from my life All we reveal in pain, is all we try to learn What we all have to gain, Is what we all have to earn All we reveal in pain, is all we try to learn What we all have to gain, Is what we all have to earn
20.
It's kinda hard to be what I want to be The men at the top are looking down on me They're getting giddy from our misery The only way to win is to deny the game The only way to fail is to take the blame We're in the desert collecting names To curse our luck Let's ruin all their fun, Let's spoil the party Let's break all their toys, Time to make a lot of noise Let's wake their children, Let's break their bank Let's all rise and shine There shouldn't be a reason to play along There never is a reason to hide your song Don't be afraid of who you are Playing by their rules won't get you far If you're born lucky, you're still the same You're just another number without a name We're dancing in the desert unafraid Cursing our luck Let's ruin all their fun, Let's spoil the party Let's break all their toys, Time to make a lot of noise Let's wake their children, Let's break their bank Let's all rise and shine Breaking down the walls that keep them safe Tearing down the smile on their faces Let's ruin all their fun, Let's spoil the party Let's break all their toys, Time to make a lot of noise Let's wake their children, Let's break their bank Let's all rise and shine We're dancing in the desert unafraid Cursing our luck
21.
I don't miss the dream that brought me here I won't scream in love, or run in fear I've always known the dreams don't last while awake I pretend another sacrifice will work In my blue skies, thunder always lurks I've always known, wishes don't come true in vain Who knows what will come true I don't wish on stars behind the clouds I just want to be happy, when it's allowed I've always known, it all works out alright
22.
Please 04:08
If I had more whiskey and half as much pride I would have the courage to call you up tonight I'd say I was sorry, I'd say I was wrong, please Say we'll see each other one last time I won't see another chance coming down the line So please If I had a reason or a tale to tell I could find a way out of this hell I'd run forever, in the fields above, please Say we'll see each other one last time I won't see another chance coming down the line So please I've just been sitting here, Wondering where you went I am just a ghost of who I used to be I am nothing without you next to me Say we'll see each other one last time I won't see another chance coming down the line So please Say we'll see each other one last time I won't see another chance coming down the line So please So please
23.
It's not a good day to be stuck outside It's still a little late to go for a ride It doesn't make sense to run and hide All I know is karma is on my side I don't care if you don't have the answer to my dreams I only know enough to cause a fuss I only care enough to do what I must I don't care if you don't care about my dreams I'm a bit reactive to the lies All I can see is I have to try Sitting in the middle, I start to slide I can see now that I'm out of time All this time I was wondering where I have to be I only know enough to cause a fuss I only care enough to do what I must I don't care if you don't care about my dreams I will burn away the sound, we don't know what was found I only know enough to cause a fuss I only care enough to do what I must I don't care if you don't care about my dreams
24.
There's Hope 02:22
Slip away and peer inside this life This is not a war we have to fight Every single day is like a wish ignored Tricked into thinking there's something more We believe there's hope in the sun shine We pretend we know how to tell time I've started planning life before Things never work out anymore So, I refuse to dot my I's I've erased the crosses from my t's We believe there's hope in the moonlight We pretend to know what life might Bring to us, we've got to trust in unknowns We believe there's hope in star light We just have to trust in what life brings
25.
Show Us 03:39
I've got a chance to be amused Nothing we care about will amuse you You mean nothing to us That's just gotta be enough for you We wanna see it, we wanna know Come on and show us, what we don't know Come on and show us, this is news Come on and show us what is new You've gotta stop it, you don't know You have no story, but still you show it It's so pathetic that you believe it If it bleeds, then it leads We wanna see it, we wanna know Come on and show us, what we don't know Come on and show us, this is news Come on and show us what is new What do you want to sell What is it you want to tell us Is there anything real What do you want us to feel We don't swallow the lies We won't entertain your tries We don't swallow the lies We won't entertain your tries We wanna see it, we wanna know Come on and show us, what we don't know Come on and show us, this is news Come on and show us what is new What do you want to sell us What is it you want to tell us Is there anything real What do you want us to feel What do you want us to feel
26.
Any Reason 03:35
Why don't we try something new Why don't we learn how to love This whole world is burning down into something new I can't think of any reason not to Stay alive through one more night Change your mind when you want to fight We have time to get it right I can't think of any reason not to We don't have to chain ourselves to bliss Will we learn enough from this This whole life is leading up to this I can't think of any reason not to Stay alive through one more night Change your mind when you want to fight We have time to get it right I can't think of any reason not to Chasing nothing, why don't we find a reason to change Stay alive through one more night Change your mind when you want to fight We have time to get it right I can't think of any reason not to
27.
We Are Loved 04:35
When we've seen it all fall apart in faults With a new resolve, we watch the world disolve When we've lost our way, we resist the change With a new insight, we exist in the light All we may lose, we never knew Relieved in a sense, that I followed too The unknown I've lost the choices I know, I've been caught in this storm I don't see a way to be alone, This is all I've ever known All we may lose, we never knew Relieved in a sense, that I followed too The unknown Why stop the only answer here Why fight what's already clear (We are loved) All we may lose, we never knew Relieved in a sense, that I followed too The unknown I've lost the choices I know, I've been caught in this storm I don't see a way to be alone, This is all I've ever known We are loved
28.
Float 03:38
I become the day every other night I know what to say when I know I'm right I won't sink, I won't swim, I'll just float away tonight I'm unafraid I welcome the day when it doesn't matter I refuse to say just what I'm after I won't sink, I won't swim, I'll just float away tonight I'm unafraid I became a ghost, believing I'm alive What I love the most, is when I have to try I won't sink, I won't swim, I'll just float away tonight I'm unafraid I decide to float far above distrust All that I could hope for is to do what I must I won't sink, I won't swim, I'll just float away tonight I'm unafraid
29.
Your River 03:11
Revealed in silence, kissed by stars We're not alone in the mists Concealed in the iron chains Take me down your river Drown me while I sleep Sinking unforgiven By memories I keep Chased into glory, retold by believers All I'm told to return in kind I just don't have the time Take me down your river Drown me while I sleep Sinking unforgiven By memories I keep I am sleeping, I am gone Take me down your river Drown me while I sleep Sinking unforgiven By memories I keep I just don't have the time
30.
I've got a feeling but you don't know I've got a feeling but you don't know I don't understand this world, I've got to let it go I've got a feeling that I don't want to know I should have seen it but it happened too fast I should have seen it but it happened too fast I can't suss out what I know, or if it will not last I've got a feeling that I don't want to know I've got to try to take it slow I've got to try to take it slow I won't try to take a bow, or try to make it all right I've got a feeling that I don't want to know I've got nothing against the chaos, especially when it's fun I've got nothing against the places we all like to run I've got nothing against the truth we like to believe I've got nothing against the wires tangled up in me I've got a feeling but you don't know I've got a feeling but you don't know I don't understand this world, I've got to let it go I've got a feeling that I don't want to know
31.
The Beacon 03:52
Working up the confidence to see through the veils Choking on cowardice until that ship has sailed Wading through the haze, I forgot to breathe After all, I am no one new When all the days are done When the beacon calls my name, I'll be going home Rattling off the reasons never worked for me Slipping through the seasons I hid underneath With dirt on my fingers, I forgot to breathe After all, I am no one new When all the days are done When the beacon calls my name, I'll be going home Remind me, Just breathe Don't we always dream that it lasts forever After all, I am no one new When all the days are done When the beacon calls my name, I'll be going home When the beacon calls my name, I'll be going home

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This is the August segment of my 365 Song Project

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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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