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September 2014

by Matt Sams

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1.
Waking Up 02:55
How can I answer this time, it could take all my life I choose to stay alive, this is not real life Waking up I'm not asking any more, It's an instinct I can't ignore The hearts are beating out of time, all this pain is in my mind I'm waking up How can I answer this time, it could take all my life I choose to stay alive, this is not real life Waking up I'm not trying to be the fool, there's no reason to play it cool The world is failing to be amused, It's in our nature to be abused I'm waking up We always cross the lines, we are always out of time How can I answer this time, it could take all my life I choose to stay alive, this is not real life Waking up
2.
Please don't change what we hold Please don't fail to see it through I won't spend another day unheard Don't believe in monsters hiding in your bed Don't believe the demons are just in your head We know better Please don't trust in all you see Please don't run from everything I won't fall apart ever again Don't believe in monsters hiding in your bed Don't believe the demons are just in your head We know better Please don't fade away from here Please don't make a choice in fear I won't chase a dream away Don't believe in monsters hiding in your bed Don't believe the demons are just in your head We know better
3.
Stay Here 04:22
Stay here, Stay here I'm gonna make you see, what this means to me We're upside down in fate, I swear it's not too late to stay The faults we try to hide, are always in our eyes We show off Stay here, stay here I've got to take it all, afraid that I may stall I'm wandering in my mind, no focus left to find here How many times I've tried, to just enjoy the ride I'm wrapped up These are the voices that we know These are the seeds we've sown I don't owe the world enough to bleed I don't know if I can start again I'm drifting in a void, filled with thoughts I can't avoid Sometimes we just need to play, it's not too late to stay The faults we try to hide, are always in our eyes We show off Stay here tonight, Stay here tonight
4.
Re-Solve 06:58
Instrumental
5.
Ice in the veins holding the reigning champion Dance in the rain hiding a pain from when we win Erasing the stains we left on our brains sinking in Let's all find someplace to be This could last for hours, we could dance all night White knuckle grip and starting to slip as we laugh Shoot from the hip and taking a trip down every path Check it and flip and dole out the tips, check your math Let's all find someplace to be This could last for hours, we don't have to break our backs to live Check out my world under the light Test your theories every night Drop your guard and put up a fight Check out my world under the light This could last for hours, we could dance all night Check out my world under the light Test your theories every night Drop your guard and put up a fight Check out my world under the light
6.
There has been a world before this There was so much that was missed We will forget all we know Forget me not, regret me not, as I fade from your smile Erase me not, replace me not, I won't disappear Believe me not, forgive me not, I am unafraid Forget me not, regret me not, this still means something How many years have we known There is still a life we can hold All this time I've been growing old We will forget all the pain Forget me not, regret me not, as I fade from your smile Erase me not, replace me not, I won't disappear Believe me not, forgive me not, I am unafraid Forget me not, regret me not, this still means something How many years have we known There has been a world after this It's nothing we will ever miss We forgot all we knew
7.
Plans 03:05
You'll think nothing when the coffin surrounds you Line on their faces somehow confound you You won't be laughing when no one's around you What do you know, when you go All the excitement that you rely on will wear you down All the resistance you thought existed will tear you down There's nothing crazy lost in the raising staring you down All of the vengeance you thought you held will tear you down You thought, but we fought The time spend running the monsters have found you Sick of the bleeding and dying around you All of your worries will finally drown you What do you know when you go All the excitement that you rely on will wear you down All the resistance you thought existed will tear you down There's nothing crazy lost in the raising staring you down All of the vengeance you thought you held will tear you down You thought, but we fought Time is always laughing at your plans You're only doing what you can here
8.
In A Fire 04:41
I'm lost in the smoke, choking on desperation I just can't find a way to see I'm losing all hope that they'll ever find me I can't find my way through the heat I'm fading away At what cost will I make it, should I even try All I can see here is haze Who can hear me screaming, voiceless in my head I try to remember my days I'm up in smoke As I float away, I can hear them sing As I disappear, this life meant nothing But you and me, we will be Alright The light is gone, and I hear nothing But the muffled innocence of dreams There is no more pain and there is no more fear It's really not as bad as it seems I'm moving on As I float away, I can hear them sing As I disappear, this life meant nothing But you and me, we will be Alright
9.
You're Wrong 04:42
You caught me in your spider web with your crazy eyes It must have been what what you said, you caught me by surprise With bitten lips and twisted hips you burst on the scene You want to take me on a trip and that's alright with me If you think that I'm too crazy, you're right If you think that I'm too lazy, you're right If you think that I'm unaware of time, you're right If you think I'm ever gonna stop, you're wrong I'm twisting like an animal caught up in a snare I'm never in a rush to proove the fact that I was there I'd like to know before I say, what you had in mind I guess we could always blame, me and my kind If you think that I'm too crazy, you're right If you think that I'm too lazy, you're right If you think that I'm unaware of time, you're right If you think I'm ever gonna stop, you're wrong I'll just shrug and laugh it off as you run amok But maybe that's just what I need to show you my talents The whole world wants to dance it off, I stand still We just don't know the cost, but still we pay the bill If you think that I'm too crazy, you're right If you think that I'm too lazy, you're right If you think that I'm unaware of time, you're right If you think I'm ever gonna stop, you're wrong As we're having fun, time still runs As we're getting older, we grow bolder If you think I'm ever gonna stop, you're wrong You're wrong, you're wrong, oh so wrong
10.
The Melt 02:28
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11.
We try to repent, But we don't see the games we play To try to get it right We stay on repeat, but we forget to forgive all To stay in the light Do we have to feel tonight We conceal shadows, but we won't hold on to the pieces We tried to sweep away We believe what we need, is just one step out of reach No matter what they say Do we have to fail tonight Do we have a choice tonight
12.
Promise 03:58
Do you think the past is really done Do you feel like the future could be fun Do we clap our hands and stomp our feet Do we live our lives out of beat Stand in place and calm your soul I can only promise that we'll never know No need to wonder if there is an end No need to worry if you have a friend Stand in place and calm your soul I can only promise that we'll never know Stand in place and calm your soul I can only promise that we'll never know
13.
I've got reasons I'll never tell somewhere under the clouds All these seasons we never feel living life out loud All this time spent choking on promises somewhere under the rainbow We waste our days and while away with places we won't go Don't we know it always seems to work out alright We're right on time to fake the lines and pretend that we care I've still got some choices to make listing to the side All my days have been too grey with nothing left to decide Searching for the never-found, somewhere under the rainbow I'm chasing blues in empty shoes with nowhere left to go Don't we know it always seems to work out alright We're right on time to fake the lines and pretend that we care Don't we know it always seems to work out alright We're right on time to fake the lines and pretend that we care There's nothing left to find, somewhere under the rainbow
14.
Frequencies 02:35
All that time I spent wondering, you were having all of your fun And then we meet again for the first time Changing frequencies to tear it down Faking urgency, we turn around All that time we spent feeling faint, I was talking to myself And then we change for the last time Changing frequencies to tear it down Faking urgency, we turn around Changing frequencies to tear it down Faking urgency, we turn around
15.
Shannon 04:17
I want to love you, but I'll never get through your shell I wish I knew you, Oh, I wish I knew you well But this river, oh Shannon runs too deep I thought I needed you, but I need to be sure Could we hold on and make this water pure But this river, oh Shannon runs too deep How can I keep swimming here When I know I cannot be near you But this river, Shannon runs too cold Yeah this river, Oh Shannon runs too cold If we had the time, I could make you mine But they'll never know what we find Should I float away, it's hard to decide Could I find a way, or will you always hide But this river, oh Shannon runs too deep How can I keep swimming here When I know I cannot be near you But this river, Shannon runs too cold Yeah this river, Oh Shannon runs too cold I want to love you, but I'll never get through your shell I wish I knew you, Oh, I wish I knew you well But this river, oh Shannon runs too deep
16.
Tumble Down 02:59
Let the love tumble down, we belong to the stars tonight Wrapped around the consequence of feeling high Living life in past-tense, I look inside Checking on the trails we leave in whispered lullabies We can build the world we want tonight Let the love tumble down, we belong to the stars tonight Whispers told in confidence take me by surprise I'm always sitting on the fence, locked in ruby eyes Checking on the trails we leave in whispered lullabies We can build the world we want tonight Can we ever take our time or do we have to run Checking on the trails we leave in whispered lullabies We can build the world we want tonight Tonight
17.
I remember why I refused to go Tired of wasting time on places I don't know I pretend to know how it works You don't have to understand my world You just have to understand I care I recall how I wanted worlds beyond my dreams The only thing I want now, is to know what it means I pretend I know what it means You don't have to understand my world You just have to understand I care I am wiping time from my mind I pretend I knew all along You don't have to understand my world You just have to understand I care I suppose I'll step outside to reveal all the time I spent The only love I know about, is slipping through words unsent I pretend to know who I am You don't have to understand, just know I care I pretend that I'm unaware
18.
Silent faces appear, Twilight chasers thrive Tricked into wasting time, there are too many faces down the line All my fates will not decide, I am the one left to find Voiceless pages conceal, Choiceless ages unheard Tricked into wasting time, there are too many faces down the line All my fates will not decide, I am the one left to find I fade in the wake, The bells sound out Tricked into wasting time, there are too many faces down the line All my fates will not decide, I am the one left to find Violent smiles appear, Violet iris chains
19.
I don't know what possessed you to fade into my world this way I don't know what confession you hope to drag out of me today But I don't recognize your face, When I'm still locked in this place I don't know if this is the way, To forgive it all and save me I can't tell if I'm seriously joking about this game I can't tell you why I've been choking on my name But I don't recognize your face, When I'm still locked in this place I don't know if this is the way, To forgive it all and save me I am on a self-revenge kick, all this waiting makes me sick But I don't recognize your face, When I'm still locked in this place I don't know if this is the way, To forgive it all and save me I am on a self-revenge kick, all this waiting makes me sick I am on a self-revenge kick, all this waiting makes me sick
20.
That Sound 03:15
The abditive feelings linger, in secrets I don't see I remember nothing here and that's alright with me I won't turn around, That's where I found that sound I reveal in my ablution, the mania I hid It's not a revolution, it's just another stupid kid I won't turn around, That's where I found that sound Don't you think it's funny, the way they tried to hide Don't you think it's funny, we know where they've been I won't turn around, That's where I found that sound Trade a new abscission for a different view It's still a decision, no matter what you do
21.
What Is Lost 03:12
I am on dry land, chasing words where the sea meets the sand What is lost I am in a trance, Ignoring words I won't understand What is lost I am swirling color, tasting words that are too bitter What is lost I am underground, facing words that make me shiver What is lost I am in the air, failing words I can no longer speak What is lost
22.
Amazing Days 03:57
I've got to tell you just what's on my mind I hope you don't mind if I cross a line I have been better, but I'm still doing fine How bout that I've been living like a wounded soul I'm just waiting for the amazing days I am always taking a chance to think it through But I never know what I'd rather do I just shrug and laugh and leave it up to you How bout that I've been living like a wounded soul I'm just waiting for the amazing days This is not heartbreak, It's only wasted days We don't have to give and take, It's so easy to be amazed I've been living like a wounded soul I'm just waiting for the amazing days It's so easy It's so easy to be amazed
23.
Give It Up 03:13
We thought we knew the future, We were sure that we cared Will she, or won't she guess the number We can change our luck, When we give it up to the world We choose to be forgiven, but we never change our ways Will we, or won't we guess the connection We can change our luck, When we give it up to the world You say you came prepared, You try to stay hidden Will you, or won't you work it out We can change our luck, When we give it up to the world
24.
The lights go down, we spin around an empty world After digging around, it's what we found wondering if this is real life When the lights go down, that's when we come out We're drifting along, life is a song we refuse to sing It's how we go wrong, we think we belong to what they call a real life When the lights go down, that's when we come out This is not actually the test, This is not the life you thought it was Is this real life, is this real life When the lights go down, that's when we come out This is not actually the test, This is not the life you thought it was When the lights go down, that's when we come out This is not actually the test, This is not the life you thought it was
25.
When I said goodbye, I meant every word But we find ourselves looking back When we fail to notice where our lives went off track When I say hello, I know it only lasts a moment But we find ourselves telling tales to make ourselves feel better All the pain we hold inside always tastes bitter We know who's to blame, we've skipped ahead to the last page When I said I know, I know I was only pretending Do we tell ourselves what we want to hear Do we know if our reasons are clear Do we tell ourselves what we want to hear Do we know if our reasons are clear We know who's to blame, we've skipped ahead to the last page
26.
The Urge 02:40
I wouldn't lie to you, but then again, I'm a liar It seems odd to shed a tear, when it's better to ignore How would I know, that we'd meet again I can't trust you after all we said we'd do I can't live with you in my life I couldn't fight the urge, the stinging feels too good It seems odd to feel so sad, when nothing matters anymore Why should I care if there's tears in your eyes Nothing you say can change this, I'm just trying to survive this Meaningless hate, just go away I couldn't fight the urge, this feeling feels too good
27.
(We're wasting our time chasing lightning) I woke up a sound, It's been hiding here I broke my concentration over my head I hear every word you say I find it hard to care, either way And the wind still blows Locked in a spiral, death is on holiday I sneak around behind my back I hear every word you say I find it hard to care, either way And the wind still blows I hear every word you say I find it hard to care, either way And the wind still blows
28.
Forward Now 03:38
It's a beginning of all I've been winning I've got to see this through, with so much left to do I've been replacing the plans I've been chasing With dreams that should come true, There's so much left to proove All my days have led me here, all that pain has become clear There is only forward now Is there redemption from apprehension When push comes to shove, there is so much left to know They've laughed in my face, and I've given chase It fits like hand to glove, there's still so much left to love All my days have led me here, all that pain has become clear There is only forward now I'll watch it shine, the whole world around All my days have led me here, all that pain has become clear There is only forward now
29.
I don't know why I take the chances, I don't know how I complicate things It's all below, It's all behind me We misplaced our days, in an endless craze Lost in a summer moon I don't know why I can't spare a minute of my time I don't know why I care about the weather It's all I know, It's all around me We misplaced our days, in an endless craze Lost in a summer moon It's all around, spinning around, spinning around my head We misplaced our days, in an endless craze Lost in a summer moon It's all around, spinning around, spinning around my head
30.
We all have a burden to bear, all the way home We all have a light to shine, all the way home We all have a perfect path, all the way home We don't know the answer, until we get back home We have to feel every step, all the way home Life is only what we learn, all the way home There's a grace that we own, all the way home We won't know what it means, until we get back home We have choice but to go on, all the way home There is love to be found, all the way home We never are all alone, all the way home We won't know what it was for, until we get back home We want an answer, without knowing where to begin What we've been after, makes no sense in the end We all find that life is fair, all the way home We walk across the fire for it, all the way home The universe takes care of it, all the way home We just have to patient, until we get back home We want an answer, without knowing where to begin What we've been after, makes no sense in the end

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The September segment of my 365 Song Project.

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released September 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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