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Kingdom Come

from Always Flying Blind by Somnistatic

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I have a memory of my father where he took me fishing at Lake Michigan. My parents got divorced when I was fairly young. He wasn't a part of my life for a long time. But I still had an intense love for him.

I remember the dead fish we used as bait. Then the fish we caught, we took home and my dad cleaned them. I remember the tiny beating heart of the fish thumping on the table in the basement. There is such a split in the memory. The violence of cutting the living heart out of something and the peace of spending the morning fishing with my father. I don't quite know how to reconcile the memory of that day into something good, or something bad.

Years later, in my 20's, I found myself homeless and sleeping in forest preserves and somehow, I survived it, despite myself. I often wonder how my life would have been different if I had a father that could help me wrap my head around life. Someone to guide me. Instead, I had to figure it out on my own. I don't think I've been doing such a great job at that. 

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Lines in the water, and some kind of peace
There was a life that made some kind of sense
A spark and then fire, and birth of a flame
There was a choice, a love intense

Dreams into wishes, never shared
Do we listen, do we care
Fire to smoke, blown away
It's all in the words I'd never say

A life in a day, the sun hiding in the clouds
There was a time when I could see it shine
Asleep in the corner, a roof made of stars
A blanket of wind and memories

Dreams into wishes, never shared
Do we listen, do we care
Fire to smoke, blown away
It's all in the words I'd never say

Wake me, the morning
Mourning kingdom come

Dreams into wishes, never shared
Do we listen, do we care
Fire to smoke, blown away
It's all in the words I'd never say

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from Always Flying Blind, released February 17, 2018

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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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