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1. |
Silent Symphony
00:47
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2. |
Cold Wind of Summer
03:44
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Stretching out like a supernova
New day coming round to show you
What you’ve done before the sun
Fuzzy eyes and static thinking
Blurry night and miles of drinking
All your dreams to smithereens
When you wake up in the morning
And look around the room
And you wonder where the night went
And what it’s done to you
When the cold wind of summer
Brings it in to view
Falling in love is the hardest thing to do
Shuddering underneath the covers
Fluttering with the heart of lovers
Gone away on parade
And all the time
You coulda been showing out
You fell asleep at the wheel
Afraid of how you feel
When you wake up in the morning
And look around the room
And you wonder where the night went
And what it’s done to you
When the cold wind of summer
Brings it in to view
Falling in love is the hardest thing to do
Long nights you stare at the ceiling
Lost time surrounded in feeling
Sunshine is sending you reeling
The light is too bright in your head
When you wake up in the morning
And look around the room
And you wonder where the night went
And what it’s done to you
When the cold wind of summer
Brings it in to view
Falling in love is the hardest thing
When you wake up in the morning
And look around the room
And you wonder where the night went
And what it’s done to you
When the cold wind of summer
Brings it in to view
Falling in love is the hardest thing to do
Falling in love is the hardest thing to do
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3. |
All for Nothing
03:35
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So elastic
Time goes by
But are you living it or just pretending
Sing, sing, sing along to the radio
You lip sync lyrics that you don’t even know how they go
Don’t be afraid
I will be here right beside you
Anything goes or it’s all for nothing
Don’t masquerade
Disappear or hide your face
Anything goes or it’s all for nothing
Anything goes or it’s all for nothing, nothing, nothing
Broken daydream
Sleepy eyes
But can you shake it off?
Are you just shaking?
So, so, so you just go about your day
Never knowing if you could find your way to yourself
Don’t be afraid
I will be here right beside you
Anything goes or it’s all for nothing
Don’t masquerade
Disappear or hide your face
Anything goes or it’s all for nothing
Anything goes or it’s all for nothing, nothing, nothing
Breathing under the waves
Anything goes or it’s all for nothing
Talk, talk, talk about all your hopes and dreams
Nothing that you want ever comes for free so it seems
Don’t be afraid
I will be here right beside you
Anything goes or it’s all for nothing
Don’t masquerade
Disappear or hide your face
Anything goes or it’s all for nothing
Anything goes or it’s all for nothing
Anything goes or it’s all for nothing
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4. |
Car Crash in Neon Light
03:40
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I thought that I saw you dancing
But I guess you were only passing by
And maybe the light played tricks on me
You move like a silent symphony
And hide in my head; I can’t see
The dreams that you dream are not for me
Beautiful tears running down your face
Lipstick that’s outta place
A car crash in neon light
And I wouldn’t want you any other way
I thought that I heard you laughing
But I bet you were only mapping all
The stars that you shine in my sky
Like a smoke ring that floats around my head
I’m drawing you in with every breath
My lungs are on fire and distressed
Beautiful tears running down your face
Lipstick that’s outta place
A car crash in neon light
And I wouldn’t want you any other way
Don’t cover
Don’t hide away
You’re such a brilliant monster
Don’t cover
Don’t hide away
You’re such a brilliant burst of trouble anyway
Beautiful tears running down your face
Lipstick that’s outta place
A car crash in neon light
And I wouldn’t want you any other way
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5. |
Desperately
04:05
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And we run
Like we’re almost out of time
As if someone pulled the sun
Down from the sky
Don’t know where
We are even headed now
And I think that makes it better somehow
Cause all the demons in my mind
Seem to fade away
When we leave it all behind
Just you wait and see
It’s our story to write
Let’s make it how we want it to be
Desperately
All of this talk
About our destiny
Seems a lot like children’s fairytales
That doesn’t mean
We aren’t made for something more
Something that’s clean
Something that’s pure
Cause all the demons in my mind
Seem to fade away
When we leave it all behind
Just you wait and see
It’s our story to write
Let’s make it how we want it to be
Desperately
Desperately
Cause all the demons in my mind
Seem to fade away
When we leave it all behind
Just you wait and see
It’s our story to write
Let’s make it how we want it to be
It’s our story to write
Let’s make it how we want it to be
Desperately
Desperately
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6. |
Beautiful You Are
03:59
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Save my heart
Then break it apart
Scatter the pieces around in the dark
Fix it again like mechanical art
My love, my love
I see your face
All over the place
Even when I know that you’re miles away
Shine, shine, shine
On the darkest of days
My love
Cause you don’t know how beautiful you are
beautiful you are
I was out there lost alone at sea
When you sent your wave along to rescue me
beautiful you are
Save my soul
I give you control
Head over heels and to have and to hold
Strong as I feel I am stripped to the bone
My love
Cause you don’t know how beautiful you are
beautiful you are
I’m not sure i really understand
What you see in me to make me be your man
beautiful you are
Beautiful you are
Maybe this is all
Maybe this is all we need
Maybe this is all
Maybe this is all we need
Cause you don’t know how beautiful you are
beautiful you are
I was out there lost alone at sea
When you sent your wave along to rescue me
I’m not sure i really understand
What you see in me to make me be your man
beautiful you are
Beautiful you are
Beautiful you are
Beautiful you are
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I know all your flaws
Cotton candy claws
Ripping at my skin
Dress it up in pink disguise
What you do to me
A subtle piracy
A devil telling truth
An angel just whispers lies
And I’m caught up in this game
Your lips are bullet shaped
Like a constant attack
And there’s no fighting back
When you tell me
You want me
You’re everything and nothing at all to me
Somewhere deep inside
All your secrets hide
And I can see them all lying naked
On the waterside
On the shores of your mind
And I’m caught up in this game
Your lips are bullet shaped
Like a constant attack
And there’s no fighting back
When you tell me
You want me
You’re everything and nothing at all to me
If could be bulletproof
I know that you
You’d find a way to break through
And I’m caught up in this game
Your lips are bullet shaped
Like a constant attack
And there’s no fighting back
When you tell me you want me
Like a constant attack
And there’s no fighting back
When you tell me you want me
You’re everything and nothing at all to me
You’re everything and nothing at all to me
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8. |
17 Days
03:42
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17 days since I saw your face
Violent like a cannonball
You broke my heart with grace
I know feelings tend to change
Thought we could get through it all
So maybe I’m the one to blame
And there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
Could have had it all but you
Decided you would burn it down
You could have had it all but you can’t now
17 days I been sitting here
Wishing I could disappear
And go without a trace
But no I won’t let you kill me twice
You made your choice; how nice
Suddenly I’m seeing clear
And there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
Could have had it all but you
Decided you would burn it down
You could have had it all but you can’t now
When the walls are caving in
And all is said and done
You know I’ll be the one you dream of
When the world is crumbling
Beneath a setting sun
You know I’ll be the one you dream of
17 days
Time to think it through
Time to think of you
And time for me to let you go
And there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
Could have had it all but you
Decided you would burn it down
You could have had it all but you can’t now
I’m finding that I’m coming home again
I’m finding that I’m coming home again
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9. |
Little Things Unspoken
03:33
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There have been some moments
I wish I could rewind
And do it one more time
Little things unspoken
Ringing in my ears
It’s all that I can hear
And I watched you walk away that night
Like a phantom lullaby
And I can’t remember what we said
But we didn’t say goodbye
Memory in motion
Playing on repeat
Like a silent movie scene
A Sunset Cinderella
Just dancing in the light
And running out of time
And you needed someone by your side
Just like a phantom bride
And I can’t remember what we said
But we didn’t say goodbye
And I watched you walk away that night
Like a phantom lullaby
And I can’t remember what we said
But we didn’t say goodbye
And I don’t know why
Now when I come see you
There isn’t much to say
Standing where you lay
Little Things Unspoken
Seem to mean so much
When all is said and done
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10. |
Modern Life
03:29
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I got the future up ahead but I don’t know
I’m seeing echoes of the past everywhere I go
Like I’m carrying a mountain up the darkest road
It’s hard to know where to go
Where to go
I take it on the chin
Find another way
Live to carry on
For another day
And in the end I know that I will be just fine
Living in a modern life
Sometimes I sit around waiting here for the flood
To see the beauty of it all drowning in the mud
But I got fire in my bones and in my blood
To burn away all the pain
All the pain
I take it on the chin
Find another way
Live to carry on
For another day
And in the end I know that I will be just fine
Living in a modern life
Sometimes I’m bruised and broken
But I have learned to carry on
I take it on the chin
Find another way
Live to carry on
For another day
And in the end I know that I will be just fine
Calling out for love
Falling on my face
Stumbling around with a sense of grace
And in the end
I know that I will be just fine
Living in a modern life
Living in a modern life
Living in a modern life
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11. |
Pantomime
03:42
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Sunshine
Burning in my eyes
Ocean deep when you look at me
Like a pantomime
No words
Falling from your lips
Gravity cannot be to blame for this
My love can carry the weight for two
I’m desperately needing you
To say it too
Just say it too
Sometimes when you look away
I can see all the things you want to say
Tongue tied
Twisted up inside
Take my hand and make a plan
To leave tonight
My love can carry the weight for two
I’m desperately needing you
To say it too
Just say it too
My love can carry the weight for two
I’m desperately needing you
Even if it’s not true
I know my love can carry the weight for two
I’m desperately needing you
Even if it’s not true
Just say it too (I can carry the weight)
Just say it too (I can carry the weight)
Sunshine
Burning in my eyes
Ocean deep when you look at me
Like a pantomime
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12. |
Can't Call it Love
04:55
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Been trying to think of the right words
I’m just getting tongue tied
Can’t tell me that it would surprise you
That was always my design
Maybe it was something special before
Can’t Call it Love Now
Maybe it was something but it’s not there anymore
Can’t Call it Love Now
I remember the way that it started
Like watching distant stars collide
And I thought that we had forever
It feels like forever ran out of time
Maybe it was something special before
Can’t Call it Love Now
Maybe it was something but it’s not there anymore
Can’t Call it Love Now
And I know you tried
But we were made to fall apart
Even if we pull it together
We both end up with broken hearts
Maybe it was something special before
Can’t Call it Love Now
Maybe it was something but it’s not there anymore
Can’t Call it Love Now
Maybe it was something special before
Can’t Call it Love Now
Maybe it was something but it’s not there anymore
Can’t Call it Love Now
Can’t Call it Love Now
Maybe it was something special before
Can’t Call it Love Now
Can’t Call it Love Now
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13. |
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I thought that I saw you dancing
But I guess you were only passing by
And maybe the light played tricks on me
You move like a silent symphony
And hide in my head but I can’t see
The dreams that you dream are not for me
Beautiful tears running down your face
Lipstick that’s outta place
A car crash in neon light
And I wouldn’t want you any other way
I thought that I heard you laughing
But I bet you were only mapping all
The stars that you shine in my sky
Like smoke a ring that floats around my head
I’m drawing you in with every breath
My lungs are on fire and distressed
Beautiful tears running down your face
Lipstick that’s outta place
A car crash in neon light
And I wouldn’t want you any other way
Don’t cover
Don’t hide away
You’re such a brilliant burst of trouble anyway
Beautiful tears running down your face
Lipstick that’s outta place
A car crash in neon light
And I wouldn’t want you any other way
Tears running down your face
Lipstick that’s outta place
A car crash in neon light
And I wouldn’t want you any other way
Don’t cover
Wouldn’t want you any other way
Don’t cover
Wouldn’t want you any other way
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14. |
17 Days [orchestral]
03:46
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17 days since I saw your face
Violent like a cannonball
You broke my heart with grace
I know feelings tend to change
Thought we could get through it all
So maybe I’m the one to blame
And there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
Could have had it all but you
Decided you would burn it down
You could have had it all but you can’t now
17 days I been sitting here
Wishing I could disappear
And go without a trace
But no I won’t let you kill me twice
You made your choice; how nice
Suddenly I’m seeing clear
And there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
Could have had it all but you
Decided you would burn it down
You could have had it all but you can’t now
When the walls are caving in
And all is said and done
You know I’ll be the one you dream of
When the world is crumbling
Beneath a setting sun
You know I’ll be the one you dream of
17 days
Time to think it through
Time to think of you
And time for me to let you go
And there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
Could have had it all but you
Decided you would burn it down
You could have had it all but you can’t now
I’m finding that I’m coming home again
I’m finding that I’m coming home again
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15. |
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Save my heart
Then break it apart
Scatter the pieces around in the dark
Fix it again like mechanical art
My love, my love
I see your face
All over the place
Even when I know that you’re miles away
Shine, shine, shine
On the darkest of days
My love
Cause you don’t know how beautiful you are
beautiful you are
I was out there lost alone at sea
When you sent your wave along to rescue me
beautiful you are
Save my soul
I give you control
Head over heels and to have and to hold
Strong as I feel I am stripped to the bone
My love
Cause you don’t know how beautiful you are
beautiful you are
I’m not sure i really understand
What you see in me to make me be your man
beautiful you are
Beautiful you are
Maybe this is all
Maybe this is all we need
Maybe this is all
Maybe this is all we need
Cause you don’t know how beautiful you are
beautiful you are
I was out there lost alone at sea
When you sent your wave along to rescue me
I’m not sure i really understand
What you see in me to make me be your man
beautiful you are
Beautiful you are
Beautiful you are
Beautiful you are
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Sunshine
Burning in my eyes
Ocean deep when you look at me
Like a pantomime
No words
Falling from your lips
Gravity cannot be to blame for this
My love can carry the weight for two
I’m desperately needing you
To say it too
Just say it too
Sometimes when you look away
I can see all the things you want to say
Tongue tied
Twisted up inside
Take my hand and make a plan
To leave tonight
My love can carry the weight for two
I’m desperately needing you
To say it too
Just say it too
My love can carry the weight for two
I’m desperately needing you
Even if it’s not true
I know my love can carry the weight for two
I’m desperately needing you
Even if it’s not true
Just say it too (I can carry the weight)
Just say it too (I can carry the weight)
Sunshine
Burning in my eyes
Ocean deep when you look at me
Like a pantomime
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Bittersweet Machines Greensboro, North Carolina
Bittersweet Machines is Matt Mocharnuk
2022 - Edge of the Nocturne Sea
2020 - Disco
Volante
2019 - The Stars & Ground
2018 - No Bad Horizon
2016 - Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips
2014 - Momentary Lights
2012 - Solituda
Bonus:
-Stripped of Starlight [acoustic]
-The Wendy Birds: Everybody OK? [rarities]
-And Diamond Stars Shine Glitter Bright [EP]
-Seraphina [single]
-Stumbling with Grace [single]
... more
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