Gregory Shockro
this album is a riddle wrapped in mystery shrouded in an enigma
1. |
I Walked Away
05:07
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I Walked Away
There are wars
We haven’t won
There’s no justice
With a gun
And even the church
What can I say?
I walked away
Everything
Is right on time
It all went wrong
But I don’t mind
Like a drunk
On the stage
I walked away
Oh I got swallowed by the hollows
Oh I got tore up by the knives
Oh I begged and killed and followed
I got so fucking close to the edge that I thought I’d never see myself again
All I want
Is truth and love
A melody
And just enough
No lie that quiets
Your pretty face
I walked away
Oh I got swallowed by the hollows
Oh I got turned by the knives
Oh I begged and killed and followed
I got so fucking close to the edge that I thought I’d never see myself again
Oh I got swallowed by the hollows
Oh I got wounded by the knives
Oh I begged and killed and followed
I got so fucking close to the edge that I thought I’d never see you again my friend
I walked away
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2. |
A Woman Running
02:28
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(Instrumental)
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3. |
Couldn't Be Happier
03:58
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Couldn’t Be Happier
I couldn’t be happier
My god I can’t believe our luck
It wasn’t that long ago
When I was absolutely certain
That we were fucked
I wanna party like it’s 1999
Come on pretty baby
Put your little hand in mine
The skies are clear again
And like you said
It was always only
A matter of time
I wanna party like it’s 1999
La la la la
La la la la
I hear church bells
Weddings, funerals, despair and sparks
The heart got so heavy
Until the day broke
To a flood of stars
I wanna party like it’s 1999
La la la la
La la la la
I couldn’t be happier
My god I can’t believe our luck
It wasn’t that long ago
When I was absolutely certain
That we were fucked
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4. |
Hope Is a Love Song
04:00
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Hope Is a Love Song
40 feet
From your door
Now I know
What hope is for
Everything
Is beautiful
Again
The lights went out
The room was dark
The world felt strange
I leaned in art
Everything
Is beautiful
Again
22
With summer skin
I almost crashed
The car we’re in
Everything
Is beautiful
Again
Oh oh oh
Hope is a love song
Oh oh oh
Hope is a love song
Silver hills
Like Christmas Eve
You’re the only thing
I wanna see
Everything
Is beautiful
Again
The air is lit
By fireflies
I see the sparks
In your eyes
Everything
Is beautiful
Again
Oh oh oh
Hope is a love song
Oh oh oh
Hope is a love song
Oh oh oh
Hope is a love song
Oh oh oh
Hope is a love song
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Matthew Ryan / Strays Don't Sleep / PINES Nashville, Tennessee
In addition to his solo work, Ryan is a member of Strays Don't Sleep with longtime friend, Neilson
Hubbard.
In 2021 Ryan decided to offer his solo work as The Pines at Night to clearly enunciate the collaborative nature of his music.
Devotedly independent, Ryan offers moody & honest work that's now rich with a long list of beautiful songs.
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Matthew Ryan / Strays Don't Sleep / PINES recommends:
In The Dusk Of Everything
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Please check out In The Dusk of Everything as well. Glitch has it separated from this page.
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The New Arms EP
by Mike Vallely
I helped Mike makes this. And I love it. I guess I should say he helped me to help him to make this. Raw with a giant heart on the sleeve!
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heyday
by klutzs
This is one of my boys leaning into noise as well.
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by The Summer Kills
supported by 88 fans who also own “A Short Film for a Long Story”
Masterpiece- soundscape and lyrics. Keep it up guys- LOVE IT!!!!
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An Anthem for the Broken (A single to benefit John Anderson)
by Matthew Ryan
supported by 59 fans who also own “A Short Film for a Long Story”
A worthy cause to contribute to, besides it is a hell of a song with wonderful lyrics, but then again: expect nothing less of an artist like Matthew Ryan.
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Forever Only Idaho
by Harrison Lemke
Big, strummy songs that recall the heart-on-sleeve earnestness and lo-fi glory of early Mountain Goats.
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