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Peace and Love
05:34
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Everyone I know
Is feeling took
They don’t know where to turn
Or where to look
This sorrow weighs a ton
But we could be the ones this time
The adverts everywhere
The constant flood
You’ve never been so lonesome
It can’t be good
Am I the only one that wonders what my thoughts could be?
The punks have sold us out
We’re all pop stars now
The heart’s a ruthless plow
And hungry too
I’m hungry too
We feel it in our guts
There’s something wrong
The madness here is viral
We sing along to
Anthems just so dumb
Mute the fireworks and drums
There’s nothing there
Sometimes it rains for days
Sometimes there’s bombs
We’re whistling past the graveyard
And car alarms are swirling up like dirt
Some dry and die of thirst
While others drown
The punks have sold us out
We’re all pop stars now
The heart’s a ruthless plow
And hungry too
I’m hungry too
Now what’s so funny
About peace and love?
Peace and love,
and murder?
The empires of the mind
There’s no refuge
That hard won bloody peace
Was just a truce
The monsters live within
We fight, sometimes we win
But it’s not enough
The punks have sold us out
We’re all pop stars now
The heart’s a ruthless plow
And hungry too
I’m hungry too
Now what’s so funny
About peace and love?
Peace and love
And murder?
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Pretty baby
I wanna see you smiling
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
I know that it’s been raining
I know our beauty fades
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Hit the lights
We’re gonna let it out tonight
Until the stars don’t burn
Take my hand, baby, it’s my turn
I wanna see ya grinning like a kid, babe
Singing “Ruby Soho”
Take my hand I won’t let it go
I won’t let it go
I won’t let it go
Pretty baby
We’re moving through the dark
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Strap your engines to my engines
So we won’t fall apart
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
In case we fall apart
Hit the lights
We’re gonna let it out tonight
Until the stars don’t burn
Take my hand, baby, it’s my turn
I wanna see ya grinning like a kid, babe
Singing “Ruby Soho”
Take my hand I won’t let it go
I won’t let it go
I won’t let it go
I won’t let it go
I won’t let it go
Hit the lights
We’re gonna let it out tonight
Until the stars don’t burn
Take my hand, baby, it’s my turn
I wanna see ya grinning like a kid, babe
Singing “Ruby Soho”
Take my hand I won’t let it go
I won’t let it go
I won’t let it go
I won’t let it go
I won’t let it go
I won’t let it go
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3. |
Falling in Slow Motion
02:26
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I was
Falling
In slow motion
And you were
Sleeping
I didn’t wanna wake you
I didn’t wanna wake you
Mmm hmm
Mmm hmm
Mmm hmm
Mmm hmm
Day broke
We made some
Coffee and toast
Coffee and toast
And you said
How did
You land?
Could you feel my hand?
And I said
Mmm hmm
Mmm hmm
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The radio
Played soft and low
Just as the sky
Began to glow
And just like that
It goes like this
If you don’t fight
You’re gonna wish
Cause it’s the same old story
It’s death or glory
Yeah it’s the same old story
It’s death or glory again
And again
Don’t lose heart,
My friend
And so you said
Just get to work
It’s all a farce
Nothing hurts
The phantoms fade
Like dust in light
Like a rolling stone
Don’t think twice
Cause it’s the same old story
It’s death or glory
Yeah it’s the same old story
It’s death or glory again
And again
Don’t lose heart,
My friend
Let’s build a fire
As big as dawn
With all we love
In our arms
A fire so bright
That the dead could see
Let’s get untrapped
Let’s get free
Cause it’s the same old story
It’s death or glory
Yeah it’s the same old story
It’s death or glory again
And again
Don’t lose heart,
My friend
I keep a list
Of those I miss
Susie, Kate and Craig
David and Chris
But the maps get cruel
So remember this
If it ends in defeat
Don’t follow it
Oh, Younger Hearts,
Don’t cave in
You’ll lose a lot
But sometimes you’ll win
Mmm hmm
Mmm hmm
Mmm hmm
Mmm hmm
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5. |
Bows & Arrows
04:07
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Look at those birds falling like rain
They all look the same
Let’s say their names
Let’s say their names
You and me and us and them and we
Can do better than this
One hundred nights in cruel dislocation
Angry and numb
Just banging the drum
I fell in love with your skin and your soul
Your storms and your hold
I lost all control
Your hand seemed to fit perfect in mine
I gave you my time
Now all we've got are bow and arrows
And cruel wars
You and me and us and them and we
Can do better than this
Better than this
We can do better
Better
I’m clearing this shield
With the world on my sleeve
I never sleep but I still dream
I miss the falls, the way you’d come and call
When you’d crawl into my broken bones
And that felt just like home
You and me and us and them and we
Can do better than this
You and me and us and them and we
Can do better
We can do better
Better
Either these bows and arrows go
Or we go
Or we go
Either these bows and arrows go
Or we go
Or we go
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He was standing by a tired silver Honda
There was snow and there was smoke from the hood
He was waving what looked like a pistol
His aim was wild and south of nowhere good
Heather’s got the world on her shoulders
And it’ll strip her of every little thing
Swaying on Christmas for a couple of losers
Every time a bell rings
But hey, my my, it’s alright
She’ll be floating out of here tonight
Frankie used to be an easy grinner
His family owned a real local shop
Eggs and records and a handful of candy
In the early days of soul and rock
But that was only the beginning
There are wolves that won’t give an inch
You don’t even once have to cross ‘em
A bad run and look at the mess you’re in
But hey, my my, it’s alright
He’ll be floating out here tonight
I gave my heart to the inner country
And I’ll impale myself on all of this hope
The american dream is gettin' ugly
It’s a dump full of treadmills and rope
But there are shiny graveyards in the suburbs
Notes that last until your kids are underground
Forget the words it’s all junk nothing matters
Heather did you see that clown?
Honey, whatchya tryin’ to sell me?
You’re as pretty as an atom bomb
You crawl inside and loot every heart
It’s a real dark world in your palm
But hey, my my, it’s alright
We’ll be floating out of here tonight
It’s cash only down at the Chevron
Get your ticket and kiss it goodbye
It’s usually water or rent, heat or groceries,
Cinderella every once in a while
But I’d rather go hungry or crazy
Then to feed on any others’ bad luck
It didn’t have to be such a vicious kingdom
Maybe if we didn't get so stuck
So from the back of a black helicopter
No need for context it’s understood
Take out the dot that’s causing the trouble
Get him before he reaches the woods
But hey, my my, it’s alright,
He’ll be floating out of here tonight
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
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Let’s cut it down
All the way to the bone
When I closed my eyes
All I felt was alone
Walked in the sun
With snow bright down the hill
It got so cold
I missed the thrill
I miss the thrill
Of what’s ahead
I always guessed
Amazing things
And promises
Promises
Kept close and true
Like me to you
It saves the world
I thought we knew
It’s loss and hope
A blue room built by hurt
It gets so quiet
And in that way I guess
Your heart's a church
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It’s the day after
the end of the world
and we’re
still here
I said it’s the day after
the end of the world
and we’re
still here
Sha la la la la
Sha la la la la
Shake off the night
We're gonna be alright
For a while
I took a bullet train
From ocean to ocean
I’ve seen the trenches
But I’m hopin’
I’m not a cannonball
I’m not a cold machine
I’m made of everything
Things you’ve never seen
Sha la la la la
Sha la la la la
Shake off the night
We’re gonna be alright
For a while
Sha la la la la
Sha la la la la
Shake off the night
We’re gonna be alright
For a while
For a while
For a while
For a while
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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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