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Don't Say Goodbye Yet
04:10
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Don’t Say Goodbye Yet
Let’s talk
My old friend
There’s a certain light
Where the road ends
But don’t say goodbye yet
No don’t say goodbye yet
It goes so quick
It’s already gone
But feeling understood
That’s heaven’s arms
So here’s to the kitchen table
And those noisy stairs
And here’s to music
And any magic
That fills the air
And don’t say goodbye yet
It’s war and peace
All the time
And it’s more than words
That need a rhyme
So many lonely miles
So many nights
But when the lights of home appear
Mercy on mercy
What a sight
So don’t say goodbye yet
No don’t say goodbye yet
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Untitled Verses for Distances
From on our street
We disappeared
In 19 months
Maybe the clear
But some are gone
It’s someone’s fault
He shrugged and walked
That stupid walk
Sometimes I wave
Across the yard
When Frank waves back
It looks so hard
I saw a deer
Last night at dusk
I said don’t go
He said I must
But I recall
When we would smile
We stayed like that
For quite a while
Now summer’s here
And autumn too
Ice everywhere
No spring in view
We’re all alone
We’re only songs
The band packed up
We sang along
The stars are dead
The night has blurred
One buffalo
Said have you heard?
We’re beautiful
Cause we’re so blind
We think we’re brave
We fall in line
I stood outside
You by my side
We watched the snow
You said let’s try
It makes no sense
It’s such a gift
But we let go
And just like this
And just like this
You understand
It’s up to us
There is no plan
And just like this
You understand
It’s up to us
Woman and man
But I recall
When we would smile
We stayed like that
For quite a while
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Tyrone
07:11
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Tyrone
Tyrone
Laid down
In the grass
By the sound
Of what was
A quiet night
Kind of cool
For July
His mom
Inside her phone
She’s never really
Been alone
There’s a fence
Around our dreams
And what it is
Is what it seems
Headphones on
An evening walk
Makes this place
A kind of waltz
Even here
Even anywhere
You can feel the world
In the air
Every day
Running hard
Not just enough
Not catching up
Claude Debussy
And Isaac Hayes
Neither knew
What to say
So many questions
Not just a feel
Take the stairs
If they’re real
Ah we get these moments
We almost see
Above the ocean
Beyond the trees
And even still
All this time
There’s this war
Yours and mine
You have to wonder
What’s been achieved
If every prisoner
Still believes
A little more
And I’ll be free
A little more
And I’ll be free
A little more
And a little more
Tyrone walks
Through the door
Maybe tomorrow
Maybe soon
Don’t look in November
For what you were in June
The music brought
A hope so calm
All Tyrone said
Was I love you Mom
And all Tyrone said
Was I love you Mom
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4. |
Verses (Instrumental)
05:22
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5. |
Tyrone (Instrumental)
07:12
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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:
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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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This is one of my boys leaning into noise as well.
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A transformative album that absolutely captures the essence of hammock, yet is unique all onto itself. The vocals are absolutely wonderful. The lyrics are moving. Another brilliant production, that you can listen to from start to finish without having to skip any tracks. Well done!!
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An Anthem for the Broken (A single to benefit John Anderson)
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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
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Big, strummy songs that recall the heart-on-sleeve earnestness and lo-fi glory of early Mountain Goats.
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