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Don’t get me wrong
It’s not that I don’t care
It’s been a hard year
It’s been a hard…
I had to hide
It got so dark outside
It’s been a hard year
It’s been a hard year
It started bad
Then things got worse
All we had
Was just deserts
I’ll try to say
What I haven’t been able to say
In the next verse
I lost some friends
The world’s gone to shit
The captain was an idiot
The water’s black
The crowds are bricks
The criminals act like patriots
Now I’m not saying that I’m always right
But I’m not giving up tonight
I’m just so fucking tired and sick
Of taking my place behind the pricks
That sell you out for for “nar-stars-uh-drine”
That’s a word I made up for this stupid scene
And it’s meant to suggest
No what it means is it’s Desolation Row without the poetry
And I’m starting to worry that just what it’s gonna be…
Mmm hmm
Mmm hmm
Mmm hmm
Mmm hmm
Mmm hmm
Mmm hmm
It’s been a hard year
It’s been a hard year
Are we in the clear?
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Swim Like You're on Fire
04:13
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We’ve all got wolves we’d die to feed
It’s love and hate and never free
Underneath it's hard to breathe
We got the spirit of the sea
Words are ropes, words are stairs
"Tomorrow" takes us everywhere
I’ve smelled true hope in your hair
That sacred night is always there
You’ve gotta swim like you’re on fire
I know you’re hurt, I know you’re tired
But you’ve gotta swim like you’re on fire
I watched you smile and pull away
I still feel just like a stray
Dusk is written night and day
But it’s alright right now we’re ok
You gotta swim like you’re on fire
I know you’re hurt, I know you’re tired
But you’ve gotta swim like you’re on fire
You’ve gotta swim like you’re on fire
You gotta swim like you’re on fire
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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
by Matthew Ryan
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.
go to albumIf you like Song for a Hard Year (Maxi-Single), you may also like:
Last Night We Became Swans
by The Summer Kills
supported by 97 fans who also own “Song for a Hard Year (Maxi-Single)”
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)
by Matthew Ryan
supported by 81 fans who also own “Song for a Hard Year (Maxi-Single)”
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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