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Battle Born (Unadorned)
03:00
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Battle Born
He took it straight in the teeth
To find out what was underneath
You’re still alive even if you can’t breathe
Ah Joe, you’re a hero to me
Hey Lu, I’m in love with you
Your kind of work and that lean for a truth
What else were you gonna do?
Hey Lu, I’m in love with you
And all the crowds
They call so loud
For hollow clowns
And their useless sentiments
It’s all so bent
Who’s paying the rent?
Aw Paul, why’d you disappear?
Was there something ringing in your ear?
Or did you just grow tired of tears?
Aw Paul, why’d you disappear?
Disenchantment is a ruthless bomb
But it never stopped Chrissie or Tom
You could be something, Anyone!
Battle born when the daylight comes
And all the crowds
They call so loud
For hollow clowns
And their useless sentiments
It’s all so bent
Who’s paying the rent?
On a dark lit night
In the throes of another fight
I heard a song made me feel alright
Made me wanna explode into light
I don’t know if there’s more than this
A loud guitar, some comfort or a kiss
All I know is that it’s the shape of a fist
And it’s pounding inside your ribs
Until the wheels come off
No matter the hurt or the cost
Screaming hope in the land of the lost
Oh oh ’till the wheels come off
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Run Rabbit Run
Something's wrong
You know there is
Don't let your hearts
Go out like this
Ah fuck this place
it's a trap
Always putting blades
In your back
And it goes on and on and on
Don't get stuck just run rabbit run
Work 9 to 9
Just to get by
Even still, ain't it good
Just to be alive?
Ahh but when it’s dark
I lie awake
And feel like something big’s crushing me
Or going away
And it goes on and on and on
Don't look back just run rabbit run
Oh my heart
The death and dust
Of no man's land
Be it brave or dumb
Let the white heat come
Oh revelry, just take my hand
Something's wrong
You know there is
Don't let your heart
Go out like this
Ah fuck this place
it's a trap
Always pulling blades
From your back
And it goes on and on and on
Don't get stuck just run rabbit run
Don't look back just run rabbit run
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Hustle Up Starlings
Hustle up, Starlings
The dark is coming
The night's tuning up
And dusk is humming
I smile at strangers
And I talk to myself
My thoughts are lonely
Lonelier than hell
We met in a record store
In 1991
She was studying to be a big girl
I was trying to be someone
We had us some boys
And we laughed a lot
But these days I'm just trying to remember
What it is that we forgot
I love the rain in the summertime
The way her hand would fall slow in mine
I loved her dress pressed against my skin
The way the night would let a warm light in
Now everyday is numbered
And so are the words
The hymn of a shadow boxer
Is to only hit where it hurts
Now there's no silence
That's quieter than this
The things we love will one day disappear
First slow and then so quick
I love the snow when the winter comes
When loud guitars are pushed around by drums
I love that memory has more grace than me
The things I recall are lit with a blinding beauty
I love a song that doesn't care what you want
Like winter birds that never felt inclined to chase the sun
I've loved a woman with everything I have
And I pray to god I’ll give her more good than bad
Hustle up, Starlings
The bats are coming
The night's tuning up
And dusk is humming
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I Just Died Like An Aviator
Everything sucks
As bad as it gets
It all fell apart again
God, I'm a wreck
Rock n Roll
My oh my
The same thing that makes you live
Can bury you alive
And we fall so easily
I just died
Like an aviator
With my heart on my sleeve
And somebody said
"Look that bum!"
Since the sound of monuments
It's all heartless and dumb
I'm pouring a drink
And smoking a smoke
Our guts are born in that fiery trench
Between hurt and hope
And we fall so easily
I just died
Like an aviator
With my heart on my sleeve
Don't die, don't disappear...
I swear to god we need you here
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It’s A Delicate Waltz
Don't wanna hear your voice
Don't wanna see your car
Don't wanna have to explain
Don't wanna fall apart
Maybe I was mad sometimes
Maybe I’m cursed my love
Maybe it was gonna be fine
Maybe my aim just sucks
But I'm a loser now
All my days are plows
The cuts, the bruises
The shorter fuses
I'm a loser now
We smoked our cigarettes
Outside the silver store
We moved like thunderheads
Across the floor
Under a glittering sky
I swear I meant no harm
I wish I could lean back in time
To my lover's arms
But I'm a loser now
All my days are plows
The cuts, the bruises
The shorter fuses
I'm a loser now
It's a delicate waltz…
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6. |
Bastard (Unadorned)
04:49
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Bastard
Don't say
That you'll stay
Cause I know
That you'll go
I know it's hard
For you
To be true
Yeah I know you… Won't stay
Such a dreadful
Human being
I couldn't believe
What I was seeing
You crashed the car
In my head
And on you went
To whatever was next
For god's sake stay… Away
I swear to god
I cross my heart
I'm feeling better
Now that we're apart
The debt is paid
The devil too
I'd rather die
A lonesome fool
Than to be with you… It’s true
That bastard wrecked my car
That bastard won't get far
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Summer Never Ends
Bright streets
Red lips
Summer skin
A sloppy kiss
Blonde hair
Your cinnamon
Makes me feel
Like I could win
The traffic slows below
The silver water
A small bird brought a song
To where I caught her
If you want me
You can find me
Where summer never ends
Night falls
The warm coast
I watch you swim
I pull you close
And all the heat
In every star
The sticky stuff
Between two hearts
She smiles and says I've never been so happy
I'm no one's thing to own but you could have me
If you want me
You can find me
Where summer never ends
If you want me
You can find me
Where summer never ends…
I got lost
You got lost
I got found
You got found
I didn’t want
You didn’t want
We didn’t want
To drown
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8. |
Lonesome Flare (Demo)
05:00
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Lonesome Flare
Don't be afraid
My lonesome flare
If you feel lost it only means
You're almost there
Find a girl
And fall in love
If it breaks your heart then you'll know
What it was
The world is cruel
But it's beautiful too
It's not that hard to understand
Just look at me and you
Talk to me
I'm still here
One day you'll part with everything
But me my dear
Talk to me
No sorrow, No Sorrow...
Don't be afraid
My lonesome flare
If you feel lost it only means
You're almost there
And talk to me
I'm still here
One day you'll part with everything
But me my dear
No sorrow, No sorrow...
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Close Your Eyes
It took a week full of Mondays
And every Monday it rained
I fought the law and the dull
And got nothing but pain
I got twisted up and low
A little insane
I watched everything I love
Just circle the drain
Close your eyes
Then you'll see
It was all
Just a dream
I bought a car in Wilmington
I said goodbye to my friends
I said "Things will be different
when I see you again"
Well we hugged and talked,
The smallest talk
It started raining in the rear-view
as they shuffled off
Close your eyes
Then you'll see
It was all
Just a dream
Now there's a lot of bodies
By the side of the road
Careful who's driving
You don't wanna be a ghost
Now it won't always be easy
But it won't always be hard
Just listen to the cracks
In your broken heart
And close your eyes
Then you'll see
It was all
Just a dream
It took a week full of Mondays
And every Monday it rained
I fought the law and the dull
And got nothing but pain
Yeah home is where the hurt is
So I’m writing this down
Don’t think I didn’t love you
I just didn’t wanna drown
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10. |
Suffer No More (Demo)
03:18
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Suffer No More
Candy looks down
She says I don't know what to do
I swallowed every word
And none of it was true
And every cut
And every wound
And every prayer
In every room
This time's too hard
And the end couldn't come too soon
Don't wanna suffer no more
Don't wanna suffer no more
Tommy stood there
With a giant tear in his eye
To break down or complain
Well he really wasn't the type
He never read a book by Marx
But he knew by now the end was tied to the start
Don't wanna suffer no more
And all we want today
Is something like a fair shake
And all we want tomorrow
Is a ladder that won't fall away
Or be thrown away
Don't wanna suffer no more
Don't wanna suffer no more
Don't wanna suffer no more
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11. |
Oh Despair! (Demo)
03:39
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Oh Despair!
Cue violins
And lonely streets
And those silver hills
Where we don't meet
Ah that's the sound of a heart
Saying oh oh oh…
I want you so…
Bad
Oh oh oh…
I want you so…
Bad
Oh despair
My trusted friend
It's you and me
Once again
You know the song
E minor comes
In waves of violet
From just one side
Yeah that's the sound of a heart
Saying oh oh oh…
I want you so…
Bad
Oh oh oh…
I want you so…
Bad
I crossed my heart
I swear I'm a wreck
I thought we might
Intersect
Now if I'm dark
It's all your fault
A good time was had
By none at all
I'm at your door
I'm in your bed
It comes in stereo
It's in my head
Yeah that's the sound of a heart
That's the sound of a heart
Saying oh oh oh…
I want you so…
Bad
Oh oh oh…
I want you so…
Bad
I crossed my heart
I'm a wreck
I thought we might
Intersect...
But I was wrong
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Peace, Love & Murder
What’s so funny
About peace and love?
Peace and love,
and murder?
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
They’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
And there’s nothing there
Sometimes it rains for days
Sometimes there’s bombs
We’re whistling past the graveyards
While car alarms are swirling up like dirt
Some dry and die of thirst while others drown
The punks have sold us out
They’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
They’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?
Written by Matthew Ryan
Plastic Violin / BMI 2018
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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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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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