Ash Lad is Matthew Shribman.

Sam Lea's main project is called Sam Bassadòr, and you can find that here... www.soundcloud.com/SamBassadorMusic

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Video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iCM3d-aa30

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Lyrics...

I can’t sleep, can’t even breath and that won’t change soon.
If you’re lonely, ask her; she owns me, she lives in my room.

Make up your mind. Leave the boy behind.
Melt me and drag me down; down into your mind.

And my clothes are burning; I’m out on the sea,
Oh what it means that you’re watching them for me.
And my eyes are blurring; they need you loving me,
And oh what it means that it’s unconditionally.

Can’t see the city lights because I’m cold and high:
Growing surly, they’re getting blurry and we know why.

Make up your mind. Leave the boy behind.
Melt me and drag me down; down into your mind.

And my clothes are burning; I’m out on the sea,
Oh what it means that you’re watching them for me.
And my eyes are blurring; they need you loving me,
And oh what it means that it’s unconditionally.

And if these lyrics are lost in my lack of memory,
Forget them too, forget them too, forget them for me please.

Unconditionally

She Never Played Guitar has been turn-table moulded, fired, and thoroughly glazed. It's then been inspected, glazed again (with the inspector), and now it's approved for the holding of all liquids imaginable.

Ash Lad is Matthew Shribman.

Sam Lea's main project is called Sam Bassadòr, and you can find that here... www.soundcloud.com/SamBassadorMusic

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Lyrics...

She never played guitar, but if she did then I assume that she would be a star.
She never learnt to sing, but if she did, oh all the people that she would bring in;
Perhaps the King of Spain would say it’s such a shame that she might never sing again.

I know she’s never tried to change the night time sky, but if she could I wouldn’t be surprised.
She rules my world; I’ve found myself thinking “I can’t have any more than I have now”.

And as for losing things, loss will always be sore but you can always get some more.
And as for losing me, well I’ll always be yours; can you spare me a bottom drawer?

And she’s painted all over my skin, because I love her; above her there’s no one more beautiful.
And I know that she will let me in because she cares about me.

She holds a single card, and it’s a two of hearts. When she plays it she’s going to leave marks all over me.
I hope she sees just exactly what that means.

And as for all our words, well some time tells the truth and we know how time passing works.
And so we may move fast; our faith is in futures, not features of what has passed.

And she’s painted all over my skin, because I love her; above her there’s no one more beautiful.
And I know that she will let me in because she cares about me.

She Never Played Guitar

Ash Lad is Matthew Shribman.

Sam Lea's main project is called Sam Bassadòr, and you can find that here... www.soundcloud.com/SamBassadorMusic

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Videos...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYpqogk2kuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egVgaD6_M24

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Lyrics...

Come step outside; the world has changed.
Bring empty bags; come on, let’s run away.
Been on your own; you’ve been emptying out your home,
Making some room for things to grow.

Come out in the world; I’ve been waiting for us to join hands.
Come lead me away to your favourite place; I’ve been waiting for us to join hands.

Come don’t resign yourself to something that you don’t want for too long.
And don’t rely on waiting on the world to find you; climb through the window, I’m waiting for you.

Come out in the world; I’ve been waiting for us to join hands.
Come lead me away to your favourite place; I’ve been waiting for us to join hands.

Pick up my calls.
I’ve penned a pile of letters many metres tall for you.
Climb to the top to see if there’s any way through.

Come out in the world; I’ve been waiting for us to join hands.
Come lead me away to your favourite place; I’ve been waiting for us to join hands.
Now we’re at the top of the waterfall, now we’re going to jump, it’s time for us to join hands.
Now we’re in the air, wonder when we’ll fall. Now we’re in the air, there’s time for us to join hands.

Join Hands

This is our attempt to get Lorde to invite us to her next birthday party... We're already dressed and ready to go.

Ash Lad is Matthew Shribman.

Sam Lea's main project is called Sam Bassadòr, and you can find that here... www.soundcloud.com/SamBassadorMusic

Yellow Flicker Beat (Lorde Cover)

Ash Lad is Matthew Shribman.

Sam Lea's main project is called Sam Bassadòr, and you can find that here... www.soundcloud.com/SamBassadorMusic

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Lyrics...

Wake up, the loamy ground of the leaves. Run fast, the bracken grazes your knees.
You're unwise.
You're weaving through life.

You don't get paper-cuts now you're tall, you don't get help to get dressed at all.
Go outdoors, because outside there's more to see.

Never could have been anything less than the cream, there never could have been anything more that you needed to learn, or needed to earn.

Now you drive as fast as you should... once ran as fast as you could.
You used to laugh more than your parents for sure.
See them soon, sooner or longer, don't blink now because they'll be gone and the ageing game is never a slow lane, don't forget the people that raised you up...

Trade the feeling up, and leave the road.
When you can believe enough that you can share the load...
Once you come to feel again, expand to fill the holes...
Then you will remember that, you are not as old as you think you are.

Now that you've found yourself a girl, now that you've seen the world, you're dying to come home; you were lying to yourself that you'd outgrown it.

You're needing to write down the thoughts that you used to make you feel proud.

Telegram link to link to link.
Carrier, won't you think what's written in the message or even if she'll get what the words mean?

Trade the feeling up, and leave the road.
When you can believe enough that you can share the load...
Once you come to feel again, expand to fill the holes...
Then you will remember that, you are not as old as you think you are.

The Loom

Ash Lad is Matthew Shribman.

Sam Lea's main project is called Sam Bassadòr, and you can find that here... www.soundcloud.com/SamBassadorMusic

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Lyrics...

Did you know, red riding hood, that you would so soon grow up?
You’re stuck below parental pressure to make new plans and move out of your home.

It could all be a mess, because the world will ask you to undress,
But be your best; you’ll soon be earning your own keep out with the rest of them.
It’s not a test; it’s a means to an end.
The world gets easier to explore when you break down the bedroom door.

You walked through walls this evening to find out
If you were just a dream; just a storybook character.
Developed beyond the original plan;
Never knowingly growing out-sizing the hand that fed you.
We all put so much faith in you.

You had to leave; to leave a nest that was built to be perfect.
Your wings are small.
Remember your past if you want to make progress at all.
We should have known you’d take the second star on the right…
You’ll never go alone that way; the ones you love have flown that way before.
The world gets easier to explore when your feet float above the floor.

You walked through walls this evening to find out
If you were just a dream; just a storybook character.
Developed beyond the intended design;
Never knowingly growing outside of the lines that you drew.
We all put so much faith in you.

Are you surfacing now?
Or am I sinking down?
Are you surfacing now?
Or am I sinking down?

You and I were underwater.
Only I, only I saw you go.
You and I were underwater.
Only I, only I saw you.
You and I were underwater.
Only I, only I saw you go.

You walked through walls this evening to find out
If you were just a dream; just a storybook character.
Propelled into life where you’re told just a few of
The clues you’ll be needing to get you to where you want to.
We all put so much faith in you.

Luck comes to those who will need it the least.
They’ve ceased all luck production and price has increased.
Well, at least we’ve each other; together we’re stronger than them.

Riding Hood

Ash Lad is Matthew Shribman.

Sam Lea's main project is called Sam Bassadòr, and you can find that here... www.soundcloud.com/SamBassadorMusic

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Lyrics...

A mental state, where I’m staying awake but not staying up late.
A fickle place, where I know I’m in love but I still want the change.
High betting stakes; the people I’m not get back twice what they gave.
And now I need to shave, I felt so on my own today...

Lonely minds will often wander,
And soon after, your feet could follow up.
But you won’t stroll over; I cannot control how you feel.
I’m spending too much time in my mind shaping what could be real.

Why do you tease me so?
My heart’s in a headlock; I can’t get it out of control.
Float on me, feel with me; share in the rush when our lips get too close,
And tell me, would it be better with you than the love that I already know?

Four years of paper chase; open minds in an enclosed space:
No time for face to face, and soon after the marks that we left were erased.
But where have I been? I’ve hardly thought about anything.
Now shed this silent skin; I’m trying to find a voice so that we can begin.

We unwind where we got tangled up:
Stop, look, listen, but never touch.
You watch as I get into bed, volunteer to leave me alone.
But no more is no good, now I’m stuck in the mud, crawl through under my legs.

Why do you tease me so?
This heart’s in a headlock; I can’t get it out of control.
Float on me, feel with me; share in the rush when our lips get too close,
And tell me, would it be better with you than the love that I already know?

Why do you tease me so?
My heart’s in a headlock; I can’t get it out of control.
Float on me, feel with me; share in the rush when our lips get too close,
And tell me, would it be better with you than the love that I already know?

Picaresque

Ash Lad is Matthew Shribman.

Sam Lea's main project is called Sam Bassadòr, and you can find that here... www.soundcloud.com/SamBassadorMusic

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Videos...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F9X--sntzI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2CWWyrreNU

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Lyrics...

Left in a maze; turn left again, I’ve lost the one(.) I was hoping for...
More than goodbye; more, maybe the maps that I... might find this again.
Lost(;) time alone. Spread the word; I’ve cast away, sailing today; I’ll find you again.
Lights for the run(way); homing in on where we were – I’ve foreseen this scene(.) I’m burning for...

The moment that I have always hoped we could be in.
Are you needing someone? Maybe... I could be the one.
And here is a moment where we can speak now, we can reach out.
Are you needing someone? Maybe... I could be the one.
And we’re in a garden that’s only grown since you’ve been looking...
Into my eyes, all the seasons flying by.
And we’re in a moment that we both know is disappearing.
Are you needing someone? Maybe... I could be the one.

...I know, of the perfect place where you and I could go... if you’d like to meet me there...?
I’ve built a home, knowing that you’re too busy to see what I’m learning, how I’m burning for...

Riddles

Ash Lad is Matthew Shribman.

Sam Lea's main project is called Sam Bassadòr, and you can find that here... www.soundcloud.com/SamBassadorMusic

You Learn (Alanis Morissette Cover)

Ash Lad is Matthew Shribman.

Sam Lea's main project is called Sam Bassadòr, and you can find that here... www.soundcloud.com/SamBassadorMusic

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Lyrics...

Sometimes in life, you walk through the door,
And your eyes meet with a sight that you could never be prepared for:
A hundred girls in dresses, and though you knew them as kids,
You never dreamt you’d see them quite like this.

How long is this taking?
Ground is quaking and the bus is breaking down…
I’m going to have to run the rest.
So scared and I’m faking;
Keep mistaking them for you, and I’m shaking now…
I think I’ll put it to the test.
How long is this taking?
Ground is quaking and the bus is breaking down…
I’m going to have to run the rest.
So scared, and I’m faking;
Keep mistaking them for you, and I’m shaking now…
But still I’m second best.

And there you are; there’s a smile upon your face.
Tonight, you’re the star. Still I feel so out of place.
And you look so old, and I’m being told you still think it’s fate.
I’ve got to get out before you look up, and you see me.
Got to get out. Too late…

How long is this taking?
Ground is quaking and the bus is breaking down…
I’m going to have to run the rest.
So scared, and I’m faking;
Keep mistaking them for you, and I’m shaking now…
I think I’ll put it to the test.
New eyes, but they’re aching.
Sun is baking all the roads of the waking town…
I’ve got that feeling in my chest.
What’s this that we’re making?
I’m forsaking all I have, and I don’t know how…
But still I’m second best.

And as the rain falls in slices around me,
I stand and I scan the horizon for the three priests to crown me.

But they’re not coming.
Because they’re not coming, because they’re not coming.

Don’t open your umbrella inside unless you want bad luck until 2020.
2020.

How long is this taking?
Ground is quaking and the bus is breaking…

Second Best

Ash Lad is Matthew Shribman.

Sam Lea's main project is called Sam Bassadòr, and you can find that here... www.soundcloud.com/SamBassadorMusic

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Video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO2utTZ9Rug

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Lyrics...

I made you a Paper Unicorn; it’s made from a horse just be adding a horn.
You and I shared keys through doors that no one else has seen through before.

Still seem to wait for you, though I am grateful to know what it’s like to be here with you.

These days, so much rain, so much rain and I can’t get that out of my head; instead I’ll think of you, and where we go, and where we’re going to.
Set sail, a whisking tune, there’s a crescent moon, and a killer whale leaves a trail, heading for the cliffs of shale.
Take flight, the sky at night, the city lights; they’re on in every room, they’re leaving soon; wading out in the morning dew that’s forming.

I made you 1,000 cranes:

Wish for rising rain.
Wish for Masamune.
Or wish for easy gain.

They’re all the same.

Paper Unicorn

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Ash Lad is Matthew Shribman.

Sam Lea's main project is called Sam Bassadòr, and you can find that here... www.soundcloud.com/SamBassadorMusic

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