From The Place I Want to Be EP.

Written and produced by Dante Matas.

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Lyrics:

I couldn’t give myself a break
I hid in the shadows of another one’s mistake
The days all had no meaning
The world felt insincere
Now I’m alone without a fear

And I’m lost in the place I want to be
Thinking if I take another night off
Maybe in the morning I’ll be free
But it’s a write off

Somehow the chances came and went
Chasing a butterfly while stuck in wet cement
I led with intuition
I saw no other way
You gave me a role I couldn’t play

But I’m dreaming of a time you’re always near
Hoping if you take another night off
Maybe in the morning you’ll be here
But it’s a write off

And I’m lost in the place I want to be
Thinking if I take another night off
Maybe in the morning I would see you’re free
But I’m dreaming of a time you’re always near
Hoping if you take another night off
Maybe in the morning you’ll be here
But it’s a write off

A Write Off

Written and produced by Dante Matas.

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I want to read your mind
Mesmerized though I get it wrong every time
I could try to understand where you’ve gone
Find the truth behind the mask you display
But I’ll never figure out the rules of the games that you play

You think I’ve lost control
Don’t you know when control takes hold it will never let go
You could try to understand what I’ve done
Find the lies behind the act I portray
But you’ll never figure out the rules of the games that I play

Now we turn to each other just to look away
Caught in the act out of spite
If we’d only admit the mistakes we’ve made 
We’d see the chances to make them right

We could try to understand who we are
Find the dreams behind the things that we say
When I try to read your mind, you lock your thoughts away
When you think I’ve lost control, I tell you I’m ok
No, we’ll never really know the rules of the games that we play

The Rules of the Games that We Play

Written and produced by Dante Matas.

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Lost in a daydream long before the finish line
Wandering blindly through the mazes in my mind
I get one step ahead just to turn around instead

I’ll never understand how you start everything late and still save time
I’m early to plan and always rushing in blind

Caught in a landslide in the middle of the room
Everyone stands by as I’m climbing my way through
What’s the point moving fast when they want the thrill to last

I’ll never understand how you start everything late and still save time
I’m early to plan and always rushing in blind
You don’t even know which way to go and still you end up leaving me behind
So I’ll just keep rushing in blind

Rushing in Blind

Music, lyrics, and video by Dante Matas

Song mastered by Kristian Montano

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Lyrics:

I had a thought but I kept it in
I just assumed that you knew
With all the things that we leave unsaid
What’s another to keep from you
I had a feeling but I held it back
I figured you’d understand
With all the things we keep to ourselves
What’s another to bury in the sand

And then you tell me
Don’t you worry, it doesn’t have to be that way
You must be crazy to believe the things you say
Sometimes the reasons to bury what we love can be too much
And at the same time, not enough

I had a song but it slipped away
I couldn’t tell what it lacked
With all the things that we try to make
What’s another to slip through the cracks
I had a dream but I let it go
I couldn’t bare to see it break
With all the things that we never do
What’s another to leave in its wake

And then you tell me
Don’t you worry, it doesn’t have to be that way
You must be crazy to believe the things you say
Sometimes the reasons to leave the ones we love can be too much
And at the same time, not enough

Not Enough

From Avoid Discipline EP.

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Lyrics:

Dress for the kill, laugh when nothing’s funny, smile at will
Shoot for the win, lose a little money, avoid discipline

I’m gonna meet you there later tonight as a friend or an enemy
On the off chance you’re picking a fight
You should know that the fear of losing means nothing to me

Take every chance, risk your reputation, learn how to dance
Don’t believe what they say; “The fire’s out” they always shout
But they lead you to the flames

You’re gonna meet me there later tonight and you want me to listen in
Even if you can get me to bite as you laugh at the fear of losing
It doesn’t mean that you’ll win

When we’re all trapped inside in a secret paradise
You can bet our minds are racing
When we’re all acting fine with the state of real life
You can bet our knees are shaking
When I feel I’m alive, I don’t need to prove I’m right
You can bet my heart is beating

If you want you can come and see
On the off chance you’re picking a fight
You should know that the fear of losing means nothing to me

Fear of Losing

From Avoid Discipline EP.

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When you’re at the centre of everybody’s gravity
Trying to be someone they can rely on
If you ever get the sense you’re on your own

Take a little time to contend with your troubled mind
Anybody anywhere has a point of breaking, a risk not worth taking
When you can’t go on, it doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong
Baby you can try again around the bend

When you keep the door to your heart unlocked for everyone
Acting like a saint so they don’t have to
If it ever leaves you feeling incomplete

Take a little time to contend with your troubled mind
Anybody anywhere has a point of breaking, a choice not worth making
When you can’t go on, it doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong
Baby you’ll be on the mend around the bend

Doing more than what’s required isn’t always right
When no one needs a helping hand, don’t put up a fight
Nothing matters more to me than what you keep alive
I only want to hear you laugh and see you smile
Everybody needs a break once in a while

If you want to help with humankind…

Take a little time to contend with your troubled mind
Anybody anywhere has a point of breaking, a habit they’re shaking
When you can’t go on, it doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong
Baby you can try again around the bend
It’s not pretend
Baby you’ll be on the mend 
Around the bend
It’s not the end
Something new can still begin 
Around the bend

Around the Bend

From Avoid Discipline EP.

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Lyrics:

I see it but you never made it obvious
You needed to remain a bit ambiguous

But now you just hang around
You never make a sound
You have the nerve tell me you don’t feel anything
But when there’s something you care about
I’ve seen you scream and shout
You only need to look beyond your own windowsill
And I know you will

You have it but you always acted so unsure
A bad habit though you have the chance to find the cure

But if you just hang around
And never make a sound
You’ll only end up thinking you can’t feel anymore
When there’s something you care about
I’ve seen you scream and shout
You only need to break away from your reckless plan
And I think you can
I mean, I hope you can

When there’s something you care about
You don’t have to scream and shout
You only need to see what you’ve done wrong and make it right
Is there any chance you might?

Confidante

We all know nothing you say ever comes from the heart
Not even when everybody’s torn apart
Standing by, you’re rehearsing a lie ‘cause you’re cold inside
We all know nothing you do is a genuine act
You just need a chance to stab us in the back
All your life, thought we never knew
But now it’s catching up with you

Through fear and silence, you let your indecision says what your morals lack
Through force and violence, you only speak a language poised for an attack

We all know nothing you say ever comes from the heart
Not even when everybody’s torn apart
Standing by, you’re rehearsing a lie ‘cause you’re cold inside
We all know nothing you do is a genuine act
You just need a chance to stab us in the back
All your life, thought we never knew
But now it’s catching up with you

Anyone who’s on your side must be lying to themselves just to sleep at night
Anyone who can’t decide really needs to ask themselves what they feel is right

We all know nothing you say every comes from the heart
Not even when everybody’s torn apart
Standing by, you’re rehearsing a lie ‘cause you’re cold inside
We all know nothing you do is a genuine act of any kind
All our lives we knew
But now it’s catching up with you
Catching up with you
Catching up with you

Catching Up With You

A home recording of one of my favourite Beatles songs. Complete with backwards guitar solo!

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I'm Only Sleeping (Beatles Cover)

Covered my favourite Beach Boys song. Recorded at home in my basement.

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God Only Knows (Beach Boys Cover)

Your whole life you were stoic and stable, saving up for the rainiest day
You told us all your facts and your fables before they slipped away
I see you in a chemical daydream, memory overfilled and confused
I want you to tell me nothing comes easy just like you used to do

Day and night, fortune or strife, you sheltered the flames in the wind
It’s hard to hear you say you’re alright with all the strength you hold inside
Caving in

You sat there at the head of the table where long ago you were never alone
You held on until the world was unstable and then you let it go
I see you in a chemical daydream, memories fading into the air
I still smile when you say that you know me but you’re not really there

Day and night, fortune or strife, you sheltered the flames in the wind
It’s hard to hear you say you’re alright with all the truth you wore so thin
Whether it’s wrong or right, darkness or light, nothing outlasts everything
It’s sad to see you waving goodbye with all the love you hold inside
Caving in

Caving In

From Thought Loops EP

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Lyrics:

I tried to find my own perspective but I couldn’t see
When your life became the one I projected, I thought you were me

Little lies teach us how to pretend
Then devour us before the end

Every moment adding all up to one
I know you saw it coming but you can’t just up and run
When you’re fading, the memory splits in two
One of them was mine, the other one was living through you

I wasn’t sure there was a problem but I thought I knew
When you found the answer I always wanted, I thought I was you

Simple truths give our minds a chance to rest
Then deceive us with a second guess

Every moment adding all up to one
I know you saw it coming but you can’t just up and run
When you’re fading, the memory splits in two
One of them was blind, the other one was your point of view

Don’t you understand nothing went to plan
You were never meant to break
All your little lies, all your wasted time 
Trying to make the right mistake all your life

Every moment adding all up to one
I know you saw it coming but you can’t just up and run
When you’re fading, the memory splits in two
One of them wants only to pretend and one is living through you

Living Through You

Midnight Sun B-Sides

Song About Birds

Behind a bolted door, too many secrets only lead to more in time
Hey, revealing what they say is hard enough to do with someone on your mind
Impossible the day nobody breaks through

Inside a prison mind, unending thought loops forever intertwine like a chain
Hey, ignoring what they say is hard enough to do with someone at your side
Impossible the day nobody breaks through, and then there’s only you
If no one ever finds the world you keep inside, you must be pretending
You’ll be talking to yourself again

Everybody’s gone crazy
Bored with all their peace of mind
You listen through the wall, safely
Hoping for some truth to find
No one really knows anything
Still, they’ve got a lot to say
You’re not talking to yourself lately
You’ve been listening to me all day

Hey, believing what they say is hard enough to do with someone to lean on
Impossible the day nobody breaks through, and now you see the truth
If no one ever finds the world you keep inside, they must be pretending
They’ll be talking to themselves again

Talking To Yourself

From the More Lost Than You EP. Download at http://dantematas.bandcamp.com/

Rattled Up

Dante Matas is a singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Toronto. He began by writing instrumental piano pieces at the age of eight before forming his first band at Etobicoke School of the Arts where he majored in visual art. In university, Dante studied philosophy and completed an MA in the field. Today, Dante combines his wide-ranging interests to make his own unique brand of indie/bedroom pop, psychedelic folk, and electronic music. Dante’s music tends to have a contemplative and introspective character to it, but never at the expense of a catchy melody.

  	After releasing A Colourful Headache LP, Midnight Sun EP, and various singles like Talking To Yourself between 2017-2019, Dante will be steadily putting out new singles and EPs each month in 2021. The singles will be grouped into several EPs spanning different genres, moods, and musical landscapes. The first new EP is called The Place I Want to Be and will start with the release of the single On Solid Ground on March 12th, 2021. 

 	Dante’s music has been used in commercials, PSAs, popular YouTube channels, and gets airplay on both Canadian and American college and specialty radio. Dante writes and records daily, has toured throughout Canada with his band, and has recently taken up video production and art direction for his music. Dante’s overall drive is to communicate human emotion through music and lyrics in a way that resonates with a diverse audience.

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