The sudden realization that not all is what it seems 
Rises somehow exponentially 
It turns from a cry into a wail 
Then a scream and then a howl 
An endless broken dull soliloquy 

Pain can force the hand and turn the mind 
The pictures taint the judgement every time 
Then i turn around and see a wreck strewn on the road 
The pictures and the pain you'll never know 
The pictures and the pain that i was good enough 
To keep from scarring you 
Some things are meant for you and you alone 

And so I add more fuel to the fire 
And try to find an answer in the pyre 
At first the flames a comfort but the smoke gets in the eyes 
There's only so much left that one can burn 
And now i find I'm dancing 'round the ashes of the bridges that i've burned 
I take nothing from the lessons that i've learned 

And so the wheel relentlessly goes round 
Just cuts the rut a little deeper down 
This youthful smile has turned into a frown 
The eyes forever down 
The spark forever drowned 

I'll sing as I go 
I've learned well that it's best not to know 
And i use up the last of what's left 
In a vain effort just to forget 

This arm contracts as it's pulled 
It's disturbing the calm of the pool 
I am lost in this mournful refrain 
While re-analyzing this stain 
This tainted wreck of lies again 

And if what you said is true 
I'm condemned to repeat 'till i'm through 
Least until i can learn to forgive 
Or learn simply not to relive 

And this dream i could weep 
So profoundly i finally could sleep 
Undisturbed by the demons and shades 
And this endless cycle of betrayal 

Oh how we fell 

And how is one supposed to mourn if one is not entirely sure what has died 
And if it's dead and if it's dead and if it's dead and if it's dead why can't i cry 

And all the things you told me that you read upon my palm they were lies 
Say that they were lies

Matt Elliott 🤡

Island blues (ane Brun)

Spider White Snake

Leonard Cohen - Avalanche

produced by me

your crooked teeth
and your dirt colored eyes
i could ask for a cigarette 
just one more time
i still have your jeans
and they still smell sweet
if you give me a dollar 
i'll pay your fee

lone nights your coming home late
i would stay by the fire 
and make you feel safe
lone nights your coming home late
if you make me sick 
then ill make you stay

lone nights

Cover - MJ Lenderman - You Don’t Know The Shape I’m In

Cover - You Don’t Know the Shape I’m In (MJ Lenderman)

Matt Elliott - The Feast of St. Stephen

People stare

Matt Elliott - Oh How We Fell

Matt Elliott - I Only Wanted To Give You Everything

Laura Marling - Night After Night (Daytrotter Session)

Matt Elliott - The guilty party

Michelle Gurevich - Lovers are Strangers

Strange Melody

Jane Birkin & Beth Gibbons - Strange Melody

Album: Howling Songs - 2008
Lyrics:
The love we made
Between pissing
And even as we sail
This boat is listing
We've weathered storms
without even thinking
That even as we speak
This ship is sinking

Our die was cast in better days
But the compass points are all erased
And so we're forced to drift for days
Looks like this ship is lost again

Anchors ripped
These sails are tearing
And there is no clear way
To see how we're faring
Only the stars
To check our bearings
And our witches marks
To bless our pairing

We'll batten down beneath the waves
And talk and laugh and lust for days
Even Saint Nick would turn his face
This fucking ship is lost again

We'll sail on again it's ours.

Matt Elliott - I Name This Ship The Tragedy, Bless Her & All Who Sail With Her

Nicole Atkins is an American singer-songwriter from Asbury Park, New Jersey best known for her throaty vibrato and dark noirish pop leanings.  She has appeared in Rolling Stone magazine as an "Artist to watch" and has appeared several times on television shows like the Late Show with David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and Later with Jools Holland. 

After spending a year touring as support for the Black Keys and the Avett Brothers she is currently putting the finishing touches on her new album "Slow Phaser" where she expands  on her ideas of dark psychedelia mixed with a country soul noir.  It was recorded in the winter of 2013 in Sweden with Neptune City's producer Tore Johansson 

As a teaser, Nicole is streaming a brand new track 'Red Rope,' which is among a number of songs on the album she has co-written with the legendary musician Jim Sclavunos (the Bad Seeds/Grinderman/The Cramps/Sonic Youth.)


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