A collection of songs that shaped the sound and spirit of Man on the Moon.

These are the tracks I returned to while writing—songs that inspired the melodies, moods, and midnight reflections behind the album.

The Artist's Moon Phase

Matthew Peele- Man On The Moon LP

Man On The Moon

Love Note

Misfit Hearts

Man on the Moon
Written by Matthew Peele

We rode out past the county line
You reached for her, but your eyes met mine
No one spoke, and no one had to
I knew the cost before I asked you

Man on the moon
You’re lighting me up, got nothing to prove
Midnight in June
Spinning around, got me lost in you
Showed me a whole new view

You smiled like no one had to know
Like love could bloom and never show
She caught my eye, then looked straight through
And I pretended I hadn’t moved

Man on the moon
You’re lighting me up, got nothing to prove
Midnight in June
Spinning around, got me lost in you
Showed me a whole new view

How did it get this way?
You lit me up, but didn’t stay
Lost in smoke, I’m drifting gray
Holding breath for yesterday
Thought you’d shine, but skies turned gray
Sparked me once, then walked away

Man on the moon
You’re lighting me up, got nothing to prove
Midnight in June (Midnight in June)
Spinning around, got me lost in you
Showed me a whole new view

We’ve moved on to different skies
Beyond your eyes,
Man on the moon

Man on the moon
You’re lighting me up, got nothing to prove
Midnight in June (Midnight in June)
Spinning around, got me lost in you
Showed me a whole new view
We’ve moved on to different skies
Beyond your eyes,
Man on the moon

I've Bloomed Since You 
Lyrics by Matthew Peele

You hit your peak at eighteen
Growth just quit while I stayed green
You stayed stuck in what was cool
I turned my pain into my fuel

And baby, life is what you make it
And baby, sittin' around complaining
Ain’t the life for me

I’ve bloomed, bloomed—
Too far from you
Bloomed, bloomed
Too far from you

I’ve bloomed, bloomed—
Too far from you
Bloomed, bloomed
Too far from you

Dear God, we get it
Your world’s on fire, we’ve all read it
Same story, same excuse
Every drama comes back to you
But what if all signs point to you?
Then what would ya do?

And baby, life is what you make it
And baby, sittin' around complaining
Ain’t the life for me

I’ve bloomed, bloomed—
Too far from you
Bloomed, bloomed
Too far from you

And when your stories fall on air
When no one’s left to sit and care
It’s far too late to reach for me—
But maybe then, you’ll finally see

I’ve bloomed, bloomed
Too far from you
Bloomed, bloomed
Too far from you

I’ve bloomed, bloomed—
Too far from you
Bloomed, bloomed
Too far from you

Baby, I’ve bloomed
Too far from you
Baby, I’ve bloomed
Too far from you
Too far from you...

I’ve Bloomed Since You

Play House
(Written by Matthew Peele)

Let’s not play house

I’ve played that game a million times
Hung my dreams on painted walls
Built a life just to watch it fall

I want the mess, I want the truth
Not the script they handed you

Don’t light the candles just to blow ‘em out
Don’t say forever if we’re full of doubt
I’ve kissed the air and called it love
Built a house just to burn it up
So fuck that script, let’s tear the lines
Don’t play house with me this time

I’ve set the table, poured the wine
Waited on love that never felt like mine
Played house in shoes that didn’t fit
And stayed too long in all of it

I’ve lived in rooms where love was thin
Taped up cracks and called it “within”
I’ve smiled through fights and dimmed my light
But I won’t do that shit tonight

Don’t light the candles just to blow ‘em out
Don’t say forever if we’re full of doubt
I’ve kissed the air and called it love
Built a house just to burn it up
So fuck that script, let’s tear the lines
Don’t play house with me this time

Oh Don’t light the candles just to blow ‘em out
Don’t say forever if we’re full of doubt
I’ve kissed the air and called it love
Built a house just to burn it up
So fuck that script, let’s tear the lines
Don’t play house with me this time

Let’s not play house
Let’s not play house
Don’t say forever
If we are full of doubt
I’ve kissed the air
Called it love
Built a house just to burn it up

So fuck that script, let’s tear the lines
Don’t play house with me this time

Oh, don’t light the candles just to blow ‘em out
Don’t say forever if we’re full of doubt
I’ve kissed the air and called it love
Built a house just to burn it up

Don’t light the candles just to blow ‘em out
Don’t say forever if we’re full of doubt
I’ve kissed the air and called it love
Built a house just to burn it up

Don’t light the candles just to blow ‘em out
Don’t say forever if we’re full of doubt
I’ve kissed the air and called it love
Built a house just to burn it up
Let’s not play house

Play House

Danny 
Written by Matthew Peele

I will love you
Til the rivers run dry
Til the last bird
Sings its lullaby

And if my voice
Begins to stray
Know I loved you
Every day
And when my mind
Is not the same
Baby

Remember when we were so free
Laughing under summer trees
You whispered low I love you
And I swear to god the world stopped
Right there and then
And back then I never knew
How deep I'd fall in love with you danny

We danced slow in a field of gold
Telling stories we’d never told
Your denim jacket my bare feet
The way our hearts began to beat
The stars were close the world was wide
We had nothing but time on our side

And as I get old
When my glitter is no more
Promise me
You’ll love me like before

Promise me
You’ll think back and smile
And remember who I was for a while
Let me live in your smile
Hold on to the best of me
And promise you’ll

Remember when we were so free
Laughing under summer trees
You whispered low I love you
And I swear to god the world stopped
Right there and then
And back then I never knew
How deep I'd fall in love with you danny

If I forget the way you smiled
The way we ran reckless and wild
Don’t let those memories slip away
Just whisper them back to me someday

And if my voice begins to stray
Know I loved you every day
And when my mind is not the same
Baby

Remember when we were so free
Laughing under summer trees
You whispered low I love you
And I swear to god the world stopped
Right there and then
And back then I never knew
How deep I'd fall in love with you danny

I will love you
Til the rivers run dry
Til the last bird
Sings its lullaby

I will love you
Till I take my last breath
Till I can't take no more
Danny I will always
Love you

Danny

You Made a Mess of Me
Written by Matthew Peele

Summer rolled in
And brought those brown eyes
Burned like a memory
Lit up my sky
We were reckless wild and free
Yeah you made a mess of me

Yeah you made a mess of me
Got me fucked up honestly
Every thought leads back to you
And I don’t know what the hell to do
If this ain’t love then fuck it I’m done

Yeah you made a mess of me
Yeah you made a mess of me

Thunder rolled in
Like the words you never said
Lit a match
Deep in my soul
Then left me for dead

Yeah you made a mess of me
Got me fucked up honestly
Every thought leads back to you
And I don’t know what the hell to do
If this ain’t love then fuck it I’m done

Yeah you made a mess of me
Yeah you made a mess of me

You said forever
Then disappeared
Left me drowning
In your atmosphere

Tried to outrun it stayed out late
Tried to drink it down but it still tastes
Like you in every empty glass

You said forever
Then disappeared
Left me drowning
In your atmosphere

Yeah you made a mess of me
Got me fucked up honestly
Every thought leads back to you
And I don’t know what the hell to do
If this ain’t love then fuck it I’m done

Yeah you made a mess of me
Got me fucked up honestly
Every thought leads back to you
And I don’t know what to do
Yeah you made a mess of me

You Made a Mess of Me

Teach Me Your Dance 
Written by Matthew Peele

I’m not thinkin’ about going home
Not when I got you by my side
Smiling dark brown eyes
Laughing I could get high
On your jokes all night
I don’t know the steps
But I know how you make me feel

Can ya feel my heartbeat
Can ya see the heavens watching
I can come on teach me your dance
Oh baby
Oh baby
He teaches me how to dance

I’ve loved before
But not like this
Your kind of love is easy to miss
And I'll give you the world
Pour your wine until the end of time
I don’t know the steps
But I know how you make me feel
So teach me how to dance
And I’ll show you something real

Can ya feel my heartbeat
Can ya see the heavens watching
I can come on home teach me your dance

Can ya feel my heartbeat
Can ya see the heavens watching
Can ya feel my heartbeat
Can ya see the heavens watching
Can ya feel my heartbeat
Can ya see the heavens watching
Can ya feel my heartbeat
Can ya see the heavens watching
Can ya feel my heartbeat
Can ya see the heavens watching
Can ya feel my heartbeat

Teach Me Your Dance

Steal the Moon
By Matthew Peele

Pull up to your house,
Put the windows down, lean in,
Baby, let’s steal the moon,
Crash the sky—why not?

'Cause we own the night,
Nothing can stop us,
And the moonlight
Is hitting us just right.

So let’s steal the moon,
Crash the sky—
Cause why not?
Make love all night…

Singing with the radio,
Feet on the dashboard glow.
You said, “Where we gonna go?”
I said, “Anywhere we want.”
With a kiss, we were gone.

'Cause we own the night,
Nothing can stop us,
And the moonlight
Is hitting us just right.

So let’s steal the moon,
Crash the sky—
Cause why not?
Make love all night…

Trace the stars on my skin,
Whisper secrets in the dark.
Every touch pulls me in,
Like a map straight to your heart.
We’re writing stories in the sky tonight.

'Cause we own the night,
Nothing can stop us,
And the moonlight
Is hitting us just right.

So let’s steal the moon,
Crash the sky—
Cause why not?
Make love all night…

'Cause we own the night,
Nothing can stop us,
And the moonlight
Is hitting us just right.

So let’s steal the moon,
Crash the sky—
Cause why not?
Make love all night…

Steal The Moon

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