An alternative album, consisting of singles released over the course of 6 years.  This album sets the frame for the next chapter of Matt Hylom's music. 

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Touch The Sun

Donald Glover is the first single off an undisclosed album from Matt Hylom.  More to come. 

Lyrics:
Took a look outside and it was upside down
My heads spinning like a merry go round 
The angels saying something very profound
I couldn’t make out what it was beyond the stereo sound

‘Cause I bum around and hid my talents in the burial ground 
You know I love her but I hate it when she’s calling me out
Donald Glover kinda child, let me figure it out 
I’m spending midsummer nights in the winter now

I’ve been on a day trip
I’ve been adding music to my playlist
I’m trying to find a vibe to make me feel like
I can feel the sunrise when the rays hit

I’m trying to make it make sense 
I’m running out of time, gotta face it
I’m trying to find a vibe to make me feel 
Weightless, weightless 

I’ve been thinking maybe the devil gets the last line
I’ve been thinking maybe the music’s just a past-time
Maybe the voice inside my head is just a gaslight
Maybe death is like the last wine

I need a spirit moving through me like a syncopated ragtime  
Don’t make it overcomplicated, take it halftime 
I’ve been overcompensating for the lag time 
Maybe she can save me from my past life 

‘Cause I bum around and hid my talents in the burial ground 
You know I love her but she’s calling me out
Donald Glover kinda child, let me figure it out 
I need to figure this out

I’ve been on a day trip
I’ve been adding music to my playlist
I’m trying to find a vibe to make me feel like
I can feel the sunrise when the rays hit

I’m trying to make it make sense 
I’m running out of time, gotta face it
I’m trying to find a vibe to make me feel 
Weightless, weightless 



Donald Glover

Download ‘Uncommon - EP' at www.MattHylom.com

Lyrics:
Summer nights and long walks
We were living life like everything, everything was fine
But now you gone, we don’t talk 
You moved on, but I’m thinking ‘bout, about you all the time

'Cause If I try to forget you and the life that we went through
I might make the same mistakes
So I try to remember when we were together 
And memories that keep me awake

I can numb the pain like novocaine
Look away and ignore
But I’ll let this heartbreak hurt a little more 

Autumn days and Starbucks 
You almost spit your coffee out, that time i made you laugh
No one likes a breakup 
But I still go back to think about why we didn’t last

Uncommon - EP

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Heartbreak

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Lyrics:
I had another long talk with mom, she said
You sleep when you dead, so keep working hard
And above all things, you keep your faith in God
And when times get tough, you keep moving on
But mom, what if things end up working out
And I get crazy ass famous and and my shows sell out
She said just because there’s money in your bank account
Doesn’t mean you gotta make it what your life’s about

I’m writing songs, but I’m not chasing after gold
Being wealthy doesn’t live up to the hype
They offer money if I’d only trade my soul
Fuck that highlife bull shit, ‘cause i’m not feeling those vibes. 

I’ve got a hundred thousand miles on the old car
And the rust is going wild on the top part
White T-shirts and my old Nike hat 
‘Cause new clothes, new cars, I don’t fuck with that 
And if all of this ends up working out
And I get crazy ass famous and and my shows sell out
And there’s a whole lot of money in my bank account
It doesn’t mean I gotta make it what my life’s about

Keep your drugs and all your riches
I don’t need cocaine or party bitches

Vibes

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Lyrics:
As you travel down the narrow path, just hold a steady course
If you try to run you’ll never last. So hold a steady course

(Matt Hylom)
I was like sixteen, making beats and fast rhymes 
Hoping like this would be more than a past time 
I remember it like it was last night
Shine light on my thoughts like a flashlight

I’m not tryin’ to be quick to the limelight
This’ll go up and blow up when the times right 
No fast pace in this rat race
Take it slow, play a show, build a fan base, yo
'Cause i’m in it for the long haul not for the quick cash 
Cruizin through, so I’m never gonna whiplash
I'll keep pace like turtles
'Cause rabbit’s fast, but he’s running in circles
So I’m out here and dropping beats 
I won’t stop till the the day I fill stadiums seats 
But I know this, if my focusIs not on my purpose, I’ll blow this

(Crougs)
Had my thoughts race to a place
Darker than grave feeling danger but aimlessly walking in place 
Will I make it or stay here? Do I really think I have what it takes
Placing aim at elevation, make this generation taste the revelation
Major supination, patience gotta wait and place it
You're a star in the making. 
Everybody wasn't destined for greatness
You're a testament, given the test I meant
You met the best the rest I left 
you was talent you kept at it without panic 
Now it's about time, better mark ballots
You gotta love the life you live
Lay the base to live in better days
You know you gotta fight to get all the way to the top
It's Crougs

Steady (feat. Crougs)

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Music Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxbIw0oPvS8

Lyrics:
One day I’m walking with my head in the clouds
Then next day I’m falling, my soul hits the ground
One day we’re talking, just like friends hanging out 
The next day I’m stalking her Facebook account

I can’t keep myself
from feeling restless 
Amphetamines might help
'Cause every days its like

On to the next thing and next commotion 
I’m so damn whimsical, no devotion
On to the next swing of my emotion
I’m so damn whimsical, no devotion 

I was diggin this beat when I made it, I wrote this song in a flash
Today, now I hate it, I moved the file to the trash
How long can I take this, all these ups and these downs
Keep trying to fake it, like my life’s figured out

Whimsical

Behind The Scenes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av4GZdQVn6Y

Lyrics:

Verse 1
I’m lighting up my cigarettes to pass the time
Abbey Road on tape cassette and hit rewind 
‘Cause I tried sticking with the status quo, but
I’m neck deep trying to stay afloat, ‘cause
I’m making failed decisions left and right

Pre 1
‘Cause I’ve been in and out of jobs like confessionals
Unprofessional. late to work again from sipping on the ethanol
I missed the mark trying to find my place
But i’mma take another shot, so I’m getting in the headspace

Verse 2
I’ve walked a hundred times around the block tonight
Maybe one more time around will make it right
‘Cause we’ve been on the phone for hours now, but
I don’t know if I can work this out. 
‘Cause she’s not sure if this is worth the fight

Pre 2
I’ve got a case of adolescence, but i’m twenty-three
I’ll never be the type of man that mom and dad imagined I would be
I missed the mark trying to find my place.
But i’mma take another shot, so I’m getting in the headspace

The Frame

Headspace

Lyrics:

Verse 1
You think I’m feeling alright
But feelings die from the inside out
You love the spark in my eye, but it makes you blind
To all the vices that I hid underground

Pre-Chorus
See I was thinking i could keep these secrets,
But I have my doubts
And i’m done trying to hide my weakness
So let me tell you now 
 
Chorus
That lately, I’ve been feeling comatose
Can you wake me up? Don’t want to be alone
And lately, I’ve been down but no one knows
But these are things that you should know before you get too close

Verse 2
I hate the times when I lied
I’d rather tell you so the truth comes out from me
But every time that I tried, my tongue was tied
Couldn’t let you in when I was still locked out. You see…

Comatose - Single

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Comatose

Lyrics:
I wish that they would know
What’s inside my head
But windows to the soul 
Scare me half to death

They paint the town red 
But I’ve been feeling blue
My yellow streak shows
In crowds of more than two

But when it’s dark and cold
I know I’ll need somebody
But how do I let them know
If I’m always melancholy   

I’m all alone at a crowded party
I wanna go ‘cause I’m brokenhearted
It’s so loud when the people talk
I’ll drown it out with my headphones on

I wish that you could know 
What’s been on my mind  
We should talk it out
But I’d never say it right 

Even if I showed my colors 
You’d never see the light
But that’s my fault 
For not talking black and white

Touch The Sun

Matt Hylom

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