Make It Through is an homage to the On the Rise track from Get Right both in its riff and its Jody influence on the chorus.

Make It Through

One Step Forward reminds people to be movers and shakers.

One Step Forward

The Final Product is an acoustic tune based on jazz and blues. It stresses perseverance and maintaining a positive attitude in a similar lyrical style to Jimmy Eat World's The Middle. The song is about not giving up. The lyrics are also motivational in spirit: "When I stay put, other people move. When I do not, other people do."

The Final Product

Break Through the Mold pushes the idea of focusing on oneself even deeper by asking what it means to be original and free of external influence. The dark acoustic sound has an almost classical feel to it with a touch of Alice in Chains' No Excuses added to the mix.

Break Through The Mold

To commence the acoustic genre, Expectation points out that trying to please everyone is not only complicated but also a fool's errand.

Expectation

I Decide probably best captures the lyrical focus of the album: progress through self-reliance and personal responsibility. It contains the lyrics: "I'm in control of what I can see, if I decide what happens to me." Making use of a full band with a Sublime-like rhythm—drums, bass, and guitar—we gain a sense of Matt’s material both as a singer-songwriter and as a versatile musician.

I Decide

The album opener, Send it Back To You, encourages listeners to stand fast and stay committed to their principles. The old truism "If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything," applies here. The tune contains a riff reminiscent of Breaking Benjamin's So Cold.

Send It Back To You

Courage to Change

Finesse [Instrumental]

The Hint of Help

Some people need help
Some people can't find themselves 

Some people aren't free
Some people can't just be

Everybody needs help
But everybody can find themselves

Chorus:
Your actions cause
Stress to my brain
If I changed, would you 
think the same?


Some people have problems
Some people don't ask to solve them

Some people are slow
Some people aren't taught how to go

Everybody needs someone
But not anyone should deprive none

The Hint of Help

Guiding Light

Knack of the Knight

Mission for the Vision

My First Jazz Jam

All keyboard/ piano album with musical themes of courage, defeat, determination, and resilience. Classical, positive, deep & substantial. 

Matt Johnson

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