Acoustic guitar based song about the dissolution of a relationship.

In An Enclosed Space

Whispers

This is a song about watching destruction in slow motion and feeling stuck in the waiting to see what happens.

Rain

My friend gifted me the guitar I used on this track. Besides, the ocean sounds, everything else was played on that guitar.

MM album 3 demos

These Waters Carry

in difference

Tonite

It Starts to Collapse

V1
Is everyday just yesterday
Oh hope, I’ve given up on you
Will there be no other way
On my own now that you gone, too

PC
And I wonder if one day a change will come 
I wonder if one day this will pass

C
Because love has left me long ago
And I’m tired of waiting in this room alone
The walls are falling down again
And it starts to collapse on me

V2
It’s lonely out here on my own
You think that I’d be used to it by now
Can anybody hear my voice
It just falls out and lands there on the ground

PC
C

Br
Sometimes I think that time has run
It’s over now, it’s time to shut down
Call the mourners, set the fires for it has come
Let us pray just one more time because

PC
C

Collapse (demo)

Two Lies And A Truth
By: Matt Menovcik 

V1.
I’ve been listening so close
To what you’ve been telling me
I almost believed what I heard
But I think you’ve got it all wrong
Because I think the game that you’re playing
Is really two lies and a truth

C.
Now you’ve got me guessing
Which ones are the lies
And what is really the truth
Well, you’ve got me thinking
That I never knew you
Because I believed everything was true
But you’re really two lies and a truth
You’re really two lies and a truth

V2
You were so believable 
Talking to me with your hands in the air
Then I held you so close 
Because silence can’t lie to me
But then you whispered to me
Your two lies and a truth

C
Now you’ve got me guessing
Which ones are the lies
And what is really the truth
Well, you’ve got me thinking
That I never knew you
Because I believed everything was true
I believed everything was true
But you’re really two lies and a truth
You’re really two lies and a truth
You’re really two lies and a truth
You’re really two lies and a truth

Two Lies And A Truth (demo 02042024

Just Memories
By: Matt Menovcik 

V1. 
And I remember
the smell of the Spring
I was younger then
When I lived over there

V2.
Like thawing earth 
And flowers in bloom
But I left you there
Now I live over here

C.
And they’re just memories
But I want to go home 
To where those memories
Still live on
But they’re just memories
That I can’t go back to

V3.
And I remember
The friends I had then
How we grew apart
How you broke my heart

V4.
But I forget
All the winters and cold
The loves that left 
And how little I knew

C.

BR.
Oh, broken heart
Where do we go from here
Now the past has gone  
Away 

C.
That I can’t go back to 
Where I can’t go back 
Anymore

Just Memories (demo)

Be There

V1
In the morning light,
After all your dreams
I’m gonna be there, be there
I’m gonna be there, be there

V2
And I’ll hold your hand
When times get tough
I’m gonna be there, be there
I’m gonna be there, be there

C
Because this is what
I’m living for
And this is what
You mean to me
These days
These nights
This time
This love  

V3
When hope gets hard
And you need a friend
I’m gonna be there, be there
I’m gonna be there, be there

V4
When the stars don’t shine
I’ll guide your ship along
I’m gonna be there, be there
I’m gonna be there, be there

C

Br
When you live your life 
And all your dreams come true
Remember that 
I’m always with you 
I’m gonna be there, be there
I’m gonna be there, be there
X4

For you

Be There V2 demo

I released this track just before the U.S. election hoping some found a little peace or at least five minutes away from it all. 


Letting Go

These Waters Carry 
Lyrics by: Malissia Woodall

You were my last forever
You were my saving grace
I was the lost, forgotten
Until I saw your face

Take me into your singing arms
Unfold my lonely heart
Wrap me in your cold embrace
I was born when I saw your face

These waters carry… me
These waters carry… me to you
These waters carry me… to you

Let these dreams wash over me
Let these dreams wash over me
Let these dreams wash over me

I don’t care if they’re fantasy 

If Tonight
By: Matt Menovcik

V1. 
If tonight
I should feel
By your touch
By your caress
Spreading out before me
Holding me tighter still 
With your kiss
You’d engulf me

C. 
And I’d surrender
To your embrace
I’d kneel down before
You my love
So gather your strength
Because together we’ll soar
I am waiting for 
That you to come

V2.
If tonight 
You should feel
It’s I you need
It’s I you desire
Eyes afire whisper
I am here for you
I am the darkness and
I am the light

C

Br. 
But I never feel
And you’re never there
It’s just a hope
That I hold on to

Because I am waiting
For your embrace
And I am waiting for 
You  to come to me 


If Tonight (demo)

You Dropped Me Off
By Matt Menovcik

V 
With tired eyes and weary heart
I came to meet you
To prove to me that this is what
It really means to be living

Now colored lights up in  the sky
The earth so soft beneath me
A chill that’s in the air tonight
Brings us close together

C. 
And then you dropped me off. 
We say goodbye 
A long embrace 
The moonlight shining 
On your face 
Then the lights go out 
We leave the stage 
Cause then you never came back

With hair that fell in your eyes You help me mesmerized
And as you took my open hand
You took my breath away

C.

Br.
Is it relief that I feel  
Or a sorrow suppressed 
I let myself hope for this 
When it’s always…
C.

You Dropped Me Off (2025)

Go By
By: Matt Menovcik 



V1. 
I followed the rains
Just to find you
And I found the house
Where you’d been hiding
I opened the door
To let the light in
But I couldn’t find you
anywhere

C1. 
Should I let this go?
Should I let this thought go by?
Should I let this go?
Should I let this hope go by

V2
I was lost in the fog
Looking for you
As I climbed every hill
Each day anew
But were you standing there
The whole time
Just fading out 
Again and again

C.

Br. 
I couldn’t figure out
What I wanted
I couldn’t figure out
What I was to you 
What I meant to you

C.
Is this what I want? 
Are you what I want? 

Go By (demo)

Next To You
By: Matt Menovcik

V1 
It was just another day
The sunshine, the routine
Walking these steps the same way
Lost in a world you’ve always seen

V2
You were out just living life
The people, the atmosphere
When a sight turns your day to night
And you open your eyes to this moment

C
And you see all around you 
And you see so many lives out there 
It’s all intertwined and related 
It feels so far, but it’s right next to you 

V3
You find yourself in this park
The beauty, the mystique
Living life with a broken heart
And you surrender to this moment 

C

Br
You find yourself back home 
And everything’s the same 
Except you
You’ll never be the same 
You’ll never be the same 
Again 

C
Next to you
Next to you
Next to you

Next To You (demo)

Just Memories
By: Matt Menovcik

V1.
And I remember
the smell of the Spring
I was younger then
When I lived over there

V2.
Like thawing earth
And flowers in bloom
But I left you there
Now I live over here

C.
And they’re just memories
But I want to go home
To where those memories
Still live on
But they’re just memories
That I can’t go back to

V3.
And I remember
The friends I had then
How we grew apart
How you broke my heart

V4.
But I forget
All the winters and cold
The loves that left
Oh, how I regret

C.

BR.
Oh, broken heart
Where do we go from here
Now the past has gone
Away

C.
That I can’t go back to
Where I can’t go back
Anymore

Just Memories 2025

It’s Time 
By: Matt Menovcik

V1 - It’s right in front of you
Rain on your windowpane
A bed that you never make
In a room that you rarely leave

V2 - It’s right in front of you
Dust covering everything
She left
Behind

PC - Before you know it
The sun is falling
Another day gone by

C- And it’s time
To let it go
To leave behind
What you lost
And it’s time
To make a change
To rearrange
And move on

V3 - It’s right in front of you
An empty picture frameA ring that meant everything
To you

It's right in front of you
Emotions left unsaid
Words just hanging in
the air

C

Bridge - To move on and on
And on and on…

V4 - It’s right in front of you
Sun on your windowpane
In a bed that always make
Now

It's Time

And let this rain
Fall upon me
As I walk these lonely streets
Once more

Let heaven stand before me
You angels dressed in black
Come lift your arms together
I’m never going back


Never Going Back

They Call It Grief 
by: Matt Menovcik

V1. Open your eyes 
You can't sleep all day 
The sun is rising 
And you need to find a way

C. 
They call it grief 
but it's sadness and pain 
It's a feeling that 
This will always be the same

V2 
Your memories 
are playing tricks on you 
Her lovely hands 
are not holding yours 
It's been years and my fragile heart 
Hasn't gotten over you

C

Br 
Close your eyes 
and remember when 
\You loved her so 
It's a feeling that's a part of you 
That you can keep forever

C 

They call it grief 
But it's pulling me down 
It's a feeling that 
You will always be alone

They Call It Grief (featuring Malissia)

Heartbreaker
By: Matt Menovcik



V1 
They call you heartbreaker
But you look a little sad to me
I can see it in your eyes
The thoughts that you hide away

C 
Heartbreaker
You ripped my heart wide open
Dream maker
You know you leave me heartbroken 
Heartbroken 

V2
Just a casual smile
But you know just what you do
The feelings you betray
How you so easily forget

C (change dream maker to dream crusher)

Br 
Ripped knee overalls 
Dyed hair and suntanned 
You’re the envy of
My dreams 
My dreams

C (change dream maker to dream killer) 

You leave me heartbroken

Heartbreaker (demo)

Long For You
By: Matt Menovcik



V1 
I try  I try talking
But I just
Talk to softly in this noise
And it’s
Probably better
Because I don’t 
Know what to say
To you 

C 
But I just can’t find my way
I just can’t make it through
I really hate these days 
These days when I long for you
For you 
 
V2
Oh, your 
Bleach blond hair
And your 
Soft blue eyes, so wise
When you
Look at me
It’s hard to breathe sometimes
With you around

C

Br 
And sometimes
When you hold me tight
I know there’s no chance that this might
So I just let you go
From me

C
Long for you
Long for you

Long For You (demo)

Right Next To You
By: Matt Menovcik

V1 
It was just another day
The sunshine, the routine
Walking these steps the same way
Lost in a world you’ve always seen

V2
You were out just living life
The people, the atmosphere
When a sight turns your day to night
And you open your eyes to this moment 

C
And you see all around you
And you see so many lives out there 
It’s all intertwined and related 
It feels so far, but it’s right next to you 

V3
You find yourself in the dark
The beauty, the mystique
Living life with a broken heart
And you surrender to this moment 

C

Br
You find yourself back home 
And everything’s the same 
Except you 
You’ll never be the same 
You’ll never be the same 
Again 

C
Next to you
Next to you
Next to you

Next To You (featuring background vocals by Malissia)

No One To Blame
By: Matt Menovcik

V1 
If none of this matters anymore
Then what are we arguing for?
When truth is really what you believe
And pretending is the way that we live

C 
We tell ourselves what we need to hear
Just to make it through another day
We see ourselves as we want to be 
When really we’re all just the same
There’e really no one to blame

V2
How do we want it to be?
What would really satisfy?
The narrative’s been changed so many times
And all around us is greed

C.

Br
We just can’t stop
We keep moving on 
Why do we race to the end?
Is this what we really want?

C
There’s really no one to blame (x3)
But ourselves

No One To Blame (demo)

This track is part of the Vinca Major album - Swann ep. For sale here: http://vincaminor.bandcamp.com/album/swann-ep

Swann EP

Rollerskate

It's So Quiet In Here

1. It's So Quiet In Here

Electro-acoustic musician Matthew Paul Menovcik is equal parts composer, songwriter, arranger, producer, multi-instrumental performer, and singer.  It has been said that "...he's not nearly as famous as Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), but Matt Menovcik just might be as talented" (Seattle Times). Menovcik has also been hailed as a "top-rate songwriter" (Seattle Weekly). After spending most of the 00’s recording and touring with DIY indie rock acts and collaborations including Saeta, Ms. Led, and ROPE, INC. (with infamous producer Kramer), Menovcik decided to turn his attention to composition and film scoring, while never leaving his roots as a songwriter.
Inspired by minimalism, pop and ambient, Menovcik creates a rich sonic sonic world and a uniquely inspired voice.  Menovcik has released many critically acclaimed albums on labels such as Ghost Records (Italy), Second Shimmy, Tarnished, Ippylu and Fish The Cat. His 2014’s Alone, With You was released under his own name.  The many films featuring Matt’s work and specifically written scores include Silvio Soldini’s Days and Clouds, Cesar Lanza’s La Perfezionista, and Faith Vs. Fate’s Run, Hide, Die (AKA The Anniversary).
Menovcik’s most recent release, In An Enclosed Space, is his first singer songwriter album since Alone, With You. It was two years in the making during which time he experienced the end of a marriage and a world changed by disease and social upheaval. It begins with the words "Turn the lights out in this room, let the darkness wash right over you" and ends with "We just didn't try, just couldn't see a better way to be together." The in-between is filled with the struggle, the pain and the persistence to keep searching for A Hope To Carry On.

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