Copyright Matt Murphy. All lyrics, music recording and that done my myself.

Seasons

Lyrically driven melodic Rap song with haunting vocals. A song about the important task of raising money for drinking off alcohol induced ill mental health. Living the dream eh?

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Same Expense

The lyrics to this song were written by my Dad. I was moved by them and jumped at the chance to give them my own musical spin.

Although the underlying theme is pretty clear, the lyrics leave more to interpretation which creates a nice contrast when compared to my fairly obvious story telling style.

Wolf That Wasn't There

Hypochondriac started off as a verbal vomit verse from a colourful time of my life. Written during a run in with a bus stop, a sword, some extreme morning binge-drinking and consequently the law. 

I then added a 2nd verse to it about half a year later with a different perspective, banged in a chorus and got it recorded. 

Hypochondriac

The way I perceived another's circumstances. Not a personal story of my own so won't go into details. 

Too Young (Vicious Cycle)

Verse 1
It’s a small price to pay to stay away from the odd party mate, though let’s not take away underestimate the heart it takes, continue doing what you’re doing man you started great, them drinking games were fun but ended with you drinking straight, 

For the next week you seek to wean yourself off alcohol, you couldn’t work and consequently wound up on the doll, as everybody got themselves together left for home, you were never ever gonna leave that fuckin’ drink alone. 

But them days are gone now man them days are part of the previous you, but that demon’s devious don’t believe him when he’s nice to you, that vice entices you but spy the bigger picture frame you’re making gains, eager to repeat procedure do the same.
Two months down the line you’re moving on producing songs, remember what you thought of art and pain well you were wrong. Perverted promises of pain and prickly sickening dreams, talk of tortured artists is he really sick as he seems?


Verse 2 
Its a small price to pay suffice to say you got a bargain mate, cos life today is miles away from when you started mate, and I’m amazed at distance come in under half a year, acting the daft bastard had me choosing booze for blues and fear.

You snooze you lose the thing you do becomes the thing you are, addicts chasing dragons downing mace and chasing cars, keeping tallies on our bodies hands and face with scars, little scallies in the alleys writing tales and bars.
Keeping tallies on our bodies hands and face with scars, oh what a waste it is to taste the blood that’s laces with art, but now I choose the brighter life over that sick destruction, no matter the temptation, or its slick seduction, if I’d have done this way back then think now where I’d be, I lost a lot of days hazed but I don’t care I’m free, no ones struggle is the same and we can’t really measure pain but if you relate, then you were maybe there with me.


Outro 
Every person has potential to do good, and every person has potential to go wrong and every person though it hurts ‘em has been flirting with that devil on their shoulder he’s been there too long
Every person has potential to do good, and every person has potential to go wrong and every person though it hurts ‘em has been flirting with that devil on their shoulder he’s been there too long
Every person has potential to do good, and every person has potential to go wrong and every person though it hurts ‘em has been flirting with that devil on their shoulder he’s been there too long
Every person has potential to do good, and every person has potential to go wrong and every person though it hurts ‘em has been flirting with that devil on their shoulder he’s been there too long.


Small Price

Not Healthy

Matt Murphy writes, records and performs lyrically driven self psycho-analytical songs in the form of vocally melodic rap music.  

The art is brutally and uncompromisingly honest with content covering an array of gritty, real life situations that make for interesting story-telling. The subject matter can be thought provoking and melancholy at times, but there is a tongue in cheek and jovial aspect to his songs with a fundamentally optimistic outlook. Although difficult to define stylistically, the artists he's  most commonly compared to are Jamie T, Mike Skinner, Plan B and Billy Bragg.

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