Never lied to you
Never told the truth 
Only ever suggested
 
Never made it a job 
I was far too enthralled
To make the connection 
 
With one wrinkled face 
Staring at my lonely place onstage 
As I hit the right inflection 
 
Between desperate and alone 
Delusional and in the zone 
Untaught living your lesson
 
Dualistic identity 
Off-key and heavenly  
Like a frail body undressing 
 
Will you remember my name? 
Will your mind be the same? 
After our 45-minute session 
 
Chorus:
 
Loyal to the final hour 
Offering a burning flower 
From my charred human hand 
 
Summoning my mystic power 
Dressed in black like a priestly prowler 
Willing myself from obscurity 
To take this stand 
 
Clenched jaw 
Fearing the claw 
Nullifying finger dexterity 
 
The chord must be changed 
Another naked melody named
Attempted profitability 
 
Take a seat after the set 
Response about what I expect 
For an expression of honesty 
 
The next singer comes up 
Crystalline scraping dust 
From the face of recycled homily 
 
Kid’s the real deal 
Half-punk half-doomed romantic zeal 
Doesn’t waste time on profundity 
 
I stare closer at the untapped talent 
Anonymous and utterly gallant 
Become convinced I’m looking at me    

Chorus

Summoner (album track)

here is a cover for you as I work on writing the rest of my album
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPqUrdjp_yc

Crying (Roy Orbison Cover)

Yellow Moon
Twilight,
More night to remind me.
Such quiet, isolating focus.
 
Every inch of every last room.
Both empty and filled with memories of you.
 
And, oh my God,
That yellow Moon.
Could it lead me back to you?
 
I prayed for one day to forget you.
Just one day floating numb elated.
But you are there in all that I do.
So we are never separated.
 
And, oh my God.
That yellow Moon,
Could it lead me back to you?

Yellow Moon by Kristin Chambers

Cover of The Beatles classic live from Liverpool in 2009

Something - (Liverpool - 2009)

Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart - 1984

Goodbye Stranger

The Times They Are A-Changin' - 1981

Rare performance of In The Summertime back in 2002

In The Summertime - (St. Paul 2002)

Opening, by Julia Anrather

Benamin Julia, producer
Dan Kleederman, Guitars & Vocals
Katie Jacoby, Violins
Chris Connors, Mix & Master
Vince Chiarito, Audio Engineer
Recorded at Hive Mind Recording in Brooklyn, NY

Opening

The Boys of Summer

The Boys of Summer (Live at EartH, London, 2019)

I Didn't See

Matt Waters is a singer-songwriter from New York City. His songs range from character studies of the contemporary American to intimate explorations of love. A writer of fiction, he attempts to meld the musical and literary realms through detailed lyricism. He has been particularly inspired by the likes of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Billy Corgan, Mike Scott, Isaac Brock, David Bowie, Tupac Shakur, Elliott Smith, Patti Smith, Nicole Atkins, Damien Rice and Bruce Springsteen. As a guitar player he’s influenced by the progressions of John Lennon and George Harrison. The lyrics to his song Aurora were published in the March 2017 issue of American Songwriter Magazine. An essay about being a performance artist called A Moment of Honesty was published in Guernica in May 2016.

Summoner (album track)

Matt Waters.

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