seriously, the lyrics and the melody weave together so beautifully. so soft and tender and they match one another so well. a beautiful, aching story. it resonates deep. seriously blessed by this

The last song I'll release before my debut album "The Way We Were" drops 4/16/21 on Z Tapes. You can preorder a cassette on my bandcamp: https://matthewleger.bandcamp.com/album/the-way-we-were 

lyrics:

hello it's been awhile
found an old birch stump just to trace the lines
box of polaroids freckled with the mildew of time 
singin old songs pry your name out but they don't rhyme 

spent every day on the brink of dust   
laminated sun only sleep if we must
oh i've never thought so hard about you before

threw it all away just to sleep on the couch
drinkin jet fuel from a dixie cup spout
if i could just tell you everything i'd be good

roused a half-finished heaven out of summer ash
limbo spinnin' sweet, bottleneck in my head
you waft over everything i sip like a match 

hear the sobbing from the greenery 
everyone says that i need to see but
we both know what weeps in the viscera of grass

am i heading over
or just passing through
will it ever look beautiful again
if it doesn't in the sun
if it doesn't in the sun
if it doesn't in the sun

Laminated

dog starr man

from Visitations, 2021:
https://orchid-mantis.bandcamp.com/album/visitations-3

visitations

soul shapes

until it's over

holly

something i wrote about wanting to live a fantasy or a fairytale :’)

on the grass outside

Many thanks to Albin and Khalil for their kindness, feedback, and careful listening. 
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Lyrics:

Woke up again
Covered in sweat
I dreamt that you were gone for good
Sobbing and screaming
Breathless and grieving
Oh, how can you be gone for good?

Sometimes I see you in the night
Behind my sleeping eyes
Where heart and history collide

Suddenly sounds 
From when you were around
All at once it's coming back to me
I must've locked it
In my subconscious 
I linger on the melody

Sometimes I see you in the night
Behind my sleeping eyes
Where heart and history collide

My memory tries
To keep you alive 
Will time become the enemy?
Don't wanna get used to
Living without you
But resistance just inhibits peace

Sometimes I see you in the light
Beyond this fleeting life
Where man and mystery collide

Collide

It’s hard to say say If it were real or 
Paper mache 
Spend my winter 
Wondering 
If it was all just
Make pretend 
It’s not fair I told myself I 
Didn’t care I know ur lonely 
I’m lonely too 
I was hoping it’d be 
Me and you 

Outside your house I was shakin like a leaf 
You were the wind and your kiss was the  breeze
How could you just forget about me
It’s good you just forgot about me

paper mache demo

puppet

05 Wild Dogs

"If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing." - Chagall

Collide

Anna S

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