Album Update

Well I've been busy recording and have 15 songs down. Here's my track list:

Captain & Crew
Amnesiac
Tea With The Devil
Mind Over Matter
What's Left Unsaid
Duct Tape
Hollywooden Face
Right Here
Glorify
Pub Girl
Rock Band
One Lane Highway
Nostalgic Time Machine
Bittersweet Goodbyes
Vicious Circle

I have lots more I want to record, but I've got enough done for the album already. I'm going to have to cut some of these tracks for the album as it is. I guess I'll hold off recording more for another future project. Now comes the fun part! I've got to tweak & mix everything. That's what I'll be doing over the next few weeks.

Lyrics: Bittersweet Goodbyes

It’s too late
It’s too dark
It looks to bleak to embark
On this bridge that’s burning down
And descending to the ocean

It’s been too long
No, it’s been too short
He feels torn again
Maybe she feels born again
And everyone grasps at straws
And as the sun goes down we close our eyes
‘Till all we become are powerless minds

Bittersweet…
These bittersweet goodbyes

It’s all her fault
No, no, it’s all his
She’s all he knows and he’s all she is
This family tree comes crashing down
Branches addled and broken

Open eyes in a field of greener grass
But this flag in the distance flies permanently at half mast
And the bigger you laughed the harder you cried
The bride, the groom
The mom, the dad
Roof overhead and the essence of the past

These bittersweet…
These bittersweet goodbyes

Sometimes a little sweeter than bitter
Sometimes a little more bitter than sweet
Between dust and glitter
Like a rich man begging on the street
You want to see a smile
You want them together
You want to touch her face
You want the past forever

Goodbye…
If only I could fly...
If only you could have loved her the way she wanted you to
You would have… would have… would have… would have

Bittersweet…
These bittersweet goodbyes

But we’ll all be fine.

Bare Bones CD

I'm recording a CD titled "Bare Bones." The concept is pretty basic. All of the songs are going to be accurate representations of my live solo stuff; just me and my acoustic guitar... no bells & whistles, just the bare bones.

I am challenging myself here. I’ve always been impressed by simplicity and I believe that great songs ultimately come from the core, not from many effects, gimmicks or flashy stuff. These things can be great, but that’s not what I’m trying to do here. The goal this time is to create an exciting CD using just the “bare bones” technique; One guitar track & one vocal track. …Good luck me!

The first two songs I’ve recorded are “One Lane Highway” & “Vicious Circle.” I’ve uploaded them to my music player already. These may not be the final versions for the CD, but you’ll get the idea. I may record as many as 20 songs, but I'll narrow it down for the CD. I've got some new material that's quite different from my older stuff that I'm excited about. I'll probably release it sometime in the spring, however I'll post a few more songs here over the next little while.

Matt

Lyrics: One Lane Highway

Slam the door the vehicle is secure
You can’t always know what you’ll endure
Wheels connecting this pavement seems obscure
But what’s done is done

The Highway almost cries when you re-invent the wheel
This one lane highway… Yeah yeah

Looking straight ahead right down the guardrail
Where do you get on and ride to prevail?
And can you get off this if you fail?
You can’t turn around

The Highway almost cries when you re-invent the wheel
This one lane highway… Yeah yeah
The highway cracks and dies when you turn to steel
This one lane highway… Yeah yeah

Prairies, mountains and along the coast
The end out of sight, out of mind
Still driving when your mind’s a ghost
Speed-bump solutions for mankind

You can’t change your past
Where the highways intertwine
But you predict your forecast
Between these two white lines.

I’m not ready for this
No, I’m ready for this
I’m not ready for this
No, I’m ready for this

The Highway almost cries when you re-invent the wheel
This one lane highway… Yeah yeah
The highway cracks and dies when you turn to steel
This one lane highway… Yeah yeah

Roll with the punches!