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Closer

by Matt Steady

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    The new acoustic album, recorded live in front of an audience.
    Stripped back. Simple. Raw. Intimate.

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1.
Glimpse 02:59
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Waiting on a day that’ll never come I’ll think of you till my time is done The fading memory of your face Sparks again, at your resting place A glimpse of things that might have been A distant memory I’ve seen I know you’ll never be alone But what about me as I walk on home Waiting on a day that’ll never come I wonder if you see me here Smile with joy or shed a tear What do you make of what I’ve done Proud of who I have become? The weight I bear is a heavy load The bittersweet pain that I never show Weak I feel, strong I appear I’ll keep the faith that you hold so dear Waiting on a day that’ll never come So I will dream amongst the stars Reach out a hand, but you seem so far The crisp clear night turns into day Clarity obscured by haze Though many years have been and gone You’re still the reason for my song And as I sing it starts to rain I realise I will grow again I know I’ll never be alone So think about me as I walk on home Waiting on a day that’ll never come
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Drawn by the Sea 04:03
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Drawn by the sea I can’t escape it’s call Drawn by the sea The waves crash through my dreams Drawn by the salt in the veins My father and his father They worked upon the sea They laughed and cried, lived and died Captives to their freedom I’ve seen my course, my destiny I’ll fight it while I can Kick against the pricks of fate Lay roots down on the land But war changes everything And all is swept away Wants and wishes, hopes and fears Dashed upon the rocks x2 Our end is inevitable I’ll face it like a man I swam against the ocean’s tides But I’ll go out on my feet
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The View 04:06
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The morning was chill and the dew was fresh A day of new starts and promises Awake with the dawn, as quiet as the mist The land it speaks to me, in a voice that only I hear Just leave me alone, just let me be I can’t keep up with you anyway You’re speaking too fast and moving too quick I can not hear your words I can’t give you what you need You can beat me and strike me and loose my teeth You can push me to the ground I still won’t know what you’re looking for And I still won’t make a sound I still won’t make a sound I lie on my back and the sun comes up My spirit soars with the wind There’s so much beauty in this world I could not ask for more I long to show you the view The evening was cool and the slightest breeze Awakens me from my reverie My ribs are bruised and my eye is closed But I start back down the hill I will forgive you – yes I will The twilight is chill and the moon is full A time of new starts and promises I sleep with the dusk, as quiet as the stars The night it speaks to me, in a voice that only I hear
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Closer 02:14
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Blow the world down Take the weight off your feet Close your eyes and take a deep breath Let your mind wander down paths you know well Come a little closer to me Won’t you lean, won’t you lean Why don’t you lean on me now? Won’t you lean, won’t you lean Come a little closer to me Tell me again just how it went down If you need to just hit out and scream I’ll be here for you, I ain’t going noplace ‘cos there’s no place that I’d rather be Light up the room with that smile on your face Light up my heart with your truth In good times and bad you won’t be alone I will always be here for you
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Holding On 02:28
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Have you ever looked down the wrong end of a telescope? Everything seems so clear But 100 miles away down a dark dark corridor Nothing has changed but you’re disconnected I’m holding on – holding on Everything feels like it’s just out of reach Time slows down like you’re walking uphill Everyone else at the speed of light Move your head and the world lags behind And now you know how it feels to be me And now you know how it feels to be me A sliding door turn or kaleidoscope change Life can rise from ashes to flame The silver lining but a breath away Tomorrow becomes a brighter day And I’m holding on, holding on Everything feels like it’s just within reach The hurricane wind more like a breeze You have to let go when you hold on too tight or the world tries to bring you down to your knees And now you know Now you know how it feels to be me Now you know how it feels to be me
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Baby Don't Dream 03:14
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Sleep tight, baby don’t dream Sleep tight, I’ll be here when you wake But baby don’t dream Baby don’t dream Close your eyes and snuggle down Close your eyes, and breathe Baby don’t dream Baby don’t dream Baby don’t wake up Baby don’t get up I don’t want to hear you knocking on my door Baby don’t wake up Baby don’t get up Don’t want to hear those footsteps padding ‘cross the floor Cos you need your sleep And so do I So do I Sleep tight, baby don’t dream Sleep tight, I’ll be here when you wake But baby don’t dream Baby don’t dream
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No Mistake 03:01
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You’re not my flesh and bone, but I’ll bleed for you You’re not my blood, but you’re mine You were chosen, you were wanted, from before the dawn of time There’s no mistake here – you’re gonna be fine Some of those doors were built to keep you out Some of those walls to keep you in Read between the silver linings, keep working on the code There’s no mistake here – you’re on the right road Don’t forget the path behind Where you come from – that’s part of your song Sing it when you’re able, be a guiding light There’s no mistake here – you’re winning the fight Open hands and open heart Recognise the treasure and dare to belong Sing of how those chains were broken, and how you’re dancing on There’s strength in weakness, and you are strong You were chosen, you were wanted, from before the dawn of time There’s no mistake here – you’re gonna be fine
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Elsley's End 04:02
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James, James, what have you done? Risking your neck for sugar and tea You killed a man wearing your name In a life and death struggle for liberty James, James, what’ll you do now? Your family still starves and your wife is alone You’re not to be hanged, they’re taking it slow To a chain-gang in Tasmania you’ll go. Van Diemen’s land for 30 months You might as well be dead How could you live with no glimpse of hope Can you stand up, get up, keep working on And the chains they chafe, but not half as sharp As the memories of what you left Family and friends, alive or dead? And what you would give for the rain on your face And the green grass of home And the green grass of home James, James, what have you done? There’s no choice left now but breaking the law But you’re going to get what’s coming to you There’s not much justice for the hungry and poor James, James, what’ll you do now? They’ll take you from court and they’ll throw you below You’re not to be hanged, they’re taking it slow To a chain-gang in Tasmania you’ll go. James, James, what have you done? A warden is down and the camp is aflame There’s nowhere to hide, and nowhere to run But you stood up to be counted all the same James, James, what’ll you do now? Your end’s surely coming but we’ll never know You’re not to be hanged, they’re taking it slow To a chain-gang in Tasmania you’ll go
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The Circle 03:02
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I was wondering why life has got to be so hard Fighting against the setbacks of another Watching the circle come round Shaped by the sins of my mother? And who my father would be I don’t know Gone like snow, driven by the wind To I don’t know where And I don’t care I was wondering, how you felt knocked down on your back Fighting so helplessly but you knew You could never give in and acquiesce Without a protest so you bleed anew And when I suffered the same I realised That it hurt you far more than me While I’ll be alright You lost your fight But there’s absolutely no way that your story’s going to end like this The good and the strong, the gentle and true The loving, the caring, like a vine they grew Two steps forward one step back Down through the generations, The years culminated in you Take that growth, extrapolate Trust in yourself, trust in your fate In something bigger than you And there’s absolutely no way that your story’s going to end like this You’re a miracle Breaking that circle Breaking that circle

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The new acoustic album, recorded live in front of an audience.
Stripped back. Simple. Raw. Intimate.

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released May 6, 2022

Guitar and vocals - Matt Steady
All songs written by Matt Steady except Holding On by Matt Steady and Lynz Crichton
Production and mastering by Matt Steady at Grace River Studios, Leicester, England

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