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Matthew Mercury

by Matthew Mercury

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Lightning Ocean 03:06
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Lightning Ocean- Matthew Mercury Verse 1 Pull back, can't stand the hall light trace things that don't stand up alright. I'm that one, who takes your rumble and run. you hold back something, just like me no way that it's only lightning . ain't that strong, you know it just ain't that strong... CH Well it takes a toll on a wretch like me Where the bright blue sky meets the big blue sea And it ain't that hard, oh can't you see? No it ain't that hard, oh oh oh oh oh oh V2 We come close, closer than most are... (We ghost and fall off the radar) took all I got, just to erase the thought oh a pretense that made sense to no one what work: we put such a show on I'm not strong, you know we just ain't that strong, no... CH Well it takes a toll on a wretch like me Where the bright blue sky meets the big blue sea And it ain't that hard, oh can't you see? No it ain't that hard, oh oh oh oh oh oh
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Burn Right Down 04:26
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Burn Right Down-Matthew Mercury V1 If you wait, here to long For the cold wind blowin’ ya home You might never realize What you done, to me So you hold on so tight and say “wait with me here all night” I could never be alone It chills my b o n e s Pre ch I used to catch your eye But it’s over now And I guess that’s fine Can you teach me how You forget with wine Standing out in crowds Wasting good boys time Ch1 Oh oh oh We’re gonna Burn Right Down tonight You can run but cannot hide Well it’s a easy thing to do Always come right back to you Yeah I know it’s gonna get you through oh There’s no need to close your eyes and No one to ask you why Well it’ll follow you around A little shot heard through this town Yeah But don’t let it get you down V2 Well I know what we have here A bright spark at a stoplight This shows it could be anyone, anyone But that don’t make it right, what you done Ohhhh but (you can’t shut your mouth for anyone) Pre ch Well I I used to catch your eye But it’s over now And I guess that’s fine Can you teach me how You forget with wine Standing out in crowds Wasting good boys time Ch2 Oh oh oh We’re gonna Burn Right Down tonight You can run but cannot hide Oh it’s a easy thing to do Always come right back to you Yeah I know it’s gonna get you through oh There’s no need to close your eyes and No one to ask you why it’ll follow you around A little shot heard through this town Yeah But don’t let it get you down
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Contessa 05:00
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V1 Your pilgrim eyes, they want blood Chantilly lace, yeah you got some Expecting war from the seaside Ten thousand strong make a death bride Who knew that I wanted to meet you? Well, I guess I was wrong-easy to see through You been runnin’ around You been runnin’ me down Tied up and dragged all the way To the far side of this town Ch Contessa Contessa I, don't wanna Don't wanna fight V2 Don’t hide your face, it’s sincere It took all night just to get here It might be love if it feels right But if it’s not, don’t be uptight Unfold your arms and start undressin’ And you move real slow in my direction You been runnin’ round You been runnin’ me down Tied up and dragged all the way To the far side of this town Ch2 Contessa Contessa I, don’t wanna Don’t wanna fight Oh Contessa It’ll be alright Contessa Just let me stay the night! V3 Who’s got enough And who’s got some Wait out the night in seclusion You could say more I could say less Is this the way you treat all your guests Let’s live for tonight and not tomorrow Don’t make my poor heart beg and borrow You been runnin’ round You been runnin’ me down Tied up and dragged all the way To the far side of this town Ch3 Contessa Contessa I, don’t wanna Don’t wanna fight Oh Contessa It’ll be alright Contessa Just let me stay the night! Outro Contessa I don’t wanna fight Contessa I don't wanna fight Contessa I don't wanna fight Contessa just let me stay the night
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Subtle Aching 04:17
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V1 Thought I’d stop to say hello It’s such a relic to me but I I guess I really have to go Even though it’s been lovely You tend to tell and never show, oh I know what you’d do right Thought we’d play remember when and say “kid you look alright” Well it’s a long way down And won’t somebody help me Oh it’s so hard out there oh it’s so hard I know Ch Well it’s a subtle aching anytime, anywhere Don’t you know to haul it way down You can’t hold on, you know the way I am son Yeah I guess you’d come undone V2 All the time we kiss goodbye Just shy a century, and I I never thought to ask you why So just put it all on me Oh it’s so hard out there oh it’s so hard I know Ch2 Well it’s a subtle aching anytime, anywhere Don’t you know to haul it way down( it’s over right now) I can’t hold on, you know the way I am son Yeah I guess you’d come undone It’s all I am It’s all I know Well it’s all I am It’s all I know
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Dark City 03:36
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V1 You got a notion to run, well I got the car outside You say you wanna have fun? Well c’mon then, take a ride I know you got those worries Weighing down your day You say you’re in no hurry But that’s a lie You think that I don’t know you better? Pre ch (I miss you most, we’re so close, ahhh) And I go out on the water And I look at Coney Island Yeah I go out in the water And I look at Coney Island Well I’ll be there in the water, will you? Ch Dark City always shines a light inside your head I know they treat you unkind I’ve been there so. many. times. Don't sit around here while you’re bleedin’ for the rent Cold back room, windowless shrine I’ve been there so. Many. Times. Whoa. V2 It’s got its hooks in you But still you hope and pray Well it’s so hard won Just to feel this way You can’t blame no one (oohhhhhhh) For why you always stay (ohhhhhhh) While the rumble of the subway is your lullaby to a dream you’re living sometimes Pre ch (I miss you most, we’re so close, ahhh) And I go out on the water And I look at Coney Island Yeah I go out in the water And I look at Coney Island Well I’ll be there in the water, will you? Ch2 Dark City always shines a light inside your head I know they treat you unkind I’ve been there so. many. times. Don't sit around here while you’re bleedin’ for the rent Cold back room, windowless shrine I’ve been there so. Many. Times. Whoa.
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A Little Notion 04:18
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London 03:30
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Cookie 03:42
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9.
Swing Like A Hammer 03:23
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released June 14, 2019

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Matthew Mercury Burlington, Vermont

Matthew Mercury is a story. A story about keeping the light on and having a vision. Matthew Mercury pays homage to the feeling of New York narratives a la Lou Reed, punctuated by Television-like guitar signatures, while making a detour out to the earnest romance of Springsteen's darkened trestles, all the while genuflecting to the artistry of Brill Building-esque hooks. ... more

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