1. |
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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2. |
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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3. |
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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4. |
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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5. |
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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6. |
A Little Notion
04:18
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7. |
London
03:30
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8. |
Cookie
03:42
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9. |
Swing Like A Hammer
03:23
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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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