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Darker Shade of Grey

from Bow and Be Simple by Matt Harlan & The Sentimentals

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It’s good to be back here, don’t know why I stayed so long,
But I’ve heard sirens in my ear, seen the midnight turn to dawn.
Some say the world revolves around the slow pull of the sun
But I’m learning it’s the darker things that get the moving done.

You’re probably wondering why I haven’t thought to call,
But I’ve had burglaries and mysteries that take too long to solve.
I wish that I could tell you of the fortune and the fame
But there’s a high cost of admission to the game we’re trying to play.

It’s the sin along the sidelines, the straight and narrow way...
Is longer and it’s tougher than they ever said it’d be.
It’s the palette of the headlines, the color of the rain...
Real life hangs in shadows and the darker shade of grey

It’s like 200 million dollars up there on that highway sign
And you’re blinded like the shoreline to the hurricane’s disguise
If you think that you can take it home for a pocketful of change
That’s dumber than the actor that believes the world’s a stage.

And there’s a thimbleful of stories that I can’t quite talk about
But I know one day they’ll lay me down and it’ll all just roll out.
Some say the world revolves around the slow pull of the sun
But I’m learning it’s the darker things that get the moving done.

It’s the secrets of the boardroom, the hands that turn the page...
It’s outside of your orbit, like the satellite display.
It’s like flowers or like fireworks, they dazzle and they fade,
And you’re left with empty pockets and a darker shade of grey.
‘Cause real life hangs in shadows and the darker shade of grey

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from Bow and Be Simple, released March 20, 2012

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Matt Harlan Houston, Texas

Matt Harlan is a troubadour of the first degree, bringing songs of bus-stops, coffee-shops and lives overlooked to stages across his home-state of Texas, the USA and Europe. His expressive vocals recall Chris Smither and Chris Knight, shading his poignant songs with soaring heart and aching grit. ... more

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