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Solo Acoustic

by Matt Harlan

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    Folks had been asking if I had any acoustic versions of some of my recent songs...I didn't...so I went and recorded a couple. Hope you dig 'em!

    Take it easy,

    -matt
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1.
Best Beasts (solo acoustic) 03:57
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Pick me up and take me for a ride. Flip me over like a 45. Drag me tumbling through the riptide. I need to look the way I feel tonite – Fucked up and twisting on my axis and Inhaling lies to find the truth in them. Strung out on pills that feel like heroin. Man, I’m no different than you. Lit up like gods or barely getting by. Concealing secrets from our darker sides. Pure demand wrapped up in infinite supply. Man, I can’t stop it, how bout you? We are no different. From West Virginia to the Golden Coast - Thin-skinned and howling on the radio - No single one of us immune. Who’s got you certain of the world you know? Half stitched together where the seams all show, No single one of us in tune. We’re just trying to be the best beasts we can be And find a way to sleep. Don’t dig too deep. Hanging on to ships that sailed away. Pretending things should always be this way. The future’s coming for you soon. We’re all so certain of the world we know - Half stitched together where the seams all show. No single one of us in tune. We’re just trying to be the best beasts we can be And find a way to sleep. Don’t dig too deep, you'll see The best beasts we can be.
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What We Saw (solo acoustic) 03:43
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Well, the country’s on fire, It’s like Vegas in space. The stakes are so high – man, there’s no time to waste: All the darkness surrounding, the punches all landing too low. ‘Cause we stepped off the edge, Got lost in the crowd. Found out it’s not what you say but how loud. We ain’t given up, just settling in for the show. We’re all stallions, spooked and wild in the stall. Soldiers – too quick on the draw. Teachers left wondering, what’s that I hear down the hall? You would be too if you saw what we saw. ‘Cause we grew up on Cosby Sex, lies, and dreams. Baptized in cars burning cheap gasoline. Our disease just keeps spreading like lead down some Michigan stream. Then we take from sickest ones, Steal from the the poor. If it can’t fix itself, that’s a problem ignored: Living high on the gun and getting low on the floor. We’re all movies, with an ending too sad, Mothers, with our babies gone bad. And we’re dreaming of something that maybe we ain’t ever had. Is this your civil war? Or is this our revolution? Well I guess it depends On which side’s giving in. So This is America – Standing in line. John Wayne ain’t dead, and the markets are fine, But the bullets cost money, and I ain’t got a dime. We’re all stallions, spooked and wild in the stall Soldiers – too quick on the draw. Children left wondering, what’s that I hear down the hall. You would be too if you cared much at all… Struggling to breathe with your back to the wall… Wondering which body will be the last straw… You would be too if you saw what we saw.

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released March 5, 2021

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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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