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Catching On

from Best Beasts by Matt Harlan

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lyrics

Taking one last look just like the plot in some old mystery book —
I never know the next move til it’s played. Turning on the brights —
Trade a thumbnail moon for highway lights.
Wondering if this time I should have stayed.

Rollin' in the black, runnin' low,
But never lookin back.
Listening for the sirens in the wind.
Words are sharp as knives, so I keep this blade real close to mine —
Shining like a last chance closing in.

As this road unravels,
All the warning signs are gone.
No one left to say which way to run.
Chasing shadows in the distance through the calm before the storm,
Laying low, take it slow. I’m catching on.

The ties that bind and hold me are more precious than the gold —
But the ghosts out in the darkness stitched the wind across my soul.
I wake up in the morning before they know I’m gone —
Stranger than the first run through an unfamiliar song.

So I try hard not to linger on the world that might’ve been —
Each exit's just a new place to begin.
Counting cars to ease my mind, hoping that the stars align.
Grab the wheel and steer into the rattle and the spin.

Staring out a window of a truck stop in the rain —
Wondering when it all began to change.
Longing for the days before the sparkle and the lie.
Lost out on the back roads on the edges of my mind.

As this road unravels, I’m out searching for the dawn —
Or anything that flashes like the sun.
I see shadows in the distance, dancing wild across the morning.
Laying low, take it slow.
I’m catching on.

credits

from Best Beasts, released July 12, 2019
Matt Harlan – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Bruce Hughes – Bass
Mike Meadows – Drums, Percussion
Rich Brotherton – Acoustic Guitar
Will Van Horn – Pedal Steel
Warren Hood – Violin
BettySoo – Vocals

Written by:
Matt Harlan - Ghost Moon Music (BMI)
Robert E. Simpson (BMI)

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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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