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Gravity

from Best Beasts by Matt Harlan

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lyrics

And when you say I shall instead of will, I know it isn’t you —
Just a lifetime in the Bibles and the pews.
Automatic, like the way I sing off key
When I’ve had too much to drink,
And all the words come tumbling out,
Like careless sparks above the screen.

The gravity has changed
And now I’m underneath.
All the words don’t mean
The things they used to mean.
See them shifting with the swivel and the show.
The sparkle and the glow.
The less is more and oh I thought you heard,
We had to let those spirits go.

All swords and eyes and wings,
Just like the other beasts.
Stars are falling as the earth and sky recede.
Trumpets calling out
The last song to be played.
The angels take their place.
Your face says you’re still wondering if
You might have rather gone a different way.

There’s evil in this world, I hope it isn’t me —
An earthbound watcher,
Made of fire and mystery.
But disbelief ain’t worth
The coin it used to be.
The river underneath,
I feel it like a wave that floods my mind, Until these words are all I see...

credits

from Best Beasts, released July 12, 2019
Matt Harlan – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Electric Guitar
Rich Brotherton – Classical Guitar
Glenn Fukuaga – Bass
Mike Meadows – Percussion, Hadjira

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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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