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Castles Made Of Sand
03:28
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Before the dawn arises
Between the dark of night
There’s made a sacred promise
Revealed in morning light
Grains of Time
Slipping through my hands
Fading fast
Like castles made of sand
Dreamers defend the oceans
Strangers divide the land
We count our precious metals
And bet a losing hand
Grains of Time
Slipping through my hands
Fading fast
Like castles made of sand
Betrayed by all that matters
I lose my appetite
Too weak to hold my hammer
I lay down for the night
Grains of Time
Slipping through my hands
Fading fast
Like castles made of sand
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2. |
Compromise
04:01
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Here in the dark
All alone in a restaurant
Empty glass in hand
Where did it go?
That supple alacrity
Help me understand
Will you compromise
All the starlight in your eyes
Will you convince your heartbreak
All of the lies
Just so you can say
You were always…
Late in the morning
The breeze fills the atrium
with jasmine-scented air
But your in your room
Like a monk in a monastery
Drunk on old affairs
Back in the barn
I left you a flower
To say that I think of you now
And, you can pick petals
And see what that settles
As if it could somehow
Will you compromise
All of the sunlight in your eyes
Will you convince your heartbreak
All of the lies
Just so you can say
You were always true
Same as it was
So it will always be
Painful ripples of time
So, take what you’ve learned
Abandon the misery
And make your mission mine
Will you compromise
All of the colors in the skies
Will you convince your heartbreak
All of the lies
Just so you can say
You were always true
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3. |
Waiting For The Fall
04:25
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Up seven and seven
I find myself far from downtown
Been a while since I’ve felt this way
I free myself to believe in myself and a beautiful future
Green grass just a step away
But, the weeds grow tall
And I trip over them all
Waiting for the fall
I climb higher and higher
Yeah, everything seems so small, now
Wonder how I let it all get to me
My dreams in reach, I can finally see
That my past had purpose
But, the patterns of failure have gravity
And the weeds grow tall
And I trip over them all
Waiting for the fall
And the dream begins to pall
As I climb the gold-leaf wall
Waiting for the fall
Surrendering
Now, why must I live
Suspicious of good things?
I’m so tired
Pulled rug I shrug
My shoulders against the ground now
Stand up, brush off to try again
But, the weeds grow tall
And I trip over them all
Waiting for the fall
And the dream begins to pall
As I climb the gold-leaf wall
Waiting for the fall
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4. |
Man
04:41
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Man the animal, man the spirit, and man the mind
Maker of wars, lover of gods, and servant of time
Ask yourself “what is man?”, and I trust you’ll find
Any answer given thus far is at best ill-defined
In the warming of the sun
Connecting everyone
Rising from the cave
Flesh blood and bone, we live and breed
Instinctively forced to sow the mortal seed
We see the difference is not so great
Between man and the creatures on which he feeds
In the warming of the sun
Connecting everyone
Rising from the cave
I’m sure you’ve heard the story ‘bout how man has a soul
And how the soul marches on when the body grows cold
With no real evidence that this is the case
We live our lives de-emphasizing the overwhelming beauty of this place
In the warming of the sun
Connecting everyone
Rising from the cave we celebrate
The splendor and the flaws,
The fundamental laws of pure amazing
Know thyself the Delphic oracle suggests
And the poet-artist-physician-philosopher knows this best
Ask yourself “what is man?”, and I trust you’ll find
Man the animal, man the spirit, and man the mind.
In the warming of the sun
Connecting everyone
Rising from the cave we celebrate
The splendor and the flaws,
The fundamental laws of pure amazing
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5. |
Impossible Friends
04:02
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Lemon-yellow lights
Strung like clothes on a line
Frame the glittering stars in the slumbering sky
Wine is running quickly to my head
Rings of smoke from fine tobacco spread
Slowly roasted meats
Drip their essence into the fire
Spices over flames imbue the square
But, all the finest savories despair
for all that I crave is this girl waiting tables with roses arranged in her hair
In the name of the gods of impossible friends
Would that she look at me, the heavens and seas
Would rage in a battle of souls
In the name of the gods of impossible love
If her language were known, my love would be shown
This hole in my heart would be filled with this girl…
Bottles in the bin
The candles burning thin
Intoxicated by this heavenly sin
Meet me by the chapel on the hill
No one will find us, we’ll drink in the finest Madeira that’s ever been spilled
In the name of the gods of impossible friends
Would that she look at me, the heavens and seas
Would rage in a battle of souls
In the name of the gods of impossible love
If her language were known, my love would be shown
This hole in my heart would be filled with this girl I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
In the name of the gods of impossible friends
Would that she look at me, the heavens and seas
Would rage in a battle of souls
In the name of the gods of impossible love
If her language were known, my love would be shown
This hole in my heart would be filled with this girl I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
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6. |
Echo
03:56
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The call of the wind inspires
The heart holds the deep desire
The nature of fate defines
As the fate of nature unwinds
The morning blade
The maple shade
The river
Growing wind
The day begins
Unreal
Ooh, echo
Ooh, echo
The soil holds the seeds of love
The rain cries from up above
The sun gives the seed a shove
Like desire compels the dove
The morning blade
The soul proclaims
abundance
Life begins
With all her sins
Unreal
Ooh, echo
Ooh, echo
How it describes the everything
Deep in our hearts
How you can feel the everything
Of everything alive
Ooh, echo
Ooh, echo
Ancient displays of light
Guide the organic flight
The heavens come into sight
As we fly through the endless night
The morning fades
To the growing shade
Of the mountains
Evening comes
A day undone
Unreal
Ooh, echo
Ooh, echo
How it describes the everything
Deep in our hearts
How you can feel the everything
Of everything alive
Of everything alive
Of everything alive
Ooh echo
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7. |
Let Go
03:00
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To all attachments that reside
Within my ever-burdened mind
To all the meaning I ascribe
To all the images I think I can describe
Let go
Let go
To all the things I’ve carried on
For no other reason than the memory is strong
To all the people that I know
Don’t mean to make offense when I decide it’s time to
Let go
Let go
The wind will blow your will away
And the river already knows the way
Enjoy the ride
Enjoy the ride
Enjoy the ride
In joy
To all the pictures stashed away
Another version of myself with nothing left to say
To the future, come what may
We eat and drink until tomorrow is today
Let go
Let go
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8. |
Dangerous
02:40
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Dangerous
The two of us
Staring down the borderline
Serious
Delirious
Witnessing our paths align
Let’s be clear and sincere
I get the feeling
You might say yes
Dangerous
Mysterious
Running through the fields of time
Had enough
Of not enough
Time to break the paradigm
Let’s be clear and sincere
I get the feeling
We’re in love
Let’s be clear and sincere
I get the feeling
We’re in love
Dangerous
The two of us
Staring down the borderline
Let’s be clear and sincere
I get the feeling
That we’re in love
Let’s be clear and sincere
I get the feeling
That we’re in love
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Matt Dorsey California
Matt Dorsey is a singer songwriter multi-instrumentalist from Orange County, CA. He's played with Beth Hart, In Continuum, Dave Kerzner, Circuline, Simon Collins, ProgJect, and is a founding member of Sound of Contact. This page is dedicated to his original music. ... more
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