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Moon Pulls the Sea

by Matt Skerk

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Moonbeam 02:39
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Early in the morning I come home to bed At night I hide & seek with a ghost instead I like to think that ghosts are memories This ghost and Lorelai they share similarities So what if I'm loosing sleep It's company I'd rather keep I don't remember my dreams And her soul sways within the light of a moonbeam Midday drags along in this old town Friends family they all just stick around I work a nine-to-five and I get along But in my head forever is my sweet Lorelai So what if I'm loosing sleep It's company I'd rather keep I don't remember my dreams And her soul sways within the light of a moonbeam Never been a faithful man I believe with my eyes Only spirit I know is my sweet Lorelai
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Witness Tree 03:03
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You don't know why You sit there and cry about it You should go out With a flashlight and try and find him now Three weeks ago He went walking in the woods like always Now all that you know Is his worn and flannel coat it washed downstream Trace the trail of a fall leaf Asleep on a tired breeze Walk where he used to wander Plead if you must but Only fools try and goad the witness tree Mouth to mouth To an end that's been dead for a Decade or more Still you don't give up hope and you pray You walk the trail His footprints look like any other But you never know Maybe he'll be waiting round the bend Trace the trail of a fall leaf Asleep on a tired breeze Walk where he used to wander Plead if you must but Only fools try and goad the witness tree Oh and the woods They may remind you of him And how he left They still remember but they never tell Trace the trail of a fall leaf Asleep on a tired breeze Walk where he used to wander Plead if you must but Only fools try and goad the witness tree
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Emotion Tide 03:33
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Lovers tend to take the wrong way out How do they know it’s real Is it the way to feel Lovers keep it in a chest unfound Heart it's made up my mind Tell me for how much time Picnic at Devou And I know I love you Will that even sound alright What if you can’t sleep And memories they won’t leave Will that keep you up at night True north points to you But lands are always changing What if this strong wave Of new emotion Like an ocean tide Will pass Think of memories I want so bad Moments already had Holding hands with the past When I traveled up the autumn road Huddled inside my coat Walking into my own Picnic at Devou And I know I love you Will that even sound alright What if you can’t sleep And memories they won’t leave Will that keep you up at night True north points to you But lands are always changing What if this strong wave Of new emotion Like an ocean tide Will pass April rain replaced the love with lies There’s comfort within your arms But nothing inside your eyes
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Knee Deep 04:34
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Take a walk in the woods with me Kiss me by the babbling creek In the meadow we will lie But all of it will be a lie I’ll tell about you and me If that’s alright Kiss and talking so sweet with me When he’s out of sight I’d jump headfirst completely submerged But you’re just knee deep Walk down the street with me All these people we will see Another watches far away Desire is love’s purest flame I’ll tell about you and me If that’s alright Kiss and talking so sweet with me When he’s out of sight I’d jump headfirst completely submerged But you’re just knee deep The laundry room is where we’d play Up all night, sleep all day I’ve always wanted someone like you There’s only one thing I can do I’ll tell about you and me If that’s alright Kiss and talking so sweet with me When he’s out of sight I’d jump headfirst completely submerged But you’re just knee deep
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Amanda 03:26
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Amanda is a friend of mine I've known her for many years I'll ask her if she's got the time To show me the source of her tears Stop being so strong No one lasts that long Let me help you What's Amanda say other than no What's Amanda say other than no Pride before the fall I fear it's so What's Amanda say other than no Amanda walking up and down the street I ask her if she wants a bite to eat Your makeup I can see it hides your pain With me you don't have to feign What's Amanda say other than no What's Amanda say other than no I wish she'd pack her bags and go What's Amanda say other than no What's Amanda say other than no What's Amanda say other than no I wish she'd pack her bags and go What's Amanda say other than no
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Queen Hereafter 03:55
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Oh if by some chance You and I find a little romance Please don't step off the front porch I've been calling your name and my voice is hoarse What's on the news today She watches while I hide away Oh it's so loud But there's a little song that's sung inside you now On your way out There's a little light that shines upon you now Oh Queen Hereafter Why's this world such a disaster All men they're making me look bad But then again what cause do I have To say I'm not like them Maybe we should be condemned Oh it's so loud But there's a little song that's sung inside you now On your way out There's a little light that shines upon you now Oh when sorry's just too late It's something worse than just a mistake
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Sole 03:31
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The sole’s splitting from the shoe Makes me think of you Light bulbs out at night Is everything alright Girl without a home Is it some sign You can only owe a loan For so much time I’ve been walking around these streets all day Seen it all but I’ve got nothing to say about you Show me the truth You, I’m gonna miss you too There’s only so many things about you That you and I can call the truth There’s no one else that’s quite like you The sole’s splitting from the shoe Makes me think of you Light bulbs out at night Is everything alright She comes from money A whole lot of it Cordova money But she don’t want it Night films are always running around Your mind when the light goes out You don’t know Who you can trust You, I’m gonna miss you too There’s only so many things about you That you and I can call the truth There’s no one else that’s quite like you The sole’s splitting from the shoe Makes me think of you Light bulbs out at night Is everything alright
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House of Cards 03:15
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This house of cards Folds only one way It’s a microcosm Of this whole place It folds outside, not inside And I hope in time, you’ll let it show And all this heartache, you’ll barely know This summer rain It’s helter skelter Don’t hear me say Give me shelter It folds outside, not inside And I hope in time you’ll let it show And all this heartache, you’ll barely know Pass you walking on the sidewalk Why must I see you there Cruelest month is April, Eliot said I hear his old words while I’m lying bed I say forgive me lord, I know I’m not living right But all is wrong when I look up at the stars at night World’s a wasteland it’s perpetual rain We got dire memories dull roots of pain I say death by water is a way to go I’ll always be with you and I hope you know That this house of cards It folds only one way It’s a microcosm Of this whole place It folds outside, not inside
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Rainey Street 03:53
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Oh but no I don't feel the Drops you say are washing over me I know What they feel like I've touched them in a world of make-believe Revelations I looked for Found them in the puddles on Rainey Street I ain't got no way with words I wish I made more people smile There's no need to cross my bridge Because the creek's run dry So I'll say Why won't it rain Now I'm grown But I'm holding Onto heartstrings that have turned to chains I'm lonely But I'm hoping I have the will to finally change my ways Resolutions I looked for Found them in the puddles on Rainey Street I ain't got no way with words I wish I made more people smile There's no need to cross my bridge Because the creek's run dry So I'll say Why won't it rain All the love that I looked for She stood there among the puddles on Rainey Street
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Shenandoah 03:40
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You see me stare at the horizon I got a far away look in my eyes All the time Lingers in my mind and it goes like this I lived north till the cold wind blew me Down south where no one knew me Out west I was missing rain Shenandoah it's just a name I know This is how she goes Play it nice and slow I live where I don't see the colors The ones that hydrate up my soul Burning red Pretty but I miss that old sweet green I lived north till the cold wind blew me Down south where no one knew me Out west I was missing rain Shenandoah it's just a name I know This is how she goes Play it nice and slow Shenandoah my home How long will her life last I lived north till the cold wind blew me Down south where no one knew me Out west I was missing rain Shenandoah it's just a name I know This is how she goes Play it nice and slow Shenandoah my home
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Moon Pulls the Sea 03:20
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Life down that road It's sweeter than here Cars drive southbound They don't come around no more I want to stay in this town With my feet on the ground We outrun problems We never solve them I want to calm waves on your shore And help you break free What am I calling your name for The way the moon pulls the sea You got a love that you carry But you won't marry me You send letters Of warmer weather You know the boy's good in school But he don't follow the rules Reminds me of you Back in 2002 I want to calm waves on your shore And help you break free What am I calling your name for The way the moon pulls the sea While you sail away I've lived and I've learned I've loved and I've lost Chapters of you One or two few To have you by my side How much would it cost

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released January 7, 2019

All songs written & recorded by Matt Skerk
Copyright Matthew Joseph Dougherty

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Sibling harmonies, wistful riffs, sylvan vibes. Skerk is an abbreviated form of my mother's maiden name.

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