"Ghost" and "Storm's A-Coming" by Matt Smith
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Parched Earth
Isaiah 53:2
- Dec 7, 2011
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Here's by best try at deciphering the lyrics. Not sure about all of it, but I think I got most of them! Any corrections are welcome. The bridges in this song (combined with many of the lyrics in Wynter Fever) show that Matt is, indeed, the master of the limerick. 
Ghost
music & lyrics: Matt Smith
Wake of a whisper, thirteen years, unspoken past
Silhouettes at the table, in the candle, shadow cast
The muse and the mystery lost in me though still remain
A specter of tragedy ever lingers like a stain
And regret is the rule of the day
All the things they've forgotten to say
So they chose not to start as they drifted apart
While the innocence melted away
And it's a long way down when the promise is already gone
All the dreams we founded have faded with time, and it's time to move on
Here surrounded, too proud to give up but too tired to carry you home
What a way to be free
Shell of a memory from an artificial life
Matchsticks and ashes, only figures marking time
He just stares at the window, the scars of vacant eyes
Gripped by the haunting and the loss he kept inside
So she carries the weight of the world
And she buries the dreams of a girl
And she wonders if time will be aging like wine
Or the pain that created the pearl
Cause it's a long way down when the promise is already gone
All the dreams we founded have faded with time, and it's time to move on
Here surrounded, too proud to give up but too tired to carry you home
Run away to be free
Ghost
music & lyrics: Matt Smith
Wake of a whisper, thirteen years, unspoken past
Silhouettes at the table, in the candle, shadow cast
The muse and the mystery lost in me though still remain
A specter of tragedy ever lingers like a stain
And regret is the rule of the day
All the things they've forgotten to say
So they chose not to start as they drifted apart
While the innocence melted away
And it's a long way down when the promise is already gone
All the dreams we founded have faded with time, and it's time to move on
Here surrounded, too proud to give up but too tired to carry you home
What a way to be free
Shell of a memory from an artificial life
Matchsticks and ashes, only figures marking time
He just stares at the window, the scars of vacant eyes
Gripped by the haunting and the loss he kept inside
So she carries the weight of the world
And she buries the dreams of a girl
And she wonders if time will be aging like wine
Or the pain that created the pearl
Cause it's a long way down when the promise is already gone
All the dreams we founded have faded with time, and it's time to move on
Here surrounded, too proud to give up but too tired to carry you home
Run away to be free
Matt Smith
THEOCRACY
Very close...copied & pasted with corrections:
Ghost
Wake of a whisper, thirteen years unspoken passed
Silhouettes at the table, in the candle's shadow cast
The muse and the mystery lost and neither still remain
The spectre of tragedy ever lingers like a stain
And regret is the rule of the day
All the things they'd forgotten to say
So they chose not to start as they drifted apart
While the innocence melted away
And it's a long way down when the promise is already gone
All the dreams we found then have faded with time, and it's time to move on
Here surrounded, too proud to give up but too tired to carry you home
What a way to be free
Shell of a memory from an artificial life
Matchsticks and ashes, only figures marking time
He just stares out the window, scars and vacant eyes
Gripped by the haunting and the loss he kept inside
So she carries the weight of the world
And she buries the dreams of a girl
And she wonders if time will be aging like wine
Or the pain that created the pearl
'Cause it's a long way down when the promise is already gone
All the dreams we found then have faded with time, and it's time to move on
Here surrounded, too proud to give up but too tired to carry you home
Run away to be free
Ghost
Wake of a whisper, thirteen years unspoken passed
Silhouettes at the table, in the candle's shadow cast
The muse and the mystery lost and neither still remain
The spectre of tragedy ever lingers like a stain
And regret is the rule of the day
All the things they'd forgotten to say
So they chose not to start as they drifted apart
While the innocence melted away
And it's a long way down when the promise is already gone
All the dreams we found then have faded with time, and it's time to move on
Here surrounded, too proud to give up but too tired to carry you home
What a way to be free
Shell of a memory from an artificial life
Matchsticks and ashes, only figures marking time
He just stares out the window, scars and vacant eyes
Gripped by the haunting and the loss he kept inside
So she carries the weight of the world
And she buries the dreams of a girl
And she wonders if time will be aging like wine
Or the pain that created the pearl
'Cause it's a long way down when the promise is already gone
All the dreams we found then have faded with time, and it's time to move on
Here surrounded, too proud to give up but too tired to carry you home
Run away to be free
Parched Earth
Isaiah 53:2
- Dec 7, 2011
- 178
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Thanks, Matt! We now have the official word. I have this song on repeat. I notice in the youtube description you call it "one of the demos" so I hope the rest of the demos see the light of day in some capacity in the future!
I have this song on repeat. I notice in the youtube description you call it "one of the demos" so I hope the rest of the demos see the light of day in some capacity in the future!The song is beautiful but at the same time very sad. These sort of songs/lyrics (other examples: Mark Schultz - Do You Even Know Me Anymore and Casting Crowns - American Dream) speak to me though as they are a warning and reminder to not let it come so far.
So yesterday shortly after hearing this song again I left my computer, that I sometimes get stuck behind, to spend time with my wonderful wife instead - a good decision!
Matt, your ability to write lyrics that speak to people and of course write great music is a gift from above. Great to see (hear) that you are using it to God's glory!
So yesterday shortly after hearing this song again I left my computer, that I sometimes get stuck behind, to spend time with my wonderful wife instead - a good decision!
Matt, your ability to write lyrics that speak to people and of course write great music is a gift from above. Great to see (hear) that you are using it to God's glory!
Nah man, but thanks those of you that did. But is the song about a couple where someone screwed up so there leaving eachother is it. About a man and a woman at all? Or is it about a woman who's lover died? Or is it something completely differant?
Aish!
-Аиш!
I don't think it matters who exactly the song is about. The poignancy of the relationship is so strong it communicates different things to different people. I feel a personal connection to the narrative which makes the melody and poetry even more powerful and enjoyable for me.
That's the joy of music: When it touches you - WOW!!
That's the joy of music: When it touches you - WOW!!
I don't really think it matters either I just like to think about what the artist is trying to say.
The song blows me away every time I'm listening to it. Matt, once again you did an incredible good job!
Are you going to do a full length acoustic album some time? Would be awesome!
Are you going to do a full length acoustic album some time? Would be awesome!
It's songs like this that prove why Matt is my favourite singer/songwriter of all. I've not heard a secular album to be as good and consistent as either MOS or ATWB. This song just goes to show he's a truly talented guy.
Aish!
-Аиш!
Funky stuff! Keep it coming!
Matt, If you release this stuff, I will buy it. And the sooner the better!
Edit: Is it time to change the name of this thread?
Keep it coming!Matt, If you release this stuff, I will buy it. And the sooner the better!
Edit: Is it time to change the name of this thread?
Yyyyyup.
I did change it, but it only changed it for the first page or whatever. It's still listed as the same from the subforum, and I think a moderator has to change that.
Parched Earth
Isaiah 53:2
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Man, how does Matt write songs that stick in my head with just a listen or two? Maybe it's because I like a bit of quirkiness in music (I like bands like Pain of Salvation), but if these two songs showed up on the next Theocracy album, I'd probably just think, "Cool." But I certainly get that releasing it as a solo album would probably be more prudent.
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