From the recording texas ii
matthew - vocals, guitar, keyboards, drum programming
Jeremy Hull - bass
Paul Shapera - piano
Hilary Tipps - backing vocals
Trista Morris - backing vocals
Jimmy Gray - voice
Rebecca Jozwiak - voice
written and produced by the matthew show
recorded at Rotary Eleven Studio and Twilite Lounge Fort Worth
mixed by Mark Randall at Blackstone Studio
cover photography by Pete Rearden
Lyrics
CHORUS:
If we’re all gonna die
Why don’t we try living first
Try to float in the best
Before bowing our heads to the worst
These big monkey brains
Were always bound to be cursed
But if we’re all gonna die
Then why don’t we try living first
Maybe in the end
This is what I’ve been searching for
A long stretch of nothing
To sit and let my heart endure
The passage of time
As it tells me that stillness is pure
Been running so hard to stand still
Now I’m running no more
Don’t make a sound
Listen to the wind
Like you’ll never hear it again
(CHORUS)
I thought I wanted the busy
Through all of my life
Thought it would give me the peace
That the quiet denied
Did my mind settle down
Or did I just open my eyes
Turn off the transmitter
Be alone with the feelings inside
Don’t change your mind
Let it be changed
Let the silence show you what to find
(CHORUS)