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Just The Family Inside
04:55
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After one long year in this neighbourhood
I am picturing you in Hollywood
Parked up in the shade
After hiking the whole damn day
To see some letter board the world has seen
But it's worth it though just to show them the photos
Next stop now is Yosemite
The wandering hills in green relief
And the waterfalls and the grand ravines
You'll be nothing if not the mountain queen
The diamond in my mountain scene
And what's more, it is all for me
We have been lucky
Little has gone wrong
It could be worse
The only thing we can be sure of
Is that it's forecast
To come down heavier than now
It'll come down heavier than now
And the truth of this makes it hard
To be mindful of where we are
To be mindful of where we were at the start
After one long year of big turnarounds
It's the fourth time now that I have talked you down
But on your wedding night, in you wedding white
You'll be pleased it was just the family inside
To watch you marry me in our own damn time
And the sweet relief that, after everything, we'll be fine
We have been lucky
Little has gone wrong
It could be worse
The only thing we can be sure of
Is that it's forecast
To come down heavier than now
It'll come down heavier than now
And the truth of this makes it hard
To be mindful of where we are
To be mindful of where we were at the start
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Friend & Foe (Live)
03:47
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It’s just one of those days
Can’t help but admire the way
That you’re breaking all the things you’ve had to make
It’s just one of those days
Can’t help but hide away
And I wonder what is left for me to say
After telling that everything is okay
Oh when everything around you is caving in
And I’m waiting in the rafters before climbing in
Sometimes I feel alone believing no one’s gonna win
And it’s hard you know
To blend friend and foe
It’s just one of those days
You’ve darkened despite your face
And your swelling with adrenaline and rage
It’s just of those days
You’ve faltered and made mistakes
And you wonder is it ever gonna change
Or is this the you that everyone hates
Oh when everything around you is caving in
And I’m waiting in the rafters before climbing in
Sometimes I feel alone believing no one’s gonna win
And it’s hard you know
To blend friend and foe
It’s just one of those days
Where you think that you’ve found a way
To remove yourself of panic and of shame
It’s just one of those days
That came on to slow your pace
And to push you into putting on the brakes
And to learn that everybody does the same
Oh when everything around you is caving in
And I’m waiting in the rafters before climbing in
Sometimes I feel alone believing no one’s gonna win
And it’s hard you know
To blend friend and foe
Hard you know
To blend friend & foe
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Backward Steps (Live)
04:39
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It’s this confusing, juxtaposed position in which you find me
Where I cannot move and I cannot stand but I can’t wait to get gone
Maybe I’m approaching it wrong, maybe it is me
The way that I think, the way I behave and emote
Things should just better and better
There should be no backward steps
We must move forwards forever
Blissful ’til we meet our end
We should only deal in progression
There should be no backward steps
We must move forwards together
Blissful ’til we meet out end
I’m this confusing, asinine mess of emotion of mind
And my brain has a way of miring my day from the start
Maybe I should hide away and count of the passing of time
And spend all my days lost in malaise in the dark
Things should just better and better
There should be no backward steps
We must move forward together
Blissful ’til we meet our end
We should only deal in progression
There should be no backward steps
We must move forwards forever
Blissful ’til we meet out end
If there’s something in your head telling you you’re wrong then shut it out
If there’s someone that you love telling you they’re proud don’t laugh about it
If you’re howling in your bed at night you can let it out
It’s okay to feel blue if it’s a difficult time for you
It’s okay to feel blue if it’s a difficult time for you
Things might not get better and better
There might be some backward steps
We might not move forwards forever
Bliss ’til we meet our end
And we might have to deal in regression
There might be some backward steps
But we must forwards together
Right until the very end
If there’s something in your head telling you you’re wrong then shut it out
If there’s someone that you love telling you they’re proud don’t laugh about it
If you’re howling in your bed at night you can let it out
It’s okay to feel blue if it’s a difficult time for you
It’s okay to feel blue if it’s a difficult time for you
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Mat Hunsley Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
In September 2022, the Newcastle-based songsmith will return with single Just The Family Inside. With intricacy akin to
Fleet Foxes and bursting with charm comparable to Bright Eyes' First Day Of My Life, Just The Family Inside provided yet further proof that Mat has become a writer comparable to few others.
Mat gratefully acknowledges support from PRS Foundation.
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