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I saw a modest dream
The kind that can't speak up
And lost before it's let out
In the north we hold our tongues
But down here I believe
When you pull your hair back it's so easy to see
This has not been thought through
There are things that we've done that we cannot undo
There are things I can't hear when we're telling the truth
At a table out in Bethel
When I was thirteen
The criminals were saying
Liked how I was silent
The cold was the container
For the sparseness of our speech
The expression in our hands
Was all that we'd need
But down here I believe
That I made a big deal with a girl that can't bleed
Now I see red and black
and an evening that kills I want to take it back
It's an evening that kills and I can't take it back
I'm going home, back to new hampshire
I'm so determined, I'm so determined
To lay in lakes and see my sisters
I will hit my brother and hold my mother
This probably won't work out
we might not live forever
While there's nothing to confess
Please pay attention
And I know that it's brief
There's not nearly enough in one night to have seen
What you had in your hand
Was much more than the gold that I let go to grab
So much more than the gold that I let go to grab
| KevinM (Long Beach, Ca) | Posted: May 25, 2011 - 11:41 mandolin wrote: ...anybody else hear lazarus in this, right at the beginning?.. You mean anybody else here New Hampshire in Lazarus since NH preceded Lazarus by 2 years. |
| rossiski | Posted: Feb 19, 2011 - 22:17 I bought this song off of Amazon. Thanks for introducing me to Matt Pond PA, Bill! |
| mvanderford60 | Posted: Jan 19, 2011 - 17:15 Dreadful. |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: May 10, 2010 - 14:10 ...anybody else hear lazarus in this, right at the beginning?.. |
| squarky (In the Middle - Chicago, IL) | Posted: Aug 31, 2009 - 11:46 sirrus wrote: Isn't that guitar bit near the chorus reminiscent of the alien riff from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"? I heard the sound my doorbell makes in that riff. Otherwise a decent song. |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Aug 31, 2009 - 11:43 This is a great album, and all of their stuff is similarly solid. I hope to hear more of these guys on here. |
| akmegan | Posted: May 28, 2009 - 09:27 somebody ought to cover this song. SOmeone who can actually make it interesting to listen to. Nice lyrics tho.  |
| annersjen (in the rolling hills of New York) | Posted: Apr 26, 2009 - 17:13 nick_valensi wrote: no big deal about this song. I've heard way better stuff from The Shins. Oh god I'm following my own comment? Hey I love the Shins, but Matt Pond is no Shins, he's just MPPA, and absolutely as good or better in his (their) own way. |
| annersjen (in the rolling hills of New York) | Posted: Feb 22, 2009 - 15:50 How great to hear Matt Pond on rp  |
| Platypus (here, now) | Posted: Aug 09, 2008 - 20:39 gypsyman wrote: Where did they get the flying deer?
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| Al_Koholic (Exit 82, NJ) | Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 13:05 gypsyman wrote: Where did they get the flying deer?
From Santa? |
| red5_bc (I use my lasers only for evil.) | Posted: May 14, 2008 - 14:00 gypsyman wrote: Where did they get the flying deer?
In NH, all deer fly. True story. |
| gypsyman (staring into the fire) | Posted: Mar 12, 2008 - 14:00 Where did they get the flying deer? |
| xkolibuul (Salmon below, osprey above) | Posted: Nov 07, 2007 - 20:38 If they got a song about N.H., then its probably a ski lift. Not much coal in the Granite State. Geecheeboy wrote: And a cover like a Christmas card. That's purty too.
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| sirrus (Fredneck, MD) | Posted: May 03, 2007 - 07:56 Isn't that guitar bit near the chorus reminiscent of the alien riff from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"? |
| brownbrown (Richmond, VA) | Posted: May 03, 2007 - 07:53 thank you, thank you, thank you. one of my favorite bands, EVER. |
| daedalus (over your hill) | Posted: Mar 17, 2007 - 03:18 russteaches wrote: Soothing...except for the constant high hat. It seems out of place and disturbs the mood of the song. Maybe it's just me.
It's a tambourine actually ! I like this band - no thundering fireworks or lightning across the sky, but they evoke a great atmosphere with subtle chord changes and mostly thoughtful lyrics. |
| sarah_mae (Cambridge, UK) | Posted: Mar 01, 2007 - 12:06 Does this make anyone else really sad and homesick? I wanna go home too! |
| sqqqrly (Baboosic Lake, NH) | Posted: Mar 01, 2007 - 12:05 home! |
| go_ski_mully (lakeside n Muskoka) | Posted: Jan 15, 2007 - 12:27 penguinja wrote: this is purty
yup it is! |
| StevenQ (The North American Detention Facility (formerly the United States of America)) | Posted: Dec 06, 2006 - 09:23 fatcatjb wrote: the drumming on this song is flat flat flat
robotic and numbing...distracting on an otherwise interesting song Oh, everybody's a critic. Stronger drumming would ruin the tone of the song. Yeah, let's have a Ginger Baker drum solo in there. |
| azdcryan (Sunny Arizona) | Posted: Dec 06, 2006 - 09:22 fatcatjb wrote: the drumming on this song is flat flat flat
robotic and numbing...distracting on an otherwise interesting song agreed...the rest of the arrangement is much more dynamic...great sleepy-eyed vibe overall. |
| fatcatjb (Sunny Sacramento) | Posted: Nov 21, 2006 - 19:16 the drumming on this song is flat flat flat robotic and numbing...distracting on an otherwise interesting song |
| OCDHG (Exiled Tennessean) | Posted: Nov 21, 2006 - 19:13 fjordless wrote: Reminds me more of Lou Barlow. Me too. A lot. |
| fjordless | Posted: Oct 23, 2006 - 13:38 loud_family_fan wrote: Good song. Does anyone else hear a Guided by Voices influence here?
Reminds me more of Lou Barlow. |
| russteaches (detroit) | Posted: Oct 23, 2006 - 13:37 Soothing...except for the constant high hat. It seems out of place and disturbs the mood of the song. Maybe it's just me. |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Oct 08, 2006 - 21:48 And a cover like a Christmas card. That's purty too. |
| stevo_b (Hudson Valley, NY!) | Posted: Oct 05, 2006 - 07:49 penguinja wrote: this is purty
It is. |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!) | Posted: Aug 25, 2006 - 23:42 Bizzarefall wrote: each time I hear it I like it more.
and, coversely, I less. 5 now. Sorry, Bizzarrefall, normally we get along so well... and me wife's from New Hampshire...oy, what's wrong with me? |
| Bizzarefall (SoCal) | Posted: Aug 22, 2006 - 09:41 each time I hear it I like it more. |
| penguinja (somewhere between Boston and Chicago) | Posted: Aug 11, 2006 - 09:19 this is purty |
| Johnny_Wave (California, baby) | Posted: Aug 07, 2006 - 19:22 Love this song |
| loud_family_fan | Posted: Jul 09, 2006 - 10:55 Good song. Does anyone else hear a Guided by Voices influence here? |
| witchchild (Right Behind You) | Posted: Jul 09, 2006 - 10:55 Speed music, way cool  |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: May 15, 2006 - 14:08 Jacksonstat wrote: Lovely. I think this will be my next CD purchase.
Recently purchased and it is great. Nice chilling out music. Definitely one of my favorites on the disc. |
| flyfree (West Egg) | Posted: May 15, 2006 - 14:01 Yay! One of my favorite MPPA songs. Fills me with quiet and peace. That bit in the middle that starts with "I'm going home.." is brilliant. A wonderful band, and a very solid album. |
| fifteendays (Madison, NH) | Posted: Mar 29, 2006 - 06:00 It's my first time hearing matt pond PA... very cool. And a song about my beautiful state? A song that doesn't mention anything about living free or dying? Wow! Great stuff. |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: Mar 14, 2006 - 12:03 Lovely. I think this will be my next CD purchase. |
| nick_valensi (Charlotte, NC) | Posted: Mar 14, 2006 - 11:52 no big deal about this song. I've heard way better stuff from The Shins. |
| TampaPurple (East) | Posted: Feb 27, 2006 - 20:21 Damn, I love this album. This is easily my favorite matt pond PA song, and this album is my personal favorite of theirs. It stops me dead in my tracks every time it plays. |
| MrSpaz (Orlando, FL) | Posted: Feb 13, 2006 - 02:02 Dianyla wrote: Um, is it just me, or am I hearing the Big Ben chimes?
 Yeah, I hear Westminster Quarters in there also. We're not alone.  |
| Platypus (here, now) | Posted: Jan 28, 2006 - 05:36 Pipes wrote: Nice. How's the rest of the CD?
highly recommended. this is one of his best albums so far, imho. Measure and Deer Apartments are both fantastic as well. his newest one (Several Arrows Later) is still growing on me. it has been getting a lot of play on public stations like kexp, xpn. |
| rosedraws (never close enough) | Posted: Jan 18, 2006 - 07:51 A song about NH??? How cool! AND I love it! (NH and the song...) NH is fabulous by the way. It's like living on vacation. |
| Pipes (Murray, UT) | Posted: Jan 18, 2006 - 07:49 Nice. How's the rest of the CD? |
| fuh2 (I think I'm in the USA) | Posted: Jan 14, 2006 - 18:35 Well done! |
| drover (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Jan 14, 2006 - 18:30 Hmm... how'd this tune make it onto the playlist while "Closer" was booted?  |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: Dec 20, 2005 - 07:59 That was quite pleasant. A nice tune to relax to.  |
| th3boon (chicago) | Posted: Dec 20, 2005 - 07:50 seems quite good, maybe could have gone a little somewhere. |
| Zep (Under a hat under the sky under the sun under a big black hole.) | Posted: Nov 17, 2005 - 12:59 Very nice. |
| kazuma (Austin, TX) | Posted: Nov 06, 2005 - 11:06 Really nice arrangement. Looking forward to hearing it again. |