Matt’s been my friends for more than a decade now, and we were in a band together so I got to witness the words firsthand. At the time I wasn’t too much attune to good writing that much, but in the last few years I’ve been recollecting and piecing together lyrics and things I’ve read of his.
Matt was in another band, and luckily he has posted lyrics to one of their songs, “This Fading Ember” — and it just so happens to be one of my favorite writings of his. See below…I added some commas and little things because Matt is apparently punctuation-averse.
Someone should comment on his blog or mail him pints of animal blood to get him writing more.
Once aflame, this fading ember now streaming from the sky
Disoriented, charred, and weathered: a fallen satellite
Endeavoring to piece together in hope that it just might
With careful restoration be made capable of flightNorthern lights illuminate frost bitten nights
Beacons beckoning, assuring anxious grounded flights
Casting lots for intervention, waiting on the day
Light is sweet yet darkness prays, “Duality my name”Set my heart at rest
Let my mind attestStranded next to nowhere, the wreckage caving in
Awkward steps toward, in short my bearing wearing thin
A wandering to find a faltering defined
The static sky mesmerizes my heart and mindFor the voice inside finds favor in the quietness of dark
And a turning taking precedence, urging me to break apartThis fading ember, a remnant to be set aflame (There is yet hope)
This heart to render, surrender and trust in your Name (There is yet hope)