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released 13 November 2012
All Songs Written & Produced by Matt Sucich
Co-Produced & Engineered by Devon C. Johnson
Mixed by Matt Sucich & Devon C. Johnson/ Mastered at Little Library Studios
Recorded mostly in Astoria, Queens & Lackawaxen, PA
Cover painting -James Vanderberg - “Untitled #3,” 2008, Oil On Canvas - 66 X 72”
All Selections ASCAP (Matt Sucich/Novelty Organ Publishing)
All Rights Reserved © 2012 EsMatteo Music, LLC

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Matt Sucich (pron: Sue-Sitch) is from Astoria, Queens. He writes songs. He plays them with a guitar. He sings them with his voice. Sometimes he sleeps, but most times he’s awake. You can find Matt somewhere in New York City, and other places.

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Track Name: Layers
i’ve learned too much in this short time, to consider this a tide/ to be bothered by the simple things,
and deny the simply divine/ the story is still the same, page after page / you can fold ‘em over, you can rip em out,
but the story is still the same/ it’s layer after layer, reciting prayer after prayer. you can dig to find the answers,
or just believe that they’re there/ when the layers keep on piling and the pile gets too high, the highest layer falls
and goes bump in the night/ you should pack all your belongings in a radio flyer, and move on down the line.

if you’re waiting on the big reveal, i’m sorry but you’re bound to lose / it’s still a heart after it shatters,
it’s still a cling without the clatter, you cannot please them all, my friend, so just pick the ones that matter/
it’s layer after layer, reciting prayer after prayer. you can dig to find the answers, or just believe that they’re
there/ when the layers keep on piling and the pile gets too high, the highest layer falls and goes bump in the night/
you should pack all your belongings in a radio flyer, and move on down the line.

you should know, that i have grown. i’ve grown to know better than to shout/ a quiet word is always heard,
and the silence is better than the sound/ and you should know, that i have grown. i’ve grown to know
better than to shout/ i have grown, to know, that when the tunnel comes the lights go out.
Track Name: House Of Cards
when the dust settles, and you can see the sky, but the leaves don’t seem to crumble, where you lie/
when the smoke clears, and everybody hears, ive got a mind to clear, i’ve got you on my mind/ i’m a house of cards,
just waiting for a gale. and i’m standing tall, in the belly of a whale/ oh, and as i do, i will start with the new,
and work my way backwards to you/ when the water calms, i will swim to you, and i’ll work my way through/
i’m a house of bricks, up on quicksand, and i’m an old oak tree at the mercy of a greedy hand.
when the dust settles, and the smoke clears, i won’t feel no better than a dead man feels/ and when the
water calms, i will swim to you, and maybe i’ll die trying to/ ‘cause i’d rather be a singing stiff, in some angel’s band.
just singing about my sinking ship, that was fighting for a sail. than be the subject of your story book,
without a tale.
Track Name: Singin' Fairytale Blues
i’m taking an extra breath before i speak/ there’s something to be said for the depth in brevity/
and i’m making moves to better myself. i was just hoping you could help/ because i’m not a well-read man,
but i’ve read my share of fairytales, and i’ve heard this one, over and over, and over again/
now before i go busting down these castle walls/ you oughta know who, and i what for/ ‘cause i’m no prince,
i’m just an idiot, who fell in love with the damsel in distress/ and you know i’m no well-read man,
but i’ve read my share of fairytales. and i’ve heard this one, over and over, and over again/
and i’m not accusing you, of using me. i’m just bruised and beat. so when you finally meet that prince/
the one that i refuse to believe exists/ i’d like to shake his hand, beneath a shade of green/ and ask him
what it is he’s really seen/ like i said, im not a well-read man, but i’ve read my share of fairytales.
and i’ve heard this one, over and over, and over again.
Track Name: Record Timing
i’d be lying if i said “i didn’t wish we could go walking, a few country miles, just talking”/ and i’d be a
liar if i said “my words were untrue, the ones about my past, and the ones about you”/ and if i said,
“i didn’t fall in record timing”/ i’d be lying./ i’d be lying if i said “i wasn’t upset, about the words that i used
when i was only trying to make sense”/ i’d be a liar if i said “i didn’t think that i was right”/ when i said
“you blew this up before it had a chance to survive”/ and if i said, “this wasn’t all in record timing”
i’d be lying/ i can’t waste another day dreaming, ‘cause i learned to move to a record groove/ and if that
don’t mean that much to you, you’ve just gotta trust me babe/ id be lying if i said “i was fine before you
came around”/ and that i wasn’t ready to go to work for you now/ i’d be a liar if i said “i didn’t wish
this could go on to see the colors change, or maybe the next few summers fall”/ and if i said,
“you couldn’t have come along, at a worse time”/ i’d be lying.
Track Name: Supposing I Was Tough
as it’s looking im hung up on names, as it’s looking you’re all the same/ and it’s looking like i’m
counting days, from my finest mistake/ and i love how you’re eyeing me, but i’m keeping my distance, baby.
‘cause i’m supposed to know, yea it’s supposed to knock me out/ but supposing i was tough when i met you/
suppose i had my good foot down/ as it’s looking im just killing time, watching the past and the seasons
intertwine/ and it’s looking like i’ve drawn a line/ but i cant keep a steady hand, half the time/ and i love
how you’re eyeing me, but i’m keeping my distance, baby/ ‘cause i’m supposed to know, yea it’s supposed to
knock me out/ but supposing i was tough when i met you/ suppose i had my good foot down.
oh, you oughta leave/ oh, just go on, baby/ as it’s looking im just miles away/ yea i’m better off playing safe/
and you know that i can’t complain, ‘cause i’ll be loved until my dying day/ ‘cause i’m supposed to know/
yea it’s supposed to knock me out/ but supposing i was tough when i met her, suppose i had my good foot down.
Track Name: The Bridge!
i’ve got no place in such a home, such a soul, such a rough road/ i’ve got no place by the wayside,
diggin’ holes about waist high/ when you’re stuck in the middle, and your wheels aren’t turning/
but there’s so far still, though, and the bridge is burning.../ i’ve got no faith in a love song, to get me
through such a rough draw/ i’ve got no hope in a roomful, to say that i’m hopeful/ ‘cause when you’re
stuck in the middle, and your wheels aren’t turning/ but there’s so far still, though, and the bridge is
burning behind you/ and over the edge, or up ahead, i’ll go running/ i’ve got no place in such a home,
such a soul, such a rough road/ ‘cause when you’re stuck in the middle, and your wheels aren’t turning/
but there’s so far still, though, and the bridge is burning, behind you...
Track Name: All Messed Up
i’ve heard the words you said, 100 times/ but i think, you think, that you know me better than you might/
and i know that there’s no pleasing you sometimes/ since you made me all messed up inside/ i know you’re
feeling sorry, baby, so am i/ but i think, you think, that i’m doing better than i might/ but it’s all a game
i’m playing, just to hide/ that you made me all messed up inside/ now my kitchen lights are buzzing just
like flies/ and the silence may be deafening, or is it wise?/ and the passer’s by, don’t know what they’re
passing by/ this place where you and i, once were “you and i”/ and i think you’re thinking of me, but that
might be just a lie/ that i tell myself since you left me/ maybe since you made me/ baby, i’m all messed up inside.
Track Name: Trouble
you can have anyone you dream of, so why are you with me?/ it’s just that i might make you sorry/
and when the rest of us boys leave early, maybe you’ll have your man/ and i will come rushing home/
to try and win you back/ i’ll say i’m sorry for your heart that’s breaking, and i’m to blame/ can we chalk
this up to bad timing, and my foolish ways?/ you can have anyone you dream of, so why are you with me?/
it’s just that i will make you sorry/ and when the rest of us boys leave early, baby you’ll have your man/
and i will come rushing home, to take a stand/ i’ll say i’m sorry for your heart that’s breaking, and i’m to blame/
can we chalk this up to bad decisions, and my foolish days?
Track Name: Caroline (Tall Order)
hey, caroline, whatever you decide/ there’s going to be a downside/ there’s always a downside.
so, it’s best not to think about/ unless you’re thinking about it upside down/ yea, think about it upside down.
you can jump in, and swim. but your feet are going to want to walk again/ and you can jump out, and fly
around/ but pretty soon, you’re going to have to touch down/ hey, it doesn’t matter what the people say/
you’re going to do what you want/ you’re going to choose what you want to, anyway/ so chin up, and you’ll
be better off, life’s too short to be unsure/ and i know that’s a tall order.
Track Name: Days Ahead
it’s funny how sad i get, watching the time pass/ but these days ahead don’t look so bad/ it seems like i belong
to the imperfect crowd/ trying to perfect the imperfections now/ and i will give you the shirt, brother,
right off my back/just be my friend and lose the act/ and don’t go fishing for compliments, it’s unattractive/
its funny how sad i get, watching the time pass/ everybody’s moving and i’m headed back/ but these days ahead,
they don’t look so bad/ ‘cause i’m still me, and you’re still you/ and that’s about as simple as we can get/ i felt
like i was wasted, but they say: “it aint a waste if you’re learning on the way.”/ i just never knew when to call it
a day/ it’s funny how sad i get, watching the time pass/ but these days ahead don’t look so bad.
Track Name: Carnival
life’s a carnival, and love’s the ride/ the devil’s on my heels, and the saints got my hide/ the higher the lows,
the lower the highs/ and the heaviest of burdens will just distract you from the prize/ but every little dark
side will see light/ the blue of the ocean, is just the blue of the sky/ just like the love in your eyes reflects
the love in mine/ every little dark side, is going to see some light/ every little dark side will see light.
life’s a carnival, and love’s the ride/ the devil’s on my heels, and the saints got my hide/ the blue of the ocean
is just the blue of the sky/ just like the love in your eyes refelcts the love in mine/ every little dark side, is
going to see some light/ every little dark side will see light.