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Deadliest of stars
Lyrics & music by Mattias Lies
Before the night is closing in
There’s a little bell that rings
A slight notion to recall
In every cell there’s a memory that hasn’t yet been born
While I was living on my own
I thought my heart was made of stone
How could I have been so wrong?
Well, I wonder…
I’ve been attracted by the deadliest of stars
Ever since I was a schoolboy in the yard
I felt connected to the ones with broken hearts
Inside a hurricane I got to know the playground from the start
I’ve waited for so long
For now, the hurricane is gone
And I am feeling safe and sound
Guess I’m a late bloomer…
I’ve been attracted by the deadliest of stars
Ever since I was a schoolboy in the yard
I’ve been attracted to the girls with broken hearts
Inside a hurricane I got to know this playground from the start
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Maze of Blues
03:38
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The Maze of Blues
Words & lyrics by Mattias Lies
I counted days I counted years
Life was a maze where daylight never appeared
I felt a weight inside this sphere
I really doubted I was getting anywhere
I fell asleep I had a dream
About my longing, about a road to reveal
A Blackbird landed on my shoulder on the right
I felt a deep sensation of light
Life ain’t what it seems
And shadows may surround you
Sometimes a little dream will come along to find you
In the maze of blues
The night is dark the day is bright
It’s hard to see a guiding star in light
You will be lost, you will be found
But first you need to step out of your mind
Life ain’t what it seems
And shadows may surround you
Perhaps a little dream will come along to guide you
In the maze of blues
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Wildest Dreams
02:44
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Wildest Dreams
Words & Music by Mattias Lies
I was 25 years old
I use to play that rock n’ roll
Then one day baby you just came along
With your warm and tender smile
You really opened up my eyes
I said babe, won’t you join me for this ride
You went all of the way with me
Down the road, beyond my wildest dreams
Now, we’re driving in our car
Down at the beach by the boulevard
You’re still looking good, underneath the stars
After all that we’ve been through
l still believe that I love you
Do you love me still, like you use to do
Will you go all the way with me
Down the road, beyond our wildest dreams
Will you go all the way baby
Down the road, beyond our wildest dreams
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Silver & Gold
Lyrics & music by Mattias Lies
My pockets are all empty while I’m strumming out the chords
In between the sunshine and the shadows
I’ve been chasing dollars since the day that I was born
All the way, down the rabbit hole
If I’m selling my soul for silver and gold
How do I learn to know?
How to love and to grow while I’m getting old
How do I learn to know?
I’ve seen a lot more than I thought possible
In between the sunshine and the shadows
I still got my freedom while I’m strumming out the chords
Singing Goodbye yellow brick road, that’s how it goes…
If I’m selling my soul for silver and gold
How do I learn to know?
How to love and to grow while I’m getting old
How will I ever know?
Silver and gold…
Silver and gold…
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Strange Life
02:56
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Strange Life
Words and music by Mattias Lies
Demons are changing my philosophy of life
In the morning, in the night
These words were passing through me, like shadows in the night
While my world was really young
So I opened my eyes for the moonlight in the sky
Some preachers tried to change me while I was really young
In the dawning of the day
Thought the devil was around, on my brighter side of hell
Everybody’s walking on the borderline
Stuck way out in nowhere with confusion on their minds
And I wonder what it’s all about
In this strange, strange life
Tricksters try to rob me of my charity and pride
In the morning in the night
These words are passing through me, like scarecrows in the night
But I’ll try to make it right
As I open up my eyes for the moonlight in the sky
But I’m only walking on the borderline
Stuck way out in nowhere with confusion on my mind
Don’t you wonder what it’s all about?
In this strange, strange life
I am calling from the limelight once again
Triggering those feelings that you keep
I am calling from the middle of a dream
While fairytales are coming from the temple of an everlasting sleep
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The Forest
01:14
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In a world where I don’t belong
Words & music by Mattias Lies
Once I changed my walking shoes
Too tired of the same old blues
I found myself stuck in the glue
Then I fell in love with you
Running down a field of passion
Running on my own
I’ve been away too long
In a world where I don’t belong
I’ve heard so many simple lies
I’ve seen too many people die
But when I see your smiling face
I realize that life will change
chorus
Well, once I heard “The long and winding road”
And it reminds me why I love you so…
All these words are bound to roll
All along my winding road
And now I’m on my way back home
Just because I love you so
O’ yeah…
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The Dying Maid
03:35
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The Dying Maid
Words and Music by Mattias Lies
There’s a dying maid on the edge of town
I’ve seen her a million times around
She is constantly living underground
Hiding in the disguises that she have found
I’ve been killing time seven days a week
Just trying to make her poor heart speak
But she is lost beyond her Cinderella sleep
Laying low in the dungeons of her grief
There’s a dying maid on the edge of town
I’ve been trying hard to seek the truth
To get a clue…
I’ve been killing time on the edge of town
Drying up all those teardrops from her eyes
And soon I got to see the hillside of her mind
And lately I’ve been discovering her kind
She’s a dying maid on the edge of town
I’ve been trying hard to get those dark clouds of her sky
But I am just another fool
Who’s trying hard to get a clue of something that is blue
And so the train goes on forever
In this vicious circle on and on
And it will pass before the morning breaks, like the other days
And there’s no way to save this dying maid
Stitches itches, it’s an endless mystery
Stitches itches, Lord I couldn’t set her free
Stitches itches, I just had to let her be
Stitches itches, with a bitter sweet relief
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MATTIAS LIES Falun, Sweden
Mattias Lies is a Swedish singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Have a listen to his 5th studio album "Highs & Lows" here on Bandcamp.
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