We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in 4 panel digipak with artwork and design by the talented Kelsey Shankle.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Through Waking Eyes via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 2 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $12 USD or more 

     

lyrics

I’m living in a nightmare
Wake to a monster in my bed
His arms wrapped around me
But it’s no longer so scary
Scaled skin, bright green eyes, and black heart
Uses his razor tongue to tear you apart
It just doesn’t hurt so bad anymore

You were like a dream, a distant hope
So far, yet attainable somehow
A smile like sunshine, you smelled like peace

The shadows dance in the flickering light
Like the dark intentions behind his eyes
The shadows dance in the flickering light
And watch as he feeds on my fading light

You were a dream, just what I’d needed
That little hope, that little push
Gave me the strength to not stay

The shadows crawl, the shadows leap
Reflecting the fears deep within me
The shadows grasp, the shadows reach
As if daring me to drift to sleep

It’s time to face reality, it’s time to wake up
It’s not a nightmare, and he’s not a monster
Just another man.
A liar, manipulator
A hurting soul who feels the need to control
And cut me down
And you’re not a dream
Just another man
A good man
So thank you, but I’m waking up
I’m waking up.

credits

from Through Waking Eyes, released November 1, 2016

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Matthew Ellis image

Matthew Ellis Ohio

Singer-Songwriter, Poet, Scientist

contact / help

Contact Matthew Ellis

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Matthew Ellis, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring Riley Pinkerton (aka The Rat Queen) from the theatrical NYC rockers, Castle Rat.
listen now