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Matter

by We Were Pirates

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1.
Come Home 03:58
3:04am and I can’t sleep again I am losing my mind Trying to think of a reason to call you again But I know it’s too late So if you want to come back home tonight That would be alright with me Yeah, If you want to come back home tonight That would be alright with me I can’t even remember what happened that night I was out of my head Let’s not let one night be the reason that we Let go of what we have So if you want to come back home tonight That would be alright with me Yeah, If you want to come back home tonight That would be alright with me
2.
Matter 04:04
I don’t care if you think I’m crazy 'Cause I want to be with you Until the sun burns itself out And maybe after that too And it does not matter If we blink and it’s all gone No, it just doesn’t matter It never mattered all along I’ve loved you for more than a season We watched the leaves fall down And become food for the soil That we laid our bodies on And it does not matter If we’re not the same as we once were No, it just doesn’t matter If life is an endless blur And it does not matter If we blink and it’s all gone No, it just doesn’t matter It never mattered all along
3.
I Don't Know 04:06
If you're not sure Who you are Or where you’re going Do you pretend that You have the answers Or admit that you are lost? Because it’s hard to know If you should ask someone to help you When anybody you ask could be Taking advantage of you But if I'm still here Does it mean I've been chosen or Is it all just the luck of the draw? I don’t know. If you’re not sure, Why the world somehow keeps on turning Does it mean that the whole thing Will somehow just come crashing down? Because it's hard to know If the answer even matters When either way There's so much to be done And there's so little time But if I'm still here Does it mean I've been chosen or Is it all just the luck of the draw? I don’t know.
4.
That Way 03:22
Oh darling, I can’t remember Not feeling this way You’ll never know what you do to me When you look at me that way And you don’t have to say it Darling, don’t say a word Let’s not waste one more moment On such tedious words Oh darling, I won’t recover If you are not true Please, please, you’ve got to believe me And always be true And you don’t have to say it Darling, don’t say a word Let’s not waste one more moment On such tedious words Oh darling, I can’t remember Not feeling this way You’ll never know what you do to me When you look at me that way
5.
Last Night 02:54
Late last night I remembered As I was drifting off to sleep One of these nights will be my last I will expire, like a product past it’s due And I will be forgotten And so will you But, I don’t want to die This morning I awakened And couldn’t quite recall the fear That had me up for half the night I laughed it off and carried on Until it reappeared again As soon as I let down my guard Because, I don’t want to die. But I don’t want you to be alarmed It probably won’t happen for a while I don’t want to die
6.
You have a choice to stay or go But don’t ask me questions that have answers You don’t want to know 'Cause I can bring myself to be honest with you When it all matters most So please just believe me It's over. I love you. Just don't let me go. Don't let me go. Isn’t it true you said you would Love me when I was at my worst? Well, here we are now If it’s true, what they said All I can ask is baby Oh won’t you please believe me? It’s over. I love you. I’m sorry. Just don’t let me go Don't let me go.
7.
You’re not the same You’ve lived a life The lines on your face Are spreading like cracks in the ice Your body is weak But your mind it is strong And still you look back And you wonder where you went wrong I’m trying not to care But I care That I’m not a young man anymore That ship has sailed I'm on the shore And I wish I didn’t mind But I can still see That I can’t go back and change a thing Whatever will be will be it seems to me Sun up, sun down You shuffle along And ask yourself why You never felt you belonged Remember the good Don’t focus on the pain And one day you’ll see That only the good will remain
8.
When I think of you, I must admit I still feel something strange Though it’s been nearly a lifetime since I’ve uttered your old name And I don’t even know why it came to me now With that old familiar ring And I know I can’t find my way back in But I’m trying anyway I don’t know why I never told you You had a right to know the truth I can't take it back, but I can say I'm sorry I never meant to ruin this But intentions don’t always amount to much Now I’m well aware that we’ve both moved on I’m not trying to re-open wounds But it’s haunted me for all these years And I wondered if it haunted you If so, then I hope this will ease your mind Maybe now you can break the curse But I’m sorry for what I did to you Back then, for what it’s worth
9.
Close your eyes Now try imagining that you can fly It shouldn't come as any surprise, That you haven't sprouted wings And I think the same is true Of all those papers right in front of you And if you pity my old skeptical heart I wouldn't blame you at all 'Cause It's not my fault It's not my fault It's not my fault I don't believe There are days When I wish like hell it hadn't gone away But I miss so many things That I know I can't get back I'm just nostalgic that way And It's alright We can disagree, no need for us to fight 'Cause I don't want to judge lest I should be judged And that doesn't interest me at all
10.
My Time 02:53
I think it’s fine to be alive And I'd not mind, doing more of it Yeah, I think it’s fine to be alive And I'm really trying Not to waste all my time It’s possible that I’ve got it all wrong 'Cause anything is possible if you believe So, I will embrace the things That don’t make much sense to me 'Cause choosing anything sure beats this weight I think it’s fine to be alive And I'd not mind, doing more of it Yeah, I think it’s fine to be alive And I'm really trying Not to waste all my time I don't remember when, I felt this good, but then again I don’t remember much these days I think it’s fine to be alive And I'd not mind, doing more of it Yeah, I think it’s fine to be alive And I'm really trying Not to waste all my time

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We Were Pirates is the musical brainchild of Mike Boggs, a multi-instrumentalist who writes and records songs in his home studio in the DC area. Boggs has released three albums, an EP, and a film score for ‘Dear Mr. Watterson.’

2016’s Matter finds Boggs exploring a mellow, electronic aesthetic. A return to simple, melodic songs. Existential questions are asked about life, loss, and love. Washington Sinfonietta Co-Principal Cellist Kate Rears Burgman again joined Boggs and contributed cello and bass guitar on select tracks, and TW Walsh (Pedro the Lion) mastered the album.

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released March 3, 2016

All cello and bass on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 9 by Kate Rears Burgman. All other instrumentation & vocals by Mike Boggs. Mastered by TW Walsh.

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We Were Pirates Washington, D.C.

We Were Pirates is the musical brainchild of Mike Boggs, a multi-instrumentalist who writes and records songs in the DC area.

Boggs has released three We Were Pirates albums & a film score for the Calvin & Hobbes documentary ‘Dear Mr. Watterson' in 2013.

2019 finds We Were Pirates releasing a new EP, Gone, about the pursuit of love, pain, & peace of mind. Mastered by TW Walsh (Pedro The Lion).
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