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Back in Omaha I cut my teeth
In a smokey basement on Walnut street
I got a set of drums when I was fourteen
Said, “Beat those heads in and let ‘em bleed.”

I liked Ringo, I liked Charlie Watts
British Invasion bands taught me a lot
I wish I had a Delorean to go back in time
Stand by the clock tower, watch the lightning strike

All your faded memories come back to life when you play
The footlights shine on a lonely boy trying so hard to be brave
All your faded memories
All your faded memories
Remain the same

When I go home for the holidays
The streets are icy and not too safe
Family pressure, I can’t get organized
I see you’ve got your agenda, you can’t be compromised

Remember when it was easy?
Everything fell into place
It’s gonna get more complicated
With every breath that we take

All your faded memories come back to life when you play
Rosenblatt stadium, marching band in the parade
Firecracker fourth of July, John Denver on the stage
All your faded memories
All your faded memories
Are still the same

Back in Omaha I cut my teeth
Off a bicycle on Marcy Street
Popped a wheelie and hit the concrete

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from Weight of the City, released October 28, 2016
Jonny Basofin – drums
Dan Dietrich – bass, vocals
Matt Focht – vocals, guitar
Andy Wagner – lead guitar
Paul Wierdak – piano

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Matt Focht Omaha, Nebraska

Matt Focht (Faders) — the Chicago pop auteur whose music The Chicago Tribune hailed “as forward-looking and thrilling as indie rock gets,” returns with “Weight of the City,” an ambitious new musical project that combines the hypnotizing folk of Neil Young, the collective spirit of The Band, and the guitar bliss of Big Star.

"Please Don't Say" is the tip of the spear for an album from the heart.
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