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I push the dirty dishes on a cart backstage
Through hallways of paintings
That show who’s graced this famous stage
Angels take up residence in the rafters above
Swaying and singing to downtown song

We found seats that reminded me
Of the Abe Lincoln crime scene
Tucked into the red velvet covered balcony
All my hopes and all my dreams
Were standing right in front of me
As I watched the band playing
I knew this is how I wanted it to be

Am I too far gone to make you still believe in me?
I need every friend I’ve got to keep my motor running
Am I happy or sad, am I staying, am I leaving?
Am I too far gone to make you still believe?

Danger has crossed my mind’s eye many times
I lay awake at night with ideas I can’t start
Hey lady, show me the targets in the trees
Will you be at the gate when they close the book on me?

Lately I feel like leaving home
And never coming back
I’m gonna drive out to Montana
By my uncle’s mountain pass
I still remember Fleecer
And the fortress that was built
Surrounded by the willow trees
On the edge of the creek
What ever happened to all the neighborhood’s poor, lost souls?
They’ll be sinking in their drinking,
‘Cause to them there’s nowhere else to go

Am I too far gone to make you still believe in me?
I need every friend I’ve got to keep my motor running
Am I happy or sad, am I staying, am I leaving?
Am I too far gone?
Too far gone...

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from Weight of the City, released October 28, 2016
Max Crawford – piano, organ
Dan Dietrich – bass, vocals
Matt Focht – vocals, guitar
Ethan Semone – lead guitar, vocals
Colby Starck – drums
Paul Wierdak – piano, organ

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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. ... more

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