The Tallest Man on Earth
Kristian Matsson (born 30 April 1983) is a singer-songwriter from Dalarna, … Read Full Bio ↴Kristian Matsson (born 30 April 1983) is a singer-songwriter from Dalarna, Sweden, who performs under the stage name of The Tallest Man on Earth. Matsson grew up in Leksand, and began his solo career in 2006, having previously been the lead singer of the indie band Montezumas. His music has often drawn comparisons to the music of Bob Dylan.

Since 2006, Matsson has released four full-length albums and two EPs. He records and produces these in his home, and usually records his voice and guitar together on one track. He is known both by his fans and his enemies for his charismatic stage presence.

Critics have compared The Tallest Man on Earth to Bob Dylan both in terms of songwriting ability and vocal style. When asked about his lyrical style, Matsson explains that he began listening to Bob Dylan at fifteen, and upon hearing Dylan's cover material, he "tried to figure out where those songs came from" and became slowly exposed to early American folk, such as Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. But he is careful to qualify this, saying "I don't consider my work to be a part of any tradition. This is how I play. This is how I write songs."

With regard to his guitar technique, Matsson uses a variety of open tunings, and standard tuning to a lesser degree. He had classical guitar training in his youth, but says he "never really focused on it" and that by the end of high school he "got bored playing guitar because it was like math", until he then discovered open tunings while listening to Nick Drake in his early twenties. He was drawn to this style of playing because it allowed him to focus on singing while still performing intricate music.

He was previously married to Amanda Bergman, also known by the stage name Idiot Wind. Together, they wrote the music for the Swedish drama film Once a Year.
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The Tallest Man on Earth Lyrics


01 It Will Follow the Rain Have you ever seen the far side Of a mountain swallow…
1904 Some will say it's not even funny And there you stand,…
A Lion There's a palace a fallin' There's a smoke in the sky Ther…
A Lion's Heart There's a palace a fallin' There's a smoke in the sky There'…
All I Can Keep is Now Here is the noise And it's passing through me Street so warm…
Beginners What do you want was never answered then some things…
Bless You The only laughs I ever wanted They came on our little…
Bright Lanterns Well we air clear blue aching skies in the morning…
Burden of Tomorrow Oh I was sent to find the lonesome place Where I…
Criminals Well there were days when you thought you'd just go…
Dark Bird Is Home And so there were no higher mountains It's all in your…
Darkness of the Dream And so I'd stumble in the light The night was always…
Every Little Heart I see a clearing in your state of mind We dress…



Fields of Our Home So you honestly believe in me Though I wake up every…
Foothills I thought that loneliness would kill eventually It holds a m…
För Sent För Edelweiss Du säger att kärleken, aldrig var till för dig Att du…
Goodbye Three Say goodbye, collect all your things Where do you go …
Graceland The Mississippi Delta was shining Like a national guitar I a…
Henry St. On their drive to New York City For a twinkle in…
Honey Won Now the snow will fall and the lover's call Will be…
Honey Won't You Let Me In Now the snow will fall and the lover's call Will be…
Hotel Bar A tug of lonely in your heart That little beast that…
I Love You. It's a Fever Dream. Well, I've been thinking about the mystery As I'm driving he…
I Won Well if I ever see the morning Just like a lizard…
I'll Be A Sky I'll be a sky, so full of empty now That little…
I'm a Stranger Now When every wind is an afterlife out here What language do…
In My Life There are places I remember All my life though some have…
In Your Garden Still And the stage grew dimmer For the angel band And the harp…
Into the s When you mend the patches of my clothin' You know every…
Into the Stream When you mend the patches of my clothin' You know every…
It Will Follow the Rain Have you ever seen the far side Of a mountain swallow…
Italy I know that I won't be the only love Your heart's…
I’m A Stranger Now When every wind is an afterlife out here What language do…
Kids on the Run Oh meet me when the morning fails on the fields…
King of Spain I never knew I was a lover, Just cause I…
Leading Me Now By the eyes of the very young It’s a sudden good…
Like the Wheel Oh I wish I was the sparrow in your kid's…
Little Birdie Little birdie, little birdie Won't you sing to me your song …
Little Brother Why are you thinking again little brother When you know ther…
Little Nowhere Towns So this is what I can believe Is what I said…
Little River Well there is something 'bout the quiet, uplifting laughter …
Looking For Love Well I know Nights are hard Suddenly a thought Swing you bac…
Love Is All Well, I walk upon the river like it's easier than…
Major League A Randy Newman song, my young heart The opening of Major…
Metal Firecracker Once we rode together In a metal firecracker You told me I…
My Dear My body's in the summer storm And my mind is the…
New Religion There's the dog in the neighbor's field Digging for, hell, I…
On Every Page Will you just tell him what I cannot say Will you…
Over The Hills Well, I could hear it, the river was crying And I…
Pistol Dreams So deep into the orchard, you will stumble On the skins…
Revelation Blues I was more than just a coward I was handsome too I…
Rivers So there's longing in the shoulders now There was a wildness…
Sagres We were travellers, so blind Went to where the world did…
Seventeen You're driving too fast You pace like the crazies And I can'…
Shallow Grave Come see the ripples on the water As I throw pebbles…
Singers Oh, will you walk or slowly run Sweet old man, it…
Slow Dance And so to be one to lie to the captain Sure…
Slowly Rivers Turn There's a sky when you run And there's a sky when…
Somewhere in the Mountains Somewhere in New York Looking for my breath In these dark and stormy days All I…
Steal Tomorrow Well I give you all my rain I give you all…
Tangle in This Trampled Wheat And so many days of longing now-- Why should it ever…
Tears Are In Your Eyes Tell me summer's here And the time is wrong You tell me…
The Blizzard Oh, the blizzard's never seen the desert sands I will set…
The Dreamer I'm just a dreamer but I'm hanging on Though I am…
The Drying of the Lawns She said I cannot tell you why, she said I'm…
The Gardener I sense a runner in the garden Although my judgements known…
The Gardner I sense a runner in the garden Although my judgements known…
The Running Styles of New York I hear beauty in things Like the neighbors return To their l…
The Sparrow and the Medicine When you mend the patches of my clothin' You know every…
The Wild Hunt There is a crow moon comin' in well you keep…
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Kiss me each morning for a million years Hold me each…
There There's a song that tells me what to do But I…
There's No Leaving Now When there's no one here in the tryouts Who will live…
There’s No Leaving Now When there's no one here in the tryouts Who will live…
This Wind Nobody knew what the raven would do If he found it…
Thousand Ways Oh, I have lived for ages I'm a thousand turns…
Thrown Right at Me Jump 'long the creekside The rock's crooked line Fun girls, …
Timothy Suddenly the wide awake And to get right in Figure that the…
To Just Grow Away We’re melting ruby hearts A confusing trade To burn the ore …
Troubles Will Be Gone Oh, when it's god I see in headlights kneeling down…
Waiting For My Ghost I sense some kind of fog Could be be helpful with…
Walk The Line Well it's a season of thunder and a season of…
What I've Been Kicking Around Ah, oh Ah Some of your honey in my hand And a silver…
Where Do My Bluebird Fly Oh, well I knew you shook the set-up baby, of…
Where I Thought I Met the Angels Never once an ocean Could hold me on its shore Standing calm…
Wind and Walls Well I was willing orders while I thought you heard…
You I could roll you to hell I could swim from your…
You're Going Back I could roll you to hell I could swim from your…


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