1) Is the fiddle player you want to believe still e… Read Full Bio ↴Matt Heckler is
1) Is the fiddle player you want to believe still exists. Veering from Appalachia to
Romania, Ireland to the Catskills, his music is definitively unsafe and entirely his own. https://mattheckler1.bandcamp.com/track/old-november
2) An American singer-songwriter who hails from the suburbs of Chicago. Matt began his solo career playing the local coffee house circuit. From 2004 to 2009, he played bass for punk band Statements Lost. When he isn't performing solo, he plays guitar for indie rock band Dangerpaw. Amerika is a compilation of recordings spanning his solo career thus far. He is currently gigging locally and recording his first full-length. He blogs about the recording process and his gigs on Tumblr.
Midnight Sun
Matt Heckler Lyrics
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I hope to be the person everybody thinks I am
Pull the wool from out my eyes
Oh sweet heaven when I die
Where there's a will there's a way
Time goes on and it gets harder every day
Desperation a death to hope
How will you tell the ones that care
I'd rather die by your hands
Then find new love anywhere
Too late too rise
You've been down for so damn long this time
Dark days long nights
Midnight sun take the light from out my eyes
You've got me shaking all the time
And pining out for the life I left behind
I cannot think I cannot breathe
I seek the end my sweet release
I feel the darkness coming in
St. Michael say a prayer
The dragons back again
Full of snakes like every man
This is a fight noone will win
I have lived on borrowed time
Just waiting for a sign
For redemption in your eyes
Too late too rise
You've been down for so damn long this time
Dark days long nights
Midnight sun take the light from out my eyes
She pays $10 for the show
Makes her way through the crowd
And cuts from throat to throat
Up to the front where the lights hang low
The dying crowd just wants one more
And now we stand there face to face
It all comes rushing back like it was yesterday
Love and tears hope and hate
Bergamot buckskin and lace
My trail ends in the pale floodlights
Neath the curtains and the smoke
With the blood the lead and love
Still stuck inside my throat
When it's too late too rise
You've been down for too damn long this time
Dark days long nights
Midnight sun take the light from out my eyes
In Matt Heckler's song "Midnight Sun", the lyrics reflect a person's inner feelings of despair and desperation. The first verse suggests that the singer is seeking redemption and hoping to be the better version of himself that he believes others see in him. The second verse is about the singer's struggles in life and how every day becomes tougher with time. His desperation is a death to hope, and he feels helpless as he is unable to voice out his feeling due to the words caught in his throat.
In the chorus, the singer pleads to be released from the darkness he feels and seeks solace in the afterlife. He talks about how he cannot go back to his previous life and cannot breathe due to his constant anxiety. The following verse mentions the presence of a dragon that the singer takes as a metaphor for the hardships of life. The singer feels that no one can win the fight, and he has been living his life on borrowed time, waiting for a sign of redemption.
The song's last verse talks about a woman who pays $10 for a show and ends up cutting throats of unsuspecting people in the crowd. It is unclear why this is included in the song, but it could be interpreted as a metaphor for life's unfairness and senseless violence. The final chorus is a culmination of the singer's plea to be released from the darkness and his realization that it might be too late.
Line by Line Meaning
If I come back this way again
If I return to this place in the future
I hope to be the person everybody thinks I am
I desire to become the person who is considered in the eyes of everyone
Pull the wool from out my eyes
Open my eyes to see the truth
Oh sweet heaven when I die
I wish to go to heaven after I die
Where there's a will there's a way
If someone has the determination to do something, they will find a way to do it
Time goes on and it gets harder every day
As time passes, life becomes more difficult day by day
Desperation a death to hope
The feeling of desperation can destroy all hope
Choking words caught in my throat
Unable to express oneself due to strong emotions
How will you tell the ones that care
How will you inform the people who care about you
I'd rather die by your hands
I prefer to die by your hands
Then find new love anywhere
I don't want to find new love with anyone else if it's not with you
Too late too rise
It's too late to rise up
You've been down for so damn long this time
You've been in a difficult situation for a long time now
Dark days long nights
Days are dark, and nights are long
Midnight sun take the light from out my eyes
The midnight sun takes away the light from my eyes
You've got me shaking all the time
You make me tremble all the time
And pining out for the life I left behind
I'm longing for the life I left behind
I cannot think I cannot breathe
I'm unable to think, and I find it hard to breathe
I seek the end my sweet release
I want to end everything, and rest in peace
I feel the darkness coming in
I sense darkness creeping up on me
St. Michael say a prayer
Requesting St. Michael to pray
The dragons back again
The dragon has returned
Full of snakes like every man
The dragon, like every human being, is filled with treacherous enemies
This is a fight noone will win
This is a battle that nobody can win
I have lived on borrowed time
I'm living on borrowed time
Just waiting for a sign
I'm waiting for a signal or an indication
For redemption in your eyes
For you to forgive me and see me in a new light
She pays $10 for the show
She pays $10 to watch the performance
Makes her way through the crowd
She pushes her way through the crowd to get closer to the stage
And cuts from throat to throat
She cuts through the throats of everyone present
Up to the front where the lights hang low
She goes up to the front where the lights are dim
The dying crowd just wants one more
The crowd, who are dying, want to see her perform again
And now we stand there face to face
We are facing each other right now
It all comes rushing back like it was yesterday
All the memories come back instantly, as if it was yesterday
Love and tears hope and hate
A mix of emotions which includes - love, tears, hope, and hate
Bergamot buckskin and lace
A unique blend of scents and clothing
My trail ends in the pale floodlights
My journey ends in the bright lights on the stage
Neath the curtains and the smoke
Under the haze of smoke and behind the curtains
With the blood the lead and love
With blood, bullets, and love
Still stuck inside my throat
They are still lingering within me
When it's too late too rise
When it's past the point of rising above the situation
You've been down for too damn long this time
You've been in a difficult position for far too long
Midnight sun take the light from out my eyes
The midnight sun has snatched away the light from my eyes
Contributed by Josiah J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.