The Faster Songfacts says that his seventh studio album, Modern Love debuted on #17 on the Billboard 200 for the week of July 9, 2011, making it Nathanson's most successful album to date.
The members of his band have changed over the past years. Among others, he has been accompanied by Aben Eubanks on guitar, keys and vocals, but later replaced by Aaron Tap. John Thomasson has been his bassist since 2004. Jason McKenzie was on drums until Fall 2006; Nick Amoroso on two tours from Fall 2007 through Winter 2008. His current drummer is Konrad Meissner. Before 2005, Nathanson was often accompanied by cellist Matt Fish.
Suspended
Matt Nathanson Lyrics
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And fit around my tongue
It's so easy, to forget that I'm lost
Spent all of my life
Waiting for answers
To lift me, to numb me, to define it all
Sunshine, I'm beginning to like this
When you pretend that I'm all that you waited for
Time slips to nothing and I'm better than I've ever been
I'm suspended
With your breathing, filling up my lungs
I can almost believe that I'm almost enough
Spent all of my life emptied of anthems
And bracing for something that never did come
Sunshine, I'm beginning to like this
Sunshine, I'm beginning to like it
Cause all I want to be is the minute that you hold me in
When you pretend that I'm all that you waited for
Time slips to nothing and I'm better than I've ever been
I'm suspended
It's not enough to stay surrounded
It's not enough to stay awake, torn, braced, cornered
And not feel alive
The lyrics of Matt Nathanson's song Suspended describe the feeling of being lost and searching for something to lift, numb, and define one's life. The first verse talks about how it's easy to forget that he's lost when she leads him and fits around his tongue. He then talks about how he has spent all his life waiting for answers, which can lift, numb, and define his life. The chorus describes how all he wants to be is the minute that she holds him in and pretends that he's all that she waited for. Time slips to nothing, and the feeling of being suspended fills him up. In the second verse, he talks about how her breathing fills up his lungs, and he can almost believe that he's almost enough. He goes on to say how he has spent all his life emptied of anthems and bracing for something that never did come. Finally, he talks about how it's not enough to stay surrounded and awake, torn, braced, cornered, and not feel alive.
Line by Line Meaning
When you lead me
When you take charge of the situation
And fit around my tongue
And speak the words that I want to say
It's so easy, to forget that I'm lost
It's easy to be distracted and not realize that I'm lost
Spent all of my life
I've lived my whole life
Waiting for answers
Hoping to find answers to questions
To lift me, to numb me, to define it all
To make me feel better, to distract me from my problems, and to give meaning to my life
Sunshine, I'm beginning to like this
I'm starting to enjoy this moment of happiness
Cause all I want to be is the minute that you hold me in
I want to be the person you're holding
When you pretend that I'm all that you waited for
When you act like I'm the person you've been waiting for
Time slips to nothing and I'm better than I've ever been
Time seems to stand still and I feel amazing
I'm suspended
I'm in a state of happiness and contentment
With your breathing, filling up my lungs
I feel like you're a part of me and breathing with me
I can almost believe that I'm almost enough
I almost feel like I'm good enough
Spent all of my life emptied of anthems
My life has been void of inspiration
And bracing for something that never did come
I've been expecting something to happen that never did
It's not enough to stay surrounded
Being in the company of others isn't always enough
It's not enough to stay awake, torn, braced, cornered
I can't just stay alert and ready for whatever might come my way
And not feel alive
I need to feel alive and engaged
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ERIC BAZILIAN, MATT NATHANSON, MARK WEINBERG
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