Hailing from Devon, Matthew & Me blend atmospheric and … Read Full Bio ↴Matthew & Me
Hailing from Devon, Matthew & Me blend atmospheric and haunting arrangements
with big, unabashed choruses. Described as “like an ethereal Prefab Sprout or Wild Beasts mating with Belle & Sebastian round Robin Guthrie’s place,’ Matthew & Me are ones to watch.
Letters
Matthew And Me Lyrics
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When you're feeling lost
Take it as it comes
Take it as it comes
In the farmland, we used to call the shots
Now I'm taking them, just an afterthought
Running out of time, wish I could make it stop
Take it as it comes
When you're feelin' lost
Take it as it comes
Take it as it comes
You're the light that's on, but no one is home
I wanna speed things up, but you take it slow
Find it hard to say what I mean to say
If I tell the truth, don't you walk away?
Take it as it comes
When you're feeling lost
Take it as it comes
When you've seen too much
Coming back's the hardest part
When your dreams have gathered dust
Take it as it comes
Take it as it comes
Coming back's the hardest part
When your world falls apart
I'm not giving up, giving up
I'm not giving up, giving up
I'm not giving up, giving up
And take it as it comes
When you're feeling lost
Take it as it comes
Yeah, take it as it comes
And take it as it comes
Coming back's the hardest part (coming back's the hardest part)
When your world falls apart (when your world, when your world)
I'm not giving up, giving up
I'm not giving up, giving up
I'm not giving up, giving up
The lyrics to Matthew And Me's song "Letters" speak to the experiences and struggles of growing up in difficult and oppressive conditions. The first verse speaks to a confession made under duress, which has led the singer to spend their life alone, writing letters as a form of communication. The next lines focus on the idea that we are all children who have had our fates predetermined, denying us the chance to grow and develop freely. The second verse questions whether things would be different if others had grown up in the same environment and witnessed the same things. The song concludes with a warning that the consequences of this social testing and oppression will be felt in the future, and that one day, it will be too late to reverse this generation's fate.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been writing letters since that confession
Ever since I was forced to confess, I have been writing letters
Was beaten out of me and now I'll spend my life alone
Because I was beaten, I will spend the rest of my life alone
We are all children whose fate was sealed
All of us are children who were destined to suffer
When it was decided we wouldn't be given a chance to grow
Our growth was stunted due to a decision beyond our control
If you grew up where we did, would you be different?
Would your life be any different if you grew up in our place?
I guess we'll never know
We will never find out the answer to that question
If you saw things I've seen, would you turn out like me?
Would you become like me if you had witnessed the same things as me?
Why can't you understand our lives are in your hands?
Can't you see that you have control over our lives?
Spinning out of control so you put me in a cage
Due to things spiraling out of control, you have imprisoned me
When the effects of this social test are felt you will see
Once the repercussions of this social experiment are felt, you will realize
It will be far too late to simply reverse this
It will be impossible to undo the damage caused by this
A generation rendered fatherless
An entire generation was deprived of fathers
Watch it unravel and then you'll know
Witness the unraveling of the situation and then you will understand
It's not that hard to figure out
It is not difficult to understand
We're unwilling pawns but there's no doubt
We are unwilling instruments but there is no question about it
We'd watch the laws all quickly change
We would observe how the laws would rapidly transform
The day the rich kids are treated the same
When the affluent children are treated similarly
If you put me in a cage
If you imprison me
Don't be shocked then on the day
Do not be surprised when
That I turn into an animal
I start behaving like an animal
Feeding on your apathy and hate
Being nourished by your lack of concern and animosity
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Carey Suthon Willetts, Christopher James Miller, Daniel David Flint, Josh James Alphonse Franceschi, Matthew James Barnes, Max Michael Helyer
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@stevescuba1978
@Elizabeth Huber perhaps, but I have spoken with a number of women who can't make themselves orgasm, let alone help a man understand how to get them there. Maybe their female partners need to be proactive in helping them to understand what is missing.
I have been in relationships on both sides of this. In one, I was easily capable of getting her there, partly because she could direct me somewhat toward what worked best for her.
In the other, there was no communication that she wasn't enjoying it as much as she could have, even worse she would fake her pleasure so I had no feedback to guide me. I only truly knew (I got a sense of it) when we broke up and she tried to blame it on my lack of performance....funny, the one who couldn't or wouldn't communicate is the only woman who ever had that complaint.
Women have it easy, just say yes, and a man will find pleasure. Men need to take courses in anatomy, biology, psychology, and the romantic arts just to perform, and then even if the performance is great, some audiences just aren't receptive.
I don't necessarily mean this directed at you, but I see this from women all the time, and generally when I ask what they do to help the situation, I get silence or attacked for hating women.
I don't hate women. I love my wife of 18 years (of whom I was not referring earlier), and I love my daughter. I want both of them to have healthy and fulfilling relationships, so my motivation to even join these conversations is from that.
@stevescuba1978
@Elizabeth Huber I appreciate your attempt at not being dismissive, until you got dismissive with your assumption about me based on things I watch.
I would not say women's insecurities are invalid. But I would say that women seem to only focus on their own insecurities, while having no sympathy for the fact that men also have insecurities.
I get it, you (women, not you personally) don't know your own bodies, you can't explain them to yourself or your partner, you're too afraid, insecure, and ashamed to discuss it intimately, but it's all the man's fault and you can happily say so publicly...further denigrating men for something that has nothing to do with them.
Then you (you this time) get upset and defensive, make a personal (albeit subdued and mild) attack because your feelings are hurt that a man pointed out that the problem lies with you, the solution lies with you, and you haven't tried to fix it.
This is a similar concept to being angry with your man because YOU dreamed something ugly. Every bit of the problem starts in your head, but is somehow the man's fault.
I am being genuine, because I hope to help somebody see the conundrum, and maybe they can sort it out in their own relationship. Also, I am a little defensive myself, because I am sick of watching men take the blame for everything whether it is our fault or yours. Nobody wants to be the fall guy all the time, and from personal experience, eventually a man just won't give a damn to be blamed any longer.
Regarding insecurity and shame...a man is expected to be an all-knowing god in the bedroom, we KNOW that women expect this, we KNOW that men get shamed for not being such. Yet, even if we ask questions that make us vulnerable, women can't or won't explain, and most often just feel disappointed and pretend everything is fine until lack of fulfillment brings resentment, or worse, destroy a man's reputation for it. I've seen this pattern in dozens of relationships, one of mine and many around me. Do you not think that men have equivalent insecurities? Do you think that men don't feel shame, especially when women seem to love shaming us? Do you think that there is a solution that women can offer?
I do. And to me, the answer is to stop blaming men for not knowing what is in your heads, when you don't know yourselves. Then, damn your insecurities and help him understand your needs.
Another part of the solution, and the one that normally sends women up a pole, be a virgin when you get married, then you can't lay quietly back remembering the man who didn't marry you and compare his sexual prowess to the man who loves you enough to put a ring on it. Learn what works for you together, rather than just expect that your man has a master key to locks that are hidden.
All this to say, men own some of the blame as well. We should do better to try and understand and fulfill women's needs. I will say in our defense though, it gets old very fast being in a relationship where only one of the two cares to do so. I have seen the pattern again and again, and watched dozens of women sabotage the men they claim to love without remorse or self-reflection.
And while I watch Ben Shapiro, I am not a huge fan of his. I tend to watch people who I think know more than I do about certain topics so that I might learn. I have watched countless hours of videos on relationships and sexuality, from both men's and women's perspectives. I watch MGTOW videos, even though I have a loving traditional wife, because I try to understand what other men are going through (and give them advice to have better relationships). I watch all sorts of things that people send me, much of which is quite contrary to my own way of thinking, because unlike most people, I don't just parrot what others say. I form my own opinions from various resources, then I mansplain away. And by the way, mansplain is a stupid derogatory made-up word that women use, which really means, "I feel dumb for not knowing and needing something explained" most of the time. From my perspective, and in my experience, men don't explain things to people who understand things.
@lordmcsmith
There's something about listening to this letter being read by the horniest vampire in history that just feels so right.
@tackbracka
What vampire? That is Jackie Daytona, a human bartender.
@jimajams7080
@tackbracka exactly. No vampire here
@johnnyandtheinsatiablevoid
Um, excuse you both, but this is the narrator of Worms: Revolution
@super35media
This is obviously the Head of Reynholm Industries
@hilaryelizabeth83
Vampire? You mean an improbably handsome, One Track Lover named Dr Todd Rivers.
@khaleesi4210
Matt Berry could read the phone book and I'd be entertained. He's just that great at delivering lines!!
@JR-gp2zk
One day I gave a co-worker a Pat on the shoulder because it was Christmas time and he seemed down. He took out a small notebook and put a check down. I asked what it was, and he explained that he recorded every time someone physically touched him. He had several names. Some with a few check marks some with a page full. He flip to the last page, and said this is my wife, and there were 2 checks. As a fellow male coworker I had 5. It saddest thing I ever saw. He recently filled for divorce.
@singerpour6946
That’s just weird 😂
@mykal4779
@@singerpour6946prolly fake lol