In the past three years Matthew Mayfield has both redefined himself and red… Read Full Bio ↴In the past three years Matthew Mayfield has both redefined himself and redefined how a musician can record and release music. When Matthew’s previous band, Moses Mayfield, which signed with Epic when he was only 21, disbanded at the close of 2007, the Birmingham-based musician was forced to decide how to proceed with his life. A working musician since the age of 18, he only knew songwriting, recording, and touring. “All I ever wanted to be was a rock 'n roll star,” Matthew says. “When the band broke up, I knew I had to keep pushing."
Matthew’s career as a solo artist has evolved naturally over the past few years, his fanbase growing organically and his songwriting skills growing exponentially. But it has not just been the quality of Matthew’s songs that sets him apart. The prolific musician has self-released eight EPs since 2008, offering his fans a consistent stream of new music. In September of 2008, Matthew recorded his debut solo EP, The Fire EP, for $1000 in a Birmingham basement. This disc spawned “First In Line,” which appeared in the 100th episode of Grey’s Anatomy.
Matthew’s second EP followed in July 2009. Five Chances Remain Hers, produced by Paul Moak, which landed another track, “Better,” on Grey’s Anatomy. The single skyrocketed to No. 1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart and in December of 2009 Matthew offered fans a third EP-- Maybe Next Christmas. The reaction to these releases and to Matthew’s songwriting was so strong it just made sense for him to keep doing it.
“The response was pretty overwhelming and caught me a bit off guard,” Matthew explains. “It reset something inside me and got my wheels turning for the EP series. I wanted to try something that no one else was trying. I knew I had the songs, and I knew that if I worked hard, I could put out records that people wanted to hear month after month. I've had plenty of issues over the years as an artist, but there's never been a shortage of songs.”
Since Maybe Next Christmas, Matthew has written, recorded, and released five more EPs--regularly putting them out every month from January 2010 through May 2010. Each disc has showcased a different facet of the musician, revealing his depth and versatility. Funded by his fans— who were also involved in selecting the tracklists and cover art via Pledge Music--each EP has also reached the top of the iTunes singer/songwriter charts. The whirlwind process has taught Matthew, who toured in the midst of this with Needtobreathe, Pete Yorn, Switchfoot, Blue October and The Civil Wars, an immense amount about both himself and about creating music.
“Each EP is a different chapter for me,” he says. “Essentially, it was an exercise in storytelling.Late '08 into early '09 was by far the hardest period of my life. There was a lot of grief to process, and it was tough to file it down into song form. The ideas spilled out night after night, morning after
morning. I learned to keep a voice recorder close by at all times for that reason. Most of the melodies came to me in the car, the airport, the shower— pretty much the most inconvenient places for making noise.”
Riding on the momentum of this succession of music, Matthew is currently preparing to release his debut album, Now You’re Free, a record that was completely funded by his fans via Pledge Music. Recorded over the course of three weeks with producer Paul Moak in Nashville in June, the disc pairs five songs pulled from Matthew’s past EPs and five brand new tracks. The ten songs walk a fine line between Matthew’s acoustic singer-songwriter tendencies and the group-driven rock ‘n roll he loves making, in the end creating a cohesive, narrative-driven collection of spirited rock songs.
"I want to write songs that people can sing back at me the way I sing back at my favorite artists,” he says. “I'm excited about attempting to change something with a song. It could be someone's mood for four minutes, the temperature in their room or the way they watch the sun set driving down the interstate. Music has changed everything for me. I want to be a part of that for other people.”
Matthew’s career as a solo artist has evolved naturally over the past few years, his fanbase growing organically and his songwriting skills growing exponentially. But it has not just been the quality of Matthew’s songs that sets him apart. The prolific musician has self-released eight EPs since 2008, offering his fans a consistent stream of new music. In September of 2008, Matthew recorded his debut solo EP, The Fire EP, for $1000 in a Birmingham basement. This disc spawned “First In Line,” which appeared in the 100th episode of Grey’s Anatomy.
Matthew’s second EP followed in July 2009. Five Chances Remain Hers, produced by Paul Moak, which landed another track, “Better,” on Grey’s Anatomy. The single skyrocketed to No. 1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart and in December of 2009 Matthew offered fans a third EP-- Maybe Next Christmas. The reaction to these releases and to Matthew’s songwriting was so strong it just made sense for him to keep doing it.
“The response was pretty overwhelming and caught me a bit off guard,” Matthew explains. “It reset something inside me and got my wheels turning for the EP series. I wanted to try something that no one else was trying. I knew I had the songs, and I knew that if I worked hard, I could put out records that people wanted to hear month after month. I've had plenty of issues over the years as an artist, but there's never been a shortage of songs.”
Since Maybe Next Christmas, Matthew has written, recorded, and released five more EPs--regularly putting them out every month from January 2010 through May 2010. Each disc has showcased a different facet of the musician, revealing his depth and versatility. Funded by his fans— who were also involved in selecting the tracklists and cover art via Pledge Music--each EP has also reached the top of the iTunes singer/songwriter charts. The whirlwind process has taught Matthew, who toured in the midst of this with Needtobreathe, Pete Yorn, Switchfoot, Blue October and The Civil Wars, an immense amount about both himself and about creating music.
“Each EP is a different chapter for me,” he says. “Essentially, it was an exercise in storytelling.Late '08 into early '09 was by far the hardest period of my life. There was a lot of grief to process, and it was tough to file it down into song form. The ideas spilled out night after night, morning after
morning. I learned to keep a voice recorder close by at all times for that reason. Most of the melodies came to me in the car, the airport, the shower— pretty much the most inconvenient places for making noise.”
Riding on the momentum of this succession of music, Matthew is currently preparing to release his debut album, Now You’re Free, a record that was completely funded by his fans via Pledge Music. Recorded over the course of three weeks with producer Paul Moak in Nashville in June, the disc pairs five songs pulled from Matthew’s past EPs and five brand new tracks. The ten songs walk a fine line between Matthew’s acoustic singer-songwriter tendencies and the group-driven rock ‘n roll he loves making, in the end creating a cohesive, narrative-driven collection of spirited rock songs.
"I want to write songs that people can sing back at me the way I sing back at my favorite artists,” he says. “I'm excited about attempting to change something with a song. It could be someone's mood for four minutes, the temperature in their room or the way they watch the sun set driving down the interstate. Music has changed everything for me. I want to be a part of that for other people.”
Settle Down
Matthew Mayfield Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Settle Down' by these artists:
1975 The A soft sound To the way she wears her hair down Covering…
A$AD Tell me everything I wanna know U seen it all But what…
Adam Brand Could this be the time to settle down I don't…
Akshara I don’t wanna settle down Let’s go outta town Plant our feet…
Alonzo Holt Get get get in line, and settle down Get get get…
Ask Elliot You said you lost the feeling And you've got no…
Austin Meade So you want to settle down And buy a little home Out…
AYVA An oasis babe An oasis to my desert sun A pouring rain I…
B.surius Foolish of me to believe that you would stay A little…
Baby Smoove Hmm right mmmmhm 22 aye my time 30 rounds Aye, Meech!…
Bakari J.B. Foolish of me to believe that you would stay A little…
Beau Diako People just need to People just need to Settle down Settle d…
Bella wait for the smoke to slow dark bound dark bound down the…
Blahalouisiana I know nothing anymore and I've been going on too long but…
Breaks Co-Op Saw you on a tightrope, falling every time Never looked so…
C-NICE You're an anvil waiting to get dropped An animal dropped ins…
Captain Monk Winter falls a blanket calls I let you down Been a little…
Cartel It was just a few years in the making now. The…
Chuku100 I know I Know I Know I can do better…
Cruel Santino Yeah yeah yeah Okay I say settle down now Yes I see…
D-Terence I don't think they ready for this one man keep it…
Dan Robinson Verse 1 Settle down, with me Cover me up, all warm All aroun…
Dark Mean Yeah I guess we'll see what you're made of Yeah I…
Department of Darkness Stand up – Everybody - Hands up - Everybody Freak out…
Dioni Can I have a minute Ik ben down voor je baby Zeg…
Document We settle down But it doesn't feels right So go hang around …
Earl of Manila {Intro: Pauline} Down (x4) {Verse 1: Earl} I've been se…
edaya Settle down, I'm no one to fear Settle down I swear…
Flower Face Settle down, won't you take it easy on me? Settle down,…
Fly By Midnight You're not the first person that I ever loved If you…
Fly By Midnight & Zaeden You′re not the first person that I ever loved If you…
Gentle Bones Take me out of this phase I'm reaching a point I…
George Jones One of these days gonna settle down I′m gonna plant my…
GERVS I can tell there's something special bout you baby But you…
Glasmus perform ye lon medals following shell songs smash. i wrung f…
group project aby close those eyes Cuz tomorrow we're on our way It's a…
Hunting Stories Settle down, now Hold on till you are home again I am…
iFani Thula ndivile Hlafuna nditshile Umlomo udangerous Coins make…
ïnnü I am the pinnacle of hip hop It don't stop Let the…
J-Fills You know I.... You know I be writing songs bout you…
Jake Miller (feat. Hi-Rez) I wanna settle down I wanna settle down Won't you settle dow…
Jared Horgan I’ve made so many mistakes Had lost all my…
Jeremy & The Harlequins Settle Down I just wanna rock I just wanna roll I just…
Judy Collins Goin' down that highway, goin' to another town. Honey when …
Julie Collings Where am I going from here? Lost your faith in me,…
Junior Astronomers Even when the bed still shakes. And even when you scream…
Kathleen Murray Caught alive on a fishing wire You better do some explaining…
Kayak Nostradamus + Anne Ponsarde (N) I can't believe it's ta…
Kev.O Live my life like a leaf on a breeze Pedal to…
Kimbra I wanna settle down I wanna settle down Won't you settle dow…
king nate Settle down I'm just getting started Settle down I can't set…
Kranium Mom you think it too young fi get married now? (Who?…
La Mish Ladies and gentlemen buckle up This is back in 99 the…
Leah Capelle Settle down, girl Watch the clouds kiss the mountain peaks S…
Lee Allen Verse I: I don't know where my head went to Cause all…
Liamere Is it too near or too far for me To stand…
Lillo Thomas Can we settle down? Build up a sacred ground, For only us…
Mavado Say is her destiny, say is her destiny, say is…
Midnight Rush Settle down, my darling, I'll be fine What is love? Does…
monmoi Is he coming home late again? Does he hang out with…
Movado Say is her destiny, say is her destiny, say is…
Mr. Dan Settle Down lyrics and music by Doug Warriner Chorus: You st…
namoli brennet Brother Moses wasn't born to settle down Brother Moses wasn'…
No Doubt Get in line and settle down Get in line and settle…
North Downs Settle down, settle down Settle down, settle down Reeling fr…
Northern Faces I'm faced with reality Yeah the clock's working against me a…
Ösla You stowed away I left you waiting On holiday I'm only …
Oval Opus Thinking back to the day, When I just knew there was…
Over the Wall Letters mailed to the East and the West, Go stamp a…
P.O.V. I don't like what you do to me These feelings are…
Palace Emotion, we all Connection, so far Settle prime, we'll never…
Peter Paul And Mary I'm goin' down that highway, goin' to another town Baby when…
Potter I'ma roll my thing, this is how I meditate I'm in…
Pouya Settle down, my darling, I'll be fine What is love? Does…
REALLIFEALWAYS No one here to save us now Yeah I know when…
Rhett Robertson Settle down my sweet child So I can know just where…
Ricky Montgomery I can't see why you won't move to LA You only…
Rico Love Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh ah oh ah…
Secret Rendezvous Do you remember, yeah I ain't tryna preach If it's up to…
Shane Moyer Kimbra] I want to settle down I want to settle down Won't yo…
shiey (Wind calm, visibility two kilometer, zero) (No significant …
Smino Settle down Just settle down Ah (just settle down) Huh, huh,…
Sody Sleepless nights and endless days Hiding from your lies that…
Steve Forbert If I seem a little crazy, well, it's just because…
T h e 1 9 7 5 A soft sound To the way she wears her hair down Covering…
Takida We're laying here and now you're alone The worst I've been…
Tay Dreamin' Settle down Come hold me now Hold me now You dont walk out…
The 1975 A soft sound To the way she wears her hair down Covering…
The 1975 (EMBRZ remix) A soft sound To the way she wears her hair down Covering…
The 1975 - The 1975 A soft sound To the way she wears her hair down Covering…
The 1975/Musicfire.in A soft sound To the way she wears her hair down Covering…
The 1975; Matthew Healy; ADAM HANN; George Daniel; Ross MacDonald A soft sound To the way she wears her hair down Covering…
The Cartel It was just a few years in the making now. The…
The Dangerous Summer I gave my things away. I called the people that…
The Department of Darkness Stand up – Everybody - Hands up - Everybody Freak out…
The Isley Brothers [Chorus] Do you think you're ready To settle down, settle d…
The Lunchtime Band She makes me feel it …
The McClymonts Norma it aint no use Your little boy is outta control He's…
The Mesa Every now and then This feeling comes along Like the memory …
The Michigan G-Men Settle down, an eat your peas and gravy, my boy Settle…
The Ordinary Boys Brimming with useless information, Spilling thoughts void of…
The Verses Settle Down, settle down now on that road 'Cause you still…
Tres Empre The tyrants are on loose again, Changing nothing, we'll figh…
Twin River is that you you're right there for my eyes is that you you'r…
Unbelievable Truth You don't move from that graceful pose And I never…
Wax Sit down, have a water. Walk. Walk. I walked today. I walke…
White Arrows All the time we spent So the story goes It's like i…
wild love Drive just drive You have your chocolate and your coke now E…
Wineson The sun is raised anymore Cause I've been traveling far too…
Woodlock Waking in the dark, no sense of time No on else…
Zaeden You're not the first person that I ever loved If you…
Ziggy Alberts & the neoprene on my skin, a familiar warmth to…
Zwan Settle down, don't settle down without me, no, no Settle dow…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Matthew Mayfield:
A Cycle Baby would you love it if I could recover it…
Ain't Much More to Say Came back again Come knocking down your door With a fist ful…
Always Be You This stream that passes me by No dreams, no spirits run…
Beautiful Will you receive That I believe You're beautiful Will you…
Better Two fires, they're breathing Running out of air Two hearts, …
Better Off Forgiven Weightless in the silence, the only thing you hear. It came …
By Your Side I have nothing more than this tonight Hope for a dream…
Can One more day left of summer We’re still chasing the numbers…
Can't Change My Mind One more day left of summer We’re still chasing the numbers …
Can’t Change My Mind One more day left of summer We’re still chasing the numbers…
Carry Me Pony up and meet me Where the ocean meets the sand Relieve…
Cold Winds Do you remember me Do you remember me? Do you remember what…
Come Back Home Another morning And I’m still holding onto you to you I’ll w…
Dead to You Chances we had when we were young held as ransom by Future'…
Element I'm waiting Wish I was watching you In the daylight A perfec…
Fire Escape I see you bite your bottom lip Can you feel my…
First in Line I'll run my fingers through your hair tonight There's no one…
Follow You Down First time to meet you, I couldn't be wrong. I swear…
Ghost I’m giving up my ghost today I wonder why it ends…
Golden Opportunity Waiting for the waves to take you in Frozen by sea…
Grow Old With You My hands at your sides Your hands wrapped closely around a…
Heart in Wire This ain't right, this ain't right, this ain't right This a…
Heartbeat Lost the night I met you long ago and no exchange was…
Her Name Was December I can feel you hesitating As your breath begins to shake T…
I Don't Know You At All Do you feel different Now that you spit me out? Do you…
I Don’t Know You At All Do you feel different Now that you spit me out Do you…
In Or Out Wake up my heart dear and shake back the feen She…
Lives Entwined Inside her garden lies the secret and the light And I'd…
Look Me in the Eye Baby look me in the eye please. When you talk, I…
Man-Made Machines I’ve got my heart set on the way This world, it…
Man‐Made Machines I’ve got my heart set on the way This world, it…
Maybe Next Christmas 'Maybe next Christmas,' she used to say 'We'll find a new…
Mess of a Man Mess of a Man I use to find a feeling when…
Miles & Miles Open it up and let me inside, show me all…
Missed Me Rise up from the city like the fire that ate…
Now You The girl said forever, But she still may never be sold…
Old Friend My heart laid against the sand Carved by the ocean's hand Th…
Open Road Lay me down on Shores of the whitest sand Soft like that…
Razorblade A sunrise, a black tide's rolling in from a cutter's night a…
Revelation The sunlight is stationed high to her right With marks of…
Ride Away Somber the city lights Praise and shadow lines inside of you…
Ring Of Fire (One, two, three, four) (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) Love is a bur…
Safe & Sound I hear you breathing Your heartbeat small but strong A chi…
Seasons In Our Dreams As I came up from the dark You met me there…
So Long So Long Sunrise show me the way I'm the first chaser today New fire,…
Still Alive Birmingham 1963 Blue eyed boy on safe ground just like me Ca…
Take What I Can Get If finders were keepers, I'd still be at home Take it…
The Devil Within Children watch the flames… as the ashes rise against the rai…
The Last Ride Lately you seem disenchanted by false truth Illuminated "I d…
Thief Charm me, disarm me But don't let me down Don't let me…
Timeless Art Take, take nothing, babe And give, give yourself away The t…
Tonight Where am I headed? Got my back against the wall Can’t move…
Tonight (remaster) Where am I headed? Got my back against the wall Can't go…
Track You Down Sweet lavender on an overcoat That scent you left on all…
Wild Eyes Young and wild and free and full of fantasy we search…
Wrapped In Rain I'm tired Of faux desires Of makeshift men And their wires …
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@Cynthia-ok5iy
So beautiful , it touches my soul
@George42896
This song is sooo beautiful.......
@BonesOnTheMend
The slow build up at the start is great! The lyrics touch home. Love this.
@cuad7913
By far... My favorite song brother. Thank you so much for what you do. I'm on my 14th deployment right now, and I can't describe how much your words carry. You're able to explain what I can't translate. Thank you...
@edakarabalci8732
beautiful song, love it. Can't belive that you aren't famous..
@lujainabdulaziz3591
My fav artist! The voice... its a piece of art. ❤
@queenofgreen83
Love, love, love!!!
@jamsonrodrigo1477
Very Nice!!!
@vivianh691
love this!
@robertasavasta9414
MM <3