Phosphorescent is the solo project of American musician and songwriter Matt… Read Full Bio ↴Phosphorescent is the solo project of American musician and songwriter Matthew Houck (born 1980 in Alabama). Houck began recording and performing under this nom de plume in 2001 in Athens, Georgia, USA. He is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.
Before recording under the name Phosphorescent, Houck traveled the world playing under the moniker Fillup Shack and, in 2000, self-released a limited pressing of the album "Hipolit". In 2001 Houck changed his recording name to Phosphorescent, and, in 2003, released the full-length album "A Hundred Times or More". Interestingly, in the liner notes of the album, Fillup Shack is credited with the drum recordings. The following year, he released the EP "The Weight of Flight".
Phosphorescent rose to wider critical acclaim after releasing "Aw Come Aw Wry" in August 2005 and "Pride" in October 2007. The latter was named the 12th best album of 2007 by Stylus Magazine and received a 8.0 rating from indie website Pitchfork Media. In 2009, inspired by Willie Nelson's tribute album to Lefty Frizzell entitled "To Lefty From Willie", Houck crafted a tribute album to Nelson himself entitled "To Willie" which was released through Dead Oceans. Phosphorescent released "Here's to Taking It Easy" in 2010 and "Muchacho" in 2013.
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Before recording under the name Phosphorescent, Houck traveled the world playing under the moniker Fillup Shack and, in 2000, self-released a limited pressing of the album "Hipolit". In 2001 Houck changed his recording name to Phosphorescent, and, in 2003, released the full-length album "A Hundred Times or More". Interestingly, in the liner notes of the album, Fillup Shack is credited with the drum recordings. The following year, he released the EP "The Weight of Flight".
Phosphorescent rose to wider critical acclaim after releasing "Aw Come Aw Wry" in August 2005 and "Pride" in October 2007. The latter was named the 12th best album of 2007 by Stylus Magazine and received a 8.0 rating from indie website Pitchfork Media. In 2009, inspired by Willie Nelson's tribute album to Lefty Frizzell entitled "To Lefty From Willie", Houck crafted a tribute album to Nelson himself entitled "To Willie" which was released through Dead Oceans. Phosphorescent released "Here's to Taking It Easy" in 2010 and "Muchacho" in 2013.
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C'est La Vie No.2
Phosphorescent Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Phosphorescent:
A Charm / A Blade Give me ten long limbs, I'll hold Lazy rolling things of…
A Charm/ A Blade Give me ten long limbs, I’ll hold Lazy rolling things of…
A New Anhedonia The call of the night came and we called it…
A Picture Of Our Torn Up Praise I don't want to take and baby I don't want…
Across the Universe Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper…
All of It All A coward this morning, black after backing away And no expl…
At Death A Proclamation O in life Through many dark rooms We must go And all righ…
Aw Come Aw Wry Aw come aw wry Aw come aw wry Aw come aw wry Aw…
Aw Come Aw Wry #3 Aw come aw wry Aw come aw wry Aw come aw wry Aw…
Aw Come Aw Wry #6 Aw come aw wry Aw come aw wry Aw come aw wry Aw…
Bad News from Home High on a cliff in Mexico Staring down at the rocks…
Be Dark Night Dark night; meek and aligned Stones, tied; domes, light Be…
Bullet the thing about gravity it won't ever let on the gavel won…
Can I Sleep In Your Arms Can I sleep in your arms tonight, lady? It's so cold…
Can I Sleep In Your Arms? Can I sleep in your arms tonight, lady? It's so cold,…
Cocaine Lights In the darkness After the cocaine lights I will miss you …
Dead Heart Around your head, drowned and wet Is a ring of lights,…
Down To Go Leave another, how can you go? How can’t you know, I…
Endless Part 1 Through my window I knows About the wind When it blows …
Endless Pt. 1 Through my window I knows About the wind When it blows Abou…
Full Grown Man I can fly through these hallways Dressed in light though it…
Heartaches of a Fool Started out with the dreams And the plans of a wise…
Hej Me I'm Light Hey I'm light Hey I'm light Hey I'm light Hey I'm light Hey …
How Far We All Come Away in the hands of every bashful mother is a quiet delay…
I Am a Full Grown Man I can fly through these hallways Dressed in light though it…
I Don't Care If There's Cursing I don't care if you like me, I dont care…
I Gotta Get Drunk Well I got to get drunk and I sure do…
I'm A Full Grown Man I can fly through these hallways Dressed in light though it…
I'm a Mess I'm a mess I should be filling rooms With the sweet…
It's Not Supposed to Be That Way It's not supposed to be that way You're supposed to know…
Joe Tex Is it ever gonna not be so hard to see…
Last of the Hand-me-downs in the light that you borrowed for a look down the…
Little pt. 1 It was the darkest darkest night In the worstest part of…
Los Angeles The road is alive And everybody's all here I'm closing my ey…
Lost Name If I lost my name I would not feel bad 'Cause I…
Mrs. Juliette Low If the sound that gets made with each going away Were…
Muchacho's Tune I sang, roll away the stone Set up a trembling in…
My Dove My Lamb I remember evenings when my dad would sing Hiding in the…
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys I grew up dreaming of being a cowboy And loving the…
New Birth In New England I was sitting at a bar in New England I was…
Not A Heel I am not a heel But I will turn turn Turn I…
Not Right You Know The papers say What the papers always say But fail to say…
Nothing Was Stolen Well, apart from the things I touched Nothing got broke…
Nothing Was Stolen (Love Me Foolishly) Well, apart from the things I touched Nothing got broke all…
Permanently Lonely Don't be concerned it's time I learned That those who…
Phosperescent_Song For Zula Some say love is a burning thing That it makes a…
Pick Up the Tempo Won't you pick up the tempo just a little And take…
Reasons to Quit Reasons to quit The coke and booze don't do me like…
Remain the stars would know to send you the shivers and night…
Ride On It's going right, I hate you took me right on It's…
Salt & Blues let's stay right where we fell here near that magic swell …
Song for Zula Some say love is a burning thing That it makes a…
South Oh There's dogs calling awfully out here There's cows with …
Sun Sun arising Ease. easy oh As dark as I been, well Ease,…
Sun Arise! Sun a-rising. Ease, easy oh. Dark as I been. Ease, easy oh.…
Sun's Arising Sun arising Ease. easy oh As dark as I been, well Ease,…
Tell Me Baby (Have You Had Enough) Tell me baby have you had enough I know sometimes I…
Terror In The Canyons I could be the tiger, I could be the snake I…
The Mermaid Parade In New York this morning; it was 8 am LA…
The Party's Over Turn out the lights, the party is over They say that…
The Quotidian Beasts Well it woke me up early I went and I…
The Waves At Night Where are we and where do we And where will we…
Toes Out To Sea Drink in the darkness Then in the morning wake to sing I'm…
Tomorrow Is a Long Time If today was not an endless highway If tonight was not…
Too Sick to Pray I've been too sick to pray, Lord That's why we ain't…
Walkin' After carefully considerin' the whole situation Then I stan…
We The sky tonight at sundown looked like god himself Feeding d…
We'll Be Here Soon I know I'm back with just a song And I…
We’ll Be Here Soon I know I'm back with just a song And I been…
When We Fall The sky tonight at sundown looked like god himself Feeding d…
Where to Strip bleeding and laughing naked to fall in the snow your favor…
Wolves Mama there's wolves in the house Mama they won't let me…
You Can Make Me Feel Bad You can make me feel bad if you want to You…
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I wrote all night
Like the fire of my words could burn a hole up to heaven
I don't write all night burning holes up to heaven no more
I stood out in the rain
Like the rain might come and wash my eyes clean
I don't stand out in the rain to have my eyes washed clean no more
C'est la vie, she say
But I don't know what she means
I say: Love, easy, hey come to me
C'est la vie, she say
But I don't know what that means
I say: alright, well c'est la vie
I stood out in the night, in an empty field and I called your name
I don't stand out all night in empty fields
And call your name no more
I waited for days for your voice to answer to me
I don't wait up for days for your voice to answer to me no more
C'est la vie, they say
But I don't know what they mean
I say: love's easy if you let it be
C'est la vie, they say
But I don't know what that means
I say: alright, well, c'est la vie
I say: alright, honey, c'est la vie
Ain't that just how it goes, honey
C'est la vie : )
Black_Cat
This song exactly communicates how I've been feeling recently. Thank you Phosphorescent.
Kai Totzek
Thank you so much for this wonderful song, Matthew Houck! The most beautiful song since "Song for Zula"... Can't stop listening to it...
Bilal Khan
well said
Jesica M
So glad someone else's fav is also song for zula. These two songs are just chef's kiss
CaliforniaHiker
C’est magnifique! Got me through a rough patch a few years ago. Merçi bien!
BookBWitched
Gobsmacked by this! My adult son sent me a play list with your music. You broke my heart. You healed my soul. I came apart & found fragments I hadn't known had been stolen away. You did that ~ & ~ I am filled with your music.
Lawrence McGavin
Wow, just wow. I've only recently discovered Phosphorescent. Brilliant so far. Can't wait for a West of Scotland gig.
Steven Watts
This song penetrated directly into my DNA - it's like it always been there.
Cindy Morales
Exactly
RoadtripBoy
You guys have gold here in hands.. Songs are so balanced...