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To The Mountain

by Matt Hartless & the Maverick 7

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1.
Mavericks Assemble 02:24
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2.
Jacqueline in Paris 04:45
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You went away one month today To live la vie d'amour so they say And you became more and more estranged And we became more afraid As you were climbing the Eiffel Tower Or having your picture drawn on Montmartre A smog grew from our capital A storm over us all Have you seen what's happened here Since the last time you wrote It's gone to shit since last year When you didn't even vote They've declared martial law And we are stranded A thousand miles apart Jacqueline You pause for thought and squander hours You can't see Your disinterest is key Jacqueline You go for love and they close the borders Jacqueline There is no way back Like a cartoon in his everyman manner We lost control to this pound-shop Powell Discoursing fear and sounding too sincere The scapegoat disembowled And the foreign born blamed for economic downturn And all evidence to the contrary burned Special prisons for immigrant detainees It's like Nazi Germany Now you may think this is unfair But you should accept part of the blame For abandoning us here For we miss you my dear They've declared martial law And we are stranded A thousand miles apart Jacqueline You pause for thought and squander hours You can't see Your disinterest is key Jacqueline You go for love and they close the borders Jacqueline There is no way back And my bloodline wasn't pure So they gave me the sack Heritage is currency here Oh my God, don't come back It's like we're on the set of Brazil Or 1984 I promise I will keep in touch If they let me any more They've declared martial law And we are stranded A thousand miles apart Jacqueline You pause for thought and squander hours You can't see Your disinterest is key Jacqueline You go for love and they close the borders Jacqueline There is no way back
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Skeletons in the Closet 03:57
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In apathy we've let this place go to the dogs And by dogs I mean wolves that will tear you apart Indefinitely Perpetually Though myself, I admit where I'm going wrong I am loathe to stop myself blundering on Or quell my heart's desire To keep stoking the fire They talk about progress but nothing has changed If anything humanity's become more deranged And they say it won't happen but I can never be sure When each day we narrowly avoid nuclear war And we take far too much And put nothing back And await the day Earth has a heart attack And I hope that our grandchildren never discover our Skeletons in the closet The conservative view the world revolves around you Has led to the transfer of resource and power Like salmon jumping upriver Makes me shiver in disgust Now we're addicted to smack to make up for the lack Of any sort of meaning since we can't afford dreaming As rainforests tumble So you can buy a Big Mac in Bristol And I just don't know why nobody cares And I just don't know what to say They talk about progress but nothing has changed If anything humanity's become more deranged And they say it won't happen but I can never be sure When each day we narrowly avoid nuclear war And we take far too much And put nothing back And await the day Earth has a heart attack And I hope that our grandchildren never discover our Skeletons in the closet Pour tout les enfants M'aidez mes amis A sauver la planete De catastrophe d'energie Parce que les feux brulent Et les torbines ne marchent pas Et je dit non! No, no, no They talk about progress but nothing has changed If anything humanity's become more deranged And they say it won't happen but I can never be sure When each day we narrowly avoid nuclear war And we take far too much And put nothing back And await the day Earth has a heart attack And I hope that our grandchildren never discover our Skeletons in the closet
4.
The Boss 04:03
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I thought it would be hard to manipulate you good But in the end you acted just the way I thought you would The marks of your endearment will surely leave a scar So we tread our different paths until we don't know who we are Now we're unionised but still we must decide What is wrong and what is right and if not where to hide Now I have problems in my life and one of them is you You don't want me to be free but you ain't the boss of me If I forget Why I wake up in cold sweats I cross the line Trying to touch the divine While we slept You held a knife behind your back So I crack and scream You ain't the boss of me So I don't sleep for weeks and decide I can't ignore The subtle slights that come across like breaking down my door Now I have problems in my life and one of them is you You don't want me to be free but you ain't the boss of me If I forget Why I wake up in cold sweats I cross the line Trying to touch the divine While we slept You held a knife behind your back So I crack and scream You ain't the boss of me And I don't really want to know But it seems your legs just start to go I see reflections of my sin We didn't want you to come in I know, but I couldn't look away Well why the fuck didn't you say Cos when we had a heart to heart You said you were doubtful from the start I'm hopeful we can still be friends But there are so many loose ends It makes no difference in my head Sometimes I think you want me dead You treated me like a ghost since then I wish I could see you smile again But we are flailing and falling apart If I forget Why I wake up in cold sweats I cross the line Trying to touch the divine While we slept You held a knife behind your back So I crack and scream You ain't the boss of me If I forget Why I wake up in cold sweats I cross the line Trying to touch the divine While we slept You held a knife behind your back So I crack and scream You ain't the boss of me
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Reign of Summer 04:22
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A long line in the desert The faces you seek all the time Finally facing the ridges And cracks in your happier side Don't be the one to Throw it all back to the heap You can't find the answers Being amongst all the sheep It's a long reign of summer Long reign of summer Long reign of Take your hands off me I already know who you are I've had time to study Enough to tear myself apart For a long reign of summer Long reign of summer It's a long reign of summer Long reign of summer Spread your wings Icarus, your dollar bills Will help you find solace you think Tell me there's too much for all at steak To stumble back into the drink And it never amounted to much though As your body was washed out to sea A lifetime of trees and adventure Who'd have thought there'd never be Such a long reign of summer Long reign of summer It's a long reign of summer Long reign of summer It's a long reign of summer Long reign of summer It's a long reign of summer Long reign of summer
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Cedar 04:42
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The thought of you in bed repulses me The more I know the less I want to see You eschew the blame I know I should feel ashamed That I wish you'd do it and now leave me alone But you're just avoiding the questions I don't think you understand the answers Move on to new sensations But please let me go You've had too much time And It's not good enough No it's not good enough You've had too much time And It's not good enough No it's not good enough I cannot describe my state of mind Bitterness and love are left behind My grievances are noted My parliament has voted Now I wish you'd do it and leave me alone But you're just avoiding the questions I don't think you understand the answers Move on to new sensations But please let me go You've had too much time And It's not good enough No it's not good enough You've had too much time And It's not good enough No it's not good enough The thought of your return horrifies me You prevent who I desire to be You eschew the blame I know I should feel ashamed That I wish you'd do it and just leave me alone You've had too much time And It's not good enough No it's not good enough You've had too much time And It's not good enough No it's not good enough You've had too much time And It's not good enough No it's not good enough You've had too much time And It's not good enough No it's not good enough You depend on me But you won't do enough No, you won't do enough You depend on me But you won't do enough No, you won't do enough You depend on me But you won't do enough No, you won't do enough You depend on me But you won't do enough No, you won't do enough
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Keep It Westy 02:12
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8.
Skeptic 03:47
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In my head, in my head It is barely making sense Through all the damn conviction I'm just sitting on the fence So to the mountain I must go To seek whatever I could know A deep ravine of good intention Is all that I am shown I try to learn, I try to fight Pick up a language overnight Solve a mass extinction problem And dismiss it out of spite Cos I'm no titan, no messiah Just another worker bee The burden of this knowledge Heavy weather over me I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic to the core I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic to the core So that won't do, I start anew To try and satiate my blues Given time, peace of mind Work on being satisfied Review my matches on these apps My dignity is near collapse My intention for connection Has entirely relapsed I bite your flesh under duress I cannot save this awkward mess I despair this sweaty matrimony Getting you undressed This heady state, this fever dream Radiates from you in sleep My bed insomnia initiates I think I'm in too deep I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic to the core I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic to the core I'm at a loss, don't know what's next I've tried success and I've tried sex To feel complete, but try I might I doubt that it will see me right Cos I'm no titan, no messiah Just another worker bee Through addiction, pride, and envy Heavy weather over me I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic to the core I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic to the core I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic to the core I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic I'm a skeptic to the core
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Desperate Measures 03:47
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Another whisper in my direction We're on the brink if I defy As things slowly worsen you forget them I am to be punished for taking no side Oh, Ivory, I don't love you It's killing me, honey, you're a black hole for money I distance myself to escape all your cunning But you slash at my feet, lacerate the soles And impale my chest, so I can't fill the hole Oh, Ivory, I don't love you Oh, Ivory, I don't love you Do me a favour and can your behaviour As hard as you wish, I cannot be your saviour So desperate measures call for disparate times And your gaze fixed on heaven so you missed all the signs Oh, Ivory, I don't love you Oh, Ivory, I don't love you Oh, Ivory, I don't love you Oh, Ivory, I don't-
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Dandelion 03:33
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My girl is going on a date Now I refuse to sit and wait I'll plot a plan inside my head It's good enough for me She's all smiles and full of passion And subtlety is out of fashion I'll blow it out of all proportion It's good enough for me I'll settle down for second best A miserable life unless She's forced to contradict That it is good enough for her I'm psychopathic and inept I seem unable to accept Through trials and tribulations That it's good enough for me She is blithe and beautiful Her confidence is way too tall From providence she's bound to fall That's good enough for me I'll break her down into a mouse Till she's afraid to leave the house And I'm the only candidate That's good enough for me I'll settle down for second best A miserable life unless She's forced to contradict That it is good enough for her I'm psychopathic and inept I seem unable to accept Through trials and tribulations That it's good enough for me I'll buy her with comiseration And poison her with radiation She'll submit in humiliation That's good enough for me I'll keep it up till she's gone mad Then be the best she's ever had I don't believe her when she says It's good enough for me Woah it's good enough for me Woah it's good enough for me Woah it's good enough for me Woah it's good enough for me
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The Ballad of Moss Side 08:09
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My bones creak like a country house Under the October sky But the house fell apart years ago God forbid you understand why So you treat me like an infidel Disregard all that I say I came to you when I was desperate But you turned me away So we've crossed to the other side When there's nowhere left for us to hide And do you know what you've done Ask yourself can you cope when I'm gone So you treat me like an infidel Disregard all that I say I came to you when I was desperate But you turned me away You think I'm being lazy and I find all of this fun And my barren moral landscape is the smoking gun That someone fired in Moss Side as I lay in Platt Fields Park Counting my blessings but dropping them in the dark Oh there ain't no hope like music If you've got it then you might as well abuse it Oh the outlook is poor but I've got harmony as a cure Everyone else ran out terrified when the wolf kicked down my door I'm firing on all cylinders and flying on the run Give me back my voice I can't control what I've begun I'm a vagabond, a rogue, a dog without a bone Will someone please help me, I'm a king without a throne I'm firing on all cylinders and flying on the run Give me back my voice I can't control what I've begun I'm a vagabond, a rogue, a dog without a bone Will someone please help me locate my home So you treat me like an infidel Disregard all that I say I came to you when I was desperate But you turned me away This isn't fantasy This isn't heresy It's just all the hope that I've got Cos there ain't no hope like music No there ain't no hope like music No there ain't no hope like music No there ain't no hope like music

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released February 11, 2022

All tracks performed by Matt Hartless & the Maverick 7
All tracks produced by Reuben Holmes
All tracks mastered by Juri Ceresato

Tracks 1 & 7 written by Shelli Le Fay
Track 4 written by Matt Hartless and Matt Creighton
All other tracks written by Matt Hartless

Matt Hartless - Guitar (All tracks), Lead vocals (Tracks 2-6, 8-11), Prayer Bells (Track 10), Shaker (Track 10), Trumpet (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 11)
Jess Megson - Drums (All tracks)
Matt Creighton - Keyboard (All tracks), Piano (Track 3), Chair leg (Track 10)
Shelli Le Fay - Violin (Tracks 1-3, 5, 7-11) Lead Vocals (Track 4), Vocals (Tracks 5, 6, 9, 10)
Casey Birks - Bass Guitar (All tracks), Double Bass (Track 3), Vocals (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11)
Jen Bindler - Trombone (Tracks 4, 6)
Elk Burland - Saxophone (Track 4)

The Gang - Avril Danczuk, Alex Benton, Henry Colquhon, AJ Hill, Matt Hartless, Matt Creighton, Jess Megson, Shelli Le Fay, Casey Birks - Gang vocals (Tracks 2, 4, 7, 11)

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Matt Hartless & the Maverick 7 Manchester, UK

Many moons ago, Matt Hartless rode into town from across the Sea on horseback with nothing but a guitar and a song in his heart.

Selling an aquatic horse would have made life easier, but that's not the Maverick way and Matt soon found himself recruiting troubadours from across Manchester to give the gift of Gypsy-ska-flamenco-folk-punk-rock to the world. ... more

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