Watch out for late phone calls
Wheat paste and concrete walls
Go too far, live too long
Time's too short, right and wrong
Block after block,
Block after block
Roll down gates, look the same
Different trips, different trains
Hey friends break in the back door
And turn it up while the lights are out
Eyes closed and shouting right now
Lights turn on and dark turns up
Side by side dream bigger
Next in line it's late
Now this is all me
Now this is all me
Eat when you're hungry and
Sleep when you're slipping like
Tired dogs rest their paws
Today we show our flaws
Block after block,
Block after block
It's one way now on Wythe
What was left, now is right
Hey friends we'll jump the turnstiles
And cut it down while the lights are out
Eyes closed and shouting right now
Lights turn on and dark turns up
Side by side, dream bigger
Next in line it's late
Now this is all me
Now this is all me
I think it takes a pile of bricks
For us to make a home
And I'm not sure but I hear
Mountains grow from just a stone
Block after block,
Block after block
Everything I've learned
Every step I took
And street I walked
Lights turn on and dark turns up
Side by side dream bigger
Next in line it's late
Now this is all me,
Now this is all me
Matt and Kim - Sidewalks Album Lyrics
Matt and Kim - Sidewalks Lyrics
Writer: KIMBERLY ANN SCHIFINO, MATTHEW WESLEY JOHNSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
AM/FM Sound
the open road is on my back today
hold me up be sure not to drag away
all these twists and turns piles of dreams and dimes
I'll take whats in front and leave this mess behind
well I just sit here tonight and wait for my ride
well I just sit here tonight and you always by my side
oh-a-oh
meet after dark and just follow me
dredged and worn away wrong side of the street
well I just sit here tonight and wait for my ride
well I just sit here tonight and you always by my side
no time to waste and so many [?]
[?] should it tear some fences down
oh-a-oh [x2]
hold me up be sure not to drag away
all these twists and turns piles of dreams and dimes
I'll take whats in front and leave this mess behind
well I just sit here tonight and wait for my ride
well I just sit here tonight and you always by my side
oh-a-oh
meet after dark and just follow me
dredged and worn away wrong side of the street
well I just sit here tonight and wait for my ride
well I just sit here tonight and you always by my side
no time to waste and so many [?]
[?] should it tear some fences down
oh-a-oh [x2]
Writer: BENJAMIN HEYWARD ALLEN, KIMBERLY ANN SCHIFINO, MATTHEW WESLEY JOHNSON
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Cameras
sun's going down let's get together
on the bridge we'll meet up tonight
black pants red sweatshirt and brown bags
above the East River's northern lights
you see what I see
I thought it make believe
watched the sun rise
on my street
old cement makes for
a solid place to lay
bed of light grey
my bed of light grey
while I know it's letters
that can spell
I hear now it's words that can say
I decided to start writing less
and I'm talking more everyday
sixteen of our friends
a five seat bright red van
curbside view
turn off of grand
pound my steering wheel
we yell to the windshield
I'm finally home
I'm finally home
no time for cameras
we'll use our eyes instead
no time for cameras
we'll be gone when we're dead
no time for cameras
we'll use our eyes instead
I see flashes of gold
every single car alarm we hear
we'll steal and throw through their window
my water comes straight from the tap
and those bottles are all just for show
I see that we're made of
more then blood and bones
see we're made of
sticks and stones
don't forget to breathe
need locks for your keys
don't forget to breathe now
forget to breathe now
no time for cameras
we'll use our eyes instead
no time for cameras
we'll be gone when we're dead
no time for cameras
we'll use our eyes instead
I see flashes of gold
on the bridge we'll meet up tonight
black pants red sweatshirt and brown bags
above the East River's northern lights
you see what I see
I thought it make believe
watched the sun rise
on my street
old cement makes for
a solid place to lay
bed of light grey
my bed of light grey
while I know it's letters
that can spell
I hear now it's words that can say
I decided to start writing less
and I'm talking more everyday
sixteen of our friends
a five seat bright red van
curbside view
turn off of grand
pound my steering wheel
we yell to the windshield
I'm finally home
I'm finally home
no time for cameras
we'll use our eyes instead
no time for cameras
we'll be gone when we're dead
no time for cameras
we'll use our eyes instead
I see flashes of gold
every single car alarm we hear
we'll steal and throw through their window
my water comes straight from the tap
and those bottles are all just for show
I see that we're made of
more then blood and bones
see we're made of
sticks and stones
don't forget to breathe
need locks for your keys
don't forget to breathe now
forget to breathe now
no time for cameras
we'll use our eyes instead
no time for cameras
we'll be gone when we're dead
no time for cameras
we'll use our eyes instead
I see flashes of gold
Writer: KIMBERLY ANN SCHIFINO, MATTHEW WESLEY JOHNSON
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Red Paint
You're bringing the bar up
lifes not plastic
forks and paper cups
only Srgt. Lee can make a heavy weight
we'll set all things straight
hands and red paint
lets make some stains
lets make some stains getting dark
hands and red paint lets make a mark
all of these years you brought me here
you brought me here i thank you
all of these years that we cut through
some parts never talk
climbing fences
sleeping on roof tops
all so many things i see are shook i bet [?]
still rocks bricks and led [x2]
hands and red paint
lets make some stains
lets make some stains getting dark
hands and red paint lets make a mark
all of these years you brought me here
you brought me here i thank you
all of these years that we cut through
lets make life so big
make sure it can't be missed
i carry all these days for months and for years
i'll listen you hear [x2]
hands and red paint
lets make some stains
lets make some stains getting dark
hands and red paint lets make a mark
all of these years you brought me here
you brought me here i thank you
all of these years that we cut through [x2]
lifes not plastic
forks and paper cups
only Srgt. Lee can make a heavy weight
we'll set all things straight
hands and red paint
lets make some stains
lets make some stains getting dark
hands and red paint lets make a mark
all of these years you brought me here
you brought me here i thank you
all of these years that we cut through
some parts never talk
climbing fences
sleeping on roof tops
all so many things i see are shook i bet [?]
still rocks bricks and led [x2]
hands and red paint
lets make some stains
lets make some stains getting dark
hands and red paint lets make a mark
all of these years you brought me here
you brought me here i thank you
all of these years that we cut through
lets make life so big
make sure it can't be missed
i carry all these days for months and for years
i'll listen you hear [x2]
hands and red paint
lets make some stains
lets make some stains getting dark
hands and red paint lets make a mark
all of these years you brought me here
you brought me here i thank you
all of these years that we cut through [x2]
Writer: BENJAMIN HEYWARD ALLEN, KIMBERLY ANN SCHIFINO, MATTHEW WESLEY JOHNSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management
Where Youre Coming From
I hear that shoe strings tend to break
But they tie together great
I feel I know
I know where you're coming from
Notebooks filled with lines
And a clock's filled with good times
I think i know
I know where you're coming from
I never have enough
And you always have too much
I might just know
I know where you're coming from
Quarters for the wash
All the other coins are tossed
I said I know
I know where you're coming from
I'm on my feet today
And I'll walk into the grave
I drew this map by hand
Show you how to become a man
I'm on my feet today
And I'll walk into the grave
I said
I know where you're coming from
We tore the walls out
In this old bedroom of your house
To make room for dreams
I know where you're coming from
Years they come and go
But today is here to stay
I said I know
I know where you're coming from
I'm on my feet today
And I'll walk into the grave
I drew this map by hand
Show you how to become a man
I'm on my feet today
And I'll walk into the grave
I said I know
I know where you're coming from
But they tie together great
I feel I know
I know where you're coming from
Notebooks filled with lines
And a clock's filled with good times
I think i know
I know where you're coming from
I never have enough
And you always have too much
I might just know
I know where you're coming from
Quarters for the wash
All the other coins are tossed
I said I know
I know where you're coming from
I'm on my feet today
And I'll walk into the grave
I drew this map by hand
Show you how to become a man
I'm on my feet today
And I'll walk into the grave
I said
I know where you're coming from
We tore the walls out
In this old bedroom of your house
To make room for dreams
I know where you're coming from
Years they come and go
But today is here to stay
I said I know
I know where you're coming from
I'm on my feet today
And I'll walk into the grave
I drew this map by hand
Show you how to become a man
I'm on my feet today
And I'll walk into the grave
I said I know
I know where you're coming from
Writer: KIMBERLY ANN SCHIFINO, MATTHEW WESLEY JOHNSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Good For Great
Bruises and scrapes
All life's mistakes
Are nothing but
Bad weather
Help you sneak in
All of my friends
Just so we could leave
Together
The books I wont read
The air that i'll breathe
The colors I've seen
I'll leave these pages in the trees
Today
Leave good for great
Leave sleep for late
Leave good for great
Leave sleep for late
Leave good for great
Leave sleep for late
Leave good
So many books that I didn't read
But theres so much air i chose to breathe
How about the colors that i've seen
So I'll leave these pages in the trees
I don't sit alone
or pick up my phone
One day we'll say
All that we had
The beaten path
Is beaten fast
I'm practicing hooks and jabs
I traced a few lines
Misread all the signs
Slipped many times
My bloods still red
And I'm just fine
Today
Leave good for great
Leave sleep for late
Leave good for great
So many books that I didn't read
But theres so much air i chose to breathe
How about the colors that i've seen
So I'll leave these pages in the trees
We sing along
But the notes are wrong
We sing along
Through the night and dawn
All life's mistakes
Are nothing but
Bad weather
Help you sneak in
All of my friends
Just so we could leave
Together
The books I wont read
The air that i'll breathe
The colors I've seen
I'll leave these pages in the trees
Today
Leave good for great
Leave sleep for late
Leave good for great
Leave sleep for late
Leave good for great
Leave sleep for late
Leave good
So many books that I didn't read
But theres so much air i chose to breathe
How about the colors that i've seen
So I'll leave these pages in the trees
I don't sit alone
or pick up my phone
One day we'll say
All that we had
The beaten path
Is beaten fast
I'm practicing hooks and jabs
I traced a few lines
Misread all the signs
Slipped many times
My bloods still red
And I'm just fine
Today
Leave good for great
Leave sleep for late
Leave good for great
So many books that I didn't read
But theres so much air i chose to breathe
How about the colors that i've seen
So I'll leave these pages in the trees
We sing along
But the notes are wrong
We sing along
Through the night and dawn
Writer: BENJAMIN HEYWARD ALLEN, KIMBERLY ANN SCHIFINO, MATTHEW WESLEY JOHNSON
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Northeast
The northeast
well it's all i really know
with dust and bricks and some cars
in the snow
it's like new york in the late summer time
can breathe again even through this lovely grime
as i said
the skyline's brighter tonight
but this time i turned on five more lights
it's like new york in the late summer time
can breathe again ad your bones, they feel alive
i've got the northeast on my side
well it's all i really know
with dust and bricks and some cars
in the snow
it's like new york in the late summer time
can breathe again even through this lovely grime
as i said
the skyline's brighter tonight
but this time i turned on five more lights
it's like new york in the late summer time
can breathe again ad your bones, they feel alive
i've got the northeast on my side
Writer: KIMBERLY ANN SCHIFINO, MATTHEW WESLEY JOHNSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Wires
These these cracks tell time
And story lines
Burdens post red explore
And all my fancy books are just for looks
It drives slow like this train
Train's been delayed
Take the long way
Figured we'd hop up here
Cut and cross wires
Electric fires
Reset your clocks
And rewrite your thoughts
It's burning down
Let's keep it up
Flames they grow strong
The louder the song
Cut and cross wires
Electric fires
Reset your clocks
And rewrite your thoughts
It's burning down
Let's keep it up
Flames they grow strong
The louder the song
If rats rats run this race
I'll get first place
Jordan's purses
The hair
Old rabbit ears
No longer hear
Television beware
Cut and cross wires
Electric fires
Reset your clocks
And rewrite your thoughts
It's burning down
Let's keep it up
Flames they grow strong
The louder the song
Cut and cross wires
Electric fires
Reset your clocks
And rewrite your thoughts
It's burning down
Let's keep it up
Flames they grow strong
The louder the song
Cut and cross wires
Electric fires
Reset your clocks
And rewrite your thoughts
It's burning down
Let's keep it up
Flames they grow strong
The louder the song
Cut and cross wires
Electric fires
Reset your clocks
And rewrite your thoughts
It's burning down
Let's keep it up
Flames they grow strong
The louder the song
And story lines
Burdens post red explore
And all my fancy books are just for looks
It drives slow like this train
Train's been delayed
Take the long way
Figured we'd hop up here
Cut and cross wires
Electric fires
Reset your clocks
And rewrite your thoughts
It's burning down
Let's keep it up
Flames they grow strong
The louder the song
Cut and cross wires
Electric fires
Reset your clocks
And rewrite your thoughts
It's burning down
Let's keep it up
Flames they grow strong
The louder the song
If rats rats run this race
I'll get first place
Jordan's purses
The hair
Old rabbit ears
No longer hear
Television beware
Cut and cross wires
Electric fires
Reset your clocks
And rewrite your thoughts
It's burning down
Let's keep it up
Flames they grow strong
The louder the song
Cut and cross wires
Electric fires
Reset your clocks
And rewrite your thoughts
It's burning down
Let's keep it up
Flames they grow strong
The louder the song
Cut and cross wires
Electric fires
Reset your clocks
And rewrite your thoughts
It's burning down
Let's keep it up
Flames they grow strong
The louder the song
Cut and cross wires
Electric fires
Reset your clocks
And rewrite your thoughts
It's burning down
Let's keep it up
Flames they grow strong
The louder the song
Writer: KIMBERLY ANN SCHIFINO, MATTHEW WESLEY JOHNSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Silver Tiles
three teeth left his silver smile
brushed clean three metal tiles
and tiles like parking lots
three miles it never stops boy
you'll be okay boy
your silver tiles
and all our hopes
and all our friends
through parking lots
it's where we've been
shoes have grown mighty old
pants faded knees with holes
stitched up now silver thread
fixed up now like i said boy
you'll be okay boy
your silver thread boy
your silver tiles
your silver bones
and all our hopes
and all our friends
through parking lots
i found this
b i got in school
three teeth left his sliver smile
burnt skin from miles and miles
of crossing parking lots
three miles it never stops boy
you'll be okay boy
your silver tiles
your silver bones
with silver sides
and all our hopes
and all our friends
through parking lots
i found this
b i got in school
and all our hopes
and all our friends
through parking lots
i found this
b i got in school
it's the b i got in school
brushed clean three metal tiles
and tiles like parking lots
three miles it never stops boy
you'll be okay boy
your silver tiles
and all our hopes
and all our friends
through parking lots
it's where we've been
shoes have grown mighty old
pants faded knees with holes
stitched up now silver thread
fixed up now like i said boy
you'll be okay boy
your silver thread boy
your silver tiles
your silver bones
and all our hopes
and all our friends
through parking lots
i found this
b i got in school
three teeth left his sliver smile
burnt skin from miles and miles
of crossing parking lots
three miles it never stops boy
you'll be okay boy
your silver tiles
your silver bones
with silver sides
and all our hopes
and all our friends
through parking lots
i found this
b i got in school
and all our hopes
and all our friends
through parking lots
i found this
b i got in school
it's the b i got in school
Writer: KIMBERLY ANN SCHIFINO, MATTHEW WESLEY JOHNSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Ice Melts
Ceilings falling down
Broken bricks and salty air
Sleeping on the ground
grass is much greener from down here
Ceilings falling down
I hold my hands up high
Ceilings falling down
I gave, I took, I'll try
Ice melts all around me
Watered down it will
Watered down it will never be
Ice melts all around me
Together we will
Together we will make it freeze
Hold my hands up high
and shout out all my dumb demands
Feet tap what I say
but it sounds quiet when I stand
Ceilings falling down
I hold my hands up high
Ceilings falling down
I gave, I took, I'll try
Ice melts all around me
Watered down it will
Watered down it will never be
Ice melts all around me
Together we will
Together we will make it freeze
Searching for my left shoe
in a pile of only right
Ice melts quickly
Don't forget me
It's bright out there
I'm wearin' white
Ceilings falling down
it's time to run and hide
Ceilings falling down
I stood and watched inside
Ice melts all around me
Watered down it will
Watered down it will never be
Ice melts all around me
Together we will
Together we will make it freeze
Ice melts all around me
Watered down it will
Watered down it will never be
Ice melts all around me
Together we will
Together we will make it freeze.
Broken bricks and salty air
Sleeping on the ground
grass is much greener from down here
Ceilings falling down
I hold my hands up high
Ceilings falling down
I gave, I took, I'll try
Ice melts all around me
Watered down it will
Watered down it will never be
Ice melts all around me
Together we will
Together we will make it freeze
Hold my hands up high
and shout out all my dumb demands
Feet tap what I say
but it sounds quiet when I stand
Ceilings falling down
I hold my hands up high
Ceilings falling down
I gave, I took, I'll try
Ice melts all around me
Watered down it will
Watered down it will never be
Ice melts all around me
Together we will
Together we will make it freeze
Searching for my left shoe
in a pile of only right
Ice melts quickly
Don't forget me
It's bright out there
I'm wearin' white
Ceilings falling down
it's time to run and hide
Ceilings falling down
I stood and watched inside
Ice melts all around me
Watered down it will
Watered down it will never be
Ice melts all around me
Together we will
Together we will make it freeze
Ice melts all around me
Watered down it will
Watered down it will never be
Ice melts all around me
Together we will
Together we will make it freeze.
Writer: KIMBERLY ANN SCHIFINO, MATTHEW WESLEY JOHNSON
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Copyright: Lyrics © NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
Sidewalks is the third studio album by American duo Matt & Kim, consisting of keyboardist and vocalist Matt Johnson and drummer Kim Schifino. It follows their previous studio album Grand (2009), which the usage of its songs in commercials and TV series and the music video for "Lessons Learned" gained the duo popularity. Sidewalks continues Matt & Kim's basic and high-energy dance-punk synthpop style, but with a higher-fidelity sound courtesy of being recorded in professional studios instead of being self-recorded as was the case with their prior albums. Sidewalks was produced by Ben H. Allen and Oliver Straus.
Sidewalks was released on November 2, 2010, on Fader Label, and was promoted with single releases and music videos for "Cameras" and "Block After Block", directed by Jonathan Del Gatto. The received mixed reviews from music critics, the duo's upbeat tone was once again noted although was heavily criticized for the studio-quality production diluting the band's signature harsh punk personality. It reached number 30 on the Billboard 200 chart and the top ten of Billboard's Independent Albums, Top Rock Albums and Alternative Albums chart.
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Matt and KimSidewalks was released on November 2, 2010, on Fader Label, and was promoted with single releases and music videos for "Cameras" and "Block After Block", directed by Jonathan Del Gatto. The received mixed reviews from music critics, the duo's upbeat tone was once again noted although was heavily criticized for the studio-quality production diluting the band's signature harsh punk personality. It reached number 30 on the Billboard 200 chart and the top ten of Billboard's Independent Albums, Top Rock Albums and Alternative Albums chart.
Genre(s): Dance punk, synthpop
Producer(s): Ben H. Allen, Oliver Straus
Length: 34:56
Released: November 2nd, 2010
Year: 2010