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Sleeping Through Earthquakes

from Not a Functional Zebra by Soldiers of Fortune

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Sleeping Through Earthquakes (2011)
Music and Lyrics by Matt Parris

A song about trying not to miss something huge.

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I sit and stare at a half-blank page
Waitin for a song to come my way
Cause words without a melody are enough to drive me crazy
I try to show the way I felt
But sometime's mines a little hard to tell

This might seem easy
Half the time it's hell
Your ears hanging on me
So many stories to tell

All the songs I make wanna make
The whole earth shake
As I come down
All they ever wanted to do was to
Make it through to you
And stay by your side
I try to hold on so tight
For my soul's sake
And not get caught sleeping through earthquakes

I sit and stare at a memory
Waitin for a song to come to me
I try to play the way I felt
But I can't tonight and it's just as well

(Chorus)

Shout it to the earth like it was your very last breath
Give it all you've got till there's nothing in your lungs left
Sing it with me
Shot it to the earth like it was your very last breath
Give it all you've got till there's nothing in your lungs left
Don't you fall asleep

(Chorus)

© Matt Parris 2010

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from Not a Functional Zebra, released April 20, 2013
Guitars and Vocals: Matt Parris
BG Vocals: Davy Stone
Percussion: Austin Perry

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Soldiers of Fortune Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Soldiers of Fortune was formed in 2012 by Davy Stone and Matt Parris. They are an acoustic duo who love making music together just for fun, and consider themselves lucky to be able to share it with friends, family, and all others who happen to stumble upon their music. Life gets in the way at times, but they can occasionally be seen in the wild laying down tasty jams at various Myrtle Beach bars. ... more

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