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Close Your Eyes

from Singles 2010 by Matt roi Berger

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Close Your Eyes was written in January as my first song for Shaina Taub’s Monthly Song Forum. I came back to it a number of times over the last few months, but thoughts on arrangement always stymied attempts to record it- Nothing seemed to work. With the formation of Ghosty, my new band, I had the chance to orchestrate the track in a fresh, though controlled, way.

Ghosty’s a three piece of guitar, keys, skins. Taking out the obvious bass line - that at first seemed entirely necessary - the song dumped it’s overbearing “traditional rock” feel, and adding in the high synth lines gave it some new wave.

In my previous arrangements for rock music, certain instruments or techniques seemed essential to my songwriting. Taking a step back and eliminating these elements gives me the feeling that I’m writing in an entirely new format.

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Well nothing’s gonna beat the sting the honey achieved
On the virgin first sip of the stick-ally sweet
But when you close your eyes…
Oh, when you close your eyes…
I’m the wild’s fresh son, I’m the courteous beast
I’m a sucker for the sap of the sugary heat
And when you close your eyes
Darlin, when you close your eyes
Well you’re always in my heart
Yeah you’re always on my mind

And I never gonna fathom any moment to breath me
Any deeper than the stairway leading us to our sleep
First time you closed your eyes…
Oh when you close your eyes…
I was countin on my digits all the devilish nerves
Til I heard the crack in mine and felt the curl a yours
And when you close your eyes
Darlin, when you close your eyes
Well you’re always in my heart
Yeah you’re always on my…

Mind – my virtues, all my courage
All my time’s spent in your service
All these pleasures all are worthless
Save the contents of these verses
Mind – my figures are quite gilded
Mine’s the triumph of the willing
You’re the wolf I must belong to
On and on and on and on…

I’m a punch drunk with the muscle that is given to seethe
And I never felt so sore til truly aimin to please
And when you close your eyes…
Oh, when you close your eyes…
And I’m never gonna doubt that we got lungs that we share
Cuz I’m never truly breathin til you’re gaspin for air
Oh when you close your eyes
Darlin, when you close your eyes
Well you’re always in my heart
Yeah you’re always on my mind
And there’s no where to start
And there’s nothing to hide
And I feel it come apart - Every time you close your eyes
Cuz you’re always in my heart - Yeah you’re always on my mind

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from Singles 2010, released December 31, 2010
Music and Lyrics by Mattroi

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