Category: Matt

Matthew Paul, Singer

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More lyrical insight from Matthew…

“LifeSpan” is a song that deals with the topic of suicide and how much one can take throughout their life before they are faced with the decision of whether they can go on or not . Its about the resiliency a person can demonstrate through constant disappointment. Holding onto the most faint glimmers of hope until you finally just reach down as deep as possible and give yourself a way out on your own. Nobody will look out for you the way you look out for yourself. Your life is in your own hands at all times.”Holding on I breathe for comfort/ Need the light ahead/ So go on and drop the loaded gun/ The time has come to give yourself a way”.

“Turning a Blind Eye” is a song written for the saying “Ignorance is Bliss”. But bliss is all relative depending upon whos eyes its being seen through. If your eyes arent open on the road of life then you are headed for a head-on collision with yourself. “A warning sign/Like a traffic light/ From green to yellow then turns red again/ Im reticent by accident/ When all your thoughts, they all just started crashing down/ We all will fall sometimes”. For all the attention seekers out there who constantly make regrettable decisions, more often than not someone turns their eyes to them. For those who shoulder their own burdens and suffer quietly, they are the ones left waiting and the recipients of a blind eye. To all who try to do the right thing but always feel alone, this song is for you.

“Leave The Light On” is pretty self-explanatory

-Matthew

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Matthew Paul speaks about the lyrical content on “The Sixes”

Re: E-Motionless
“We don’t give out enough song meanings, so just thought I’d explain and put some questions to rest. This was a song written around the feeling of emotional paralysis between two people who are afraid to communicate and how it translates to the physical breakdown of someone. “E-motionless” is obviously a hybrid word of emotion and motionless. The “E” stands for “eternally” and is a reference to the cold communication of today’s technology. This all can be summed up in the lyric:

Nobody move, no body moved
I’m motionless/
Nobody move, no body moved
E-motionless.

Re: “Recquiescat” / “The Blackest Skies”
“Recquiescat in Pace” is latin for “Rest In Peace” so that seemed like a fitting title as an intro to “The Blackest Skies”. The Blackest Skies is a reference to being buried alive where obviously the only thing you can see above you is the dark inside of your proverbial coffin. That small imaginary space holds all the stress and pressures of everyday life that seem so heavy and burdensome. Though the lyrics deal with dark undertones there is small message of positivity at the end of the chorus that is a direct contrast to the feeling of hopelessness demonstrated in the song. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

Death will take forever
Lie in patience, until its time
Because this stress is heavy,
Tonight I’m buried, Underneath the blackest skies,
But still alive

Enjoy. Now you know.
-Matthew

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Flaming Skulls and Jelly Beans

So my lifelong friend and DFH family member were avid comic book fans when we were kids (don’t make fun of us now that I just admitted that! Hahaha!) We just recently saw the sequel to Ghost Rider starring the “Infamous” Nicholas Cage! For those not familiar with his work (which I don’t know how you couldn’t be because he’s in every damn movie) he really lights it up in this franchise. By lighting up I mean bending over with a lighter attached to your ass! Now we are not bashing Mr. Cage, he’s phenomenal with his charity work and philanthropic persona, however, we are bashing his acting abilities in this movie! If you are not familiar with Ghost Rider, it’s the story of a man who makes a deal with the devil to save a loved one and in return becomes a flaming skulled, motorcycle riding, chain wielding bounty hunter from Hell! Very serious character and a very dark story to say the least. When first hearing that this franchise was hitting the big screen we were ecstatic like any comic fan would be…until we actually went and viewed it! Ha! Now like most comic movies there’s a 50/50 chance of it being good. This unfortunately was not one of the lucky “50″. Nicholas Cage’s portrayal of Johnny Blaze (Ghost Rider) was so far removed from the actual story that Mickey Mouse playing Freddie Krueger would’ve been a more believable casting choice! Now I’m not Nicholas Cage bashing for sport. I actually like his work in The Rock and you can’t take his Oscar away from him for Leaving Las Vegas which was a great movie! But you do wanna borrow his Oscar and bash your face in for sitting through his scenes in what would otherwise be a decent action hero movie. This movie is actually the sequel to the 2007 film where Nicholas Cage decided to take the character in his own direction and instead of being a tortured soul living day to day as a loner hard living and hard boozing he had the character eating JELLYBEANS out of a martini glass! Now I love jellybeans as much as the next person but let’s just say I don’t envision the bounty hunter from Hell pulling out his jellybelly bag and combining blueberry and buttered popcorn to create Blueberry Muffin! Yes that is a real jellybelly concoction! Hahaha! We were tricked by clever marketing and a great trailer into paying $10.50 to see the 3D version of the second instalment of this series. Go judge for yourself and don’t forget to bring your jellybellies during this 3D experience!
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Nim Chow

You know what really grinds my gears? Bad business in good restaurants! First and foremost, I love Japanese food! Big fan of the hibachi! Monday night I have a tradition of going to a Japanese restaurant (that will remain nameless) with a few of my very close friends. Now sidenote…my close friends love them some all you can eat sushi and trust me they eat all they can. So much so that they seriously make these sushi chefs work around the clock giving them some all you can eat goodness. Now because these guys are big spenders and not the casual overeaters they’ve created good friendships with the hierarchy at this place. So with that said one would think that with all the money we spend in this nameless restaurant that it would be ok to swipe an innocent piece of NIM CHOW off of my friends dish! Right? WRONG! The hostess seriously came up to me to say she caught me stealing the Nim Chow off of my buddies dish and that I needed to stop or Id be charged full price for the all you can eat deal. So naturally I told off the hostess and said I’ll eat all the Nim Chow I want and I’ll gladly pay the difference! She didn’t like that response in case you couldn’t tell. But seriously, Nim Chow…a piece of rice paper stuffed with lettuce and maybe a carrot and a phantom piece of shrimp?! So I guess it’s cool to just throw it away and waste it next time because in her head it’s wrong to pick off of your friends dish! So sorry hostess! Next time I’ll be sure to bring my own rice paper. Thoughts? Ha!