breathe it all in

from the sway of rivers by Matt Davis

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lyrics

i’ll tell you this is what i know:
life is brutal
life is brief
its tragedy and grief
it ends in the ground
and starts in compromise

but if you can love it than you’ve done –
if you can love it then you’ve won
it you can love it then you’ve done
all there is to do

[chorus]
so before the stars burn out
and time slips away
and before our bodies wear out
and the years have their say
and before we all fall down
well, it’s a lot to feel
so i’ll breath it all in
and i’ll breath it all out

there are streets in Philadelphia
where houses once stood
families were born, and life was good
but the people had to leave
and the houses all fell down
grass grows in the street now
and nothing can be found

so for all the things we do
and for all the things we say
nothing can stop us from turning out that way

[chorus]

there's a phone in my pocket
and a map up on the wall
one makes this world seem bigger
and one makes it seem so small
so we'll talk on the phone
about what we did today
teach each other our lives
and make this distance go away

[chorus]

credits

from the sway of rivers, released February 9, 2024
matt davis, voice, guitar
sam rise, voice
james melton, guitar
eugen kim, violin
jon thompson, tenor sax and bass clarinet
doug hirlinger, drums + percussion
anthony di bartolo, percussion
trevor rogers, drums + percussion

recorded dec. 17th, 2022 at rigby mansion, philadelphia
recording engineer and mixer, tom spiker
mastered by dave shonauer at morningstar studios
album artwork by alice thompson

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Matt Davis' Aerial Photograph

Aerial Photograph is a 10 piece jazz ensemble led by guitarist and composer Matt Davis. Described as “Inspired” by Downbeat Magazine and “Eloquent” by JazzTimes, the music is inspired by people, communities, and stories of life. Matt Davis meets with people from diverse backgrounds, records conversations with them, and then composes music based on these interactions. ... more

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