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The Nimbus Sessions

by Matt Hoyles

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1.
Leaving Home 03:42
I feel like I'm letting you down, old home of mine I'm losing my grip, getting further from you all the time Your street lights lead me on, to somewhere new And as they're glowing, i keep growing apart from you Old home town I'm gone You ain't my home no more Old home town I'm gone I'm going where, I've never been before Distant shores are calling me from your embrace A siren to my sailing ship,  the fire that fuels the blaze My old home you raised and made a man of me You helped me find my one true love, but now I'm breaking free Old home town I'm gone You ain't my home no more Old home town I'm gone Ain't no love lost, it's just time to move along I won't ever forget The time I spent here The friends I've made Brought laughter, joy, and tears Don’t you know they’re gonna fall When I say farewell But this ain't good bye Just putting my boots down somewhere else Oh, oh woah woah Old home town I'm gone You ain't my home no more Old home town I'm gone I'm moving o——n Oh old home town I'm gone You ain't my home no more Old home town I'm gone I'm moving on, got to heed the siren's call
2.
Reunion 03:28
Reunion’s taste is bittersweet And for all the joy it brings The God-given right to re-unite Belongs to those with wings Oh it belongs to those with wings For those who find no joy in flight Grow tired of simple things, Oh they grow tired of simple things We meet now in sweet suffering For all the tears I’ve cried Can’t pay the fare to the ferryman To cross to the other side Oh to cross to the other side Not time, nor tide, could bring you back, Or Lord knows I would have tried, Oh Lord knows I would have tried Farewell, fare well, sleep safe, sleep sound Farewell, Fare well, your soul lives on above the ground Well ten long years have come and gone While I learned to spread my wings To see he who taught me how to find Joy in simple things Oh joy in simple things Farewell, fare well, sleep safe, sleep sound Farewell, Fare well, your soul lives on above the ground Farewell, fare well, I’ll try not to cry Farewell, dare not to dwell, it’s time, time to say good bye
3.
Talking in my sleep I’m calling out your name And I know, I’ve only got myself to blame Yeah on those lonely nights, get down on my knees and pray For forgiveness, absolution, and the good Lord to guide my way Well right now, I don’t know where I’m headed But I thought I might take a Look around ‘Cause baby I know You feel the same way that I do You’ve seen how I get When you’re not around And I’m so so sorry that I ever let you down No more waiting around, you know my heart, my heart is true And I said that seconds, feel like minutes, feel like hours, feel like a lifetime without you without you you you Well right now I’m asking for your love and affection And darling I’m gonna give you mine oh mine ‘Cause baby I know You feel the same way that I do Baby I know that you feel the same Yes darling I know things will never be the same Oh baby I know, I know, I know I know, I know You feel the same way You feel the same way That I do
4.
The Racket 03:37
Got the message again, tonight Said now don’t try to run, don’t try to hide, and don’t try to fight Just give us all the money that you made today So you can sleep, safe and sound tonight Go to work every day, right on time Work the job that they’ve planned, bury your head in the sand, and turn a blind eye to their crimes Just keep your mouth shut and don’t say a word And you’ll be doing just fine ‘Cause they’re the racket The racket Hey There’s no way out, no escape Yeah nothing can be done, this war can’t be one, so just accept your fate And give ‘em all the money that you made today Before, it’s too late ‘Cause they’re the racket The racket
5.
Miracle Cure 06:35
Something when I’m sleeping Happens when I’m awake I think you’re pretending You see I’m a fake Laughter is a bargain Sorrow isn’t free Love was in the garden Lust is on a beach Hey can you find me Find me a miracle cure I think I’m gonna die here ‘Less you find me a miracle cure I look for any signal Any night or day Some sign of revival To lead me on my way Now my spoon is empty My pipe is out of its leaves What is that you tell me Whisper it through the tall trees Just whisper it, whisper it through the tall trees Hey now, can you find me Find me a miracle cure I think I’m gonna die here ‘Less-a you find me a miracle cure Oh no look at all the people All the people on their own Oh no look at all the pretty people All the people on their own I said a hey look, look at all those people all the beautiful people on their own Lord can you show us Show us some way to be sure Cause we think we’re gonna die here ‘less you find us a miracle cure Hey now can you find me some way that I can be sure I think I’m gonna die here ‘Less I get me some of that miracle cure Find me a miracle cure Won’t you be my miracle
6.
Late last night, I sat down by the River side Late last night, I sat down by the River side I ain’t got a woman, can’t never be satisfied I saw the devil, you know he came right up to me I saw the devil, you know he came right up to me He gave me this guitar, said ‘hey man that’s all you need’ That’s all you need I said that mean old devil, gone and made a fool out of me I said that mean old devil, gone and made a fool right out of me He stole my soul, and now he won’t ever leave me be He got them hell hounds, them hell hounds on my trail He got them hell hounds, them hell hounds on my trail And when they get your scent, they ain’t never gonna fail Late last night I sat down By the river side Hang my head and cried Late last night I sat down By the river side Hang my head and cried I hang my head and cried Yeah
7.
The Grey 04:28
Keep on raining Keep on raining A day’s gonna come when the sun starts shining Keep on raining Keep on raining Every cloud’s got a silver lining The storm cloud’s grey but its heart beats lightning The storm cloud’s grey but its heart beats lightning There’s solace in a summer sky But there’s true peace in the grey Oh keep on burning Keep on burning There’s nothing but ash and the flames aren’t thinning Keep on burning Keep on burning The Lord’s fire’s burned since the beginning, The dark fights a war that the light is winning The dark fights a war that the light is winning The fire may forsake your flesh But there’s true peace, oh there’s true faith in the flames Burn in the flames Or take a bolt of lighting to the heart, And be baptised by the rain Burn in the flames Or find your true peace in the grey Burn in the flames And call the archangels by their names Burn in the flames Or take a bolt of lightning to the heart, And be baptised by the rain

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Recorded Live at Nimbus School of Recording Arts, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 23/11/2014.

'The Grey' Recorded at Bluelight Studios, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 13/07/14.

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released April 20, 2015

Composer/Lyricist: Matt Hoyles
Guitar/Vocals/Cajon: Matt Hoyles
Keys: Ryan Grimsey
Bass: Nathan Turner
Drums: Dave Manson
Sax: Sonny Rosatti
Gang Vocals: The Nimbus Crew

Recording Engineers: Audrey Arellano, Mack Blake, Kaj Falch-Nielsen
Mastering: Geoff Ong, Kaj Falch-Nielsen
Executive Producer: Gary Taylor

All songs written and arranged by Matt Hoyles, except 'Miracle Cure', Written by Carey Ott, and arranged by Hoyles/Ott.

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Matt Hoyles Vancouver, British Columbia

If a bald, beardy, bluesman ever had a sound, then this is it!

Hailing from deepest darkest New Zealand, Matt Hoyles now lives in Vancouver, Canada, and with driving foot-percussion, expertly played guitar and howlingly expressive vocals, Hoyles has made his presence known in one corner of North America... here's to the rest. ... more

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