[ ]   [ ]   [ ]                        [ ]      [ ]   [ ]
Matthew Ryan — I Hear A Symphony
Album: East Autumn Grin
Avg rating:
6.1

Your rating:
Total ratings: 134









Released: 0
Length: 3:49
Plays (last 30 days): 0
Every time I watch the news
I hear a symphony
Every time you cough up a noose
I hear a symphony
Late at night when the shots are like bells
I hear a symphony
When disillusioned is a fragrance that sells
I hear a symphony

You are not alone
You are not alone
I swear this burden is not your own
You are not alone

In the subway of a slow dark pain
I hear a symphony
In the eyes of an old Polish woman on that train
I hear a symphony
In the echo of a muscle that fled
I hear a symphony
In the sheets of a big and haunted bed
I hear a symphony

You are not alone
You are not alone
I swear this burden is not your own
You are not alone

From the seagulls at the garbage dump
I hear a symphony
At the Ritz Carlton sanitarium
I hear a symphony
In the bunting of corruption and fate
I hear a symphony
In a language that shows your age
I hear a symphony

You are not alone
You are not alone
I swear this burden is not your own
You are not alone

In the sparkle of a young girl's eye
In the exclusive footage of a suicide
In the ambition of astronauts
In this Eden of tinsel and rot

You are not alone
You are not alone
I swear this burden is not your own
You are not alone
Comments (33)add comment
EssexTex wrote:
A cheery little ditty
Ha, yeah, Tom and Bob would weep..........
A cheery little ditty
I hear Paul Westerberg
this really is a great record that everyone should check out
Is that Mark Everett I hear singing background there?
meloman wrote:
Where's the energy? Sounds like a neutered Steve Earle.
i thought it was steve earle.
Where's the energy? Sounds like a neutered Steve Earle.
BradAl wrote:
I hear Tweedy on this.
That's what I was thinking.
StevenQ wrote:
Did Tom Waits and Dylan have a love child?
And named him Steve Earle. What the hell, it's all good in my opinion.
Did Tom Waits and Dylan have a love child?
First sounded to me like a light version of Tom Waits, then like Knopfler having a cold. But it's cool, I like it
bored , too american ..
OK, if you say so. I feel alone though. Must be my imagination...
Sounds like Michael Penn. 8.
I really like the sentiment behind the song. Oh, and since this song seems to have inspired a round of the "this reminds me of..." game, I'll say that the combination of raggedy voice and sweet intention for me = Tom Waits.
Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:
Maybe you'd rather BillG stay up 24/7, so he can think up new and original sets for you ALL THE TIME! WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL!!!!!111!!!!1!!!!!11!1111
Amen brotha, preach on! Man, we're all spoiled. RP is easily one of the most listenable music streams around. Repetion builds rythym. Acknowledge, move on.
rcurrier wrote:
I feel your pain. Hearing the same sequence of songs after just 29 days is pure torture. No wonder you felt the need to tell everyone about it. But have you noticed that every time you play a CD it plays the same damn set list? What's up with that? Where's the creativity?
& then there's that OTHER radio
hippiechick wrote:
Yeah, me too.
i hear Lou Reed/Bob Dylan at the same time.
Sounds very Steve Earle-esque to me...which is a good thing in my book.
BradAl wrote:
I hear Tweedy on this.
Yeah, me too.
I hear Tweedy on this.
Really like this guy's stuff. "May Day" is an excellent album (pretty downbeat stuff overall, but a great collection of songs, and Matthew's got an interesting voice)
StevenQ wrote:
Sometimes I wonder about the originality of the programming. On Feb 16, the same three artists played in the same order -- Kinks, Matthew Ryan and Josh Ritter -- as were played on 1/18. ANYBODY IN THE STUDIO?? or is it RoboDJ running a the same programmed list?
I feel your pain. Hearing the same sequence of songs after just 29 days is pure torture. No wonder you felt the need to tell everyone about it. But have you noticed that every time you play a CD it plays the same damn set list? What's up with that? Where's the creativity?
StevenQ wrote:
ANYBODY IN THE STUDIO?? or is it RoboDJ running a the same programmed list?
Maybe you'd rather BillG stay up 24/7, so he can think up new and original sets for you ALL THE TIME! WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL!!!!!111!!!!1!!!!!11!1111
DarkStar wrote:
Dylan?
Replacements dude? Paul Westerberg?
catmaven wrote:
I can't hear "I hear a symphony"; all I hear of lyrics is the phrase "You are not alone" over and over. But I know it's not the Kinks or Josh Ritter, which bracket this piece. Somebody, please clear me up?
Sometimes I wonder about the originality of the programming. On Feb 16, the same three artists played in the same order -- Kinks, Matthew Ryan and Josh Ritter -- as were played on 1/18. ANYBODY IN THE STUDIO?? or is it RoboDJ running a the same programmed list?
byrd wrote:
This reminds me of someone else, but I can't seem to place it. Oh well... pretty good tune.
Barry McGuire - Eve of Distruction?
byrd wrote:
This reminds me of someone else, but I can't seem to place it. Oh well... pretty good tune.
Dylan?
I can't hear "I hear a symphony"; all I hear of lyrics is the phrase "You are not alone" over and over. But I know it's not the Kinks or Josh Ritter, which bracket this piece. Somebody, please clear me up?
This reminds me of someone else, but I can't seem to place it. Oh well... pretty good tune.
How good is the dudes voice
he's an amazing songwriter...love this song.
When it started I thought it was cheese, great development