"songs we sing" - matt costa

(O, I C WUT U DID THAR.)

i made this puppy for a thread where you had to guess the album artwork.
i'm an artist, damn straight. this is a bit like "concept art."
only, i followed through with concept...halfway. let's call it half-full, shall we?

so if you didn't realize, i was obviously influenced by a certain mr. costa (forewarning: if you happen to stumble upon my blog haphazardly, i essentially worship at the altar of costa.)

but anyway, "songs we sing" is the title of Matt Costa's first full-length album release & the song, itself, is worthy of a mention.

i'm not going to post all of the lyrics because that's why God invented google (it was either him or al gore...), but I'll go over some highlights.


these are the songs that we sing (we sing)
these are the songs that i sing
to make the day better

personally, i just really like the simplicity of this song. it's no masterpiece, but it's almost like the lyrics of an old folk song. i feel like it's just a testament to those special songs that you play whenever you're feeling down, and when they come on, they just instantly brighten your day.

and we have got no home at all
travel like gypsies living off any
thing, thing, thing

these are the melodies
with simple harmonies we sing
we sing of the hardship life brings

this also echoes my previous point, but i also like that this is bringing a story into that idea. perhaps it's just a song for all the musicians who are dirt poor, but they continue to do what they do because they love it? maybe.

regardless? i love this song. it's not my favorite costa song by any means, but it's worthy of a mention.

here's a live version matt played at the moonshine festival in 2004:
songs we sing ( live) - matt costa

(feel free to download. just right click, click save as, et voila.)