An articulate songwriter with a versatile and gritty tenor voice — a combination that has drawn comparisons to everyone from Jeff Buckley to Leonard Cohen — Matthew Perryman Jones has the touch of a poet and the narrative reach of a short story writer, making the best of his songs deeply resonant. Jones began playing out in 1997, debuting at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, GA, but he soon relocated to Nashville. In 2000 he released Nowhere Else But Here followed by an EP, For the Road, in 2003. Released in 2006, Throwing Punches in the Dark was produced by Neilson Hubbard and met with high critical praise, with songs from the set appeared on the soundtracks to the television shows The Hills and Eli Stone. Jones re-teamed with Hubbard for Swallow the Sea, which was released in 2008.
It's not what it's meant to be
All of the longing and the distance in between
Oh I want you
Living inside a dream
Is there an ending
Cause I can barely breathe
Oh I want you
Here with me
Someday
The story comes true
And while I wait
I'm reaching out to you
Chorus:
Satellites
Moving under the stars tonight
Pulling closer into the light
Two lovers so far
Away
Close your eyes
And imagine I'm in your sight
Sending wishes and taking flight
Lovers will find
A way
Do you feel like you're in control
There is a limit to what gravity can hold
Do you want me
How do you ever choose
Between the present and the future you can't prove
Do you want me
Here with you
Somehow
The story comes true
And while I wait
I'm reaching out to you