The Match & The Moth

death rattle and roll. 2000-2013. the end.

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Born A Tiger, by The Match & The Moth

5 track album

bandcamp. if you want it have at it. or not. i won't tell you how to live.

https://thematchandthemoth.bandcamp.com

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vaguely incriminating but fuck it. photos by jay insult.

The Match & The Moth. 8.27.2004

[no-gods-no-masters-666777]

hey so this went up. an episode of THAT TOTALLY BITCHIN PODCAST w/ your protagonist. thanks jamie and miranda! kinda forgot about it. hope i didn’t say anything too bad. i know i said some really mean things about metallica (and jamie does a great lars ulrich impression). we mostly talked about getting into music/punk/art and the first 5 year round of STORMSHADOW. supposedly a second episode is forthcoming about the shadow reunion and THE MATCH & THE MOTH wilderness years. we’ll see how my ratings are.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/totallybitchin/MattyKing_-_10_20_14_2.17_PM.mp3

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lost gems: lyricals

here are the lyrics to two jams we never got to record. oh well. ‘burn’ was kinda shitty. ‘sailor’s girl’ was kinda good. i like the words to both though so i'm sharing. - matty king

BURN: Ring the bells. Pull water from the well. You bring the pain and I’ll burn down hell. I was just biding my time until I could burn you out. Knew what I had to do. No hesitating, no doubt. Burn Burn Burn! The fires burn tonight. By a blood red moon can you see the light? I can see the light! I can see the light! No more leg irons or whips on my back. No more sorrow. I took care of that. Now like all this smoke that hangs in the air I’ll just twist away and disappear. Burn Burn Burn! The fires burn tonight. By a blood red moon can you see the light? I can see the light! I can see the light!

SAILOR’S GIRL: Every sail on the horizon sends my heart a flutter with the thought that you’re coming home. But then my heart sinks to the bottom when I see the colors are not your own. Down by the water the sea grows restless. Down by the water I wait for you. Down by the water my eyes grow weary. Down by the water I dream of you. I’ll always be your fair haired girl. You’ll always be my bright eyed boy. Until the end of days I’ll hope that we’ll meet again on this shore. Down by the water the sea grows restless. Down by the water I wait for you. Down by the water my eyes grow weary. Down by the water I dream of you.

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The Match & The Moth: All Together Now

https://soundcloud.com/thematch-themoth/sets/the-match-the-moth-all

friendships -

punk fucking rock and roll. 2000-2013. the 5 songs from ‘born a tiger’ plus a live version of ‘animal mind’. we wrote a few more but they're lost to the ages now. get it and cherish it. much love to all the friends who loved us. thanks. xoxo... the end. - matty king

https://thematchandthemoth.bandcamp.com

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HOT DAMN: I was born a tiger, I howl with desire, and I thirst for mountains. Homeward bound ships full of swaying hips swagger on the sea. Oh hot damn! Let’s do it again. Let’s get higher than we ever been. Oh hot damn! Let’s do it again. It’s time for a resurrection. The lights they hum while the angels slum and the joint rolls on a wave. Hands on the bow, shake it on down, and never ever let go. Oh hot damn! Let’s do it again. Let’s get higher than we ever been. Oh hot damn! Let’s do it again. It’s time for a resurrection. Hot damn! Hot damn! Hot damn! Hot damn!

https://thematchandthemoth.bandcamp.com

Pedro - gits Spider - gits Matty King - vox Knish - bass Paul - drums

Recorded/Mixed by Buckets at Chumbuckets. Mastered by Mike at Clearcut.

Lyrics/Artwork by Matty King. 

copyright 2003.

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HAIL HAIL: Switch me on, one thousand fold. Heat me up, never let me get cold. The match and the moth. Sin and salvation. White heat sweats out serpent’s poison. Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll! Who stole the soul? Who stole the show? Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll! Who stole the soul? Who stole the show? The blood and the dirt. Death rattle and roll. Rattle me ecstatic and make me whole. Let the light fall down on my face. Rise me up and take me to that place. Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll! Who stole the soul? Who stole the show? Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll! Testify Pedro! I want to believe…

https://thematchandthemoth.bandcamp.com

Pedro - gits Spider - gits Matty King - vox Knish - bass Paul - drums

Recorded/Mixed by Buckets at Chumbuckets. Mastered by Mike at Clearcut.

Lyrics/Artwork by Matty King. 

copyright 2003.

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KENTUCKY: Folks round here ain’t got much money and I’m just trying to get ahead. The timbers fallen. The coal’s stripped. Yeah. Live off the land just like my grandpappy. Plant a crop in the ground. Live off the land just like my pappy. Natural as hell. I plant one for the government, one for the thieves, and then I get one just for me. Bluegrass. Green hills. Best stay out of my hollow. I got copperheads and guns. You should know that I’ll do what needs to be done. I plant one for the government, one for the thieves, and then I get one just for me. Bluegrass. Green hills. Kentucky.

https://thematchandthemoth.bandcamp.com

Pedro - gits Spider - gits Matty King - vox Knish - bass Paul - drums

Recorded/Mixed by Buckets at Chumbuckets.

Mastered by Mike at Clearcut.Lyrics/Artwork by Matty King. 

copyright 2003.

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GOODIS: Day hits like pavement. Night hangs like a hush. Shoot the piano player but leave me alone. The moon’s in the gutter and I’m getting stoned. Turn down the lights. My eyes are sore. You’re quite a sight. I do adore. Shoot the piano player but leave me alone. The moon’s in the gutter and I’m getting stoned. Swing low chariot, come down easy! Swing low chariot, come down…

https://thematchandthemoth.bandcamp.com

Pedro - gits Spider - gits Matty King - vox Knish - bass Paul - drums

Recorded/Mixed by Buckets at Chumbuckets. Mastered by Mike at Clearcut.

Lyrics/Artwork by Matty King. 

copyright 2003.

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SAILOR’S GRAVE: The hull's cracked wide. Swollen skies rain through. I float in the drink and think of you. Rocked in the cradle of the deep. Rocked in the cradle of the deep. Rocked in the cradle of the deep. A sailor's grave for me. I pray to get home. Leave this madness behind. I'll crawl in your arms and never leave your side. Rocked in the cradle of the deep. Rocked in the cradle of the deep. Rocked in the cradle of the deep. A sailor's grave for me. Black waves wash me under. Dark deep fills my lungs.

https://thematchandthemoth.bandcamp.com

Pedro - gits Spider - gits Matty King - vox Knish - bass Paul - drums

Recorded/Mixed by Buckets at Chumbuckets. Mastered by Mike at Clearcut.

Lyrics/Artwork by Matty King. 

copyright 2003.

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ANIMAL MIND (LIVE): Lordy lordy lordy. Let me get into my animal mind. Lordy lordy lordy. I got to get into my animal mind. I am, I am, I am animal! I am, I am, I am animal! Yes I am. I am, I am, I am animal! I am, I am, I am animal! Yes I am. I will not deny... Go! Rawr. Now I’m getting into my animal mind. Rawrrr. Now I’m in my animal mind. I am, I am, I am animal! I am, I am, I am animal! Yes I am. I am, I am, I am animal! I am, I am, I am animal! Yes I am. Out of my cage and off my chains...

https://thematchandthemoth.bandcamp.com

Pedro - gits Zak - gits Matty King - vox Spider - bass Paul - drums

ecorded live from an american hotbox on 7.20.12 by dragana/lovecraft house.

Lyrics/Artwork by Matty King. 

copyright 2013.

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"i'll never get out of this world alive."

 - Hank Williams

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INTELLECTUAL EXORCISMS

this is rad fun. miranda from black wine and other bands interviews other punker peeps mostly about playing music. sweet music.

http://intellectualexorcisms.blogspot.com

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HOUDINI: I am the match. I am the moth. Burning flesh in the year of skin. All this pain, swallow it whole. I know. You know. Dead horizon reeks blue. The sun is a gasping fish. I am the match. I am the moth. Burning flesh in the year of skin. All this weight, falls down on me. I know. You know. But I can take all this weight because I have to.

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origin story. like a moth to a flame.

harry houdini is erik weisz. erik weisz is harry houdini.

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oh yeah there's this. marked for life. the match & the moth. matty tatty. matty king. i am the match. i am the moth.

zapped by michelle myles. daredevil/fun city tattoo. lower east side. nyc. she's the best. for realsies. awesome.

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various sundry spirit animals.