Name: The Architect
Duration: P00H02M44S
Description: Haunting and propulsive, the latest single from Five.X.Five builds to a climax without an easy resolution: the lingering thought that worrying about it may not be the answer.

The Architect

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Haunting and propulsive, the latest single from Five.X.Five builds to a climax without an easy resolution: the lingering thought that worrying about it may not be the answer.

lyrics

If I were an architect drawn by my flaws
Could you teach me how to sketch a solid facade
We live in the aftermath of spires and globes
The weight of my shoulders crash when you need them most

Codified by each other
Co-defined by the cover
That we took to the beds that rest in our heads and make it hard to dream

I could be an architect with stories to write
Until then are we left alone in the sky
When we feel the aftershocks, will you hang around
Abandon your higher law, cherish the ground

Codified by each other
Co-defined by the cover
That we took to the beds that rest in our heads and didn’t make a scene
We’re satisfied with the sleep in our eyes, but it makes it hard to dream

Trip the breakers, windows shake
Forgive the haters, mark them safe
The quiet parts they said out loud
The sounds that drown their voices out
That say what I already know
I might be the architect of my own demise

credits

released June 23, 2023
Composers: Matej Novak, Billy the Kid, Atom Willard, Jack Lawrence
Matej Novak: Vocals, Electric Guitar
Billy the Kid: Production, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Piano, Percussion
Bobby Holland: Engineering, Mixing, Mastering, Acoustic Guitar
Matt B. Murphy: Assistant engineering
Atom Willard: Drums
Jack Lawrence: Bass
Rich Jones: Cover design
Sergio Rodriguez: Photography
Recorded at Pentavarit, Nashville, March 2023
Lost Records 2023

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Five.X.Five Kingston, Ontario

Five.X.Five is Matej Novak, a multi-instrumentalist telling musical stories of trauma, travel and trying to make it through meaningful storytelling and multifaceted lyrics. Collaborators include Billy the Kid (as primary co-writer), Jeremy Taggart (Our Lady Peace), Atom Willard (Angels & Airwaves, Against Me) and Jack Lawrence (Jack White, City & Colour). ... more

discography

If the Water

Apr 2024
This Could Be Someday

Oct 2023
Get It Right

Jul 2023
The Architect

Jun 2023
After the Rain

May 2023
An Interruption

Apr 2023
The Truth

Mar 2023
Raw Denim

Feb 2023

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