Heat Lightning

from Disappearances by Matthew Connor

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lyrics

Saw something strange last night, I don’t know what it was
Maybe some trick of the light or some kind of fairy dust
You were standing right next to me, I can’t say if you caught it, too
Your eyes went straight back in your skull like they’ve been known to do

Ooh, heat lightning

Someone’s disappeared again and now they’re dragging the reservoir
The crowds have started circling like flies in the abattoir
Spirit photography on a closed circuit TV screen
A blast of snow and static, that’s the last he was ever seen

Ooh, heat lightning

He’s a bright white boy with bright white teeth so this time the reporters came
Heat lightning rushing through the streets, the flashbulbs all aflame
“He wouldn’t just leave the cat behind,” said the lady from next door
And the missing posters watch the scene, impassive evermore

Ooh, heat lightning

Do you want to come upstairs? My roommate’s never home
I swear I’ve never been so scared, I can’t bear to be alone
The helicopters throbbing, God, it sounds like the living end
I just need to get some sleep, I could really use a friend
The graffiti in the underpass — “Your soul will see the wind”
I just need to get some sleep, I could really use a friend
I could really use a friend
I could really use a friend

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from Disappearances, released October 21, 2022

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Matthew Connor Boston, Massachusetts

Matthew Connor is a crooner for the 21st century, writing heart-wrenching songs that combine the windswept ideals of classic American balladry with stark depictions of modern-day alienation. The Boston-based Connor has a haunting voice that conjures ghosts of past heartbreaks, and he pairs it with spectral guitars that recall country tearjerkers and alt-pop brooding.

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