Most of you are likely familiar with Matthew Perryman Jones. The talented singer and songwriter was the special guest on the 2012 tour of Behold The Lamb of God, and his last full-length album, Land of the Living, became an instant favorite for many of us at the Rabbit Room. The good news is that the wait for some new music from MPJ is finally over with the recent arrival of Cold Answer, a somber seven-song set that creates a proper home for not only new songs but familiar random tracks as well.
The cornerstone of Cold Answer is undoubtedly the title track, a haunting number that stays with the listener long after its four-plus minutes are up. Check out a brand new acoustic performance video of the song below along with the lyrics.
Remember saying all the places we’d go Once we’ve found the road to take us there But we spend too much time waiting by the window And ended up not going anywhere
Never thought you’d be the kind for leaving But you always thought I’d be the one to run Yeah, but you can’t get a stain out of the ceiling When you don’t know where the water’s coming from
There’s a room in everyone Where a cold answer can be found And if a word can knock down a wall Then this house is just a box on the ground
Wonder if we’re speaking the same language Nothing I hear makes much sense at all And I could never shake this foreign feeling And you could never tell me what it’s called
There’s a room in everyone Where a cold answer can be found And if a word can knock down a wall Then this house is just a box on the ground
And we ended up not going anywhere
There’s a room in everyone Where a cold answer can be found And if a word can knock down a wall Then this house is just a box on the ground Yeah, this house is just a box on the ground This house is just a box on the ground