Matt Andersen - The Hammer & The Rose

TOUR DATES: http://mattandersen.ca/tour ALBUM PRE-SAVE: https://orcd.co/a3monwo Written by Matt Andersen & Steve Dawson Filmed by Tom Terrell at Hard Scrabble Studio Produced & engineered by Joshua Van Tassel PERFORMED BY: Matt Andersen - Vocals Christine Bougie - lapsteel guitar Aaron Comeau - Hammond B3 organ Kyle Cunjak - Acoustic bass Afie Jurvanen - acoustic guitar Joshua Van Tassel - drums LYRICS: I’ve taken some chances They’ve come up lean Halfhearted romances Came apart at the seams I’ve taken my time And I’ve rushed too fast Keep falling behind To the end of the track The longer I listen The less that I learn Seems the further I go The more bridges I burn The harder I try The harder it gets I go on looking But I still haven’t found it yet It’s the give and the take That’s how it goes When your head is the hammer And your heart is the rose I’ve stopped even trying There’s no way to win Floorboards are crying And the walls are caving in My head tells me to run My heart says stay When it’s all said and done I let it all slip away The longer I listen The less that I learn Seems the further I go The more bridges I burn The harder I try The harder it gets I go on looking But I still haven’t found it yet It’s the give and the take That’s how’s it goes When your head is the hammer And your heart is the rose