Name: The Matador
Duration: P00H04M29S
Description: The famous/infamous Toronto after-hours club has long been deserving its own anthem. I try to give it my best sense of justice.

The Matador

from Once Were Explorers by Bryce Thomas

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The famous/infamous Toronto after-hours club has long been deserving its own anthem. I try to give it my best sense of justice.

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Beautiful lady shall we take this inside? Looking so lovely Would you love me all night? Such a thrill you're like a pill you make me lose self-control A little thief out on the street stealing heat from my soul I was hopin that the moment wouldn't get in the way You were wise telling me we've got to be brave So so brave + All alone late at night College Street Looking so lovely to all the lovely people we meet They all do what they do so well They're oh so theatrical Follow suit Make your moves and we'll get it right they'll never know + I was hopin that the doorman wouldn't get in the way You were shining like the diamond on the ring that I gave you All this time I never thought we'd be so brave So so brave Well my baby So refined drinking wine at the old Matador So divine lose your mind at the old Matador You and I intertwined at the old Matador Such a crime what you find at the old Mat You never could get that at home Throw a leg up and make me wise I chase the starlight round your eyes I was taught to be polite So pretty please Just concede + You never can get back once you've been kicked out the door

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from Once Were Explorers, released June 4, 2004

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Bryce Thomas Toronto, Ontario

Canadian singer-songwriter Bryce Thomas writes, performs, records, and produces his unique blend of alternative folk / folk-rock music. His songs are smart, quirky, heartfelt, and bombastic… everything one could want for their life’s soundtrack.

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