THINGS THAT GO THROUGH YOUR HEAD IN MATH CLASS
the first release from matthew presidente
released November 1st/2001



tracklisting:

1) oh girl 2:52
2) july 6:18
3) troubled 3:45
4) willow 4:57
5) math class 5:58
6) take me far away 2:41
7) joe 2:18
8) priority 1:03
9) the seagull & the swan 2:54
10) the long talk 5:08
11) my skiing trip 3:18
12) worth his while 4:02
13) as i go along 5:26
14) footpools 4:18
15) need to breathe 4:30
bonus:
the country song 2:10

info:

Matt's first record which he recorded at home on his computer features matt doing all the programming, keyboards and vocals, ian malinski on guitars, justin gupthal on guitars, and john henville on drums. Some of the songs are still performed often in concert by Matthew.

lyrics:
 

Oh Girl
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

oh girl - you're the one I love
every time I see your face
oh girl - you're my one and only
you're my lovely poochie woochie

I want you I need you in my world
so come down to my pad and get comfortable
I want you I need you in my world
oh girl

oh girl - I think you're really FOXY
every time I go by you
oh girl - and I miss your body
every time you go away

girl when you go away
I just want you to stay
so don't go away

July
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

I ran away
I ran away today
I heard you say
I heard you say to me

that I was on fire and you were the flame
and when you went out I forgot my name
don't you think that I care
that you burned down mine
well no - I don't
you can just move on from me

I'm so insane
I'm so insane today
It's gonna rain
It's gonna rain today
but if you say
It'll be ok
today

I had to spit you out
you burned my tongue
I guess I loved you once
but now that's done
you fed me till I burst
then you dropped me on the ground
so I had to spit you out
had to spit you on the ground

Troubled
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

hey boys watch where you're looking - see
you're gonna get trouble if you're looking at me
trouble on the inside trouble so deep
you're gonna get trouble from me boys
you're gonna get trouble from me

watch your back and hold your teeth
you're gonna get trouble if you're fucking with me
I've had it before it's been so messy
you're gonna get trouble from me boys
you're gonna get trouble from me

I'm tired of being pushed around
talked about dissed and downed
no one's gonna stick up for me except me
trouble boys - wait and see

I'm a troubled boy about to break
in a troubled town in a troubled state
in a troubled world with a troubled hate
and you're gonna get trouble from me boys
you're gonna get trouble from me
 

Willow
Dedicated to Jordon Tyler Bedard – May 28th/84 – May 24th/00
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

willow reaches down to the ground
as the rain starts to fall
as the sun goes down

willow starts to frown
as the stars wake up
and time slows down

I'll say goodbye to you in my own way

willow doesn't know
much about the boy buried below
but keeps an eye on his back

willow doesn't see
what we know he could have been
and neither does the cold ground

I'll say goodbye to you in my own way
I'll take care of it at my own pace

they buried him on the same day
I touched my piano in a different way
and I knew he would always be around
now the sun is down the summer's over
we forget about the things that pass
the things that never were
so I'll look out for me and mine
I'll be ok I'll be just fine

I'll say goodbye to you in my own way
cause everybody's gotta go away
everyone's gotta do what makes them happy

Math Class
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

I know that it isn't true
all we've ever learned in school
the lies and propaganda
that prevent us from THIS

outside it's a perfect day
in here it's a massacre
the gunshots ringing down the halls
down the halls

down these halls where I learned everything I know
everything that lead me to this day
it meant something
something to me until today

the things that go through your head in MATH CLASS
never looked like this
never looked like this

things are kind of tough to deal with
for a fourteen year old kid

and I just don't know if I can sleep tonight
my body's aching and I can't forget
while you and your sisters will be sleeping tonight
today they found 25 dead

what good is this education?
without a chance to represent
everything we've ever worked for
wasted right before our eyes

innocent eyes that used to shine
innocent eyes that used to be mine
they call me back to purity

maybe in time we'll find the truth
but this school is my wasted youth

take me away
from this horrible place

Take me Far Away
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

take me as I am
if you can
if you can
take me as a friend
if I am
if I am

cause I'm not going to change
because you want me to
I do, I do
I don't even know your name
but I can see right through you

be me for a day
and you'll say
and you'll say
take my place, ok?
take me away
take me far away

I don't have to wait for you no more
I don't have to hear your shit no more

Joe
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

did you hear about joe?
did you hear about joe?
the way he got lost under everything
that he never could say, and he wanted

did you hear about me?
did you hear about me?
I never thought I'd feel what you can't see

found out too soon
found out too soon
didn't think I would be unhappy
didn't think I would be unpure

did you hear about joe?

Priority
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

gotta get my priority's straight
have you seen this picture before?
do you recognize her face?

I don't care much too much to learn
I'm sick and tired of sitting here
I'm gonna get up and go so soon

that he won't know what hit him

expand, expand and grow so big
that you can show what's under
I don't know if I can stand
another day without you

Seagull & the Swan
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

can you remember
the last time we went swimming
where the blue meets the reflection of the sky

can you remember
the last time we were out there
above the confusion of the city streets

I saw it in your eyes
the seagull of the city sleeps

can you be what I'm looking for
cause I'm gonna be you one day
are you just what I'm striving for
cause I'm gonna beat you one day

and the swan sits still
trying to look pretty
as you fly into your own self pity
don't you know what you mean to the world

can you remember
the last time we found trouble
by the shore of the lake

protecting every insect
needing always more than they would give

then we'd pick right up and fly
then we'd pick right up and fly away

The Long Talk
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

it all came out at 3am
in the basement on the floor
I didn't mean to spill more than my beer
but I couldn't take it anymore

as the carpets spun under us
we unfolded all my WORST
the long talk that we had last night
was completely unrehearsed

I felt self-conscious sub-conscious un-conscious
with you then, but you made it safe for me

as I unwound the poetry
you listened empathetically
you understood accepted as I told you
every little thing you wanted me to tell you

and I won't say I wasn't disappointed
about no reciprocity
but maybe baby we found something better
completely unexpectedly

and yes my friend I'm happy for you
so don't please feel bad for me
thanks for caring, listening, being there
and laughing uncontrollably

it wasn't only my confessions
that made the night so fucking real
it was your approval, your advice
and knowing how you feel

all life's a trade off, so they say
and I'm perfect in my own way

and I won't say I wasn't disappointed
that you didn't love the same as me
but for the first time in my fucking life
I can clearly see

so maybe this is a new beginning
or this could be the end
but thanks for the long talk last night
and thanks for being a real friend

Worth His While
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

as he stepped into the plane
he looked over his shoulder for the last time
saying hello to a whole new place
bravely pushing away his urge
to turn around again
turn around and stay

and IF HE HAS TO GO
he'll make it worth his while
shed a passing tear
these things will change his life
when he's far away
he'll think of me and smile

she was always fashion conscious
on the magazine of LIFE
brighter than her eyes
they look at her and try to forget
the one that everyone turned away from
nervous and devoted to their ideas of love

and if he's got to leave
I will not say goodbye
I'll never forget
the way he broke my heart
when he's far away
I'll try to survive
when he's far away

As I go Along
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

I'm looking through the pouring rain
I'm looking in your eyes
looking for my own soul mate
someone I can't deny

then you helped me to decide on all my best designs
I feel older than I should these days but that's alright

I've travelled through the border
across the oceans of my life
to be with you for just a moment
I'd defy all space and time

and if it might be strange to others
that's no fault of mine
cause I'd leave everyone I know
to be right by your side

I would give my world to you
to be right by your side
I would give the rest of my life to you
to be right by your side
I would give my heart to you
to be right by your side
to be right by your side

Footpools
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

these footpools are getting deeper
but I am getting stronger
I can surface if I want to

you make it all seem simple
you seem to understand me
but can you surface to?

behind those bars you can't BE
but I can be what I want
I can surface if I chose to

and these footpools are getting deeper
some of us are sinking
but not me or you

you make it all seem simple
you seem to understand me
but can you surface to?

sometimes I can't deal with it
sometimes I can overcome
I wish I had the strength you lack

maybe you will drown
maybe you won't make it
at least you'll know the truth
at least you are yourself
BUT I AM GETTING STRONGER
said I am getting stronger
and I'll let you slide away
and I'll lie to myself again and again

Need to Breathe
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

bitten down to the quick
because I don't know how to deal with this
it always happens this way to me
I always knew you wouldn't stay with me

the rain comes down on the trees
it's kinda like a small extension of me
and it's all I see cause there's no you and me

so take your stuff and get it out of my life
I don't need you anymore
I need to breathe and so do you my love
so let me show you to the door

I wake up each morning so sick
because I don't know how I got into this
why does it always have to happen to me
why don't you want to be with me
be with me, be with me, be with me
cause I need to breathe

The Country Song
©2001 SOCAN - Things that go through your head in Math Class
Music and Lyrics written by Matthew Presidente

I took the test down in the city of taste
I broke the rules without raising the stakes
I looked for faith in the people that I met
I realized I got a lot more to learn yet

I found the truth in the american dream
I saw the fault in what I wanted to say
I looked for faith in the muses that I chose
I realized I gotta keep my eyes on the road

don't throw your time into petty situations
don't waste your energies on things that aren't true
don't let your demons take control over you
remember you're growing too

(I'm growing up... gonna grow up just like you)

I found my love in downtown V.C.
I made the move and I took the break
I found the way to accept these failed escapes
is to accept I got a lot too much to waste