“Roses in the Dark” by Mateo Morris – A Song Feature

 

     The passion in Mateo Morris’s vocal delivery and the poetry in the lyrics capture the painful tension of sensing a presence that lingers deep into the absence of another. The first verse explains:

Your voice still haunts the halls

Soft like winter calls

I feel your shadow near

Whispering what I fear

 
     And the darkness in the instrumentation further enhances the impact of the lyrical message. The highlight of the instrumentation resides in the bridge, which begins around 2:24. The intro offers a glimpse of the sequenced piano-guitar interplay, but it’s in the bridge that their call-and-response sequencing intensifies to bring the underlying tension into focus.
 
     The Soundcloud page of Mateo Morris indicates that he is based in Ashburn, which we assume is Ashburn, Virginia. Morris is a passion-packed Rocker creating powerful Rock music that blends raw energy, emotion, and timeless sound. With a style that draws from classic rock, alternative rock, and modern rock, he delivers songs filled with electrifying guitar riffs, driving drums, and powerful vocals. From emotional rock ballads and gritty Hard Rock anthems to energetic Indie Rock tracks, each release captures the spirit of authentic Rock and Roll. 

       “Roses in the Dark” by Mateo Morris. 

Intros with Vehicles Revving

     Today’s rabbit hole is brought to you by Water From Your Eyes, a Brooklyn, New York, duo comprising Nate Amos and Rachel Brown. The original intent was to pair their song “Driving Classics, Playing Cars” with “The Reset Button” by scott is okay. Both songs are characterized by lyrical density.

 

     The trouble is that “Driving Classics, Playing Cars” begins with the sound of a revving vehicle that reminded us of another song that wasn't immediately remembered. So, off we went, trying to find that other song. It was “All Hell Broke Loose” by Stanley Clarke. The revs are certainly not identical, but close enough to trigger a recognition. This led to creating a playlist of songs that include an engine rev in the intro. The playlist is embedded at the bottom of this lengthy post. The playlist includes songs with car revs, motorcycle revs, and one jet rev (from The Beatles).  

 
     Nevertheless, this post begins with the only song that does not include a rev in the intro - “The Reset Button” by scott is okay.

Lyrics of “The Reset Button” by scott is okay.
Woke up feeling irreverent
Like some kind of unnamable precedent is setting in
Hoping it's sticking round for the long run
And it's not a temporary thing
 
'Cause I've had temporary things
Fleeting things and feelings
That come and go like passing seasons
And if it’s seasonal, better keep tabs on the weather
 
And bank on it getting better
Bank on it getting better
[Repeating]
 
The thoughts in my head again
Cutting ties, starting fresh and stretching these legs
And dipping my toes into uncharted waters
But I don't want my socks getting wet
 
Change is easy-breezy when the pressure gets to me
But not when I want it, not when I need it
Not when I'm feeling the need for something to start getting better
 
To start getting better
[Repeating]
 
Haven't explored education
Architecture or animation
Too much time on Chaos Theory
And you’ll proceed with too much caution
 
Too late for a new vocation
Stray the path, make deviations
Spent my time with my hand gently
Hovered over the reset button
 
Struggle with those deep connections
No best friends or close relation
Got real close but never really
The goal post change up their position
 
Spent time hounding for perfection
They'd slip up, claim cancellation
High and mighty, as if I’d be
Without my fare share of sanctions
 
Hoping there’s no correlation
With my face and past rejections
I swear I think I might lose it
Bomb one loss from detonation
 
Bonding more with indecision
As if time weren’t of the essence
Almost thirty, how unearthly
Years slip by without permission
 
Start getting better
[Repeating]

     “Driving Classics, Playing Cars” - the motivation for the rev-in-the-intro rabbit hole

Lyrics of “Driving Classics, Playing Cars by Water From Your Eyes
Look
Look, I'm concerned as a matter of fact
Contact, contact all this shattered impact
Shake three
 
Desire in crisis now a longing for truce
Yeah, the long hard road from here to the truth
Shake six
 
Look, face contoured, face the music, the crash
There's a war on stage, smoke the glow into ash
Shake nine
 
Outside the state somebody's begging for moves
It's the long hard road from here to the truth
Shake two
 
Look, I'm concerned as a matter of fact
Contact, contact all this shattered impact
Shake three
 
Desire in crisis now a longing for truce
Yeah, the long hard road from here to the truth
Shake six
 
Look, face contoured, face the music, the crash
There's a war on stage, smoke the glow into ash
Shake nine
 
Outside the state somebody's begging for moves
It's the long hard road from here to the truth
Shake two
 
Face contoured, face the music, the crash
There's a war on stage, smoke the glow into ash
Shake nine
 
Desire in crisis now a longing for truce
Yeah, the long hard road from here to the truth
Shake six
 
Look, I'm concerned as a matter of fact
Contact, contact all this shattered impact
Shake three
 
Outside the state somebody's begging for moves
It's the long hard road from here to the truth
Shake two
 
Free
Practice, shake it, you're free
Practice, shake it, two, three
Practice, shake it, you're free
 
Free
I'm concerned as a matter of fact
Contact, contact all this shattered impact
Practice, shake it, you're free
Shake three
Practice, shake it, two, three
Outside the state somebody's begging for moves
It's the long hard road from here to the truth
Practice, shake it, you're free
Shake two
 
We've got modern idols for the end of an age
Shake ten
There's no, no real life TV
 
I just wanna dance, architecture, no rent
Shake five
There's no lost future, baby
 
Look
Three
You're in debt, or well, you're nothing at all
Tried to make it to hereafter, just wound up at the mall
Practice, shake it, you're free
Shake four
Practice, shake it, two, three
The devil's playing classics, souls with something to lose
Take that long hard road from here to the truth
Practice, shake it, you're free
Shake two
 
We've got modern idols for the end of an age
Shake ten
There's no, no real life TV
 
I just wanna dance, architecture, no rent
Shake five
There's no lost future, baby
 
Look
Three
You're in debt, or well, you're nothing at all
Tried to make it to hereafter, just wound up at the mall
Practice, shake it, you're free
Shake four
Practice, shake it, two, three
The devil's playing classics, souls with something to lose
Take that long hard road from here to the truth
Practice, shake it, you're free
Shake two
 
We've got modern idols for the end of an age
Shake ten
There's no, no real life TV
 
I just wanna dance, architecture, no rent
Shake five
There's no lost future, baby
 
Look
Three
We've got modern idols for the end of an age
Shake ten
There's no, no real life TV
Practice, shake it, you're free
Practice, shake it, two, three
I just wanna dance, architecture, no rent
Shake five
There's no lost future, baby
Practice, shake it, you're free
 
Look
Free
Practice, shake it, you're free
Practice, shake it, two, three
Practice, shake it, you're free
 
There's no, no real life TV
There's no lost future, baby
 
We've got modern idols for the end of an age
Shake ten
There's no, no real life TV
 
I just wanna dance, architecture, no rent
Shake five
There's no lost future, baby
 
Look, we've got modern idols for the end of an age
Shake ten
There's no, no real life TV
 
I just wanna dance, architecture, no rent
Shake five
There's no lost future, baby
 
Free
I'm concerned as a matter of fact
Contact, contact all this shattered impact
Practice, shake it, you're free
Shake three
Practice, shake it, two, three
Desire in crisis now a longing for truce
Yeah, the long hard road from here to the truth
Practice, shake it, you're free
Shake six
 
Free
Face contoured, face the music, the crash
There's a war on stage, smoke the glow into ash
Practice, shake it, you're free
Shake nine
Practice, shake it, two, three
Outside the state somebody's begging for moves
It's the long hard road from here to the truth
Practice, shake it, you're free
Shake two
 
We've got modern idols for the end of an age
Shake ten
There's no, no real life TV
 
I just wanna dance, architecture, no rent
Shake five
There's no lost future, baby
 
Three
We've got modern idols for the end of an age
Practice, shake it, you're free
Practice, shake it, two, three
I just wanna dance, architecture, no rent
Practice, shake it, you're free
 
Three
We've got modern idols for the end of an age
Practice, shake it, you're free
Practice, shake it, two, three
I just wanna dance, architecture, no rent
Practice, shake it, you're free

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     Songs that feature engine revving in their intros

“Campr” by Broke Royals – A Song Feature

      Broke Royals released the title track of their upcoming album “Campr.” The album is scheduled to drop on February 6, 2026. The song changes colors numerous times. Following an invigorating intro, the vocals-driven segment (at 0:38) relaxes slightly, but retains the attention of the listener. At times, the instrumentation and vocal melodies are synchronized.
 
     Around 2:15, the texture of “Campr” shifts again, as the guitar takes on the sonic qualities reminiscent of the early releases from The Byrds. Coincidentally(?), their previous album was available via Byrdland Records.  Frenetic instrumentation follows, until the creatively off-kilter conclusion.
 
     Broke Royals are based in Washington, D.C. The five members are Philip Basnight (vocals, guitar), Colin Cross (drums), Taimir Gore (bass), Rebecca Basnight (keys), and Ben Wilson (guitar),

     “Campr” by Broke Royals 

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