The Head and the Heart - False Alarm (Official Audio)

[@joanamalta]

This song makes me think of how much we can just create things in our heads that never existed to begin with. Those thoughts make us feel good, we like them, so we keep creating these things in our minds for days, weeks, months, even years... until one day it hits us. We realize we've been lying to ourselves, big time, and created something in our heads that never existed in real life just because the thought of it all was really comforting. And it's such a relief when you realize that and you decide that it's over, and that you don't want to be stuck in an imaginary world anymore.

[@junayedhossain7383]

So nicely thought and written, it's a great feeling while going through the comments and find the words in your mind already written by someone

[@MarielaSofia87]

Me emocionaste, gracias por compartir

[@joanamalta]

@@junayedhossain7383 I am so glad my comment resonates with you! Thank you!

[@joanamalta]

@@MarielaSofia87 de nada! Creo que esto pasa más a menudo de lo que pensamos :)

[@nouse4aname_]

I think so, too... ​@@joanamalta

[@user-li8sm9ir2z]

This song makes me feel high

[@Stlchrisp]

My wife and I met Jonathan and Charity before the Red Rocks concert in Sept ‘22. They were the absolute coolest people! Fast forward a couple of months they played in my hometown of St. Louis, Mo. I decided to ask Jonathan on Instagram if he could play this song that night. Halfway through the concert, he shouts my wife and I out and plays the song. This band will mean the world to me for life 🤙🏽

[@landonjurek5759]

That's magical, you are very lucky to have that special moment.

[@Stlchrisp]

@@landonjurek5759 thank you!!

[@landonjurek5759]

No problem!!!

[@2ez710]

they definitely deserve more fans

[@raccoononmyhead503]

Yeah, for real.

[@landonjurek5759]

I am only twelve years old but I absolutely LOVE this band.

[@carlaascue5621]

The lyrics are so wonderfully written.

[@tsmith7478]

Shout out to 90.9 KRCL for introducing great music like this to many Utahns.

[@justafidemyself]

I stumbled to this on Itunes and I'm so happy I found it, I'm glad real music is still with us

[@BehindTheHarleyShop]

Aren't they amazing.... I needed a new band after Paramore "broke up" and became whatever they are now...

[@alarmgoingoff9325]

Lyrics Visions of you dance through my head Dark heroine of the books I have read Pages torn out, I made up my own world Deep in the dream, it's all built to last You pull the plug, drain me down fast Pop my balloon, I fell from a great high And I'm tired of wasting life Searching out going around What became such a false alarm 'Cause I'm looking for the truth Not some tired cheap cliché False treasure in a shallow pond Alright Fireworks blew out the top of your head Powder and spark drew me to bed Drift with you there down a dark and frozen stream I thought I'd found jewel of the Nile You're just a shiny rock in my pile So many stones, stuck in my shoes And I know if there's enough It could make up a road That could lead me far from this town 'Cause I'm looking for the truth Not some tired cheap cliché False treasure in a shallow pond And I'm tired of wasting life Searching out going round What became such a false alarm Just a false alarm Just a false alarm Just a false alarm A false alarm

[@kawabunga1029]

@Jar Jar Binks Thank you so much!

[@trevortheobald3582]

any idea what Charity's lyrics are during the chorus are?

[@trevortheobald3582]

I'll answer my own question here as I have finally found out... "what became"

[@landonjurek5759]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING LYRICS!! I COULDN'T FIND ANY

[@irenesantander3340]

Sipping my cup of tea while jamming to this song. 🤍

[@spikesbebop36]

someone get me some toast, cause my man's voice is like butter!

[@goduckdong]

Melody is so sweet.

[@fishbulb67]

I love this song. I first heard it on 89.3 The Current. It's a Minnesota Public Radio station out of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Great station(lots of Prince) and no commercials.

[@amandakalchbrenner3480]

Obsessed with this song

[@duatabawitlung9236]

One of the best song in my life. The lyrics and the music, the way they go give me a mesmerising feeling.

[@taylorl3199]

Love this band so much. 💕🤙

[@didoma73]

Next single for sure. Love at first listen, just like All We Ever Knew.

[@agnieszkarunowska-fiszer8951]

At times like The Beatles resurrected ... magnificient :-)

[@ConstantScandal]

My favourite song, so beautiful

[@jenniferlucio8603]

I absolutely love this song and agree with you 💯

[@thalesoliveira3268]

I wanted this group to be the background soundtrack of my life

[@robertlafrancis425]

Just heard this song performed live at Red Rocks Amphitheater and instantly fell in love with it.

[@madisonmclendon7191]

wow. WOW WOW WOW. YOU LUCKY DOG YOU

[@contentnoncreater6142]

Big fan

[@autoctony]

favorite song from this album

[@PM-Thepowerofmusic]

shared this on the Facebook page of 10:11 PM - The power of music!

[@melejian]

This is my favorite song on the album, #1, but I love all of them.

[@marioandrade74]

Amazing band!

[@douglaschisolm2649]

The last time I heard a song with timeless beauty was by an artist named Jeff Lynn but this song has overtones of Fleetwood Mac. This band has the stepped into the next level. Congratulations!!!

[@humanbeing8391]

This is good music :)

[@Endless_NekoNeko7442]

Your rendition is beautiful. This is one of my favs from Hopper♡

[@didoma73]

What is Hopper?

[@MattHopperandTheRomanCandles]

matthopper.bandcamp.com/track/false-alarm

[@didoma73]

Thanks Matt; I didn't realize that this was a cover! How did the band reach out to you to cover this song for Signs Of Light?

[@MattHopperandTheRomanCandles]

I gave them a copy of the CD that song is on "Reverse Odyssey" a long time ago after that album had come out (around 2008) and the story goes they listened to it in their van while touring around the USA and liked it unanimously as a band. Last year, Josiah and Jonathan covered it at Treefort 2015 in Boise, ID, which was a thrill to hear. And then this winter, Chris Zasche (bass) texted me to ask how I would feel about them recording it. I said YES!!! Love their version and am feeling pretty blessed about being selected for this honor and to be a part of such a great album!

[@bwpierce01]

I love it!

[@cutey6237]

My best knew band. Such silky tunes

[@Richo5566]

@MattHopper Sublime song, I love it. What are the lyrics near the end that sound like they are coming from a distant PA system? Sounds like ‘I turned out the lights now, it’s all dimly lit’

[@TreiberSeptim]

Did you ever find out? I have the same question

[@Brandon-ce9xo]

People still wondering

[@Richo5566]

He hasn’t replied unfortunately.

[@MattHopperandTheRomanCandles]

Yeah I have no idea I’ll ask Charity next time I see her!

[@YGHF]

Wow the intro sounds like the song "Like Humans Do". Awesome album overall.

[@MattHopperandTheRomanCandles]

Hi, I'm the guy who wrote "False Alarm". I went and checked out "Like Humans Do" again and I can definitely hear what you are saying about the similarities in the vocal melody at the beginning. Good ear. I hope it isn't considered a rip-off of his melody because I sure didn't intend it that way. I am a fan of Talking Heads / David Byrne's songwriting, music, vocals, and lyrics and hope he wouldn't find this offensive or similar enough to file a lawsuit...but it is quite possible that his song burrowed deep into my subconscious at some point and came back around.

[@didoma73]

Speaking of lyrics, Matt, do you mind posting the lyrics to your song here? It's no where on the Internet, and it's only right that you're the one who should post it. As with the sentiment on here, I think this song will become an instant favorite very soon.

[@MattHopperandTheRomanCandles]

There's a few slight lyrical changes that Jon made while singing it, which I signed off on as "ok with me". My original lyrics are in (parentheses) "False Alarm" Visions of you dance through (in) my head (the) Dark heroine of the books I have read (with) Pages torn out, I made up my own world (words) Deep in (a) the dream, it's all (so) built to last (til) You pull the plug, drain (ed) me down fast Pop (ped) my balloon, I fell from a great high (height) And I'm tired of wasting life Searching out going around What became such a false alarm 'Cause I'm looking for the truth Not some tired cheap cliché (or) False treasure in a shallow pond Alright Fireworks blew out the top of your head Powder and spark drew me to bed (to) Drift with you there down a dark and frozen stream (where) I thought I'd found jewel of the Nile (but) You're just a shiny rock in my pile So many stones, stuck in my shoes And I know if there's enough It could make up a road That could lead me far from this town 'Cause I'm looking for the truth Not some tired cheap cliché False treasure in a shallow pond And I'm tired of wasting life Searching out going round What became such a false alarm Just a false alarm Just a false alarm Just a false alarm

[@MattHopperandTheRomanCandles]

Thank you Afraa, I'm so glad you like it that much!

[@chrisa5203]

This song is so reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac. Sooo nice to listen. 😌

[@positivelastaction3957]

And ELO too

[@HartAngel5]

Reminiscent of ELO. Very nice!

[@positivelastaction3957]

Yeah getting the same vibe both musically and vocally. Love this.

[@sebastianhenaobedoya4845]

Los amoo

[@Tenho-kt2sm]

This was playing on starbucks and i shazamed it. And here we are.

[@infinitemed8417]

😍😍😍😍😍 maravilhosos! Love your songs 💙

[@mimi-ij5wv]

omg i love this

[@ibgwiraga]

love

[@gillybobbles]

Love it 👏👏🥰🥰👍👍

[@wandamccloud8771]

😂Head And Heart🤣 🥰AWESOMENESS🥰 L😄VE it. 2😃21🤗

[@positivelastaction3957]

Sounds similar to ELO -

[@abellopez.]

Great cover, does it justice :) Matt's original is also super-excellent.

[@madisonmclendon7191]

THIS IS NOT AB ORIGINAL?!

[@abellopez.]

Check out Matt Hopper and the Roman Candles. The whole Reverse Oddessey album is great.

[@apridwi7461]

enak bener di dengar nya. mirip2 the beatles

[@Greeny381]

He makes me im in the memory

[@davidedmonson8865]

I had this album on loop in my old car's CD player for at least a month 😄. This is the track that comes back to me the most...

[@davidedmonson8865]

Perhaps because most things in our modern society feel like a false alarm...

[@KPlessing]

This is a great song but for a while there I thought I was listening to The Replacement's Swingin' Party........

[@MattHopperandTheRomanCandles]

Ha ha. I can hear the similarities in this one as well. Big Paul Westerberg fan...love his solo stuff more than Replacements, but "Swingin' Party" is a swingin' jam.

[@catloverextreme]

This reminds me of rocking this tune at blues central in anchorage years ago. Good memories, great version hopp. I'm glad they stuck to your basic production, no need to change a wonderful song much.

[@mikehomant7806]

That's exactly what I heard.

[@bvaljalo]

I friggin' instantly recognized Swingin Party ... the melody and cadence in the verses are IDENTICAL, just played slightly faster. Still a good song, but Paul should be getting paid for this one. That is, unless he ripped it off someone else before him, which is possible.

[@TB-sh5bh]

Hey, this is by Matt Hopper. Why doesn't it say cover? What the heck?

[@MattHopperandTheRomanCandles]

they credited me in the liner notes on the album in small print if you look closely :)

[@TB-sh5bh]

@@MattHopperandTheRomanCandles Oh right on, I love the song btw

[@samanthacatron3531]

♥ ♥

[@hiltonsoares4353]

False alarm

[@thewinningestduo9777]

I made up my own world

[@TheKamrenB]

The verse sounds extremely similar to David Byrne - Like Humans Do

[@maxvalentini7621]

Along with so many of their other songs, this tune is simply fantastic! I love this group. 👌

[@eugeniar7076]

sabia que en algún lado la había escuchado jaja

[@bvaljalo]

Even more than that, the even-earlier Swingin' Party by The Replacements. At least it departs from both songs in the pre-chorus and chorus.

[@yunus881]

road songs

[@markv1254]

:)

[@MrCleverheel]

Roy Orbison....without the falsetto....

[@abdulihafidh4919]

Mm

[@Salamanderman1112]

First

[@abdulihafidh4919]

Bwakila

[@ketutmak9]

ripoff replacements tune

[@zzdoodzz]

Sounds more like George Harrison to me. Great song nonetheless.

[@bvaljalo]

@@zzdoodzz Which song? The verse sounds spot-on like Swingin' Party by the Replacements. I can hear the Harrison in the vocal style for sure, but the melody and progression and cadence of the vocals in the verse are a total copy of Swingin' Party.

[@zzdoodzz]

@@bvaljalo No particular George Harrison, more he style and pacing. In the end musicians are always influenced by others, some flat out cover others songs, some borrow elements, some copy style, some flat out rip off others. It's really open for interpretation. Just like with painting, there are only so many colors an artist can work with.

[@pacotruchiasecsi]

came here looking for this.