Matchbook Romance foi uma banda americana de rock formada em Poughkeepsie, New York em 1997. Lançaram dois álbuns de estúdio e um EP pela Epitaph Records.
O grupo estreou com o EP West for Wishing, lançado no início de 2003, e mais tarde no mesmo ano lançaram seu primeiro álbum Stories and Alibis em setembro. Em 2004 a banda grava um split com a banda Motion City Soundtrack.
Em 2006 lançam seu segundo álbum, Voices, a banda decidiu mudar seu som e assim ficando longe do que eles vinham produzindo originalmente.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
Verse 1: Ebm We're all eyes And in my Bb/D personal opinion If we're not all you were hoping for C# When you say my name BBbm say it like a curse Ebm I saw your face in a magazine saying, "I can't hear it" Bb/D All the girls all glittered and glossed screaming "We can feel you can you feel me?" C# We're tied up in knots in our courts of conscience Life is lies B Lies are life Ebm-- x2 Bbm But don't lie to me
Chorus 1: You're just B chasing shadows G#m (Show us some heart Ebm and confess your sins) B We're seeing with eyes closed (You can G#m tear us apart but you won't break the skin) Bbm Just put on your face and
Interlude: Ebm-- x2
Verse 2: Ebm I would love nothing more in the world Than to watch you as you spill your guts Bb/D Unrehearsed you're just a silhouette You never had a voice so why all the fuss? C# You can have the kingdom You can have the crown But you won't B have the people Ebm--x2, Bbm No we'll see you down
Chorus 2: You're just B chasing shadows G#m (Show us some heart Ebm and confess your sins) B We're seeing with eyes closed (You can G#m tear us apart but you won't break the skin) Bbm Just put on your face and Put on your face and scream
Interlude:Ebm--B-G#m--Ebm-C#-B-Bbm-B--C#-Bb/D
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro: Put on your face Ebm and scream And scream And scream Bb/DEbm(hold) For me