A look behind my eyes

With my love for all things punk rock, my choice for best singer/songwriter of my generation may surprise you. But hands down my choice is Rob Thomas. The front man for Matchbox 20 now has a successful solo career and continues to write music for himself, MB20 as well as writing and collaborating on songs for other artists, including legends Mick Jagger and Carlos Santana.

Aside from having one of the most soulful and beautiful male vocals of my generation, in my opinion he is lyrically unmatched by his peers. They are intelligent, relatable, passionate and what can only be described as from the heart. His words are about real feelings; love, sadness, doubt, anger. There is a song that fits just about every situation we go through in life.

We often search for comfort in music, looking for that song to show us that someone else knows what we’re going through, and this is what his music offers.  Not only can you find that comfort lyrically, you can feel the raw emotion that pours from his vocals giving each of his songs life.

Here is a sampling of a few of my favorite lyrics from songs written by Rob Thomas. Make sure you scroll to the bottom to view the video of my favorite RT song.

3am
she believes that life is made up of all that you're used to
and the clock on the wall has been stuck at 3 for days and days
she thinks that happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway
but outside its stopped raining

Unwell
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be

Her Diamonds
By the light of the moon
She rubs her eyes
Sits down on the bed and starts to cry
And there's something less about her
And I don't know what I'm supposed to do
So I sit down and I cry too
But don't let her see

Mockingbird
Maybe you and me got lost somewhere
We can't move on we can't stay here
Well maybe we've just had enough
Well maybe we ain’t meant for this love
You and me tried everything
But still that mockingbird wont sing
Well man this life seems hard enough
Well maybe we ain’t meant for this love


Here is my favorite RT song. The first man to sing this to me (in key or not) I will marry on the spot! Just kidding, but I think you’ll understand what I mean when you give it a listen.