- published: 25 Aug 2009
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Matt Brouwer is a Juno Award and Covenant Award winning Canadian singer/songwriter who got his start in the music industry while studying music at school in Alberta, Canada. While in college he and fellow students founded the band Monday Night Worship (MNW). Because of the spiritual content of his lyrics he was 'discovered' by a Nashville record company in 2000, and in 2001 recorded his solo debut CD Imagerical. The album was released on May 29, 2001 on Reunion Records. He then formed his own label called Black Shoe Records and released an album titled Unlearning in 2005, Where's Our Revolution (Universal) in 2009, and Till The Sunrise in 2012. Brouwer's music has been hailed for its relentless vulnerability as he shares his life's story of tragedy (the death of his father) and hope (his Spiritual pilgrimage) with his listeners.
Matthew Paul Brouwer was born in Truro, Nova Scotia Canada. His Mother is a teacher and his Father ran a dairy farm. When Matt was 3 years old his father was killed in a car accident. The loss of his Dad at an early age had an emotional impact on the singer and is a theme that has permeated many of Brouwer's songs. During college Brouwer found music to be more than a comforting hobby as he co-founded a group of Spiritually curious musicians known on campus as MNW. "It started with a conversation a group of us (students) had about our hunger to not only know about God, but to begin a journey of actually knowing Him," says Matt. MNW released 2 independent CD's featuring songs written and sung by Brouwer, many of which were also featured on his debut CD, Imagerical which was released a year later as Brouwer and several other members of the college group were signed to Provident Label Group as separate acts.
Sometimes I’m afraid of what I might not get to say
Sometimes I believe that everything is what it seems
And we’re just to scared to try
Do we have what it takes when hope and clarity melt away
To rise above our mistakes
If we don’t know any other way
And we’re just too scared to try
When it feels like there is nothing left
It feels like this is as good as it gets
It feels that way sometimes
So let’s take a second and catch our breath
And realize this isn’t over yet
It just feels that way sometimes
Sometimes there can be so much more beyond what we see
Sometimes I’m amazed how we see the world in different ways
And we’re just too scared to try
When it feels like there is nothing left
It feels like this is as good as it gets
It feels that way sometimes
So let’s take a second and catch our breath
And realize this isn’t over yet
It just feels that way sometimes
Sometimes I’m afraid of what I might not get to say
And we’re just too scared to try
Yeah we’re just too scared to try
When it feels like there is nothing left
It feels like this is as good as it gets
It feels that way sometimes
So let’s take a second and catch our breath
And realize this isn’t over yet
It just feels that way sometimes
So let’s take a second and catch our breath
And realize this isn’t over yet
It just feels that way sometimes
Songwriters: Matt Brouwer