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Matt Maltese – But leaving is (2023) | Track profile | Dork

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Matt Maltese
Driving Just To Drive
But leaving is

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But leaving is

Release date: 27th April 2023

From Driving Just To Drive

Track 11

3:12

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About This Track

"But leaving is" is a track by Matt Maltese, from the album Driving Just To Drive, released 27th April 2023. The track is 3:12 long. It's filed under Indie Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 13 articles about Matt Maltese.

About the Artist

Matt Maltese

Matt Maltese

Lyrics

But leaving is

We break apart and join the rain
Politics, the bus, the pain
Walk the same old planet, but our world's new
Falling apart was fun and games
Then it turned to tooth and nails
The song I heard when I was young don't ring true
And I'm not the first to know

Love isn't a choice
Isn't a way you decide
It deafens and blinds you and
Pulls you into the void
And it ain't enough by design
I learnt this with time, that
Love isn't a choice
But leaving is

Wake alone in empty baths
Anything to pass the past
Run around this park 6 times and miss you

Swear I'm fine yet I replay
All the laughs that wedding day
Got more compliments than the bride and groom
And I'm just the last to know

Love isn't a choice
Isn't a way you decide
It deafens and blinds you and
Pulls you into the void
And It ain't enough by design
I learnt this with time, that
Love isn't a choice
Oh, love isn't a choice
But leaving is
But leaving is

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Track details

From Driving Just To Drive

3:122023

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Album

Driving Just To Drive

28th April 2023

Track number

11

Release year

2023

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2Irony Would Have It
3:29
3Florence
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4Mortician
3:05

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18 Mar 2025 • 3:21 pm

Matt Maltese has announced his new album 'Hers' with teaser single 'Always Some MF'

Matt Maltese has announced his new album 'Hers' with teaser single 'Always Some MF'

Matt Maltese announces his sixth album 'Hers', a self-produced collection of love songs due in May, alongside new single 'Always Some MF'.

27 Feb 2025 • 4:25 pm

Matt Maltese is back with his new single 'Anytime, Anyplace, Anyhow'

Matt Maltese is back with his new single 'Anytime, Anyplace, Anyhow'

Matt Maltese releases introspective new single exploring the lingering influence of significant people.

22 Jan 2025 • 1:44 pm

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International artists across multiple genres reimagine jazz legend Chet Baker's songs to mark the 70th anniversary of 'Chet Baker Sings'.

10 Dec 2024 • 5:32 pm

Matt Maltese has been revealed as the composer for Royal Shakespeare Company's upcoming Twelfth Night production

Matt Maltese has been revealed as the composer for Royal Shakespeare Company's upcoming Twelfth Night production

The singer-songwriter has composed an original score and Christmas song for the production, running December 2024 to January 2025.

4 Nov 2024 • 5:32 pm

Matt Maltese has announced a new headline tour for 2024

Matt Maltese has announced a new headline tour for 2024

Matt's new tour kicks off in February.

26 Sept 2023 • 2:00 pm

Matt Maltese: "I think that we're in a bit of a perma-crisis state as a planet"

Matt Maltese: "I think that we're in a bit of a perma-crisis state as a planet"

Dealing with anxiety while trying to get some perspective, Matt Maltese is back with a new standalone single, 'The Earth Is A Very Small Dot'.

22 Sept 2023 • 9:00 am

Matt Maltese: "I actually don't really drive anymore, which is the irony of the album. I live in London"

Matt Maltese: "I actually don't really drive anymore, which is the irony of the album. I live in London"

Matt Maltese's 'Driving Just To Drive' reconnects with his hometown roots, delivering heartfelt storytelling and colourful soundscapes for fans to cherish.

4 May 2023 • 9:40 am

Matt Maltese has shared his new single 'Museum', feat. Sorry's Asha Lorenz

Matt Maltese has shared his new single 'Museum', feat. Sorry's Asha Lorenz

Matt's brand new album is set for release this April.

3 Mar 2023 • 11:51 am

"It's no concept album" - Matt Maltese is back with news of a brand new full-length, 'Driving Just To Drive'

Check out the title-track from the release, and find out more about the record from Matt himself.

20 Jan 2023 • 10:57 am

Matt Maltese has returned with a fresh take on the break-up song with his new single, ‘Mother’

Matt Maltese has returned with a fresh take on the break-up song with his new single, ‘Mother’

The new track has arrived today, October 28th, via Nettwerk.

28 Oct 2022 • 9:05 am

Matt Maltese: "It was a mix of not giving a fuck, but also really giving a fuck"

Matt Maltese: "It was a mix of not giving a fuck, but also really giving a fuck"

Matt Maltese on album number two, and embracing the ballad.

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Matt Maltese is hard at work on album number two: "I'm taking what I feel a bit more seriously"

Matt Maltese is hard at work on album number two: "I'm taking what I feel a bit more seriously"

Matt Maltese has new-found confidence going into his new record.

12 Feb 2019 • 10:15 am

7Coward (feat. Biig Piig)

8Driving Just to Drive

9Hello Black Dog

10Suspend your Disbelief

11But leaving is

3:12

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Matt Maltese
Producer: Josh Scarbrow, Matt Maltese
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone
Mixing Engineer: Ben Baptie
Recording Engineer: Josh Scarbrow