Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST

Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD

Festival Guides-YOUR ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL COMPANION

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST

Mixtape-DORK'S BEST NEW TRACKS

Play-DORK'S NEW MUSIC FRIDAY EDIT

Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD

Playlist Covers

Playlist Directory

Before Doors-LIVE SESSIONS

Music Video Directory

Down With Boring-THE DORK PODCAST

Chart Attack-UK NUMBER ONES, DISSECTED

Dork Radio

Live

Live 24/7

Dork Radio

Down With Boring

Join thousands of music lovers getting the best new tracks, exclusive interviews, and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox every week.

In print now

June 2026

Latest issue variants

Dork, June 2026 (Bleachers cover)

Bleachers

Dork, June 2026 (Myles Smith cover)

Myles Smith

Dork, June 2026 (Towa Bird cover)

Towa Bird

|

Privacy Policy|

Cookie settings

© 2026 The Bunker Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Advertise on this site.

Matthew Sweet – Reaching Out (1993) | Track profile | Dork

Tracks
Matthew Sweet
Altered Beast
Reaching Out

TRACK

Reaching Out

Release date: 13th July 1993

From Altered Beast

More on Matthew Sweet

About This Track

"Reaching Out" is a track by Matthew Sweet, from the album Altered Beast, released 13th July 1993. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Matthew Sweet

Matthew Sweet

Lyrics

Reaching Out

You've counted every star

That you could imagine

Broken when everyone took you for a fool

It gave you a reason

To find something strong enough to feel

You're reaching out, reaching out

You're reaching out, reaching out

You're reaching out

Beaten by a child

You don't even know when

But now you can never be free from what was done

You can't even hate them

You'll find something big enough to see

You're reaching out, reaching out

You're reaching out, reaching out

You're reaching out

And if I can't know you

All my dreams are through

Every waking hour filled with lead

I'm dead

I've counted every star

That you could imagine

Broken when everyone took me for a fool

It gave me a reason

To find something strong enough to feel

You're reaching out, reaching out

You're reaching out, reaching out

You're reaching out

And if I can't know you

All my dreams are through

Every waking hour's filled with lead

I'm dead

I'm dead

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

View full lyrics page →

Track details

From Altered Beast

1993

Listen

Album

Release year

1993

—Ugly Truth
—Reaching Out
—Ugly Truth Rock
—What Do You Know?
—Do It Again
—Dinosaur Act
—Evergreen
—Someone To Pull The Trigger
—Life Without You
—Knowing People
—Falling
—In Too Deep

More from Matthew Sweet

Albums & EPs

Tomorrow's Daughter

Under The Covers Vol. 3

Under The Covers Vol. 2

Goodfriend (Another Take On "Girlfriend")

Girlfriend (Legacy Edition)

Girlfriend (Legacy Edition)

Explore

More tracks by Matthew Sweet

Daylight (Violet Wanda remix)

Wuthering Heights

Parade of Lights

Challenge the Gods

I Belong To You

Run AwayTomorrow's Daughter

Lady FrankensteinTomorrow's Daughter

YearsTomorrow's Daughter

Out Of My MiseryTomorrow's Daughter

Something SomeoneTomorrow's Daughter

Girl With CatTomorrow's Daughter

Now Was The FutureTomorrow's Daughter

Ever AfterTomorrow's Daughter

Show MeTomorrow's Daughter

Can't PretendTomorrow's Daughter

PasserbyTomorrow's Daughter

I Belong To YouTomorrow's Daughter

Big Brown EyesUnder The Covers Vol. 3

KidUnder The Covers Vol. 3

Save It For LaterUnder The Covers Vol. 3

They Don't KnowUnder The Covers Vol. 3

The BulrushesUnder The Covers Vol. 3

View all tracks by Matthew Sweet →

At a Loss
Best of Me
Blown Away
Challenge the Gods
Come Home
Coming Soon
Drifting
Entangled
Give A Little
Hold On Tight

Showing 10 of 50

If you like Matthew Sweet

Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs

The Posies

The Posies

Sloan

Sloan

Fountains of Wayne

Fountains of Wayne

Material Issue

The Smithereens

The Smithereens

Velvet Crush

Marshall Crenshaw

Marshall Crenshaw

Superdrag

Paul Westerberg

Paul Westerberg

READ MORE ABOUT MATTHEW SWEET

READ MORE ABOUT MATTHEW SWEET

READ MORE ABOUT MATTHEW SWEET

READ MORE ABOUT MATTHEW SWEET

No coverage available for Matthew Sweet yet.