1. |
A Man Needs to Fail
04:59
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dig in the ground squeeze my heart
I left it there for you
beat skippin’ echoes make their way
to the house of buried tunes
I’m a sea saw sinner without no name
I’m lost in the why
truth be told the cards you hold
their all just a pack of lies
some are winners
some they lose
some they never play
walk a thin line like goose step pines
in a small town parade
well it’s one for the money
two for the show
three’s the Holy Ghost
there’s a world outside far from here
on the Hand Shake Coast
I’m on the silver edge of night
so please give me space
as I gently fall from grace
I’ve lived a lofty life of crime
Now I’m chasin’ my tail
with a beggars empty pail
sometimes a man needs to fail
needs to fail
Fallin’ all together
pullin’ me apart
there’s only one thing to do
all of this luck in inside out
I’ve got the wrong attitude
all for one and one for all
even though my body’s split
I’m going to try to rise if the sun goes down
cause it’s too dark to quit
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2. |
Sugar Dance
04:52
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Sugar dance
a sweet good bye
a sideways glance
Is it always worth the try
suddenly everything now
turns to dust so fine
So let’s get high...
Or maybe just stay low
We showed up at noon
haven't gotten too far
it's always much too soon
when they say they're
closin' up the bar
we hover on troubled feet
That get us home some how
Cause we cannot fly...
So let’s just stay low
Nobody knows what we’re feeling
Just like that song that’s seldom sung
and we should be so lucky if we ever get our tongues untied
to get high
or maybe just lay low
There's a slow parade
of old friends and good times
like a midnight raid
in the deepest part of the mind
you feel like you've lost them all but
you know they're still inside
Gettin high...
or maybe just layin' low
Let's fill this balloon
and try for the stars
float past the moon
just to entertain life on Mars
letters and poetry will
surely fuel the ride
Let’s go high...
or maybe just go low
let's get high...
or maybe just lay low
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3. |
Because of You
03:19
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I walk alone tonight
with visions in my empty head
of the stars so bright
as they explode above our naked bed
nobody here can tell me I'm lost
on these avenues
I can't explain these things I do
but I think it's all because of you
I changed my name to hide
the failings of a great great man
but they called me out
for being a chameleon
now that I have laid out a shred of my soul
I got nothing to lose
I can't explain these things I do
but I think it's all because of you
Ooooo you know I love you
every way that I can
I'm just a gypsy boy
and a ladie's man
I'm no moth drawn to light
cause darkness is a better fit
as the house burns down
I see it as some kind of gift
we can start over every day
just paying our dues
I can't explain these things I see
but I think it's all because of you
Ooooo you know I love you
every way that I can
but I'm just a gypsy boy
and a ladie's man
I write these lines
stolen like a memory
from the stars last night
that reflected off the lovers sea
they can guide us through our direction haze
try to keep us true
But they can't explain these things I do
But I think it's all because of you
I can't explain these things I do
but I think it's all because of you
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4. |
Just Another Morning
04:41
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Just another mornin’ just another day
the sun is shinin’ there ain’t much to say
except there’s one thing sure is clear
it’s just another mornin’ and you’re no longer here
I drink my coffee you know I take it black
it’s so bitter cause I know you ain’t comin’ back
is this the real thing just like these tears?
it’s just another mornin’ and you’re no longer here
I'm going to dance you through the light
I’m going to hold you in my dreams
you're in-between two worlds
in the slipstream
I walk the driveway in search of hope
maybe a letter's come from you I’d even take a note
just something from above that starts with “Dear”
it’s just another mornin’ and you’re no longer here
I stand before this weepin’ willow tree
who stood before us but now it’s down to me
I’ve got a message I need an ear
it’s just another mornin’ and you’re no longer here
I'm going dance you through the light
I’m going to hold you in my dreams
you're in-between two worlds
in the slipstream
You know I’ll make it through on my own
I know you’re better now that you have finally flown
with wings that tell me not to fear
another mornin’ when you’re no longer here
it’s just another mornin’ and you’re no longer here
but this mornin’ I feel that you are near
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5. |
Lost in Translation
04:07
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I can see that full moon risin’ I can almost hold it in my hand
makes me recollect the time we met
someone somewhere had a plan
like peas in a pod
like beams of light
thick as thieves don’t you know
what’s lost in translation can be found hanging out below
Well you had no idea who I was babe
did not know what we might become
we met hanging off the end of a plank
with a fist full a Haitian rum
we saw some birds flying overhead
we knew we was close to land
what’s lost in translation can be found buried in the sand
The pages they fall before me while the ink still ain’t dry
I keep on asking these questions of why oh why?
We left our institutions we left them in the dust
we heard about this solution of freedom or bust
there’s plenty of time to settle down
and plenty of lawns to mow
what’s lost in translation can be found on the open road
So we lit off all our fireworks drained off all our supplies
someone said that we weren't smart enough
but we figured that we was wise
to live in the future while the present dies
you’re sleeping in a house of regret
what’s lost in translation can be found when the last sun sets
The pages they fall before me while the ink still ain't dry
I keep on asking these questions of why oh why?
Do we do what we do babe
when everything’s been done before
we fly through the skies with unopened eyes
keep on wanting more
more of this and more of that
just keep on piling it high
what’s lost in translation can be found the day you die
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6. |
Hollywood Choir
04:47
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I’m singing these seascape melodies
and I’m trying to get back to the song
back to a time and back to a place where nothing was wrong
please tell me baby did you see me hanging on that wire
well the last thing I heard was the beautiful birds
singing in the Hollywood Choir
Don’t chase me cause I’ll come back again
you can’t replace me cause you know I am on my own
and it’s just another day
just another day
just another day alone
Way up in the sky sure looks like me
and I’m falling through a cosmic flame
falling back to earth at breakneck speed
you know you never will be the same
well take all of me baby but you know I might need to change
change into something so sweet
and maybe take another name
Living in this world without a heartbeat
you know we ain’t got all that much time
growing up strange on these alien streets
you know you need a lot of space to shine
well take all of me baby
you know there’s plenty of songs in this life
the man who fell back up to the sky
never really said good bye
I’m singing these seascape melodies
and I’m trying to get back to the song
back to a time and back to a place where nothing was wrong
please tell me baby did you see me hanging on that wire
please tell me baby did you see me hanging on that wire
well the last thing I heard was the beautiful birds
singing in the Hollywood Choir
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7. |
Angel Undone
05:00
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I’m trying so hard to be somewhat good but things ain’t going my way
I lost a job that I never had even though I was close to a raise
so now I’m back on the streets begging for treats
I suppose doing what I love
writing down words on the backs of my hands
they're my fighting gloves
If I’m you and you’re me who’s got the strings above?
I don’t believe there’s anyone
but maybe it’s me and I got an angel undone
I sold my soul in East St. Paul kissed her good bye
it was weighing me down most of the time
when all I wanted to do was fly
so I searched high and low for an old spare part
walked into a junk yard and they said
“ain’t nothin here that’ll fit your year but don’t take the news so hard”
If I’m you and you’re me who’s got the strings above?
I don’t believe there’s anyone
but maybe it’s me and I got an angel undone
I blame it all blame it all on that day
when I felt the power move within me
and then I felt it slip away
I said I’d join a rock n roll band
and they said the devil’d gotten inside my head
so they put me in a room
and threw the key away
Loosin' your thoughts can be an inside job
stolen by someone you love
getting them back ain’t an easy task
with no help from above
cause above is below and below is inside
and inside is where the wild things run
even though I was pure as the driven snow
you know I was left holding the gun
If I’m you and you’re me who’s got the strings above?
I don’t believe there’s anyone
but maybe it’s me and I got an angel undone
So here I am a strung out man but my dreams are still intact
now I know how the good lord rolls upon His golden railroad tracks
that’ll take you there if that’s what you believe
but in the end you’re going to loose your wheels
it’s a damn illusion my friend
you know the ditch is where’s it’s real
If I’m you and you’re me who’s got the strings above?
I don’t believe there’s anyone
but maybe it’s me and I got an angel undone
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Hey bartender I need a drink
I’ll tell you my tale if you will be my shrink
just give me the truth am I just a lie or
am I still a good guy?
There’s only so much I can do
before last call when the clock strikes two
so I’ll make this one strong and act like nothing’s wrong
cause you’re such a good guy
I keep coming back
to drown away this pain
I’m trying to find that perfect song
to give me some fortune and fame
Hey bartender I need another bump
a glass of love on the rocks could get me over this hump
although I’ve done nothing wrong
I can’t sell no songs so
am I still a good guy?
There’s only so much I will say
I need a good tip from you cause I’ve made nothing today
so this next one’s on me although it’s hardly free but
you’re such a good guy
I keep coming back
to drown away this pain
I’m trying to find that perfect song
hiding inside my brain
Hey bartender I need one last shot
to make me believe that I am what I’m not
cause tomorrow will come and I might not realize
that I’m still a good guy
Ok friend I do as I’m told
So here’s a double shot for you for each lane in the road
When the headache’s gone you know
you’ll write that song
cause you’re such a good guy
you’re such a good guy
you’re just a good guy
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9. |
Lost in Time
03:28
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Lost in time
I’m always getting lost in time
on the 5 in the wrong direction
on the Grapevine of the Mind
it’s the bait n’ switch
it’s the phantom itch
that you will never find
so when I hear those waves on the golden shores
they’re never too far away
here I am inside my head
runnin’ through the memory maze
Spinnin’ wheels
I’m trying not to spin these wheels
the smell of rubber’s just a chain reaction
then the smoke kills the deal
we once were young
but now we’re strung out on the Kool Aid
so when I hear those waves on the golden shores
they’re never too far away
but here I am inside my head
runnin’ through the memory maze
It’s all a game
this running around the brain
we’re drunk on life
and how did we become that final drop of rum
rolling down the tongue and out of sight
Lost in time
I’m always getting lost in time
you give an inch but then you take a mile
on the Road Trip of the Mind
it’s the DNA
it’s the price you pay
it’s the words you’ll never say
so when I hear those waves on the golden shores
they’re never too far away
but here I am inside my head
runnin’ through the memory maze
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10. |
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In plastic fields we lay
sun keeps on shining there ain’t no rain
I know I said I’d meet you by the creek
but there ain’t no flow there must be a leak
inside my head
This heat makes all souls rise
I can’t believe how you have stuck with your lies
all the tongues I hear are always on the loose
while the golden egg keeps searching for the goose
Now let us drain these swimming pools
we’ve got the wheels here come the rules
for this is love in the time of drought
just kiss my mouth
Big ol cactus answers to no one
while the orphan kids keep banging on their drums
as they march on down the streets
with dust in their eyes they kick the tumbleweed
straight to hell!
Way up in the sky
junkyard satellites angels on high
who keep on filming us unlikely stars
with dried up lips and brains like muscle cars
Now let us drain these swimming pools
we’ve got the wheels here come the rules
for this is love in the time of drought
just kiss my mouth
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11. |
Love on Layaway
04:33
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Suddenly it’s dawned on me that it’s time for me to go
spinning wheels and nothing feels quite like the first snow
I fell in love with all my heart but I cannot stay
cause everybody’s contemplating puttin’ love on layaway
and I’ll try to stay on but it just ain’t right
the chill in the bone and oh, the dyin’ light!
summer cheats and gives off heat while the plants are in a row
thunderstorms and romance forms while rivers start to flow
and carry all our swollen dreams so far away
now everybody’s hibernating confused and dazed
and I’ll try to stay on but it just ain’t right
the chill in the bone and oh, the dyin’ light!
maybe I will come back again
when the white is gone and you my friend are standing
like a flower in the sun your pedals all undone
there’s nothing like the smell when springtime comes
Halloween it always seems like it’s trying to break you in
have some fun cause summer’s done and winter’s movin’ in
and all the trees have shed their leaves now it’s underway
local news says you lose cause it’s gonna come on Saturday
but I’ll try to stay on but it just ain’t right
the chill in the bone and oh, the dyin’ light!
city lakes they speculate when the ice will lock us in
seems like not so long ago when I held you by your fins
maybe it’s good thing if we hesitate
we can meet on any street as long as it’s sometime in May
I’ll try to stay on but it just ain’t right
the chill in the bone and oh, the dyin’ light!
maybe I will come back again
when the white is gone and you my friend are standing
like a flower in the sun pedals all undone
there’s nothing like the smell when springtime comes
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12. |
Hidden Doors
06:04
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I’m trying to rack my brains
figuring out where we’ve met before
were we standing in the falling rain
or walking hand in hand on the ocean floor
whenever that first time was
we both became one an infinite buzz
and took in that brilliant light
dissolving us together
lost in sight
Well I feel so alive when
I try to remember what I tend to ignore
cause love leaves the lights on
in the room with the hidden doors
I pull in some deep deep breaths
now I’m one with the trees
I’ve lost the rest
I’m happy as a dying star
holding you close
holding you far
the wind’s become you and me
carrying birds
down invisible streams
flying through our open hearts
love never stops
and love never starts
Well I feel so alive when
I try to remember what I tend to ignore
cause love leaves the lights on
in the room with the hidden doors
we're in the light
we're in the dream
it's a joy ride in this love machine
every day is like new years eve
time to get born
time to retrieve
whatever makes you sing
songs that capture everything
we spend most all of our days
searching for love
hoping for praise
but all of this is just inside
so open the door
open it wide
Well I feel so alive when
I try to remember what I tend to ignore
cause love leaves the lights on
in the rooms with the hidden doors
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Archer Monk San Francisco, California
Archer Monk is singer songwriter T. Wold. He lives near San Francisco.
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