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Joy Ride Opus

by Archer Monk

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1.
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
2.
Sugar Dance 04:52
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
Angel Undone 05:00
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
8.
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
9.
Lost in Time 03:28
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
Hidden Doors 06:04
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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The basic tracks for "Joy Ride Opus" were recorded in Portland, OR in August of '21. It was engineered, mixed and mastered by Adam Selzer and co produced by T. Wold and Adam Selzer.

All songs written by T. Wold.

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released October 20, 2022

T. Wold - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, farfisa, violin, harmonica
Luke Ydstie - electric and upright bass, piano, nylon string guitar
Rachel Blumberg - drums, percussion
Frank Orrall - vocals
Alia Farah - harmonies
Cory Gray - Hammond B3
Jon Mitguard - pedal steel
Ofer Peled - bansuri flute on "Hidden Doors"

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Archer Monk is singer songwriter T. Wold. He lives near San Francisco.

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