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The Wolves
05:17
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I can’t seem to hold the wolves at bay
With my back to the door, there are even more hungry strays
Eventually I know they will feast on me
It’s the only way I’ve ever known how to make them leave me be
Looking through the lenses I have made
I watch disillusioned as the memories start to fade
Carrying the weight so well
That even when it shifts around, nobody can tell
All these sinister thoughts, hiding in some veiled locus of the mind
All that we can do is wait for some Focus to find
To find our way
Someone put the cat back in the bag
Pulled the draw string tight, alright, the thoughts all start to lag
Everyone and thing I’ve ever known
I thought the DNA was all etched into the bone
The age though, it’s all catching up to me
New prescription lenses just to clearly see
Now the fuzzy edges are all gone
Learning about gracefulness and the best way to move on
All these sinister thoughts, hiding in some veiled locus of the mind
All that we can do is wait for some Focus to find
To find our way
I know it’s not gonna be easy
Everything for a reason
There is a time and a place
And we all most roll through the seasons
All these sinister thoughts, hiding in some veiled locus of the mind
All that we can do is wait for some Focus to find
To find our way
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2. |
One More Dance
03:20
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I don’t know if I should be myself these days
Or if I should try on some brand new shoes
To walk away less comfortable but still depart
Cause these old kicks honey, they just got the blues
It never feels good, if you don’t feel anything , It never feels right if you got it all wrong
Today was not the day I hoped , Tomorrow I could be long gone
So come here pretty darling, one more dance to our song
If I was just a little bit more self assure
I would burn the box I’m always standing in
The 4 walls that surround and keep me safe & warm
Lately i just feel them wearing thin
It never feels good, if you don’t feel anything , It never feels right if you got it all wrong
Today was not the day I hoped , Tomorrow I could be long gone
So come here pretty darling, one more dance to our song
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Junk Drawer
03:31
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A fine collection, Many things I rarely need
I Keep them tucked away In this junk drawer you see
In hopes that i may use them Eventually I think you understand , You understand me
What is it i’m waiting for?
A hidden nest Fine & shining in the dark, Waiting for the day , Searching for a spark
A light that i might throw When the rest have all gone out
A pathway through this tunnel Where there is no doubt
What is it I’m looking for?
A weary womb of Waiting to give birth, First prospecting , Searching to unearth
A better reason and clear state of mind, Calm and collected , Almost divine
Why am i holding back
Buried treasures , Forgotten, Packed away, Stumbled into On a rainy day
Put to use After all of these years, Left to wonder how I made it here
I’ve just been wasting time
A fine collection, Many things I rarely need,
I Keep them tucked away In this junk drawer you see
In hopes that i may use them Eventually, I think you understand You understand me
What was I waiting for?
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4. |
No Answer
02:58
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I wake up in the morning
When it hits me without warning
Feeling it deep in my knees
I don’t feel gratified
By the way I’ve been living my life
Nothing seems to satisfy me
The Lies we tell to ourselves
So that we can feel okay
Taking time away from
What we should have had done yesterday
I don’t have an answer
It’s late in the afternoon
Sitting here alone in a quiet room
Waiting for the hours to pass by
Insomnia when the night fades in
Hallucinations always seen to wear a grin
I used to wonder what was wrong with my mind
The Lies we tell to ourselves
So we can feel okay
Taking time away from
What we should have had done yesterday
I don’t have an answer
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5. |
Take Your Time
05:46
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I should have left this town when I was 18
Truth is no one knows who they’ll turn out to be
Until they’re older and I am so much older now
Not sure when things got so turned around
Learn to let go before it’s too late
You can take your time, learn to appreciate
Everything we do in just one day
I remember vividly picking out that black guitar,
That pawnshop down in Nashville eyes filled with distant stars
I was just 15, I’m not 15 anymore
You never know what those years have in store
Learn to let go before it’s too late
You can take your time, learn to appreciate
Everything we do in just one day
It's okay if we don't find a way to make all of those dreams come true
I know that I won't be led astray, as long as I am here with you
Learn to let go before it’s too late
You can take your time, learn to appreciate
Everything we do in just one day
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6. |
No New Me
07:07
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I know now that you knew me.
There ain’t no new me to know now
Flippin' through old photo albums, tryin' sort it all out
My high hopes are holding hopeful
Hoping you're holding enough to get me high
I've gotten so good at wasting time
Day 1, Day break. Look up, Look away.
No rest, No sleep Poor you, pour me
Just one more, then i'm back on the trail
You're spinning yarn, i'm chasing my tail
I know now that you knew me.
There ain’t no new me to know now
Flippin' through old photo albums, tryin' sort it all out
My high hopes are holding hopeful
Hoping you're holding enough to get me high
I've gotten so good at wasting time
Day 2, Day job. You're out, You're off.
We are, We will. Stand here, Stand still
Just one more, then i'm back on the trail.
You're spinning yarn, i'm chasing my tail
I know now that you knew me.
There ain’t no new me to know now
Flippin' through old photo albums, tryin' sort it all out
My high hopes are holding hopeful
Hoping you're holding enough to get me high
I've gotten so good at wasting time
Night fall, Night light. Turned on, Turned bright.
Right now, Right place. Save the date, Saving space
Just one more, then i'm back on the trail.
You're spinning yarn, i'm chasing my tail
I know now that you knew me.
There ain’t no new me to know now
Flippin' through old photo albums, tryin' sort it all out
My high hopes are holding hopeful
Hoping you're holding enough to get me high
I've gotten so good at wasting time
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7. |
More Than The Sum
03:53
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Last year’s over & the new one’s fresh
We make promises to do our best
Run quick when we hear the starting gun
Hold each other close when the day is done
Does it all need such meaning To mean anything at all?
Do we all have such an ego, will it be our downfall?
Trying hard not to think about yesterday
Never does a damn good anyways
It’s bright and early and I feel wide eyed
Trying not to let my mind back slide
Does it all need such meaning To mean anything at all?
Do we all have such an ego, will it be our downfall?
We are more than the sum of
The whole of what we set out to accomplish
We are less than the weight of
The fear that we need to admonish
Does it all need such meaning To mean anything at all?
Do we all have such an ego, will it be our downfall?
We are more than the sum of
The whole of what we set out to accomplish
We are less than the weight of
The fear that we need to admonish
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8. |
HPS
03:19
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Hair product shrapnel in the teeth of my comb
Leaves a sleek veneer with one sweep over my dome
May complain about the charges C.O.D.
But 10 dollars an hour won’t get you no sleep
Every day a rerun, stressed out blood
I’ve become a factory for the cortisol flood
Put the grounds in the filter, the filter in the maker
Put the cup to your lips, it’s the flavor that you savor
Been waiting for a change of guard For quite some time
Now that it’s in the cards, There are some that lose their minds
Hey, Hey, We Can’t go out to play
We’ve got to wait through another doldrum day
Hey, Hey, We Can’t go out to play
We’ve got to wait through another doldrum day
Hey, Hey, We Can’t go out to play
We’ve got to wait through another doldrum day
Hey, Hey, We Can’t go out to play
We’ve got to wait through another doldrum day
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9. |
Atlanta Bound
01:57
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Instrumental
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10. |
The End
04:41
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Grandmas In the hospital I don’t think she’ll make it this time
Uncle Charlie’s in the backseat while I’m driving and he says he’s just fine
But my cousins been at war with a ventilator all this past week
I can tell by the tears my uncle wipes away that the outlook must be bleak
I keep thinking Darwin must have missed a few things
Evolution seems to work backwards sometimes
That’s the only explanation I can give, because
Half of us want to kill the other half and the other half wants it as well
All of us hand in hand, working together, pushing open the gates of hell
A show of hands now, Who’s ready for the end?
Traffic has been a real killer but you know, ‘Tis the season
That unseen dark ride along party crasher won’t ask for a reason
So gather round the family let’s have that Christmas dinner
that last supper
Springtime’s great for funerals, rain drops can hide tears you know
What doesn’t kill you only makes you suffer
I keep thinking Darwin must have missed a few things
Evolution seems to work backwards sometimes
That’s the only explanation I can give, because
Half of us want to kill the other half and the other half wants it as well
All of us hand in hand, working together, pushing open the gates of hell
A show of hands now, Who’s ready for the end?
Half of us want to kill the other half and the other half wants it as well
All of us hand in hand, working together, pushing open the gates of hell
A show of hands now, Who’s ready for the end?
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Adam Baker Fort Wayne, Indiana
Genre-Bending Fort Wayne, In based singer-songwriter and frontman of bands: Adam Baker & The Heartache and A Couple of Ukes.
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