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Junk Drawer

by Adam Baker

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1.
The Wolves 05:17
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
2.
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
3.
Junk Drawer 03:31
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?
4.
No Answer 02:58
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
5.
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
6.
No New Me 07:07
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
7.
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
8.
HPS 03:19
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
9.
Instrumental
10.
The End 04:41
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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Junk Drawer is Adam's first solo album release since the beginning of Adam Baker & The Heartache in 2015. It's a collection of songs written over the past 20 years that didn't quite fit his other projects but came together nicely in this "Junk Drawer" of an album.

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released May 14, 2021

Songwriting, Vocals, Instrumentation, Mixing & Mastering - Adam Baker

Special Guests:

Drums & Percussion:
"The Wolves" & "Take Your Time". - Colin Boyd
"One More Dance" - Isaiah Laatsch

Mastering on "New New Me" - Brent Garrett

Engineered at Heartache Productions, Fort Wayne, In.

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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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