Apr 8, 2017
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Sprung
Been posted up here in this far corner of the country for over a year and a half now.. 6 months in this specific spot. The freeze has finally passed, spring is here, blackberries are poppin, nettle is a foot tall already in some spots. Started seeing bugs outside again this week. Its warm enough to think about things like gardening, trips to the lake, and setting up microphones.
So.. aside from tying flies and plantin seeds, I’ve been working on some new tunes.. Had tracked these guitars in the fall, then been meditating on them over the winter, and now I’m recording some vocals. So far I’ve come up with this. I call it TIME:
https://soundcloud.com/blueandyellowalexmonk/time-blue-yellow-alex-monk We’ll see how it goes with the other tracks and what comes out of it. I like what I hear so far. So, aside from floatin around on the lake fishing, and stompin around in the woods, and growin potatoes, etc.. I’m really stoked to make new music this year. Theme songs for this beautiful experience I’m having up here in West Washington. Peace be with y’all.
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At just the right time, in just the right weather, it becomes clear as day. The world is not wet or dry, or black or white. The world is grey.
AlexMonkIsNiceDay
FREE (LETTING GO)
V1
it's just like, letting yourself, fall asleep at night.
and you feel light, floating above it, as you leave your body behind.
C1
and I'm free
free from the pain and the need
asleep from my bleeding conscience
blind to the eyes that watch us
ya I'm free
free from this physical prison
cover my eyes to oblivion
let myself be
let me see, what I feel, what I need
just hold myself, and be kind
learn to unwind, to slow down my thinking, the time…
MUSICAL BRIDGE
V2
like a how a blind man touches and he sees.
like how a tree looses leaves, I let let go and I am free.
C2
I'm just free
free from the pain and the need
asleep from my bleeding conscience
blind to the eyes that watch us
ya I'm free
free from this physical prison
cover my eyes to oblivion
let myself be
let me see, what I feel, what I need
just hold myself, and be kind
learn to unwind, to slow down my thinking, the time…
song by AlexMonkIsNiceDay (c) 2016
One Of These Days ...Alex Monk
LITTLE MONKEY
Hey little monkey
Right there in your cage
You look so happy
After all, it's all you know, after all
Hey little monkey
Looking out at the free wild world
It's a very scary jungle
You cant teach new tricks to a monkey this old
Hey little monkey
Just sitting there in your cage
The door is wide open
But this prison cell keeps you safe
Yah Hey little monkey!
Na don't be so afraid!
You can go outside now
It'll be ok
Hey little monkey
Right there in your cage
You look so happy
After all, it's all you know, after all
Hey little monkey,
do you get the feeling you're being watched?
the zoo keepers are here to protect you oh
but there not
The little monkey is stressing now
Just circling round his cage
He’s got the urge to go outside
But his prison cell keeps him safe
Yah Hey little monkey!
Na don't be so afraid!
You can go outside if you want to
It'll be ok
Hey little monkey, are you miserable like me?
Just a little monkey, born into captivity
Hey little money, do you want something to drink?
Peach schnapps and apple cider, to help your little monkey brain think
Yah Hey little monkey!
Don't be so afraid!
You can go outside if you want to
It'll be ok
You can go outside if you want to (hey little monkey)
It'll be ok (hey little monkey)
Yah Hey little monkey! (little monkey)
Na don't be so afraid! (hey little)
(c) Alex Monk 2016