Music by David Archer
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You Won’t Find Us There
These are demos recorded on my computer for “You Won’t Find Us There” – a Rock Opera about the human costs of anarchism, socialism and capitalism existing together against a backdrop of events at the Toronto G20 demonstration.
With luck, I’ll begin recording the entire project at a better studio with a full band soon.
If you would like to leave a comment regarding these track or are interested in more information about the politics behind the project please click here: “You Won’t Find Us There”
Lyrics:
(Track 1):
You Won’t Find Us There
You can follow a trail of broken glass
But you won’t find us there
You can capture the faces that pass
Then dissolve in the air
You can fall on your knees before the towers of mammon
You can whisper a ghost of a prayer
You can smash though the smoke and the mirrors
Still you won’t find us there(Media Voices)
[You want for nothing, you want it all
Nothing to fear, nowhere to fall]- It won’t make any difference
We’ll be running the walls down by then
It won’t make any difference
We’ll be running the walls down by then -[These are your iconic dreams
You can't change the picture on the screen
You can't unsee the things you've seen](Media Voices)
Will you wait in the night for the ice to break
Or will you ride through the streets on a wave
Will you hide all alone in your basement
Just counting the coins that you’ve saved
Will you run with wolves
Will you fight from the rooftops
Or retreat to the mountains and caves
Well, whatever you do
Break the mirror in two
Or watch the Joker run away with game
(Track 2):
Fox Free
You never see them coming
They leave without a trace
There’s no use in running
From that mystified smile on your faceIt’s a timeless story
What fool would take the bet?
The joker makes the rules here
And he lights your cigaretteSo you break all the mirrors
Hanging in the hall
And you smash all the windows
Run from the sirens call
Lost in all those numbers
Down the endless gilded hall(Seems so long)
Well it seems so long
(I’ve been in your arms)
I’ve been in your arms
(Did I drift off?)
Til I drift off
(Did I drift off?)
Til I drift offWell it always goes like that
Til the numbness fades away
Then we’re back to stealing fire
And bleeding through the dayAnd all those broken mirrors
They only multiply the pain
And all those shattered windows
Well they just let in the rain
Lost in all those numbers
On that endless gilded chainThere’s nothing left …
I’ve got nothing left here
I’m just a dog without a home
Sometimes I get to thinking
That I’m out here all aloneWe always see through those games
As we breath the teargas rage
Lost in endless circles
Still pacing ’round the cage(Seems so long)
Well it seems so long
(I’ve been in your arms)
I’ve been in your arms
(Did I drift off?)
Til I drift off
(Did I drift off?)
Til I drift off
(Track 3):
No Turning Back
We both know
This won’t go down easy
And we both know
Some people are going to get hurt
But this is the big show
It’s going to get uglyIf we let it go
There’ll be no turning back
If we let it go
There’ll be no turning backI think you’re like me
You can turn with the big wheels
And if you want to be free
You know what needs to be done
And I think you can see
We’re all out of optionsIf we let it go
There’ll be no turning back
If we let it go
There’ll be no turning backMy plans, my plans are all in place
We’re so close, so close to the end of the race
I’ll lift that shadow off your face
Now let’s go, go (go go go)From this place in the sun
We can watch all the puppets dance
When what’s done is done
There’s nothing left to say
So look in my eyes
Let’s give it a chance nowIf you’re caught up in the fight
You can’t see the light
If you stand back from the ledge
You can push ‘em all off the edge
If you let it go
There’ll be no turning back
If we let it go
There’ll be no turning back
Music & Lyrics by David Archer
Toronto, 2011© David Archer All Rights Reserved
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Blue/Red Archon
Acoustic guitar improv with live and pre-recorded loops
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Crooked Jack
A traditional Irish folk song
Crooked Jack – (4:11)
Traditional – by Dominic Behan – Arranged and performed by David Archer, Toronto, 2010I’m not Irish but I heard this song 25 years ago in a Toronto pub and I’ve never forgotten it. The performer played it slow and deliberate as opposed to the more common faster tempo, so that is the way I learned it and then recorded it all these years later. I only hope I have in someway lived up to and honoured the song, the writer and all the amazing music that comes from the island.
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What’s Done Is Done (New Reality)
A Neo Con Swan SongWhat’s Done Is Done (New Reality) – (4:47)
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Bombs Falling/Nowhere To Go
A Gaza Bombing Sound CollageBombs Falling/Nowhere To Go is set in Gaza but it could be anywhere - I take a neutral political position on Israel/Palestine and honour all civilian victims of war.
Music by David Archer - (unauthorized) text by Jawad Harb
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Bombs Falling/Nowhere To Go
A Gaza Bombing Sound Collage
Bombs Falling/Nowhere To Go – (4:01)
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Midnight Silver Bullet
“You follow a pale white angel through
the deserted streets of Toronto to a
room in the King Edward Hotel….”
Midnight Silver Bullet – (4:45)
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In The Waves
This one is for Leah. She knows all about the waves.
In The Waves – (3:57)
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The Rose and Crown
The Rose and Crown – (5:02)
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The Tides of Europa
The Tides of Europa – (3:43)
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When The Gods All Come Out To Play
When The Gods All Come Out To Play – (4:47)
Music by David Archer Lyrics by Andrew WhiteDownload mp3 (right click – save target as)
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The Last Parade
Such a memory, not here, but never gone.
The Last Parade (5:31) Underground Sun (2004)
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Pangaea
Pangaea – (3:56)
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Something From Nothing
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Something From Nothing – (4:29)
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My Favourite Orbiting Object
My Favourite Orbiting Object
David Archer Band (6:39)
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Underground Sun
Underground Sun by David Archer (5:27)
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But Still… Somehow…
Part 3 of “The Tides of Europa”But Still… Somehow.. – (3:16)
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Sacred Tree
Written during the Iraq invasion.
Sacred Tree (2:37) – Underground Sun 2004
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Iron Radiator
A strange, stormy night of recording in a deserted one hundred fifty year old building…..
Iron Radiator (1:59) – Underground Sun 2004
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Any Way You Want To
A very slow love songAny Way You Want To – (3:39)
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