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A Wolf at the Door

by Roy Peak

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Walk With Me Now (There’s a Wolf on the Prowl) The clouds look like mountains from the top of the hill Everything's quiet and the air's so still Take my hand and don't let go And look at that moon and how it hangs so low I can hear your heart beat like it's talking to me A bloody bittersweet mystery That wolf is howling I bet he hears it too Oh never love a wild thing when the moon is full So won't you walk with me now There's a wolf on the prowl... And he's hungry Oh baby so hungry Those eyes watch us from the dark of the trees Oh what could we imagine them to be Close your eyes and hold me tight And look at that moon and how it shines so bright So won't you walk with me now There's a wolf on the prowl... And he's hungry Oh baby so hungry Oh baby he's hungry And I'm hungry too Bone-white birches line our way The stars are watching but what could they say The moon it shines on your pale throat I'm gonna hold you tight and never let go... So won't you walk with me now There's a wolf on the prowl... And he's hungry Oh baby so hungry Oh baby he's hungry Aren't you hungry too? Never love a wild thing while the moon is full... 09-02-2019
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Far From Nowher Everything she needs is far from nowhere And nowhere's exactly where she is And she can wish that she was somewhere As she walks down the same roads each day She stands on the porch and wishes it was raining Look at them geese they're starting to fly Fly away into the night First you live forever then you die Everything she loves is far from nowhere Just like a dream she used to have But dreams are oh so hard to make And she dreams best when she is wide awake Everything she is is far from nowhere And she knows exactly where that is It's where the rainbow meets the sky First you live forever then you die First you live forever then you die 06-06-2013
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Queen of the Knock-Out Rose She takes her mornings With cream and sugar And chases it with nicotine Her shadow is restless She gives him a warning Then sweeps him out the door The garden it waits for her Oh so patiently For she's the queen of the knock-out rose She’s thinking ‘bout faces And other places and names From oh so long ago She dreams about flying Deep into a bluer sky But it always fades when she opens her eyes She holds tight to those dreams Like the rain clings to the leaves Of the roses when they bloom The garden is wet with rain And possibilities Just ask the queen of the knock-out rose The clouds pass over While the sun dances in her eyes Just like a kaleidoscope She takes its portrait As it scatters away A memory she can hold This life is a good life Even if sometimes it's hard She reminds herself when the day is done The roses are full of grace And the sunsets are beautiful Just like the queen of the knock-out rose All hail the queen of the knock-out rose Now the roses are fading For winter is waiting And she's down to one last cigarette She savors the quiet And counts all her blessings And downs the coffee from her cup I don’t belong to you She says to everyone And this day belongs to me The garden it parts for her As the birds watch her from the trees There goes the queen of the knock-out rose All hail the queen of the knock-out rose Long live the queen of the knock-out rose Every rose grows merry and fine 07-2018 to 08-2019
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Evel Knievel 01:47
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Your Heart 03:17
Your Heart The moon is low Filtered through the trees The moon it watches Shines on all it sees And if I were that moon I would shine no more Upon a wicked heart such as yours no more Time walks by Time, it does not care Time keeps piling up Just like this black despair And if I were Father Time I would count no more On such a scheming heart as yours no more A heart keeps time It can light your way A heart can comfort It can be your saving grace A heart can beat softly A heart can beat wild Some hearts beat lonely Some linger for a while But if I were your heart I would beat no more If I were your heart I would beat no more... 8-15-2017
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And A Wolf Shall Devour the Sun​ The day awoke and it was beautiful So I went out into the world Hoping to find a place anyplace that wasn't here But I only got this far Now the sun has disappeared And we are between the hours of the wolf and the dog All the tombs soon will open their doors To let loose the hounds of the dead ​It's an unkindness of ravens ​It's a murder of crows ​But what is it when you've left the pack behind ​And a wolf devours the sun You took those pennies from my eyes Put them back or put them to a better use Cuz I can build of me a monster Sew myself back together and reset my bones ​It's an unkindness of strangers ​It's a murder of your soul ​But what is it when you've left the past behind ​And a wolf devours the sun Are you ready, are you ready for this Take a deep breath like a hungry bird You take a chance, you take a dive You hit the water and someone lives And someone cries and someone dies Beware the birds that eat your eyes They take your soul, they don't let go They speak with powers magical In ancient empty parables They don't need us They don't need you They know the ways to hide the truth And your conscious is unconscious Of the trials yet to come This is what I saw with my back to the world This is what I saw with my back to the world The day awoke and it was beautiful ​​​​​02-03-2011

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Songs about love, death, and birds.
And wolves


All songs recorded in March and April 2020, except for "Your Heart" recorded October 2017.

Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Roy Peak at Radical Recording, Jacksonville, Florida.

Roy Peak -- acoustic rhythm guitars, bass, glockenspiel, percussion, lead vocals
Mark Williams -- acoustic lead guitars, dobro, harmonica, background vocals
Brian Homan -- pedal steel
Geej Williams -- background vocals
Lauren Fincham -- dulcimer

Cover photo by Debbie Peak
Wolf mask courtesy of Lauren Fincham

Special thanks to the musicians who elevated these songs with their musical gifts.

"Queen of the Knock-Out Rose" dedicated to and inspired by Debbie Peak

All songs copyright 2020 BMI Music for Monsters except "Daughter of the Sun" by Neilson Hubbard copyright Words and Music International o/b/o Plastic Bird Music

All rights reserved.

Released on Music for Monsters #MFM2095EP

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released October 1, 2020

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Roy Peak Jacksonville, Florida

Roy Peak has played electric bass in more bands than he cares to remember for more years than he can remember.
He wrote the theme song for the radio show "Hey You Kids, Get Off My Lawn" on WPNR-FM.

His debut album, All Is Well, has been called "A punkish folk-rock tromp through twelve songs about love, death, and birds."
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