juliet and I sang one of our favorite adrianne lenker songs with a tiny cassette recorder between us

derek ted & juliet sunflower - anything (adrianne lenker cover)

juliet sunflower & derek ted - anything (adrianne lenker cover)

SMB wrong

times have changed

pretend

harder 2 breathe

someday soon

i was bleeding out there on the pavement 
in the bright harsh light of the day
just gasping for air & fading but no one was there to save me

here i go 
spilling out into the tall untamed grass
a cool breeze on my back 
a memory replays

here i go 
walking around my childhood house
the front lights are out
 but my rooms lit like day

the light house...
chimes now
too loud to say a thing

still painting out back with the roses
dandelion’s mane caught in the breeze
slipping in & out uncertain
like driftwood tidelocked at sea

there i was 
flowers pouring out my mouth
raven woodblock sound
sleepin in past mid day

here i am
winstons running out the house
40 days of lifeless doubt
can this debt be repaid

wake up
stay put
it was all just a dream within a dream
it was all just a dream within a dream

w the roses

stick & poke

fate got me waiting for it
lost in the moment
smoke another blunt
cuz im fiending for a cigarette

got so dizzy from the miday sun
had to hide in the dark 
had to call someone
yeah ... yeah

spiral in my room
cuz ive lost all innocence
coming up soon 
but i cant see the finish yet

got so nervous from the side effect
been staring at the sun just to feel something
yeah ... yeah

take the drug
& blame it on the other ones
take the drug

dark portal opens 
only silence after life changed 
broken all my crayons trying to draw a self portrait 

got so worried about the world today
had to hide inside & do nothing
yeah ... yeah

take enough
ull find a real answer
take enough

watch the color fade
all these fleeting moments come in waves 
been acting strange 
a waiting game
light finds darker days yeah

pacing all around
been dancin w my silhouette
drinking from a can 
cuz i got no poems left

how much longer 
till i know myself
gotta brave thru the trials 
n live thru hell yeah 
yeah

take too much
call & i wont answer
i take too much

watch the color fade
all these fleeting moments come in waves 
keep acting strange 
a waiting game
light finds darker days yeah

L.F.D.D.

RAINSTORM

SORROW STARTS

WHY WONDER WHY

AUGUST

BLACK WIDOW LIGHTNING

SHADOW

featuring Timothy Vickers on guitar & bass & Lucas Siobal on drums ... recorded live 2 tape @ different fur studios overnight one night mixed by sean paulson

fade into you (mazzy star cover)

song off three cheers for sweet revenge 

listen to my new record "better spirit" 
https://smarturl.it/BetterSpirit

special thanks to Timothy Vickers (@grandbankss) for producing this track with me 

recorded to tape at $RZ&$ studios

cemetery drive (my chemical romance cover)

it's too late
i walked out into the night
it's so strange... just to live a simple life
it doesnt have to be so serious all the time
it's so strange...
all the different things that happen thru ur life
just let go & accept
just let go & accept

recorded by derek ted at $RZ&$ studios 

everything written n played by derek ted except ... 
genie synth by alex menne (pickleboy)
bass by zoe reynolds (kississippi)
banjo by kevin patrick (field medic)
shakers by Noah McKeown

so strange...

rain is light
 but its falling still 
spirits high 
while remaining ill
u keep wondering why u belong in this life
while we're silent in spite our fears
summer storms bring in humid air

just don't stop before u begin
the song thats in your heart dont ever forget
dont ever forget
dont ever forget

day was quiet
night comes early now
come to life 
frozen underground
just dont waste any time on the things left behind 
still too scared just to know ourselves
write a line place it on the shelf

just don't stop before u begin
the song thats in your heart dont ever forget
dont ever forget
dont ever forget

NEVER FORGET

went away with all the silence then
the signs just painted blue
i keep pulling all these blankets off
cuz the rain always soaks thru
& the cyanide thats in my heart
nearly poisoned you
i will see you lie forever
till u decide to tell the truth

its always all or nothing
wish we could live inside my dream
u can overstay my welcome
i wont mind 
i cant decide on anything

i won’t mind

this song was written & recorded in fall/winter of 2019 at $unroom $tudios in burbank CA. song written & recorded by derek ted 

Tim Vickers: bass + electric guitar+keys & additional production 
Lucas Siobal: drums 
Andy Park: mastering
lyrics
if you’ve always had this place in my life 
where u been? 
if u’ve always known itd be like this 
then why pretend 
i know you better than you think 
i know this dance across the water 
i stood there n watched wreckage sink 
i see her walking past the altar 

until night brings a haunting voice inside my mind 
collapse in just to pull apart & redefine 

in the sorrow lies the acceptance we require 
if there’s always time to speak up then why do we hide 
you know it better than you think 
you know that hill across the harbor 
i stood there n watched the wreckage sink 
i saw her breathing under water 

& you once said keep all pulling your weight alone 
you cant break - when you helped me up just to push me down 
you helped me up just to push me down

better than u think

i hear whispers....
“dreams tell the truth of your heart”
a secret symbol... a line to start
a painful
memory 
tears you apart 

touch the water
the surface stays undisturbed
the sun burns thru like they said it wud
only
 in 
darkness 
u find comfort


this song was written & recorded in fall/winter of 2019 at $unroom $tudios in burbank CA. song written & recorded by derek ted 

Tim Vickers: bass + additional production
Lucas Siobal: drums 
Al Menne: backup voice on chorus
Andy Park: mastering

w h i s p e r s

finding my light in a song
i want to cry ive been trying so long
why does life come up so short 
sometimes there’s no-one & no support
so i
look for a sign in the dark
not sure why but i feel so lost 
why does life come up so short
theres no reason why u just move forward 

i wanna leave n not come back
how could i lose it all so fast 

talk me down from this ledge
& take me home 
the garden is wilting without me 
it never asks to be left alone 

something’s alive in my heart
it’s buried deep but its dying to start
why is there no end in sight
sometimes there’s noone to hide behind

i wanna leave n not look back
how could i lose it all so fast 

talk me down from this ledge
& take me home 
the garden is wilting without me 
it never asks to be left alone 

but why do i trust you with my life 
when i dont even know you
lets pass the time following our hearts
so long until its all thru


i wanna leave n not come back
how could i lose it all so fast
all of the colors i used to see now fade to black 
all of the people i care about hurt so bad

talk me down from this ledge
& take me home 
the garden is wilting without me 
it never asks to be left alone

KEEP TRYING

i woke up in silence
felt at peace & alive again
stay in time without her love
displayed in a silhouette
moved the frame a bit to the left
drive away without her love
just
focus on yr work
don't forget yr worth
follow thru on yr word
make a change & move forward

i wake up in the evening
just to fall back asleep again
you know how to break me
try to hide your heart
keep me down & alone
feeling shame for a moment
will you grow?
will you
just 
focus on your work
don't forget your worth
follow thru on your word
make a change & move forward

(focus) ft. wayne mills

write & record. 


 contact: derektedmusic@gmail.com

derek ted

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