Beautiful Things: The Deluxe Edition

by Austin Archer

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izzawit I recommend listening to this album through earbuds to get the best of every detail. My favourite song is The Comeback, a beautiful fusion of everything Austin does best. There isn’t a dud track on here. Buy it now. Favorite track: The Comeback.

saratoga_phoenix Man, I loved the original release of Beautiful Things so much, I didn’t think a rerelease could hit anymore feelings any harder.
I was wrong.
This is an incredible collection of life experiences, hopes, dreams, grief all put to music that’s as expressive as the lyrics and vocals.
Thanks, Austin. This is truly a gift.
Can hardly wait for the vinyl!

cr00kedpassage It's pretty rare to come across a creator with a more real, tangible impact on my personal life as Austin Archer. I appreciate this dude so damn much.

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Fully remastered tracks from the 2020 release, plus 6 additional brand new, unreleased tracks. Album art by TS Allen.

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The limited edition double vinyl of the 2022 release "Beautiful Things: The Deluxe Edition". Made possible by a crowd-funding campaign through BandCamp. A beautiful gatefold design with two unique paint-splattered records and liner notes including lyrics, album credits, and a small thank you note.

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1.	Beautiful Things 03:36	lyrics	buy track
I’d have made a killer lawyer Arguing’s my second language All I need’s to want it more Than not at all, But I can’t change it. I’d have found a cure for cancer Workin hard out In a lab Plug my drive into a field Where I can make a good impact If there was anything, and I mean anything I could do other than this I’d be listening Bears have to fish Fish have to swim Birds have to fly on their wings And I have to try To make beautiful things I could teach you how to do it If my passion was for teaching I could be a CEO but then you know I’d be over-reaching I could run for public office Charismatic to the bone If I thought I could make a difference I’d assume a leader’s tone Sometimes I wish I’d be happy as anything Other than what I am committed to being Athlete’s and astronauts Both share ambition that Starts when they’re young in their dreams And I only dreamt of the chance To make beautiful things
2.	The Comeback 02:50	lyrics	buy track
Holy water coming down Like rain in the Sahara Good enough To replace air And as miraculous As Jesus out there Standin’ on the sea or Turning water into wine Giving vision to the blind I’m coming back New Fresh Live And if you see me this time Come on over I don’t mind I ain’t contagious it’s fine I ain’t carrying All I got’s this Piece of mind Glory glory hallelujah Everything is shining Color blazing And I’m flying And I’m trying To keep riding On this high And I feel like I’ll never die And when I gather up the sky I’m on attack I’m coming back New, fresh, live (Chorus)
3.	Unknown 04:14	lyrics	buy track
65 years, 4 children deep Now you’re calling it out 65 years of toting the party line Up until this moment Had worked just fine You’re killin’ all The promises of your past A sudden truth like lightning Hits you hard and hits you fast And it can’t be unknown Said you heard a tale Or two on the radio Reminded you of you A reflection with a heavy load 65 years of faith On the chopping block A ship setting sail for unknown waters Never to return to the dock (Repeat Chorus) The real world is scary, Full of uncertainty A chemical reaction, A divine conspiracy, A coincidence of chaos Surviving in an infinite void The breathe of a giant beast An echo of an ancient noise Killin’ all the promises of your past Comin clean, seeing clear That love is all You have that lasts Takin on a cosmic fall from grace A deeper calling kept you planted Kept you in this open place Embrace the unknown
4.	People Pleaser 04:56	lyrics	buy track
Being a people pleaser’s A fancy way of being a liar Tryna do and say the things That make everybody happy is a waste Try to keep it altogether Like a tight rope walker walkin’ on a wire Above direct communication You’d rather only say it sideways Seems like the opposite Of how it should be Seems like a people pleaser Should be a pleasing thing to be (Possible chorus) Oh, oh my my Seems like the more I know The less I know about Oh, oh my my Seems like the more I know The less I know about Being co-dependent’s A one way ticket to being single Wanting something to be right so much You push it from your life, Here’s the thing though... If anyone is gonna stay with you That’s not something that you can control The results are not your business You know it’s gotta happen on its own Seems like the opposite of what it should be Seems like a co-dependent person Should have more help than they need (Chorus) Being sensitive should only mean that I’m in touch with my emotions Shouldn’t mean that I take everything Way too personally Being self-absorbed should mean That I’ve got passion and devotion And being self-righteous should mean I’ve got a great self-esteem (Chorus) Anything you think If it’s not right don’t try it out loud They can always replace What you’re talking about And in a moment A mighty under tow Comes and sweeps you away Out to sea So effortlessly All of this has to work out Eventually
5.	New Groove 05:37	lyrics	buy track
Here lies the wreckage Of the person that I was Who wore his heartache In his torn and battered shoes A honest salesman’s what I’m Angling to become Ain’t got no snake oil to move I got a new groove Quiet, confident command Got a new groove Crossing hope with only what I can Another hand So let it be heard So let it be done, amen As in the present I’m beginning to ascend The dream becoming clearer Like my memory I see in all directions now I got a new groove Take a breath and hold it in Let it out smooth Here comes fear it’s only Natural Don’t you worry Running’s just an instinct But I am beginning to believe That when you finally Release you won’t hate what You find Turn the noise down low Baby boy, don’t you know I’ve been here the whole time I watched you learn Watched you grow Everything is okay I won’t leave you no way I’ve been here the whole time There’s nothing that you need to say We should move real slow To the center of the glow Rocking like a young child Well now you know Everything is okay Another night another day I’ll be with you then, too We’re on our way Gotta let it all go Everything you think you know Try to be here now In the center of the glow Everything is okay Another song begins to play And it syncs with your heart We’re on our way We’re on our way
6.	Let's Move 03:12	lyrics	buy track
When our eyes align It always takes me back to the first time Some music and a string of light A smile and a laugh Skipping forward I Would never have imagined this apartment The color of our bed sheets The photos on the wall Now it’s a winter night But only cold enough for a light jacket I think this is the happiest December That I have had in years But you just say the word and I Will pack up all our shit and head for salt lake Location’s not important As long as I’m with you If you say “jump” I’ll ask “how high am I jumping?” So don’t tell me there’s nothing we can do If you gotta move Then let’s move
7.	The Crack in the Sequoia 04:04	lyrics	buy track
I don’t want to do this with you I don’t want to do this with you When I see seeds of discord sewn And I know that they are my own I don’t know how to make it right I just know how to push and fight But I don’t want to do that with you No I don’t want to that with you Just take the money and run The loner gunman named me In his manifesto He says that jerks like me Will always be The reason he’s so depressed Don’t let go on Oh the way that little crack Uprooted that sequoia That was strewn across the road That we were traveling on The omen metaphor of something tiny Destroying one so mighty With enough time and pressure Gone unchecked Sure made an echo Oh... I don’t wanna do this with you I don’t wanna do this with you Don’t write me off so quickly Citing your distaste for my opinion I’m still the man you fell for Underneath the rust from your disdain Don’t let it go on
8.	Before I Let You Go 05:29	lyrics	buy track
Before I let you go You gotta know, You don’t know I’m hurtin head to toe And I love you You’re such an animal Here take my heart in your teeth I’m hurtin hard just to be A part of you Before I let you go I gotta let you know Can you come over here close So I can whisper in your ear Ain’t no one else like you Can do the things you do You got that magic, too You got that gotta have it Before I let you go Can we just take it slow Think I just over-dosed But I still want you the most I love the way your heart beat sounds at night I love the way your laugh sounds Oh my god and I love the way you tell me it’s alright Even when it’s a lie
9.	Sweet Rejection 04:13	lyrics	buy track
Call it bad luck Call it a self-fulfilling prophecy, I guess Call it a shame Call it good old-fashioned Lack of talent I could really not care less Chris says it ain’t happened Cuz I’m not playin enough shows Whether he is right or not I don’t believe that anybody really knows Oh, sweet rejection You might be my oldest friend So how can one so well acquainted Still retain such thin skin There goes another year Waiting for the tide to come in You get old Thinking that the best is yet to come You forget You’re not in control of when you’re done Could be from a stray bullet From a fight five blocks away Your dreaming about tomorrow Thinking what you should have done Yesterday Oh, sweet rejection My familiar little prayer Trying to imagine what my life Would be if you weren’t there Here goes another year Keepin’ it all up in the air The thing is I Kind of think I like it Being fortune’s favorite fool Makes for one hell of an excuse There’s an incentive to stay Out here on the run And trying to wrap a line Around that big old burning sun Because if you can see That I’m not done Then you might just agree And between and me We can call it bad luck Or a deterministic immutable law Call it anything Just don’t you dare say it’s anyone’s fault Oh, sweet rejection Have you come to sing me home? I always thought much better of you In times when I was not alone Here comes another year Making it all up as I go
10.	My Dead Friend 05:24	lyrics	buy track
My dead friend Isn’t looking like he’s supposed to Pile of ash in a plastic bag in a wicker basket And his laugh Is only comin’ out my phone now  And he doesn’t say if he feels better now when I ask him My dead friend Didn’t say where he was going not an address or a number to keep in touch And this sucks Got me wrestling with a question Is he forever thirty two in a void? Or just dust? I guess I just thought that I’d see you at some random house show Nursing a beer or out smoking a bummed cigarette I thought that I’d wrap my arms Around your sullen torso To let you know there ain’t one thing in this world You could do to remove you From my ride or die gang Could’ve sworn I saw the same exact Black bird three times Swooping down through the blue, Battle-worn desert sky Well I was tired of being mad anyway And I know that you were just plain tired So rest now, Just rest now
11.	If I Found a Ship (feat. Chris Bjornn) 03:45	lyrics	buy track
If I found a ship I'd take you with and we'd be gone until i don't know when we'd be grounded at sea surrounded by the open breeze with the fish and the birds all swimming and flying around and we can't go back cuz the dock and it's waves would be so mad they'd ask "Why'd you leave this seaful life you had?" We'd climb atop the mast and watch the world as it sailed past and we'd see as far as possible We'd spot an island where non one's ever been and then we'd make our own flag and claim it as our home We'd restock all of our supplies and we'd be gone just for one night then we'll get back to this seaful life we have and if a storm should come our way we know we'll be okay it's just rain, it's just rain yeah it falls and gets washed away and we can't go back cuz the dock and it's waves would be so mad they'd ask why'd you leave this seaful life you had? why'd you leave this seaful life you had? no we wont leave this life we have.
12.	Proud Nobody 02:59	lyrics	buy track
I'm a proud proud nobody And I'm standing on the shoulders Of no one in particular, too Just one of tins of folks the history books will never know we're the majority I'm your parents and your teachers Your friends, and yeah I am you There's no shame in being a nobody Getting caught up in a randomly strung together narrative's futile No shame in being born the way you were born there's no purity Everything is just what it is At least for a while Put your hands up if you're gonna be forgotten then put your hands together to celebrate the average jane and joe think of every person you know that nobody will write a book about think of this song that most folks will never know we are a proud collective of nobodies salt of the earth the ones who are turning the wheel when we think of our worth consider everyone who's just like you and me at the end of the day pride is all we should feel
13.	Whatever You Can Do 04:00	lyrics	buy track
It goes back to Hannah Holding out a hand I was looking for an out And calling it romance I said I've got a full bottle And you've got an empty apartment She recognized my downward Spiral And pulled me off of the pavement and said Whatever you can do to get by At least from now til then Whatever you can do to to get by Without picking up again I'm telling you that there's a horizon That I know you ain't seeing yet I'm telling you the sun is arriving And you'll be here when it sets It goes back to Michael Saying it's alright You can call me anytime And say what's on your mind I got calls from several strangers Several times a day Saying we're just checking in on you And making sure you're okay They'd say Whatever you can do to get by, man At least until tomorrow arrives Whatever you can do to keep breathing Without needing to be high I said if there's a God above will he save me Even if I don't exactly believe They said you can call it whatever you prefer, Austin Just don't leave Whatever you can do to get by At least until our next phone call Whatever you can do to survive And keep your back against the wall I know that you don't wanna think that I know you Or that we have anything in common at all But you and I are birds of a feather And together we won't fall Oh, whatever you can do to get by Whatever you can do to survive Whatever you can do to get by, man Whatever you can do
14.	In a Moment (feat. Adrea Castiano) 04:25	lyrics	buy track
Waiting In a non-descript Hotel room Evaluating pros and cons of A decision you’ve just made Is the thrill of something new worth Risking all your hard-earned happiness? Could it be there’s something more than happiness? Heaven’s in a moment hell is all the rest. Three knocks And it’s already too late You could tell her You have made a big mistake But as she moves toward the bed You can almost hear The levy’s start to break It’s all so very surreal You can’t help the way you feel Could it be there’s something more than happiness? Heaven’s in a moment, hell is all the rest Two of us are on a collision course And there’s nothing Strong enough to keep us from The moment of impact
15.	New Content 03:33	lyrics	buy track
I've been doing my favorite thing For way, way too long The returns are diminishing quickly The thrill is gone I never thought There'd come a day Where I'd say all I wanted to Just keep on making new content Just keep on making new art Just keep on making new content It doesn't have to be so hard And it's funny how trying to be somebody Who everyone relates to is impossibly futile So I try to relax and let it happen how it happens It just happens to take such a long while Just keep on making new content Just keep on making new art Just keep on making new content It doesn't have to be hard Just keep on making new content It doesn't have to have heart in it Just keep on making new content It doesn't have to be so hard
16.	Wanna Bet? (feat. Ava Archer & Carlos Viitanen) 02:23	lyrics	buy track
If you’re thinkin I’ll blow it In less than a year Wanna bet? Wanna bet? I’ll stake my life savings That I’ll still be here In a year Eye to eye with you I’ll still belong to you I’m never certain of anything certain I Can’t help but see the man Behind the curtain But I’ve never believed in anything So damn much If you’re saying my heart’s Gonna change in five years Wanna bet? Wanna bet? I’ll stake our first child That I’ll still be here in five years Eye to eye with you I’m so alive with you I always scoff At magical thinkin I much prefer cold hard facts And hard drinkin But I’ve never wanted anything So damn much Oh, my my Oh, my love, la de lie Oh, my my My love, oh my my If you think 60 years Is too long a time Wanna bet? Wanna bet? If you think that two souls Can not love for that long Grow your jaded ass up And know that you’re wrong Because 60 years is Not nearly enough I’m tellin you, darlin My life ain’t too much And I’ve never cared for anyone So damn much No I’ve never loved anyone So damn much
17.	When I was Cool (feat. Carlos Viitanen) 04:47	lyrics	buy track
Home made hair cuts and stick and poke tattoos getting drunk and playing shows in punk house living rooms LSD in the park tripping in plain view given a shit wasn’t ever something I was prone to do When I was cool, When I was cool, I weighed a buck fifteen wore skinny jeans and roamed these streets with you when I was cool I remember twenty two writing twenty songs a day Drinkin old crow whiskey while tucker’s rollin up a a J Even then I knew that things were never gonna change ain’t it funny just how quickly never fades away When I was cool, When I was cool, Back when the parties went all night Back when I lived to break the rules When I was cool I recall at least three women falling in love with me And I recall a confidence that made it seem easy I remember snuffing heartbreak out with youthful energy As if every rare embrace or kiss had meant nothing to me When I was cool, When I was cool, I was a stupid punk ass kid admittedly a no good fool When I was cool

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Remastered tracks from the 2020 album "Beautiful Things" plus six additional, unreleased tracks. Album art by TS Allen.

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released June 3, 2022

Austin Archer - Lead vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keys
Chris Bjornn - Vocals on track 11, co-songwriter of track 11, Mixing/Mastering on all tracks
Adrea Castiano - Vocals on track 14, co-writer of track 14
Ava Archer - Bass on track 16
Carlos Viitanen - Violin on tracks 16 and 17

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Austin Archer Salt Lake City, Utah

Austin Archer is an artist from Salt Lake City, UT, living in LA. He has been writing and recording music since he was 15 years old. More music can be heard at chthonicdeadhouseband.bandcamp.com usthieves.bandcamp.com
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