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In the end
03:53
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In the End ©Laforge/Randall
The early morning comes to ask
If I have finally made up my mind
I used to take her sweet hand in mine
But lately, I don’t know what’s happened to me
These nights are too long
I’m a lion who has turned into stone
No more wars to be won
Time erases what you just can’t keep
So lay me down, I just want to sleep
These wheels I have are sunk in deep
Just turn around, let me be
I am one of the strangers here
Who can no longer speak
The words that loved me once, have taken their leave
Is this some punishment I half believe
These nights are too long
I’m the king who surrenders his throne
No more wars to be won
Time erases what you just can’t keep
Lay me down I just want to sleep
These wheels I have are sunk in deep
Just turn around, let me be
Movement has given up, broken by the tremor at rest
My heart still beats, my eyes still weep, so please don’t bury me yet
What ever happened to larger than life?
Hand me a shield so I can finish this quest
These nights are too long
I’m the road that has come to an end
No more wars to be won
Time erases what you just can’t keep
Lay me down I just want to sleep
These wheels I have are sunk in deep
Just turn around, let me be
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No new love yet please
04:55
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No new love yet please ©Laforge/Randall
A moment of perfection
My heart’s own resurrection
A dip in the road, a shift in the wind
Another story tries to begin
You stumble resolve dissolves
Improvisation, such concentration
When you counter love
So please don’t bring me down with a new love
Make me close my eyes to the stars above
Shoot down the moon – block out the sun
I feel undone, I feel undone
Romance can be too much
Endless calls, hope rises and falls
I stay silent, when I want to talk
Run away when I should walk
Those promises, those letters, turn me on
Broken glass at our feet
True love is a hunter …… she’s a full time thief
So please don’t bring me down with a new love
Make me close my eyes to the stars above
Shoot down the moon – block out the sun
I feel undone, I feel undone
Departure has let me down
I’m just trying to stand my ground
I stay silent, when I want to talk
Run away when I should walk
Acting strong, is not the same as being strong
Such a risky affair, dreaming with eyes open
I’m surrendering
So please don’t bring me down with a new love
Make me close my eyes to the stars above
Shoot down the moon – block out the sun
I feel undone, I feel undone, I feel undone, I feel undone
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Radio static
03:57
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Radio Static ©Laforge/Randall
He has become accustomed
To permanent hallucination
He lies down in a bed of roses
Awakens with a crown of thorns
This pain is indifferent to the sky
What would he give to forget
Can name your price to never have met
Despises this regret
She was honey in his mouth
Falling down a perpetual well
Daily life like white noise drives him
Losing a grip on what held his interest
Caught as he is in the cross-fire
Of emotions
Puts his fingers to his lips
Draws the outline of a kiss
Flashbacks like daggered postcards
He’s just grasping at straws
Sidewalks seem to ignore him
Because there’s no fixing a wasted heart
Falling down a perpetual well
Daily life like white noise drives him
Losing a grip on what held his interest
Caught as he is in the cross-fire
Of confusion
She told him
Made him a comic book hero
She used to hold him
Whispers and sighs
Breathless, took his breath away
Replaced the music by radio static
Falling down a perpetual well
Daily life like white noise drives him
Losing a grip on what held his interest
Caught as he is in the cross-fire
Of confusion
Breathless, took his breath away
She was such a good liar
Breathless, took his breath away
She was such a good liar
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Winter in New York
03:27
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Winter in New York ©Laforge/Randall
Close my eyes and I’ll be there
An etching comes to life
See her starry grey sidewalks
I know her like the back of my hand
Stray cats in the park
Looks the same in the dark
But not here
In this world apart
My old hometown, my original friend
Tell me New York, can I come home again?
Now this particular girl
Counts the snow as it falls
All winter long
Black and blue nights so strong
But big city lights are always bright
So I’ll close my eyes until they’re out of sight
My old hometown, my original friend
Tell me New York, can I come home again?
As a child you showed me
When I was older you told me
I’ve walked other shores
But it’s your memory that calls and calls
My old hometown, my original friend
Tell me New York, can I come home again?
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Gare St Lazare
03:57
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The Gare St Lazare ©Laforge/Randall
I’ll be waiting for you at the Gare St Lazare
A quarter past 1 near the morning star
I’ll be the girl with the diamond eyes
Holding a script where I’ve written no part
In the landscape of green and golden guitars
I’ve made you a hero and crowned you king
It is a different city as of yesterday
Now that you know my name
I want you to say it again and again
A lifetime of thinking of convenient things
Is it love love love no surprise?
I am unsure of the look in your eyes
Tell me what it means
To play, sing and laugh and cry
Doing nothing together
Has become the best of times
Liquid and fire and the passing of time
Shared secrets go from your hand to mine
If I open myself and show the inside
If I hold back my fear and swallow my pride
Show me your heartbreak
And maybe I’ll show you mine
I’ll tell you what it means
To play, sing and laugh and cry
Doing nothing together
Has become the best of times
I say just hold me in your arms
You tell me to be a big girl now
This rock and roll girl to your rising sun
Trying to tease you into coming undone
I’ve made you a memory
Is it a permanent one?
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LUX the band Paris, France
VELVET ROCK
Guitarist Sylvain Laforge + New Yorker Angela Randall form LUX the band - playing self-described
"Velvet Rock".
The music lies somewhere between Tom Petty and R.E.M.; stellar guitar, inspired lyrics and unique vocals. Their debut album "Super 8" recorded at Studio Black Box was reissued with 2 new tracks in 2019 and the band has just finished their next album to be released in 2022!!
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LUX the band recommends:
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Having discovered Julien Baker via NPR Tiny Desk Concert we had the great fortune to watch her play live in Paris. A remarkable singer, pitch-perfect, able to keep an audience completely spellbound.
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Andy Shauf needs no introduction. Again, album or live his music is finely detailed, poignant and quite simply beautifully perfect.
go to albumIf you like LUX the band, you may also like:
Parque México
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Spoken word storytelling spun into a delicate web of acoustic guitar, from the Bay Area.
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Soulful indie pop with an ambient twist, the latest from Deau Eyes is ghostly and bewitching.
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Freedom of the Press
by Various Artists
This compilation showcasing the new sound of folk, psych, and Americana benefits the Freedom of the Press Foundation.
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