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Laish Album Bundle

by Laish

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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    This bundle includes 2 records :
    - 'Time Elastic', 2018
    - 'Pendulum Swing', 2016

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    This bundle includes 2 CDs, digipack :
    - 'Time Elastic', 2018
    - 'Pendulum Swing', 2016

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1.
Sand Is Shifting 04:07
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Your story only now begins to open up to me I was happy to be sure of an unseen mystery You're wild as a cheetah A whale in the sea And all at once the sand is shifting I wonder if I see you truly as you are Are my eyes a prison And my words a scar I wonder if I've managed to be present as you are And all at once the sand is shifting I thought I was invincible I thought I was a flame The strongest roman candle But a little spit and finger And it goes dark again What would it mean to linger Your eye upon another And curiously wonder A night between the covers What would it do to love Love surely it would smother And all at once the sand is shifting You could snuff me out so easy Your little candle flame One night with a stranger It’s the end of the game We know that love is endless When no one is to blame And all at once the sand is shifting I thought I was invincible I thought I was a flame The strongest roman candle But a little spit and finger And it goes dark again Stone is only sand Crystal water and air Building love is like building houses Out of your hair In war and in love Don't ever ask what's fair And all at once the sand is shifting And all at once the sand is shifting And all at once the sand is shifting And all at once the sand is shifting I thought I was invincible I thought I was a flame The strongest roman candle But a little spit and finger And it goes dark again
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Love Is Growing 04:00
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Your eyes open upon me And crack a smile The blind is still concealing The dawning sky My fingers start scratching your nape As you stir Everything is open Our bodies are a blur Cos when I leave I must be sure That our love is growing more Collapse into an embrace Sigh a gentle laugh Try to remain silent To make it last You want to hear my whisper You want to hear My words I want to remain silent And listen to the birds Cos when I leave I must be sure That our love is growing more Words Now to peel myself from The warmth of your arms The world can be demanding But offers many charms I want to hear your whisper I want to hear Your words You want to remain silent And listen for the birds Cos when I leave I must be sure That our love is growing more Words
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Listening for God 03:55
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I been listening out for God But God don't speak to me I kept my mind open In the shade of a tree I been listening out for you I been listening when I'm still Hoping and waiting For your word for you will Won't you speak to me Won't you set me free I been patient with my heart God isn't what I hear Just the endless chatter in my mind And a creeping kind of fear I been listening out for you Lord won't you speak to me One short conversation Would surely set me free Because I do not hear your voice Kind or even cruel Just my own tape going round and round And endless broken spool If I only lived with faith If I only was assured I would be so evangelical To share your holy word Won't you speak to me Won't you set me free You know I would love the comfort Forgiven and secure A place inside your kingdom To kneel upon your floor But I never hear your voice And I never see your face And I just can't believe in any old thing While I float around in space So until that day I'll listen Breathe and only be Alone among the stars Staring at the sea Won't you speak to me Won't you set me free
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Blink of an Eye 03:49
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Here's my theory I been lucky With a wife like My dear Jane And three children Laura Patrick and Duncan Couldn't be a prouder dad So the gods they decide Too much luck on my side 40 years of my life In the blink of an eye It won't last forever Nothing ever does 40 years of my life In the blink of an eye And it won't last Forever What happens When I close my eyes The gods they decide Too much luck on my side 40 years of my life In the blink of an eye It won't last forever Nothing ever does 40 years of my life In the blink of an eye
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Dance to the Rhythm 03:27
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My girl says you should write a song that goes Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Come on baby shake it and sing along Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Spotify wizards add it to your playlist Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh This time next year I'll be on the rich list Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Can you dance to the rhythm Can you dance to the rhythm Lay me down my darling Down by the rhythm Woah woah We could buy our dream house in the countryside Tour the whole world with you by my side Come on baby shake it and sing along Maybe one day we can have children Can you dance to the rhythm Can you dance to the rhythm Lay me down my darling Down by the river I can dance to this rhythm I can dance to this rhythm Let's dance together Down by the river
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Time Elastic 05:02
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I find an elastic band around my waist And it stretches stretches Stretches me back to that place Time elastic A trauma fenced by dogs with teeth And men with guns I'm found announcing my grief To ears hungry and riven By their own elastic Time elastic Time elastic Suddenly I'm not here anymore The pain is something I abhor The fearsome animal and his claw Have wrestled me to the floor And I'm not here in forward time The band contracts and yanks me back I'm there again your body falling I'm there again Helpless calling I'm there again until I die Relive your fall through my eyes The band snaps back Yanks me back The drooling dogs are Time elastic Time Elastic Time Elastic The drooling dogs are waiting I'm begging to be left outside The fenced events of that day A young life snatched away Don't leave me here Don't leave me there Don't leave me here Or anywhere I'm a fly within the spider's snare Awake inside this nightmare Just hold me Hold me Whisper Gently Hold me Hold me The drooling dogs are Time elastic Time elastic
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Devil's Advocate 03:33
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Are you going to be the one to play the devil Or will you be sincere Are you going to be the one to play the devil Patronise and sneer Are you going to be the one to play the devil Will you play the clown Are you going to be the one to play the devil Will you let us down Devil's advocate There's a word for that Are you going to be the one to play the devil Play the devil Play the devil Will you play the clown Are you going to be the one to play the devil Play the devil Play the devil Will you let us down Are you going to be the one to play the devil Play the devil Play the devil Will you touch the ground Devil's advocate There's a word for that
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University 03:31
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I was a young man Desperate to go I was a young man Better I should have known I was 18 I was weak at the knees I was 18 and so eager to please I was a young man With raging desire I was a young man I was really on fire I was 18 O I didn't care I was 18 with very long hair Where the hair is long The will is strong I been to university I wasn't able to cope on my own I was drunk and O I was stoned I was making the classic mistake I was drinking for drinking's sake But I was free Got my degree! I been to university O when When the time comes Will I ever get a job No I been to university What good it did me
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I Would Prefer Not To 03:14
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It's 2am already The sky a bluish hue You want me to drink whisky I would prefer not to It's 2am I'm tired Across borders I flew To find you on a bender But I would prefer not to I would prefer not to Your darkness wants a friend It's taken hold of you You want to wreck yourself I would prefer not to I would prefer not to Old Joy tells it well And Bonnie Prince is you Retiring at first light I would prefer not to I would prefer not to Your darkness wants a friend And it takes a toll on you You want to wreck youself I would prefer not to I would prefer not to
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The Fox 05:02
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There is a world between us I can peel back the curtain I can make my attempts to be civic and smile I can dress up in clothes and be human for a while But the fox is always lurking under my skin The fox is vicious The fox is cruel The fox is hungry The fox is fuelled By the darkest urge On the nighttime prowl With a naked stranger The fox will howl And run home To your wife And run home To your life So if you peel back the curtain And go blind at the sight Of the wildest fox running Around at night Replace the curtains It will be alright The daytime will come With its jacket and tie The daylight will bring back The old human shoes And life will go on living Under this roof The fox is always hiding The fox is always peeling The fox is the state I'm in A beast of sin So run home To your wife And run home To your life And run home It will be alright Run home It will be just fine The fox hides beneath my clothes Hides in the bathroom The fox wants to run at night To howl and to fuck and to fight The fox never goes away He will live in me every day To be loved for what I am A fox and a man A fox and a man To be loved for what I am A fox and a man A fox and a man To be loved for what I am So don't love a man I have never been Peel back the curtain There's a world between Don’t love a man I have never been Peel back the curtain There's a world between
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Vague 06:18
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We are vague and full of pathos Dead men's words tower above us Are we capable of original thought The damp is growing I would say it is flowing It has become a river My kitchen is in decline The spores the mould the slime It has become a river We are vague and full of pathos Old leather hands betray us Our cracked tongues Poke out of beards The grey statues do not sing Grey statues do not dance And I am neither grey Nor made of stone I am near middle age And I never felt so alone But I think I feel safe In my home I think I feel safe in my home We speak only in humour It's a linguist kind of tumour We know what it signifies Know what it signifies I am near middle age And I never felt so alone But I think I feel safe in my home I think I feel safe in my home
12.
Learning to Love the Bomb 04:13
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I'm learning to love the bomb The shell of administration I'm learning I'm learning I'm learning To love the bomb It is a powerful weapon It is the force to reckon The only true currency Is a moment uninterrupted Keep up with It's never ending I fear I fear we near an ending But I'm learning I'm learning I'm learning To love the bomb Oh I'm learning I'm learning I'm learning To love the bomb It is a powerful weapon It is the force to reckon The only true currency Is a moment uninterrupted
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Love on the Conditional 03:28
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Running late for a meeting A meeting about you Coffee in one hand The other hand thinking it through But the decision was made The discussion had been You were not in the room You were out of the scene It is love love Love on the conditional If only you'd made a promise And kept your word We don't care what you do But do what you said you would The decision was made The discussion had been You were not in the room You were out of the scene It is love love Love on the conditional If only you'd made a promise And kept your word We don't care what you do But do what you said you would The decision was made The discussion had been You were not in the room You were out of the scene It is love love Love on the conditional
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Song for Everything 03:28
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I need my dirt To get buried in the day I like to feel surrounded In a solitary way We have left the realm Of causality Moving in together Brings out the best in me I am not so organised I go by my nose You are made of stronger stuff And faithful to your toes So I wanna look you in the eye And say I tried I'm trying I will get to you Like no one else gets to you I will get inside Where no one else gets inside And I will hold you Like no one else ever held you And I will be alive And you will be alive Naked
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The Last Time 04:42
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The last time I saw her She was living with a boy Who gives her body joy She found one Who adores her Soothes her Kind of bores her An empty room The time to bloom I never truly knew How much I needed you To think I didn't see How much you mean to me She is beautiful When she smiles So much in her eyes And I am wretched today Oh how I lost my way I am searching I am lurching I'm not sure who I am I never truly knew How much I needed you To think I didn't see How much you mean to me Don't want to see you cry Right before my eyes I never truly knew
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My Little Prince 02:44
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I keep dreaming 'bout you babe Are you coming home I keep wondering why you thought You could do it alone My little prince has gone Little prince has gone Little prince has gone You still haunt me in my bed Wish you'd leave me alone For the here and now You don't even come When I call you home My little prince has gone Little prince has gone Little prince has gone And I keep wondering why Was I away too long And I keep looking for my name Between the lines in every song
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Pendulum Swing 03:21
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Standing in the bathroom You are in tears I'm calling time on Our seven years And I know you know why I had to say goodbye The pendulum swing Of emotion And I know you know why I had to say goodbye I had to let you go I know you know I know The pendulum swing Of emotion
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Wrote of Freedom 03:58
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I left my words on the table You took the pages away I was a trifle too honest You were the wrong woman that day I set down my theory I lamented my chains Only wrote of freedom Won't be doing that again Only wrote of freedom You collected my records And gathered my clothes When I spoke with protest You spat on my nose Made lies out of half truths Made combat the game Only wrote of freedom Won't be doing that again Only wrote of freedom You counted my follies And tallied my sins Did my best to stay silent But absence rarely wins It got ugly between us babe It got so inflamed Only wrote of freedom Won't be doing that again Only wrote of freedom
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Rattling Around 02:29
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You keep rattling around my subconscious Like an ever present moth come to haunt us And you're rattling around in the evening And you're rattling around when I'm breathing You keep rattling around my subconscious Like an ever present moth come to haunt us And you're rattling around when I'm eating And you're rattling around when I'm sleeping And you're rattling around in the ether And you're rattling around when I'm with her Oh you're rattling around You're rattling around Rattling around Rattling around
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Gambling 04:45
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I started gambling I started gambling Again It has become It has become A problem I started gambling I started gambling Again I can't stop I will write it down On squared paper I can't stop Can I change my luck Is it something you Can learn to improve The rats have moved in There has been a rat invasion The pigeons are breeding They hatch and shit on My windowsill The language we use The rough banter Men will recognise I can't stop I will write it down On squared paper I can't stop Can I change my luck Is it something you Can learn to improve Oh this is what I've become I started gambling
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We Haven't Made Any Money 04:06
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We are so achingly desperate For experience For the varied visceral substance of life And we are poor for it We think we may be enlightened But we have not Made any money We are aware of our decay And the obstacles in our way But there doesn't seem anything more worthy Than to dance No there doesn't seem anything more worthy Than to sing To make any money
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Isolation 03:58
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And you ask me one more time With your hand on my knee Your words come fast again Are you really sure about it Well I could not have been any clearer I could not have been any clearer I could not have been any clearer I could not have said it with any more Any more clarity And you ask me one more time If I'm really sure about it And you ask me one more time If I've really thought about it Well I could not have been any clearer I could not have been any clearer I could not have been any clearer I could not have said it with any more clarity So you ask me one more time And you ask me one more time I could not have said it with any more clarity

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Created in 2001 and found in the wine country of Bordeaux, France, Talitres houses an eccentric roster of wordly indie musicians from Britain, France, Australia, Canada, the US, etc.

The label has been known for releasing the music of bands like The Walkmen, The National, or The Organ and currently teams up with Maxwell Farrington & Le SuperHomard, Emily Jane White, The Apartments... ... more

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