As previously announced the forthcoming vinyl compilation LP “Transience" will feature a new recording of Lazarus, originally recorded by Porcupine Tree for the “Deadwing" album in 2004.  

To mark the release of this new version you can listen to my original demo of the song.  This was actually the first of two demos I made of Lazarus, and it features a very different middle 8, subsequently rewritten for the second demo and final album recording.  

Lazarus was one of several songs that were based on a film script that I was working on at the time with my friend Mike Bennion, and the David mentioned in the song is a central character in that script. 

Lazarus (first demo) performed by SW at No Man’s Land, December 2003.

Lazarus (Demo)

Wake Me Up When September Ends (Cover)

I Am Who I Am

Composed and sung by Kamakshi Khanna 

Featuring Tarana Marwah On Keyboards, Strings, Pizzicatto
and backing vocals

Recorded/mixed and mastered by Keshav Dhar at Illusion Audio, New Delhi 

Cello recorded and produced by Randy Slaugh (Session producer/ String arranger) 

Paper planes and paper boats, won’t you come and carry me home?
Oh Little girl, across the street come and build some sand castles with me

Dirty Stains from summer rains, running through those hidden lanes 
Bring me out, of this cage 
I’m longing for the good old days 

Let’s take a step back to the time when we thought fairytales were real 
Let’s paint our lives with pastel colors so that everything seems surreal 
so why can’t we just take things slow and why is there a need to grow? 

This is the original work of Kamakshi Khanna Collective 
© 2014-2015 All Rights Reserved 

Carry Me Home

High or low, we don’t know where to look anymore 
so caught up with my reflection in your eyes 
who are you to decide who I am or should be? 

My heart has spoken louder than my mind and I don’t know if its wrong or right
The rain is pouring in through my window and I just let it in 

I’m free, for nobody else but me
I’m free like an ocean in the breeze 
I’m free, finally I can breathe for nobody else but me 

I’m singing this sweet song
wondering if anybody’s listening 
so caught up with your ideas of the world 
and I can’t find my place here 

My heart has spoken louder than my mind 
and I don’t know if its wrong or right 
The wind is blowing on my face and I let it
tangle every strand of my hair 

I’m free, for nobody else but me
I’m free like an ocean in the breeze 
I’m free, finally I can breathe for nobody else but me




Nobody Else But Me

Close your eyes, hold your breath
Till your heart feels numb again
Draw the line, believe the lies 
These words have made us blind 

Shadows of your silhouette are dancing with the sunlight in your mind
So leave these shackles behind, break this system and open your eyes
So raise your voice, set your thoughts free 
Let them reach the scars they’re made to heal 

A smile searching for a reason, a thought waiting for a voice
There’s silence but no peace, infinite possibilities but no choice 

We’re waiting for the sun to rise from the dawn
We’re waiting for the starts to shine for you and I 

So raise your voice, set your thoughts free
Let them reach the scars, they’re made to heal 

Close your eyes, hold your breath 
Till your heart feels numb again 
Close your eyes, hold your breath
Till your heart feels, till your heart feels 


Shackles

Kamakshi Khanna on Vocals and Songwriting
Pranav Pahwa on Guitars 
Ishaan Gandhi on Drums 
Tarana Marwah on Keyboards 
Anugrah Pandey on Bass 

Recorded/mixed and mastered by Keshav Dhar at Illusion Audio, New Delhi 

Drums recorded and produced by Anindo Bose at Plug 'N' Play Studio, New Delhi 

It’s a cold, dark night, We’re sipping tea 
Hoping to feel warm again 

The old cartons are packed and the candy jar is empty 
Where did you go?

Suddenly you and I are nothing, nothing but the past 
We feel the storm coming in and we don’t know how long its going to last 
So where do we go tonight? 

We fell apart, right back to the start 
Our thoughts numb, our hands tied 
Yet we spread our broken wings to fly 

Where did you go? 

We try to see the world, through rose tinted glass 
But our hearts lay down like autumn leaves 
The promises we made, the dreams we had 
We watch them fade away 


Where Did You Go?

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'Inside the Palau' is a suspense/horror-themed music composition composed, written, conducted and recorded by Antriksh Bali at Abbey Road Studios, London in June 2015 as part of his studies at Berklee College of Music, Valencia.

The music was inspired by a self-written short story outline. You can find the story here - bit.ly/1XJC3sL

Artwork by Vanessa Jertschewske

Inside the Palau

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