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Lyrics:
Share with me the answers of all time
The mysteries of the oceans and the skies
You were here long before and mine
So let me inside your mind 

I’m sorry that they brought you here
I’d hoped that we could disappear 

Oceanarium 
Nets and glass keep them within
We point and laugh: “see how they swim”
Take photographs to show where we’ve been
And trap them again

Share with me the vision of your kind
The hunt for food and the fear of dying
What do you see in my eyes?
What would you think, if I let you inside my mind?
Let you inside my mind…

I’m sorry that they brought you here
I hope in time we’ll disappear  

Oceanarium 
Nets and glass keep them within
We point and laugh, see how they swim
Take photographs to show where we’ve been
And trap them again

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Lava Kiss is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer based in London. 

This is his debut single called Oceanarium.

Song written and arranged by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

Produced, Mixed & Engineered by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

Lead and Backing Vocals performed by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

All instruments* performed by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss) including: electric guitars, bass guitar, acoustic pianos, digital piano, mellotron, synthesizers and vocoder.

*Live drums and percussion performed by additional session musician Bertie Atkinson.

Oceanarium

Lava Kiss is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer based in London.

This is his second single called “Swordfish”.

Song written and arranged by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

Produced, Mixed & Engineered by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

Lead and Backing Vocals performed by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

All instruments* performed by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss) including: electric guitars, bass guitar, acoustic pianos, digital piano, mellotron, synthesizers and vocoder.

*Live drums and percussion performed by additional session musician Bertie Atkinson.

*Live French horn performed by additional session musician Amy Crankshaw. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-amy-study-composing-for-opera-at-guildhall

Swordfish

Lava Kiss is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer based in London.

This is his second single called “Octopus”.

Song written and arranged by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

Produced, Mixed & Engineered by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

Lead and Backing Vocals performed by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

All instruments* performed by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss) including: electric guitars, slide guitars, bass guitar, acoustic pianos, digital piano, mellotron, synthesizers.

*Live drums and percussion performed by additional session musician Bertie Atkinson.

Octopus

Lava Kiss is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer based in London.

This is his fourth single called “Atlantis”.

Song written and arranged by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

Produced, Mixed & Engineered by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

Lead and Backing Vocals performed by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

All instruments* performed by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss) including: electric guitars, bass guitar, acoustic pianos, digital piano, mellotron, synthesizers and vocoder.

*Live drums and percussion performed by additional session musician Bertie Atkinson.

*Live French horn performed by additional session musician Amy Crankshaw. www.gofundme.com/f/help-amy-study…era-at-guildhall

*Live Trumpets & Flugelhorn horn performed by additional session musician Ola Olsson.

Atlantis

Lava Kiss (Chris) is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer based in London.

This is his sixth single called “I Don't Want to See Anybody”.

Song written and arranged by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

Produced, Mixed & Engineered by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

Lead and Backing Vocals performed by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss).

All instruments performed by Chris Luyendijk (aka Lava Kiss) including: electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic piano, synthesizer and vocoder.

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Artwork:

The photograph in the artwork features my friend James and I having a "jam" way back when. James is a good friend of mine and we shared many wonderful moments together in our childhood. 

When I sing the first two lines of verse two, I often think of James (see the lyrics below). I thought that including the two of us on the cover would be a good way to visually represent the nostalgic sense of longing present in the song.

"I want to drive my car right down the coast line
And live with my friends nearby"

The photograph in the background was taken by myself many years ago on a road-trip with my Dad. 

The combination of the two photographs really captures an essence of some of the best parts of my childhood in Cape Town.

The text was handwritten by myself and then digitised by Analia Oliver, a wonderful artist in Argentina. Analia was also responsible for merging, blending and stylising the artwork digitally.

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Lyrics:

I just wish that it could be easy
To follow your dreams through all the seasons
Some of the time I find meaning
But most of it leaves before I see you

I’m lost in this world alone
Holding on to all I know
The sea is dark and cold
But with mornings help you’ll paint it gold
Yes, you’ll paint it gold

And I don’t want to see anybody else
I don’t want to see anybody else
Lord knows I need somebody's help,
But I don’t want to see see anybody.

I want to drive my car right down the coast line
And live with my friends nearby
But sometimes it feels like I’m drowning
As soon as I find my alibi

I’m lost in this world alone
Holding on to all I know
The sea is dark and cold
But with mornings help you’ll paint it gold
Yes, you’ll paint it gold

And I don’t want to see anybody else
I don’t want to see anybody else
Lord knows I need somebody's help,
But I don’t want to see see anybody.

I Don't Want to See Anybody

I wrote this song this month (Feb 2020) while asking myself some challenging questions. 

Lyrics:

Am I angry with you?
I’m ashamed if it’s true
I wouldn’t know where turn
Or what what to do

I’ve felt this before inside 
A rage so terribly refined
A pain so visceral 
I’d cry, to let it drain out if I could 

And that day could not come soon enough
oh Lord please hear me
I tired of running from a memory 

Am I looking to get out?
Is it true you let me down?
I couldn’t help myself tonight
I’m wide awake

I knelt before the cross again
Asking Christ to let me in
I felt a moment’s rest 
But wish that I could be there all the time 

And that day could not come soon enough
oh Lord please hear me
I’m tired of living for a memory

Am I selfishly inclined?
Are my motives miss aligned 
For the purposes 
I claim to be to mine?

Has the time come and gone?
Was miming to a song
Written for me by the long list of 
Names I’d sought to please?

And I hope a day will come when I am free
From who they wished I would be
I’m tired of singing empty melodies

If the way we left it then
Had you wanting for a friend
I am sorry and I’m back
To make amends 

I don’t need you to be great
I don’t need you to relate
All I want is you to see
And I’ll see you in return

And that day could not come soon enough
oh Lord please hear me
I’m tired of longing for a memory

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