Levee Cry

White Lies at the Expense of Me

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RIFF SO GOOD

All words and music by Rowland Newell.

Rowland Newell - guitar, programming, arrangement and production.

Produced in Logic Pro using Dreamtonics Synthesizer V Studio Pro  to craft the vocals - 

Thanks to the incredible voice of Emma Rowley AKA Solaria for bringing the voice in my head to life.

Lyrics

Gotta a photo of a painting of a sunset in my mind
Stare into the picture of the sun until you’re blind. 

Like a knave before the alter 
Or a cat before a king
You’re sitting there in judgement of the song before you hear me sing
Oh yeah

I gotta a model of a rocket and a picture of the sun 
I’m sitting here on earth 
Looking up at everyone 

Gotta sketch here in my pocket
Great cathedral in the sky 
You think that I can’t build it 
Wait right there and watch me try

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You
Can’t believe your eyes
The camera sometimes lies
Oh yeah
You
Just can’t trust your ears
It’s not as it appears 
Oh no

You
Can’t believe your eyes
The camera sometimes lies
Oh yeah
You
Just can’t trust your ears
It’s not as it appears 
Oh no

So don’t 
Believe anything
Question everything
Oh yeah

You
Just can’t trust your ears
It’s not as it appears 
Oh no

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Who'd break a Butterfly on a wheel?
Til it no longer feels
One day you realise
Your whole life’s been a lie

Were all those lucid thoughts and dreams 
Just generated memes?
Un-awake and self aware   
My cathedral in the air 

I stand exposed before the dawn
I can't dance I won’t perform 

The voice was only in my head 
Should I fuck myself instead?

© Rowland Newell 2024

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Songwriter, lyricist, arranger, programmer + producer (and occasional guitarist)

All words and music written and crafted by Rowland Newell. 

Produced in Logic Pro with vocals created using Dreamtonics Synthesiser V and the beautiful voice of Emma Rowley (AKA Solaria)

“I stand exposed before the dawn
I can't dance I won’t perform 

The voice was in my head 
Should I fuck myself instead?”

Foss – lyricist & sound explorer from Kygocity, Norway. Mixing poetry, raw emotion & AI-generated soundscapes. All lyrics are handwritten. Some tracks are machine-born.

Open for collaboration. Let’s build something real.

🎧 Spotify: solo.to/fossmusic

New music always in the works. Let's rock!

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