In The Black, by The Lunar Laugh

In The Black

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1.	Born Weird 03:10	lyrics	buy track
Another chance to make this Is knocking at your door What would it hurt to take this There won’t be anymore We’re getting back on track now Can’t stop this if we tried Feeding upon the passion And the love we thought had died Once more a break from the norm Another holiday No good just sitting idle There’s too much left to say Something new, something borrowed Something that you never share The tumble-down roads that we followed Our bleeding hearts will lead us there You’re ready for your close-up They’re calling out today So take this as your gospel Born weird then we pass away I’m done with sitting this one out for a while With the covers over our heads asleep with ourselves Influencers you follow will fall out of style And wind up as dust collectors on a shelf Now we’ve grown accustomed to the way the world’s revolving But each other is all we need I’ll follow wherever you lead Something warm, something sacred Something we can call our own The only objects left untainted That your heart has ever known We’re getting back on track now Can’t stop this if we tried Feeding upon the passion And the love we thought had died Once more a break from the norm Another holiday No good in sitting idle There’s too much left to say
2.	Allegiance 03:23	lyrics	buy track
Well the softer hearts Tend to break the fall When we depend on each other To hold up the wall And I won't have that allegiance With anyone else We stumbled blind Missing every cue Lost in search of someone's Divine rendezvous And I won't have that allegiance with anyone else You could have loved me That much I know You were the heavens above me You were the solid ground below But now the act's been dropped And the feeling's gone We were the stepping stones We each could tread upon And we won't have that allegiance With anyone else I was never your first choice This much I fear I heard the teardrops in your voice When you finally hit the stratosphere And buried deep within the cobalt blue Lies the memory of our Devine rendezvous And I won't have that allegiance with anyone In spite of my grievance I played along to have that allegiance C'mon, c'mon, c'mon And I won't have that allegiance with anyone else Not with anyone else No one no one
3.	Fake It Till We Make It 04:52	lyrics	buy track
I go outside It’s a lovely sunny day So I breathe in deep and hide my fears away I go to work At the same old boring place But i try to paint a smile on my face Psychotic readings say your down and in the dumps Just hide it all away until you get out of your slump [chorus] Fake it till we make it So a generation claims Fake it till we make it ‘Till the end of all our days Fake it till we make it Don’t get caught in your old ways But we don’t know how to get out I take a drive I don’t know if I’ll make it back I could crash and burn or have a heart attack I feel stuck In a state I can’t escape But I know some good will soon be coming my way When you feel free is when the worst comes back around Should i give up completely Or get my feet back on the ground [repeat chorus] Psychotic readings say you’re down and in the dumps Just hide it all away until you get out of your slump [repeat chorus 2x]
4.	Timeless Time 02:55	lyrics	buy track
Cradled in your arms I felt nothing and everything Held against your charms I am nothing and everything Wake up from a recurring dream Where you forget my name And everybody’s different But absolutely no one’s changed Roll the stone away We’re starting over today Could the fault be mine For wasting all your precious time It’s written in the stars On post-marked telegrams from Mars Wasted on the youth Who get less than a glimpse of truth Its a change of heart I’ve got it down to an art Sate your material soul When the mirror takes its toll Bending like a willow I’m face down in my pillow Talking myself to sleep Rearranging all the secrets I can’t keep Play a different role It’s getting out of control Waiting for your call It’s a small world after all It’s a change of heart I’ve got it down to an art Could the fault be mine For wasting all your timeless time
5.	Stranger Than Oz 03:38	lyrics	buy track
I’ve been writing songs out of spite I’m shaking up the fireflies tonight Making too much from nothing But it’s always something, you know And you’ve grown to resent me Now I’m sorry comes up empty In and out of the saddle With or without a paddle, let’s go All I want is to bring it back Get it out of the way Keep it all in the black So break me into pieces you can shuffle around the floor If i can be the one you adore The sands of time slip between our fingers The sediment of tears still lingers The fervor of these collisions Shook my thoughts and visions to the core You kept me as your disciple And made me swear on a holy bible Not to believe in the magic of sex in the dark anymore Just outside of a luncheonette Draggin’ a left-handed cigarette I’m caught up in your smoke rings Won’t you cradle me in your palm If your keen enough to do me some more harm Everything fell into place In time for fate to bite me in the face We’ll chalk it up to effect and cause Life is always stranger than fiction Doctor, please refill my prescription Because Kansas now seems stranger than Oz I’ve been writing songs out of spite Maybe this time I’ll get it right When the screams turn into whispers I’ll slip into my ruby slippers While this curse that has blessed us Impresses the asbestos snow All I want is to bring it back Get it out of the way Keep it all in the black Can you love more than yourself Can you be something real Can you tell me exactly how I should feel How I should feel
6.	Pour Votre Sante 04:54	lyrics	buy track
Hey, hey, hey This doesn’t happen every day Hi, hi, hi Get me just enough to get me by Here’s to you dear, wherever you are I’m always near until you go too far Oh, I know The direction that your thoughts can go So take, take, take Taking just enough to stay awake Here’s to you dear, the love of my life So cavalier while you sharpen your knife I always knew that things would happen for you But stayed in two minds about breathing what’s true I’ll be at your feet while you’re on your throne You know I want you, want you Please, please don’t leave me alone Leave me alone Subdivisions; true suburban living Winter, spring, summer, fall Childhood companion strolling through the canyon We had it all All that you need in one space Nothing can seem out of place And by those rules we’d abide With the fear of god on our side No, no, no This panic won’t let me go Hey, hey, hey This doesn’t happen every day If I seem depressed, please don’t be alarmed But i’ll never rest if I’m not in your arms Here’s to you dear, wherever you are I’m always near until you go to far I always knew that things would happen for you But stayed in two minds about breathing what’s true I’ll be at your feet when you’re on your throne You know I want you, want you Please, please don’t leave me alone Leave me alone Don’t leave me alone Leave me alone, leave me alone
7.	So So Long 03:31	lyrics	buy track
I don’t mind waiting another day To inch my hardened heart out of the gray I don’t mind waiting for the bells to chime To hang your memory up for good this time I’m straining to see through your disguise Laid back, smiling with your eyes As the edge of reason starts to fray The hands of time still hold another day Hey, hey, hey I don’t mind waiting around the bend To trade another lover for another friend I don’t mind waiting for the chips to fall When that day appears, you’ll lose it all You’re inclined to find a backroom boy A hungry lovesick tool to be your toy I can feel the hurt, it’s coming on I know you won’t be sorry when he’s gone So so long Though you strained to see through my disguise I stood there lying with my eyes Everything between us slipped away The hands of time can wait another day Hey, hey, hey Flying like a moth into the flame No matter where you go, it’s all the same The lesson that your stubborn soul will learn Is the embers of heartache always burn, burn, burn They burn, burn, burn
8.	Still Gets To Me 03:05	lyrics	buy track
Passing through a place to make ends meet Walking up and down a dead-end street With that look in your eye that still gets to me When you speak my name it sounds like a threat 50/50 odds of winning this bet In a wine-colored sky, it still gets to me I’m a liar, I’m a cheat Learned of love in the back seat Everybody knows I’m wrong On and on, something’s gone away And it still gets to me No more time to hesitate I’m still the one you love to hate Every day I have to cry My oh my, the reason why is plain In a world gone insane It still gets to me
9.	Out of Love 03:35	lyrics	buy track
Loving you is the easiest thing I do That’s just how it’s always gonna be Late at night wondering if you’re alright Wonder if your heart is missing me (CHORUS) If that’s what it takes, I can beg you please If that’s what it takes, I will fall down on my knees I can’t fall out of love Your embrace; a memory I won't erase You're the only one I’ll ever hold In your eyes I see sadness from goodbyes The fire that’s behind them melts my soul (REPEAT CHORUS) Last time you were kissed Really and truly kissed Don’t you remember the kiss came from me I still taste you on my lips Feel you on my fingertips Girl, you have my heart Don’t set it free (REPEAT CHORUS 2x)
10.	Picture Perfect 03:38	lyrics	buy track
What’s a life in black and white Adrift in the shadows stumbling Reaching for the light There’s something said for life and death We watch every last column falling While barely catching our breath I don’t run with the in crowd I’m just a passer-by I wanna have you by my side to show me Show me how to survive I’m not picture perfect But i give it a try It’s either death or glory before me, show me Show me how to survive So what’s a friend who follows a trend Like chasing the moon near wild heaven When can I see you again (when can I see you again) There’s something sad for life and death Dropping in when you least expect it To take the final breath I’m not one of the bon ton I’m just another guy I wanna have you by my side to show me Show me how to survive I’ve been running from failure Like silhouettes in the night I need another set of hands to push me I won’t put up a fight Still not picture perfect But I still give it a try It’s either death or glory before me, show me Show me how to survive How to survive How to survive How to survive How to survive

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released November 3, 2023

PRODUCED & ARRANGED BY THE LUNAR LAUGH

Mastered by Jamie Tate @ The Rukkus Room, Nashville, TN
Band photography: Lauren Makay Smith/Lomo Lo & The Lunar Laugh
Cover illustration: Lane Faglie
Art layout and band logo: Steve Stanley
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Special thanks to the fine folks at Empire Slice House in the plaza district for allowing us to pose in your fine establishment.
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A big yee-haw and howdy to our co-producers and co-conspirators in the creation of this music. It wouldn’t have been as fun without you riding along. Thanks from all of us to our BIG STIR and CATAPULT families! We are so grateful to have you in our corner. Lots of big hugs to our loved ones, families and dear friends for their unwavering support of our music. Finally, to you dear fan and loyal listener: we know you have waited patiently to hear this album. Thank you for sticking with us.
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In Memory of
Joseph Paul Lekites (1958-2022)
&
Joel Raymond Lekites (1981-2023)
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The Lunar Laugh:
Connor Anderson
Jared Lekites
Triston Lightner
Levi Sherman
Campbell Young
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The Lunar Laugh were an Indie Pop band based in Oklahoma City. The group intertwines their modern pop and rock song structures with hooks heavily under the influence of powerpop masterworks of the 60s and 70s.

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