On the morning of your death,
a lonesome foghorn blew.
Before the news broke, I knew.
I clenched my fist; I felt my flesh.
On the morning of your death,
the rivers shuddered upstream.
A one-armed man was in my dream.
I clutched my wrist; I held my breath.
Laura, you can’t change
what’s been done,
but you can
take the blame from me.
For tomorrow will come,
[and] you’ll be gone,
but tonight,
would you lay with me?
‘Cause don’t you know
we can be
what ever shape we seek in that
formless, weightless sleep?
But don’t you weep;
tomorrow, you’ll be free.
But don’t you weep;
hold fast your heart to me.
Laura, we are frail
and afraid.
Our soft skin
trembles at the thought
of eternal happiness.
But there’s no God
when you die,
so don’t look so scared.
‘Cause don’t you know
we are free
to wander where we please in that
painless, sweet release?
So, don’t you weep;
tomorrow, there is peace.
So, don’t you weep;
I’ll see you in my dreams.
Laura, all of this pain
is just a pulse
that beats inside our brains.
We can turn it inside-out
and begin again.
We control our own fate.
And I would give my life
to you
if that would make you stay.
Give me one
more night
before you go away.
Laura, you’ve accepted your fate
and resolved to die:
it’s your only escape.
And the passing of time will assuage
and numb the pain
of your absence each day,
but in our hearts, we feel the loss.
Each time your ghost
climbs our spines to our hearts,
we will lift you up in our thoughts
and remember, dear,
how you shed no tears.
Can you hear mother
calling from the landing?
Pull the curtains back;
let the light caress your skin.
If it's true that this is over,
we'll become who we once were:
arms outstretched, feet together,
pressing chest on bosomed chest.
Rub the sleep from your eyes,
and feel the air fill up your lungs.
Drink the glow; bask a while.
You are safe within your arms,
for the nightmares have
passed; you are young and alive.
Out of darkness, you will sprawl
and shed your callous, hollowed shell.
We can fade from summer’s rays
and fall like leaves out on the cracks.
Untethered from our silhouettes,
we’ll lift ourselves out of the past.
But when we wake on the first freeze,
we’ll see our breath upon the glass.
We will die on New Year’s Day,
our bodies frozen in the snow.
Everything that has been —
it will be; it will be.
Everything that we’ll be —
we have been (and will be)
alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllways.
/ / / /
But I can see you clearly now,
and I know
that there’s no end: there is only this.
And I swear
I will keep your secrets safe
in my heart
if you give me this chance at all.
about
LAURA (LIVE AT SIX MONTHS) is an EP from Carlo dell'Aquila.
If you would like to reach out to us for any reason at all, we welcome that, and we would love to hear from you. Our primary mode of communication is Instagram. Our handle is carlo_dell_aquila.
LAURA (LIVE AT SIX MONTHS) contains live performances of original songs that are conceived and written by Dylan Beck; composed, performed, engineered, and recorded by Dylan Beck and Danilo Uomo; and produced, mixed, and mastered by Dylan Beck with words written by Dylan Beck (inspired by characters, events, and dialogue created by David Lynch and Mark Frost) and instruments programmed or performed by Dylan Beck and Danilo Uomo.
Recorded primarily in April 2021 at 3535 Wyandotte in Kansas City, MO and CoMO Country Home in Columbia, MO.
Mixed in April 2021 at the Cats' Room.
We extend our deepest gratitude to all involved in the process of making this record. We are forever indebted to MP and KT for allowing us into their homes to record.
Uniting once again, Dylan C. Beck and Danilo Uomo are Carlo dell'Aquila.
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