The Night Was a Liar

by Lumi

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yakunichev Whoa, such an awesome album. Drum machine rhythms, aggressive guitars and cosmic synths. Seems like i'm walking down the darkest forest, but shining and confident inside. Simply insane Favorite track: My Love.

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1.	Raised in Fire 06:41	lyrics	buy track
It's always a burn It's never my turn We're numbered at dawn And we're all alone. A kiss on the cheek A laugh in the rain I was raised in fire I was raised in fire. The coldness of birth A wolf in the woods Eye contact at dawn And we're all alone. A slap in my face I wash it with rain Alone in the fire I burn my own fire, The night was a liar, I'll burn my own fire.
2.	My Love 06:02	lyrics	buy track
Here here here here you're my love Hear hear hear hear you're my love You're my love The one that I dream of; There there there just be my eyes Please please please please be my sight You are the light That keeps my on; Come on and teach us how to love How to get out of the lies I wanna hold on to your light.
3.	To the Shore 04:59	lyrics	buy track
My heart is sore It's sore once more Reminds me of how it was before The sun shines so much it hurts It always does It always does I thought I was immune to those Big holes that form inside your soul I thought I wouldn't hurt no more I thought I was I thought I was Cos I found my way to the shore Thought I wouldn't be lost anymore Cos I found my way to the shore Thought I wouldn't b My past my lost my aching whore So long you danced to a lost cause Reach out yourself a little more Into my arms Into my arms Cos I found my way to the shore Thought I wouldn't be lost anymore Cos I found my way to the shore Thought I wouldn't be lost anymore Oh don't you wanna get me? Or would you rather kill me?! Oh don't you wanna get me
4.	From a Dream 04:29	lyrics	buy track
It cut my heart in two It cut my heart in two It cut my heart in two Now I wake up From a dream Those dreams are tainted rose and blue, And now It all happens In dreams I chase some kind of truth How long have I run after you And now it all matters (happens) In dreams I'm getting close to you And now It all matter And it cut my heart in two And it cut my heart in two It cut my heart in two Now I wake up From a dream
5.	Talk to You 06:48	lyrics	buy track
I have a home Inside my bones, Something i own An inner home. I have a nest Where lies my quest, My tension rests. When i talk to myself, I talk to you. All i want is to stay connected, I strive to stay connected; My fear is to be disconnected, Death is upon the lightheaded . When i talk to myself, I talk to you... (2) Inside my bones....
6.	Spring 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Intro I don't want I don't want I don't want You look me in the eye you look me in the eye .... All my fears Be gone All my troubles befriend All my darkness Behave Take me home To the sun Take my home To myself In the ocean Ease my burns Serve me hope On a bed of flowers All my fears Be gone All my troubles befriend All my darkness Behave
7.	To the Sea 06:10	lyrics	buy track
Baby baby baby come back Come home to me I've been living with a longing in me A longing Baby baby baby come back Come home to me I don't know if I know you yet Or was it you that I lost To the sea Somewhere inside my heart I'm free.... To the sea.... To the sea....
8.	And Run 06:29	lyrics	buy track
Speak from your heart and again and again Speak from your heart and again and again See with your eyes and again and again Tell us the stories that do not pretend You move me You move me Speak from your heart and again and again Speak from your heart and again and again See with your eyes and again and again Tell us the stories that do not pretend You move me You move me Get out of your bed Get out of your bed Get out of your room Get out of your room Wake up from your sleep Wake up from your sleep And Run A kiss on your forehead A kiss on your forehead Is all you need Is all you need For my mouth to feed Mouth to feed With Love Get out of your bed Get out of your bed Get out of your room Get out of your room Wake up from your sleep Wake up from your sleep And Run Get out of your bed Get out of your bed And silence your fears And silence your fears And water your dreams And water your dreams And Run Run

about

Lumi’s sophomore album — The Night Was A Liar (Studio Keeward, 2017) — is the conclusion of years of exploration, characterised by a mix of heavy electro beats paired with airy rock riffs and vocals that are spread out across lengthy progressive tracks. Four years since they emerged from their hiatus, this album marks a landmark moment in time for Lumi, a moment of musical and artistic maturity.

The allegory behind The Night Was a Liar:

The album is constructed to tell a story, the story of Beirut, of the band. A story both intensely personal and universal. Its construction is that of a fable, starting with the birth of a character (Raised in Fire) who is unleashed into modern society. He/She has to learn to break free from the evils of society to follow his/her dreams, find love (Come on and us how to love, how to get out of the lies).

It is a hero’s journey, fraught with danger. “The Night Was A Liar” suggests that the path seems deceptively easy, whereas it is filled with both the mundane and the excessive. It is easy to imagine Beirut’s legendary nights as the titular liar, heavy with promises, and ultimately deception and illusion.

Our central hero(ine) takes charge, wanting to “Wake Up From The Dream” and start following the inner light (Talk to You), to go home. To the sun, the sea, the ocean (Spring). In contrast to the urban sprawl and its deception, nature plays a liberating role, Mayaline singing “All my fear be gone.”

The journey concludes with a choir of zombies in a nightclub: a call to action, to awaken. The words “Get out of your bed, get out of here and silence the fear and water your dream and go” ring out, with an enduring echo looking for a response, a resonance.

Album Production:

The album was recorded at the epicenter of the Montreal alternative scene at the mighty Hotel2Tango in the city’s Mile End district. Under the watchful eyes and ears of producer Radwan Moumneh (Jerusalem in my Heart), with the help of SUUNS’ Liam O'Neil on drums, and Jessica Moss on violin the years of exploration: of the self, of instruments and songwriting, come together in this sophomore album, a new beginning for the band.

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released May 1, 2017

Written and Composed by Mayaline Hage & Marc Codsi.

Produced and released by Studio Keeward, the Keeward artist-in-residence program • Recorded at Thee Mighty Hotel2Tango • Produced by Radwan Moumneh • Mastering by Harris Newman (Grey Market Mastering) • Liam O'Neil on Drums • Jessica Moss on Violin

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Lumi Beirut, Lebanon

Lumi are a two-piece alternative electronic rock band from Beirut, Lebanon, with Marc Codsi on synths and drum machines & Mayaline Hage on vocals and guitar.

Lumi formed in 2005, three years after Marc & Mayaline met and started jamming with a collective that included stalwarts of the Lebanese post-war indie music generation. ... more

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