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Shackles

by Laura.

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A work in progress, Shackles is a statement of entrapment, feeling powerless in the face of larger forces. Inspired by the powerlessness Laura felt during the 2020 lockdowns as well as having witnessed a tiger in captivity in a Mexican prison (read: zoo) before the pandemic.

lyrics

Would you like to eat from a hand that feeds you dust?
Would you like to go where there's tarnish and there's rust?
Would you like to walk on a street of embers red?
Would you like to fish in a sea that's nearly dead?

Well it seems
That all that's offered
Is a dream
You'd rather dread
And the empty words they speak
Just echo
Echo in your head
In dark spaces in your head

Oh you're left alone on a cardboard box and stone
And the iron cage is a mockery of home
And you feel the wild as it rushes through your veins
And it whispers who you are
You know your name

Well it seems
That all that's offered
Is a dream
You'd rather dread
And the empty words they speak
Just echo
Echo in your head
In dark spaces in your head

credits

released September 15, 2021
Words and music by Laura Koch.
Acoustic guitar, vocals, and all sounds by Laura Koch.

As of Sep 2021, unproduced, unmixed, unmastered.

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Laura. Vancouver, British Columbia

Laura is an award-winning musician and performer seeping honesty through every pore as she teases and toys with melodies like she was born doing it. Drawing from folk roots and leaning lazily into soul-pop, her smoky voice and authentic lyrics will weave their way into your head. ... more

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