Thursday, July 15, 2010

LA ROUX : GROWING PAINS AND 5 MORE



La Roux (pronounced /lɑːˈruː/ in English, French: [laˈʁu]) are an English electropop and synthpop duo made up of singer, keyboardist, co-writer and co-producer Eleanor Jackson (born 12 March 1988),[1] and keyboardist, co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid. Jackson describes their respective roles as "very much a half and half sharing situation... not like a singer producer outfit", but also recognizing that it often can "look like a solo act".

Their music is influenced by 1980s British synthpop including Yazoo, Erasure, Depeche Mode, The Human League, Heaven 17 and Blancmange. The band's name originates from Jackson's red hair and tomboyish appearance, mingling the masculine (le roux) and feminine (la rousse) French terms; she has said:

To me, it means "red-haired one" – and it does, vaguely. It's just a male version of "red-haired one", which I think is even cooler, because I'm, well, androgynous anyway. So it kind of makes sense.

Origin Brixton, London, England
Genres Electropop, synthpop
Years active 2008–present
Labels Polydor, Cherrytree, Interscope








1. ARMOUR LOVE




You put on your Armour
And put up defenses
Why do you want to
Because I'm here to protect you

So take it easy
I'll make it so easy
You can lay you head down
and we'll leave it til tomorrow

You seem to believe you
Belong to somebody else
When you leave me alone in this world
You know that I'm in hell
When you know what it's like
To be lonely and by yourself

When your life is tangled
You wear your disguises
But why do you need to
When I'm standing here beside you?

You can lay your head down
And we'll leave it til tomorrow

You seem to believe you
Belong to somebody else
When you leave me alone in this world
You know that I'm in hell
When you know what it's like
To be lonely and by yourself

Slipping through my fingers
And into another's
Tell me why you won't turn back

You seem to believe you
Belong to somebody else
(You know what it's like
you shouldn't have to be told)
When you leave me alone in this world
You know that I'm in hell
(It's hard enough when you're
alone in the world)
When you know what it's like
To be lonely and by yourself

You seem to believe you
Belong to somebody else
(You know what it's like
you shouldn't have to be told)
When you leave me alone in this world
You know that I'm in hell
(It's hard enough when you're
alone in the world)
When you know what it's like
To be lonely and by yourself

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2. COVER MY EYES

No wonder I'm scared
To look in your eyes
You've turned me away
So many times
You can take it away
At any given moment
It's hard to believe
While you're in this disguise

So would you hold me please
I'm trying hard to breathe
I'm just surviving
So would you hold me please
I'm trying hard to breathe
Stop me from crying

When I see you walking with her
I have to cover my eyes
(I have to cover my eyes)
Every time you leave with her
Something inside me dies
(Something inside of me dies)

No wonder it hurts
To sit by your side
(TurnED me away so many times)
There's a different song
I can play you tonight
(We don't have to sit here in silence)
We can break the pattern
We can change the colour
(It's just a little sacrifice)
You don't need to worry about the others
(It's all in your mind)

So would you hold me please
I'm trying hard to breathe
I'm just surviving
So would you hold me please
I'm trying hard to breathe
Stop me from crying

When I see you walking with her
I have to cover my eyes
(I have to cover my eyes)
Every time you leave with her
Something inside me dies
(Something inside of me dies) x3




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3. FASCINATION




It's been 7 hours long
And your shadow still hangs on
You've been 2 weeks gone
And so tonight I followed you home

There are so many different ways, of collecting all the strays
The ones that get away

Old fascinations
We crave, new sensations
Old fascination is feeding my, frustrations
It's feeding my, frustrations
And I haven't got the patience

These sheets are still warm
This bed is our only home
We make arrangements over the phone
Where has all the conversation gone?

There are so many different ways of
collecting all the strays
The ones that get away

Old fascinations
We crave, new sensations
Old fascination is feeding my frustration
It's feeding m, frustrations
And I haven't got the patience

Frustrations
Sensations
And fascinations
And fascinations

Frustrations
Sensations
And fascinations
Fascinations

Old fascinations (x3)
New Sensations

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4. QUICKSAND

Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh
Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh

I'm the obsessor
Holding your hand
It seems you have forgotten
About your man
Alone in the darkness
My bed's a different land
Your touch intensifies
And I'm in the Quicksand
I'm in the Quicksand
I'm in the Quicksand

You're the upsetter
Stroking my hand
What's my position?
I don't understand
Am I your possession?
Am I in demand?
Oh when you turn to me
I'm in the Quicksand
I'm in the Quicksand
I'm in the Quicksand

You, you moved into my mind again Oooh
You, you're walking around rent free Oooh
Oh, I could let you stay
But I'm walking on broken ground again
Oh, oh, when will I learn?
All you do is push me back in the dirt

Ooooh Oooooh Ooooh ooooh
Oooh Ooooh Ooooh ooooh (x2)

I'm in the Quicksand
Oooh oooh ooooh ooooh ooooh ooooh
Oooh Ooooh


I'm in the Quicksand
(repeat)


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5. GROWING PAINS

My heart it melts like plastic
I fell through the hole yesterday
Your smile pulled me in like elastic
I felt my mind detonate

O I made mistakes
And you just say it's growing pains
When I feel ashamed
You tell me it's just growing pains

We broke in two like a matchstick
It burns in my soul every day
Every day
Your world was to me so fantastic
And hell seemed so far away
Far away

O I made mistakes
And you just say it's growing pains
When I feel ashamed
You tell me it's just growing pains
When I'm crying out for change
You tell me it's just growing pains
And O I've made mistakes
And yes I know it's growing pains

The truth it feels like concrete
I drove into it's walls yesterday
I wish I could be realistic
But like children
My dreams run away

I know I've made mistakes
And you just say it's growing pains
When I feel ashamed
You say it's growing pains
When I'm crying out for change
You say it's growing pains
I know I've made mistakes
I know it's growing pains

O I've made mistakes
And you just say it's growing pains
When I feel ashamed
You tell me it's just growing pains
When I'm crying out for a change
And O I've made mistakes
And yes I know it's growing pains


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6. SAVIOUR

In my ear, finally my saviour is here
In my ear, finally my saviour is here
I hear you call me from the other room
You say my name as if you know what you’re about to do
You say you’re tired and you must be leaving soon
When will we ever see this through?
And I continue to drown my sorrows after you are gone
And look around for somebody else to hang my hopes on
In fact it’s easier now that you’re not here
I’m no longer missing you muttering those words in my ear
In my ear, finally my saviour is here
In my ear, finally my saviour is here
I can’t explain the dark expression on my face to the people that I’m
surrounded by
You, but you understand me more than most and you let me try
In fact it’s easy now
In fact it’s easy now
In fact it’s easy now
In fact it’s easy now
I’m no longer dreading you muttering those words in my ear
In my ear, finally my saviour is here
In my ear, finally my saviour is here
In my ear, finally my saviour is here
In my ear, finally my saviour is here

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