Darlene
by Julean and the Rai
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Darlene
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The Dance
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Sin
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Like This
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Without the Kiss
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Down, the River Down
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Flop House
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Mountains of Anastasia
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A Wedding for Laura
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Here.
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about
In album II of "The Muse" semi-autobiographical quasi-mythology, our main character moves into moods of love, the beginnings of darkness, and nostalgia at the fading content of his previous year in "The Muse Tree"; the tailwind of his childhood quickly waning in reflection. Written between the years of 1996 and 1997, this album also tells the semi-true stories of the songwriter in those moments; at least in part.
During the 2007 recording studio sessions for "Muse Tree", "Disconnect" and "Alexandria, Falling", Julean also managed to carve out what were intended to be demos for the following album, "A Wedding for Laura". In the final 10 days of the 40-day intensive lock-in period, the songs for the album were established; tracked in one or two takes each and meant to be listened to over the next year in preparation for a more focused session.
"...but when I heard just the raw and final mixes, I kind of felt like the album might be done, just as it is," Julean recollects. "I always wanted these earlier songs to sort of a mix between how I would have performed them in 1996 and how I would approach them now, and that's just what it was. It was also the most consistent album set of the entire session, song-by-song. and I wanted to be able to move on to focus on the 1998 songs, too. Plus, when I was going to Europe, I knew I'd be needing new material fast. So I just kept it, quickly mixed it down without mastering it, and released it."
This album (orginally entitled "Here." for European audiences in an earlier pre-release) was sold at concerts and at streetside, open-air performances in Europe by Julean between 2008 and 2010 and traveled widely thereafter, returning to U.S. audiences before he himself did in 2010. The pre-release import was later professionally remastered and released as the U.S. album "Darlene" in 2011.
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Julian and the Rai, Julian and the Ray
During the 2007 recording studio sessions for "Muse Tree", "Disconnect" and "Alexandria, Falling", Julean also managed to carve out what were intended to be demos for the following album, "A Wedding for Laura". In the final 10 days of the 40-day intensive lock-in period, the songs for the album were established; tracked in one or two takes each and meant to be listened to over the next year in preparation for a more focused session.
"...but when I heard just the raw and final mixes, I kind of felt like the album might be done, just as it is," Julean recollects. "I always wanted these earlier songs to sort of a mix between how I would have performed them in 1996 and how I would approach them now, and that's just what it was. It was also the most consistent album set of the entire session, song-by-song. and I wanted to be able to move on to focus on the 1998 songs, too. Plus, when I was going to Europe, I knew I'd be needing new material fast. So I just kept it, quickly mixed it down without mastering it, and released it."
This album (orginally entitled "Here." for European audiences in an earlier pre-release) was sold at concerts and at streetside, open-air performances in Europe by Julean between 2008 and 2010 and traveled widely thereafter, returning to U.S. audiences before he himself did in 2010. The pre-release import was later professionally remastered and released as the U.S. album "Darlene" in 2011.
Like Julean and the Rai on Facebook: facebook.com/juleanandtherai
"Darlene" album on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Darlene-by-Julean-and-the-Rai/178980865481544
Julian and the Rai, Julian and the Ray
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releases 10 December 2011
Engineering and performances by Julean Rai. Album art by J. Sterien (www.wix.com/jessetherrien/photo). Lyrics and music (c) Copyright 1996, 2007 Julian Rai (BMI); Julean Rai (BMI); Julean and the Rai (BMI); All rights reserved.
Engineering and performances by Julean Rai. Album art by J. Sterien (www.wix.com/jessetherrien/photo). Lyrics and music (c) Copyright 1996, 2007 Julian Rai (BMI); Julean Rai (BMI); Julean and the Rai (BMI); All rights reserved.
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Nostalgic, funky, folky, and quirky, Julean and the Rai has a way with words and music. A rising indie-folk group that has performed concerts all over the world, Julean and the Rai is for those purists at heart with machines for minds.
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- Track Name: Darlene
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Darlene
Lyrics From the LP "Darlene" (European Release: "Here.", 2008)
Lyrics and Music by Julean Rai
VERSE I
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Darlene...
You waited as long as they
Expected you.
Here's my apartment key.
The Day of Decision,
I've awaited you...
Just come in and
Wake me up.
Pre-Chorus I
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Still a little
Undecided?
Well, that's alright
Darlene.
And if you decide to go
That's alright Darlene
And if you never show
Still alright Darlene...
And if we decide to
Go through with things, that's
Surely alright--
VERSE II
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Darlene...
And everyone thinks that
You're the crazy child.
That's our little secret
I swear.
But we've played with the other
And the issue, now...
...and what a mighty-fine
Time it's been.
Pre-Chorus II
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Still a little
Undecided?
Well, that's alright
Darlene.
And if you decide to go
That's alright Darlene
And if you never show
Still alright Darlene...
And if we decide to
Go through with things, that's
Surely alright--
CHORUS
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We're going out in a
Blaze of Glory, I
See the folly in
Our Own Life Stories, and
If the moment escapes,
It will not let me down.
We're going out like a
Motion Picture, don't
Run away
Boogie-man'll get ya', and
If the moment, it fades
It will not let me down
It will not let me down.
BRIDGE
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I can hear you
Pacing down the halls...
Now...
Pulling it together
Like it's Now or Never...
Like it's Now or Never...
Just like it's Now or Never...
It's never Now or Never...
No, it's never Now or Never
Darlene.
VERSE III
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Darlene...
You steady yourself as
You climb in with me...
I pretended to be asleep.
You climb up on my shoulders
As you wake me
And I steady my eyelids to see
Pre-Chorus
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You're still a little
Shaky, darlin'?
Well
That's alright Darlene.
You got things to figure out?
Well, that's alright, Darlene.
You just wanna' mess around?
That's still alright, Darlene.
You're moving closer, now, and that's
Surely alright...
CHORUS
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We're going out in a
Blaze of Glory, I
See the folly in
Our Own Life Stories, and
If the moment escapes,
It will not let me down.
We're going out like a
Motion Picture, don't
Run away
Boogie-man'll get ya', and
If the moment, it fades
It will not let me down
It will not let me down.
We're going out in a
Blaze of Glory, I
See the folly in
Our Own Life Stories, and
If the moment degrades,
It will not let me down.
It will not let me down
It will not let me down
It will not let me down,
Darlene,
Copyright 1996 Julian D. Rai (BMI); Julean Rai (BMI); Julean and the Rai (BMI). All rights reserved. - Track Name: The Dance
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The Dance
Lyrics From the LP "Darlene" (European Release: "Here.", 2008)
Lyrics and Music by Julean Rai
Star is the name
You took in the wake
Of the changes.
Patient, like sand
Reaching, like trust
For my hand.
Caught in a sway
Swaying, I've waited
For this dance.
Hoping anonymously
Glancing quite furtively
At you.
And there...
There has been nothing but air...
And now just the cold of your hair...
In the wake of your stare.
Oh, patient, I've been--
Star, we've got
Star, we've got
Nothing by time.
I have been keen for
This dance...
Here, in the shadows, and light...
Patiently, patiently--
And everyone's here
Watching us
Watching us
Move 'round the space
Gawd only knows
This is right...
...and maybe, now, you understand...
Then you took
Him to your
Room.
In a slow motion
Drinking it in,
Touching the warmth
Of your skin.
And maybe quite soon
Soon, we'll be further
Within you.
Follow, mysteriously
Furtively
Disappearing
Soon.
But I'm weak...
Weak from the ashes, and dust...
Now, just the portrait of us...
And the weight of your touch.
Oh, seriously--
Star, you'll have
Star, you'll have
Mountains of fame.
Time has just slowed
For this dance...
All will remember
Your name.
Seriously, seriously--
Everyone thinks
Gawd only
Gawd only
Knows what they think.
We're all alone
In this swoon...
This just may
Be our one chance...
Then you took
Him to your
Room.
Then you took
Him to your
Room.
Copyright 1996 Julian D. Rai (BMI); Julean Rai (BMI); Julean and the Rai (BMI). All rights reserved. - Track Name: Sin
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Sin
Lyrics From "Julean and the Rai" (LP, 2011) (European Release: "Here.", 2008)
Lyrics and Music by Julean Rai
VERSE:
Time...
Yeah, we're a waste of it.
This is a temporary thing
And there's the taste of it
All over you in the basement;
In the house of the lady
With the scar on her belly
And the red hair and the skirt.
I met you
By accident.
There was an epidemic of
That happening.
Yes, you were sensual
And cognizant...
And a break from the drama
Since Panama robbed me
Of my boy-ish good-ness...
CHORUS:
The Mona Lisa is "In"
I don't know where my drama went
I'm curling in the cold,
And I am spent
Underneath
Your grandmother's blanket
And here we go again...
VERSE:
Spread...
This time, traditional.
And I swear I'm not
The least bit cynical
Of the impractical,
Or the mystical
Or the cycles of my soul
Here we go, luv...
CHORUS:
The Mona Lisa is "In"
I don't know where my karma went
I'm curling in the cold,
And I am spent
Underneath
Your grandmother's blanket
And here we go again...
BRIDGE:
One-two-three-four
Hey what the hell are we waiting for, luv?
Lock the candles, light the door...
Let's not wake the landlord.
Lies...
And avarice...
Oh, and a few over-estimated
Friendships
Caused you to quit;
Return to the farm from whence you split--
And I was pissed.
CHORUS:
The Mona Lisa is "In"
I don't know where my drama went
I'm curling in the cold,
And I am spent
Underneath
Your grandmother's blanket
And here we go again...
What we do is sin
I can't tell you how long it's been
Stuck in the car with "The Freshman"
Signaled the beginning of the end.
Copyright 1996 Julian D. Rai (BMI); Julean Rai (BMI); Julean and the Rai (BMI). All rights reserved. - Track Name: Without the Kiss
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Without the Kiss
Lyrics From the LP "Darlene" (European Release: "Here.", 2008)
Lyrics and Music by Julean Rai
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INTRO
Has Laura always been this strange?
But whay talk about the rainy days?
Verse I
Laura went outside
While I watched her go
Her parents packed the truck to leave, and
Just one more load to go...
Verse II
I found the premise frightening
I found my stubborness torn
Could you believe I was
Falling for you, love
With one more load to go...
Chorus
So pack your bags, it's time to leave
This old town, anyway, and
If and when you come back
I'll be well-along-my-way, and
To a new life 'cross the country
And it takes a time Like This
To remember what I felt
Without the Kiss?
Verse III
So I'm the stage and the scenery.
You're as real as it gets.
We were fools for never starting this
We were fools...
Chorus
So pack your bags, it's time to leave
This old town, anyway, and
If and when you come back
I'll be well-along-my-way, and
To a new life 'cross the country
And it takes a thing Like This
To remember what I felt
Without the Kiss?
Verse IV
I Remember the Winter
And the Long Walk Home
And I rescheduled out time that sunday eve
With another girl, I believe...
...it was a quiet meal, I had to leave...
Chorus
So pack your bags, it's time to leave
This old town, anyway, and
If and when you come back
I'll be well-along-my-way, and
To a new life 'cross the country
And it takes a time Like This
To remember what I felt
To remember what I felt...
To remember what I felt
Without the Kiss.
Outro
Has summer always been this strange?
But why talk about the rainy days?
Yes, why talk about the rainy days?
So why talk about the rainy days?
Well, I talk about the rainy days.
Copyright 1996 Julian D. Rai (BMI); Julean Rai (BMI); Julean and the Rai (BMI). All rights reserved.s - Track Name: Down, the River Down
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Down, the River Down
Lyrics From the LP "Darlene" (European Release: "Here.", 2008)
Lyrics and Music by Julean Rai
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Verse I
There was a stream.
I used to float sticks down there
When I was a boy
Staying at my grandparent's home.
Verse II
And I'd run with it --
-- like everybody else here does...
I'd have fun with it
And never have my troubles on.
Bridge I
And there I go again
Talking 'bout the days gone by...
But they're hoverin' right over me...
That little stick has sailed so long
Chorus
Down, the river down, down...
Down, the river down...
Verse III
Runs through this town.
Locking all the people in;
Freezing during wintertime.
Verse IV
And I've got my dreams --
-- like everybody else here does...
I've got Big Plans for me
I've got it all Worked Out.
Bridge II
And there I go again
Talking 'bout the yet to come...
But it's bearing right down on me...
And I'm feeling right at home
Chorus
Down, the river down
Down, the river down
Down, the river down
Down, the river down
Verse V
Don't know my friends.
And I guess I seem paranoid
But I've seen both sides of them.
Verse VI
They wear their masks --
-- like everybody else here does ...
They turn their truths around
And spit it out backwards-like
Bridge III
And there I go again
Pointing out the negative...
But it's pointing right back at me...
It's like they don't know Right from Wrong...
Chorus
Down, the river down
Down, the river down
Down, the river down
Down, the river down
Down, the river down, down...
Down, the river down.
Copyright 1996 Julian D. Rai (BMI); Julean Rai (BMI); Julean and the Rai (BMI). All rights reserved.
