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A Wedding for Laura (E​.​U. Version)

from Here. (European demo version) by Julean and the Rai

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Some marriages are simply no more than an agreement of a connection; however temporary. Some weddings are no more complicated than the answer to a question of romantic solidarity that ends in an "I do". And all marriages of this type are both fleeting and impermanent. All weddings of this nature are cast carelessly, like pebbles, into a passing river. As it turns out, they should be.

A song about the same person in an earlier experience ("Without the Kiss" is the other), "Wedding" is a song about promising romance missed due to the inevitable shifting of circumstance. There is no actual wedding, save for the marriage of fate and timing.

Intended during the album's inception to be both the theme and the title track of "Darlene" (the U.S. release of "Here."), songs like "Laura" illustrate Julean's most common writing and performance style: intricate, lyrical, intense, and introspective.

"A Wedding for Laura" was also written in the same "Flop House" as "Mountains of Anastasia", "Without the Kiss" (written concurrently with this song), "The Dance", and of course, "Flop House".

This version of the recording -- a set of recordings made during the same studio session for "Muse Tree", "Alexandria, Falling", and "Disconnect' in 2007 -- was released in "premaster" form as a physical item for European audiences during performances in Europe from 2008 to 2010. A more recent and mastered collection is available on the U.S. release, "Darlene" (2011), available here: juleanandtherai.bandcamp.com/album/darlene

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A Wedding for Laura
Lyrics From the LP "Darlene" (European Release: "Here.", 2008)
Lyrics and Music by Julean Rai

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Verse I
She can't find the feeling again
As she puts on her face
Straightens her hair
Loosens her walk
Monitors her talk
And cries in her bed when there's no one
To laugh along

Verse II
And this was something she said
To only chosen few
And then it takes a few beers...
...emotionless You
To learn to stand upright
But we talked all night
Seemingly to laugh at ourselves
As the dawn wore on...

Bridge
...and in that little time
could you fall in love
without ever wanting to?

...and in that little time
could we fill it up?
Would she fall in love with you?

Like say "I do"...

Chorus I
...
And I remember the winter
Remember your voice
As we lay on our sides
The letters I'd write
That I don't intend to send her...

Laura
Emotionless You
Lying motionless, to you

Verse III
I guess I won't see her again
And then I'll never find Reason
To miss her at all
But would she stand to watch me fall?
(Or do nothing at all...
...but look in these eyes for some Reason
for all of this?)

Verse IV
And where was the kiss?
And where was the Justice?
And where was My Logic?
When I know how she feels?
When faultless, she stands
And thoughtless, she gazes
High up on that hill...
...is that a mansion in mazes?

Bridge
...and in that little time
could you fall in love
without ever wanting to?

...and in that little time
could we fill it up?
Would she fall in love with you?

Like say "I do"...

horus
...
And I remember the winter
Remember your voice
As we lay on our sides
The letters I'd write
That are marked 'Return to Sender'...

Laura
Emotionless You
Lying motionless, to you


Copyright 1996 Julian D. Rai (BMI); Julean Rai (BMI); Julean and the Rai (BMI). All rights reserved.s

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from Here. (European demo version), released August 1, 2008
Music and lyrics by Julean Rai. Recording, engineering and performances by Julean Rai. Music and lyrical content & recordings copyright 1996, 2007 Julian D. Rai (BMI); Julean Rai (BMI), Julean and the Rai (BMI). All rights reserved.

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Julean and the Rai Denver, Colorado

Indie-folk / antifolk band spanning nearly 30 years and 12 live and studio releases, including the most recent "The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness", and are currently remastering several albums for re-release in 2023. Julean is known for his dynamic voice, passionate onstage vocal delivery, and a playing style that swings wildly from soft and subtle to fast and breakneck. ... more

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