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Nightingale

from A Haunted EP by apollo and Lacuna

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Mostly just an acoustic version of the original with a different ending instrumental. This is the outro I usually do live by myself because I can still write a improvisational melody over these chords where I found it too difficult to do so by myself with the original chord progression.

The true meaning of this song is a fairly heavy topic for me to discuss, but I feel I must be honest about it anyways. I've never felt like I've had as much difficulty with lust as other men seem to, but I've surely never escaped it and it continues to haunt me regardless of the various degrees that I've been able to abstain from it throughout my life. The pornography industry is absolutely detrimental to the character of all the people involved, consumers, actors, and producers alike. A lot of the actresses find an easy income at a price they think they can avoid so I've always felt compassion for them though they are the epitome of this vice of mine. I blame them, hate them, and wish better for them at the same time. I wish they will leave me alone for both of our sakes. They could be anything, and instead they are just whores. I could be with somebody real. Clearly the situation is not so personal and I could never engage in the viewing of their profession ever again and not affect them in any way and vice versa. It's truly a collective relationship between the two groups and a purely independent choice for both parties. I once read about this man named Woodman who convinced women that porn was a great career choice. That was his job. He really believes it, but what a joke. Women weren't made to be bent over and be had over and over again by random strangers for the whole world to see. It's indescribable how detrimental this is to our society's understanding of sex. All to say, porn is no good to any of us. Get married and make something pure and indefinitely more valuable with your spouse. You never loved the actors anyway. It was all a lie.

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She arrived late at my window
Her voice loosed wonder I suppose
I know she didn't belong here
As time disappeared she stayed
And sang a song of beauty

In the dark she sings
The little nightingale sings me to sleep
In the middle of the night she really shouldn't be here
Not even together and never forever
So fly far away nightingale
I never loved you anyways

The woodman taught you how to walk
Did you not know you were made to fly
He aims to hold you to the ground so
Turn around now fly away

I'm always at war within my head
It'll clear when I defeat the fear of failing
Harder this time
So I'll sing goodbye
Goodbye

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from A Haunted EP, released February 1, 2012
Josh Keas - Vocals/Acoustic/Slide
Joe Salerno - Mixing/Engineering

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apollo and Lacuna Nashville, Tennessee

Definitively progressive with use of odd time signatures and key changes, apollo and Lacuna's music takes blues-rock in a whole different direction, taking on the carnal folk style of Iron & Wine, the subtle whispers of Simon & Garfunkel, the beautiful oddities of Sigur Ros, and the blues infused pop of John Mayer. It's clear that apollo and Lacuna reaches for a more evolved musical experience. ... more

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