Words & Music Don LaSala / John Stevens. Recorded at Area 52, March 2022 Saugerties NY by Dave Cook Produced by Don LaSala; Mastered by Michael Romanowski. Don LaSala Guitars, Vocals, Melodian, Djembe, Rainstick; Harvey Sorgen Drums; Kyle Esposito Bass; Molly Farley Vocal backing; Danny Louis Clarinet, Hammond Organ.
An elegiac feel to this song, melodic dread-rock.
lyrics
Blissful Oblivion
The moon has finally sunk down a clear `n cloudless sky:
They carried on well past the dawn, now gone no telling why.
So you woke from dreamless sleep, far from your home:
Do you recall - last fall before you were alone?
The last time on the bandstand , half-step out of tune.
No guidebook page or kinfolk’s rage, you’re wandering the ruins.
Through ramshackle dreamin’ there’s rainbows & there’s gloom,
Until the time when someone minds & throws you from the room.
Blissful Oblivion, did you have a pleasant stay?
Will you hold together on another bygone day,
Blissful Oblivion, did you have a pleasant stay?
Will you hold together on another bygone day,
& choose to stay?
I’m losing my callouses it hurts my fingers to play.
Our friend Steve would take his leave - whatever time of day.
Star-crossed glimmer eyed gazing, way-out past Hadley’s way,
Blissful Oblivion - on another bygone day.
Blissful Oblivion, did you have a pleasant stay?
Will you hold together on another bygone day,
Blissful Oblivion, did you have a pleasant stay?
Will you hold together on another bygone day,
& choose to stay?
Blissful Oblivion can you hear what I’m trying to say?
Can you hold together can you choose to stay?
Will you choose to stay?
Take a chance to stay,
Take a chance to stay……
credits
from Blissful Oblivion Demo,
released February 14, 2021
Words and Music by Don LaSala & John Stevens
Arrangement, All instruments & vocals Don LaSala
Recorded by Don LaSala @ Big Pink
Tunesmith, Hudson Valley NY Guitarist, Audio-engineer- producer.
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