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Tahloumbi

by Lissa

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1.
Run 03:54
You wanted sleepovers With midnight feasts and candy While I was fearing waking up And walking out that door And then he came along Suddenly I faded ‘Til one day there was none of me Left to give at all Don’t think you’ll ever find What it is you’re seeking As long as we are weak and frail We might forget to call So run, run ‘til you are tired Make, make your legs grow strong And run, run ’til you are tired Count, count all of my wrongs I held you dear to me Though you kicked and screamed Reasonable it seemed; The only child against the wall No one can save you Save the one who knows Your mother’s fear of death And who will iron your father’s clothes So run, run ‘til you are tired Make, make your legs grow strong And run, run ’til you are tired Count, count all of my wrongs
2.
They picked me up and placed me In a land that once was home But nothing feels familiar Mother says I’d better not Be too long But I guess I’ve got to walk Whatever path my feet are on I’ve got to walk whatever path I find my feet are on The cathedrals feel taller And the streets can only crawl The sun sets back to front Mother says be carefu lOf the city girls at night But I guess I’ve got to walk Whatever path is in my sight I’ve got to walk whatever path I find is in my sight Times of change; they help us grow Right now all I want to know Is when will we be near again? I’m sitting in a hotel room The TV ratlling Some empty company Mother says if it’s too hard To simply come on home But I guess I’ve got to walk Whatever path my feet are on I’ve got to walk whatever path I find my feet are on
3.
A Few Words 03:15
You grew up learning too early That we are cruel You bandaged your own wounds When you realised that bleeding Was wasted time And you loved deeply Again and again But they never quite do see Past the cover to chapter three And it sounds silly but I wanted to say A few words that just might make your day I notice you, God knows I do, I notice you You can wear a skin of leather So I cannot be moved But it’s not up to me, it’s up to you And you’ve hurt deeply Again and again But you never quite do see That it’s you who’s not free. And it sounds silly but I wanted to say A few words that just might make your day I notice you, God knows I do, I notice you
4.
Frivolous 04:19
I decided to walk the wire again See the rocks below, but look ahead Wondering how I said yes To death, defying madness The heart is, the heart is A frivolous thing Will I be condemned this time For dancing with the man of lies? On the rooftops of denial Under stars that see a while The heart is, the heart is A frivolous thing Thorns keep me leaning Cover me with your wings Oh thorns keep me leaning Cover me with your wings The heart is, the heart is A frivlous thing
5.
I have mostly been honest In penning words to paper And I have always believed That songs break barriers down But smoke and mirrors have been there I just haven’t been quite aware Like a briar dressed up in roses Winter leaves begin to fall You’re seeing me in the raw I have tried to be the anchor Holding everything together and at peace But then my own boat started sinking But smoke and mirrors have been there I just haven’t been quite aware Like a briar dressed up in roses Winter leaves begin to fall You’re seeing me in the raw Tear down the curtains I’m ready to see out As well as let you in Pull off my lashes And wipe my apricot cheeks See my freckled skin Like a briar dressed up in roses Winter leaves begin to fall Hide the mirror in the closet See the smoke fall to the floor You’re seeing me in the raw
6.
Rubber Band 02:56
Are you listening? Do you hear anything? Or am I like a buzzing fly that you so Easily shoo away Without thinking how it might feel? Are you listening? Do I mean anything? Or am I like a nagging cold that you Ignore for three, four days Hoping it will simply go away But I am not a fly or a cold I’m finding as I’m growing old A rubber band eventually will snap So I best hang up before it comes to that Are you wondering why This river’s running dry? When you gonna take the time to Survey the land, make a plan, Just how you’re gonna get this garden Grown? But I am not the answer for you And I cannot make spring buds bloom A rubber band eventually will snap So I best hang up before it comes to that
7.
Summer or Winter Spring or Fall Doesn’t really matter where we go At all As long as I’m in step with you As long as I’m in step with you The city, the suburbs The country afar Never want to stop loving who You are And always try to walk with you As long as I’m in step with you My fears may sometimes creep in And when they do simply hold me Facing a lifetime of valleys and peaks Knowing that you’ll be my strength When I’m weak And always look ahead with you As long as I’m in step with you Mmmm... As long as I’m in step with you My dreams may sometimes creep in But if they do simply tell me Summer or Winter Spring or Fall Doesn’t really matter where we go At all As long as I’m in step with you
8.

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“I have mostly been honest in penning words to paper...but smoke and mirrors have been there, I just haven’t been quite aware.” Lissa sings these words with vulnerability but not without strength.

Recorded at a property in the Blue Mountains named ‘Tahloumbi’, Lissa has been calling this place her second home since childhood. “It was fitting for me to find a haven here and to record and name the EP after the property. The landscape inspires me and offers respite. I felt like I could come back after the process with something to offer people that was truly genuine."

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released March 26, 2016

Lissa - vocals, guitar, editing and production, album design
Peter Kukura - engineer
Emily Mann - album artwork

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Lissa Sydney, Australia

Lissa is a Sydney artist who has quietly graced the scene for a number of years now. Sharing the stage with artists such as Clare Bowditch, Diesel and Katie Noonan, she has consistently delivered songs straight from the heart with melodies that are left to float around long after she's delivered them. ... more

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