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Nightbloom

by laur

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1.
she/her 03:23
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studying ways to show you love gentle wordplay, you’re showing off bashful doe slow to move elevating my mood hide so sweet, turn your eyes quivering when you sit by my side we’ve passed by enough I’m calling your bluff let’s pace this, no rush I got a fever I wanna feel her slowly, she’s a healer don’t go very far, I’m right where you are studying all the ways you like to be loved sincerely studious I’m studying all the ways you like to be loved come by let’s go and amuse ourselves, we’ll play I’ll aim higher to meet you in your space the night’s for us but know I will be patient for you I will lie awake I got a fever I wanna feel her slowly, she’s a healer don’t go very far, I’m right where you are, mm
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darkside 04:14
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undulation tearful with no hesitation longing for your adoration it’s not right glass of water herbs and teas and dark matter breathe in peace to what’s already arrived devotion turning my tears into potions sleepless in cities in motion all night dedication feel so tired so impatient softening into salvation it’s alright Aphrodite she told me that we’re holy and wild there is a light on the path of the healer there is a hope in the four heart chambers be easy for a while in the dark we are honest all these secrets unfolding it’s a delicate mine I’m not scared to soften these demons they don’t know my heart hold tender your dark side hold tender your dark side
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nightbloom 05:25
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at nightfall, the flora awakens and opens her fragrance she blooms at midnight and the dark fruit on the vine carries the flavor and sooner or later it falls so very ripe don’t rush in cause fools rush in my heart is racing, goosebump skin you’re soft like cherry wine don’t rush in cause fools rush in the waters rise to greet the moon in tide what you want to make of this desire in your iris? what you want to make of this? do you have a place for this in your life? we can make it be whatever we like (we can make it be whatever we like) saints say to love is tender and all our splendor illuminates in time so we try to forget about our worries there’s really no hurry to meet with the divine what sort of seas will we sink into if we stay like this for long? what sort of worlds will we create in this story? let’s be intentional what you want to make of this? what you want to make of this? what you want to make of this desire in your iris? what you want to make of this? do you have a place for this in your life right now baby we can make it, we can make it under starlight, on a vast plane right from the start yea you call and I know it’s my name two cups from the tarot my hearts on fire you’re the arrow, tell me why we can make it be whatever we like we can make it be whatever we like we can make it be whatever we like she blooms at midnight, sweet nectar midnight far away under bright stardust a higher priestess rains life on us I feel it when we touch looks good on us
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hades 04:05
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try and move slow with it I can’t follow all your trends been a hard cold minute I’d rather stay here in my bed underwater yes love, keep on swimming I’ll protect you when you’re getting overwhelmed I’ll protect you hold you in my arms, I swear we’re gonna dream on this we’re gonna make a future bright we’re gonna tell it like it is I’ll be with you when you rise n this some fire we got the lighter watching you walk away can’t keep watching you walk away I’ll keep watching you walk away can’t keep watching you walk away I’ll keep watching you walk watching you I can’t keep I can’t keep watching you walk away I know I can’t keep watching you walk away oh, I can’t sleep or speak watching you walk away so release me, from these stories and stories watching you walk away, away, away free up, we got the right, Sire we’re gold reup riches, water the soul pray to Hades, honor the toll hey charon I’d like to go under, I’ll find you hey charon, entice you, and make you mine hey charon, it’s time you can come to me I’ll hold you tightly tightly, baby hold you tightly my body’s a maze haunting your brain in waves an endless spire to send you higher my body’s a cave washing your pain away to dandelion, you baby lion ha, ha, ha, ha
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emerald 04:16
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I’m wanting to love you I’m still thinking of you I’m wanting to love you I’m weak in the knees if I go there will you go with me the light in the leaves has me overwhelmed by your beauty let’s refine the ways that we show each other graces all the ways you pace this are so so very nice I’m wanting to love you I’m still thinking of you I’m wanting to love you come inside I’ll invite you in my hall of pleasures evaporate these walls there’s no better high I want you back again we can play pretend I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine let’s make something we can savor a crystalline sailboat wavering on into humid weather tack easy so we can glide I’m wanting to love you I’m still thinking of you, you, you, you, you, you I’m wanting to love you high above the seraphs fly shimmering like almandine all the ways you turn to face me, now you got me hypnotized sailing for the emerald city she glimmers in the skies hold you til I sigh high above the seraphs fly shimmering like almandine all the ways you turn to face me, face me hold on, go steady, emerald sanctuary emerald ethereum
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aura 03:04
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petals falling to the pages you never even had to say it let go all the limitations we’ll fall for right now fruit is better when you taste it a sweet arrangement my root’s still tight in the ground call on me when you grow and know what you like my aura fascinates your life if you’re grown you’ll satiate me right but I might be too much for you can’t take nothing where we’re going we’ll be floating, we’ll be flying sky high in darkness take me where the souls rise wild forces beg and bite call on me when you grow and know what you like my aura fascinates your life if you’re grown you’ll satiate me right but I might be too much for you (I might be too much) God, save me from the terrors take all bets off me Unhinge me from the errors climbing my memory thru the night I know you’re right on time God, save me from the futures clouding my destiny Unzip me from the sutures lining my wounds so they can dry it’s phosphorus a sorceress she’s more than us Messiah
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lover 03:35
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bright burns biggest and the hurt is slow my heart’s still in it but the truth we already know I wanted to run when you called me I wanted to rush the stage baby everything’s changing and I’m trying to show up everything’s changing and I’m trying to show love best forgotten if you say so babe I still need to process all the things you left me with I gotta stop reaching for ya I know I’m weak for your love free me from these memories that I live in free me from this cycle I’ll be finished sweet dream unrequited used to be close now we’re so divided could be peaceful but we chose to fight it I know our passion and we never hide it don’t let me go don’t let me walk out the door I need to feel you so close I need to feel your heart I’ll never be a stranger, no I’ll never be a stranger to you I’ll never be a stranger
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nocturne 00:49
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when the rain falls down I could bear the water, take on all of it and another clear vision calls for it in the night I would pour this liquid cross your wound in the night I pray for the day when all is brought to light, let to dry
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cerulean 02:46
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dip my toes in water feel the grains of sand burn a sacred offer to the unseen hands letting go what weighs me down feel the muse so softly surrounding under coastal starlight far away from man in dreams we’re so satisfied nights in your arms, you held the lighter find my weakness and hold me tighter find my weakness and hold me cerulean blue cerulean skies paint the frame behind you

about

laur’s debut album, Nightbloom, is a journey into the hush of darkness; under oceans and through underworlds, in sweet whispers and sultry seductions, in earnest offerings to the gods. With this project, laur invites listeners into a world where darkness and light coalesce, vulnerability and strength intertwine, and the beauty of the night unfolds in all its mysticism and complexity. Explorative and genre-defying, Nightbloom blends elements of pop, experimental electronic, and alternative r&b. The production is lush and atmospheric, creating an expansive sonic landscape. To embellish this world, laur invites an array of musicians to enliven her compositions ranging from guitar, violin, shamisen, french horn, and upright bass. With a voice that is hauntingly delicate, laur’s storytelling immerses listeners in the complexities of love, longing, and growth amidst the gentle embrace of a long dark night.

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released October 6, 2023

laur - vocals, keys/synth, beats, lyrics, composition
Montlake - production, guitar (track 1)
Sachiyo Takahashi - shamisen (track 3)
Chisama Ku Penn - violin (track 4)
Pompey - upright bass (track 4, 5)
Juvenal Santiago - french horn (track 7)

Cover - Art Direction and Photography by C Tang
Assisted by James Cass and Alexander Jeongco

Produced by laur and Montlake
Recorded and mixed by Montlake (Brooklyn, NY)
Mastered by Doug Van Sloun at Focus Mastering (Omaha, NE)

Endless love and gratitude to my friends, family, and community who have supported me through this journey ♥

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laur Brooklyn, New York

laur (lore) is a brooklyn-based artist known for her captivating soundscapes and soulful lyrics. laur’s music is a unique blend of pop, electronic, and r&b, characterized by lush instrumentation and dreamy vocals.

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