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Alone

by LOLEK

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1.
Lord have you noticed that I try? Mom  have you noticed that I try? Or maybe love have you noticed that, noticed that I try? Has anybody noticed that I try? Lord can you please give me some time? Mom can you please give me some time? Or maybe love can you please give me, please give me some time? Can anybody give me some more time?
2.
I went to the beach alone, I've never done this before, Was it a moment's decision or is it that I am not so well? No one was there to oil my back, the sun will burn it down I went to the beach alone, I went to the beach alone Then I moved away from the crowd, I dived and I swimmed so fast and then I laid down in the sun, But no one was there to oil my back, the sun will burn it down I went to the beach alone, Then I climbed on a quiet mountain, I had to let it out, It was such a wonderful day, No one was there to oil my back, the sun will burn it down
3.
Wake up in the night and I hope to be alright  Heavy rain through the dark makes my journey very rough Stand by all the time, I just wish I live a lie The time moves so slow like an old man trying to get out of a car I am shining my boots and reflection of my face appear on them I am shaving my face as if I am going out with some pretty girl I am cleaning my gun but you see it's very old and it will go wrong when I shoot But i could bang it on the face and hurt badly all those that order people like me
4.
These Guns 03:54
These guns are not for you These guns can only kill a few You plan to kill much more than few These guns are not for you The guns you need just cost too much Your savings should be spent at once But since this is your final act Just give this pleasure to yourself And buy the best guns ever made
5.
This river flows down from the sky, They say that it carries diseases Everyone is afraid for their skin They only care for their skin I can't wait I want to go in I want to go in and swim I can't wait I want to go in I can't wait I want to go in This river seems sacred to me So I let its waters to come to me I pleased and i prayed for my skin And nothing did happen to me I feel blessed every time I go in I am blessed every time I go in
6.
I have been searching for a true romance Pure so pure, pure and white like an avalanche I'll try to find a hill that tears the skies And roll it down, to become so big And then reach the sea that's blue and black and green And then sail away my love I have been searching for a true romance Hot so hot as the fire that moves the zeppelins And we will travel the blue skies That never been so blue We'll try to find the end of the skies that never end We'll travel along until the fire will stay strong
7.
Now Cry! 06:06
You got fooled by me But you see I've never lied Never loved your lips it's time to let them dry It's hard for me to leave those that show me love But I am going to try, and this is my first time Tears, you spilled your tears, Now cry! I'll wear my finest suit And take my wooden boat The chambers of the sea are waiting for me But if I fall asleep and no mermaid sings for me I wish I've drowned before Your voice will wake me up
8.
You showed me once, showed me who you were and I fell in love Please show me now, show me who you are and I'll fall in love
9.
Oh Mama 05:19
Oh mama don't always be sad I bought you the flowers you love and i hope to see the spring in your heart Oh I hope to see the spring in your heart Oh mama don't always look back There were hard times I wish they never come Hold some tears for some good things to come Hold your tears there are still good things to come Oh mama you take walks all alone You're drinking your coffee alone But I know the place that you always go and I 'll come and meet you there don't despair
10.
Sand 07:56
They told me that you 're gone They believe that the sky is your home But you 've just gone to this open place Where everything is sand And I could hear the song inside me That makes my heart move fast And I cried out loud, I cried out loud But your ears were full of sand I will never pretend that it's fine...

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A 10 track album with leading elements the guitar and the accordion is the introduction to Lolek’s microcosmos. Confessional lyrics with themes such as love, religion, isolation, death and beauty, give the listener the chance to identify with them and are harmoniously tied up with his deep and powerful voice. His performance is simple, direct and subterraneanly ironic. “Alone” imprints a romantic, past world, but also contemporary at the same time, as it goes round everything we miss. There is an intense feel of farewell aiming however to a powerful return and this is expressed through folk rhythms (“I Went To The Beach Alone”), romantic valses (“A Valse Of True Romance), lo-fi aesthetics (“River Of Diseases”), power ballads (“Now Cry!”) and electrified songs (“These Guns”). Lolek handles adequately the power of guitar and his voice and in combination with a simple arrangement he emerges as a song writer who surprises with his influential ability. The minimal approach, the stripped performance and the unsophisticated lyricism are the elements that compose the character of a neo-romantic debut.

The album was produced by Lolek himself and it was mastered by Greg Calbi, who is known for his collaborations with Bob Dylan, John Lennon, David Bowie, Paul Simon, Interpol, MGMT and others. There is a guest appearance of The Boy on piano (“Since I Am A Soldier”, “Oh Mama”) and backing vocals (“I Went To The Beach Alone”).

Lolek’s debut in its simplicity creates a personal and transfixed atmosphere that has nothing to defend except from the sincerity of an idiosyncratic musician, raising thus the standards from the very beginning.
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released May 15, 2009

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released April 28, 2021

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ΛΟΛΕΚ (Lolek) Athens, Greece

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