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In The Blossom of Their Shade

by Pokey LaFarge

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1.
Woke up this mornin’, whatchu think I do Walk that line that lead me straight to you Time is short but my journey’s long Yeah, I’ve gotta be movin’ on Chorus: Gotta get it ‘fore it’s gone…. I’m gonna live life just like a butterfly It’s here today then kiss the world goodbye Noon is breaking, I’m making my way Don’t throw shade on my sunny day Chorus You spend too much time locked up in that room Worried about what you was gonna do People are dying, friends are far away Later is always too late, later is always too late…
2.
Mi Ideal 03:46
Is your love slow and easy? Are stars hidden in your hair Oh, eyes of green Agave eyes of blue Estás salvaje, am I worthy of you? Chorus: Oh, mi mujer, mi mujer ideal Oh, mi mujer, mi mujer ideal Oh, mi mujer, mi mujer ideal Dónde estas tú? I’ll play the moon like a drum Pick my guitar like a piano I’ll take my voice And like a horn I’ll sing a song for you the world has never known Chorus Are you even of this world? Are you waiting around the corner? Come and dance with me Where the orange trees sway Make siesta love in the blossom of their shade
3.
Fine to Me 03:58
Paradise at my fingertips And I ain’t gonna let it go You put a spring up in my step And down the street I stroll I got a new way of walkin’, walkin’ A new way of talkin’ too, talkin’ too A brand new song, up in my head Because of you I don’t know much But I know you ease my Chorus: T-R-O-U-B-L-E That must be What makes you So-o f-f-f fine to me (Watch me walk) (Let’s walk) If I’m not honest with myself I know that you’ll be honest with me You’re the rock that I cling to When there’s a riptide in the sea Lord knows I tried to stop you, stop you Loving me like you do, like you do But you, but you, but you But you are just like superglue I ain’t seen much But I see you ease my Chorus (Watch me walk) (The street I stroll) I know you want what’s best for me I know you always want what’s best for me And it feels so good, so good, so good It’s got to be alright It’s got to be alright Chorus
4.
Drink of You 03:42
Slammer your hammer and nails, boys And seal up my tomb Seeing what kind of prisoner am I Inside this empty room All of the girls I’ve loved before Have changed their locks and closed the door Chorus: There’s always something to drink about There’s always something to drink about There’s always something to drink about When I drink of you The lonely night feels right With haunting memories There’s only desperate company The drunken moon keeps All of my friends are married with children All I have is this time I’m killing Chorus The night owl threw in the towel And fell down from his tree A murder of crows was waiting below To sing in harmony It’s easy to love you when you’re gone But when you’re here everything feels wrong Chorus
5.
Rotterdam 03:25
Ruin comes to beauty, almost inevitably And now this I see right here at home In the U.S.A things get worse each day I hope it’s not too late to pack my things and go But where I wanna be is not where you’d expect They have a place for me down on Nieuwe Binnenweg Chorus: Is this real life or just the way I am I long for The Netherlands And I want to go, back Back to Rotterdam Never felt like a stranger, never felt in danger Ever since I came here I only felt at peace Back home some have to fight just to survive Why do they have to die instead of living free? I know someday the world will come to an end And I’m going to watch it burn from in another land Chorus
6.
Can’t tell the meaning in your eyes Oh, but I mean to Can’t tell truth from lies Tell me, can you? Even God has secrets Only Mother Nature knows Time will always tell I wonder if you ever will Chorus: To love or be alone, I ask of you To love or be alone, I ask of you To love or be alone, better take your time To decide what is right The heart is on the line It’s in our nature to cheat Also to kill It’s inevitable That one of us will But we’re not excused From the choices we make We deserve just what we get For every heart we break Chorus Put your hand on your heart Listen to the church bells ring You put your heart in the Bible And the choir sings The next time you pray Say one for me I need all the help I can get I don’t think God is listening Chorus
7.
I’ve been sent out like a sheep among wolves Snakes on the trail, broken wings of a dove I tried to push back the sunset and got burned Light shines from the moon ‘till darkness returned I strain to hear Heaven’s bells ring I’m tired of waiting for the angels to sing Chorus: Oh Lord take me home I want to go home There’s got to be a home for you and me I am burdened by stress and I just want to rest I’m lost in the shadows searching for peace I long for the Heaven I seek I long for the Heaven I seek I’m standing still to keep from drifting away But I sowed my seeds in a field of clay I’ve been left stranded by the side of the road And I become scattered every time the wind blows My eyes are on you, I know right where you’re at But my body is in chains, the world is holding me back Chorus
8.
Killing Time 03:43
I made a tugboat fly, made a python crawl I’m so cold, I turned summer into fall Made the thunder sing, put lightning in a jar Done everything there is to do, except go too far Chorus: I’m killing time, it ain’t killing me I’m killing time, it ain’t killing me When I die, you better second line But for now I’m killing time, it ain’t killing me Made the weak feel strong, kings look like fools The teacher gave me straight A’s, I didn’t even go to school I juggled sorrow like it was a toy I lived the life of a hundred men, when I was still a boy Chorus I squeezed water from a turnip, lemonade from the sun Fought a war on two fronts, didn’t even have a gun But I think I’ll take it easy now, and cash in my chips Kick up my feet, boys, and collect my tips Chorus
9.
Yo-Yo 04:01
Is this the last song I will ever write for you Just like a yo-yo I hang on to your every word One eye says you love me The other says you hate me One day you want to marry The next you wish I was buried Do you want me or not? Do you want me or not? I bought a ring For the third finger on your left-hand A Georgian rose-cut Flower cluster with a gold band Oh but if you won't accept that I will have to take it back So what is your decision, baby Is that yes, no, or maybe Do you want me or not? Do you want me or not? One eye says you love me The other says you hate me One day you want to marry The next you wish I was buried Do you want me or not? Do you want me or not?
10.
The night is over Hope we see another day Stay here and love me Before it’s too late In our last borrowed hours Tell me what we’d do If we had more time Together, me and you You’re the last face I’ll see The last voice I’ll hear Cheers to our memories Hey, nothing says goodbye like a stiff drink and a tear Baby Chorus: Goodnight, goodbye, hope not forever Goodnight, goodbye, hope not forever Goodnight, goodbye, hope not forever Goodnight, goodbye, hope not forever The night is over It’s no time to be alone Could even be the end of The world as we know Stay here and love me I’ll love you just the same We’ll sing that one song We may never sing again If we’re the last ones on Earth The last voices we hear Cheers to our memories Hey, nothing says goodbye like a stiff drink and a tear Chorus

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Pokey LaFarge’s 7th studio solo album, In the Blossom of Their Shade, showcases the positivity of coming out of the darkness and into the light. When the 2020 global pandemic hit, LaFarge’s rigorous work ethic powered him through the potentially challenging creative period. As days became a couple months, songs blossomed from embryonic ideas into full-formed ones and he was ready to move on, which typified his mindset as a working artist. With this record LaFarge captures the thematic notion of being the perfect summer afternoon soundtrack...the type of music you want to listen to while having a cocktail with your significant other. It makes sense musically as well — LaFarge intentionally crafted songs that created space and have melodies that can glide throughout a composition that’s a far cry from the swing and blues-infused songs of his earlier work. LaFarge is an artist who refuses to rest on his laurels and compromise. He’s always motivated and ready to create. With In the Blossom of Their Shade the album is one of LaFarge’s strongest and most mature efforts to date.

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released October 15, 2021

Produced and Arranged by Pokey LaFarge and Chris Seefried
Recorded at Reliable Recorders/Hi-Style Studios, Chicago, IL
Engineered by Alex Hall
Additional recording by Seth Atkins Horan at Gnu Gnome, Los Angeles, CA and Clay Blair at Boulevard Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed By Alex Hall, Seth Horan, Chris Seefried, and Clay Blair
Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering, Inc., New York, NY
Except "Fine to Me" mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, Nashville, TN

Management: Aaron Johnson, Knitting Factory Management
Photography: Eliot Lee Hazel
Illustration and Art Direction: Adria Marquès (El Marquès Illustration)
Wardrobe: Billy Reid

Lady Blackbird appears courtesy of Foundation Music

Thank you to those who made this record possible: God, Aaron, Cassie, Justin, Stephanie, Kim, Jared, Addie, Alyce, Alex, Beau, Scott, Joel, Doug, Seefried, Seth, Lady Blackbird, Miles and Michelle, High Road Touring, The Kurland Agency, Elysian Barbershop, Jessy, Nick, Brandon, Vincent, Larry, Eliot

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Pokey LaFarge is a musician, songwriter, bandleader, entertainer, innovator and preservationist, whose well-rounded arsenal of talents has placed him at the forefront of American music. His music transcends the confines of genre, continually challenging the notion that tradition-bearers fail to push musical boundaries. ... more

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