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No such thing as ghosts

by LESLIE LOW

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1.
Coming right up If the bottom falls free pick it by left of the very right wrong And the light dust forms enveloping the rich fairies in the banyan While the ego takes form in a smiling-frowning-admonishing politician Coming right up Right up next to you Right up next to you Right up next to you Coming right up If the bottom falls free again pick it up by left from the very right wrong And the light dust forms developing the witch fairies in the banyan While the ego takes form in a smiling-frowning-admonishing politician Coming right up Right up next to you Coming right up Right up next to you Coming right up Right up next to you
2.
Big Road 04:38
Big road Innocence is so fleeting It was there once and then it's gone We used to wonder What it'll be like to pack my bags and go Down the big road Go down hoping to grow up Going down Going down The big road And it will take you to the city of broken contracts Meaningless language Double meanings Many friendships that don't mean much Life is so fleeting It was there once and then it's gone We used to wonder What it'll be like to sell my soul To a job 9 to 5 Go home Sleep Wake Eat 8 to 6 Go home Make love Then kids Bills Move out Get a car No sleep 'Til work And then what then now my friend? Then comes the weekend binge Then sloth away again Hangover Sunday family tribal Have a beer and watch tv Then the Monday blues come Forget the road you came down from
3.
Declaration 02:47
Declaration What you declare now Will be used against you some day Will be studied and framed Spun-up for the blame Diamond fingers of the self-righteous ones Don't let them bring you down It's their perspective And we have ours I really don't care What you declare now Will be used against you every day now So just float in your own haunted waters and resonate the sea Just ourselves in our own waters, resonances Waters, resonances We're connected to the sea We're connected to the sullied sea
4.
Despair 03:24
Despair Living on spare change takes your dignity away Living on the streets Homeless and helpless Kindness is rare What do I know about the troubles they have? If they've been abandoned by loved ones doesn't mean we shouldn't be big enough to care for them but love is rare And there is no heart here And there is no heart here Just a fortress and security guards Guarding all that they have What does it mean? Do we take it all in? While another one dies alone While we're busy buying a flat Living in Singapore So rich It says that it's so Where does it all go? Whose pockets? Mine are empty Yours are full No there is no heart here No there is no heart here No there is no heart here Just a certificate of entitlement Just a certificate of entitlement Just a certificate of entitlement Just a certificate of entitlement
5.
Be Helpless 07:51
Be helpless Do you feel pride? Never Do you feel shame to be a part of this? Will we be blameless if we kept quiet with our heads down and be blind to the plain disregard for the helpless peoples? And be blind to the plain disregard for the helpless peoples? When we take sides we crumble Then we're divided and conquered Do you feel shame to look into the mirror? Will I be blameless if I kept quiet and be blind to the plain disregard for the helpless peoples? And be blind to the plain disregard for the helpless peoples? They're expecting to be feared They're expecting to capture minds and the masses Plenty of room to kiss their asses There's plenty of room to swallow your pride Plenty of room to kiss their asses Plenty of room to butter the bread And be helpless And be helpless And be helpless And be helpless And be helpless And be helpless And be helpless Be helpless Be helpless
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No such thing as ghosts Do I have to stay here? Rooted in a fear that cripples your every thought Cripples every move Until all of life suffers Beneath your deck of cards Do I have to stay here? Helpless in my thoughts I awaken in a daydream of bad behaviour People venting every day here Do I stay here? Do I? Do me a favor please Remind me to find the best way to speak my mind Please remind me to step outside the confines of the space pre-defined Before the next time comes around But when the next time comes around it'll be the same The same again Do I have to stay here? Swallowing my pride Silent in my stride My head's forgetting what it's like to be held up high Hold it up high Do I have to stay here? Biting my shackled tongue Eating my humble pie I don't have to stand here In the circle that you've drawn Conveniently withdrawn from all feeling No feeling No feeling Cold fish No feeling Cold fish When the next time comes around It'll be the same And when the next time comes around It'll be the same No such thing as ghosts No such thing as ghosts No such thing as ghosts No No amount of pure in white can change my mind
8.
Some perspective If it's wrong or right It's a matter for your mind If it's closed or wide open In the years of life do your thoughts reside in a museum? Is it possible to be blind to our differences? I don't believe that we're different Deep down inside we must be the same It's not wrong I think But maybe you know better? Is it wrong to wish for this? You tell me I don't really know Never certain How can you be so sure? I don't know Please don't lose your mind It's not worth it It's not worth it What's bothering your mind? Mine is so heavy Let's try to take it easy Take it easy Don't feed it Let it go
9.
On A Tilt 05:54
On a tilt When you tilt down by the waters If your heart won't dream All the sun dials are off-centre Watch time break free So we are a part of all this mess Can we extricate ourselves from this? We're still in denial We're still in denial I can't go out every day now It's just too much for me to handle I spend all my free time at home Alone Doing this So we are a part of all this mess Can we extricate ourselves from this? We're still in denial We're still in denial Think we're too far gone? Or they don't care? They don't What do they care for? Their own families and extended families So we are a part of all this mess All this mess On a tilt

about

The songs were written in between tours and when I wasn't working on Oscilla. It felt like a visitation from someone I once knew well. The first was the title track in September of 2013. It was distinctly very much like my older material but with some mild Balinese rhythmic influence and also an outpouring from my subconscious mind, the melodies and song structures from my teenage growing up years of listening to cantopop.

By February of 2014, I had demos of about an album's worth of material. Decided to record them properly and put words to those that were half-formed and finish up the album.

- Leslie Low

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released September 14, 2014

No Such Thing As Ghosts
Leslie Low
The Well Recordings 2014
33 1/3 rpm


Side A
Coming right up
Big road
Declaration
Despair
Be helpless

Side B
Just like water
No such thing as ghosts
Some perspective
On a tilt


Recorded in Bali and Singapore from February to March 2014
Mixed by Justin Seah
Mastered by James Plotkin

Photographs by Vivian Wang
Art direction and layout by Sean Lam

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LESLIE LOW Singapore

Am I afraid of baring my soul, of letting you know all my innermost feelings?

Gone into myself again. Trust myself to lead the way. When duality's erased, I'll be whole again.

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