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Belle Époque

by The Benefactor

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1.
Hey, tell me What is making you feel sad? Take a breath in, take one out You will find yourself Why, tell me Do you have to make it bad? If you look more carefully, You will find your gems Your house is burnt - don’t you understand? (You don’t really understand) Every rock is broken down to sand (You should really understand) Don’t you know you’ve got to find your Way back to your land Hey, help me To find my way to paradise I’m big with charity Well it doesn’t help Why, tell me When I go for ecstasy I’m met with tragedy Yeah it doesn’t help (chorus) (middle eight, flute solo) (chorus)
2.
Victoria 03:55
[Jesper] They say it’s better since the day that changed They say it’s better ‘cuz we’re all the same Even though that is so I just couldn’t let it go [Winston] Should I tell her I miss her very much? Should I tell her although we are not the same I just love to feel this way Who’s to tell me what to say? No one’s living at the present So why should I? x2 [Winston] The tough gets going when the going’s tough But you play rough and you’ll always have your way You will tell us that’s your love I just couldn’t feel the same [Jesper] Does it matter that she’s leaving me? Does it matter I’ve been left behind? Even though that is so Why should I even care? No one’s living at the present So why should I? x2 (middle eight) No one’s living at the present So why should I? x2 (outro)
3.
Sunshine I see every day Rainy days can make my day I never cease to be amazed But here I am I lock myself Deep in concrete jungle day by day Don’t you think it’s such a waste? So long Say goodbye to the frogs and trees Little creatures on the magazines So long Say ta-ra to the birds and bees Maybe we can change Laziness, complacency Everything does, people never change Don’t you think it’s far too late? Our lives are lived on future ones I know it’s cruel but can it be undone? All our children on the run So long Say goodbye to the frogs and trees Little creatures on the magazines So long Say ta-ra to the birds and bees Maybe we can change Hold on Say good day to the frogs and trees Little creatures on the magazines Hold on Say good day to the birds and bees Maybe we can change…
4.
We can never learn Until the time is told It's far too late to regret With the moaning trolled We can never see Through the end of time It's easy to be wise After the roll of dice We have had enough All we need is love And nothing more This is a low A deep depression with An unsung code We always think Think we would be better off If we could keep the things that we have lost We always fail Fail to hold on the happiness We now have Only chasing what we used to have There is no turning back Once it's changed, it's changed Once it's done, it's done I want to pretend Pretend nothing has happened As if we were friends Like what we used to be Like what we used to be Like what we used to
5.
Belle Marley 06:31
Many years of trying hard to follow And your brilliant soul just met with disapproval Hold on to your heart Don’t let it go to waste Forgotten in your pillow They hate you most for daring not to swallow Their pills of truth for all the rubber souls Go on, straight from your heart Don’t let it go astray Show me your words of love When you take me home When you let me see When you let me know I feel something takes the hate out of my bones There’s nothing wrong you’re sticking by your old ways Cuz on the double-decker bus you lost your taste Hold on to your heart Don’t let it go to waste Show me your words of love When you take me home When you let me see When you let me know I feel something takes the hate out of my bones
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Meditation 05:52
Many lose their souls Looking for pleasure but we’re told The more you get the more you want It’s bound to disappoint Many angry minds Trying to change the world around Before you put your blame around You needn’t look afar All in your mind This light inside Will never die Ha… Many claim to know More than the things they really know I have no clue how much I know Or how much I can know All in your mind This light inside Will never die Ha… All in your mind This light inside Will never die Ha…

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"C'est la fin de la Belle Époque.
On veut seulement créer la musique qu'on aime."

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released May 20, 2018

Written, performed and produced by the Benefactor
Recorded and mixed by Law Chun Him@Group Studio
Mastered by Anthony Yeung
Artwork by Bella Lee

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The Benefactor Hong Kong

Hong Kong indie-pop quintet with a love of 60s pop giving you a throwback perspective with mandolin, flute and 60s harmonies

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