After You Left

from After You Left by Lach

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"This track was created with Glaswegian artist Modifier for my BBC Radio 4 series "The Lach Chronicles". The lyric started out as a poem and is featured in my book, "The Thin Book of Poems" (ed - available from the merch section here at bandcamp!). All the acts mentioned were real artists from The Antihoot during the early 1990's at Sidewalk Cafe in NYC. The poem was telling folks that coming to the Antihoot was about a lot more than worrying when you'd get on stage, a lot more than leaving right after your set, it was about community, hanging out, being part of something bigger than yourself, creating relationships, magic and all that groovy stuff that makes a scene a scene. Still holds true today at yr local music dive!" - Lach

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After you left

the girl you had chosen,
the guy you had chosen,
the fantasy you dabbled,
looked to where you had been
and you were gone

After you had left
the record exec
found the pen
to write yr number down

After you left the
drinks were sweeter,
the P.A. was crisper
and Dylan came in

After you left the joint really started jumping
All colors were brighter and the fire door
flew open to reveal we had landed
on a planet of pleasure

After you left we played naked Jello twister
We smoked bongs made of mahogany and
filled with Italian burgundy
Yes, after you left there was the time of your life
There was a group song about Vanilla Ice
The Humans dressed in drag, the cat was let out of the bag,
The Novellas got three encores,
Mr.Scarecrow did a tap dance, Jen's Revenge got married
to a pair of triplets,
George Moore sang Philadelphia Freedom in Latin,
the tip jar turned into a bird,
and flew around the room screaming
"Free the Fast Folk Five!"

After you left it pains me to say,
the t.v. came on
and a newscast did play
It showed you at home turning small into dreams
getting up early and like a slow movie scream
you went into the dull routine
of a life that you
had never
left

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from After You Left, released May 31, 2018
Lach - Vocals
Modifier - Music
©2018 Lach & Modifier

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Lach Edinburgh, UK

Lach, founder of the Antifolk movement and star of BBC Radio 4's The Lach Chronicles.

‘Beat-punk-unplugged joy!’-The Guardian UK

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‘Incredibly bright, influential, funny, poetic.’-Suzanne Vega

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