Name: The Place Where I Belong
Duration: P00H02M23S
Description: Dave's pad is part of the UK underground railroad that's an integral part of my touring network. A tour or so ago we spent an afternoon recording some of my tunes. This is one of them.

The Place Where I Belong

from The Place Where I Belong by Lach

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Dave's pad is part of the UK underground railroad that's an integral part of my touring network. A tour or so ago we spent an afternoon recording some of my tunes. This is one of them.

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The Place Where I Belong

Brought up in schools of ringing bells different kids in each class
I was taught that permanence is a thing which doesn’t last
Every forty minutes a clanging brought us to our feet
Rushing through hallways to get to our next seat
And it seems so long until I found the place where I belong

Then came the smoke and I finally relaxed
But the feeling faded til I lit another fast
Next thing I knew twenty years had fired past
And all that time my closest fiends were my papers, pipe and stash
And it seems so long until I found the place where I belong

Musicians were my gurus visiting me in dreams
Though I never met them they seemed so real to me
But these so-called rock stars were just clowns on corporate chains
Strippers and con men by any other names
And it seems so long until I found the place where I belong

But now a smile shines upon my life
Illuminating the crevices in which I used to hide
All the toys of anger bottled up inside my chest
Turn into ice melting with the warmth of her caress
And it seems so long until I found the place where I belong

credits

from The Place Where I Belong, released August 17, 2017
Lach - Vocals/Guitar
Engineer - Dave Woodcock
Mix Engineer - Lach
Recorded at Dave's in Sheffield. Mixed in Edinburgh Home Studio.

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