Monsoon Heartbreak

from The Revenge Of The Lawn by Steve Lane

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 AUD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

about

What started life as a poem inspired by two cartoon birds, evolved to become a grand scale homage to the power of the ocean and its influence on the history of this land. What are the central characters of this ill-fated journey fleeing and what are they seeking? Our history is full of journeys like this, people fleeing persecution, seeking peace in distant lands – from the convicts of old England, to the Italians, Greeks, Vietnamese… it continues today.

lyrics

MONSOON HEARTBREAK
(words: Steve Lane/John Holton. music: Steve Lane)

when the rain came down upon us
like curtains drawn surreptitiously
against a grey summer sky
a monsoonal casualty

and I still remember
flailing in the menacing sea
helpless as flotsam and jetsam
too late for mutiny

wave after wave crashing o’er
conspiring… divining for fault
And it’s said the sea hates a coward
Drives truth through a man like salt

and I still remember
flailing in the menacing sea
helpless as flotsam and jetsam
cast away like tidal debris

with laughing and wailing together
the wind wild with hopeless love
flinging our hearts out to the ocean
and our souls to the vexed skies above

credits

from The Revenge Of The Lawn, released July 7, 2017
words: Steve Lane/John Holton. music: Steve Lane
Recorded by Steve Lane and David Carr at Rangemaster Studio (The Patch, Victoria) and Trouble Waters Studio (Emu Creek, Victoria)
Mixed by David Carr at Rangemaster.
Mastered by Joseph Carra at Crystal Mastering (Thornbury, Victoria)

license

about

Steve Lane Bendigo, Australia

contact / help

Contact Steve Lane

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Steve Lane, you may also like:

Pete Yorn Sings The Classics
by Pete Yorn

On his new LP, Pete Yorn offers his take on classic songs by The Pixies, Roxy Music, The Beach Boys, & more. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 17, 2021
go to album
Pete Yorn Live At The Troubadour
by Pete Yorn

A sprawling, 25-song set from Pete Yorn complete with covers of Springsteen and The Smiths capture him at his unguarded best. Bandcamp New & Notable May 16, 2020
go to album
Pete Yorn: Live At The Fonda (Double Album + Concert Film)
by Pete Yorn

This live album from Pete Yorn, recorded over two nights in 2009, includes a link to watch and download the performance in its entirety. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 26, 2020
go to album
One Last Time For Love
by LB [Lars Bygdén]

Lars Bygdén has a rich, evocative baritone, and it’s surrounded by lush ambience in songs sure to appeal to fans of Tindersticks. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 29, 2022
go to album
The Convincer (20th Anniversary Edition)
by Nick Lowe

Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021
go to album
Chaparral
by Dillbilly

The Ohio songwriter navigates gender, queerness, class, and privilege through a powerful mix of country rock, folk ballads, and bluegrass. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 14, 2021
go to album
Notes From The Wonderground
by The Reflection Box

Irish singer-songwriter Sarah E. Cullen bares her heart over pastoral folk arrangements enshrouded in a dream-pop haze. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 29, 2021
go to album