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鼓楼

by Les Incoiffables

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鼓楼 03:55
* Gm - F - Gm - F - Dm C Bb A Gm - - - Oh, the things in this place, they've seen so much And the walls round this town couldn't hold it up 'cause that's what this city's all about A sea of people, and I'm drowning now A drum roll from the clouds, a thunderstorm As the party fades and they stumble on Every night you wash away yourself In your eyes I'm drowning now, falling down The sketches and the fakes spill from a pen The writing's on the wall but it can't be read You're still making the same mistakes again And again I still wish I was there * Dm F Bb - Dm F Bb - Am F Bb7 A7 Dm F Gm - Memories of hide and seek, touch and taste There's light inside our eyes Silhouettes can't hide the shape of us And I was taken by surprise
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鼓楼 (Gǔlóu) means "drum tower" and here specifically refers to Beijing's drum tower and the surrounding neighbourhood. The song is a reflection on my first six months living in the city and the people and places I encountered along the way.

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released December 18, 2017

Written and recorded in Adelaide (the glockenspiel) and Beijing (everything else), 2017. I miss my glockenspiel. Remastered in 2023.

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Les Incoiffables Beijing, China

Mostly rock and electronic, with disco and noise influences, and a fondness for chromatic descensions

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