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Entertain

by Indie Darling

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1.
Entertain 03:07
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Every second is a chance to entertain Don't take it in vain Don't take it in vain In your film there's a new painting every frame No two are the same No two are the same Every second is a chance to entertain Don't take it in vain Don't take it in vain Life is a wild, indescribable domain It can't be tamed It can't be tamed When you feel you're moving backward every day Well you're on your way Well you're on your way If you try to find a place where you can stay You may be okay You may be okay Well it stretches out forever and a day Nothing in your way Nothing in your way Behind your eyes there lies a universe contained Open the cage Give it some space Every second is a chance to entertain Don't take it in vain Don't take it in vain In your film there's a new painting every frame No two are the same No two are the same Every second is a chance to entertain Don't take it in vain Don't take it in vain Life is a wild, indescribable domain It can't be tamed
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Apple In The Sky 02:48
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That apple in the sky I’m gonna suck it dry That burning core of life I’m gonna feed it’s fire I picked a poppy seed So that I could have everything that I need Got tangled in the weeds Took everything in me to cut myself free Sip syrup from the trees Drink water from the sky Treasures buried beneath The wilderness survives But that well is dark and deep The tap is bone dry Branches reach and creep To try and keep me confined But that apple in the sky I’m gonna suck it dry That burning core of life I’m gonna feed it’s fire That apple in the sky I’m gonna suck it dry That gooey moon pie Don’t mine if I take a slice That apple in the sky I’m gonna suck it dry That burning core of life I’m gonna feed it’s fire That apple in the sky I’m gonna suck it dry That gooey moon pie I’m gonna take a big ol’ bite of that apple in the sky
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I Didn't See You Come In There 04:05
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I hadn’t planned on letting you see The part of myself that I like the least You witnessed the worst and still didn’t flee I’m thinking maybe things aren’t as bad as they seem I hadn’t planned on letting it show That I buckle under the weight of every blow The greatest secret that I ever kept Is I question if I’ve got any fight left You hadn’t planned on letting it slip Some days you feel you’re losing your grip The ones that we love we keep them close And push them away when we need them most You hadn’t planned for this to happen The wound that you thought had healed reopened You thought you had locked it somewhere up safe Can’t see it’s written on every single step you take And that demon came out screaming from behind The door you boarded up The floors fall out from underneath Can no longer hold the pain we keep That hurricane it came on hard and fast The wind it swirls the wave it crashes Batten down the hatches Hold on as it passes Build something upon the ashes I hadn’t planned on letting it show That I’m fragile and flawed but still beautiful No longer have the energy to hide This is me love me or walk on by I hadn’t planned on letting you see The part of myself that I like the least You witnessed the worst and still didn’t flee Maybe things aren’t as bad as they seem
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Darkheart 02:38
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Deep in my chest I sense division Took forward steps and then I’m slipping Hold onto something as I drift away All likely heroes stare with an empty gaze The darkness in my heart is shining Oblivion calls so inviting Stay strong go on to fight another day Monsters emerge unseen among the haze The poison in your soul is pulsing Towards the target of your revulsion It oozes and consumes your waking day God help any poor soul who’s in your way You once had strength that could not be contained Question how to reckon with what remains You’re still singing that sad old stale refrain You’re holding yourself down with a weightless chain
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Regular People 03:25
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Regular people get their steam from the kettle They don’t feel so compelled to question every endeavor They effortlessly blend in they don’t have the intention To dismantle the entities that have stood for centuries Regular people keep their heart on the mantle They don’t turn circumstances into scenes or to scandals Enter the room so naturally interact so casually Don’t stand and stare awkwardly, smile nod as you talk to me Regular people get their news from the paper Then relay information to friends, family and neighbors They enjoy conversation, don’t avoid confrontation And any deviation is a source of frustration Regular people are the fuel for machines That keep the universe in tact, they get up when the dawn cracks They control their reactions, not easily distracted Promptly finish their tasks and they don’t let their fear hold them back I wanna be like the regular people Vacant and free like the regular people Stately and clean like the regular people Pain is a breeze for the regular people I wanna be like the regular people Stable, at peace like the regular people Brave and serene like the regular people Life’s but a dream for the regular people Life’s but a dream for the regular people Life’s but a dream for the regular people
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Nobody 04:34
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Anybody can be nobody It isn’t that hard to do But everybody can be somebody And nobody can be you In my time I met a lot of folks But now if I had to choose Everybody can be somebody And nobody can beat you Friend if you were not right here with me Can’t imagine what I’d do Anybody can be nobody But nobody can be you Everything that tried to slow us down After all that we’ve been through Everybody can be somebody And nobody can be you If at time we don’t see eye to eye We’ll find a different point of view Everybody can be somebody And nobody can be you Everybody can be somebody And nobody can be you
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I'm Just Not There Yet 03:21
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Trippin over what you said I’ve been trying to hold back and not get upset But I’m just not there yet No I’m just not there yet Accepting all my old regrets I’ve been trying to put one foot in front of the next But I’m just not there yet No I’m just not there yet I wanna show the world my best I’ve been trying to lay all of my ghosts to rest Yes, I confess that I’m just not there yet No I’m just not there yet And I’m just not there You think I just don’t care But you didn’t see where I came from The depths of my despair I’m trying to make my way Feel I’m getting better every day But from the pain and emptiness I’m not spared And I have to admit that I’m still scared I’m trying but I’m just not there I end up where I just left I’ve been trying not to stress about what comes next But I’m just not there yet No I’m just not there yet Time moves with a slippery step And I’ll try to do my best with what I’ve got left But I’m just not there yet
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The Very Same 05:07
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Never dull the light of your benevolence Never close your eyes to the dark You didn’t have to say it was evident I had a feeling in the pit of my heart Well I was less than low I was incomprehensible I was indefensible Honestly taking a step back might be sensible Saw it after all the accusations I leveled I cut you in the very same nerve you severed When I did my best but you needed better You pulled me from the very same hole you fell in Never keep contempt as a confederate Never relish an unpleasant regard I sabotage myself just for the hell of it But I suspect there’s deeper feeling involved Well I was so unmoored I was adrift and ran ashore The bull gored the matador I’d be lying if I said I never found myself in this place before Try to calculate the chaos of the world til I crumble Twisted geometry I weave a wobbly path as I stumble Don’t need to look too far to find a reason I should be humble Saw it after all the accusations I leveled I cut you in the very same nerve you severed When I did my best but you needed better You pulled me from the very same hole you fell in Saw it after all the accusations I leveled I cut you in the very same nerve you severed When I did my best but you needed better You pulled me from the very same hole you fell in Caught up I could not be swayed resolve unfettered I watched you walk alone into the cold untethered Frozen to the bone but my skins like leather I found myself a victim of the very same weather I could do no wrong I thought I was so clever I stepped into the very same trap I set up After all the storms and the dust had settled The pieces fell more perfect than if I had set em The very same I was a primordial lifeforms without a name I take the stage Attempt to turn into a person that is worth the struggle and the strain I think I’m safe Attempt to drown myself in armor just to feel the pain all the same Deep in my veins Runs the very same blood that I watched you spill on that day and looked away Saw it after all the accusations I leveled I cut you in the very same nerve you severed When I did my best but you needed better You pulled me from the very same hole you fell in Saw it after all the accusations I leveled I cut you in the very same nerve you severed When I did my best
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A Place To Start 02:50
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You gotta find a place to start To make it through it Break it down into its basic parts Yeah you can do it You gotta find a place to start To make it through it Break it down into its basic parts Yeah you can do anything if you set your mind to it Yeah you can do anything if you set your mind to it And if you find its getting hard You’re gonna lose it We don’t have to be apart I’ll help you through it And if you find its getting hard You’re gonna lose it We don’t have to be apart I’ll help you through anything we’ll make it better Yeah we can do anything when we’re together You know your minds a shining star, that’s apparent You just gotta open up your heart, take your light and share it You know your minds a shining star, that’s apparent You just gotta open up your heart Share your light with everyone, love makes us stronger And now we don’t have to be alone any longer You gotta find a place to start To make it through it Break it down into its basic parts Yeah you can do it (Yeah you can do anything if you set your mind to it) And if you find its getting hard You’re gonna lose it We don’t have to be apart I’ll help you through it (Yeah you can do anything if you set your mind to it) And if you find its getting hard You’re gonna lose it We don’t have to be apart I’ll help you through it (Yeah you can do anything if you set your mind to it) You gotta find a place to start To make it through it Break it down into its basic parts Yeah you can do it (Yeah you can do anything if you set your mind to it)
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Days 03:17
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Well I’ve had days that tested The thickness of my skin Days when I couldn’t take no more My patience wearing thin I’ve had days when I was terrified Of what tomorrow brings But every day is a good day when you sing I’ve had days I wished would never end Days I prayed wouldn’t begin Days when I feared the world outside And feared the one within Days with demons beating down my door About to come unhinged But every day is a good day when you sing I’ve seen the autumn leaves fall down And the flowers bloom in spring I’ve watched the summer sun drip down Like honey on my skin I’ve had days when I was bitten By winter’s bitter sting But every day is a good day when you sing I’ve had days when I looked in your eyes And thought I could be king When I felt like the richest man And it didn’t cost a thing I’ve had days begging down on my knees To keep you from leaving But every day is a good day when you sing

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Entertain is a celebration of the “wild, indescribable domain” that we call life. This album is years in the making, these songs were penned amid some of the most difficult and defining moments of Luke’s life: the 2020 lockdown, the deaths of childhood friends, isolating depressive periods and moments of existential crisis. Through it all Luke would turn to his piano and guitar in an attempt to make sense of it all.

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released January 12, 2024

All songs written and performed by Luke LaBenne

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Indie Darling Ferndale, Michigan

The musical project of Michigan-based pianist, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Luke LaBenne. Debut album Entertain out now.

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