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Yours To Lend

by Dutch Monks

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1.
Storm 04:00
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In a sense your smile has changed in meaning Though I wasn’t meaning to change your life I’m entranced in the dance of our feelings You’re entrenched in the lies that entice... ...You to say you need to close one book before you open another Pretending this story will ever end While our pages remain half empty I’m filling them with words of resent We can’t build a fire in this storm But a sparkle won’t get us through the night Pain, will taint these feelings of desire Before it started, we’ve reached the end How can you live one life, while dreaming of another?! And was I just dreaming or is our love awake again?! Divinest of travels unravel and I fall back to earth in this search of my patience But I’m learning to smother my judgements Because our day is coming We can’t build a fire in this storm But a sparkle won’t get us through the night Change, you know it’s all we’ve tried to find here Before it started, we’ve reached the end
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Colour Blind 03:43
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There’s a slow tap dripping to the beat of my heart And I just stand and watch it dripping because these words are too hard If I was only alone then we might be alright If I was only alone then we might be alright My love it dripped so slow we could never fill our cups And if you waited for me you knew you’d be waiting up So you said ‘let’s leave it then, it will be easier’ But who knew that easier would be so hard? There’s a slow tap dripping to the beat of my heart It’s like this day will never finish if my words they never start If I was only alone then we might be alright And it will never be the same when I’m singing to the blind Because when you’d sing those words I’d found a harmony And all the beauty in your voice it fixed all the pain in me We said we’d never walk alone as we went our separate ways Because situations just never changed...
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Chop And Change 03:38
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Where you going if it’s not my way? Overanalyse and complicate everything I’ve ever heard you say But half my heart will always fall that way though who’s around me tends to chop and change my thoughts of you they’ll always stay the same I tried, but then you said, I don’t owe you anything I, I know that I tried, but then you said, I don’t owe you anything I can’t stop thinking and I never could I’d play the game but then you never would in many ways I was playing against myself You seemed insurmountable but insecure I never told you that I’m just like you are my pains intrinsic and my thoughts they never end I tried, but then you said I don’t owe you anything’ I, I know that I tried, but then you said, I don’t owe you anything Where you going if it’s not my way?
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As Close As You Can Come 04:28
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Come back and find me by myself, don’t bring no friends Because I’m not about to leave you in the cold of night, with the likes of them Take my arm for comfort and my heart for, a little piece of mind Just ignore their words and hang off, all of mine Is there any room in your life, for another meaningless moment? Are there any eyes in this room, that you can see other than mine? And it’s not like you’ve ever felt it before, it’s not like you’ve never tried It’s not like you’ve never watched me before, it’s not like you’ve never lied I cannot find the words to say, what’s on my mind Indeed your life is like a mirror, it reflects me, I can’t see inside Shaking like you’ve never felt it before, although I sense you have Time it travels too fast, but tonight, it’s all we have Is there any room in your life, for another meaningless moment? Are there any eyes in this room, that you can see other than mine? And it’s not like you’ve ever felt it before, it’s not like you’ve never tried It’s not like you’ve never watched me before, it’s not like you’ve never lied
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Dork 04:39
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No you wouldn’t know, just what it means Stoic I’d never show, just what it means When you would smile, and call me a dork Yeah you’d laugh and smile, and call me a dork Throwing your hair, as you’d call me along Irresistible, so I cordoned off your love and your home So that I wouldn’t fall, but I was so wrong Created boundaries, all on my own All on my own... Created boundaries, all on my own Created boundaries, all on my own Created boundaries, all on my own Now for losing you, I am a dork Yeah for losing you, I am a dork But I’ll laugh about it, and wish you well Because I’m a dork, just like you would tell me Because I’m a dork, just like you would tell me Just like you would tell me
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Yours To Lend 04:18
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Lock me in this room I’ll throw away the key So you won’t even hear my screams Tie me up inside Live like someone’s died Time finds safety in my tears I feel you’re giving up Where did the time go? Retrospect has got nothing to show Our strength is yours to lend A ceremony of helping hands Your memories are what we will remember A place for nothing more Pain you don’t want to see A strange hope that time will intervene A place for nothing more Pain you don’t want to see A strange hope that time will intervene
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A Place To Stay 01:27
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Home
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Home 03:46
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Life hinted from the outset That just one more year would take me away As I sat in my car in the cold morning air, with the tears in my eyes Well I knew that day was today And I wouldn’t get home to see you Too much pride was in my way Home So I spend my days trying to learn how to help you Even though I know it’s too late And with 83 under my belt Guess I’m stepping up to the plate But it’s an empty pitch to myself now Waiting on a curve ball that doesn’t arrive And as you leave this earth, oh I could have left my work Now my torment is all that survives Home Running two lives takes up my time, and pulls me away From the things that once were mine, given, granted everyday Whether I’ve fallen on my own sword or cut through rock and engraved my name If there’s one thing my losses have taught me It’s to smile when you’re in pain
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Never! Not Anyone 04:14
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Forever fallen into the belief that no one understands When all along I was just right here in your hands Well we’re twisted, we’re faded, we’ve messed around Forever tangled in a cloud of almost And this life really has us both in a strangle hold But our feelings grow stronger, not get old So to battle scars we both make this toast ...We both make this toast And I never want to see you with anyone Even if you think you’re happy, I’ll know you’re not I’ll know you’re not Because I’m the only one that really connects with you And understands just what this life has put you through, I was there before the start of this rot... Never! Not anyone Never! Not anyone Never! Not anyone Never! Not anyone!
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Rory 02:58
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Every little blue car, stops my sad and bruised heart I miss you I wonder, do you miss me too? Is the sink well cleaned? Is the puppy fed? Do you still do the murderer check before you go to bed? Has my absence helped? Can you now love yourself? Has my absence helped? Can you now love yourself? I know I held you back when you wanted to be free But if you’re just like me, you’ll only cherish our dreams Now it is they can no longer be seen Is there someone else? Can you now share yourself? Is there someone else? Can you now share yourself? In a way I hope you’re happy so I can be happy too But if you’re just like me, I know you’ll only cherish our dreams Now it is they can no longer be seen

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‘As debut albums go, Yours To Lend is quite polished and assured in its delivery. Rudd-Schmidt and Flinsenberg have surrounded themselves with capable and quality session musicians too. Whilst their contributions are often subtle, they’re noticeable. The backing vocals of Montana Sharp and Sara Lamont are particularly notable. Flinsenberg’s often intricate piano work also helps elevate the material too, helping it transcend some of those genre confines. It also really helps emphasise the album’s emotional core, especially when paired with Rudd-Schmidt’s tactful lyricism and warming vocals.

Yours To Lend is quite a varied album, with the duo exploring a varying mixture of emotions, tempos, and musical textures. Its overarching constant, however, is its heart; and not to mention the tangible musical connection between the two principle musicians. That way you can have indie bop “Colour Blind”, the album’s debut single, sit comfortably alongside the more emotional evocative numbers; title track “Yours To Lend” being one such example.’

The AU Review

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released November 13, 2020

Jesse Rudd-Schmidt: Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Thijs Flinsenberg: Grand Piano, Electric Keyboard, Harmonica and backing vocals
Peter Maslen: Drums
Jason Vorherr: Bass guitar
Montana Sharp: Backing Vocals
Sara Lamont: Backing Vocals
Recorded and Produced by Steve Vertigan at Soggy Dog Recording Studio
Mastered by Ross Cockle at Sing Sing Recording Studio

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Dutch Monks Melbourne, Australia

Both Jesse Rudd-Schmidt and Teresa Sadras work together at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne as Medical Researchers. They’ve managed to juggle their busy scientific careers with the demands of recording their upcoming ‘Blocking Blue EP’.

This follows from their 2020 debut album ‘Yours To Lend’, containing the catchy single ‘Colour Blind’ which found widespread community radioplay. ... more

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