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1.
It looked like it might rain and we were headed home you walked me to the train we both had come alone The moon was in disguise behind honey locust trees we captured fireflies and released them in the breeze I'm wondering if you can hear these thoughts inside my head They're dancing in the magic light I'll echo what they've said: I want you for my man You don't have to be alone So take me by the hand and won't you lead me home? And if you gaze inside my mind there's a portrait you might know It's a multilayered fantasy hold me tight and here we go I want to be your man There's no time to be alone so take me by the hand and let me lead you home. If you should have me lay 'neath your roof side by your side breath to your heart never to part never would I part.
2.
She's got those ebony eyes and she knows how to use them soft and sensuous thighs and it's a pleasure to abuse them she'll crush him because she can he's the Invisible Man He's a doctor of deception keeping meticulous files and when you enter his reception he's impervious to wiles oh, but she'll crush him because she can he's the Invisible Man He walks, he talks, make a motion and he balks it's so pathetic She teases and pleases laughing as he freezes it's prophetic she'll crush him because she can he's the Invisible Man Oh, it's a dangerous show where all the actors are glowing and it's impossible to know what next feature they'll be showing she'll crush you because she can You're the Invisible Man He winks, he drinks, make a motion and he blinks it's so outrageous She growns and moans in scintillating tones and it's contageous she'll crush you because she can You're the Invisible Man You're the Invisible Man You're the Invisible Man You're the Invisible Man You're the Invisible Man
3.
Curious 06:13
There were ghosts and devils and demons as far as I could see You left the parade and you strolled right up to me You asked me a question whose answer you already knew And you said you were curious I was curious too. Your eyes were like coals and your smile was wide as the dawn and I trembled before you like a king hemmed in by his pawn then you turned around and down past the green you flew and you left me quite curious Were you curious too? The pundits have gathered on TV to thump the drum while the president-elect has declared that a new age has come meanwhile the boys at the bar still haven't a clue and they're not even curious That's curious too. The mountains that shelter us are burning in red and gold while the river beneath them is churning and bitterly cold the secrets they've hidden are now just coming to view and they're all quite curious Yours are curious too. I got your text message and I'm glad that in Harlem they're dancing but here it is silent and the moon keeps right on advancing my mind is quite empty except for that stone in my shoe but I'm glad you were curious I was curious too.
4.
Cold Wind 06:00
Pale moon rising through clouds of amber and gray Hardly surprising you have nothing left to say I know this is a day that I will rue I'd like to forgive, Lord, but when forgiveness is due There's a cold wind coming and it's coming for you. And I know you had a reason for living a lie Don't call it treason, now, when I lie down and die So hand me a cup of your bitter brew I'll stand here drinking 'till the drinking is through There's a cold wind coming and it's coming for you. Trees are shaking and leaves have ceased to fall You're mistaken but you still don't deign to call Somewhere you're smirking with the rest of your crew A line of broken hearts and I have entered the queue There's a cold wind coming and it's coming for you And this hand that you have dealt me was the first card I see Oh, it's a lonely joker now and he's laughing at me So ask me no questions; you'll get your due If you hear something drop, if you hear something drop, baby that's the other shoe There's a cold wind coming and it's coming for you (and it's coming for you) And it's coming for you (and it's coming for you) And it's coming for you
5.
Leave Me 04:38
Baby wanna leave me? Well please just go You say that you don't need me? Well I know it isn't so. You take my money, you take my time And when I say a single word you tell me that I'm way out of line Baby wanna leave me? Well please just go (just go, just go, just go) Your mother she treats me like I'm already one of the dead When she sets the table there's an empty place in my stead The looks that she gives me make it all very clear I'm filled with trepidation every time she comes near Baby wanna leave me? Well please just go (just go, just go, just go) Please tell your circle that they're no friends of mine Laugh when they are cruel, thrilled to be unkind What I say, it doesn't matter It's gonna have to be up to you to rise above the chatter Baby wanna leave me? Well please just go (just go, just go, just go) Why oh why was I the last man to know I feel like Brother Tambo dancing in a minstrel show Before the final curtain comes tumbling down I'll take one last bow as your favorite clown Baby wanna leave me? Well please just go (just go, just go, just go)
6.
The Mystery 04:37
I don't like the actors who always come off slick and excluding other factors they kind of make me sick Everybody wanna be a rock star everybody wanna climb up to the sky I come running every time you leave your door ajar and there you lie I don't like your picture and I know why you left it there and just because I miss you doesn't mean that I care and it's not just you who finds it reprehensible that I should fly so high like a kite it's not my position that so indefensible it's just my plight I don't like the mystery or when it falls at night and just because it's history doesn't make it right and it's not just you who finds it disgusting to watch a lady fall so far it's my body and my brain is rusting it's so bizarre
7.
Let me start by saying I forgive you honesty is something we must all learn to live through and what does it matter when shadows up and scatter and where do they hide to when the sun has its way? Check the box next to the words "I love you" sentimental expressions were never above you words like I love you words like I love you Everybody is hoping that things will get better silver lining to get us through all kinds of weather What do the clouds say when you smile up at them Cause if they do go away they'll just come back again Check the box next to the words "I love you" sentimental expressions were never above you words like I love you words like I love you Recently I went home to speak with my mother I spent the week watching TV on the couch with my brother Words that we don't say lift up to the sky if we were honest we'd know when to lie Check the box next to the words "I love you" sentimental expressions were never above you words like I love you words like I love you
8.
LOVE 08:07
Love, isn't it beautiful Isn't it beautiful when we love? Love, isn't it beautiful Isn't it beautiful when we love? When we first met you had a smile for me that made me feel like kissing sunshine in the sky Bright as the moon, clear as a jewel of rain an ocean of feeling that made me want to cry Love, isn't it beautiful Isn't it beautiful when we love? Love, isn't it beautiful Isn't it beautiful when we love? Riding a bike over a starry sky I was alone sipping moonlight from a glass I saw your face, you were an open gift we took off together on a field of grass Love, isn't it beautiful Isn't it beautiful when we love? Love, isn't it beautiful Isn't it beautiful when we love? Now I have learned what I have always known kissing your skin I'm trembling in side your mind I walked the place where I had lost the road I looked up and your love was waiting there to find Love, isn't it beautiful Isn't it beautiful when we love? Love, isn't it beautiful Isn't it beautiful when we love? when we love? when we love?

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"The Goddess Lakshmi is a prime example of the thriving jazz and folk sounds that came together during the Harlem Renaissance with nods to the beatnik cool of the early '60s. Harlem is the birthplace of the band and its honed musical style, most evident in the swinging notes carrying the band’s front-woman Kosi through tracks like, “I Want You For My Man”. The Goddess Lakshmi has harnessed a sound that is all their own and with a wealth of experience upon which to attribute it to...

...The new album, LOVE, is the product of one exhausting, yet rewarding journey complete with ‘cuts, scratches, and cigarette burns’. The recording and mixing process... ended with a flow of sound amplified by more textural qualities: close-knit rhythm sections, soul-drenched vocals, and story-lines about love: both wanting and losing it."

— Adrienne Bess,
joonbug.com/national/frequency/The-Goddess-Of-Lakshmi/C8hVDsBfnOP

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released May 25, 2013

Rene Calvo - electric guitar and vocals
The Sublime Miss Kosi - vocals
Craig Gottleib - bass
Amos Fisher - drums and vocals
Felix Reyes - electric guitar (on "leave me")
All Compositions by René Calvo

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The Goddess Lakshmi New York, New York

Named for the Hindu goddess of abundance The Goddess Lakshmi cut their teeth playing weekly shows at the rough and tumble Paris Blues bar in Harlem. A confluence of diverse influences; blues, blues rock, blue grass and reggae with hints of Jazz and German metal infuse their unique sound. ... more

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