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Periphery

by Lapel

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1.
Snow Globes 02:43
I’m throwing snow globes at the wall I’m growing peaches in the hall I’m buying bibles at the mall I’m swimming up the waterfall And I’m not coming down And I’m not coming down And I’m not coming… We take the asthmatic elevator to the top of the motel We stay up on the rooftop living off cheap champagne and caramels And I’m not coming down And I’m not coming down And I’m not coming… We swing around the spire on the dome of City Hall The fake gold paint rubs off on our overalls And we’re not coming down And we’re not coming down And we’re not coming…
2.
Periphery 03:13
I wanna go where the airplanes sleep Walk across the wings of a flying machine Cause it’s been a little It’s been a little Closer to you I wanna go where the roots run out Press my palms against the ground beneath the ground Cause it’s been a little It’s been a little Closer to you I can’t find you in the middle I can’t find you in between You’re just going ‘round and around and up and down In my periphery But I need you here in front of me I need you here in front of me I can’t touch a memory I wanna go where the oceans fold Underneath the weight of the life they hold That place is a little That place is a little Closer to you I can’t find you in the middle I can’t find you in between You’re just going ‘round and around and up and down In my periphery But I need you here in front of me I need you here in front of me I can’t touch a memory
3.
The sadness in my hips, the shame in my soil The cord inside me in a lonely coil Why do I feel like a dirty secret? It’s my choice, I don’t need a reason Does it make me…Does it make me…Does it make me… I may have a family or I may not It doesn’t mean I’m lonely or that something’s wrong I can’t move to the suburbs yet I got a world to see and no safety net Does it make me…Does it make me…Does it make me less of a woman? Does it make me less of a Does it make me less of a Does it make me less of a woman? Does it make me less of a Does it make me less of a Does it make me less of a woman? You feel purpose with a kid on your hips I feel purpose with this on my lips Someday I might change my mind But don’t decide my future when I haven’t planned mine Does it make me…Does it make me…Does it make me less of a woman? Does it make me less of a Does it make me less of a Does it make me less of a woman? Does it make me less of a Does it make me less of a Does it make me less of a woman? Woman, woman, woman, woman Woman, woman, woman, woman Does it make me…Does it make me… Does it make me…Does it make me… Does it make me less of a Does it make me less of a Does it make me less of a woman? Does it make me less of a Does it make me less of a Does it make me less of a woman?
4.
Show me both your hands, we’ll leave the door open Slow down You read both my palms with both the blinds drawn I know now I, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong How many lives do I have to live to get it right? How many roads do I have to drive just to lead me back to you? To lead me back to you my love Give me both your hands, I’ll leave my eyes open Go down I loved you in reverse, the world was ready first I know now This, this was real, this was real, this was real How many lives do I have to live to get it right? How many roads do I have to drive just to lead me back to you? To lead me back to you my love My judge’s robe pools at my feet, like a winding black creek I’ll follow you upstream if it’s not too late to wash me clean How many lives do I have to live to get it right? How many roads do I have to drive just to lead me back to you? How many sleepless nights next to someone else’s side? I’ve been sleepwalking my whole life just to lead me back to you To lead me back to you my love
5.
Fumes 04:37
Memories bullying my memories, fighting not to be erased Struggling to remember all the circles and the lines of your face People keep on telling all your stories wrong, the details fade Scared of every day that passes, movies shrink to scenes to frames Oh, if I don’t have that I’m just chewing on the scraps Oh, I can’t just live off of the echoes I can’t live off of the fumes of you Birds fly over me a shape the V of your hipbone How could anybody be so young and so very old? My memories spit out random pictures like a broken slot machine Skinny wrists and spotted arms trying so hard to cover me Oh, if I don’t have that I’m just chewing on the scraps Oh, I can’t just live off of the echoes I can’t live off of the fumes of you When the rumors fly, when the parents cry, when the papers lie I’ll have to hold my memories close, or they won’t know you like I knew If I don’t have that I’m just chewing on the scraps Oh, I can’t just live off of the echoes I can’t live off of the fumes of you
6.
My sleep was rocky and shallow You walked ankle-deep through my dream This time puffy-eyed Last time velveteen It’s a cruel, cruel trap the mind sets Leads you smiling through an open door to endless steps Please stop visiting me when I’m sleeping It’s the only time I get to see you but I need to Stop opening the door Stop opening the door I guess some buried part of me Believes that you’re still alive Oh it thrills me, and it kills me To see you every night It’s a cruel, cruel trap the mind sets Leads you smiling through an open door to endless steps Please stop visiting me when I’m sleeping It’s the only time I get to see you but I need to Stop opening the door Stop opening the door I can’t take it anymore I can’t take it anymore My dreams cling to me like cobwebs in my sheets When I wake up I can’t peel them off With every morning sun, I forget you’re gone Please stop visiting me when I’m sleeping It’s the only time I get to see you but I need to Stop opening the door Stop opening the door I can’t take it anymore I can’t take it anymore
7.
Late Bloomer 04:31
The day you died my heart cracked wide open The yolk’s been spilling everywhere There, I’ve gone and done it all again I’ve spent another song on you I was your late bloomer You waited for me, waited for me I ignored the rumors I waited for you, waited for you Remember when we broke into your neighbor’s house? I let you put your hungry hands on my blouse I’m still that nervous girl in your driveway I don’t think that I ever left I was your late bloomer You waited for me, waited for me I ignored the rumors I waited for you, waited for you I was your late bloomer You waited for me, waited for me I ignored the rumors I waited for you, waited for you
8.
On the Run 02:55
Am I hearing you clearly, am I Guilty just for being alive? How would you feel if your children could not Walk to school without fear of being shot? Two shots fired Oh my god Have you seen my Babies on the run? You think you know my story, do you? You take one look at me and you assume You have your uniform and I have mine What does yours get you this time? Two shots fired Oh my god Have you seen my Babies on the run? Two shots fired Oh my god Have you seen my Babies on the run?
9.
You don’t have to worry, I’m here We don’t have to hurry, my dear I have all the time in the world for you and I You don’t have to hide your past Tell me every stumble and every crash Every hidden corner just means more of you to learn You hang on to me like it’s the last week Of summer vacation, oo Don’t you worry babe, I am here to stay You’re my destination, oo You don’t have to chase me, I’m staying I’ve wasted so much time explaining I don’t deserve your love, but you taught me that I do You don’t have to hold so tight When it feels this easy, you know it’s right When you’re next to me, we don’t even have to try You hang on to me like it’s the last week Of summer vacation, oo Don’t you worry babe, I am here to stay You’re my destination, oo You don’t have to hold, you don’t have to hold, you don’t have to hold Don’t have to hold on so tight You don’t have to hold, you don’t have to hold, you don’t have to hold Don’t have to hold on so tight You don’t have to hold, you don’t have to hold, you don’t have to hold Don’t have to hold on so tight, tight, tight, tight You hang on to me like it’s the last week Of summer vacation, oo Don’t you worry babe, I am here to stay You’re my destination, oo You hang on to me like it’s the last week Of summer vacation, oo Don’t you worry babe, I am here to stay You’re my destination, oo
10.
Wallpaper 05:17
I lift up my dress, I put on a show For all of the neighbors, but the neighbors aren’t home I put on my lipstick, turn on the TV They tell me that color doesn’t look good on me With my eggshell fingernails and paper teeth I feel so pretty, I feel so weak I wink at the mirror, I kiss the floor But even the wallpaper is bored You know who you are You know who you are My lashes like palm trees, my cheeks like fire I’m flossing my teeth with telephone wire I pluck each hair out like blades of grass Soon I’ll be smooth as broken glass You know who you are You know who you are I’ll die before I realize that I was beautiful I’ll die before I realize that I was beautiful I’ll die before I realize that I was beautiful I’ll die before I realize that I was beautiful
11.
Away We Go 04:22
All the movies lied to me When someone dies they’re gone I tried to write you back to life But you can’t live inside a song And I never see you in my sleep And I know that breeze was just a breeze Wait for me, I will be there soon with you Don’t be scared now, don’t look down Away we go There was no flickering Of candles in my room And I know it’s just the wind That made my tired curtains move But I always see your face so sweet In every stranger on the street Wait for me, I will be there soon with you Don’t be scared now, don’t look down Away we go You will not come to me so I will go to you Wait for me, I will be there soon with you Don’t be scared now, don’t look down Away we go

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The debut album from San Francisco songwriter, singer, keys player, and producer Lapel.

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released September 14, 2018

All Songs Written by Debbie Neigher
Produced by Debbie Neigher & Beau Sorenson
Recorded & Mixed by Beau Sorenson at Tiny Telephone Recording
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
String Arrangements by Minna Choi
Horn Arrangements by Adam Theis

Debbie Neigher - Vocals, Synthesizers, Keyboards
Beau Sorenson - Synthesizer Programming, MPC2000XL
Cody Rhodes - Drums, Percussion
Jess Silva - Backing Vocals (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 10)
Derek Barber - Guitar (Tracks 4, 5, 9, 10)
Scott Brown - Bass (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 9)
Adam Theis - Trombone, Trumpet (Tracks 2, 8, 9)
Michelle Kwon - Cello (Tracks 6, 7, 10)
Liana Berube - Violin (Tracks 6, 7, 10)
Matthew Szemela - Violin (Tracks 6, 7, 10)

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LA-based Singing / Songwriting / Synths. The new EP "Brutal Joy" is out now!

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