1. LAKE (K Records N… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least five artists with this name:
1. LAKE (K Records NW Indie Pop/Rock)
2. Lake, aka "Lakey The Kid" (NYC Hip Hop/Rap)
3. Lake ('70s Rock from Germany)
4. lake (japanese experimental/alternative band)
5. Lake (German HipHop-Artist)
6. LAKE ('70s Rock & Roll cover band from Sweden)
1. The most currently active "Lake" is based in Olympia, WA and Los Angeles. LAKE is a group of cloudy individuals brought together through lines drawn along Interstate-5, intersecting in Olympia around 2005. Since forming, they have gained and lost members, recorded 12 full length albums (only 3 of which have seen proper release), played across the world supporting such talented acts as Adrian Orange and Her Band, Half Handed Cloud, Laura Veirs, and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. The sounds they craft are straight from the playbook of the good parts of Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, and Turkish psychedelic music. Caressing the Rhodes piano, endearing drum fills, guitars that don’t sound like guitars, and some slamming bass lines: listening to LAKE is like pouring sugar in your ears. They’ll turn your brain into chocolate, 67% cacao. Lake began as a Fleetwood Mac cover band with the intention of touring casinos around the Northwest and Alaska. A freak invitation from Karl Blau to record “original” material led to a reformation of the band and a whole new game plan. The members of Lake are also involved in other musical projects such as: Kickball, Palisades, Live Active Cultures, Lindsey Schief, Ashley Eriksson, Swimming, Adam Oelsner, Your Heart Breaks, Cold Comfort Orchestra, Micah Davis-Wheeler, -a, and Eli Moore.
2. Lake, aka "Lakey The Kid", is a rapper from Queensbridge, New York. In 1999, Lake was released from prison after serving a seven year sentence. He had been writing rhymes while in prison and attempted to get into the hip-hop industry once he was released. Lake is famously known as a friend of fellow Queensbridge rapper Nas. He appeared on the song "Revolutionary Warfare" on Nas' album, God's Son. Since he appeared on Nas' album, Lake's relationship with Nas has folded.
The first album Lake released was Lake Entertainment Presents: The 41st Side, a compilation album featuring fellow Queensbridge rappers. The album was released under Lake's label, Lake Entertainment and sold over 100,000 copies with little promotion. Many compare the album to Nas' compilation album, QB Finest, which also featured Queensbridge rappers.
Lake is now signed to Death Row East, a subsidiary of Death Row Records. His album entitled "The Big Ride" is expected to be released in late 2008. On August 22, 2006, Lake released a collaborative album with Cormega entitled "My Brother's Keeper".
3. Lake was a German rock music band that formed in the early 1970s under the name Tornados, changing their name to Lake in 1973. They mostly covered material by other bands in their early years, but released three singles, Come Down/We're Gonna Rock, King Of The Rock'n Roll Party, and Sailor. In 1975 they were joined by lead singer James Hopkins-Harrison, who gave them their signature sound for the remainder of their recording career. They achieved modest success in much of Europe from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, particularly in Germany where they were named artist of the year by the German Phono Academy in 1977. That same year, their self-titled debut album reached #92 in the US and the single Time Bomb reached #83, which would prove to be their greatest success in the US. They toured the US in the late 1970s as the opening act for various headline acts, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Oak Arkansas, and Neil Young. By the early 1980s, their albums were no longer as successful as their earlier efforts and the group somewhat disbanded about 1981. Hopkins-Harrison and keyboardist Achin Opperman reformed the band in 1984 to record three more albums but failed to achieve renewed success. In 1992, lead singer James Hopkins-Harrison died of a heroin overdose.
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6. Abbreviation for Lasse Kents Orkester, a Swedish Rock & Roll cover band from the mid '70s, see their release Got To Rock'n Roll: https://www.discogs.com/Lasse-Kents-Orkester-Got-To-Rock-N-Roll/release/13406594
Bad Dream
Lake Lyrics
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And when you're done throw me out
Hold me down underwater to drown
And watch me float around you
I'll wait for you to come back home to me
I woke up from a bad dream
Wash me off until I'm gone
Just like every other thing you've done
Just go find yourself another one
Are you hoping it goes away
Hold me out over the edge
And just let me go
The song "Bad Dream" by Lake is a melancholic ballad that speaks of the vulnerability of the singer, who is in a seemingly toxic relationship. The first few lines discuss how the singer wants their partner to keep them away or "place me up on the shelf," and ultimately throw them away. The haunting lyrics "hold me down underwater to drown, and watch me float around you" reveal the depths of the emotional turmoil the singer is in.
The chorus of the song sees the singer reaching out to their partner, asking them to come back home to them. The second verse expresses the pain and frustration of being in a one-sided relationship. The singer feels like they are being used and cast aside, much like every other thing their partner has done before. The chorus then repeats, followed by the bridge that expresses the fear of being abandoned - "Hold me out over the edge, and just let me go."
Line by Line Meaning
Place me up on the shelf a while
Put me aside like a useless object for a certain period of time
And when you're done throw me out
Discard me like unwanted trash once I have served no purpose to you
Hold me down underwater to drown
Submerge me in water to the point where I cannot breathe and drown
And watch me float around you
Observe me aimlessly moving around you without any purpose, like a lost object
I'll wait for you to come back home to me
I will eagerly anticipate your return to me, although I know you might not come back
I woke up from a bad dream
I had a terrible nightmare while sleeping
I was alone I was whispering your name
I felt lonely and isolated while calling out for you in a low voice
Wash me off until I'm gone
Cleanse me until I vanish completely and become unrecognizable
Just like every other thing you've done
Similar to all your previous actions, which aim to erase me from your life
Just go find yourself another one
Just find someone else to replace me and fulfill your needs
Are you hoping it goes away
Do you wish that all the pain and memories associated with me vanish on their own?
Hold me out over the edge
Rescue me from the brink of falling off the edge, but hold me there instead of pulling me back
And just let me go
Intentionally release me to my fate, without any attempt to save me or help me out
Lyrics © DistroKid, DISTROMACHINE PUBLISHING
Written by: joey vannucchi
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