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
Roger Miller
Lake Lyrics
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is like a movie
i get too caught up in it
that i almost lose my sense of purpose
cos by the third book
i feel like crying
and by the fourth one
i feel like dying
i got this painting
and all of its colours
is somebody waiting?
taking you somewhere far away
if i were a bird
then i would be that one
just like a lucid dream
goes on and on and on and on and on
want to push the boulder down a hill
while the old man was the one to see this
walking in someone else's dream
roger miller
was a song writer
writing songs to represent this world
if i were a song
then i would be his song
just like his songs have a life of their own
if i were a song
then i would be his song
just like a lucid
goes on and on and on and on and on
want to push the boulder down a hill
while the other man was the one to see this
walking in someone else's dream
Lake's song "Roger Miller" appears to be a musing on the power of art to transport us from our mundane lives, as well as an exploration of the line between losing oneself in that art and being able to retain a sense of purpose. The opening lines reference Hemmingway and describe the experience of getting "caught up" in reading his work to the point of losing a sense of self. The singer then describes the emotional impact of reading multiple books by Hemmingway, suggesting that the experience is so powerful it can bring one to tears or even the brink of despair.
The subsequent verses introduce a painting and a desire to escape oneself - to become a bird, or to "push the boulder down a hill" so as to exist within someone else's dream. These verses suggest a yearning for a transcendent experience, one that allows the self to be subsumed into something larger or more meaningful. Finally, the title and refrain of the song reference singer-songwriter Roger Miller, framing him as a kind of guide or inspiration for this journey. If the singer were a song, they suggest, they would be Miller's - and like Miller's songs, they would "go on and on and on".
Line by Line Meaning
hemmingway
Hemingway's writing style is like a movie that captivates me so much that I forget my real purpose in life.
is like a movie
The writing style of Hemingway is similar to a movie that Lukas is too engrossed in.
i get too caught up in it
Lukas gets too absorbed in Hemingway's writing that he forgets about the world around him.
that i almost lose my sense of purpose
So influenced by Hemingway's books that Lukas forgets what his real goals and aspirations in life are.
cos by the third book
By the third Hemingway book that Lukas reads.
i feel like crying
Lukas starts feeling emotional to the point where he feels like crying.
and by the fourth one
By the fourth book that Lukas is reading.
i feel like dying
Lukas feels so overwhelmed by Hemingway's writing that he feels like dying.
i got this painting
Lukas has a painting.
and all of its colours
The painting Lukas has is colourful and vibrant.
is somebody waiting?
Lukas is wondering if someone is waiting for him.
taking you somewhere far away
This person might be taking Lukas somewhere far away.
if i were a bird
In a hypothetical situation where Lukas is a bird.
then i would be that one
He would be a specific bird that he has in mind.
just like a lucid dream
This bird that Lukas would be is like a dream that he can control.
goes on and on and on and on and on
This dream continues endlessly.
want to push the boulder down a hill
Lukas wants to move a boulder from a higher point to a lower point.
while the old man was the one to see this
An old man witnesses Lukas pushing the boulder.
walking in someone else's dream
Lukas feels like he is living in someone else's dream.
roger miller
Roger Miller is a songwriter that Lukas is talking about.
was a song writer
Roger Miller wrote songs for a living.
writing songs to represent this world
His songs represented various aspects of this world.
if i were a song
In another hypothetical situation where Lukas is a song.
then i would be his song
Lukas would be one of Roger Miller's songs.
just like his songs have a life of their own
Roger Miller's songs have their own persona and evoke emotions in the listeners.
just like a lucid
Similar to a dream that Lukas can control.
goes on and on and on and on and on
This dream continues endlessly.
want to push the boulder down a hill
Lukas wants to move a boulder from a higher point to a lower point.
while the other man was the one to see this
Another man watches Lukas pushing the boulder.
walking in someone else's dream
Lukas still feels like he is living in someone else's dream.
Contributed by Sophie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.