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Make Me Stay

from Midnight Door by Luke Janela

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This song was the early early intro to this album, which was a new concept for me at the time. Danceable, upbeat, the abstract lyrics and the cello taking more of the mainstage in many ways than the guitar.

I wrote it about leaving Portland, OR. I really really wanted something, anything to keep me there (my friends were there, and my best friends in particular tried to make me stay) but the city itself was killing me. So it's a farewell song to Portland, OR in many ways.

lyrics

I wanted you to make me stay... to throw a party for me like everyday.
Promise to me that it would be true that if I ever turned my back on you the stars would circle round in dust looking for a trace of us.
I wanted you to say to me "I'll throw away your skeleton key".

Could you tell me where to go? You tell me that you do not know.
If you see me disappear could you tell me what you hear?
I want to sing your favorite song. I wanted to sit in your throne. I wanted you to believe me. I wanted to be in your dream.

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from Midnight Door, released July 7, 2007
youtu.be/hgBSweUSQdk
Katy Unger made a rad video!

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Luke Janela Los Angeles, California

Luke Janela has been writing and recording music for many moons. He is a classically trained cellist, guitarist and singer. He has fronted 15 albums. All bare a distinct character and tend to defy simple classification.

His music is urgent and innovative, moving from fol to punk to classical to electronic as a cohesive, contemporary whole
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