Love & Devotion
by Lydia Hol
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about
Love & Devotion was inspired by early 60's pop and soul music. I was interested in writing a direct and unadorned love song that interacts with darker musical undertones. A rich string arrangement distorts over the course of the song giving a sense of nostalgia and disintegrating glamour, a nod to mid-century film noir. The video for the song was filmed inside of a biodome - a space that is both beautiful but also unsettling. There's a sense of being protected but also exposed. Singing Love & Devotion inside the dome, surrounded by plants and birds living in an artificial climate, reinforced the sentiment of the song. Sometimes we know what we see is not reality, but even though we know it's artificial and provisional, we can convince ourselves that it's permanent and real.
lyrics
Love and devotion
Are all I have for you
Love, and devotion
Are all I carry for you
If I ever hurt you darling
If you ever thought I didn’t care
If I ever made you want to stray
I wanted you so badly to stay
Cause you are all I’m dreaming of
You are all I need
You are my true heart’s desire
You are all I need
Love, and devotion
Are hard to show sometimes
When your love, has no devotion
And there’s nothing left for you
If I ever hurt you darling
If you ever thought I didn’t care
If I ever made you want to stray
I wanted you so badly to stay
Cause you are all I’m dreaming of
You are I need
You are my true heart’s desire
You are all I need
Are all I have for you
Love, and devotion
Are all I carry for you
If I ever hurt you darling
If you ever thought I didn’t care
If I ever made you want to stray
I wanted you so badly to stay
Cause you are all I’m dreaming of
You are all I need
You are my true heart’s desire
You are all I need
Love, and devotion
Are hard to show sometimes
When your love, has no devotion
And there’s nothing left for you
If I ever hurt you darling
If you ever thought I didn’t care
If I ever made you want to stray
I wanted you so badly to stay
Cause you are all I’m dreaming of
You are I need
You are my true heart’s desire
You are all I need
credits
released July 16, 2021
Recording Produced by Lydia Hol, Kelsey Mannas, John Raham
Engineering/Mixing: John Raham @ Afterlife Studios
Mastering: Patricia Sullivan @ Bernie Grundman Studios
Written by: Lydia Hol & Beau
String Arrangement by: Craig Aalders
Performed by: Lydia Hol, Leathan Milne, Ben Brown, Neuman Mannas, Peggy Lee, Meredith Bates, Josh Zubot, Reg Quiring
Recording Produced by Lydia Hol, Kelsey Mannas, John Raham
Engineering/Mixing: John Raham @ Afterlife Studios
Mastering: Patricia Sullivan @ Bernie Grundman Studios
Written by: Lydia Hol & Beau
String Arrangement by: Craig Aalders
Performed by: Lydia Hol, Leathan Milne, Ben Brown, Neuman Mannas, Peggy Lee, Meredith Bates, Josh Zubot, Reg Quiring
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Lydia Hol Vancouver, British Columbia
Songwriter // Musician // Vintage Dress Wearer
discography
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Mar 2022 -
Sep 2021 -
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Jan 2016
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