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Lavender

by Ben Cipolla

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Lavender 03:35
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My age begins to falter inside this cage As every hope I had is for someone else to embrace My shoes are left abandoned As I walk under lava rocks Before my feelings erupt Before I turn abrupt Above this thunder I can lay down, I can lay down, A blanket of lavender So I can sleep now, so I can sleep now This day begins to beckon something new As I can't escape the pain from the velvet flame That controls everything I do My voice is left encaptured by the birds in the neglected fields As now I have no anchor To pull me from the fretboards of the sea Above this thunder I can lay down, I can lay down, A blanket of lavender So I can sleep now, so I can sleep now, So I can rest now, so I can rest now Above this thunder I can lay down, I can lay down, A blanket of lavender So I can sleep now, so I can sleep now,

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I wrote ‘Lavender’ back in 2017, inspired by Sicily providing a beacon of hope for Libyan refugees. The lyric ‘above this thunder, I can lay down a blanket of lavender’ reflects their need of a safe haven in a time of deep distress and uncertainty. ‘Lavender’ unfortunately resonates with us once more with the current crisis in Ukraine.

I will be giving 100% of the song’s proceeds, raised on Bandcamp, to the British Red Cross charity. I hope it will help Ukrainian families, who are fleeing the invasion of their home soil.

How will my donation help people in Ukraine?

As the security situation allows, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will continue to respond to existing and emerging humanitarian needs. The Red Cross has supported people affected by this conflict for years and this will not stop now.

Your donation could help someone affected get:

food
water
first aid
medicines
warm clothes
shelter
Your donation will mean we can reach even more people in desperate need. Please donate today.

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released March 4, 2022

Songwriter, Guitar, Vocals - Ben Cipolla
String Arranger, Cello, - Daniel Springate
Violin - Wilmien J Van Rensburg, Natasha Kenealy
Viola - Freya Hicks
Vocal Coach, Artwork - Hesta Banks
Vocal Recording Engineer- Gus White
String Recording Engineer - Giacomo Vianello
String Production Assistants - Johnny Jacobsen, Martin Kilian, Forbes Anderson, Marco Rinaldi
Mixing Engineer - Oli Jacobs
Mastering Engineer - Guy Davie
Recorded at Real World Studios, The Barn and Abbey Road Institute.

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Ben Cipolla England, UK

Ben Cipolla is a Wiltshire-born singer-songwriter. With Sicilian heritage, he brings an assortment of different cultures into his work. Possessing a naturally languid and confident vocal style, Cipolla’s singing has been described as “having liquid chocolate dripped in your ears”. His distinctive upbeat and percussive guitar style is inspired by the likes of Nick Drake and Lianne La Havas. ... more

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