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Fort de la Chartreuse (feat. Lisette Lowe)

from james dean (2020) by James Dean Cotton

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An abandoned fort sits on a hill in Liege, Belgium, a ruin of wars and hospitals, with nature slowly taking her back. This song is about refuge after loss, seeking a place of memories for consolation, feeling alone, and letting go. The Fort de la Chartreuse remains, slowly disappearing, while much of the rest of the area has been developed and is growing out of gritty industrial past. I hope it is left alone forever.

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These corridors, empty doors
Lichen laying soft in all its forms
Echo soldiers, who dwell within no more
I come to you to lay upon your floor

Solace, silent clues
Disguising the designs in muddy shoes
She flies within the Fort de la Chartreuse, and
Becomes something beautiful to you

And she remains hidden in a city where
The rest have been reclaimed
I’m leaving her with nothing more to lose
Flying in the Fort de la Chartreuse
Flying in the Fort de la Chartreuse

When the flowers in your hair fall in your face
The leaves within your body blow away
When all these shadow sadnesses finally disappear
Without a trace

And she remains hidden in a city where
The rest have been reclaimed
I’m leaving her with nothing more to lose
Flying in the Fort de la Chartreuse

I’m leaving her with nothing more to lose
Flying in the Fort de la Chartreuse
Flying in the Fort de la Chartreuse

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from james dean (2020), track released May 24, 2020
Music & Lyrics: James Dean Cotton
Vocals: James Dean Cotton & Lisette Lowe
Guitar: James Dean Cotton
Cellos: James Dean Cotton (as suggested by Deb Seymour)
Inspiration: Lisette Lowe, based on her photographs in Liege
Cover Art: Lisette Lowe

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James Dean Cotton Seattle, Washington

James Dean Cotton hails from the Missouri Ozarks where bluegrass and Americana infused an easy, 70's acoustic style. He writes and performs solo and with the acoustic duo, American Sons, in the Seattle area.

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