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The Deer Convention

by Hélène Renaut

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1.
The One 03:20
Who will he be, Who will he be, The one Who will give his love to me Will he be fair, will he be blue, Will he quick, will he be you? Will he be sweet, will he be true, Will he get me, will he know you? The one Who will he be, Who will he be, The one Will I know him when he sails through, Will we share a secret or two, Will I know how to brighten his world And him mine? Who will he be, Who will he be, The one I will bring back home to me Who will he be, Who will he be…
2.
Bumblebee 02:40
Bumblebee Why don’t you speak to me I waited A long long time For a love like that To cross my path So tell me What do you see? Look at me I’m down here on my knees I wonder How much more time I can spend waiting around For you to make up your mind So tell me What will it be? They tell me That we can’t be Maybe they know My story Better than me But I want to see What life has in store for me Bumblebee So light and fancy-free Won’t you show me How to bide my time Maybe the leaves on the trees Will speak to me If you teach me How to be free
3.
When the deer take flight My heart swells out Long and breathing life In careless delight Will I make it down to the water Rest my head on the lily pads so tender Oh, the way to the sea On a Sunday afternoon, my love In the hazy evening I see Soaring sails of yesteryear Will I make it down to the water Rest my head on the lily pads so tender Oh, the way to the trees On a sunbaked afternoon, my love In the golden light, and I see Further than the distant shore
4.
Oh, Mammy you left me so cold, So cold, Without anybody to hold And straps of memories unfold Got the best of me Keep my nights white as a stone All my days I spend alone You never told me Love’s the color of your soul If you don’t clutter your thoughts With so much worry Dearest Mammy, If you knew the glory Oh, Mammy now I feel so old, So old, Wise as a dove and all alone And love has deserted my shore Left me lost at sea Don’t send horses through the moor Rescuing I’ll need no more You never showed me How to face up to the storm Now my tears are shed and worn Hollow as can be Dearest Mammy, Couldn’t you see the glory? Oh, Mammy you waited so long, Too long, Now it’s too late to right those wrongs And words have deserted my song Left me lost at sea Call the rescue fleet to shore I won’t visit anymore You never showed me Kindness free as clouds can be Somewhere something died, I’m free To do as I please Dearest Mammy, Now I see the glory
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Orpheus 03:35
Whenever we go, wherever time grows Lilacs and blooms in tow Treading the waters, Blessedness flatters Euridyce, I know I weighted the dark of the night And the words in her mouth never fight Who knows how it will all turn out Where the wind blows everybody goes Look over your shoulder now And I’ll stumble to my toes My love will follow, Up and away we go Whenever we grow, wherever time goes Borrowing years of gold Will we remember A love so tender To keep away the cold He reached in the dead of the night And the ghosts in her ear have taken flight Who knows how it will all turn out Where the wind blows everybody goes Look over your shoulder now And I’ll stumble to my toes My love will follow, Up and away we go Whenever we go Wherever time grows Wherever we go Whirlwinds will follow Who knows how it will all turn out Where the wind blows everybody goes Look over your shoulder now And I’ll stumble to my toes My love will follow, Up and away we go
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I saw the way you looked at me And I knew How it would all end In a messy bed with wrung hands And as I felt The flicker in your eye Like a wing on my bare arm Such a poorly disguised butterfly Then I knew It wouldn’t be long I knew it was wrong But what could I do - The night smiled at you And as I felt The touch of your hand Like a dagger to my bare heart I was a tightly pinned butterfly And I knew It wouldn’t be long I knew it was wrong But what could I do - The night smiled at you You see, the way you looked at me Wasn’t all That I had hoped for From the mossy trail and its green lore And as I felt The flicker in your eye Like a wing on my bare arm My resistance starts to wear down And I knew It wouldn’t be long I knew it was wrong But what can I say - The night went your way I saw the way you looked at me And I knew How it would all end In a messy bed with wrung hands
9.
Bande A Part 02:17
Gardez vos princes, Vos ambassadeurs, Les dîners chez la comtesse, Les cours d’anglais shakespearisés Moi j’irai danser le Charleston Dans un café pas trop propre De la liqueur dans mon soda Moi, je ne sais pas Mais toi, tu bois Tout autour de mes doigts Pour vos étoiles, Un sourire en coin, Gardez vos chansons démodées, Vos cigarettes et vos idées Moi j’irai chasser les équinoxes Sur un bateau pas trop moche Pour une traversée sans histoire Moi, j’irai voir Celui qui ne me promet rien Moi, j’irai voir Celui qui lit dans ma main Moi, je ne sais pas Mais toi, tu vois Tout autour de mes pas Toi, tu ne sais pas, Mais moi, je vois Tout autour de tes pas
10.
Silly 03:57
Silly, silly, silly of me To like you so fast I don’t understand What kind of spell was cast A kiss by the lake Someone calling my name Here you are on my steps The car’s driving away On the edge of the bed We forget what you said There will be no regrets We are strong And tomorrow’s another day Oh and you took me for a test drive There I was, counting the stars You know, time will tell, time will pass us by Time, time, time keeps passing me by Silly, silly, silly of me To think it would last Two rough pebbles and we become A thing of the past Your hand in my hair Jasmine in the air Of all memories I’ll take The kindest and the brave But in your voice I find All my stories rewind You thought I’d make the cast But I’ll mend The rift you opened in my heart Oh and you took me for a test drive But my dreams never divined You know, time will tell, time will pass us by Time, time, time keeps passing me by
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Oh, to be a child New to the world So many paths unborn So many moons unseen To be a child Flying on high New wonders everyday Skies but a dream away Faces smiling your way Soon you’ll be on your way High coins and bales of hay Rolling over hills and bay Like a plant In the morning dew You’ll invent A world just for you Something fair and new Just for you Oh, to be a child

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Recorded on 2-inch tape by Jason Quever at PanAmerican Studios, San Francisco
Mastered by John Greenham

Photos by Sherry Heck
Design by Simone Rubi

© and ℗ 2011 Hélène Renaut

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released March 9, 2011

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Hélène Renaut Los Angeles, California

'Imagine Syd Barrett and Françoise Hardy having a musical baby'- West Coast Folk's best kept secret, Hélène Renaut's French psych-folk explores that improbable territory where Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, and 60s girl groups would be having a party while Brahms is conducting a quartet in the other room. "Renaut’s voice is more unique and bewitching than her contemporaries or influences." (Eric Shea) ... more

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