Today LP shared the latest story in her musical book, and like I wrote earlier, it’s a brand new chapter for LP in her book. It’s a viby, dancy piece (for me), I feel like it’s a potiential hit for clubbing (if clubbing will ever be back after the nightmare of this pandemic will finally be over). It’s a lot more quirky than all the other LP songs but it’s still LP.
screen from official video directed by Stephen N. Schofield, to be released on the 12.III.2021The lyrics and the story of the song feels so mature, so well thought, it’s hard for me to describe it in words, but that fragment alone says a lot: “Cuz where there’s love there is loss”. Actually, scratch that, the whole song is a lyrical masterpiece.
Here’s what I was able to find (so far) about the song and its background.
LP (via the most recent live for her Global Community):
“I will say that this song sounds like it does not give a shit what’s happening. The video too, it just looks like it popped out of fucking nowehere. The sound is like kind of old but new, there’s a lot of nostalgia like inherent in the song. That’s what I love about it.“
backstage photo from an official video directed by Stephen N. Schofield, to be released on the 12.III.2021More from LP:
“I’ll give you the background of the song. I was on a European tour and Mike Del Rio (LP’s producer, musician) and Crista (they both have band called Powers) and they were opening for me, as many of you probably recall that. And I had to do like a private show in Cyprus, like a week after this tour ended, and we and Alex were gonna do it, and it would be too much to go all the way home and then all the way back.
So we stayed in Greece (May 2019) for like a week or so. And I got Mike and Alex rooms and stuff like that, we hung out, it was super fuckin’ fun. And Mike and I decided to write during that time and then I also I wanted Alex to get in on the writing, I always have. You know I’d love all the boys to make it in there at some point, you know so people could get more money with publishing and all that shit. And I know Alex is a great writer, you know, they are all so talented. And I really just wanted to, you know, share.
So this is the first song that Mike and Alex and I wrote together. It was a really fun experience. I remember when we were writing we were like, it’s silly, you’ll see, it’s full of life. And the video is gonna surprise you, there’s so many little surprises in it and I hope you’ll love it.”
Mike Del Rio (in an instagram post):
“We wrote this song in Athens Greece after the last European tour when Powers opened for LP… LP & I had a playcation planned, Alex Feder met us at the four seasons and the idea was birthed. It then made it to Mexico where we worked on it at Hotel El Ganzo finally to finish it at my house Hotel Havana in LA.
So excited for this to be out in the world.”
screen from official video directed by Stephen N. Schofield, to be released on the 12.III.2021Alex Feder (via recent Insta-live):
“Yes, LP is releasing a song called ‘One Last Time’, and I co-wrote it with her and Mike in Greece and Mexico, and if you’ll hear like a big bellowing Jew voice in the background – that’s me.“
One Last Time – Lyrics
Another verse another search for something holy
Another chance to make it right
When it’s young and it’s fun there’s nothing lost nothing won
And no consequence in sight
You know it only feels like darkness
When the light doesn’t shine on your side
You were the poet I was the poem but were you mine were you your own
Or were we fighting for our lives
It doesn’t matter we survived
But If I could have
One last time with you
I imagine all the things we would do
Love is in the words unspoken
All these moments are golden
Forever is mine with you
I’d ask the past if nothing lasts why don’t you show me
But I’m afraid to scare myself
Cuz where there’s love there is loss
And there you hang on the cross
With another tale to tell
And more wishes for the well
But If I could have
One last time with you
I imagine all the things we would do
Love is in the words unspoken
All these moments are golden
Forever is mine with you
You know it only feels like darkness
Till somebody turns on the light
I’d live it all once again
With an alternate end
And I’d pay the highest price
To hold you one last time
To celebrate the release of the song LP announced via her Global Community that she will do live streams for her fans:
– Thursday at 2pm PT – INSTAGRAM live,
– Friday at 12pm PT – TIKTOK live and
– Friday at 1pm PT – YOUTUBE live.
More details to come…
The video will have its official premiere on Friday, so I will do a separate post with more info and quotes hopefully. But for now, if it’s already 11th March wherever you live, just play LP’s recent tune and be immersed in its beauty!
Anna from Poland. I have been a blogger for a long time, but more in a royal field. Since 'meeting' LP through her music and as a person, a lot has changed. If I'm not working on my blog, I work as a teacher. I love to travel, read & dance. I sing & play uke when no one listens. Music was always a big part of my life.
