GLORIA IN ABSENTIA
HAND IN HAND THE SHADOW AND I
THE SHADOW AND YOU
ALONE WE GO, WE WALK TOGETHER
NO LAMP COULD EVER BURN SO BRIGHT
TO CHASE THESE DARK HOURS FROM OUR YEARS
SO WE MUST BEAR THEM ON ALONG
GLORIA IN ABSENTIA
BENEATH THIS GREAT EXPANSE OF STARS
WITHIN THIS SHALLOW GRAVE
WE LAY OUR LIES DOWN BARE BETWEEN US
NOT IN HOPE OF REMEMBERING
OR POURING WINE FROM THIS BURNING CUP
BUT ONLY WITNESSING THE PASSING
GLORIA IN ABSENTIA
WHEN ALL AMBASSADORS OF SPRING
REVEAL THE TURNING THAT THEY BRING
THE DUSTY SOIL WILL WANT FOR NOTHING
GLORIA IN ABSENTIA
GLORIA IN ABSENTIA
Main dans la main
L'ombre et moi
L'ombre et toi
Seuls nous allons,
Nous marchons ensemble
Aucune lampe n'est assez lumineuse
Chasser les heures sombres de nos années
Donc nous devons les supporter le long
GLORIA IN ABSENTIA
Sous cette grande étendue d'étoiles
Dans cette tombe peu profonde
Nous étendons nos mensonges nus entre nous
Pas dans l'espoir de se rappeler
Ou verser du vin de cette coupe brûlante
Mais seulement en
GLORIA IN ABSENTIA
Quand tous les ambassadeurs du printemps
Révèlent le changement qu'ils apportent
Le sol assoiffé ne veut rien
GLORIA IN ABSENTIA
RODEO DRIVE
Burn down the house of love
It's the only thing I'm thinking of
And I'm burning in my bed
With visions in my head
Baby won't you come back home
Or call me on the telephone
We could rock it in blue light
Making things alright
And I'll give you what you want
Because a ghost will always haunt
Won't you lay your hands on me
Now tell me what you see
Baby won't you come back home
Call me on the telephone
In the heart of the sun
Is where you have most fun
And the fire burns your fears
And the view goes on for years and years
RODEO DRIVE
Je suis brûlant de désir
Et je ne pense qu'à ça
Je brûle de fièvre dans mon lit
Seul avec les visions de mon esprit
Pourquoi, pourquoi tu ne reviens pas
Pourquoi tu ne m'appelles pas
On pourrait jouer le jeu
Du Au moins faire semblant
Et tu auras ce que tu veux
Parce que les esprits nous hantent
Pose tes mains sur mon corps
Et dis moi ce que tu vois
Pourquoi tu ne reviens pas
Pourquoi tu ne m'appelles pas
Au centre du soleil
Là oú tu brûles tes rêves
Le feu consume tes peurs
Et les braises fume encore et encore
about
MOJAVE LORDS
Gloria In Absentia EP
Street date: November 24, 2017
GLORIA IN ABSENTIA, the new single from MOJAVE LORDS, was made at Rancho de La Luna in Joshua Tree, California. The song is dedicated to the memory of all victims lost during the Bataclan terrorist attack in Paris in November 2015. The label releasing our vinyl is LEFT FRONT DOOR RECORDS. Based in Paris, LFDR was started by Arthur Dénouveaux. Arthur is a survivor of the attack and LFDR is his way of giving something back to the life-affirming force of Rock & Roll. There are two versions of Gloria In Absentia: One in French and one in English.
RODEO DRIVE, the B-side of Gloria In Absentia, is a more personal offering of a love song to a lost lover. There are also two versions of Rodeo Drive available: One in French and one in English.
Mojave Lords are from Joshua Tree, California. In 2014, Bingo Richey and David Catching (QOTSA, Eagles of Death Metal, earthlings?) decided to put a band together. Along with help from Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Tuatara, Walking Papers), Brian O'Connor (EoDM), Chris Goss (Masters of Reality), and Gene Trautmann (EoDM) they birthed a new wave of Desert Stoner Rock. This is the Rancho de La Luna home team doing what they do best, originating and creating new rock music.