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Paul Wetherell

**Paul Wetherell** is a photographer based in London who is renowned for his sensitive portraiture and elegant fashion stills. His photography has appeared in many publications such as Another, Fantastic Man, i-D, UK Vogue, WSJ and 10. He is represented by the quite fabulous Julie Brown at M.A.P., who can be seen on page 146 of issue five of The Gentlewoman.

## External links

* Instagram #I
* Instagram #II
Lost Girls Tour

"**The Lost Girls Tour**"is the fifth concert tour by Bat For Lashes. It is in support of her fifth studio album, *Lost Girls*. The tour began on November 21, 2019 at the Town Hall in Birmingham, and concluded at Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, Ontario on February 22, 2020.

## Background

Natasha shared the dates for the UK tour on October 17, 2019 on her social media.

 On November 21, 2019 Natasha shares a couple of photos during the concert in Birmingham. Three days later she shares another couple of photos from her show in Edinburgh.

On November 5, 2019 Natasha announces the dates for her shows in North America:

> “🇺🇸✨We are very excited to announce that Natasha will be playing live in the U.S.A in February 2020. These shows will be intimate, vocal, electronic synth and piano sets - euphoric, atmospheric and lush - a never performed before set of previous Bat For Lashes material and songs from the new album ‘Lost Girls’ with some hidden surprises! Tickets are on sale November 8th at 10am local time.”
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## Specifics and visuals

The Lost Girls Tour is one of Natasha Khan's simplest concerts yet, featuring only a couple of instruments on stage (Guitars and two keyboards) with only one multi-instrumentalist accompanist (Laura Grooves). What stands out the most on stage is the presence of Natasha who on all dates has worn a vintage-style red lace dress and a few lamps all over the stage.

On certain dates Natasha reading an excerpt from an unreleased novella she penned at the same time, assuring that it might eventually see the light of day now that she’s taking screenwriting classes at UCLA

## Setlist

In total 15 songs were performed throughout the tour: 6 from *Los*t Girls*, 3* from *The Bride*, 2 from *Two Suns*, 1 from *The Haunted Man*  and 3 covers.

1. "Kids In The Dark"
2. "The Hunger"
3. "Mountains"
4. "Desert Man"
5. "Feel For You"
6. "Jasmine"
7. "Joe's Dream"
8. "The Boys of Summer" (Don Henley cover)
9. "Close Encounters"
10. "Land's End"
11. "Daniel"
12. "Laura"
13. "This Woman's Work" (Kate Bush cover)
14. "Moon and Moon"
15. "I Drove All Night" (Cyndi Lauper cover)

## Merchandise

Merchandise was not sold at all dates, and the selection varied.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B3t\_23\_HC8L/
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B5JTTl1nV1O/
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B5QmJqgnZ9i/
4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B4fckqEHHzY/
5. ↑ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/review-bat-lashes-albert-hall-17310646
The Bride (character)

"**The Bride"** is a character on the universe of Bat For Lashes' fourth album, The Bride. She is portrayed by Natasha Khan.

## Background

On March 9, 2016, Natasha shares a video of this character on her social media for the first time, in this video, The Bride is seen lying on a road while a car lights her up and drives away at the same time.

On the 10th of the same month Natasha shares another video where you can see a dark night on an unknown road, The Bride obtains several shots inside a vintage car and turns on the radio, since then the era of the fourth began Bat For Lashes studio album, The Bride.

## Physical appearance

The Bride is introduced as a white woman of medium height with a personality that reflects the abrupt mood swings that a person can present in a given space and time.

## History

The life of The Bride before the wedding day is unknown, like most of the characters created by Natasha Khan, however she is one of the most developed characters on the album. The story of The Bride can be divided into four parts (The Wedding Day, The Accident and Anger, The Sadness, The End).

### The Wedding Day

It ranges from the opening track of the album, “I Do” to the third track, “Joe's Dream”. The Bride is anxious to know that the next day she would marry the love of her life, however, Joe (her fiancé) had a premonitory dream that same night where he dreamed that he died due to a car accident on the way to church where they would marry. The next day, The Bride waits for her in the Church but Joe does not come and his dream had materialized.

### The Accident and Anger

It ranges from the track fourth of the album, “Honeymooning Alone” to the sixth track, “Never Forgive The Angels”. The Bride, brokenhearted, leaves the church and embarks on a honeymoon alone. One of the first feelings she presents is Anger at the thought that she was so close to her happiness but that the reason for it was snatched from her side. On “Never Forgive The Angels”, the Bride mourns the groom's death and blames it on the angels and the higher force.

### The Sadness

It ranges from the seventh track of the album, “Close Encounters” to the tenth track, “If I Knew”. At the beginning of this new stage, The Bride presents a feeling of sexual desire with the “Close Encounters” track, a clearly loving feeling, but then she develops despair and sadness. Natasha introduces the stereotype of "The Widow" and then breaks the prejudices about it. Leaving a hopeful message in “If I Knew” about how The Bride learns to continue living despite the great difficulties of life.

### The End

It ranges from the eleventh track of the album, “I Will Love Again” to the bonus track, “Clouds”. Finally The Bride feels capable of loving someone again, despite having gone through everything, she feels that she does not want to go back in time but now wants to continue living, now she feels purified and able to rebuild her life.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BCvbCCVxP2w/
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BCxp2hXxP8m/
We've Only Just Begun (song)

"**We've Only Just Begun**" is a song originally by The Carpenters that was covered by Bat For Lashes during *The Bride* tour in 2016. A studio version was released on 28 September 2020.

## Background

The song's vocals and piano were recorded in lockdown in LA, with strings arranged by Hugh Brunt and performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra. The single's cover photo was taken by Neil Krug.
The cover song's release was teased on 19 September on Bat For Lashes's social media.

The song was used on a Lloyds Bank advert. Watch it here.

## Video

Bat For Lashes - We've Only Just Begun (Carpenters cover - Official Live Video)*The Bride* tour version
## Lyrics

We've only just begun to live

White lace and promises

A kiss for luck and we're on our way

And yes, we've just begun

Before the rising sun, we fly

So many roads to choose

We start out walking and learn to run

Yes, we've just begun

Sharing horizons that are new to us

Watching for signs along the way

Talking it over, just the two of us

Working together day to day, together

And when the evening comes, we smile

So much of life ahead

We'll find a place where there's room to grow

And yes, we've just begun

Sharing horizons that are new to us

Watching the signs along the way

Talking it over, just the two of us

Working together day to day, together, together

## References

1. ↑ "Natasha's version of The Carpenters 'We've Only Just Begun' is released today". 28 September 2020. *Facebook*.
2. ↑ "Something exciting coming soon!". 19 September 2020. *Twitter*.
3. ↑ Hannam, Laura (29 September 2020). "Lloyds Bank advert divides viewers as it features cover of Karen Carpenter classic". *Entertainment Daily*.
Helelyos (song)

"****Helelyos****"
"Ha Howa Ha Howa"

"**Helelyos**" is a song performed by SEXWITCH. It serves as the second track on Sexwitch's debut album, SEXWITCH. It was released as the first promotional single off the album on August 24, 2015.

## Background

This song is a cover a Iranian song of the same name by Zia Atabay.

## Music and composition

Natasha was asked about the song in a *Pitchfork* interview:

> “While some of these songs are very universal, “Helelyos”, a song originally written about the beauty of south Iranian women, becomes something very different when you sing “my dark girls, my dark girls.” It’s more like a rallying cry.
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> It changes it and I love that expression, “My dark girls are going on adventures/ We are not afraid of any dangers.” I just think “my dark girls” is a representation of that feminine spirit.”
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## Critical reception

On 24 August 2015, Sexwitch released a single, "Helelyos", online. *Rolling Stone* opined:

> “Helelyos quickly locks into a hyponotic, Middle Eastern-infused groove as Khan sings lyrics translated into English by Iranian friends.”
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*The Guardian* opined:

> “*Sexwitch c*omprised "hypnotic, groove-based tracks that feature jagged post-punk guitars" and "shrieking crescendos.”
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## Lyrics

Helelyos ah, helelyos ah

Helelyos, helelyos, helelyos ah

My dark girls are going on adventures

They are not afraid of any dangers

My dark girls, my dark girls, my dark girls, my dark girls

Helelyos ah, helelyos ah, helelyos ah

Helelyos ah, helelyos ah, helelyos ah

They are going on adventures

They are not afraid of any dangers

My dark girls, my dark girls, my dark girls, my dark girls

They don't want any strangers to come between us

We don't want any strangers to come between us

We don't want any strangers to come between us

Our dark girls, our dark girls

Our dark girls are setting fire

To our suns

Helelyos ah, helelyos ah, helelyos ah

Helelyos ah, helelyos ah, helelyos ah

Woah, woah

Ye-ye-ye-yeah

Heleylos ah

They don't want any strangers to come between us

We don't want any strangers to come between us

We don't want any strangers to come between us

Our dark girls, our dark girls, our dark girls

I told you to get yourself a wife now

We told you to get yourself a wife now

Get yourself a damn girl, a woman

You may as well put yourself in the grave now

You may as well put yourself in the grave now

You may as well put yourself in the grave now

Woah, woah

Ye-ye-ye-yeah

## References

1. ↑ "Bat for Lashes Discusses Debut Sexwitch Album, Shares "Helelyos"". 24 August 2015. *Pitchfork*.
2. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-first-song-from-bat-for-lashes-new-psych-side-project-sexwitch-64656/
3. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/sep/22/sexwitch-sexwitch-exclusive-album-stream
Two + Two

***Two + Two*** is a 48-minute documentary about the making of Bat For Lashes's second album, *Two Suns*. It was released on the special edition of the album in September 2009.

The documentary was shot at varying locations across the world from the Joshua Tree desert and Big Sur in California, to the streets of New York and the Welsh countryside, offering an extraordinary insight into the making of *Two Suns*. It shows Natasha working in the studio, explaining the concept behind her second effort, and proshots of a show of the *Fur and Gold* era.

## References

1. ↑ "‘Two Suns’ Special Edition - 07/09/09". 24 August 2009. *Batforlashes.com*.
Will Lemon

**William Lemon III** (born September 27, 1978) is an American make-up artist, musician and fashion designer known for his special make-up effects used by celebrities including Lady Gaga and Rihanna. He had a Brooklyn-based band called Moon and Moon. The band's only album, *VII Acts Of An Iron King*, was released in late 2008.

Will was in a relationship with Natasha Khan for two years, and their break-up inspired Khan's second album, *Two Suns*. They were introduced by Devendra Barnhart in early 2006 and started dating while she was recording *Fur And Gold*. He is credited for the spoken word intro on "I Saw a Light". One of the songs written during that time is named after his band, but made the cut on *Two Suns*. In 2008 Khan moved to Brooklyn, New York to live with him, but the two broke up some time that year.

During the time she lived in New York, she - dressed up as Pearl - and Will would wander around the Brooklyn streets in the early hours to take double exposure pictures of each other with a pinhole camera.

## References

1. ↑ Carlson, July (24 July 2007). "Natasha Khan, Bat For Lashes". *Gothamist*.
2. ↑ "Bat for Lashes: off the wall". 26 February 2009. *The Telegraph*.
3. ↑ "Bat girl". 10 April 2009. *The Irish Times*.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "FEATURE: Bat For Lashes". 5 March 2009. *Fader*.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Bat for Lashes: Bat Power". 25 March 2009. *Spin*.
6. ↑ *Fur and Gold* (2006), liners note.
7. ↑ Hogan, Marc (8 June 2009). "Bat For Lashes: Interview". *Pitchfork*.
8. ↑ "Bat For Lashes Interview". 6 April 2009. *Brighton Source*.
9. ↑ "Bat for Lashes: she's not wicked, nor kooky. And don't tell her she's like Tori Amos". 6 September 2009. *The Guardian*.
Seal Jubilee (song)

"**Seal Jubilee**" is the ninth track on Bat For Lashes' debut album, *Fur And Gold*. A supposed demo, early version with alternate vocal takes leaked in June 2021.

## Lyrics

The seals, they cried in jubilee

Sharks, they howled along with me

And birds, they flew into the wind

The whale, he roamed the lonely sea

And I dive into you

I dive into you

And oh this ocean blue

'Cause I dive into you

The lighthouse dog lifted his brow

The crippled trees bent low to growl

And swans, they wrestled with lifetime's grasp

In hopefulness they nestled the past

Teachers and travellers made their mark

They dined and feasted on whale and shark

And so the ocean lost its depths

And boredom rained as the ocean wept

Birds, they raised their young for dead

And ladies used feathery pillows for bed

And black snow came and black snow stayed

And froze the ocean out of love, out of love

I lay quiet, next to you

Transformed a whole, transformed anew

No longer diving into

But lying quiet next to you

## Credits

* Natasha Khan - vocals, keyboards, piano, guitar, vibraphone, production
* Josh T Pearson - backing vocals
* Mikee Goodman - Sea Sounds
* Abi Fry - viola
* David Kosten - production, keyboards

## References

1. ↑ "Bat for Lashes - Seal Jubilee (Demo)". *Soundcloud*.
If I Knew (song)

"**If I Knew**" is the ninth track on Bat For Lahes' fourth album, *The Bride*. It was released as the final single from the album on 16 December 2016.

## Background

Described by Natasha as "the true love song" on the album, it's the moment of The Bride story where she finds self-love:

> I think *If I Knew* […] is like the true love song on the album and it sort of – not an anti-love song at all – I can’t think of how to phrase it, but it’s sort of the resolution of, the antithesis of romantic, heightened, superficial love, and it’s almost like a thank you letter to her lover for kind of helping her through this journey. So it’s kind of the deepest form of unconditional love – so for me it’s hard to listen to that, it’s kind of tearful.
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In a interview with *BBC Radio 4*, she gave a detailed description of the song:

> It’s like a thank you love letter to her dead boyfriend. It’s the moment in the story where she realises what true love is and it’s actually not what she thought. She’s thanking his spirit for sort of accompanying her through this journey of self-discovery, and shining and beaming unconditional love on her. And she always felt that he was very happy and supportive of her to go on this journey to actually realise that once she loves herself she will be open to move forward in a much more matured, grounded, and three-dimensional place.
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> And so: *‘If I knew what I know now / I would never turn it back around / Wrong or right, you held me up to the light / The mountain had a mirror inside* – that’s the place she's going – *and where I was going took time.’*
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The mountain having a mirror inside lyric is a metaphor to finding yourself, finding self-love.

> By the end of the story, she does reach this peak. It’s got this Wizard of Oz, Emerald City thing where she gets to this place that he’s mapped out for her a honeymoon map. And the mountain slights open and it’s just a mirror and she just sees herself. It's quite emotional, I feel quite sad just talking about it [laughs].
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## Single release

The song was released on 7'' vinyl on 16 December 2016.

## Lyrics

You know that you came at the perfect time

There was a mountain I had to claim as mine

And you brought every weather from storm to shine

But I'm thankful for who you helped me find

Baby, if I knew what I know now

I would never turn it back around

Wrong or right, you held me up to the light

The mountain had a mirror inside

And where I was going took time

You've seen me walk through a veil of fire

Strung up by the darkness as my pain flew higher

And I thought it was you I'd been searching for

But somehow I am the mirror, the mountain, the door

Baby, if I knew what I know now

I could never turn it back around

Wrong or right, you held me up to the light

The mountain had a mirror inside

And where I was going took time

## References

1. ↑ "Becoming The Bride With Bat For Lashes". 2016. *Pilerats*.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bat For Lashes; Losing a baby in pregnancy or birth". 6 July 2016. *BBC Radio 4*.
3. ↑ "If I Knew//In Your Bed vinyl artwork sneak peak". 14 December 2016. *Instagram*.
Circle Song (song)

"**Circle Song**" is an unreleased song performed by Bat For Lashes. It was included on Chrysalis Music's 2008 Sundance Film Festival promo CD, credited as a "non LP track".

## Background

The lyrics are in French. Little is known about the song, but it can be inferred that it was recorded around the same time as her *Fur And Gold* album. This is because the song is in the said album’s vein of imagery.

## Lyrics

* Original
* Translation

Alors, j'ai l'histoire d'une fille forte

Une fille qui lutte avec amour

Pour remplir sa mission

Elle me dit que les hommes enfants

Ne sont pas bons pour moi

Puis elle me tient jusqu'à la glace

Et place des bijoux dans mes﻿ yeux

I am love

Et j'ai une petite histoire sur

Ce garçon à l'esprit libre

C'est﻿ mon frère, c'est un pionier

Il m'a dit "tu es tout et tout est tien"

Ensemble ils réparent mon coeur brisé

Et en chantant chansons circulaires

Ensemble ils sont ma famille

Et avec eux je suis l’amour

Love

I am love

"Tu es un grand cheval noir", me dit-elle

"Et un petit chevalier te trouvera

Parcourant les rues,﻿ parcourant les déserts

Il viendra, car tu es amour"

So I have the story about a strong girl

A girl who struggles with love

To fulfill her mission

She says that the childish men

Are not good for me

Then she draws me to the mirror

And put jewels in my eyes

*I am love*

And I have a little story about

That free minded boy

He's my brother, he's a pioneer

He told me, "you are everything and everything is yours"

Together they repair my broken heart

And singing Circle Song

Together they are my family

And with them I am love

*Love*

*I am love*

"You're a valiant black horse" she said

"And a little knight will find you

Searching the streets, searching the deserts

He will come, for you are love"

## References

1. ↑ "Various ‎– Chrysalis Music 2008 Sundance Film Festival". *Discogs*.
Plan the Escape (song)

"**Plan the Escape**" is a song originally by Son Lux that was covered by Bat For Lashes for the soundtrack of *The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1*, which was curated by Lorde.

## Lyrics

Leave the wasting world behind us

We will make it out alive

Leave the waiting world behind us

We will not give up this time

Hold on to our reasons

And plan the escape

Hold on to our reasons

And plan the escape

Hold on to our reasons

And plan the escape

Hold on to our reasons

And plan the escape

## References

1. ↑ "Bat For Lashes covers Son Lux’s ‘Plan The Escape’ for ‘Hunger Games’ soundtrack – listen". 14 November 2014. *NME*.
Bohdan Cap

Born in Detroit, Michigan. Bohdan Cap is a photographer based in London, England.

After completing a BA in Film and Video at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, he earned a Masters Degree in Photography at The Surrey Institute of Art and Design in Farnham, UK.

Since 2000 he has been living and working in London. He has been selected and exhibited as a finalist in the Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery, The AOP Awards, The IPA Awards and A Portrait of Britain, among others. His work is also housed in numerous private collections.

Bohdan has also been commissioned by leading record labels, magazines and newspapers including

EMI Records, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, Random House, Arena, Esquire, GQ, British Vogue, Wired, Die Weltwoche, The Independent and The Sunday Times Magazine.
Rosie (song)

"**Rosie**" is a song by Bat For Lashes released on the 2004 demo album *Who Stole Petretski's Thunder?*.

## Lyrics

Just my luck

When Rosie came

She knew my name, she knew my size

She ate through me, she stole my eyes

She stole! She stole!

When window light fed through the day

Rosie my charms, Rosie my prayer!

Please don't ever set me free

I always want to be by your side

Hey, you've really got me now

You've got me so I just can't sleep at night

Please don't ever set me free

I always want to be by your side now

Hey, you've really got me now

You've got me so I just can't sleep at night

Just my luck

When Rosie came

She knew my name, she knew my size

Ate through me, she stole my eyes

She stole! She stole!

And please don't ever set me free

I always want to be by your side now

Hey, you've really got me now

You've got me so I just can't sleep at night

Please don't ever set me free

I always want to be by your side now

Hey, you've really got me now

You've got me so I just can't sleep at night
Ghoroobaa Ghashangan (song)

"**Ghoroobaa Ghashangan**" is the fifth track on Sexwitch's debut self-titled album, *SEXWITCH*.

## Background

Although it's stated to be a cover of Iranian Ramesh's "Ghoroobaa Ghashangan", the song uses instrumentation from Turkish "Gönül Dağı" by Barış Manço.

## Lyrics

Our pure and kind heart

Our heart was kicked aside

Our life was passed away, like a dream, in sleep

Our life was passed away

Too disentangled to exist

What is so unkind

Why has no one come to save this lonely one?

Why has no one come to save this lonely one?

Tell me, why has no one come to save this lonely one?

## References

1. ↑ "GHOROOBAA GHASHANGAN (Legal Title)". *ASCAP*.
2. ↑ Hendicott, James (28 October 2015). "Natasha Khan’s ‘Sexwitch’ called out for lack of cultural sensitivity". *NME*.
3. ↑ Listen Ramesh's original version here.
4. ↑ Listen to Barış Manço's version here.
Performances: Lost Girls

This page is a list of performances from the Lost Girls era started in January 2019. Natasha announced on her socia media that the album would be coming soon and released a series of short videos that would serve as introductory videos to the album's conceptual era.

## 2019

* Concerts
* The Lost Girls Tour
* Broadcast

* There were no performances in particular.

List of concerts showing date, city and country
 November 23, 2019
 November 24, 2019
 November 26, 2019
 November 28, 2019

List of concerts showing date, show and media

## 2020

* Concerts
* The Lost Girls Tour
* Broadcast

List of concerts showing date, show and media

List of concerts showing date, city and country
 February 11, 2020
 February 13, 2020
 February 14, 2020
 February 17, 2020
 February 18, 2020
 February 19, 2020
 February 22, 2020

* There were no broadcast in particular.

## 2021

* Concerts
* The Lost Girls Tour
* Broadcast

List of concerts showing date, show and locations
 October 26, 2021

* There were no tour dates.

- There were no broadcast in particular.

## Links

2005-06: Amateur years2006-08: Fur and Gold2009-11: Two Suns2011-13: The Haunted Man2014-15: SEXWITCH2016-18: The Bride2019-22: **Lost Girls**2023-27: The Dream Of Delphi
War In Peace (song)

"**War In Peace**" is the closing track on Sexwitch's self-titled album, *SEXWITCH*. It's a cover of an American song with the same name by Alexander Skip Spence.

## Background

Although most of the songs on the album are from the Middle East, this is an American song, and Natasha said:

> [Skip Spence’s] “War and Peace”—that’s an American song, I found that separately and brought it to the table. It’s from a similar era, I think they sit together quite nicely.
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## Lyrics

It's a joy to know you're resting in peace

War in peace, what a funny combination

Will come to separation

Since you believe

Good old spice it's nice to see you last, you're ahead

War in peace, what a funny combination

Will come to your coronation

This is clear

It's a joy to see you in your red risen dead

Risen dead will cross another generation

And the cosmic federation

Sees you clear

## References

1. ↑ Jazz Monroe and Laura Snapes (24 August 2015). "Bat for Lashes Discusses Debut Sexwitch Album, Shares "Helelyos"". *Pitchfork*.
Daphne (song)

"**Daphne**" is a bonus track on the deluxe version of Bat For Lashes' third album, *The Haunted Man*.

## Background

Natasha explained that the song is about:

> my grandmother – my nan – and her relationship with my granddad and when he went to war, what happens. So it’s actually quite a haunting, dark song.
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## Lyrics

12, 11, 10, 9

Outside my house I've built a shrine

8, 7, 6, 5

But I have dreamt he's still alive

4, 3, 2, 1

In the lantern light his voice is sung

Row, row, row, row

The time is right for us to go

Burned the night in all her darkness

Daphne froze in her white night gown

Cotton billowed around her body

The sea is calling me down

The sea is calling me down

Bloom the night in all her darkness

Daphne froze on the precipice

Years of tears have salt her body

And she cried nevermore

And she cried nevermore

1, 2, 3, 4

For you, my love, I'll wait no more

5, 6, 7, 8

Lay your kisses to rest at the garden gate

9, 10, 11, 12

Because I've got to save myself

Row, row, row, row

The time is right for you to go

## References

1. ↑ "The Haunted Man (Deluxe Version) by Bat for Lashes on Apple Music". *Apple Music*.
2. ↑ "Flavorpill: Bat for lashes - Q&A session - New York". 2013. *YouTube*.
The Big Sleep (song)

"**The Big Sleep**" is the eleventh and final track on Bat For Lashes' second album, *Two Suns*.

## Background

One of the first songs written for the album, "The Big Sleep" is "Pearl's dying song", a "drag queen's last ever performance" and the death of all the drama and illusion in Natasha's relationship. Scott Walker was approached to sing the low part and he agreed to do it. He asked for notes about the song and the character he'd be. The collaboration was done by e-mail, and the two never met.

> “That song was meant to be drag queen’s dying song and I wanted it to be very theatrical. I was trying to sing the low part like a man but when I did, I just heard Scott Walker’s voice in my head,” she says. “It was all done by e-mail and we didn’t even meet. I sent him the song with some notes and he sent it back saying he really tried to get into character and that he hoped he had done it justice — which he definitely has! He also said it was the quietest he’d sung in years.”
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> "I really wanted a male voice on it... obviously, we thought he would never do it. But he emailed straight back and wanted to know more about the character. We talked about *Last Exit to Brooklyn*, and were initially going to meet up, but then he just recorded it in his studio and sent it over. He was really sweet, but I think he's just really shy. And I was really flattered because he hasn't sung like that for a long time."
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Natasha said the song put Pearl to rest:

> “The curtain's coming down, she’s going to take her millions of sleeping pills and finally enter nothingness. She had to subside. The aware side of me woke up, and the more I woke up, the more Pearl fell asleep.”
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When the song was performed during the *Two Suns* tour, a TV screened Pearl singing Scott's part, thus making a duet with Natasha. Watch it here.

## Lyrics

How can it be the last show? (how can it be?)

How can it be the last show? (how can it be?)

No more spotlights coming down from heaven

It's a goodbye, it's curtain's down time

Not even out of my dress

And already my voice is fading

Goodbye, my dears (goodbye)

And into the big sleep...

## References

1. ↑ "Bat for Lashes: Bat Power". 25 March 2009. *Spin*.
2. ↑ "Two + Two documentary"
3. ↑ "The Big Sleep by Bat for Lashes (featuring Scott Walker)". *Songfacts*.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Bat for Lashes Return With Scott Walker, Multiple Personalities on April’s “Two Suns”". 22 January 2009 *Rolling Stone*.
5. ↑ "Into Orbit with Bat for Lashes" 28 February 2009. *Dazed & Confused*.
6. ↑ "FEATURE: Bat For Lashes". 5 March 2009. *Fader*.
Requiem

**Requiem** is the soundtrack album to BBC series *Requiem*, performed by Dominik Scherrer and Natasha Khan. It was released digitally on 9 February 2018 via Dubois Music.

Khan is credited on 10 out of the 16 tracks on the soundtrack.

## Background

On 18 May 2017, Khan shared a Instagram clip of her working on a "secret soundtrack work", where the track "Xai" was previewed.

Scherrer discussed his collaboration with Khan:

> “Just as the production started principal photography, Natasha Khan and I spent some weeks in my studio in Brick Lane, coming up with themes and recording outlandish vocals and terrifying sounds. We were guided by occasional Skype calls from the brilliant director Mahalia Belo who was on set in Wales. The score evolved simultaneously with the shoot and the edit. It was exciting how one element inspired the other. There is a cheeky element to the show, as well as a genuinely scary one.”
>
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## Award

Khan and Scherrer won an Ivor Novello award for Best Television Soundtrack for scoring *Requiem* in May 2019. This was Khan’s second Ivor Novello Award, having previously picked up Best Contemporary Song in 2010 for Bat for Lashes’ "Daniel"; it was also Scherrer’s second win for Best Television Soundtrack.

## Credits

Credits taken from Scherrer's interview with *Behind the Audio*:

* **Composed by** Dominik Scherrer with Natasha Khan
* **Recorded at** Angel Studios, London and Air Edel Studios, London
* **Recording Engineers:** Jeremy Murphy and Nick Taylor
* **Mix Engineer:** Jake Jackson
* **Orchestra:** Chamber Orchestra of London
* **Solo Cello:** David Cohen and Zoe Martlew
* **Orchestra contracting by** Gareth Griffiths of Cool Music
* **Composer Agent:** Christopher Gutch
* **Score preparation by** Angus Moncrieff
* **Technical Score Assistant:** Martin Thornton

## References

1. ↑ "Bat for Lashes Soundtracks New BBC Show “Requiem”: Listen". 2 February 2018. *Pitchfork*.
2. ↑ "Secret soundtrack work coming... watch this space!". 18 May 2017. *Instagram*.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dominik Scherrer about the music in ‘Requiem’ (BBC / Netflix)". 2 February 2018. *Behind the Audio*.
4. ↑ "Winners Announced for The Ivors 2019". 23 May 2019. *The Ivors Academy*.
Logan White

"**Logan White**" graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design, US-based photographer he has since shot for the likes of Interview Online, Urban Outfitters, Vice, and NYLON. Inspired by the likes of Araki, her photography often depicts mysterious imagery, but with perhaps a romantic or feminine edge, which was played upon in her recent involvement with the all-girl zine/photo projectteenVAG. Besides having exhibited in Brooklyn, the Milk Gallery in New York, Los Angeles, to New Jersey, Philadelphia and her hometown Macon Georgia, as well as London, Dublin, Rome, and Australia.

He took the photoshoots for Bat For Lashes' fifth album, *Lost Girls*.
Etna (5 Gauge)

## Overview

Etna is a 4-4-0 Tender locomotive designed by Don Young. It was based on the LNWR Whale Precursor Class. At just over 5 foot in length it is relatively compact for a 5" Tender locomotive, with 1.75" diameter cylinders and a driving wheel diameter of 7.187". Don Young passed away before the design had been fully covered in "Engineering in Miniature", however the drawing set had been completed and marketed prior to publication.

## Drawing List

* Sheet 1 - GA of engine, end views of Bowen-Cooke tender
* Sheet 2 - Bowen-Cooke type 3 tender, frames, beams, wheels, axles & boxes
* Sheet 3 - Tender brake gear, springing, buffers & couplings
* Sheet 4 - Tender body & details, driving & coupled wheels, driving wheel springing
* Sheet 5 - Boiler, steam circuit, dome, regulator, safety valves & boiler fittings
* Sheet 6 - Frame plan, mainframes, beams, coupled horns, axleboxes etc, drag beam & boiler stay
* Sheet 7 - 4-wheel truck, cylinders, crosshead & slide bars
* Sheet 8 - Rods, motion & reverser
* Sheet 9 - Brake gear, drain cock linkage, sanding gear, cylinder lubrication, guard iron, smokebox
* Sheet 10 - Boiler erection, grate & ashpan, cab structure & running boards
* Sheet 11 - Blower valve, firehole door, manifold, vacuum ejector/brake & details to complete, General Assembly
Syntermes

Syntermes is a genus of termites native to South America

List of species of syntermes:

* Syntermes *aculeosus*
* Syntermes *barbatus*
* Syntermes *bolivianus*
* Syntermes *brevimalatus*
* Syntermes *calvus*
* Syntermes *cearensis*
* Syntermes *chaquimayensis*
* Syntermes *crassilabrum*
* Syntermes *dirus*
* Syntermes *grandis*
* Syntermes *insidians*
* *Syntermes longiceps*
* Syntermes *magnoculus*
* Syntermes *molestus*
* Syntermes *nanus*
* Syntermes *obtusus*
* Syntermes *parallelus*
* Syntermes *peruanus*
* Syntermes *praecellens*
* Syntermes *spinosus*
* Syntermes *tanygnathus*
* Syntermes *territus*
* Syntermes *wheeleri*

## More information

The “mandibulate nasutes” comprise a group of termite genera endemic to
the Neotropical region. Fourteen genera are recognized within this group
 -Syntermes-Group: ( Armitermes, Cahuallitermes, Cornitermes,
Curvitermes, Cyrilliotermes, Embiratermes, Ibitermes, Labiotermes,
Macuxitermes, Noirotitermes, Paracurvitermes, Procornitermes,
Rhynchotermes and Syntermes ), ranging from south of Mexico
(Cahuallitermes) to northern Argentina (Procornitermes, Syntermes). The
group is morphologically characterized by having soldiers with a large
frontal gland opening, situated at the frontal tube apex, and functional
 mandibles.
In the past, the mandibulate nasutes were considered an ancestral group
of Nasutitermitinae but recent studies highlighted an evolutionary
history independent of true nasutes (Noirot 2001, Ohkuma et al. 2004,
Inward et al. 2007). Engel and Krishna (2004) proposed Syntermitinae as a
 subfamily of Termitidae including four of the thirteen genera of
mandibulate nasutes, and they affirm that the other mandibulate genera
of Nasutitermitinae “may eventually be included” in the subfamily.
The mandibulate nasutes are found only in Neotropics, and show a range
of development of the nasus (from Armitermes to Rhynchotermes).

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=3003

https://books.google.se/books?id=pg3oCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA44&dq=The+mandibulate+nasutes+are+found+only+in+Neotropics&hl=en&sa=X&redir\_esc=y#v=onepage&q=The%20mandibulate%20nasutes%20are%20found%20only%20in%20Neotropics&f=false
Kassidat El Hakka (song)

"**Kassidat El Hakka**" is the third track on Sexwitch's debut self-titled album, *SEXWITCH*. It's a song from Morocco.

## Background

Natasha discussed the song in her *Pitchfork* interview:

> The darker lyrics, like “Kassidat El Hakka”—“the doctors won’t cure your torment/ The right to seek is in your hands,” “if you’re fleeing and you do not know, it will linger in your soul”—that really deep taking responsibility for your own journey, and being responsible for evolution, it’s very progressive in that message, which is kind of the opposite of organized religion. I don’t want to get too political but I think I’m an advocate for freedom of expression.
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## Lyrics

I am fleeing but I do not know what from

Life has no time for me, life has no time here

I am fleeing but I do not know what from

When I die I'm going back to what I was

I am fleeing but I do not know what from

When I die I'm going back to what I was

Nothing (x13)

You can not sleep at night and you spend your time

At the end of breath

As your knowledge pushes to the end of time, this

Knowledge pushing to the end of time, this

Doctors will not cure your torment

The right to seek is in your hands

Seek now, seek now

Seek

I am fleeing but I do not know what from

Life has no time for me, let me be free

It will linger in your soul

If you're fleeing but you do not know

It will linger in your soul

When I die I'll go back to where I was

## References

1. ↑ Jazz Monroe and Laura Snapes (24 August 2015). "Bat for Lashes Discusses Debut Sexwitch Album, Shares "Helelyos"". *Pitchfork*.
Rachael Pony Cassells

**Rachael Pony Cassells** is an Australian-born, Los Angeles-based film photographer and director. She has taken photos of Natasha Khan throughout her career, from *Fur And Gold* to up *Lost Girls*.

Khan lent her voice to narrate Cassells' short film *Mothers of The Disappeared*, released in 2011.

In 2017, Khan appeared on a video titled *Tecopa* showcasing Romance Was Born's latest collection, *Queen of the Night*.

## References

1. ↑ "Mothers of the Disappeared". 25 October 2011. *Russh*.
2. ↑ "Into the desert for Tecopa". *Russh*.
Save the Last Dance (song)

"**Save the Last Dance**" is a song recorded by Bat For Lashes during the *The Haunted Man* sessions, but was only released as a B-side to the *All Your Gold* 7" single.

## Lyrics

Walking into a night bar

Got the lady in the grass skirt serving

Got the old man in the pink suit perving

Got my heart in my mouth

I see velvet

I see something deepest blue inside me

See a whole new meaning to lonely

Want to ask all of you to hold me

Cause you all know just what it's like

Just what it's like

Just what it's like

You all know just what it's like

Just what it's like

Just what it's like

Sit myself alone

I'm the blonde girl in the red shoes smiling

Leaving lipstick on a new valentine

Bringing solitude in this heart of mine

We're all strangers

Gathering to make the night time slowly

Each of us a different love story

Now I see a whole meaning to lonely

Cause you all know just what it's like

Just what it's like

Just what it's like

You all know just what it's like

Just what it's like

Cause you all know just what it's like

Just what it's like

Just what it's like

You all know just what it's like

Just what it's like

Stranger, save your last dance for me

Cause I just can't stare at the sun anymore

Stranger, save your last dance for me

Magic this cloak, this cage of a body

Into a bird [x8]

Into the blue

Into velvet

So I can rest here and not be afraid

So I can stay here and not feel afraid

Do you know what it's like?

Do you know what it's like?

## Credits

* Natasha Khan - songwriting, production, vocals, synths, beat programming
* David Kosten - production, engineering, mixing
* Finn Vine - guitar
* John Metcalfe - string programming
* Jeremy Pritchard - backing vocals

## References

1. ↑ "Bat For Lashes ‎– All Your Gold (2012, Golden, Vinyl)". *Discogs*.
Black 5 (5 Gauge)

## Overview

The Black 5 is a 4-6-0 locomotive based on Don Young's accurate interpretation of the works drawings for the LMS Stanier Class 5 as designed by William Stanier. It has two outside Cylinders of 1.625" bore, and 6.375" driving wheels. The length over loco and tender is 67" and the locomotive weighs around 75kg.

Don young wrote a detailed construction series with a complete set of reduced drawings in his magazine Locomotives Large and Small starting the series in issue number 44, August 1990 and ending in issue 56, August 1993. The drawings and description include the Stephenson's valve-gear option.

Drawings and castings are available from Reeves 2000. Castings alone are available from Blackgates Engineering.

Modelworks produced a kit of the Black 5 in 5" gauge.
Clouds (song)

"**Clouds**" is a bonus track released on the digital release of Bat For Lashes' fourth album, *The Bride*.

## Lyrics

Clouds rush through your eyes

Clouds, black and white

I am lost until some day

When you will come and love me

Rain, I will take as a sign

Rain, heavy grace I did find

Rain, will you wash me through the night?

Rain, divine, divine, divine

Clouds brush past my window

Clouds follow me through the house

I am lost until some day

When you will come and find me

Rain, I will take as a sign

Rain, heavy gray skies divine

Rain, wash me clean through the night

Rain, divine, divine, divine

Rain, divine, divine, divine

Rain, divine, divine, divine

## Credits

* Natasha Khan - songwriting, production, vocals, guitar, strings, mini moog
* Ben Christophers - guitar
* David Baron - synths
Peace Of Mind (song)

"**Peace Of Mind**" is a song performed by Bat For Lashes. It serves as the fifth track on Bat For Lashes' second album, *Two Suns*.

## Music and composition

Bat For Lashes team on her website:y

> “Starting life as a demo, ‘Peace Of Mind’ was secretly recorded while Natasha was messing around with guitars in the studio with Ben Christophers. An all-black, gay gospel choir from New York was added (looking like Prince backing-singers from the 80s and sounding like a ramshackle Persuasions) transforming the song into a bold and courageous choral chant, calling for peace of mind to all her beloved.”
>
>

## Critical reception

The Guardian opined:

> “Whereas her debut relied on charisma and imagination to paper over the songwriting cracks, this is agleam with striking melodies, augmented by diverse guests (gospel singers on Peace of Mind, Scott Walker on The Big Sleep, Brooklyn band Yeasayer here and there) and lovingly handled by producer David Kosten.”
>
>

AllMusic opined:

> “Some songs are just plain overdone: "Traveling Woman" and "Peace of Mind," with its tribal rhythms and gospel choir, aim for majesty but end up dragging.”
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>

## Lyrics

Look at this and look at us

We wonder, oh, we’re wandering

And I don't like to say we're lost (say we're lost)

Try my best with leading us (with leading us)

Build a ladder to the sky (to the sky)

Sit up there and say 'Oh my!' (say 'Oh my!')

Does looking down make me a Queen? (make me a Queen)

With all the sorrow that I’ve seen (that I’ve seen)

And if I ever get back down…

Find a map that takes me back

Through the wounded, through the wars

To a time that came before

To hover-board into the Sun

And bring back when my time is done

A mother for this childless world

And an arrow of light for every boy and girl

And peace of mind

Peace of mind

Peace of mind (peace of mind, oh, peace of mind)

Peace of mind (peace of mind, oh, peace of mind)

Peace of mind (peace of mind, oh, peace of mind)

Peace of mind (peace of mind, oh, peace of mind)

Oh, piece of mind

## Credits

### Personnel

* Natasha Khan — songwriting, backing vocals, percussion, guitar, production
* David Kosten — engineering, mixing, synthesizer, production
* David Wrench — engineering
* Ben Christophers — guitar
* Mike Nesci — engineering
* Marcie Allen — backing vocals
* Lydia Rhodes — backing vocals
* Robert Roseberry Jr. — backing vocals
* Devon Dunaway — backing vocals

### Technical

* Recorded at Bryn Derwen Studios Wales, Stratosphere Sound New York & DK Studio London

## References

1. ↑ "Bat for Lashes - Two Suns". Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. *Batforlashes.com*.
2. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/apr/03/two-suns-bat-for-lashes
3. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/two-suns-mw0000813895
Abi Fry

**Abigail Helen Fry**, known as **Abi Fry**, (born 1981) is an English violist and Bafta award-winning composer. She was a touring member of Bat For Lashes from 2007 to 2008.

## Work with Bat For Lashes

Fry arranged all the strings on *Fur And Gold*, and played viola on "Horse and I", "Tahiti" , "Bat's Mouth", "Sea Jubilee", "Sarah", and "I Saw a Light". She played the same instrument on "Glass" from *Two Suns*.

In 2016 she soundtracked Natasha Khan's first short film, *I Do*.
Bat's Mouth (song)

"**Bat's Mouth**", also known as "**The Bat's Mouth**", is the eighth track on Bat For Lashes' debut album, *Fur And Gold*. Its working title was "Mother Sea."

## Background

Natasha stated that she wrote “Bat’s Mouth” as a sort of response to the giddy experience of making her first album. It is about falling in love, and it was inspired by trips through the west coast of California, animal mythology, and the beauty of nature.

On the recording process of the song:

> The backing vocals on ‘mother sea’, we took the microphone out of the vocal booth. We moved it up into the bedroom, which it was all like a lofty bed. And Caroline and I got under the duvet and stand like little children having a sleep over after a party, just kind of sang to each other the "she is sure" part. I wanted to do that under a duvet because I wanted to capture the sound of intimacy and the sound of either children or lovers in a small space. We actually did record me squeezing a duvet and pulling it around with all the feather sounds which comes in the end of ‘mother sea.’
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## Lyrics

The caves of our mouths are forest darkness

And the air in between is overflowing

And the rushing wolverine flies past

His shiny, shiny teeth

And she is kind, he is free, full of knowing

She is sure

She is sure

The caves of our mouths are bear's bellies

And the air in between is spewing comets

And the dancing centaur queen flies past

Her tiny, tiny teeth

He is kind, she is free, and wants to show him

She is sure

She is sure

She is sure

She is sure

Find him in the bat's mouth

He is singing in her bat's mouth

He is shaking and dancing in her bat mouth

Getting tired and sleepy in her bat mouth

And she's holding him tight in her bat arms

She is wrapping him up in her bat arms

And she's thanking her mother sea

"Thank you mother sea for letting him see the sea in me"

She is sure

She is sure

She is sure

She is sure

She is sure

She is sure

She is sure

She is sure

## References

1. ↑ "Fur and Gold by Bat for Lashes on Apple Music". *iTunes*.
2. ↑ "Mother Sea (Legal Title)". *ASCAP*.
3. ↑ "Bat for Lashes webchat – your questions answered on Brexit, squash and David Attenborough". 26 June 2016. *The Guardian*.
4. ↑ "Bat For Lashes videocast". *YouTube*.
Magenta Mysteries (character)

"**Magenta Mysteries**" is the trinity of women on the universe of Bat For Lashes' fourth album, The Bride.

## Background

On June 3, 2016, Bat For Lashes shared a screenshot of the “Sunday Love” music video with a description that read: “Magenta mysteries... 🌷🌷🌷 #sundaylove #new #video #batforlashes” so it is believed that these characters are called that. Women are only seen and depicted in the "Sunday Love" music video and are not featured in any other The Bride media.

## Physical appearance

The women are introduced to the story as apathetic white angels with magenta colored clothes that hide their hair and neck, also wearing white leggings that seem to have a certain shiny material.

## History

The origin of these three women is unknown, like most of the characters created by Natasha, however they are believed to be representations of angels (They were called “silent angels of death” by AllAroundNewMusic).

During the music video for “Sunday Love”, the only video where they appear, they are shown apathetic to Joe's face of horror, and even though they follow him then they disappear once The Bride appears.

While the “Sunday Love” video is just a graphic representation of Joe's dream the night before his wedding day, it is unknown why there are a number of three angels/women and the lights that Joe chases in the desert to death in the arms of his beloved, probably referring to “the Birth, Growth and Death” or “the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit”. They may also represent Joe's fears.

On “Never Forgive The Angels”, the Bride mourns the groom's death and blames it on the angels and the higher force.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BGMpq4ERPxg/
2. ↑ http://www.allaroundnewmusic.com/bat-lashes-sunday-love-new-video/