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Cordial

by Splendor

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1.
So you’ve come to me Wanting more than company You say it’s all you want But I don’t wanna be used by you Now you’ve made your move With nothing left to lose I really want it too But for now I’m not quite ready I’m sorry I’m not the same I’m sorry I’m not on the same page I wanna reach your stage But it may take a few more days So you’ve come to me Wanting more than company I really want it to But for now I’m not quite ready Now you’re on a roll With your eyes upon your goal I really want it too But for now I’m not quite ready
2.
He is the epitome, one of the elite Know it to be real and it will be real No need to try too hard and try too often It's wasting time to pursue the wrong direction We are all within our mind searching for a sign Genetic make-up and the surroundings we grow up with They make us who we are, distills us our desires The director for our dreams, the mind with more experience Is capable of better The signs are much more clearer Everything is easier, they know they must work harder they know they can succeed Create your own destiny If you are incapable then you’re blurred to what’s real You’re not the epitome, somewhat unlucky Your mind is unaware and not ready to understand You must develop more, connect your body and soul But this will take your time this time Maybe in the next life
3.
You lack self-confidence Babe, so do I You can handle long distance Babe, so can I You express your emotion Babe, so do I You have your own dimension Babe, so do I Am I trying to convince myself? Am I trying to convince myself? That you are the one for me Searching for similarities Between you and me There’s some that I can see And I hope that they are visible To the beautiful eyes through which you see You’re often on your own Babe, so am I You’re comfortable alone Babe, so am I You’re independent through and through Babe, so am I You know what you wanna do Babe, so do I
4.
Cordial 04:13
The World is changing Independence is increasing But the world is over crowding There are people living where they shouldn’t be Mother Nature’s getting angry We can’t save the world She can only save itself When the time comes She will happily get rid of us Stand up soldier Don’t let them get the best of you Don’t let them push your soul away Take what’s yours, say what you need to say Don’t let yourself depend on fading away On your feet soldier Don’t let them take control of you Keep your secret personal Watch your back, don’t hesitate Make your move before it’s too late War is in our genes It’s significant to our history It could happen at any time The World is changing
5.
I seem to always See the light is not on I seem to always Think of the girl that’s gone I seem to always Hate the world in which I live I seem to always Feel, It has nothing more to give If only I could see If only I could see If only I could see What it’s like to not be me If I could look upon myself What would I see? Probably something I wouldn’t wanna be I could change the way I am Become someone else Or I could get over it And just be myself
6.
Me and You 03:54
You’ve left me so confused Now I don’t know what to do But one thing is for sure It’s not the same without you I think I am prepared Prepared to wait for you Babe I just wish You felt the same way to All that remains Is what you want to do Cause my mind is made And it’s stuck on you If you still don’t believe In me and you I’ll never understand Why I met you If you still don’t believe In me and you Then I guess I’ll let you know I could love a girl like you I had a dream you changed your mind And we made it work That dream I wish you find Cause then you’d see how it would work
7.
A meditative state of mind There’s hope that the pope will help her cope through the endless pain in life Drifting back through past time memories spinning the show-real of her life so far While wondering when her love will come she’s slowly becoming lonely, her spirit is moving uncomfortably Like love fading from deep within Where the hell is God when you need him Devoid of sympathy my faith in love is empty let down by the one who saw the light in me I thought I found the answer I thought I found my savior The idea of one God doesn’t really suit me And so he thought that he had it all A gorgeous wife and two beautiful girls But that soon changed, no more of the same His wife walked out and became Something he couldn’t love No more happy family God if you exist please help me I’m devoid of sympathy No one’s ever there for me God why am I so lonely? I can’t see the point in living If I’m gonna keep feeling like this
8.
This is beyond me and all of my capabilities It’s separating me from my creativity All of this beuocracy is making me fucking angry Its all about appearance and how its perceived by society You don’t have to do anything If you can prove you did something So what is the truth? Proof delivered in lies? Like bull shit in disguise, Why should the government decide? Politicians and children Corruption verses innocence Just tell them they can make a difference Possess them with your arrogance Maintain the right appearance Society is your army We are all slaves doing what we’re told Muslim, catholic what ever you are We’re all kissing someone’s arse The trend of society man kind hasn’t changed It’s all built upon fear, fear of the unknown Fear of no control We’re made to believe it’s right Bless those who say no and fight
9.
He Who Dies 03:49
I’ve often wondered why it is we cry When we know someone that dies It reminds me of my mortality And how it is apart of me We all live and we all die We all live a different life Some are good but most are bad I try to do my best Dreaming up a color filled view I see all the things I love to do If it’s in your head then the thought is real And if thoughts are not real then why do they direct everything we do Mike will test his durability Sam will search deep long and hard John will go through instability We all wanna make it far Hand in hand with hope Believe in something good That’s all there is to live for Who knows what’s around the corner He who dies aint sad, he’s gone off somewhere else The ones who care become aware And try to steer clear of the thought of dying Knowing deep down that your time will come around A half raised frown on a warm winter morning
10.
I met you when I was down You lifted me up and turned me around You’re something good to think about You’re something good to talk about But are you really that girl I use to dream about I wanna spend my time I wanna spend the one thing I can’t replace I wanna understand you babe I hope it’s not a waste I hope it’s not to late You met me when you were down I lifted you up and turned you around I know I make you happy I know I make you smile I know you get worried If you haven’t seen me for a while You’re something good to think about You’re something good to talk about I think you’re really that girl I use to dream about
11.
There’s so much going on And so much going wrong There’s so much thought put into this Everyone else is troubled by analysis There are so many people around Yet loneliness is still found We then find ourselves in more distress Trying to find the factor for our loneliness The factor for my loneliness Is the strongest thing I miss My family when it wasn’t a mess How good would it be? If they were here with me I’ve been searching for so long For a place were I belong But every time I find a place Soon enough it’s gone We’re always gonna think about the things we’ve never had Always gonna wanna change the things that turned out bad I always seem to be trapped in my own company But soon enough I hope to see that it was all meant to be
12.
The guy who lied Decided to try and hide He’s got too much to loose He can’t go back inside On the run he goes Swears a truce to honestly lie He’s now outside the law Time to go to war Declined and denied The story of the guy who decided to lie He put up with all the pain Now he’s running low on empathy His life became so empty The guy who lied lost his will to survive The guy who lied always got denied Never understood how the idiot’s survived They do not know respect and cannot sense a thing The ordinary boring, he wonders why they try He lost his faith towards the system Obeyed his solo rules Decided what was best for him A nomadic way of life Then as the lonely days went by Until the guy lied finally died

about

The album ‘Cordial’ is a reflection upon my life so far. Cordial means to be’ warm, sincere, polite and respectful and in my mind they are some of the best traits a person can have. 

My journey begun in 2008 when I left Christchurch for Dunedin to commence my Bachelor of Music Degree at Otago University. While there I became driven and determined to produce the songs I was writing and before too long I was slowly bringing them to life. With the help of a few friends I was able to develop constructively and direct my focus towards becoming a respectable songwriter. After leaving New Zealand I was instantly dosed with the ‘travel bug’, I landed in Australia and hit the ground running. From that point on I was on a mission to write the best songs I could, and get to as many places as possible. As I moved around Australia inspiration was in plentiful supply and I slowly but surely developed a habit of getting itchy feet whenever I stopped, I just had no idea how to settle anywhere... the road seemed to give me the most comfort of all, the sense of moving on is very much visual when your staring at a long straight highway for hours on end.

After living this life for a few years I somehow struck some luck and crossed paths with a man named Phil Sawyers. I was living with my mother in the remote community of Ntaria, losing hope with my music and getting it out there… it seemed like no one would listen or give my music any chance and then along came Phil, the most cordial person I have ever met. He welcomed my Demo CD and actually listened, not only to what he was hearing but to what he thought we could produce together. From that day onwards we begun to understand each other and that lead onto the production of the Drifting EP. 

A few months later I was planning my working holiday in Canada, I couldn’t help to ignore the fact that the Australian Music Industry was not interested in supporting my music and that if I was going to get it 'out there’ I needed to get myself to North America. Before boarding my flight in July 2014 I mailed a hard drive to Phil and on this drive was a complete documentation of all of the music I had written and recorded to date. Phil then decided to have some fun and exercise his expertise and slowly but surely this album ‘Cordial’ was produced.

credits

released July 28, 2015

Produced & Engineered by Phillip Sawyers and Lachlan Grant
Music & Lyrics written by Lachlan Grant
Artwork Design by Marika Holstream
Photography by Dean Opie

Warmest regards to my friends and family… Mum, Dad, Justus, Alyssa, Sarah, Heather, Isaac, Mike, Leslie, Alan, Elizabeth, Jen, Grandad, Marcus, Jemma, Hannah, Grandma & Grandpa, Kaye & Grant, Shannon & Derek Mirk, Robbie Averill, George Hart, Jethro & Lila Price, Chris Kapperly, Sam Ferris, Simon Morse, Josh Leonard, David Fry, Kris Cooper, David Wheeler, Heather Targett, Ryan Hart, Julian Vares, Steve Oskam, Josh Toki, Michael Neilson, Charlie Arthur, Kieran Pheloung, Brian Molenux, Bevan Gardiner, Aaron Hosking, Shawn Lawrie, Joshua Locke, Hamish Lamb, Jude Hope, Kyle Phillips, Jake Barton, Ben Sandall, Hana Fahy, Jamie Binding, Cassandra McCowan,
Billy, Jacob, Anne & Phil Sawyers, Joey, Jeffrey, William, Mike & Fe Klarenbeek, Dean & David Opie, Rochelle & Brad Gilbert, Matthew & Ryan Biggins, Mark Robinson, Dean Miller, Pat & Lou, Sanka Dave, Rhiannon Duke, Alex Seedo, Rex Kantawarra, Drum Phil, Spade, Peter Gordan, Duey Lane, Cormac Kelly, Snowy Dyer, Gina Reid.

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Roots Rock Folk // Story Style Songs. Splendor aspires to inspire people to focus on love, harness strength, and refrain from working on weakness.

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