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Official 'EVANGELION' Soundtrack Single
Single taken from "Toxic Woman" album
Title: Long Distance Lies
Length: 4:29
Genre: Indie Rock, Surf Rock,
Songwriters:Cristina Lake, Devine Michaels, Sergiy King, Tealiyah Phuong (Liyah)
Producers: Dan Auerbach
From The Album: Toxic Woman/Evangelion OST
Label: Daytime Listening, Warner Bros. Records
Brief Background
With only two weeks to go until the official release of highly anticipated Fantasy and Action film "Evangelion" to theaters, we are offered another official cut from it's promising soundtrack album. The OST will start streaming this week in preparation for the cinema arrival and soundtrack album release that will coincide. Over the course of the last months Evangelion's soundtrack has given the general public tastes of the long awaited upcoming movie that was announced last year to be starring fast rising actor, Aaron Styles. In the months leading up to the movie release on Friday - August 4th, 2015 we have gotten quite a few single releases from the soundtrack, television commercials, interviews by the movie's leading star and most recently a gripping exclusive look presented by Styles during the 2015 FCA's which shockingly featured Cristina Lake, who will be playing an important but vindictive politician in the fantasy world that the movie takes place in. Lake's contribution to the movie was kept secret for a long time until the exclusive look so it is even more so bittersweet that she'll now be appearing on the soundtrack as she preps her biggest movie role since 2012.
Evangelion OST single trek has been alive and flourishing as well. The first single released from the OST was a collaboration between the movies star Aaron Styles and popular DJ mister_b titled "Shine". The empowering record became a massive success topping the charts at #1 and even received a nomination for best single collaboration at the FCA V. The next record to come from the soundtrack was promotional cut "Postpone" which was performed by gifted vocal star Hannah Beth. The record was critical success and really breathed light into the different layers the soundtrack would have that would surely mirror into the movie. The next single released penned and performed by rock band Riot! In The Boulevard was "The Saviour They All Think I am". The emotional tune was another stellar cut from the soundtrack and although it was in no way intended to please the masses of mainstream radio, it still managed to crack the Top 5 and become another hit for not only Riot! but the OST too. There was no word on when the next single would appear but coming so close to the movie release date, it is no surprise that we are getting the next single today and one from one of the movie's stars Cristina Lake with a collaboration along with rap act, Liyah.
Cristina Lake has enjoyed her triumphant return to the spotlight this year in a big way. Lake hasn't certainly gone anywhere if you put thought into it but she experienced a long road since the last time she released an album before Toxic Woman. During her three year radius since the new album, Lake has filmed TV show's (Consequences, The Sweet Unknown) and released sporadic singles (that we were unsure if they would be on the album or not) since 2012 before announcing the new album but with no release date. Almost when it seemed like the album would never be released, Lake shocked the industry when she quietly released the album without notice on June 5th, 2015. The album become a massive success for Cristina, pushing her among the top of her game and giving her the biggest success of her career thus far. Cristina has always found herself to be the wildcard in the industry but in 2015 she became a powerhouse. She continues her successful and active reign today as the newest single from the Evanglion OST is unveiled.
Song Description & Composition
Long Distance Lies performed by recording artist Cristina Lake set to hit radio stations, digital outlets and will be available for streaming on August 25th, 2015 as the next single from the OST and an release from the deluxe physical edition of "Toxic Woman". The record was written by Cristina Lake, Devine Michaels, Sergiy King and Liyah and was produced by Dan Auerbach. The record gets back to Cristina Lake's roots and has a very catchy vibe to the beats but in no way touches the pop mainstream landscape Luckily enough, the song could sit comfortably on radio stations as a indie jam. Cristina sounds much more authentic on this record and "more at home" so to say with the laid back beats and guitar riffs that cause Cristina Lake to really showcase her hallow and big vocals. "Long Distance Lies" also tells a very compelling tale of love and heartbreak making it the perfect fit for the emotional and captivating "Evangeion" movie. Cristina Lake brings her vocals over the slow and suspense filled indie rock production that keeps the listener well attentive as she tells a tale. In the record Cristina sings about a a girl who falls deeply in love with someone who is long distance but everything comes crashing down when the lover turns out to all be a lie and at the end of it all, that girl takes it as a learning experience to become a stronger person. Liyah also makes the record stand out even more, as she gives a cutting edge to the remix of the original song. It's an unlikely pair for rap act Liyah and Cristina Lake to work together given the difference in genre but to our surprise the duo make the perfect sense here on LDL. Liyah does not sound out of place over the indie rock production as she effortlessly fits well with the production. From the very opening beats, that includes a quick and spicy drum and symbol opening that quickly turns in a melodic atmospheric backing beat that adds in surf guitar riffs and drums giving the opening beat a very expressive and interesting intro and over those instruments Liyah begins rapping over with her whispery yet sharp speaking flow.
Following Liyah's verse, no time is wasted and Cristina begins singing and telling the story of this girl who is in love, a love that resides behind screens of cell phones and computer screens. Her voice is whispery, sexy and captivating in true Cristina Lake nature. Cristina continues singing adding in |Long distance doesn't feel so long after all| meaning that when you're talking to a person with long distance, it doesn't actually seem all that far away in the end. The story is just starting as Cristina sings continuing on, explaining that the girl has been lost in fantasy and tossed reality. Believing that everything this person was offering was authentic and true, and the love she felt for him was infinite. As finishes the final line, the song breaks down and slows down adding in a much more eerie vibe as with the drums slowing, surf guitars slowing and even the dark backing beat. Cristina lake coos out Ooooh Oooh Baby Ah La La and breaks into the chorus as she sings as if she is speaking to the person that the girl has fell in love with. Singing out: She was your superstar, ended up in a jar| Giving you her all, unprepared for the fall|Even though she showed herself, stripped naked from head to toe|She was just another used bottle abused by lies| She was part of a lie, set apart by distance; As she tells the deep tale of the girl being a superstar that was stripped naked showing her true self to this person she was in love with a thousand miles away and in the end it seemed to all be a lie. Cristina lake sounds very seductive when she sings these parts but at the same time captivating and serious and in a manner in which you can tell she is telling a story. As she sings the chorus, the beats sways nicely behind her mixing her vocals very well with the production values presented. As the chorus rides out the beats pick up once again as to where they were when the song first started before the chorus. In the next part of the song. Cristina gives an insight into the girl and the after math of this deep story of lies.
Cristina explains that the girl was crushed by the fantasy she had in her mind of falling in love with someone so far away and rushed back to the reality of what it really was. Cristina sings in the same manner she did in the previous verse, seductively but seriously with her hallow but laid back vocals. She continues to speak as if she is speaking to the person who committed the long distance lie and explains that the guy is the girls first true heart break (worst one) and even goes on to sing to sing out: You’ve missed your chance being the first to ever hear words I love you|; and continues to explain that they still insisted in lying, causing this poor girl to be broken in to little parts. The beats of the track then pick up a bit more as Cristina tells a more positive aspect of the story as it passes the climax, its now the aftermath. She then begins to sing explaining that the girl learned from her mistakes and that it's an experience to make someone just a stronger person as she murmurs: She’s going to spread her wings, spring away|Fly 1,000 miles just to forget those debts| Memories are treasured but you’ve became a displeasure. The beats then slow down and Cristina gets back into the chorus. Following the chorus she continues to sing about the girls uprising and how she will realized that it was all a lie and that in the end it made her stronger. The song then hits the chorus once more before it rides out.
Liyah - Dark Blue
Cristina - Black
Never believed in love at first sight
But I do enjoy the scenery
And how you broke in, no questions, stole my affection
With that lowkey thievery
Uh, we never had the answers only cheat sheets
It was me and you vs. the streets
Living across the seas, the furthest away but the closest to greatness
So close I can taste it, love in the air and it's my favorite fragrance
Behind a screen, 1,000 miles she smiles
A love so strong, feeling wronged
Long distance doesn't feel so long after all
She’s been lost in a fantasy, tossed from reality
The love she felt for you was infinite
She was your superstar, ended up in a jar
Giving you her all, unprepared for the fall
Even though she showed herself, stripped naked from head to toe
She was just another used bottle abused by lies
She was part of a lie, set apart by distance
Ooooh Baby Ooooh Baby
Ah La La
She was crushed by a fantasy, pushed back to reality
You were the first hun to enlist as the worst one
You’ve lost your chance being the first to ever hear the words I love you
That wasn't enough to keep you from bluffing
Tearing her heart into little parts
But that won’t stop her from getting up, prying off
You’ve broke her heart, stole her pride but made her strong
She won’t let a thousand miles bring her down
Heart break is the worst pain yet experience is the best wake
She’s going to spread her wings, spring away
Fly all those miles just to forget the gray
Memories are treasured but you’ve became a displeasure
She was your superstar, ended up in a jar
Giving you her all, unprepared for the fall
Even though she showed herself, stripped naked from head to toe
She was just another used bottle abused by lies
She was part of a lie, set apart by distance
Ooooh Baby Ooooh Baby
Ah La La
Lessons gives it's reasons
Beyond that screen, you’ve become a scene
She can now see the lies
She’s become stronger than ever
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
She won’t let a thousand miles bring her down
Heart break is the worst pain yet experience is the best wake
And now she has woken
Now the mileage is finished cus a thousdand was too much to handle, handle
I'm not a betting woman but I bet this outcome I could gamble, gamble
Had a dream of us, on the beach, in the east, living the life of luxury
But this sleeping beauty, chunked the deuce to the prince, and got a kiss from reality
Ooooh Baby Ooooh Baby
Ah La La
Ooooh Baby Ooooh Baby
Ah La La
She was your superstar, ended up in a jar
Giving you her all, unprepared for the fall
Even though she showed herself, stripped naked from head to toe
She was just another used bottle abused by lies
She was part of a lie, set apart by distance
Ooooh Baby Ooooh Baby
Ah La La
Ooooh Baby Ooooh Baby
Ah La La
[/color] Edited by user 26 August 2015 04:40:00(UTC)
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