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In Praise of Shadows

by Puma Blue

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1.
Sweet Dreams 02:39
Oh, does it get better?
 'Cos darling nothing feels right
 Oh, I know we are separate
 But I saw you in the sweetest light Softness so tender
 You saw the light had left my eyes
 Oh, I know I hurt you
 But if I can I wanna make it right For the last time, in love
2.
I should know by now you would think I had learnt by now
 I don’t know how I’m supposed to now, no 
I should think it’s over now, you spoke the words I don’t hear somehow
 Oh, I’m just hoping to go home sometime 
I don’t wanna bleed without you by my side 
But there’s nothing left, just the sweetest scent
 I’ll find myself far from here
 
I’m fiending for confession, I’m in love but it’s obsession
 Can’t take the affection given to me by an angel, 
love felt like a stranger
 
I never learnt to cherish her
 
I trace my fingers over, the wounds that we left open
 But there’s nothing left, just this silhouette 
I’ll find myself far from here
 I never learnt to cherish her
3.
Stood in your last breath, couldn’t believe it was gone
 And that weighed a ton, faced with the first death 
Steeped in plain regret, you were a sight for sorest eyes
 Every word you spoke I swear coulda made me cry 
 And in this dream we fall through velvet leaves,
 ushered in reverse through the silk-like purse 
Outstretching, unending, except for the ends of you
 
Gotta stay strong for the little one, who found you in your room 
Gotta strong for our Mumma who, would take the blame however true 
Into the room in which you threatened to depart
 Damn, it was so hard to let you go that night
 When we nearly couldn’t choose 
I broke down outside the room
 
I’m praying you survive 
And in this dream we fall through velvet leaves,
 ushered in reverse through the silk-like purse 
Outstretching, unending, except for the ends of you
 
Except for the ends of you, where’s that little girl I knew
4.
Snowflower 03:15
To the stretches of our bed, where we once shared threads 
Well those days are dead.
 Why we cursing at this bloom, as our love escapes the room?
 There’s no use in trying to fool, there’s no use
 I miss the snow on my skin, I miss feeling pure, miss feeling a thing. 
I miss feeling young 
And as her body slipped away, baby I bled dry 
Tore a hole right through me
 The well became empty and I sat inside 
Holding the space where you used to lay by my side
 Wrote down the things I had to say
 Put them in a letter, that was the best I could think to do
 “Here I am”, you said, ‘And here I go…”
 Goodbye forever Restless angel, I made a mess of you. I know, I know. 
And I could never take back my harm, no. 
I saw the lights go out.
 Paid such a heavy price. Baby I’m sick treading lines.
 I ain’t coming back to you, I won’t give it back, no I’m so far from my innocence I have forgotten it’s taste 
I’d drag on you but why bother, your very essence fogs this lonely place.
Baby, you’re draped over the only light that could fill this room
 Beautiful in your way, but drowning the rest, to doom.
5.
Well this dream, this dream could be the death of me Struggle in these sheets, oh I feel I can’t breathe This smoke, it fills my head I’m spun over a thread Sideways stuck into your stare, but I’m filled with dread Well I’m sure it’s not what you meant to say, but you said it anyway The sweet subtlety of your perfume, but it escapes the room, it escapes the room And I’m never gonna hear your tones bleed through
 and I’m already falling in love, with the shape of you, with the shape of you Oh this dream could be the death of me (In my worst dreams I paid a cost) As I struggle to see what’s left of me (Sweet subtlest prisoner) These colours you left, all over the bed They turn me in my grave Oh and I’m never gonna hear your tones bleed through 
and I’m already falling in love, with the shape of you, with the shape of you

6.
Sheets 02:49
Sinking into one She blossoms between my fingertips We become Unravelling, undone She has let me breathe I came from the sea saying ‘What can I offer?’ She told me just forgive yourself Her skin lets me sleep So awake have I been for years That I forgot to rest Now I lie gently dead on her breast In her energy is everything She rolls in her sleep Comes back into me Dream in softest sheets Dream in softest sheets Lover, sweet
7.
8.
Oil Slick 05:50
I do not think it’s best if we lay another night Under this moon, drunk on this mood, under the blue light Cos these bones have turned my blood black on the inside Just like oil slick on my mind Shot these veins up with this liquid, liquor darkside Just like oil slick on my mind Don’t go, but don’t wait either I’m gonna miss, miss your ether If I’m awake, wouldn’t you let me know if it’s real I’m trying so hard, to let go of your feel 
Cos these bones have turned my blood black on the inside Just like oil slick on my mind Shot my veins up with this liquid liquor darkside Just like oil slick on my mind But you made me feel on the inside
 Yes you made me feel alright Yes you made me feel on the inside Yeah you made me feel alright Cos you made me feel on the inside Just like oil slick on my, on my mind Please don’t go Cos you made me feel on the inside Yeah yes, you made me feel alright
9.
Silk Print 04:11
Fix these eyes 
Maybe it’s time but, where is the good in goodbye? And where is the fair in farewell? Stuck here in my own special hell I’m not accustomed to this absence, 
asleep in the sadness, I know what you think Just wanna say a few things and then I’ll go Away Or maybe I could stay I’m the same, it’s you whose changed But I’d still take you as you are anyway I know you felt it too, please just say it whilst you still do
 And I tried, I tried To keep from this falling but there’s no hope I still find myself lost 
I’m the same, it’s you whose changed But I’d still take you as you are anyway I know you felt it too, please just say it whilst you still do
 You’ll probably be the last one to phase me
… You’ll probably be the last one to chase me Oh you’ll probably be the last one to phase me

10.
Why won’t you stay with me 
and why won’t you wait with me 
Is it ‘cause I’m not yours
 And why won’t you touch my lips 
And why won’t you hold my hips 
Is it because I paused
 He cannot look at you the way that I used to do 
Is it ‘cause he’s not yours
 Are you ashamed of me
 You’re falling away from me 
Is it ‘cause I’m not yours 
And why won’t you bleed with me 
And how could you toy with me 
Is it because I paused
 Are you afraid of me 
I know that you want to be 
Is it ‘cause you want more 
And why won’t you play with me 
And why won’t you lay with me 
Is it ‘cause I’m not yours
 
Is it because…
11.
Opiate 02:31
Oh this perfume Must be something sacred To linger after you, like it do This scent’s been buried where I rest my head Pretend to forget but, it still feels like you I must be losing my mind I must be losing my mind I thought I left you behind I must be losing my mind Sleep much longer than I did before Though haunted are dreams evermore Bless these angels hanging over my head (It’s) still as a tomb though I’m scared instead I must be losing my mind I must be losing my mind I thought I left you behind I must be losing my mind I must be losing my mind I must be losing my mind Oh you left so much behind 
I must be losing my mind
12.
Sleeping 01:07
Girl I’ve been dreaming In water was sleeping Slower than freezing Ice, falling against your tide You curl up to sleep Under my eyes, eyes, eyes Unfurling open wide Maybe I’ve been here before? Within your depths in this empty room I’ll try to make my best of you now
13.
Bath House 04:10
What are y’all sayin What are we to lay in- love again, it’s true Okay sweet, well, I’ll come to meet you But I cannot say it, I cannot say it Would you ever have dreamed we’d be miles apart I cannot say It’s an involuntary bucket list, all these things I wanna do But I dare not do them, no, I dare not do them I’ll crawl into your shell, keep you warm for the winter from inside of you,
inside of you We’ll fall asleep when it’s dark, I’ll call your name, I’ll call you I’ll call you home, I’ll call you home Oh when it’s over, it’s over, it’s over Every colour is a part of your spectrum But I cannot say it
 why can’t I say it? Maybe there’s some part spare In the bitter end But what has 'Love' gotta do with anything?
14.
Super Soft 04:29

Too slow, waterwax Cooked til morning light Took the overnight Just to make it back make it back Running lost We’ve bitten off Volatile, molotov, super soft There’s no way There’s no way I’m better off There’s no way There’s no way Over the hills & far away Maybe that’s where you’ll stay I could be wrong I’ve been wrong before What can I offer What could I do True to myself and true to you Swimming in Living fires We don’t fight it It’s 10 thousand They don’t know that I’ve been busy swimming in To the rolling Setting fire There’s no way There’s no way I’m better off There’s no way There’s no way I’m better off There’s no way There’s no way If we could be still just for a minute

credits

released February 5, 2021

All songs written & produced by Puma Blue at home in London, in Liv's apartment ATL & Harvey's basement London.

Co-production by Harvey Grant (2-5, 8, 10, 13-14) & Andrew Sarlo (1, 4, 9)
Mixed by Marta Salogni
Mastered by Heba Kadry

Photography by Liv Hamilton
Graphic Design by FISK.

Bass - Cameron Dawson (3, 8, 11)
Drums - Ellis Dupuy (3, 8, 13)
String Arrangements, Sax - Harvey Grant (3-5, 8, 10-11)
Harp - Marysia Osuchowska (8, 10)
Cello - Matthew Roberts (3-5, 8, 10)
Violin - Tim Gardner (4-5, 8, 10)
Additional Vocals - Bre Antonia (7)
Additional Vocals - Lucy Lu (14)
Loops - Andrew Sarlo (1, 4, 9)
Loops - Alex Burey (11)
all other instruments - Puma Blue

Track 14 co-written by Lucy Lu
Track 12 co-written by Devenny
Track 11 co-written by Alex Burey

Additional Engineering - Wulu & Kwake Bass (3, 8, 13)
Some additional recording happened at The Room Studios, Hither Green and Press Play Studio, Bermondsey.

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