“Pause to remember” is a love song about the temporary nature of all-consuming love.
Maybe what we have wasn’t meant to last
Over our world an unreal glamour it cast
If we’re lucky, if we’re damn lucky, we get love for a while
Then pause to remember for the rest, for the rest of our lives
Camden Place is a music project which combines the rich lyrical and compositional talents of prolific Irish songwriter, Seán Silke, and the production, arranging and musical skills of Beardfire Studio, to deliver a unique and potent sound, full of energy, melody and mood.
Working with top vocalists and producers, Camden Place have begun making their mark on the dance/pop music scene, covering genres such as dance pop, ambient house, electronica, EDM, hip hop and RnB.
The Beardfire Studio producers are David Virgin, Rohan Healy and Al Quiff, who have, in their collective six decades of musical experience, worked on stage or in studio with the likes of Nick Cave, INXS, Leslie Dowdall (In Tua Nua), Mary Black, The Cruel Sea, RUNAH, Patricia Lalor, Cat Power, Billy Bragg and Lloyd Cole, to name but a few.
Seán Silke is a prolific composer and musician with over 500 original songs in his back catalogue. Seán's extensive output also includes material recorded by Weekend Special (the album “In the heart of the castle”), Chris Kabs (the album “Unlucky in Love”) , and Ellen Cosgrove (the album “Unexamined Emotions”).
Always keen to work with the cream of Ireland’s singing talent, Camden Place are now collaborating with talented newcomer, Rachael Akano. 17-year-old Rachael, born in Dublin of Nigerian heritage, is a newcomer to the vibrant Dublin dance, hip hop and RnB scene.
Rachael has a background of performing gospel music in church. By the time she was 8, she was singing in front of hundreds of people. She quickly gained the attention of fans and admirers worldwide through her YouTube and Instagram covers and original material. Now working with songwriter Seán Silke and the Beardfire Studio production team, Rachael is ready to reveal her haunting voice and artistic interpretation to the world.
Pause To Remember is the third in a series of three Camden Place recordings featuring Rachael Akano due for release throughout 2022. Pause To Remember is released on all major platforms on October 7th via Beardfire Music. A lyrics video is also available.
lyrics
He used to talk 'bout the intimate life
Knowing every little thing, nothing to hide
Meeting my glances across the room
The wonder of two hearts beating in tune
I knew each secret patch of his skin
I knew his going out and his coming in
But love that deep - forever it won’t last
Our dreams deceive us but one day pass
Maybe what we have wasn’t meant to last
Over our world an unreal glamour it cast
If we’re lucky, if we’re damn lucky, we get love for a while
Then pause to remember for the rest, for the rest of our lives
Remember we couldn’t believe the desire
The pull of emotion, the fever, the fire
At night together in that shaded room
We drowned in the pleasure, we clung and we swooned
Sighs of joy you breathed, cries of relief
From loving so hard, so tender, so deep
It couldn’t go on, so pure and intense
It couldn’t continue so rich and so dense
Maybe what we have wasn’t meant to last
Over our world an unreal glamour it cast
If we’re lucky, if we’re damn lucky, we get love for a while
Then pause to remember for the rest, for the rest of our lives
Your share of good fortune comes to an end
Only so much bliss angels will send
Relish the ecstasy as long as it lasts
Here comes the agony as things fall apart
Love comes for a season, a night or a day
A week, for a summer, till leaves start to fade
We blazed cross the night sky, I have no regrets
I think of you still, my love, and count myself blessed
Maybe what we have wasn’t meant to last
Over our world an unreal glamour it cast
If we’re lucky, if we’re damn lucky, we get love for a while
Then pause to remember for the rest, for the rest of our lives
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