Lost Cause
from Lost Cause (Single) by PARAGON CAUSE
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Lost Cause is the first single off the upcoming album, What We Started (April 2020)
This intense yet dance-able song is about the cycle of violence and what it will take to get those who commit these acts the same or equal punishment as those who live with the scars of domestic violence and sexual assault. This is an anthem for anyone who wants justice.
Coming less than a year after the release of their EP Lies Between Us, it sees the dynamic musical duo of Michelle Opthof and Jay Bonaparte reunite with producer/songwriter Sune Rose Wagner, a Danish pop music legend, best known for his band The Raveonettes. Together, over an intensive and intensely collaborative session in the fall of 2019, they composed, arranged and produced an collection of 10 exceptional new songs, that highlight the magical way Paragon Cause have evolved as artists, developing a style and sound that is imbued with emotional darkness, light and plenty of shades of grey.
Wagner had been a long-time idol of both Opthof and Bonaparte, but this time around, they were less star-struck and approached the sessions that would lead to What We Started with a heightened level of confidence and focus in their own abilities, seeing Wagner now as more of a valued senior collaborator.
This intense yet dance-able song is about the cycle of violence and what it will take to get those who commit these acts the same or equal punishment as those who live with the scars of domestic violence and sexual assault. This is an anthem for anyone who wants justice.
Coming less than a year after the release of their EP Lies Between Us, it sees the dynamic musical duo of Michelle Opthof and Jay Bonaparte reunite with producer/songwriter Sune Rose Wagner, a Danish pop music legend, best known for his band The Raveonettes. Together, over an intensive and intensely collaborative session in the fall of 2019, they composed, arranged and produced an collection of 10 exceptional new songs, that highlight the magical way Paragon Cause have evolved as artists, developing a style and sound that is imbued with emotional darkness, light and plenty of shades of grey.
Wagner had been a long-time idol of both Opthof and Bonaparte, but this time around, they were less star-struck and approached the sessions that would lead to What We Started with a heightened level of confidence and focus in their own abilities, seeing Wagner now as more of a valued senior collaborator.
lyrics
You’ve taken more than your fair share
It doesn’t seem to bother you
You can’t see what you refuse to
Crushing souls to replace things you’ve lost
Crushing souls to replace things you’ve lost
You don’t know what I’ve been through
It doesn’t seem to bother you
You keep coming move along
Crushing souls to replace things you’ve lost
Crushing souls to replace things you’ve lost
The damage is done
The scars remain you should have to pay
More than them
But the scars remain you should have to pay
More than them
You’re a lost cause
You’re a lost cause
Taken more than what is fair
It doesn’t seem to bother you
You can’t see what you refuse to
Crushing souls
Crushing souls to replace the things that you lost
The scars remain you should have to pay
More than them
The scars remain you should have to pay
More than them
You’re a lost cause
You mean nothing
You’re a lost cause
You mean nothing
You're a lost cause
You mean nothing
It doesn’t seem to bother you
You can’t see what you refuse to
Crushing souls to replace things you’ve lost
Crushing souls to replace things you’ve lost
You don’t know what I’ve been through
It doesn’t seem to bother you
You keep coming move along
Crushing souls to replace things you’ve lost
Crushing souls to replace things you’ve lost
The damage is done
The scars remain you should have to pay
More than them
But the scars remain you should have to pay
More than them
You’re a lost cause
You’re a lost cause
Taken more than what is fair
It doesn’t seem to bother you
You can’t see what you refuse to
Crushing souls
Crushing souls to replace the things that you lost
The scars remain you should have to pay
More than them
The scars remain you should have to pay
More than them
You’re a lost cause
You mean nothing
You’re a lost cause
You mean nothing
You're a lost cause
You mean nothing
credits
from Lost Cause (Single),
track released March 20, 2020
Written by MIchelle Opthof, Jay Bonaparte
Performed by Michelle Opthof, Jay Bonaparte, Sune Rose Wagner
Produced and Mixed by Sune Rose Wagner
Mastered by Joe Laporta
Recorded at Neko Studios Ottawa, Canada
Art by Ricky Castanedo Laredo (www.rickycastanedo.com)
Written by MIchelle Opthof, Jay Bonaparte
Performed by Michelle Opthof, Jay Bonaparte, Sune Rose Wagner
Produced and Mixed by Sune Rose Wagner
Mastered by Joe Laporta
Recorded at Neko Studios Ottawa, Canada
Art by Ricky Castanedo Laredo (www.rickycastanedo.com)
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PARAGON CAUSE Ottawa, Ontario
There are few bands that can conjure up vivid images as well as emotions through the medium of their music. Paragon Cause, Ottawa/Nova Scotia's burgeoning ethereal electro-rock sensation, is one of those rare amalgams of talent who can tug on heartstrings, make one think deeply or simply enjoy a sophisticated yet universally accessible musical experience. ... more
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