Lake Tahoe
Kate Bush * Track #2 On 50 Words for Snow
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Lake Tahoe by Kate Bush
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Both the second longest and second in the tracklisting of Kate Bush’s second album of 2011, “Lake Tahoe” tells the tale of a woman rising from the frozen depths of the lake as a ghost. A bare track containing not much more than drums, piano and vocals, it really pertains to the longer format of song...
Lake Tahoe Lyrics
[Verse 1: Stefan Roberts & Michael Wood]
Lake Tahoe
Cold mountain water
Don't ever swim there
Just stand on the edge and look in there
[Verse 2: Kate Bush]
And you might see a woman down there
They say some days, up she comes, up she rises
As if out of nowhere
[Verse 3: Stefan Roberts & Michael Wood, Kate Bush]
Wearing Victorian dress
She was calling her pet
"Snowflake! Snowflake!"
Tumbling like a cloud that has drowned in the lake
[Verse 4: Kate Bush]
Just like a poor, porcelain doll
Her eyes are open but no-one's home
The clock has stopped
So long, she's gone
[Verse 5: Kate Bush]
No-one's home
Her old dog is sleeping
His legs are frail now
But when he dreams
He runs...
[Interlude]
[Verse 6: Kate Bush]
Along long beaches
And sticky fields
Through the Spooky Wood
Looking for her
[Verse 7: Stefan Roberts & Michael Wood]
The beds are made
The table is laid
The door is open
Someone is calling
[Verse 8: Kate Bush]
It's a woman
"Here boy, here boy! You've come home!
I've got an old bone and a biscuit and so much love
Miss me? Did you miss me?
[Verse 9: Kate Bush]
"Here's the kitchen - there's your basket
Here's the hall - that's where you wait for me
Here's the bedroom - you're not allowed in there
Here's my lap - that's where you rest your head
[Verse 10: Kate Bush]
"Here boy, oh, you're a good boy
You've come home
You've come home
You've come home."
Lake Tahoe Q&A
Who wrote Lake Tahoe's ?
Lake Tahoe was written by Kate Bush.
Who produced Lake Tahoe's ?
Lake Tahoe was produced by Kate Bush.
When did Kate Bush release Lake Tahoe?
Kate Bush released Lake Tahoe on Mon Nov 21 2011.
What did Kate Bush say about "Lake Tahoe"?
It was because a friend told me about the story that goes with Lake Tahoe so it had to be set there. Apparently people occasionally see a woman who fell into the lake in the Victorian era who rises up and then disappears again. It is an incredibly cold lake so the idea, as I understand it, is that s...
Who are Stefan Roberts and Michael Wood?
They’re 2 friends of our’s who just have very beautiful voices, but quite unusual in that they sound quite sort of, em, I suppose a lot of people would think of early music. And I suppose I was trying to set up something that sounded a bit kind of haunting. So they would set up the narrative of the...