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In the 1970s, a man murdered 10 members of his family at a farm in Hope Forest, South Australia. He received just 8 years in prison for his crimes.

Shortly after the incident, unaware, my mother and her family moved into the same homestead.

This is a true story.

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Our mum’s moved us into a house where the tableware’s alive
It throws itself across the room but she says we’re telling lies
A storm of insects plagued the room but it’s coincidence
It’s got to be the neighbour man, won’t betray his confidence

There’s click click bugs and drip drip sounds within this place of mine
I’m five years old and it makes no sense, I am terrified

He said, ‘My beloved, I swear to God, she’s with another man
That son of a bitch reached in to feed and tore away my hand
With screaming voices in my head and that look upon her face
I write my will, my testament, the devil takes her place

There’s nine of them left in the house between me and the door
I count them off, one by one, as they fall down to the floor
I call the doctor, a silent voice, Bacardi at my side
I loved them too much, I couldn’t leave, I had to watch them die’.

I swallow down the nausea and turn to the result
Eight years passed and he’s free again, his crime somehow absolved
The rats in the walls crawling like my hands towards the door
Get me out of this accursed house, I can’t live here anymore

So I will smile in passing at those who I hold dear
And hope that my life is worth more than just one year.

credits

from The Isolation Singles, track released May 1, 2020
Music and lyrics by Yasmin de Laine

Yasmin de Laine - voice, guitar
George Carpenter - drums, percussion, organ
Jayke Maddison - bass, guitar

Produced and mixed by George Carpenter at Woodstock Studios and The Aviary Studios

Mastered by Matthew Redlich

Cover image - family photo supplied by my grandmother

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YASMIN DE LAINE Melbourne, Australia

Yasmin de Laine conjures an eerie mix of swamp-blues and gothic alt-rock, reinvigorating the tradition of murder ballads and taking inspiration from her rural upbringing.

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