This song is a single from Laleh's fifth album Colors.

I had a talk with the shadow and the light
fighting for me
they said put your tricks aside
and for once believe

how can I, I don't
I never did, I don't know how to
but when it's not enough to fight for me
I'm gonna wanna live and fight for you

just because it's black in the dark
doesn't mean there's no color
just because it's black in the dark
doesn't mean there's no color

I had a talk with the shadow and the light
oh, oh, looking at me
they said put your reason aside
and for once believe

how can I, I don't
I never did, I don't know how to
and if I ever stop believing in me
I know I always can believe in you

I pulled up my roots from the bottom I was caught in
I was caught in
and I had a talk with the shadow and the light
fighting for me

Listen to the album Colors on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1bRbhLV
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Laleh got the idea for this video when filmmaker Maceo Frost showed her a dance project, that he was involved in, to Laleh. The dance project is called HOLD, choreographed & directed by Erik Linghede. In this video Laleh, together with Erik and the amazing dancers Anton Borgström and Robin Sundberg, built the idea on "the shadow and the light fighting for me" as said in lyrics of the song. One of the dancers wears black clothes and the other one white, to portray a battle between light and darkness. The choreography is based on contact improvisation, popping and modern dance.

Laleh says:
As a musician, it has been incredibly fulfilling and above all absolutely wonderful to get to know the dancers and learn more about myself. We have tried to find a tone that neither leans against seduction or plastic, no, we have instead been looking for that other element that is so hard to find and portray. I hope we succeeded this time, but I will continue to explore more in future projects. Dance is magical.

Director: Laleh & Maceo Frost
DoP/Editing: Maceo Frost
Choreography: Erik Linghede
Dancers: Anton Borgström, Robin Sundberg
Tech/Line Producer: Fred Thustrup
Producer: Gustaf Thörn


More info about the project HOLD by Erik Linghede:
http://holdtheperformance.com/
   • HOLD - Official Trailer