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The light is peeling off the shades from windows
We haven’t seen you for years
I want to say something and my voice gets caught
Underneath the great weight
My hand is on the mechanism, I didn’t want to let you in
Why are you staring at me?
I’ve been feeling I should ask a question,
But there are so many people outside
I don’t like this language, your communication is lost
When we don’t want to know something,
We pretend we didn’t hear it. Right?
It’s a little weird that your lips are moving right now,
There’s a little bit of blood coming from my ears
A telltale sign that something is off,
Now I remember why I hadn’t opened this window in years
A thousand familiar sensations, specks of pepper in my vision
I’ve been feeling I should just go to sleep,
But now there are so many people watching
Why do we wake up confused when you visit?
Why don’t you show yourself?
You sure are strange, and quiet,
And you came to visit me.
I couldn’t see you but I knew you were watching
Alright, we’ll just forget all of this ever happened.
That’s for the best.
Goodnight, goodbye, goodnight.
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2. |
Girl with Raccoon Eyes
04:58
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Erratic and unstable,
Yet keeping some semblance of rhythm amidst this chaos
The hammering thunderstorm at my back
The shrieking horrors painted by a raving lunatic
The white wonderful waves wash over me
And even though they tug me under I at least feel comforted
Knowing that someone came to watch
Bits of steel shred my forearms
Trying to protect my heart from that iron rosebush
When you’re bound with razor wire and crimson needles
They call that "still alive"
But there’s comfort in knowing
Someone came to watch
Someone came to watch my execution
I feel a baptism hit me in the face like a ton of bricks
Lungs burning despite the water rushing in to put out that fire
Any pain from my previous life is gone
In the distance someone plays the violin on top of white noise
Bubbles of oxygen burst inside my blood
A chain reaction dancing through my veins
And amidst a sweet roaring applause,
Over the sound of white noise, and violins, and a choir fit for the end of days
I part my lips, thinking only of you, to let the last of my life’s blood escape
Sweet hot vessels explode inside my brain
Past the firecrackers bursting in my retinas,
I can see my life flashing by like an old picture reel
And past that beautiful blue skies and fields of snow
Loving Judgment pulls me away in her gentle arms
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Maybe love and lullabies were enough
To put your mind at ease
Put you to sleep
But I’ve always wondered if death would be enough
To wake you up
Open your eyes? No, keep spinning around and around.
Around and around.
Roulette.
Red, Black, Zero.
Red, Black.
Zero.
I think I’ll take my chances on you.
I’ve got a half a dozen unsent letters in my left hand
They’re tied to my chest
They’re weighing me down
And now I’m out of breath.
Oh, Piper, tell me how it feels to lead us off the street,
To kill us in our sleep
To tear apart our dreams
I’ve learned the difference between black and red
I’ve tied this bottle to my hand
You’re dropping the match in
I’ve always known how it felt to burn up from the inside,
But I was wondering if you could tell me what it feels like
When you can no longer recognize the person you used to be
Would you even know what you lost?
Take this time to make a mental picture of everything you’ve ever known and loved.
I’m betting on zero and hoping that will be enough.
Open my eyes? No. I’ll keep spinning around and around.
Red, Black, Zero.
Red.
Black.
The shutter closes for good.
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4. |
Dressed in Nature
03:19
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Walk through the gate and take off your shoes
On this terrain you’ll feel the earth creeping up
Through the soles of your feet
Did you know this land is alive?
You can feel her curling around your toes
The song of this place is resonating in your bones
If you silence everything but your heartbeat
You can hear the chatter of the trees
You’ll know all of the things the flowers told me
Come on, unwind
There’s a place beyond that gate
A place where you can get away
Don’t leave, don’t leave, don’t leave
You already lost your key
There’s wind in my eyes and I’m chasing the starlight
Hand in hand we’ll burn up in the atmosphere
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Roman.se
03:37
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The smell of sulpher at my back,
Approaching this sacred altar
She’s not my Juliet,
But she drags me to the water
Kicking and fighting, when you try to scream
The taste of saltwater fills your mouth
Your nostrils, your lungs,
I’m on my way home, I’m on my way home
Right here I can’t tell up from down,
Or dark from light,
Tumbling into the black abyss that blocks out all my sight
Steady now,
Imagine the sea life all around you
There’s a vibration in the air, some kind of harmony
What I thought was cacophony is truly welcoming me
All I smell is bleach but the sulpher is gone
I finally open my eyes to a brand new dawn
A long hollow note extends through the deep
My new life will begin, just as soon as I sleep
Matter of perspective, I found what I was looking for
Now I’m on my way home,
I’m on my way home
Swallow me whole, I’m on my way home
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