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Bittersweet
01:47
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It’s
the circular
momentum
of universes
that collide
and let us be
whatever
we ever wanted
to be
It’s happy
yet we
are not complete,
it’s funny,
maybe, you could say
it’s a little bit
bittersweet
It’s a little bit
bittersweet
Is it sad?
It’s a little bit
bittersweet
It’s a little bit
bittersweet
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2. |
Run Away
02:16
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I have to run away
I have to run away
I need to run away
I need to run away
From
my own feelings,
from the silence that keeps me awake,
from the numbness,
from the future,
from the memories we failed to create
I have to run away
I have to run away
I need to run away
I need to run away
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Emily's Suite
02:52
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Emily is trapped
inside the waiting room
patiently expecting
for her new soul to bloom
Water heater broken,
hearts that feel no pain,
people shouting omens
from futures so mundane
Emily is afraid
Emily is afraid
Emily is inspired,
wants to sing a song
but her voice is tired
and her soul feels wrong
Gender bender whirlpool,
doubts without control,
endless sharp vestibules
of fears kneading a goal
Emily is unmade
Emily is unmade
(Piano suite)
Emily is me
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4. |
I Need U
02:26
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I need you to stay,
need you to say:
I need you too
I need you to stay,
need you to say:
I need you too
And
eighteen months was too much
to stay in my small hell
otherwise known as the main room of my house
And
the walls asked for you
while I taped the curtains
and the fan will just never run anymore
I need you to stay,
need you to say:
I need you too
I need you to stay,
need you to say:
I need you too
And
everyone’s screaming
for the end of all things,
yet we are all forbidden from not going to work
Last year felt just like a century
Last night all ghosts carried aspirins
Last meal was just wood and glycerin
Last me cried while thinking that
I need you to stay,
need you to say:
I need you too
I need you to stay,
need you to say:
I need you too
I need you to stay,
need you to say:
I need you too
I need you to stay,
need you to say:
I need you too
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Every day
the same corporate gay parade
that says that we are “valid”
Yet when hate
shows up at our door, they just say
“Why are y’all so livid?”
Maybe there’s not much to say,
maybe we are fading away
Every day
the same broken record that says
that I can’t be here
And deep down
all I want is to be a bird,
a bard or a heathen
Maybe there’s not much to say,
maybe we are fading away
Maybe there’s not much to say,
maybe we are fading away
(Piano bridge)
Every day
I wake up feeling the weight
of those who departed
And your soul
slowly slips ‘way from my heart,
your presence, distorted
Maybe there’s not much to say,
maybe we are fading away
Maybe there’s not much to say,
maybe we are fading away
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Christmas
02:30
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It is time for us
to gather ‘round
the dying tree
And the night is young,
and the snow is white,
but you are not here
And
while I’m lying on the floor
somebody else is living my dream
And
while I’m weeping on the floor
somebody else is living my dream
(…from the world of tomorrow)
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Ambient Dreams
03:06
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Every time I look ‘round—
Can’t give myself up
I don’t know,
how else should I say it?
For you
there’s no realm
where this nightmare comes true
And when feeling lonely
don’t kick yourself down,
if you are sad
don’t run from the problem,
it’s late
and the fade
will not see itself out.
Ambient dreams
from the world
of tomorrow
There’s no pain,
there’s no love,
there’s no sorrow
In between my darkness—
Just cannot wake up
Every soul
gets drained from its colour
and blue
is the world
of the wish that went through
…of tomorrow
There’s no pain,
there’s no love,
there’s no sorrow
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8. |
Waking Up
03:14
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I’m waking up to my new life,
I feel like
I know the script
I
can barely speak
I don’t know
if I’m lying up or
down’s how my soul feels,
why do I cry
if I’m fine?
I’m waking up to my new life,
my swan song
is not quite here
And with new hopes for tomorrow
my fresh soul
sheds ‘way its fears
And
deep in my heart
all my dreams
melt and pry
open
a new disguise—
Who do I want to be?
And all my doubts
flourish
Am I a dream?
Or a bard?
Or a heathen?
Or just a mask
that conceals what I feel?
I’m waking up to my new life,
and I hope
to see you there
If you can’t make it, don’t worry,
I’m sure that
we’ll meet again
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Ernesto Monasterio Buenos Aires, Argentina
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