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Maria
04:32
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She moves with honesty and grace
And stands up for the broken souls
She is elegant and brave
In the face of ever shifting roles
I get lost in her skirts
The stripes and the curves
Of empathy
I have much to learn
But she helps me make the preparations for my journey
Maria
Accusations of
An agenda of gender
An agenda of gender
But the only agenda is see
Is the love of family
Urthona
Enitharmon
Earthly giver
Of fierce protection
Maria
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Duality
03:37
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Scissors cut stitch by stitch
And separate the twins
One a lover, one a witch
Neither comfort in their skin
Parallels between their worlds
Damned eternal if you do or if you don't
Hidden underneath the wings
Of a broken bird
They are separate and all alone now
Glue repairs and heals the rift
Brings an unexpected union
Still, their passions are adrift
Told by runes in decades gone
Parallels between their worlds
Damned eternal if you do or if you don't
Hidden underneath the wings
Of a broken bird
They are separate and all alone now
One an empath, one can wish
A deep chasm exists, between the sorrow and the bliss
Can this love be re-stitched?
Or will duality
Always be our reality?
Parallels between their worlds
Damned eternal if you do or if you don't
Hidden underneath the wings
Of a broken bird
They are separate and all alone now
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Your confidence compounds my insecurity
Every day a mini suicide shatters me
Less waking hours
I no longer want to feel the breeze upon my face
I was born to follow even though I always want to lead
I'm taking notes on paper that will never be seen
My pen is a pin pricked finger
Lays down all the thoughts that linger in my addled brain
This is my last will and testament of shame
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Stitches In Clay
04:03
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Age old potter's wheel
Powder dust human race
Crumble from within, as
The rust forms heavy on my face
I'm decaying matter
Like leaves that once were vibrant green
Now greying and ashen
I'll soon be carried on the breeze
Forgotten for eternity
Stitches in clay
A temporary fix
A plaster on a wound
That will never heal
Standing in the way
Holding up the falling bricks
Is something that
A child should never have to do
A choke hold Friday eve
The cobwebs catching in my throat
The witnesses are young, and
Too afraid for leaving home
Stand up for the bruised
And fight against misogyny
Its hard to learn not to forgive, when
Domesticated violently
But you have more options than you see
Stitches in clay
A temporary fix
A plaster on a wound
That will never heal
Standing in the way
Holding up the falling bricks
Is something that
A child should never have to do
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I walk in time
Metronomic
Hypnotic
Avoiding the cracks
In her pavement of skin
Ever destructive
The tempo is slowing
A new rhythm disrupts the flow
And shifts the octave
Walking time
I don't know the year
Distorted lines
In the fabric of nature
Ever destructive
The tempo is slowing
A new rhythm disrupts the flow
And shifts the octave
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Epiphanies
04:45
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I've never lost a set of keys
But I've found more locks than I can handle
Placid futures, sure escapes
Are now looking less likely
Epiphanies are circling overhead
Just out of reach
A banshee on the breeze
Sighs a million moons
She decries and then decrees
A divine order
I've never won a willing heart
But I've wasted every opportunity
Warming fires, healing scars
Are now calling out to me
Epiphanies are circling overhead
Just out of reach
A banshee on the breeze
Sighs a million moons
She decries and then decrees
A divine order
Things are not important
But I live like a contortionist
In constant twists and turns
Some things are lived, not learned
Epiphanies are circling overhead
Just out of reach
A banshee on the breeze
Sighs a million moons
She decries and then decrees
A divine order
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See Me Safe
03:20
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I know you'll see me safe
In this I've always had faith
Despite dysphoria and rage
There is a mirror somewhere that will love me
And in return you'll see me brave
For the first time
In my life
There are new roads to pave
And when I'm stronger I'll return the love you gave
I know you'll always see me safe
You're the one who helped me escape
The room of two sided shapes
There's a lover somewhere who will protect me
And in return you'll see me brave
For the first time
In my life
There are new roads to pave
And when I'm stronger I'll return the love you gave
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Carrion Birds
03:46
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They remove my skin and bones
Muscle and vital organs
And leave a central nervous system decaying in the rain
The healing aloe cannot help to soothe the burning
What was left exposed was my sadness and my shame
The Carrion birds, they swoop down
Like ancient strings unwound
No words can be deciphered, as
They overrun this town
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Francis
04:23
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There's only so much I can take
While rooted in this permanence
The pain required to stay awake
Isn't worth the new experience
You transcend the jury, with
Religious imagery
It only strengthens the bond
Between right and wrong
Francis, you're the antithesis of a love song
There's nothing more that I can say
When it's faith before truth every time
I can't keep the beast at bay
A thousand clocks in sync, but none of them are mine
You ignite the crosses
With salvation promises
They only speak to your dishonesty
Your pious incantations
Your righteous indignation
Francis, they are lost on me
I doubt you'll ever repent
Your faith was just a means to an end
To assist the deceit
Of a sinner, and a cheat
I renounce the jury
These religious allegories
Wore thin long ago
Oh, Francis
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I Stood And Stared
03:33
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I stood and stared as the world fell down around you
The angel girls in bunched up skirts
Sprinkled confetti of pity
All over your head
And the rain laughed an ocean
All over your wedding day
Like Gepetto and Pinocchio
The lies were left to grow, and
I've tried so many times
To give you ladders
But you always choose the vines
Now...
Shadenfreude, this is murder...
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11. |
Nothing Sweeter
04:03
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A greyhound on the stage
These transformed moths repel the flames
There's a spectacle before us
Of passion like we've never seen
A piano deep encased
Inside songs of love and pain
A bared soul gives more than
We could ever ask for
Nothing sweeter than
A universal melody
Words of love, acceptance, truth, and honesty
Nothing sweeter than a universal sentiment
Described in ways you've never heard before
Oxide captured dreams
And kodak flashing beams
Of light
To help our fading memories
When we get older
Experience is shared
Amongst the faithful and the scared
For time is passing faster than
We can measure
Nothing sweeter than
A universal melody
Words of love, acceptance, truth, and honesty
Nothing sweeter than a universal sentiment
Described in such a way, as never heard before
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12. |
Crossing Over
01:30
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Be with me at the last breath
Sing a lullaby to permanent sleep
A morphine celebration
Swimming in confusion and grief
Crossing over
I've outstayed my welcome
Crossing over....
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Pete Murphy Birmingham, UK
Pete Murphy, UK songwriter. I make unpopular music in numerous styles... everything recorded, performed, mixed, and mastered by me in a tiny corner of the lounge in my house. Avant pop, experimental, electronic, techno, solo jazzy piano, techno jazz, rock, musicals, sound art, comedy, and more... ... more
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