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See Me Safe (SingerSongwriter PopRock)

by Pete Murphy

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1.
Maria 04:32
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
2.
Duality 03:37
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
Epiphanies 04:45
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
7.
See Me Safe 03:20
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
8.
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
9.
Francis 04:23
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
10.
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...
11.
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
12.
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....

about

See Me Safe was conceived at the Moth Club in Hackney, London, in November 17th 2019. Maria Mckee played an acoustic show, and I travelled down from Birmingham. I hadn't seen Maria since, I think, 2006. The Moth Club performance was just as vital, beautiful, and passionate as the first time I saw her many years ago.
A greyhound on the stage. A room full of people from different walks of life, joined together by universal melodies, universal sentiments. Nothing Sweeter.

This album is inspired by and dedicated to Maria.
Her music, her passions, her influences, and the people she supports and fights for every single day.

I wrote the entire album in seven days, during a period of ill health... coughing and spluttering, wheezing, blocked nose, dizzy spells, along with some pretty heavy medication withdrawl. Frantic, stream of conscious lyric writing, random piano key hitting, acoustic guitar writing through the sleepless nights of coughing fits. The recording and mixing took another four weeks, still with coughing and generally feeling rough. It contains songs and melodies that I'm very proud of, even if my production lacks the skill to present those songs in their best light.
I ended up keeping some of the vocals from when I was really ill. They're not pitch perfect, they are rough and struggling in places, but they are 'of the moment'.

It's not all about Maria. The writing veered off in numerous directions, including tales of childhood church leaders turned child abusers, political treachery, coming to terms with mortality, domestic violence, a touch of Shadenfreude, death and new life.

50% off all profits from sales of the album will be donated to Maria's 'See Me Safe FFS Fund', which helps to fund facial feminization surgery for trans individuals.
For more info on See Me Safe, visit the Go Fund Me page ( uk.gofundme.com/f/1lu3zwtd2o?fbclid=IwAR2FlXZ2udltHdOiiukohHC1k3LAEi0wAdmYkezDcqF6Fjc_ibPiJ8bTzcM ), or search for See Me Safe FFS or @thisismariamckee on Instagram.

I don't have much money to donate to the causes that I believe in, and I'm not great at the singing, playing, recording / engineering, but I think I can write a decent melody, and hopefully this album can raise at least a little awareness for See Me Safe FFS. I don't do this to try to promote myself. I have no fame related aspirations. I have no interest in touring the world. Yeah, it would be nice to have a few more fans, but that's not the goal behind this album.
It is a gift, a mark of respect. I hope you enjoy it.

credits

released January 11, 2020

All words, music, recording, mixing, and mastering by Pete Murphy
except...
Epiphanies by Pete Murphy and Ergo Phizmiz

Thank you -

Maria McKee, for 25+ years of inspiration, and for your strength, kindness, and putting love out into a world that needs it (Instagram @thisismariamckee)
Ergo Phizmiz - for THE WORD, and for everything else ( ergophizmiz.hotglue.me )
Lynsey Murphy
Suzanne Cooper Morris

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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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