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04:40
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Words of ill infatuation looped in my head, oscillating into a din of pure sonic terror
Signals of distress, noise and hell; an existence of hurt,
burdened with the weight of the world
Screams and the shrill voice of anxiety pierce into the confines of my mind, splitting my skull with the most abrasive thoughts.
For the first time, I know what fear is
Boundaries abandoned
Dive into the wreck
Hyper-extended:
My spirit and my mind
Are not sound
Catharsis and purgation
Are my only options to survive
This attachment will kill me
Every day I’m left to decide whether or not I will concede to the confines of my mind
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I Am What I Always Was
03:45
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I am what I always was:
joyous and gleaming with the light of a thousand shimmering suns,
Leaving an ardent warmth in my wake
I give labor to my happiness, and all emotions from within
Stagnation and it’s romance with my mind
Remind me one day I will die and be a memory
For this world to look back on and cherish
One day I will tear through the blackness of doubt and coexist with joy and peace:
I can be happy
I am what I always was
Joyous and gleaming
With the light of a thousand suns
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(Instrumental)
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Impulses
04:25
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Dog-tired in August
Left two twins
Bitter on the concourse
Bright light and heat
Bounced off your glasses
Trauma spent on a life’s worth of mistakes
I’d rather peel my eyes open with a can-opener of perpetuated trauma
All I have is you and that is ok
Because no one likes to be alone
Here in this realm of sin we are just impulses
They run through my head and tell me that I am just flesh and blood
They run through my head and tell me that I am just bone and dream
Flesh and blood, bone and dream
Of a time when we were safe
I can hear your voice but I can’t see you
I can hear your words but I cannot embrace you here, and all my apologies mean nothing when I can’t be there
Dream of a time when we were safe
Make it our home, wish for that day
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Nina P
02:00
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I am here, and you are there
Yet it's like, I've known you my whole life
I won't let them hurt you anymore
This is the sound of love
I won't let them hurt you anymore
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