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Sometimes
01:24
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When I depart from the velvety blackness of slumber, my whole home hurts.
The doorways hurt.
The curtains hurt.
The sagging window frame from which I listlessly loom under hurts.
I look out into the street.
People going about their lives.
Walking their dogs.
Riding their bikes.
Everyone has a place here.
Only I do not know where my place is.
For now it is under the window frame.
Adorned with paper ghost garlands.
I clothe myself.
I can no longer bend as I could when I was young.
My clothes hurt.
I itch and ache and stink of sweat.
My skin is infected.
I do not shower because I am afraid of the bathroom.
I am haunted by faces when I try to close my eyes.
Sometimes they sear their terrifying eyes into my mirror.
I do not like what I see, so I no longer look.
I do not know what my face looks like anymore.
My reflection hurts and it wants to hurt me.
My walk to work hurts.
The breeze hurts and so do the people passing by.
I turn my face from them, for I am ugly.
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Without
01:04
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Without you, I am nothing
Love starved, and stagnant
Without you, I am gone
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Citrus Trees
01:47
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Here in this realm of sin
I rot in the sun like spoiled fruit
Oranges and lemons
Pave the road to salvation
And one day I will taste it
Blossoms and figs adorn the trees
And birds fly free, just as I wish
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Matylda
02:32
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Gentle swells of distant promises
Holding them dear to me
Like fireflies in the palms of my hands
In my evenings you rise
And in my mornings you sleep
It is amazing how I know you so well
Without knowing you at all
Countless times of sharing and nurturing
I am forever grateful for the time that we spend together
You are a very valuable part of this world that we share together
And I hope you never forget that
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Love Is The Only Way Out
00:35
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Love is the only way out
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Aching
00:23
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I am not who i used to be
I am not your son
One day you will ache how I ache
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Ineffable
02:38
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I love you and one day it will all be ok
I will let you rest your ruined head here
Because I know you would do the same
I miss you
And now I truly know what it means to be βineffableβ
I truly know what it means to be yours
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