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Flatline
03:29
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how will you know
when your world is on fire
how will you cope
when your world is on fire
unkempt, undressed
are you tender, are you wild
steadfast unrest
are you tender, are you wild
are you flatline
you’re flatline, you’ve been flatline this whole time
is it so bad
is it a pulse behind the eyes
you won’t see red
but you might forget what it feels like when you’re
flatline
you’re flatline, you’ve been flatline this whole time
asleep but awake
there’s no give there’s no (take)
telling are you restless are you mild
tell me when you’re breathless and unbound
are you tender, are you wild
are you tender
are you
flatline
you’re flatline
flatline
you’ve been flatline this whole time
it’s all in your head
you’re a sleepless kind of quiet
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2. |
Lost in the Finding
03:08
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fractured & splintering
I left silver wings
to go swim deep
to get lost in the finding, or found in the losing
sit down beside me
do you remember that morning
yes, in pieces- the buildings
the fog above our steps
city blocks, the brittleness
of not knowing
are we lost in the finding, or found in the losing
do your wings float
on air or water
are you
landing?
are you well, are you with me?
can I swim out beside thee?
do you know you can trust me -
we’ll go back to the shallows
and all these figments & specters,
the fractures & splinters,
and the fragments of vision,
the shore in remission
return
to you
whole
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3. |
In Orbit
03:19
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your mouth is two crescent moons
they wane & wax against my skin
on the move, gone to soon to
stay still, or sleep till noon
laying flat / across your bed / pulled from space into / an orbit round you
floating in your shallow tides
a satellite, held aloft
show me where your skin is soft, oh
show me how your legs uncross
lying flat / on your back / your shell intact / a crab at best
to pull me under / you must dive deep
so hold your breath / until the bottom's reached
your eyes brood as new dark moons do
passing thru the night
cover them, & your head
strangers to the light
swim deep / sink into / your dreams awakening / when your mind is quiet
I’ve seen you / in the soft reflected light / your nakedness against the blue / your shell cast aside
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4. |
Take it Easy
02:21
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my head is full of fever dreams
that aren’t about you
but just the same i’ll struggle
to explain
what it means to be
someone in this way
they tell me to take it easy
i am weighted
i am cursed
i’m not stable, just well rehearsed
and i won’t stumble
and i won’t sway
on what it means to be
someone who’s this way
don’t tell me to take it easy
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5. |
Mississippi
04:10
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I was swallowed by the mouth of the river
I let my worries wash ashore
floating out in those wide winding currents
said I won’t hunt that dream anymore
no I won’t hunt that dream anymore
you crept into my heart like an ivy
an oak with spanish moss
& no it’s not only the city that’s sinking
but you don’t fear the loss-
you just keep rolling along
how you’ve carried me down with the drifting & wandering
to where the air is thick & still
time could spread its arms to surround me
I’m caught as you freely flow
engulfed in yr open coasts
so let me lay by you one more night here in limbo
between the swamp & the sea
reveling where the sun lives in winter
how the glitter, the gold & shine
crowd the streets
oh, mississippi-
how I’ve combed your edges
like fingers through a lover’s hair
now I am tangled
in awe of your ending
so I’ll pour my excesses in
till I forget where we
begin
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6. |
Swallow Me Whole
02:29
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i dug deep to find you
are you where i want to be?
i don’t know love or try to
tell you i am what you need
my heart thaws just to refreeze
when you’ll say everything
swallow me whole
i could take or leave you
now it’s getting hard to breathe
affection lost with time to seethe
shake the rain from my hair
vision fogged with heavy sighs
now wipe the sorrow from your eyes
i took time to think and
i spoke my mind when
i felt everything
i left a (w)hole
lot of mess
sugar coating makes you sour
do you feel rotten to the core
i’ll take your hands however worn
who can tame this raging fire
a fight like blisters on my skin
to find me burnt out from within
i know everything you could imply
i need time to think
to(o) empty inside
when you’ll say everything
nothing’s implied
so brusque
and
candidly
swallow me whole
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7. |
Gaslight
03:33
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harmless
was it harmless when i showed up
harmless
were you harmless when i showed up
reckless
am i reckless when we’re close up
reckless
you call me reckless, say you’re torn up
so say you
honest
was i honest in the gaslight
honest
can i be honest in your gaslight
you’re blameless
i could play dead and say it’s alright
you’re blameless
so i play dead and say it’s alright
so say you
so say you cared for me
you’d say i was the selfish one
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8. |
Olive Branch
04:50
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says the raven to the dove, what can you tell me of love?
should I stay, or go?
says the dove to the raven, can you be my safe haven?
there is no land here
& I have no place to stand- I’ll circle back again
says the raven to the dove, what can you tell me of love?
is it yes, or no?
says the dove to the raven, I would be your darling baby
but there is no land here
will I see land again?
I have no olive branch
the fountains of the great deep burst forth
the sky broke apart
so are you blameless in your age, a flood to bring an end
to these days
do you regret that you were made, a breath of life to change you
in your ways
until you find land again
so says the raven to the dove, have you seen the sky above?
is it falling down?
says the dove to the raven, anything you love’s worth saving
but I can’t lift up the sky for you
when the fountains of the great deep burst forth
a rain to wash away the broken parts
so says the raven to the dove, what can you tell me of love?
will you stay, or go?
says the dove to the raven, I can’t be your safe haven
I will not return anymore
there is no
promised land & I have no
olive branch
there is no
promised land, no I have
no olive branch
I have no place to stand
I’ll circle back again --
There is no promised land
I have no olive branch
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9. |
The Space Between
01:59
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i don’t dream anymore
i won’t lay my head
i can’t let me down easy
i keep my feet off the floor
when i’m riding my high and i can’t
let me down easy, i won’t
let me down easy, but
i’ll take my time to savor
am i slipping?
can i fall through the cracks can i
let me down easy
is it tide, is it fire
it’s the way i move on and i can’t
let me down easy, i won’t
let me down easy, but
i’ll take my time to savor
the space between
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10. |
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light / out your east window
as the earth dips and turns slow
how heavy things do move
in the light / out your in east window
no I don’t know, nor do I need to
what to make of the shapes or the shadows
of heavy things that move
like a river rushing through
and I- I move, too
to the light / out your east window
it is soft from stars that burned out long ago
to write / how we’ll spin below
beneath a sky that does end somehow
where the heavy things do move
a calm abiding truth
and silently
silently, I have changed
a death
a desert
counting days till rain
while the light / from the west it glows
first scattered bright, then dims and dances
low across the land / that is scarred, that erupts
that is carved with time
that dries out, that is dust
from heavy things once moving
a river rushed through me
now dry
I remain
a canyon
marked from what before came
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Sister Species Minneapolis, Minnesota
mpls-based chamber pop septet
Fronted by accordionist/songwriter Emily Kastrul, chamber-
pop septet Sister Species is known for their thoughtful, dynamic arrangements and opulent three-part trumpet harmonies.
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