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dance
03:34
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dance with me in the living room
turn the lights low
turn up the music
ooo I know you can use it to undo me ya
inside of me your world turns
in your eyes I see the universe
quench your thirst I get free
I can make you hurt if you say please
takes energy
and time
and our attention
takes energy
and time
and our attention
gotta keep my heart open
don’t wanna close it, close it
gotta keep my heart open
don’t wanna to close it, close it
walk with me on this rainy night
almost spring time
under the pink lights on the clouds
the city sounds are all around us now
us now
us now
what does it really matter when it all comes down?
and it’s all coming down as we get wetter ya
takes energy
and time
and our attention
takes energy
and time
and our attention
gotta keep my heart open
don’t wanna close it, close it
gotta keep my heart open
don’t wanna to close it, close it
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2. |
tiny waves
03:21
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I can dig it out
if you want me to
with my dirty fingers
will you take the bet?
I want to linger
I do it all for you
I want a little bit more
it ain't over yet
if I hold back
until you let them win
am I the better man?
no one cares
or just a cynic
so just bite your lip
with a slippery grin
and do the dare
oh go home
show me where your love went
baby you’re too old to try and fake it now
show me where your love went
gotta let go of what’s weighing you down.
show me where your love went
I wake up
is it morning?
with lines on my face
it’s too early
so hard I scrub
where did we go last night
why must they stay?
in our dreams
in the tub
now I’m on my feet
twice a day
and every step I take
just a mermaid
wish for my wings
alone in a tank
how they’d never break
oh tiny waves
show me where your love went
whisk me away from the pain
show me where your love went
my remains fading in space
show me where your love went
oh
and if I follow in the footsteps of my mother
time goes by
will I arrive?
can’t stop it
someday
no matter how hard I try
but if I’m walking the roads
time goes by
that my fathers did
can’t stop it
will I forget why I came?
no matter how hard I try
time goes by
give em no reason to stay
can’t stop it
no matter how hard I try
time goes by
if we never fight
is there such a thing?
will we get it right?
to be a human being
will we let it go?
to love someone else
give over control
beyond the self
oh take me home
show me where your love is
promise to drive slow down the long river road
show me where your love is
I let the wind blow in through my open window
show me where your love is
and in this moment I awoke
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3. |
or love
04:33
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come through
come through
won’t you?
crack my door open
to the truth, ya
then gimme more of it
all this shame I’ve carried
all the pain I’ve buried
oh and my body oh gets scared
ya my body oh gets scared
so slow it down
turn the dial down
feel the ground
and breathe with me
call them around
ohh
can you feel them now?
the sky surrounds
the earth beneath
ohh
all our little ones
each generation can
so dear
we need to grow them up
expand beyond
it’s cuz of us they’re here
how far we’ve come
will we teach them fear or love?
still trying to find home
teach them fear or love
do we teach them fear or love?
in our touch
teach them fear or love
in our gaze
teach them fear or love
our Bodies
teach them fear or love
how we play
teach them fear or love
it’s in our touch
teach them fear or love
in our gaze
teach them fear or love
what do you see?
what do I see?
what do we see?
I shake and shake
as my bottom lip begins to tremble
then I break down
before I reassemble
weaving streaming of light
through the fabric of life
who comes through?
as I rise
new
before your eyes
bew
before your eyes
all our little ones
each generation can
so dear
we need to grow them up
expand beyond
it’s cuz of us they’re here
how far we’ve come
will we teach them fear or love?
still trying to find home
teach them fear or love
do we teach them fear or love?
in our touch
teach them fear or love
in our gaze
teach them fear or love
our Bodies
teach them fear or love
how we play
teach them fear or love
it’s in our touch
teach them fear or love
in our gaze
teach them fear or love
what do you see?
what do I see?
what do we see?
come through
come through
won’t you?
crack my door open
to the truth, ya
then gimme more of it
all this shame I’ve carried
all the pain I’ve buried
oh and my body oh gets scared
ya my body oh gets scared
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4. |
wind + rain
05:06
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let the dance begin
all you need to know is
playing with, not against
down below
in context our best defense
all you need to know is
is to check an be
down below
checked
in the wind oh
and in the rain oh
in the wind oh
and in the rain oh
here I stand oh
and here I pray oo
here I stand oh
and here I pray oo
Grandmother oh
I sing for you oh
Grandmother oh
I sing for you oh
Grandfather oh
I sing for you ooo
Grandfather oh
I sing for you ooo
come to me oh
and show the way oh
come to me oh
and show the way oh
help me breath
for another day
help me eat
for another day
spilling drinks with the family
the unseen
where we’re eaten
as we feast
bite back
strike the match
let the bombs crack
have a laugh
it’s the real real
when we feel feel
it’s the real real
when we feel feel
all you need to know is
down below
all you need to know is
down below
unburden the baby
what goes down
unburden the mother
down is up
unburden the father oh
straight is round
unburden the brother
you know what
unburden the sister oh
we go on
unburden the other
we come in
call in the tricksters oh
and we die die die
to unburden the lovers
to begin
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5. |
the well
06:31
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where are you
where were you
where are you
where were you…
you’ll find love in the valley
o’er these storming hills
there the rivers flow with the moon light
and the old songs echo through the wells
oo the medicine
I can take it, you’ll never break me
oh how it flows again
I can take it, you’ll never break me
oo the medicine
I can take it, you’ll never break me
oh how it flows again
I can take it, you’ll never break me
you know better than this
don’t let em in
you’re gonna fuck up your life
and there you go spinning around on a lie
just swimming in
the damn goes down
you’re drowning like a little bitch…
you’ll find love in the valley
o’er these storming hills
there the rivers flow with the moon light
and the old songs echo through the wells
tell me to get on my knees
I prayer your heels sets me free
yes Sir, if you please
gimme what I need to eat
hold my neck to the floor
so I can smell the earth
make me beg you for more
until I eat the dirt
as my ghost wail and howl
as my bones clack
pin me down
as I meet your smack
and ring them out
as the walls crack
til my tears
and the currents splash
fill the room
oh the medicine
all these years
oh how it flows again
where were you
in all directions
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6. |
myst
04:49
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your love is like the summer rain
that’s evaporating now
so clear was your face
how you’re pixelating out
I want to wish you away
and be done waiting
for another betraying
oh it’s always the same thing
all in time
or is it
could it be different this time?
between you and I
my love is like the big lake
with the northern winds
swelling my waves
I want to kiss you like the myst
on a storming day
feel me crash against your cliffs
then break away
into my waters you go
and when the snow falls heavy on the branches all around you
just your breath the forest will hear
they say there’s a fire burning somewhere in the darkness
becomes the sun for all who near
let it be you
I don’t want to live in the fantasy
let it be you who I love
of you and me
is it over?
when will you come to terms with
here I am
this life is the one you’ve been given
on the horizon, the setting sun
and let the world in a little more
shining on your shore
or is it
could it be different this time?
between you and I
your love is like the summer rain
my love is like the big lake
that’s evaporating now
with the northern winds
so clear was your face
swelling my waves
how you’re pixelating out
I want to wish you away
I want to kiss you like the myst
and be done waiting
on a storming day
for another betraying
feel me crash against your cliffs
oh it’s always the same thing
then break away
or is it
could it be different this time?
between you and I
and when the snow falls heavy on the branches all around you
just your breath the forest will hear
they say there’s a fire burning somewhere in the darkness
becomes the sun for all who near
let it be you
I don’t want to live in the fantasy
let it be you who I love
of you and me
is it over?
when will you come to terms with
here I am
this life is the one you’ve been given
on the horizon, the setting sun
and let the world in a little more
shining on your shore
or is it
could it be different this time?
between you and I
your love is like the summer rain
my love is like the big lake
that’s evaporating now
with the northern winds
so clear was your face
swelling my waves
how you’re pixelating out
I want to wish you away
I want to kiss you like the myst
and be done waiting
on a storming day
for another betraying
feel me crash against your cliffs
oh it’s always the same thing
then break away
or is it
could it be different this time?
between you and I
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7. |
stardust
07:46
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rocks and bones and river stones
rocks and bones and river stones
rocks and bones and river stones
stardust stardust falling
stardust stardust fallen
stardust stardust falling
stardust stardust fallen
follow me down
in the mud
with the worms
let’s be foundations of love
beneath mountains of hurt
let’s crawl like hidden bugs
with beetles flying above
we’re tectonic plates
oh how we wait to erupt
can we die now
before we die
by bleeding out
give our bodies to the ground
here where we lie
and pray we sprout
wailing wailing
our tears fall as rain drops
we are wailing wailing
our tears fall as rain drops
I got a mixing in my belly
you got a nose for the smelly
come put your fingers in my bowl
my sweaty hair salty like the seaweed
your hungry stare, swear it’s gonna eat me
oh dear this feeling is so old
come put your pain and fear in my oven
and then get near and queer with our loving
so we can deal with what we’ve been told
these false beliefs didn’t set us free
so here we are rollin round in the weeds of we
asking what’s it mean to feel whole
and how do we get home
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8. |
braid
03:51
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can I braid your hair
will you let me love you
with the fear still here
do you really want to?
and the crickets by the lake
what do they say?
in the vastness of space
it’s the gravity we make
that we can hold onto
I want to live like us running in the rain
with sweat on our skin
and blood in our veins
as the world’s going insane
I know that you can relate
I see it in your gaze
I didn’t give up on all this is
I’ve learned how my love is so generous
it’s the back of your neck
listening to your sound art
it’s the feel of my breath
fogging up your car
and this nighttime breath
has me dreaming we go skating
through the sycamore leaves
let them cover up our faces
call out my name like an echo across the lake
is is ever too late to be so awake
as the world’s going insane
it’s all these choices we make
it’s what we create
in the mythic life
we die to never die
we fly behind our eyes
into the light
the fire glistening
it’s our time to shine
become a blinding sight
late into the night
as we dive, we dance and sing
can I braid your hair?
will you let me love you?
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9. |
sacred mountain
05:13
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can you feel the echo
echo in our ashes
as the wild prairie grasses
are dancing over our bones
we’re the bloom and decay
we’re the waves rolling and crashing
we’re the thunder flashing
and the mushroom people coming out to play
do you smell the morning dew
with sun peaking through
falling on this dry earth
do you hear the birds chirping
at the first light
of a new day’s birth
have you seen the stars at night
in open sky
without any towns around
oh it all be found
what you’re looking for
if you go explore
the deep dark inner forest
and become the sound
of it all coming down
before us
now
Holy Shimmering
Moving Shifter of Shapes
Glorious Glimmer
we’re but illusions
we can only change
we’re making / we’re breaking
we’re creating
playing in space and time
giving while taking
we live and die
Sacred Mountain
will you come close?
say hello
let the sound flow
through your bones
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10. |
dream
02:54
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sweet dream my love
I’ll see you on the other side
as your body drops
into the dark realm of night
where the stars will catch you
and hold you in their arms
how I long to greet you
again at the dawn
here we are
together now
before we part
as time goes by
we say goodbye
to the day
and hello to the night
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Scinnlaece Minneapolis, Minnesota
Scinnlæce means "witch", or "veiled healer", in Old English.
I chose this name for my artistic project, because I am a
witchy healer person of northwestern European descent, connected to the unseen worlds.
You can also find me at: www.portiarichardson.love
Thank you for your support. xo
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