1. |
Circle
04:24
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cast my circle in the dark night
step through the door and take flight
opened up like a rose covered in thorns
all my petals on the floor
in the fire I burn
in the smoke I rise
run with wild horses
with wolves I cry
through the woods I follow the light
in search of
why this life?
will I get it right?
will I survive?
I dive down, down I dive
on the tail of a whale I ride
on the wing of the phoenix I shine
on the breeze though the sweet sweet pines
close my eyes
who am I this time?
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2. |
Draft
03:31
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I come floating through your window
it was open
I was drawn in by the light
you must be dreaming I can fly
some say this road is a lonely one
I pray I'm strong enough
please don't let me run
bring me peace to release what is done
then come wake me up
to what I've begun
I come floating through your window
it was open
I was drawn in by the light
you must be dreaming I can fly
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3. |
The forest
04:24
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the forest will wilt like a bouquet
the rock revealed patiently waits
pious cries wail from a cage
the insects are dying
their bodies are piling in the cracks
they lie on their backs
beneath twisted legs
I've seen the moon through a telescope
my little heart heard an echo
and in shine the stars from beyond the glass
my little wind was a draft
so I banged against the wall like a chainsaw
I dove in the ocean and never dried off
I spread among the treetops like vapor in the morning
refracting the sun's iridescent glory
may my body be a mountain
may my mind be the sky
may my spirit be a fountain
beneath the ground a spring melts the ice
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4. |
We are the leaves fallen
03:25
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all I see is darkness
all I see is light filling my mind
all I hear my heart beating
all I hear is thunder breaking the sky outside
all I feel cold air
all I feel is warm skin under my hands, so bare
we dance
we are the leaves fallen
we decay beneath their feet
with the first frost of winter calling
until spring we sleep
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5. |
It's alright
07:41
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we go careening over the edge
you the darkness and I the depth
you the target and I the led
you the hurricane flooding my chest
you are a warrior lost on the road
and I am a fortress built of crumbling stone
you are the black mud from which my torns grow
and I am the course blood eroding your bones
I am the deep well that’s quenching your thirst
as you become warm rain crashing to earth
and I am a thunderhead gathering speed
and you are a geyser when you release
now that we’ve swallowed we must never confess
for the heart was built hollow to shelter our mess
with a tip of the bottles we rejoice and relapse
for you are my phantom and am your gasp
inevitable resistance
I let it soak in
I keep a proper distance
I get a quick high and split
I take the indirect route across the bridge
it’s alright
I tell myself it’s alright
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6. |
Bullet for my baby
04:01
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I take my baby down to the river’s edge
he’ll hit the ground as I put a gun to his head
and the light in his eyes will flicker and fade
as all of his lies make their escape
and the wind will howl and rattle the trees
as I kneel down and roll up my sleeves
and then he won’t come looking for me
I’ll be on the run living free
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7. |
Always
03:39
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funny how the times that we’ve had are long gone but they still come back
like the rolling down my car window as I climbed onto your lap
strange how time can stand still
and in the next breath it can all disappear
you always seem so real
you alway were surreal
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8. |
Open ocean
02:50
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I opened the ocean and floated to sea
melt the ice
I build a boat to swallow the beach
watch her rise
or did the waves pound against my face
as the ground pulled me down
am I locked in your rocky embrace
so i won’t wash away
and when the fish pick my bones
I begin to float
suspended the blue-green algae bloom
and with no one in sight
the whole world is finally mine
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9. |
Only love
03:40
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only love is inside of you
only love is inside of you
I come close as I lean in
let me die in your eyes
oh your smile is life
oh how bright your light
we’ve been here before my love
we’ve been here before
you know me and I know you
we’ve been here before my love
we’ve been here before
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10. |
Lone loon
03:31
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I’m marooned on an island intimately entwined in the night’s silence
I am the walking dead with no regrets like a friendly draft
the lone loon set against the sweet and eloquent darkness
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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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