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I want to respect the time that you haven’t communicated that you need
Away from me
So I chose to swim in the frozen lake of forgetting about you
So what I am I doing right now
I guess I’m boiling over
Biting my cracked nails on my way to absolutely nowhere
I’m crawling in circles on the tracks by the high school
A place I swore I’d never return to
My knees are bruised and still bleed
I didn’t need your help i just needed your honesty
‘Cause I can bandage myself up on my own
I hope that you can also respect the time that I haven’t communicated that I need
Away from you
Cause I’m singing my songs, breathing out smoke, lying on patches of clovers and daisies
Staring up into the mirror you call the night sky
As these mosquitoes eat me alive
Biting my cracked nails on my way to absolutely nowhere
I’m crawling in circles on the tracks by the high school
A place I swore I’d never return to
My knees are bruised and still bleed
I didn’t need your help i just needed your honesty
‘Cause I can bandage myself up on my own
x2
I want to respect the time that you haven’t communicated that you need
Away from me
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he never said no crows
05:02
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i’ve been tossing unsalted almonds all over the floor
to our friend, the crow that’s been knocking on our back door
Landlord said no pets but he never said no corvids
Landlord said no pets but he never said no crows
I proceeded to dry out like the Korean algae
that we ate for breakfast in this baking heat
And so we loosely got our shit together and committed to leaving out icy water
For the hummingbirds and the bees
To thank them for their chaotic harmonies
Guitar
So we danced to how nihilistic and miserable we had been feeling
About how we were youth navigating too many fucking things
And so we promised to ferment each other
in salty bodies of water
That’s how we watch each other grow
Fermenting each other to grow
Guitar
I lay my duffel bag of a body on our littered bed
Thanks for helping me unpack
All the rotting garbage inside
I promise I will return this favour back
But I need to crawl back into my shell
And escape
Someone throw me like a rock back into the depths of the sea
Let me sink
I’ll return to the shore soon I’m sure
That’s how we’ll see that I’ve grown
Fermenting each other to grow
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a reminder
05:11
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Let this be a reminder
That I need to drink more water
I’m boiling ginger this morning
The ocean magic was on the rocks
As I put my bleached hair under
My flesh was catching fire
Am I still boring
Youuuuu x2
Now I rush out on a wet walk
As I leave a suffocating trail of smoke
Like ginger I fall still and soaked
As the clouds start to flood
I drink all my blood
The breeze is my blanket
But you can have it
Oooooooh x4
I’m having a laugh with the sand
Stuck between my swollen toes
Licking salt off my numb hands
You know how I feel
You know how it goes
I’m walking on sea shells
Collecting your favourite pebbles
Over-overstimulated, over-overwhelmed
I’m counting our freckles
I feel so renewwwwwwwwwed
Ooooooooh
Let this be a reminder
That I need to drink more water
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forking around
01:50
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more about fermenting
04:39
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I’m not stale, I’m fermenting
I’ll taste even better as we age
They’ll share no words, cause most don’t listen
To the sage
Preserving zerself through debates
Tightly sealed, inside she’ll stay
Knowing to embrace the spices
and all the paste
I knew it was you when the flag was burning upside down
I’d recognise those fumes from continents away
I feel your message from the clouds
I see it in the shapes everyday
I’m not rotten, I’m fermenting
I’ll taste even better as we age
And I’ll trade my thoughts, for your understanding
Of the ways
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SoyJoy Vancouver, British Columbia
they/them
tales of a dragon finding their way through the
universes
(2019-2023)
now going by June Hawthorn and releasing music at:
junehawthorn.bandcamp.com
alternate bandcamp:
juniper-lee.bandcamp.com
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SoyJoy recommends:
Cheaper Than Therapy
by No.1 Special
corvin's album! my album and theirs are siblings, they grew along side each other
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ava's amazing songs you should check out
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Best plan for your life
by Still Depths
im such a big fan of these folks
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