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Lines
04:57
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The winds gather pace underneath her skin
She calls on a storm with her fingertips
Entwined in the battles that rage within
She longs to be free from the cage she's in
Her eyes flushed with photographs soaked in red
Of her licking her fingers as she bled
Of lines that they drew so she stays within
Did they know the taste of it like she did?
And she's walking out
Of the lines smeared across the floor
And the mouths are gagged
Of the ones that she's known so long
Pretences dropped
That she doesn't enjoy the taste
And she's searching for more
The face she's smearing all over with ash in hands
Is a face she guarded all her life
The name she's wearing all over her skin and mind
Is a name she fought with all her might
When she played inside the lines
A smoke of their voices engulfs her eyes
They're mourning the loss of a long-known child
She knew there's no reason to shed a tear
When insane masqueraded in spotless white
She crawled to the edge of the tame
Where her heart and her brain
Can't tell the play from pain
So close to the touch is her shame
That she could finally face
When she had the words
That never were said
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Piece By Piece
04:50
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She opens her eyes deep inside the sea
Like she dreamt
She finds on the floor a place to call her own
Like she dreamt
She swims over to the corners
Before she nests in
She's going about doing everything
That she dreamt
Piece by piece she built
With all her favourite things
A garden to play in
With every fish she ever knew
And tree she ever climbed
And moth she ever chased in the sun
The stars on the sea she watches from her bed
She's wide awake
A life beyond the brim with tales of joy and grief
She's peering in
She held their love through the storm
And it's safe still with her
Some love she has left for them to stay afloat
Above the brim
Piece by piece she built
With all her favourite things
A garden to play in
With every fish she ever knew
And tree she ever climbed
And moth she ever chased in the sun
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3. |
Stay
04:36
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They hold inside their minds
A swarm of fireflies
That trail the starlit skies
While they sleep tight
They sing new melodies
To ragged poetry
They taste how their love
Has changed with time
See it burn
See it hurt
See the sweetness and warmth
Colours fade into gloom
Until they dream anew
And they taste every drop
And they stay
They stay for more
Days in summer sweat
The sun in copper hair
The autumn surprises
They make their guesses
Spring tells them stories
Of new beginnings
And cold winter nights
When they long for touch
Roses turn to dust
The shade of drying blood
They melt and fall to earth
And wait to be whole
They reach for their weapons
They take their knowing aim
They know how to tear
What's built with their hands
And they taste every drop
And they stay
They stay for more
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Traces
04:11
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Moulding arms and moulding minds
The tears on clay cheeks have long since dried
And his eyes are closed while his heart is mending
Hanging by a string
His hands still are holding on to dance
His feet still remember all the steps
Falling in and out of time
Love seeps through his hands, some left behind
He's holding on to search her eyes
For traces of hope
Drenched in water, her hands run over
Erasing creases and tiny craters
She draws new rivers with her fingers
And traces a smile
Her hands still are holding on to dance
Her feet still remember all the steps
Falling in and out of time
Love seeps through her hands, some left behind
She's holding on to search his eyes
For traces of hope
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Akash Vincent Delhi, India
Akash Vincent is a singer-songwriter living in New Delhi. He has previously released two EPs - Postcards (2015) and Polaris
(2017).
Akash performs his music in setups ranging from duos to sextets, with musicians supporting him on trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, trombone, piano, bass, drums and guitar. His lyrics speak of his observations on relationships, society, and his journey as a musician.
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