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Ballad of Black Butterflies
Stanza 1:
She was the Queen of the Night
Singing her song of the moon
It was blue, cold and barren
Her voice cut like a shard
As the dark song unfurled
It fluttered and soared
Across the heart of a boy
Who wept his nectar of tears
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Chorus:
There, as he laid on the ground
Black butterflies bleeding
There, as he laid on the ground
In the dark of nothing
Here, as we lay on the ground
Black butterflies bleeding
Here, as we lay on the ground
Black butterflies singing
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[Repeat Stanza 1]
Bridge:
The glass of her voice
Flies through the flowering fields
A trellis of sorrow
A wilted shivering rose
Oh Black Butterfly
Embroider your baroque
Flutter your wings
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[Repeat Chorus x 2]
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Dear Melancholy Heart
02:59
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Dear Melancholy Heart,
I purchased some DVDs the other day, thinking I could run through this torrent of sadness with a numb mind. It didn't work though.
Flipped through the radio channels, looking for some solace from a pop star somewhere, but I finished a boxful of tissues instead.
I actually thought I could get somewhere and not be missed and be out of touch, but then the bills found me and had your name on it.
I think I left a bottle of whiskey lying where it shouldn't be.
Walked up the stairs, along the grey corridors, and spied some neighbours through their open doors, having dinner or catching some TV show, always with someone. I turned away and looked the other way, looked over the ledge at times, and clenched my fists most times.
This loneliness is as stark as the day you left.
Sometimes I remember some golden moment we had, touching me at the edges of my mind. But most times, I remember the other days that were not as golden, that made me and you turn away, from this, from everything.
I wonder what you are doing, what you are thinking, what you're eating, what you miss. Not that it matters. No, it shouldn't matter. Forget it.
Please.
I hope you don't receive this letter, and I hope it gets lost.
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Rain On Everything
04:27
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Rain On Everything
[VERSE]
The rain is falling
The rain is falling
On everything
It's on everything
On the rooftop, the river
On the seashore
That quivers
On everything
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[CHORUS]
Sand in my shoes
Blistered and bloodied
My footprints are deep
With no one to carry me
Sand in my soul
I'm blistered and bloodied
My footprints are deep
Because no one is carrying me
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[Repeat VERSE]
On everything
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[Break]
I walk quietly
Trying not to scream
Not to disturb
The sleeping doves
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[Repeat CHORUS]
[Repeat VERSE]
On everything
On everything
On everything
On everything
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Pebbles (Instrumental)
02:48
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ArtIvanChew Singapore
Artist | Musician | Former Librarian | Entrepreneur | Creative Commoner
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