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obscure_one's picture
Submitted by obscure_one on October 7, 2008 - 19:17.

This is a new song I wrote a couple of weeks ago. I'm going to eventually podcast it, but I recently broke a string on my guitar and haven't been able to get a new one yet. So, I thought I'd just post the lyrics in the interim.

She cried & cried
that day she left you
she left behind
all she'd wanted
she buried deep inside
all her longings
she closed her eyes
stepped out into the

cool grey sky.

She cannot listen
to her thoughts again
she won't let open
all of her mind
she was broken
was not an easy fix
now she doesn't circle
every atom

with her eyes.

She awoke in the night
wandering around
said wouldn't you like
some

peace of mind?

She ran so far
so far ahead
she's moving at
the speed of sound
she's settling in
into her seat
she's wasting time
spinning

'round this room.

She awoke in the night
wandering around
said wouldn't you like
some

peace of mind?

She cried & cried
that day she left you...

the way this is written it

Submitted by PocketChange on October 7, 2008 - 19:19.

the way this is written it remind me of a song called
"she's falling apart"
dont ask me why
cus i hav no idea
it just
does

Usagi's picture

This is beautiful, Obscure.

Submitted by Usagi on October 7, 2008 - 20:21.

This is beautiful, Obscure. I look forward to the podcast.

mixedmusic333's picture

Déjà vu! And I love it

Submitted by mixedmusic333 on October 7, 2008 - 20:27.

Déjà vu!

And I love it the second time around.

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