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This song was written about a year ago, and I recently got to bring it to life through a songwriting intensive class with UNCSA. It's my first release- rough around the edges, but close to my heart.
lyrics
Rain taps on the roof of my tent
Some water's leaked in, but not much yet
The storm grows closer and it just won't fade
Alone and moribund in my nylon cave
Clouds float in the air like fish after death
Drops evaporate along with my breath
Water forms melodies in the woods
I'd stop overthinking if only I could
Do you dream of me as I dream of you?
Pendulous, drowning in pools of blue
I feel you hovering in the sky
Eyes magnified seven billion times
Teardrops exploding like miniature rockets
Leaking and pooling in my eye sockets
They flow and ebb in the back of my skull
And your stare pins me down to the ground with a pull
And I wonder
Are you crying out for me,
Or am I the last one on your mind?
No matter the case,
Your tears fill and spill over the edge of my face
I tried not to keep you close,
But when you left me,
I just froze.
I consider allowing myself to be abducted, falling into your iris. But when I finally leave my tent, gazing up to the rain, the suspended waterfall, it's too dark to see your eye at all. The sky is an empty, black nebula. So maybe, in the end, I'm just floating in your retina. Because my feet stay locked on the forest floor, and I don't feel you watching me anymore.
credits
released July 16, 2020
Lyrics and composition by Olivia Priest
Produced by Olivia Priest
Vocals by Olivia Priest and Caleb Rosier
Piano, baritone ukulele, kalimba, and synth performed by Olivia Priest
Guitar performed by Caleb Rosier
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