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he was walking on thin ice
but still he was dancing
he'll be with you soon
rising into the heavens
greet him with open arms
bring him into the bright rooms
whisper this message
to stars from whence he came
here the flood has begun
tears fall like diamond rain
what will we do
what will we do
what will we do
what will we do
what will we do
shining trace in a night sky
breathing names into distant space
at the moment of E.V.A.
all the evidence falls into place
blackest of celestial forms
bending light in singular ways
we can follow the dissonance
the ultra violet murmuring
voice still lingers in your ear
a place out there beyond the fear
what will we do
what will we do
what will we do
what will we do
what will we do
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deep in the black of sleep
the dreams of children
their voices come and go
these hummingbird spirits
shadows dance in my repose
laughter of a thousand days
drown in rain when i awake
lung and heart inhale the ache
where did you go, kindred shadows
a song of vespers
where will you go, kindred shadows
too far to whisper
wheel of dreams and wanderlust
we scattered seeds of sunny noises
another country calls them now
but i still hear those distant voices
chuckles green and hairy head
the drummer boy so full of glee
eyes have filled with salt of oceans
rivers circle back to sea
where did you go, kindred shadows
a song of vespers
where will you go, kindred shadows
too far to whisper
move the clouds
away from me
the sun is shining
but i cannot see
you can stop the rain
it's falling in my eyes
and i've got to see the sun
just one more time
move the clouds
take them down...
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your clothes
04:45
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sometimes i want to burn
everything i own
oven mitts and photographs
all the telephones
if i see them if i touch them
all the moments you were there
are waiting here behind my eyes
in this vacant stare
when you were gone
i would smell your clothes
feel the fabric on my face
breathe you in my nose
now you've taken them away
the closet is a hole
that leads to only empty space
somewhere in my soul
miss your clothes
miss your clothes
miss your clothes
miss your clothes
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secret language
06:06
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i don't know know where i'm going to
can't remember where i've been
still these clouds keep following me
perhaps i should stop feeding them
so to discourage their bad habits
set them free to wander as they will
unbound by our earthly concerns
dancing to the songs we spill
nightjars climb toward the stars
to drink up all the moonlight
there's so much more from whence it came
a million miles beyond the night
eyes have seen
ears have heard
lips caress
whispered word
breath depart
tide return
river moving
undeterred
can't touch the bottom with my toes
can't reach the heavens overhead
too far along to turn back now
blood is black to mark the thread
nightingales adorn the sky
a secret language they have borrowed
flowers bribe the humming birds
lace the air with fragrant code
eyes have seen
ears have heard
lips caress
whispered word
breath depart
tide return
river moving
undeterred
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the emperor departed
there's nothing left to say
someone burned his clothing
he had to go away
the emperor is sleeping
swimming in a dream
deep in the darkest ocean
i hope he finds his way
the emperor is traveling
he always did that well
mindful of the schedules
samsara carousel
now and then returning
transfigured by the night
dispensing small mementos
a phantom recondite
his final destination
is anybody's guess
floating on the currents
the bardo more or less
the emperor has nothing
but be that as it may
it's of no concern to him
the ghostly emigre
peering through the window pain
i saw her stroke his head
she whispered something in his ear
words that cut the thread
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V (for vlad)
04:43
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shadow in my world
spirit descending
a blood invocation
caressing the bone
i follow the dark beast
on thick padded paws
licking dewdrops of scent
drawn by deeper laws
touches of velvet tongue
tasting the wind and air
sniffing the asphalt tracks
system of sensory hair
shadow in my world
spirit descending
a blood invocation
caressing the bone
animal language
ancestor tongue
jugular pulse
heart and lung
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the one who gave you your name
did not know you
the depth of your ocean
the blackest of blue
the veins of your river
always returning
incendiary eyes
darkness burning
you... vast unknowing
hands that searched for your secrets
could not reveal them
the softest snow of your skin
when shadows descend
the velvet heat of your blood
crimson inferno
incandescence of spirit
luminescent glow
you... vast unknowing
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the most beautiful butterfly
speaks in the softest tones
but when he opens his wings
everything is known
the most beautiful butterfly
emerges from the snow
drifting on the wind
never letting go
the most beautiful butterfly
drawn toward the light
flutters at the flame
refracted in his eye
the most beautiful butterfly
shed his tears on earth
so many thirsty hearts
and those that must depart
the most beautiful butterfly
resplendent in his robes
sacrament of skin
pulse down in his bones
the most beautiful butterfly
mysterious and still
burns so very brightly
a promise to fulfill
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tattered steps on a weathered church
cardboard sandals in the rust red dirt
impish boy cracks a sunny smile
she is lured by his tender guile
far from all that she'd ever known
miles of steel stretched away from home
she belonged to the hymnal tones
so much loneliness caressed her bones
the vow was spoken and forever kept
she would follow even as she wept
softly while the tow head children slept
through blackest storm and impending wreck
winter drift, summer's dripping heat
spring redeems autumn's dying seed
four remain while the one was lost
unnamed child, blood red pentecost
seventh sunday was a sacred tomb
soon to return to mother's womb
years descend and the days will fall
was there something of the girl left at all
smiles are frozen in the photographs
close my eyes i can hear her laugh
mother - stars in her hair
daughter - rain in her eyes
sister - moon in her blood
woman - angel disguise
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return
04:14
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when i'm gone
don't hold on to me
let me return to the shadows
lay me down in the fallow field
let the dark roots embrace me
let the teeth touch my marrow
and the beak of the bird
beg the raindrops descend
jeweled tears from the sky
wash away all the sorrow
of love left behind
when it's done
let me slip away
on the deepest of tides
drifting down to the bottom
released to the night
of knowing and seeing
who know what remains
the murmuring voices
cannot hold me here
let the sea turtles show me
the path without fear
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fragment x Los Angeles, California
fragment x is g.e. stinson's vocal project comprising tributes to well loved influential partners, humans, friends, artists, as well as a beloved dog named vlad.
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