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Carried Out to Sea

by Aaron Orpheus

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when I was a kid I remember going to the beach and sitting in the waves, drifting. at night, as I lay in bed trying to quiet my mind and sleep, I could still feel some tidal pull rocking my body back-and-forth, like a mother trying to calm a crying child. this song is about that.
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lyrics

I try to bind the windows wide, but mostly I just sleep
Curl up and wait for cobalt waves to thunder down on me
The boats that shared the coastline lie buried in the deep
So I'll float there like a corpse 'til I'm carried out to sea

I need to hoard my breath
Nurse it within my chest
Drift until I meet ground
If I arise, I'll drown.

[...]

Some nights I awake in a jolt and can't breathe
Grip desperate to blankets while grinding my teeth
Plummet from nothing to nowhere so fast
And pray the fresh crater I leave there will last.

[...]

I'll just lie here, and never grow old
I'll stay 'til all my skin gets cold
I'll wash ashore, I don't know when
But soon enough I'll walk on land again.

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released May 19, 2020
Aaron Orpheus - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, production, cover art
Felix Sun - piano

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