Birdsong

from How do I turn the lights off in a dark room? by Avalina

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It was a swirling voice
Dancing through the air from the earth
Getting lost and tossed aside in the noise
Fragments of a song that yearned to be heard
Like gravel scattered by the waves without any choice
Or the desperate and deprived chirping of a bird

In the middle of the winter
Sun piercing through the night sky
The duvet is burning, ablaze like the northern star, I begin to sinter
Eyes locked wide in a pool of sweat, wondering why
Night after night, oh the sleepless night, time refuses to crack and splinter
And the wind howls, running its claws down the window pane, beckoning me to approach

I throw wide the window and gaze into the street light
Jesus flickers before me, arms out and offering
In one hand a rope, soaring high through the clouds to the heavens
And in the other is a key to a lock that is unknown to me
My eyes trace the rope up to the sky, the escape would be quick and painless
But instead I take the key that opens neither here nor there.

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from How do I turn the lights off in a dark room?, released January 1, 2022
Avalina - Classical guitar, synths, field recordings, vocals
Cody - Mixing, mastering

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experiencing the deposit of faith. avalina, aka absolute notion, aka one limb of bestial vanguard sextet, fka meanwhile. guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, oscillator of bad frequencies.

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