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Spiral
02:12
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She’ll tell you nicely prices are just what you see now, baby.
The cost may make you cross, you lose your soul.
But a night together makes the weather seem a bit less hazy.
Just toss the loss to things you can’t control.
You’ll start to drift away, as your grip slips from your ego.
Your eyes see outside space, in a place where seldom we go.
She’s not from this world, she can transcend your dimensions.
She’ll break your mind apart as your heart screams its contention.
Just let go.
Geometric swirling as you’re hurling towards the chasm.
The sounds and sights and lights can make you scream.
But the yoni and the lingam in regenerating spasm
Will soothe you as your mind tears at the seams.
You’ll start to drift away, as your grip slips from your ego.
Your eyes see outside space in a place where seldom we go.
She’s not from this world, she can transcend your dimensions.
She’ll break your mind apart as your heart screams its contention.
Just let go.
You taste your tongue among the creatures dancing just before you.
Further down the tunnel funnels light.
A universe immersed in colors of a very strange hue.
Infinity will guide you through the … night.
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Sunshine Turns to Snow
03:28
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She walked into a garden in September,
The pain of life so heavy on her brow.
Her last smile she could not even remember,
And she took the shortest breaths her lungs allowed.
A teardrop slowly creeping down her visage,
The trees and flowers wept in harmony.
She had no bottle to send out her message,
And her ship had long since shattered in the sea.
Time is standing still, but you move forward.
Outside of space, you've got no place to go.
And your molecules are nestled in this ordinary vessel.
With no compass, your sunshine turns to snow.
October came and saw the leaves all withered —
A dying ember painted orange and brown.
But a voice cried out, "My love, you must come hither.
Hold onto me and I won't let you drown."
Time is standing still, but we move forward.
Outside of space, we’ve got no place to go.
And our molecules are nestled in these ordinary vessels.
With no compass, our sunshine turns to snow.
With no compass, our sunshine turns to snow.
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You Don't Have to Hide
02:37
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I could simply treat you sweetly,
Or I could offer something else discreetly.
I've seen enough to know your game,
And there’s no reason to feel any shame.
Initially you might be scared.
It's natural when you're first ensnared.
You'll find it doesn't spell your death,
Only a quickening of your breath.
You can let go, your heart won't explode.
But you may feel a tingling inside.
You're safe here my dear.
If fear reappears, just look in my eyes.
You don't have to hide.
You don't have to hide.
I'll open up the door to walk through,
But entering is up to you.
It may entice you to embrace a change,
By exploring something somewhat strange.
The pain you feel will be replaced
By a smile of pleasure on your face.
The line between the two is thin,
So my love, shall we begin?
You can let go, your heart won't explode.
But you may feel a tingling inside.
You're safe here my dear.
If fear reappears, just look in my eyes.
You don't have to hide.
You don't have to hide.
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When the first snowflakes fall, it’s my heart that melts.
The gray clouds start biting like a sharp whiskey belt.
The sun fades away, and so does your smile.
But love, linger with me a while.
Love, linger with me a while.
The world becomes bitter with indigo night,
Sequestered by walls that extinguish starlight.
You're searching for warmth in a dark canopy.
Love, wrap your cold soul up in me.
Love, wrap your cold soul up in me.
The frost is a blanket. The world’s a clean slate.
But the tyrant of winter seems a beacon of hate.
So turn your eyes westward — the ice we will shed.
Love, there is light up ahead.
Love, there is light up ahead.
Love, there is light up ahead.
Love, there is light up ahead.
Love, there is light up ahead.
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I try to let go without having an agenda.
I want to be Siddhartha, but I'm likely more Govinda.
I could be your Kamala, but right now I need a friend.
Or maybe I should just be alone,
And let my body sink like a stone.
I'm drowning in the depth of my heart.
I once had a flow, but there's no signal just noise.
I'm purging myself of all my useless toys.
I’ve been silent so long, but I think I found my voice.
And though it gets stronger each day,
I still can't put my soul on display.
I'm frightened by the depth of my heart.
The words that were spoken as a young child to me
Locked me up in chains I'm finally set to break free.
I tried to run away from who I might have been,
But letting go of me would be the final sin.
I’m ready to fly, but I’ve squandered my wings.
I’ll try to grow some new ones, but the wounds, they still sting.
I look in your eyes and know we still have our rings.
And since I get stronger each day,
it’s time to put my soul on display.
I’m diving in the depth of my heart.
I’m thriving in the depth of my heart.
I’m living by the depth of my heart.
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A rusty lunchbox still will hold an apple.
A squeaky door still closes out the noise.
A dammed brook still finds the will to babble.
A child still loves her broken toys.
I've traveled through the thickets and the fire.
I've given up my soul for skies of blue.
But your eyes still hold a deep desire.
I am broken but I am whole to you.
I am broken but I am whole to you.
An inferno is born from dying embers.
A prisoner may see a beam of sun.
A dying man still loves who he remembers,
even as he knows his story’s almost done.
I've traveled through the thickets and the fire.
I've given up my soul for skies of blue.
But your eyes still hold a deep desire.
I am broken but I am whole to you.
I am broken but I am whole to you.
The scars form a jagged cartograph.
The bruises are deep friends from long ago.
But it’s early to write my epitaph —
you’ve found my quiet sunshine in the snow.
For the wilted flower feeds the earth its flesh.
A nova makes way for stars anew.
And as the cosmic dust will coalesce,
so will my soul be channeled into you.
I've traveled through the thickets and the fire.
I've given up my soul for skies of blue.
But your eyes still hold a deep desire.
I am broken but I am whole to you.
I’m not broken, I’m in pieces for you.
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October Ember Columbus, Ohio
October Ember explores the light and dark. Sometimes playful, sometimes poignant, their music is a cross- pollination of
dreamy indie lounge, Euro-cafe, and folk-rock.
jennifer dutiel – vox, melodica, synth, ukulele, percussion, glockenspiel
kevin holland – guitar, synth, ukulele, percussion, flute, kalimba, engineering
troy kunkler - percussion, vibraphone
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