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THE RIVER - I Abraham

from Cruz Quebrada by Daymoon

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River narrows down into a somber pool, into the stillness of the cave, ancient drawings on stone
World-ends cast on rock in the stagnant air of doom. Why are you doing this? you ask.
To be blind and hide inside - I, Abraham, am more familiar with desolation
And a ghost as vast as history.
What must I sacrifice to roam this world again? What rituals must I perform to let her go?

I performed the rites to let go of her, my new hope, my daughter’s hope.
It hurts to the bone to let this go, what we might have become.
But the reptile brain is a predator, so I drink of this black river
Dark till the night fills all my soul. The sun won’t rise today
So I ate from the berries at the altar of farewells, and stole a kiss, the only kiss.
Her smile hid her eyes, she said, I knew.

The village idiot said, 'Bonne voyage!' Freedom’s just freefall through the black hole in the sky
When you have lived at close quarters with Death
I turned and walked away as all tomorrows faded. Back in black with the ghost that I know

My belongings drop away like skydivers, gone the car house job life my soul
None of it was mine to start off with, and senility now grimaces at me
I reboot to adolescence, I got nothing to give you but my bare naked skin. Full-on reboot

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from Cruz Quebrada, released February 24, 2016

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Portuguese transgressive rockers Daymoon aim to delight the world with an incoherent concoction of music from the across the past millennium. Or so. New album EROSION out now.

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