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Echolalia

by Arily Michele

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Ophelia 03:57
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Verse 1 Ophelia, she hung her head in shame While she waited around for everyone, but no one ever came Ophelia, now hang your head and weep No one wants your bleeding heart or your wretched soul to keep Chorus “Oh, but I was almost certain that on some level, he cared Judging by the way he looked at me every time he stared But it was no more than a figment of my naivety Wishful thinking may well someday be the end of me” Verse 2 Ophelia, she laid there, feeling used While she begged him to reciprocate, and often he refused Ophelia, when will you ever learn To sever every tie that binds and let the bridges burn Repeat Chorus // Instrumental Break Bridge Ophelia, he is not the man he seems Ophelia, this was all part of his schemes
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Dollars and Sense 02:39
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Verse 1 With cream in his coffee and a blue necktie He’s sure to stun you with a white collar lie Often I realize that I’m more than tired I’m overcaffeinated and underinspired Chorus Countin’ dollars and common sense Still waitin’ on my recompense No grand facade, no false pretense It all comes down to dollars and sense Verse 2 His tired yawns and disgruntled sighs are A perfect accessory for his disguise I get the urge sometimes to misbehave It might be a “man’s world,” but it’s a woman’s game Repeat Chorus Bridge I show up early, and I work hard Show off a little leg, and work my charm I hope that I can finally break the ceiling and be free But I don't think this kind of life was ever meant for me
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Fasting Flowers 04:04
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Verse 1 Step closer to gain a little clarity We scatter our ashes to the wind We spend our Saturdays between the sheets And revel in this mutual sin Prechorus It’s such a lonely world for girls like me Always starving ourselves so we can eat It’s such a gaping void to fill to feel complete And we wonder why we cry, and we wonder why we bleed Chorus September’s sunlight begins to fade The cicadas mourn it in its wake I’m the victim of another summer gone And another season changed My fasting flowers wither away Verse 2 I bite my fingers to suppress the ache And pick at the skin until it bleeds The smoke in my lungs will never taste the same But it’s a distraction from the need Prechorus It’s such a lonely world for girls like me Always starving ourselves so we can eat It’s such a gaping void to fill to feel complete And we wonder why we cry, and we wonder why we bleed Bridge It’s such a lonely world for girls like me Always starving ourselves so we can eat It’s such a gaping void to fill to feel complete And we wonder why we cry, and we wonder why we bleed Repeat Chorus I try to reason with this head of mine But it feels like such a waste of time I’m becoming yet another putrid lie Dressed in a beautiful disguise And my fasting flowers, they count the hours until springtime
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The Tower 03:39
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Verse 1 We listen to the whispers of the pines 
Some distant place where earth and air collide We answer to the calling of the wild I’ll meet you someday on the other side Verse 2 You whisper to me softly in my dreams The moon reminds me that nothing is as it seems And though you are a stranger, you are kind You’re calling to me from the other side Chorus/Bridge A flipped hourglass is my reminder That I don’t seem to be much wiser But I’m being urged to manifest After all, the hand of fate always knows best Verse 3 My judgment has been tangled in the weeds No tourniquet for my heart when it bleeds And when you find me after all this time Will you help me make it to the other side?
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The Star 03:25
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Verse 1 I’m starstruck, and it seems to be The universe brought you to me From nowhere Do I dare to question such a conspiracy? Prechorus Starlight, my eyes are reddened with tears, Face is soaked to the bone It’s midnight The moon shines over my head I’m alone and yet Chorus I feel like I have something to hold onto Something real, after everything I’ve gone through And it seems that while temperance is a virtue, I knew I would never know any sort of rest Until I found you Bridge/Final Prechorus Something is changing The shadow of doubt starts to exit the mind I’m slowly, but surely Tuning into the divine Final Chorus And I feel like I have something to hold onto Something real, after everything I’ve gone through And it seems as if the universe unfurled And brought forth my star and my world
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Hummingbird 04:55
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Verse 1 Sunflower seeds Gardens and weeds I sold my soul so you could hear me sing Sunlight and nectar For your little hummingbird Saving up our silver to buy our dreams Prechorus I’d give my breath away To be a petal in your daisy chain Let me cradle your head and carry all of your shame Chorus Bird of prey meets bird of spring Open wound meets broken wing Here on earth, we long to fly My fiery moon is slow to rise Oh, but it’s so warm in the spotlight Verse 2 I finally made the dive I never felt more alive Breathing in the fragrance of the summer air Something changed that day I felt it fall into place It was the answer to every one of my prayers Prechorus 2 I want you to know You’re the soil that makes my garden grow So plant the seed in my head and watch the roots take hold
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Shelter Me 03:03
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Verse 1 Get me out of this nightmare, I’m feeling trapped Throw me a lifeline, cut me some slack Give me the answers, I need the facts Say you’ll shelter me, please Chorus Won’t you shelter me? I need a place to hide Will you rescue me from all the chaos that’s outside? I need some room to breathe Give me the key to unlock your door ‘Cause I don’t wanna be alone here anymore Verse 2 I’m a creature of habit, I never change Uncertainty has me feeling strange I’m sick and tired of all these games And I need some release Repeat Chorus Bridge What will it take for me to change When all my habits were forged by flames? And my ace of cups is covered lipstick stains Still paying interest for my every mistake
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Persephonic 04:28
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Verse 1 I’m at winter’s end Staring down the edge of the spring I wanna be your goddess, I wanna be your queen Prechorus I live underground Deep in the earth’s core I wanna know what lies behind those eyes of yours Chorus We are timeless, though we are temporary And he’s the Hades to my Persephone Love is its own kind of personal hell And I’m cursed too, but honey, it’s just as well Verse 2 The whole world’s a stage And it’s bleeding blue and green Through the mist and fog, Your figure is all I see Prechorus I live underground Deep in the earth’s core I wanna know what lies behind those eyes of yours Chorus We are timeless, though we are temporary And he’s the Hades to my Persephone Love is its own kind of personal hell And I’m cursed too, but honey, it’s just as well Chorus We are timeless, though we are temporary And he’s the Hades to my Persephone You've got me under your magical spell Oh, and I’m cursed too, but honey, it’s just as well

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released January 29, 2021

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