I look for you everywhere that you might be
Search within cracks that lie in the concrete
But I know where you hide
It’s inside your mind
Where you decided I couldn’t stay
I wanted to know you so badly I thought I
Couldn’t live knowing someday I might not
But I’ve packed up my things
And though they may be heavy
I’m not scared of the weight
I thought
I thought we melded completely
Now I know I’m not like you and for that I feel lucky
I gave, I gave
I gave you everything
I didn’t get to choose
What we had is precious to lose
And my instincts may be cruel
But they protect me
I thought we were driving along in the same car
Turns out you were planning our crash from afar
I may not come out unscathed
But I can look in the mirror
Is that something you’ve tried?
I trusted, I trusted
You wouldn’t hurt me
But I could never do what you did
And for that I feel relieved
I gave
I gave
I gave you all of me
So you don’t get to choose
I’m something precious to lose
And my heart may be broken
But I’ll protect me
I worry for you
But I’ve got to care for me right now
I can’t attempt to save what was willing to shut me out
And I hope that one day
You are able to face the pain
You inflict on yourself inside that big brain
I, I love you fully
But I’ll try to love me for now
Me for now
It’s just me right now
I’ll stop looking for you in places I know you’ll be
Blue Mantra Rhymes, aka Ed Cooke, pays tribute to his current home of Bangkok and its folk traditions on this delicate new LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 23, 2021
Irish singer-songwriter Sarah E. Cullen bares her heart over pastoral folk arrangements enshrouded in a dream-pop haze. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 29, 2021