Rise Up  Buttercup!

Rise Up, Buttercup!

The Mend
by Tiana Cicco

Every day my heart breaks a little more
And always something comes along to stitch the sore
Sometimes a hummingbird paused in flight
Sometimes a dewdrop poised and bright
Sometimes the toothless smile of an old man
These days I get my smiles wherever I can

But oh to lay in your arms again
Oh the place beyond the mend
For just a moment

Wandering around this wound is gaping wide
Some days I wish to god I weren't alive
But I keep living and I keep bleeding
How come the only things that make me feel whole
Are the very ones that break my precious soul?

But oh to dream in your arms again
Oh the space beyond the mend
For just a moment

Oh life beyond the mend
Wrap me up in the universe again
Hold me in the darkness of the sight behind our eyes
To a place that's never heard of compromise

Every day my heart aches a little more
Waiting so long for your love to swing open my door
And now there is nothing but silence to swallow
My bones are left fallen cold and hollow
Sometimes the flowers brighten my sights
Or a rainbow illuminates the skies
But then I recall their eventual demise
And I have to turn my face away to cry

But oh to dream in your arms again
Oh to believe in a life beyond the mend
For just a moment

Oh life beyond the mend
Wrap me up in the universe again
Hold me in the darkness of the sight behind our eyes
To a place that's never heard of compromise

Oh life beyond the mend
Wrap me up in the universe again
Hold me in the darkness of the sight behind our eyes
To a place that's never heard of compromise

For just a moment...

The Mend

"You Be Like The Moon" by Tiana Cicco

(Damn baby you make me grounded)
I don’t need you to be my man
I already know how to hold my own hand
I just want to understand you
And all the hidden pieces of you
Because I know I can

Somewhere…
In the caverns of my dreams
Somewhere…
A warm familiar breeze
Somewhere…
Wafting through
Somewhere…
Carrying the scent of you

You look at me like I’m a crystal
Through my outer shapes 
to the colors splayed within
How can I be so sweet to you?
Why is the sky blue?
Because she reflects the ocean too
Like me, she reflects you

(Damn baby you make me grounded)
I don’t need to see your face
I know how to keep myself entertained
I just want to play your favorite song
Because I know it rattles my bones the same way
And sing along

Somewhere…
In the caverns of my dreams
Somewhere…
A warm familiar breeze
Somewhere…
Wafting through
Somewhere…
Carrying the scent of you

If you be like the moon
Brilliant when you cycle ‘round
I will not hasten you
I’ll be as steady as the sun
Holding the center of the fire for you
Always burning brightly 
through the darkness for you
(Somewhere…)

But for now
You keep your girl
And I’ll keep my man

(Somewhere)

For now
You keep your heart
and I’ll keep my hands

(Somewhere)

Is this the beginning or is this the end?
I won’t twist our time wondering

You Be Like The Moon

Spread My Wings

My version of "Evening Rise" set to looped beats!

Evening Rise

Tiana's version of Becky Reardon's "Where is the Moon?"

Where is the moon?

"Starlight Fade" by Tiana Cicco

Don't wanna wake up from this dream
Darkness has a way of perfecting
Everything that goes unseen
Don't wanna face the foggy day
Life without you's made all the starlight fade
Fade away

I wanna punish you
And I 
I wanna run from you
I wanna threaten you
I wanna punish you
I wanna run to you
But I won't
I wanna be with you
I wanna scream at you
I wanna reach for you
But I won't

Love is just a mirror
Where I see my flaws reflected
In the eyes of another me
I mistake for you
No wonder all my searching
Has led me further from the truth
From the truth

And your face is the screen
On which I project my dreams
Same story, different frame
Same heartbreak, different name

I wanna shame you
I wanna blame you
I wanna claim you
But I won't
I wanna show you
I wanna know you
I wanna hold you
But I won't

I tried to be strong
And I
I tried to be my own woman
And I
I tried to be something I'm not
To win you over but it's not gunna work this time
I tried to love you the best I could
I tried to love you the best I could

But I guess it wasn't good enough
Cuz I'm always out of luck
I guess the best I could do for you 
Would never be good enough
And I'm powerless to reach you
It's like you're a universe away
Even when I see you

How could I believe the things you say
When you would let it all fade away?

Don't wanna wake up from this dream
Darkness has a way of perfecting
Everything that goes unseen
Don't wanna face the foggy day
Life without you's made all the starlight fade
Fade away

Starlight Fade

"Oh Death" is an American folk song originally composed by Lloyd Chandler in 1916 and performed by many artists including The Stanley Brothers (2000) and Rising Appalachia (2015). Tiana's version utilizes GarageBand beats and synth layering to imbue the classic folk song into ambient realms of trip-hop and neo-soul.

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