My mistakes were made for you

"I shut my eyes too hard, saw shapes and colors
I'm hoping the next time I close my eyes, I'll see another

World where you're here
Not a thousand miles away, this visual delay
I'll hold it close, I'll hold it here, I'll linger on it, your afterimage dear

I stared too long at a picture of you, saw you when I looked away
Now I won't blink not for a second, know you're here to stay
In this

World where you're here
Not a thousand miles away, this visual delay
I'll hold it close, I'll hold it here, I'll linger on it, your afterimage dear

In this world where you're here
Not a thousand miles away, this visual delay
I'll hold it close, I'll hold it here, I'll linger on it, your afterimage"

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Song meaning: I wrote decay as a way of saying out loud how lonely I was when experiencing grief. When I lost my friend to suicide, one of the first thoughts was how it could be her - she was so adored and yet must’ve felt so unwanted.

lyrics
VERSE 1
Tiring
Tell me where I’m meant to go All your leaves will ever grow I’ve burnt them all outside Finding
Better ways to let it go Caught you feeling ever low Tell me I’m alright
PRE 1
Showed me you were hurting Slipped through a crowd Said you were a burden
Are you happy now ?
CHORUS 1
Though I’m sure
You know that your adored Why’d you go do that for ? What were you hoping for ? Called you friend Wondering till the end
Were you hiding then ? I’ve cried
Clouds will open up For you love
I’m coming down
VERSE 2
I’m with you
Sacrifice decaying breath
For what might be a lasting test Your life’s worth it all
PRE 2
Showed me you were hurting Slipped through a crowd Said you were a burden
Are you happy now ?
CHORUS 2
Though I’m sure
You know that your adored Why’d you go do that for ? What were you hoping for ? Called you friend Wondering till the end
Were you hiding then ?
I’ve cried
Though I’m sure
You know that your adored Why’d you go do that for ? What were you hoping for ? Called you friend Wondering till the end
Were you hiding then ?
I’ve cried
Clouds will open up
For you love
I’m coming down

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Bertie Newman - Decay

This album is the recorded version of the poems in Maryam Ghouth's chapbook, 'I Ask My Being', which is available on Amazon. Music is composed by Arash Behzadi. In each poem, Maryam explored an aspiration, its accompanying struggles, and various observations to help her find solace in her experiences, all written with the intention of meeting her reality on its own terms.

Mind

Artwork by Vladimir Kush

Written 18 years ago.... is what I'll say in ten years.

I’ve been an addict all my life long
to games I can’t win and puzzles I can’t solve
It’s been some kind of sick fascination
to find myself in impossible situations 
-
and this one is one of those
I’m a deep sea fish reaching for a desert rose
I’m a parking lot, hoping that a garden grows
I’m me and you’re you and my only way through is to divide by zero

you don’t like me much but I promise you this
if you knew me better you’d like me even less
If you could see what goes on in my thoughts
I think you’d personally lead the firing squad

but even though I wouldn’t agree
I’m so flawed, I’d assume I deserve it for something
this song just needs to be worthy of suffering 
I just want you to want something you can’t get anywhere except from me

It puts me out of sorts, but I think you’re my twin
and I ought to sue you for copyright infringement
but i’m sure at the court you’d have this winning defense:
my best is your ground floor, you do all I do and more, you’re improved at the core, so I’d best be out the door, with my obsolescence 
-
but you don’t know the thing you’ve offered
for a minute my sadness has an object
before this it hung shapeless as fog upon me
Now it’s fenced in a daydream that I can keep and smother by slow degrees
(And I guess you'd call that "sorrow laundering")

so even if it’s been in your mind
and even if there were enough time
and even if it’s true, what I swear I have seen
what you’d have to do would split you at the seams
-
it’d never be worth the risk
a dream gambled for so much less
just come clean, a daydream is all this is
some scene, from a movie we probably all saw as stupid kids

I’m sure you can tell most of this is an act
It can all go to hell, as a matter of fact
If I even thought this one could be solved
If I even thought the words could be carved
If I even thought I had something you want 
I’d ruin my life for those lottery odds.

Sorrow Laundering (Acoustic Demo)

Story of Eyes

In the story of eyes I met Soul, 
In a dream where I met all. 
Iris of place I did not know, 
Lost my all control.
In your eyes I met scene, 
beautiful like a dream.
In your eyes I met scene, 
beautiful like a dream.
Lines of life in your hand,
in a scene like a sand.
Where wind blows in your mind, 
I met Soul in your eyes.
In your eyes I met scene, 
beautiful like a dream.
In your eyes I met scene, 
beautiful like a dream.
Life of dreams in your hand, 
Like a blackhole where I stand. 
Between stars of your Soul, 
where I lost my soil.
In your eyes I met scene, 
beautiful like a dream.
In your eyes I met scene, 
beautiful like a dream.

Story of Eyes

This emotionally resonant song, "The Keeper of Dreams," explores the journey of navigating life's challenges—its 'joys and pains' and shadowed moments—while being sustained and guided by an unwavering, profound love. Addressing a significant figure as the 'Keeper of Dreams,' the singer reflects on memory, desire ('petals of lost desires'), and the deep comfort found in feeling watched over and guided through darkness ('till morning light'). It speaks movingly to the enduring nature of a love that acts as an 'eternal flame,' illuminates the path forward like a 'sunrise,' and weaves a beautiful 'tapestry... of gold' through shared experiences. It's ultimately a heartfelt testament to finding strength, peace, and unwavering direction through an essential, loving connection.

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The Keeper of Dreams

iv. someone else (wings from shiori tsuda ep)

Original tune: soundcloud.app.goo.gl/gAfx (Chords Of A Man)

New Tune: soundcloud.app.goo.gl/HtNNz (Hidden Melody)

And Peter

From fjords to fire, from runestones to seafoam…
These are the echoes of a forgotten North.

Each track is a voice rising from the mist — a chant once sung around embers and carved in stone. The raven calls, the waves whisper. The gods remember.

Vatnberan - The Water Bearer

Love creating acoustic covers of all kinds :-)

My mistakes were made for you

Andy Smith

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