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Breathe

by Caligula's Launderette


inspired by Chanson's poem Pull Yourself Together, Girl. I'm not much of a lyricist, but here it is.

Breathe: A Song

Verse
Sunlight splitting my eyes
Pull yourself together girl
Beating torrents of slicing pain
Wrenching my body in two
Pull yourself together girl
Words like gilded serpents
Slither in and around my carcass body

Chorus
My head throbbing
Throat aching to speak just
A monochromatic plea
Pull yourself together girl
Physicality fades faster
Mind versus matter
All over again
Pull yourself together girl

Verse
Death is just a memory and
This river so much like the Severn
Is just mere illusion
Pull yourself together girl
A tattoo of non-coherent syllables
Patterns itself to my neck
Drumming slowly
Getting more infinitesimal by the second
Pull yourself together girl

Chorus
My head throbbing
Throat aching to speak just
A monochromatic plea
Pull yourself together girl
Physicality fades faster
Mind versus matter
All over again
Pull yourself together girl

Bridgish…
Moloch’s not be trusted
While he relishes in ambiguity

Chorus
My head throbbing
Throat aching to speak just
A monochromatic plea
Pull yourself together girl
Physicality fades faster
Mind versus matter
All over again
Pull yourself together girl

Verse
Pull yourself together girl
Breathe


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Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:21 pm
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Hello!

RandomTalks here with a short review!

This was so beautifully written! I can totally imagine this being recorded as song and I wish you had attached a recording yourself. It would have made it so much more enjoyable if we could read the song and experience it at the same time!

The lyrics are all to the point and they create such vivid mages in front of our eyes that we face no difficulty in imagining the emotion being described here. At parts, I thought the lyrics were a little too technical and at times, I thought they were plain beautiful. Either ways, I loved the descriptive words you used - they function more as accessories that really highlight the beauty of the lines. For example,

Sunlight splitting my eyes
Pull yourself together girl
Beating torrents of slicing pain
Wrenching my body in two
Pull yourself together girl
Words like gilded serpents
Slither in and around my carcass body

This first verse contains such strong imageries that I can imagine the scenes even though the pictures they represent are a little more than disturbing. Yet, I think its the emotion behind the words that is more important here and I loved how clearly and successfully you translated the feelings into words.

Just a tiny nitpick though: I think the last line would fit better as: ''slither in and around the carcass of my body'. Its just my opinion though!

Moloch’s not be trusted

Another very tiny nitpick: I think you are missing the word 'to' here. It should be: 'Moloch’s not to be trusted'.

Overall, this was a strong, powerful and beautiful poem. Like your other reviewer said, you certainly possess the skill and talent required to become a lyricist!

Keep writing and have a great day!




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Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:00 am
Chevy says...



Wow.

CL, this song is so beautiful! Do you have the music for it? If so, I would love to hear it.


And you are very much so a lyricist.





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