"stinging nettle, honeysuckle" (blessed feathers)

(fotografia de beth moysés, "despiértate", 2007)


"There's poison words just gurgling
At the base of your throat
You swallow them back down

You and yours they bring me down
With nails their grudging hammer falls
Not meant for wedding gowns

And though we wont be there's memories I'll still keep

You're holding hands with some new girl
You braid her hair into curls
Because I set you free

I hope you plan to speak to her
In the sweetest honeysuckle words
Stinging nettle though I'll be

I'm sorry dear with all my heart
With tears I broke your fragile heart
I opened up your cage

I hope you're well and doing fine
And found a love as pure as mine
We're on a brand new page" (1)

blessed feathers



(1) retirado do cd dos blessed feathers, from the mouths of the middle class (2011)

"for the rabbits" (caitlin rose)

(fotografia de pedro meyer, "felicidad de venta aquí - houston, texas", 2006)


"Why is your love like fire, she said
Why is your love my hell
Always prepared for your departure
Buried under another argument

Why is your love like rubber, he said
A gum stuck under my shoe
Leaving it there to avoid the risk of
Making a mess out of you

So fall back into my absent arms
Fall back into routine disaster
Habit's the only place that you call home

Fall back into my desperate arms
Fall back into this old disaster
Cause it's better than spending all your nights alone

Why am I your child
Just as much as you are mine
Keeping me in your control
And keeping me in line

Why is your love so unfulfilling
And why can't my heart stand the test
You're playing this game of kiss or kill me
Why won't you give it a rest

And fall back into my absent arms
Fall back into routine disaster
Habit's the only place that you call home

Fall back into my desperate arms
Fall back into this old disaster
Cause it's better than spending all your nights alone

Looking back at myself
It's wrong how much I change for you
I sit back and watch my channels
Change just how you want them to

I'm staring at this window
I'm avoiding your emotion
I am hiding behind tappings
Of my fingers and the ocean

So fall back into my absent arms
Fall back into routine disaster
Habit's the only place that you call home

Fall back into my desperate arms
Fall back into this old disaster
Cause it's better than spending all your nights alone" (1)

caitlin rose


(1) retirado do disco de caitlin rose, own side now (2010)