dark

from the tourist ep by ichorling

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lyrics

i used to be so afraid of endless dark
a black whole to envelop me, crush my heart
i would lie awake, crying in fear
desperate for someone to keep me here

now i cry because i cannot go
im left here tethered, trapped in the cold
please letme go, let me leave
im afraid i don’t want to go on

to the grasp of my chest
warped fingers cast in lead
pull me into a dark dream,
destroy me
please leave me be

may i be grass under feet
and leaves on trees
may i be soil and earth and dew
fill me whole make me yellow make me warm
make me anything other than what i am

im not scared of the dark anymore i invite it in through my door
welcome it in to my heart, god knows i love to fall apart
i used to cry at night, beg “please leave me on a light”
now i’m sleeping in the dark, praying “please just take my heart”
but the demons i feared never came, though i call out their name
even the dark abandoned me, left me here, won’t set me free
i wish i could go, be free from the cold, be free of this body thats rotten and old
hold me end me let me go, destroy me protect me, let me go

lay me not in the cold
leave me hungry no more
protect me help me
hold me, end me

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from the tourist ep, released October 3, 2015
lyrics by rebecca johnson and ichorling, music by ichorling

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ichor; noun. the blood of the gods. rhymes with liquor.

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the tourist ep, out now.

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