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Hummingbird

from The Obituary by kelpi

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A very important track. A love letter to anyone having suicidal thoughts, who's tired of hearing "what's the use? Don't be ridiculous! You need help!" as if you don't already know that. It is here to acknowledge your pain and empathize. It is here to echo your internal monologue (you know, the one that whispers awful things). But most importantly, it is here to urge you to keep your eyes open and slow down, hummingbird. Don't make yourself so hard to see.
This song is dedicated to my friend Jill, who has it in ink on her arm.

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Talk to me. I see you hide your eyes.
The crypt is calling you: show me your eyes
Still be heard
Just a flower cracked through the pavement side
Your coffin’s calling you: break through the lies
Eat your words

You tried to comprehend the rust, the stains
Still I

Make the wish that you won’t cut your wrists
And call it suicide
Where are you going, cyanide?
Broken ribs, both Cain and Abel
Bleeding on the metal table
“What’s the use? You’re absurd!”
What’s the word, hummingbird?
Your face is your disguise
Don’t close your eyes.

Walk away from all the petty cliques
‘Cause it’s like politics: you won’t be seen
Never heard
Your family forgot the music that you called home
The windowpane’s frozen: you’ve faced this dragon alone

You tried to erase all the shame,
The fear that you’ve become, my dear
Still I

I make the wish that you won’t cut your wrists
And call it suicide
Where are you going, cyanide?
“You run away, you never planned to stay
Resort to suicide!”
But it will not happen. Stand aside.
Wondered what’s beyond the veil
When life was just a fairytale
“What’s the use? You’re uncured,
I’ve inferred, hummingbird.”
Your face is your disguise
Don’t close your eyes

“There’s no point, no turning back
No help for helpless minds!”

And I realize that if you took your life,
It’s just like if you hide
So don’t you dare.

“Kill the leeches! Slay the demons!”
Temptation controls your feelings
What’s the use? That’s absurd!
Speak the words, hummingbird!
Your face is your disguise
But what comes next is the surprise.

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from The Obituary, released February 9, 2020

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kelpi Vancouver, British Columbia

Hailing straight from the faerie realm, kelpi is still trying to figure out how human life works. She's doing her very best to tell her story through song~~~

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