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Scrying
02:03
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The Leviathan
06:23
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we set sail for home from these new lands
for conquest is the only thing we know
this vast expanse of deepest, darkest water
the cost of our destruction waits below
the leviathan brings only death
taking vengeance for those we have wronged
from the ocean's immeasurable depth
it ascends with a deafening song
the sky is as black as our hearts
and the rain can not wash away sin
to bring balance it will claim our souls
was our callousness ever so bold?
with a spear for each of our hands
"take up arms, men" the captain commands
"this beast will not take us so quick
with its blood, the water runs thick!"
we are lost at sea
when we set out to explore, we never expected to find inhabited lands
though the natives were kind, we exploited their ignorance and took all they had
we thought they were savages, but the true savagery rose up from inside of us like bile
we did unspeakable things…things no one should ever have to endure
it was as if we were possessed by some force other than our own wills
i don't expect this to reach you, nor to ever see you again, but please, consider this my sincerest apology
we are lost at sea
the leviathan brings only death
taking vengeance for those we have wronged
from the ocean's immeasurable depth
it ascends with a deafening song
the sky is as black as our hearts
and the rain can not wash away sin
to bring balance it will claim our souls
was our callousness ever so bold?
"take up arms, men" the captain commands
a spear for each of our hands
"this beast will not take us so quick
it will drown in its blood!"
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Weightless
05:07
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What I thought were wings
have turned to stone
and I am choking on this emerald heart
chosen for its strength
it is my weakness now
pulling me down
Everyone else is weightless
but this water fills more than my lungs
I sing below the surface
and the salt stings my eyes
this isn't the kind of flight I had intended
I thought we would be kings together
i thought we would be
I thought that I should be an eagle
When I looked up to the sky
not this flightless pile of broken things
everyone else is soaring
but I can't open my wings
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4. |
Ø
03:11
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she spied a structure in the distance
an otherwise unnoticeable dot
across miles of water
with no bridge in sight
she stepped into the water
and allowed it to fill her lungs
but drowning was not her destiny
and she walked onward beneath the waves
there is nothing
i want to become
her feet never failed to carry her forward
a straight line from shore to destination
embedded in the sand and washed away by the current
her eyes fixed on the spot as it grew closer
finally, the ground sloped upward and she emerged
a small circle of sand that protruded above the water's surface
in the center, floating above the ground was an emptiness
she reached out a hand to touch it and disappeared
there is nothing
i want to become
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5. |
Coyote
08:45
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watch for the coyotes on the edges of your vision
periphery will lead you to their den
the scent of freshest kill will leave you gasping, sides in stitches
but you are so much stronger than you know
cloak yourself in mud
douse your fur in mange
enter in the pact
keep the wolves at bay
feel the transformation come like thunder through your veins
rumble from the darkest depths within
frothing at the mouth, the bloodlust builds, you will give in
murderous intentions all you crave
slip out of your skin
in the moonlight bathe
become one of the pack
to be clean
to be saved
but i didn't know how much darkness was inside you
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6. |
Lamb
02:46
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when you let my blood spill on this stone slab
what are you really sacrificing?
am i the one who is destined to suffer
or will your actions bring unrelenting torment?
i am rebirth
and you are destruction
i am the lamb
and you are the vermin
i am the truth
and you are deception
i am the lamb
and you are just human
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7. |
Wolf
08:47
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i am the wolf
i am the beast
i am the scourge of man
i am the killer
i’m the plague
and i will have revenge
i am the last
of my breed
my home was long ago destroyed
i am the storm
i’m the eye
i am the calmness of death
when you hear me
my wrath will know no bounds
when you feel me bite
there will be no sound
when you see me
your heart will be in my teeth
when you taste it, you’ll know
bitter defeat
i am the wolf
i am the beast
i am the scourge of man
i am the killer
i’m the plague
and i have found revenge
i am the last
of my breed
my home was long ago destroyed
i am the storm
i’m the eye
i am the calmness of death
when you hear me
my wrath will know no bounds
when you feel me bite
there will be no sound
when you see me
your heart will be in my teeth
when you taste it, you’ll know
bitter defeat
i am alone because of you
no family throne, no bloodline
all by your hand, they fell, one by one
and with their bones, you built an empire
a hunter was born
in the midst of all the slaughter
i am the huntress
i am the daughter
your empire will burn
i’ll set your bloodline on fire
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8. |
Snake
08:50
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you can not possibly know
how it feels
to be trapped in this body
bone and muscle
not my own
one day i will shed this skin
and be reborn
slithering lithely across the sand
leaving a trail for my nightly ghosts to follow
begging an audience with my past
promises echoing, empty and hollow
take me with you, that
i might see
languid, lurid,
sinful deeds
no faith in anything
don’t trust in me
simmering slowly, a bubbling rage
ready to burst at the seams, itching for violence
the intimacy of the blood, the kiss, the kill
with no thought of consequence
ravenous, poisonous, i, hidden below
strike with precision
venomous, poisonous, they, hidden within
make the excision
take me with you, that
i might see
languid, lurid,
sinful deeds
no faith in anything
don’t trust in me
[the blood, the blood, it’s in my blood]
flesh, bone, stone
spit, sweat, come
tooth, nail, horn
be reborn
i am the doubt that resides in your eyes
i am the mercy that keeps you alive
i am the worm at the core of your heart
i am the demon that waits in the dark
i am the past that you wish to dispose
i am the song that you can not compose
i am the fist when you take the abuse
i am the gallows, i am the noose
one day i will shed this weathered skin
one day i will be made new within
the blood, the blood, it’s in my blood
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(Your teeth are like...)
02:17
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10. |
Fox
05:38
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dig your fingers deep into the earth
you will become the soil
nurturing the life that grows within
buried in your tomb, you will not want
you will not need the light
darkness guards you, hides you from our foes
in your dreamless sleep, it has begun
but you won’t feel a thing
worry not about the sting of pain
giving up is just like breathing water
let it fill your lungs
give in give in give in give in
chaos reigns
on this earth
we will wait
for rebirth
drown in all your dreams
thoughts possessed by fear
buried in your mind
the key becomes so clear
an army has amassed
assembled by my hand
poised to rise and fight
we shall reclaim this land
we are the children of the earth/soil
we grow, we feed, we mate, we die
we are the guardians of time
we grow, we feed, we mate, we die
we can not be stopped
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11. |
Mother
04:32
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i have seen death within my dreams
his face is ghostly white
and he is of extensive means
he rides a horse of purest black
frothing at the mouth
it carries him to hell and back
war and famine by his side
and pestilence is never
very far behind
i know this is the end
my forests will all burn
the seas will boil over
to ash the air will turn
panic and death will grip
the people of the earth
but they’ve brought this upon themselves
and what was it all worth?
the price of violence, of greed, and of deceit?
the weight of all this suffering, of never finding peace?
and these four horsemen
who bring about such ills
shall drink the blood of innocence
and not a drop shall spill
i am the mother of fallen angels
my children spoken of
in fifty thousand fables
i am the mother of weeping strangers
abandoned by the world
in fear of silent danger
i am the mother of the faithless
i watch my children fall
to those who are nameless
and they will watch this planet burn
and we will get what we deserve
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13. |
Seed
09:17
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take me to your nest of brambled branches
the thistle will caress my weathered skin
slowly falling as i enter
petals blooming from within
take me to your nest of brambled branches
honeysuckle sweetness draws me in
the sinews that surround me
that hold my heavy heart
the aching that encapsulates
my need to be a part of you
i will pledge my fealty
if you will be my queen
i will break the cycle
if you will keep me clean
the forest that surrounds us
protects us from the dark
the water that brings life to term
will nourish us as we embark
i will pledge my fealty
if you will be my queen
i will break the cycle
if you will keep me clean
we can build this together
honeycomb in the hive
we can build this together
from a seedling grows life
the water
will rise up
and drown us
in splendor
the trees
will breathe
the forest cradles the seed
the bees
will fly
the forest brings forth new life
cover me in honey
let me catch the flies
petals from your sweetest flower
cover up my eyes
wrap me in your branches
wrap me in your leaves
bury me beneath the ground
where i’ll become the seed
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Everson Poe Chicago, Illinois
Everson Poe is Mae Shults: a trans, queer, multi-instrumentalist from Chicago. Often in collaboration with various
vocalists, she balances elements from many diverse genres while maintaining the goal of merging beauty with loudness. She has been releasing music as Everson Poe for over a decade.
Logo by Sludgework.
Avatar by Unknown Relic.
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