1. |
The Boulevard
01:58
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there’s glitter & blood on the boulevard
i have tried to redefine her lines
but her history is so much longer than i
with her flashy cars & broken promises on borrowed time
but her silhouetted trees call out to me
so i jog into the endlessness of her sunset sky
pacific drives me to sweet insanity
& her hilly peaks lift me up above the screams
maybe one day i will learn to skip their beats
maybe one day i will learn to feel at ease
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2. |
Sweet Alibis
03:46
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oh lovers & lies, comfort & cries
anxiety squeeze in your endless sunshine
lovers & lies, angelic cries
reinvention in your sweet alibis
unmourned ghosts chased us here
to ocean lip & sunset kiss
all their warnings we seldom hear
in tinsel vistas dreamy grip
we prove importance by association
fame & fortune assumed destination
masking fear cellophane conversation
hollow eyes silently say
lovers & lies, comfort & cries
anxiety squeeze in your endless sunshine
lovers & lies, angelic cries
reinvention in your sweet alibis
we prove importance by association
fame & fortune assumed destination
masking fear cellophane conversation
hollow eyes silently say
lovers & lies, comfort & cries
anxiety squeeze in your endless sunshine
lovers & lies, angelic cries
reinvention in your sweet alibis
reinvention in your sweet alibis
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3. |
Bold
05:09
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tentative yet bold
unfold the tender pieces of me
my armor rests on the floor
unraveling like sand castles in the wind
my joy inscribed itself
on the sidewalk
& it has never washed off
no it has never washed off
i will go & walk those streets
but before i go
tentative yet bold
unfold the tender pieces of me
my armor rests on the floor
unraveling unraveling unraveling
like sand castles in the wind
like sand castles in the wind
like sand castles
i will go & walk those streets
but before i go
tentative yet bold
unfold the tender pieces of me
so that i may walk
tentative yet
bold
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4. |
Let It Go
03:54
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put salt in your bath girl
so you won’t taste the tears
let it go
let it go
let all of it go
soak your bones for the road girl
so you don’t pack the fears
let it go
let it go
let all of it go
all the hope & the strain
the betrayals & pain
all the joy you just felt
that brought you back to your name
let it go
let it go
let all of it go
put salve on your skin girl
so the scars won't show
let it go
let it go
let all of it go
paint your toes for the road girl
to honor your soul
let it go
let it go
let all of it go
all the turmoil & blame
the destruction & shame
all the joy you just held
in your fingers like rain
let it go
let it go
let all of it go
let it go
let it go
let all of it go
let it go
put salt in your bath girl
so you won’t taste the tears
let it go
let it go
let all of it go
let it go
let it go
let all of it go
let it go
let it go
let all of it go
let it go
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5. |
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fly
oh
& fly
oh
butterfly
turn the gaslight off
sweat out the poisoned past
ignite joys blast off
close the worried windows gap
& be bold butterfly bold
be bold butterfly
& be bold butterfly bold
be bold butterfly
& fly
oh
& fly
oh
butterfly
turn the gaslight off
sweat out the poisoned past
ignite joys blast off
close the worried windows gap
turn the self gaslight off
sweat out the poisoned past
ignite joys blast off
close the worried windows gap
& be bold butterfly bold
be bold butterfly
& be bold butterfly bold
be bold butterfly
be bold butterfly bold
be bold butterfly
be bold butterfly bold
be bold butterfly
& fly
oh
& fly
oh
butterfly
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6. |
Rear View
04:52
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sunset in my rearview
moon rise in my eyes
tears fall to the desert
i water as i drive
what do you with your freedom
what do you do when you’re free
what do you with your freedom
what do you do
what do you do?
i turned my back on desolation
reject manifest destiny
broke the shell of a cocoon
turned my cheek towards the rivers weave
sunset in my rearview
moon rise in my eyes
expand against constriction
& butterfly
what do you with your freedom
what do you do when you’re free
what do you with your freedom
What do you do
what do you do?
desalinate the flow
there is no salt in this heart
no need for resentment
lesson of loving as an art
sunset in my rearview
moon rise in my eyes
tears fall to the desert
i water as i drive
what do you with your freedom
what do you do
what do you do when you’re free
what do you do with eternity
what do you with your freedom
what do you do
what do you do?
what do you with your freedom
what do you do when you’re free
what do you with your freedom
What do you do
what do you do?
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7. |
Royal St
04:10
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there’s glitter & blood on this royal street
& china foil beads hang from the trees
the sparkle from broken window glass don’t skip a beat
like the sweet refrain of brass & snare on tired feet
& the river calls out to me
setting all my feelings my free
the swamp land filtering
oh it’s Sunday
i might go to Congo Square
maybe the second line
but the second line might meet me there
the second line might find me on Royal St
where i set all my feelings free
Royal St initiating me
the swamp cyphering me
& the glitter & blood keeps me company
yeah the glitter & blood keeps me company
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Sariyah Idan New Orleans, Louisiana
[SAH-ree-yah Ee-dAn] Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalisti & producer Sariyah Idan blends acoustic soul, world folk & elements of hip-hop to honor both her ancestors & influences. Originally from New York she splits her time between Los Angeles and Berlin. A poetic lyricist & dynamic performer, her debut solo LP “Breaking Shadows” addressing power, love, & patriarchy released in October 2019. ... more
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