Arms Akimbo
from Spuyten Duyvil by Joel Henry Little
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lyrics
With a breath, I alight,
Vowing never to return to that height,
Nor those ghosts in the park
(All those dim reflections hiding in the dark).
Oh how I lost control!
How it took it's toll!
How I dug a hole and jumped in, arms akimbo!
Is it limbo?
Could you please take the wheel?
'Cause I'm struggling to determine what's real,
And the air is like cream -
All alone, it's like I'm drowning in a stream…
I saw my life unfold,
I felt the dread take hold,
I heard each word that was told to me -
Could you just listen?
Will you listen?
[Oh how I wish I could be there,
Happy to breathe in the free air,
Reading the signs - what do we care about all that?
Stay with me, don't be afraid.
(Listen!)
Think of the progress you've made.
(Listen!)
Everything's fine, you're okay.
Just keep breathing...]
I met death yesterday,
But I didn't have a clue what to say.
Chain reactions of shame:
Oh my God, they must've thought I'd gone insane!
The tea is overboard.
Florestan's been floored.
There is no accord where there is no good reason.
There's no reason…
[Chorus]
Vowing never to return to that height,
Nor those ghosts in the park
(All those dim reflections hiding in the dark).
Oh how I lost control!
How it took it's toll!
How I dug a hole and jumped in, arms akimbo!
Is it limbo?
Could you please take the wheel?
'Cause I'm struggling to determine what's real,
And the air is like cream -
All alone, it's like I'm drowning in a stream…
I saw my life unfold,
I felt the dread take hold,
I heard each word that was told to me -
Could you just listen?
Will you listen?
[Oh how I wish I could be there,
Happy to breathe in the free air,
Reading the signs - what do we care about all that?
Stay with me, don't be afraid.
(Listen!)
Think of the progress you've made.
(Listen!)
Everything's fine, you're okay.
Just keep breathing...]
I met death yesterday,
But I didn't have a clue what to say.
Chain reactions of shame:
Oh my God, they must've thought I'd gone insane!
The tea is overboard.
Florestan's been floored.
There is no accord where there is no good reason.
There's no reason…
[Chorus]
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from Spuyten Duyvil,
released August 24, 2018
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Life is a Minestrone Records Paris, France
Since 2014 Life is a Minestrone is releasing compilations of the best unknown artists found on
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Now with the release of "Sputyten Duyvil" by Joel Henry Little it is becoming a label
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Aug 2018
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