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The Very First

from Thy Merciful Teeth by Pythias Braswell

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THE VERY FIRST

It all began in fields of death; embracing tongues
Your tragic heart sent violet waves into my dreams
And we fell asleep while on the phone
And you said that you were through with it
And I cried so you threw up the sleeping pills

We cried into each other’s eyes inside of joy
We rained into each other’s mouths our clothes got soaked
And we lay down for the very first
I was scared to bring you into pain
And the mattress held a heart filled out in blood

Then you spent another life
In the arms of my best friends
And the earth collapsed the way it could back then
Then I threw my stupid fist
Through a night of jealousy
And when I awoke your face was shattered glass

I don’t know if I’ll ever feel so sure again
I ate up fire, I punched myself to stay with you
In the Spring the trees explode awake
Sending flakes of white into the air
In my dreams those petals never touch the ground
In my dreams those petals never will come down

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from Thy Merciful Teeth, released May 11, 2019

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Pythias Braswell Portland, Oregon

Pythias Braswell blends ancient relics and alien lasers into a song form that is both old and new. His songs are heartfelt, sacred, melodic, and given to occasional moments of improvised disintegration. He sings about mystery, memory, death, dreams and dust. ... more

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