This is a collaboration between two different versions of me, spanning years - starting with lyrics my 20-year old self wrote into a black notebook and ending with freestyling by my now 35-year old self. Realizing how much quirky, dark writings I have in these old notebooks that never got a place to land, felt nice to collaborate with that earlier version of me. The song ended up somewhere I had not anticipated, but it makes sense to the overall frame of mind I am cultivating - with appreciation for life as a whole while not taking it all too seriously..
‹ Lyrics
Hello there!
"Jump through the window, you'll die sooner" you told me, and I tried
I took the first best window, the one in my bedroom, and I dived
But the window was too low to the ground
And soft grass was all that I found
And I wasn't dead just yet, so
The next thing I tried, was pills bourbon and wine but it didn't work
Razors, scars, subway trains and cars, or maybe rope
But somehow nothing worked, and I gave up
And then I looked around me and saw
Hey actually, life is beautiful
And I'm glad I survived that fall
And I don't want to die after all
Then a piano fell down and smashed me
Then a piano fell down and smashed me
And I was gone
Or
Maybe not after all...
We're never gone
After it's all said and done
It's not actually done
Not even if a piano comes down and smashes you from outer space
Maybe the astronauts were playing piano or an
Alien who enjoys some music, and
It came into orbit around the earth and then the gravity
pulled it in and smashed me
Well it's a silly song, but maybe
Dark humour provides a blanket of comfort
for us weirdos
Enjoy the life you have
Or if you can't enjoy it, you know, it's ok
It's still life
It's all life, even death is life
Somehow, like the
Butterflies are my ancestors
just because I feel it's so
