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one step
take one step at a time
I read somewhere you can manage your day better
broken down
but maybe I’ve been too literal
my little pieces cut deeper
there’s glass in your skin
pulling me in
stinging me back
one day
one more day and you’ll sleep it all off
I transcended insomnia
years, hours, minutes ago
leave it alone -
where do I show my work?
I’ll write you a proof on the inside
of my airlock walls
I have overcome every asteroid field I’ve sown
now I want to know what happens if I stay still
do I stop breathing?
(do) I finally forget
what it’s like to forget
how it feels to freefall
lonely through the stars
(weave me a weapon of my own reflection
tell them they came for my home and my leftover heart and I left them
weave me a weapon of my own reflection
tell them they came for my home and my leftover hope and I let them)
maybe my problem was thinking I deserved an audience
when I was too young for empathy, I climbed a tree and thought myself a bird
and no one told me -
but I am only so many tentative event horizons
twisting in the wind
and our time comes—
© Lira Yin. written 2022
(Source: Spotify)
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Lira does* Jamuary 2022
much like Inktober and NaNoWriMo for visual art & fiction writing respectively, Jamuary is a month-long marathon for musicians - the mandate: write a song a day. regardless of how it turns out, it’ll be an exercise in discipline & concentrated practice time.
“song” seems to be fairly open to interpretation, so for my purposes, I’m mostly creating one original topline per track: all vocals/melodies/lyrics/effects & processing will be mine - if I use an instrumental as a a base (largely audio that’s available through archive.org or licensed under Creative Commons), the source will be marked below.
I started January 4 - I’ll continue until I run out of steam, likely not in January. hopefully I’ll get better as I go.
follow along on Instagram & Soundcloud for updates as they come - I’ll keep this master list updated with credit as well:
jam 06 - original instrumental
jam 24 - original instrumental + vocals
jam 3/12 - original instrumental + vocals
(*attempts)
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sing to me, little bird
what is it that I hear?
drown out my spoken word
and hide away the tear
should you at any time
find yourself straying
find yourself praying
with a shake and a lift
of the feathers at your hip
leave the ground dissipating
can it be?
in my mind
I am free—
© Lira Yin. written 2017