The Truth, Right Now - DanaT / kohyot [DEMO, as in NOT DONE as in MAYBE it will be finished]

my lovely friend benjamin (kohyot) made this instrumental last year. i had written this after a solo trip to germany/ireland and never cleaned it up, but thought it would be a fun share for now. thank you!

I was bleeding on the bathroom floor and
You said, “I didn’t hit you that hard”
Now I claw at the scar on my hand that’s
One way to tear us apart

And you don’t have to lie
I know you only liked
When I was something to be used

The cold’s sliced me open
You turn a blind eye
‘Cause living my truth’s an unforgivable crime

Every word that I’ve spoken
You’ve twisted the lines
When I’m 6 feet under, you’re riding the high

Everybody I knew had warned me
I was blind to your disguise
I ignored my shaking hands when
You asked if I’m alright

But you don’t have to lie
I know you only liked
When I was something to be used

My mind’s closing in now
You turn off the lights
‘Cause living my truth’s an unforgivable crime

Every word that I’ve spoken
You’ve twisted the lines
I’ll dig through the soil and reclaim what is mine

Kick the chair back into place now
Tear the pictures off the walls
I’m realizing all the rights I said that you deemed wrong

Miss the pole at the edge of the highway
I found another who knows my worth
These lines are no longer blurred

Your regrets unspoken
You’re last on my mind
The clock’s ticking down but I’m biding my time

No longer a puppet
Strung up by your noose
I’ll be my own artist and be my own muse

‘Cause I know right now
Yeah, I know now
Yeah, I know now
Oh, I know

‘Cause I know right now
Yeah, I know now
Yeah, I know now
Oh, I know now

[Dogen]

An absolutely exquisite performance once again

[NornuaOfSageland]

Here is that rare event that happens once every decade, Dana uploaded a video!