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The Hillside

by poqpie

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I stare at the moon from my house Envious of her unchanging pace Waving her big arm around In a near outter space And sometimes I think she stares back at me Wagging her big arm free The sadness in me starts to fade Somewhere in thought I elongate To become The moonrise bird Chasing the air like the moon chases the earth I hang in there with my claws covered in dirt To become (mmh-mmmh-mmh) the moonrise bird Gave up the weight of my arms Dragged myself in moss couldn't get very far There you are, there you are, Bright as a sharp knife and soft as cream Are you looking at me ? Can you catch the moonrise bird Chased by the owls like the moon chases the earth I pluck my teeth and hide them in the dirt For I am (mmh-mmh-mmh) the moonrise bird
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Talisman 02:10
It is easy to wish sometimes To be buried under vast plains, mountains To be forgotten, to shrink and fold your insides under your bed But you have to form a house with your hands above your head and say I am my very own roof I am my very own home Come along, let's pace Go on and trace your path through this tall grass I'm not doing anything with my time, might as well Spell a poem into a flower Maybe they'll drag me lower and lower and lower But you have to form a house with your hands above your head and say I am my very own roof I am my very own home But you have to form a house with your hands above your head and SHOUT I am my very own roof I am my very own Very own Home
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There's a feeling tip-toeing around in the valley And all the gnomes say it's coming for me There's the howling and the quiet The stomping and their trumpets Should I throw my heart out into the sea Teach me how to cry I need to release all that sits in my heart Teach me how to craft Some kind of device to keep me from falling apart This feeling in the morning Purring in my chest like a kitty I pulled on its slippery tail Saying please don't you ever hurt me But then I rock it back and forth A motherly thought, but I think it's been long enough Haunting me like a ghost yearning for love Teach me how to cry I need to release all that sits in my heart Teach me how to craft Some kind of device to keep me from falling apart Send the feeling away Build a house on the bay and keep it there (keep it there) Let the waves wash it off A feeling gone A feeling gone A feeling gone
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Fuzzy Coat 02:49
Sun of mine, shine a light on me Put a fuzzy coat on my body Stroke my curtain with your golden company But never remain on The Hillside Domain of my melancholy Tender sun sprouting on coincidence alley Take me and curl my spine into the depths of my bed I planted my flag, spread my seeds I've folded my clothes and turned to you again My sun, my only friend Keeping me warm I found a cosy place Sitting in your quiet humming I feel so different now that you've come back to me You've granted my wish, and burnt all my wings Telling me to stay where I am My home, my lonely friend Keeping me safe Oh ! Please keep me safe
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Pink Giant 01:30
The calm trees sway The calm trees sway A golden sun on my cheek The sky ends the day The sky ends the day I found the peace I long seeked And my legs rest quiet My legs rest quiet The song of day is fading As the bird quits riot As the bird quits riot Somewhere else waves keep on breaking Walking home I see a giant made of pink And it’s smiling at me Walking home I see a giant made of pink And it's smiling at me
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Soft as wind 03:58
earth carry me across as I gently lay on the crust on the cusp of sleep dizzy dream came along with its long arms folded around my body a golden light beaming with rest, when I first met with the rest of me dizzy dream washed on the shore a shouting crow on my windowsill hope in a smiling pill
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Hupsi Puddle 02:39

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A tale of solitude, The Hillside describes the daily life of a girl living on a lonely and desert hillside. She has repurposed an old, big shell to use it as a radio. This crafty little device allows her to broadcast her voice and her thoughts out into the world. Is anyone listening ?

specials thanks to Jannick Reiser, my partner and best friend, for helping me record my first album and always supporting me through self-doubt. Never thought I'd ever be able to come up with even one whole song that I like, but here I am, sharing with you this album. ♥

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released February 17, 2020

Songwriting (lyrics & music) by poqpie
Performed and recorded by poqpie and Jannick Reiser.
Album art by poqpie

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poqpie Strasbourg, France

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