I was so scared after I wrote the lyrics to this song that I was going to throw it away but before I did, I sent it to Austin Kowalczyk. He wrote the happiest music to go with these terribly depressing lyrics. If the music was written any other way, I wouldn’t be able to perform it. The audio is of Austin’s recorded version from his solo project “Synthetic Colours” and this video is of me and my friend Gabi Garcia performing it at a record store called Rock Candy that closed down a few years ago.
Find beauty in even the scariest of songs.
Sending you ++posi vibes++
Shay
Founding-Editor-in-Chief
The Strange is Beautiful
Lyrics:
My body sinks into the depths of the ocean
Shrinking, drying up into a fossil
In the fetal position
With the dark deep blue as my blanket
With the dark deep blue as my blanket
With the dark deep blue as my blanket
I walk by mirrors in a fun house
That magnify my defects
And reflect all the whispered judgements of the crowd
And reflect all the whispered judgements of the crowd
And reflect all the whispered judgements of the crowd
The whispers, the echoes, the shadows
They made me do it
The whispers, the echoes, the shadows
They made me do it
Uncomfortable sitting here in prison
With the guards piercing eyes
Accusing me of murder
And wishing I’d give in and wilt away
Just like the rest of my inmates
Just like the rest of my inmates
Just like the rest of my inmates
The whispers, the echoes, the shadows
They made me do it
The whispers, the echoes, the shadows
They made me do it
I do it because it makes me feel happy
That the whole world is happy because I am
Obey the whispering secrets that promise
And guarantee my bliss and sanity
Guarantee my bliss and sanity
Guarantee my bliss and sanity
Guarantee my bliss and sanity
Guarantee my bliss and sanity
I’m happy.
I’m happy.
I’m happy.
Lyrics by Shannen Roberts
Music by Austin Kowalcyzk
