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Release with Poetry: “Digital Kiss” by Dorian Gray

Posted by strange on April 29, 2015

Born into a generation, where apathy is our favorite trait
Watch the world spin as you don’t care at all
But inside we’re screaming as our walk turns into a crawl
A race to a finish line, that we believe so much exists
The demon of effortless perfection takes over through digital bliss
As we count the hearts, count the likes,
Always checking so no approval is missed
As our world slowly fades to black,
As we die by the digital kiss.

Posted in: Poems We Love, Poetry | Tagged: #thestrangeisbeautiful, anxiety, anxiety poems, anxious poems, depressed poems, depression, depression poems, dorian gray, mental health, mental illness, panic attacks, poetry, sad girl poems, the strange is beautiful

Sadcore Sundays: “Happy” by Synthetic Colours

Posted by strange on April 26, 2015
Sadcore Sundays: "Happy" by Synthetic Colours


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.

Posted in: Sadcore Sundays, Sadcore Sundays Features, Uncategorized | Tagged: #thestrangeisbeautiful, austin kowalcyzk, biss and sanity, body dysmorphia, crying, depressed music playlist, depressing music, depressing song, depression, eating disorder, elliot smith, fun house, gabi garciat, happy songs, I'm happy, panic attacks, regina spektor, sad core playlist, sad core songs, sad girl music playlist, sad girl songs, sadcore sundays, shannen roberts, suicidal kids, suicidal song, suicide, synthetic colours, the strange is beautiful

be patient with your plants – happy earth day

Posted by strange on April 22, 2015
be patient with your plants - happy earth day

be patient with your plants
and have fun while they bloom.
fun is nutrients
fun is life

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Release with Poetry: “The Calm of Depression” by Joanna Alvarez

Posted by strange on April 21, 2015
Release with Poetry: "The Calm of Depression" by Joanna Alvarez
Posted in: Poems We Love, Poetry | Tagged: beat depression, calm, clarity, depressed poetry, depression recovery, depression recovery poetry, joanna alvarez, love, peace of mind, poetry, sad girl poems, sad girl poetry

Sadcore Sundays: “Footprints” by Dorian Gray

Posted by strange on April 19, 2015
Sadcore Sundays: "Footprints" by Dorian Gray

https://soundcloud.com/doriansmusic/footprints

“Footprints”

Posted in: Sadcore Sundays, Sadcore Sundays Features, Uncategorized | Tagged: anxiety, d.g. & eternal youth, depressed music, depressiona, dorian gray, dorian gray and eternal youth, goth girl, pink floyd, sad core, sad core sundays, sad girl, sad music, sad music playlist, sadcore sundays, the strange is beautiful
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