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A Song for Leaving

from Not Yet by Lila Blue

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I will recall
The sand, sea, and salt
I’ll never forget the sweat pooling in your sternum

I will recall
The fires and fault lines
That shook our shoulders gently
Kissed our lips until they burned them

I think I will miss things
And I think that’s important
The missing brings breaking
Well, my breaking’s been dormant

So I’ll lean into the ache
And I will wish for more
I will recall it all
And then I will close the door

When the smoke came
From the town over
And everything we knew
Was on the precipice of flames

I drove away in the night
and realized I need you
and I’m not as unsentimental
as I have always claimed

I thought about the things
I had to leave behind
And everything seemed special
And worthless all at once

As the road wound round
I let myself unwind
Into all of the missing inside of who I’d become

But will you walk with me
Through that door
You don’t have to latch it
You can always go back to before

But will you walk with me
Away from the warmth of home
Into that voluntary ache
Of learning to leave the known

I will recall
All of it
Though many say that’s a thankless act
That cannot be done

I will recall
All that I can
Until there’s not a single thread left to be unspun

I know I will miss things
And I know that’s important
And I’ll walk through streets
Passing people missing just as much

And I’ll walk to a building
Knock on its unknown door
But know behind it
Inside is your familiar touch

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from Not Yet, released August 9, 2021

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Lila Blue New York, New York

LILA BLUE (they/she) is a 24 year old non-binary and queer folk musician, singer-songwriter, playwright and performer based out of Brooklyn. Their projects navigate themes of grief, joy, intergenerational trauma, rage, queerness and collisions with divine and haunted spirits, stemming from their own intuitive practices. They've released 3 LP’s, 2 EP’s, with LP 4, SWEET PEA, arriving 11/10/23 ... more

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