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Half of It

from Leave Me Be by Lila Blue

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lyrics

You grew out your hair
And you no longer look like child
But your hands still seem the same
So I just hold on to that fact for a little while more

You seem like you’re doing ok
And I seem so too
But I wonder when you look at me
Are you seeing the same child inside
That I’m seeing in you

I don’t think I loved you
I think our skins just fit
But maybe baby
Maybe that’s half of it

We broke everything
’til eventually we were bound to break each other
As you tell me about all your plans
I realize you’re starting to look like your father

I didn’t even notice
That for two whole years I’ve been holding my breath
I want to tell you how I fell in love with the whole world in that time
Is that a sentiment you can even get, even get

I don’t think I loved you
I think our skins just fit
But maybe baby
Maybe that’s half of it

And I cry for who we were
Just children with concaves inside their chests
Convinced that they could fill each other up

We grew until we split in two
And now I find I exhale at last
I hear myself say thank you, thank you
And I wish you the best

You walk away, I start to think
How can I make this beautiful
You walk away, I start to sing
My words are the water and I let my body be the hull of a boat
I float above it all
All that we left here to decay, to decay
I float, I float above it all
Where do I start, what do I say, what do I say
I say

You grew out your hair
And you no longer look like child
But your hands still seem the same
So I just hold on to that for a little while

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from Leave Me Be, track released January 31, 2020

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Lila Blue New York, New York

LILA BLUE (they/she) is a 23 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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