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Bangkok shocks

from Soft Isolation by Alma

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A love song to a fire escape, written on that fire escape, Bangkok, Autumn 2007.

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Bangkok shocks, and I can hardly breathe
The fire escape is making me dizzy
Lights flash up in a midnight dream
Sometimes I even wish I can get down on my knees

A distant song and a hollow scream
Meets between my ears with starved temper
I know it sounds fucked up, but I swear to God
It seemed like the skyline looked right through me
The skyline looked right through me

Clouds like distant anger
That you fondly remember for getting you somewhere
Air like running marathons of dreams
Buildings scarring old wounds that are pretty being ugly
A distant song made me wish I could fly

What I felt in my chest made me cry
The city skipped across my skin
Sometimes I’m glad I’m scared to fly
I know it sounds fucked up, but I swear to God
It seemed like the skyline looked right through me
The skyline looked right through me

And I’m pretty ugly
I’m so pretty feeling ugly

I know
It sounds fucked up
But I swear to god
The skyline looked right through me

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from Soft Isolation, released July 1, 2009
Synths, bass, guitar, vocals, shaky egg, drum programming, vocals, recording & production by Ellie G, Ramoth, Summer 2009

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