I'VE BEEN GOING FOR WALKS
IN THE NICE PARTS OF TOWN
LOOKING FOR JOBS
WHERE I CAN DIP OUT
& GET DOWN
I THINK I'M GONNA DIE TONIGHT
I THINK I'M GONNA TRY TONIGHT
NO- HOW BOUT
I THINK I'M GONNA FLY TONIGHT
HOW BOUT I THINK I'LL SEE YA LATER
I'M WORKING ON TURNING MYSELF TO VAPOR
& SURRENDER
BACK TO NATURE
& I'LL LIVE, LIVE- SO HOLY
ALL ON MY OWN-
CONSUMED WITH THIS BODY &
LOOKING FOR THAT CHOICE TO MAKE
BUT ALL I HEAR IS ONE VOICE SAY
ONE THING ALL DAY
LOOK ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE
WITH OPEN EYES
FOCUS MOSTLY ON GOOD THINGS
THINKING BOUT BREATHING
THINKING BOUT ONLY RIGHT NOW-
& DEALING
LOOKING TO DECIDE MYSELF
ACCEPTING ALL TYPES OF HELP
IN REJECTING THE MAIN VIEW
LOOKING OR MOMENTS
LOOKING FOR WORLDS TO COLLAPSE
& RESHAPE MY MOTIVES
-
& I'LL FIGURE OUT AS I GO
IT'S NOT- IT'S NOT LIKE I'M ALONE, SO
SHE'LL BE RAISED WITH MY LOVE, OH
& I'M LOOKIN FOR THAT FIRST BREATH
THOSE FIRST WORDS
LOOKING FOR THOSE FIRST STEPS
& I'M THINKING HOW MY LIFE'S BLESSED
-
SHE'S LOOKIN SO SIMPLE NOW
LOOKIN SO PEACEFUL NOW
WIDE OPEN EYES
WIDE OPEN MIND
SOON SHE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
& I'LL HELP OUT SOME
I'LL DO ALL THAT I CAN
I'LL GIVE HER ALL THAT I AM
& BE PROUD OF HER LOVE
-
SO EVEN MORE,
I'LL TRY TO STRIVE FOR PEACE
I'LL TRY TO GET TO KNOW THE GUY
THAT I'M TRYING TO BE
THAT I'M LIVIN HIS LIFE
& I'M LOOKIN TO FREE
& I'M DEEP IN HIS MIND
I'M STILL DEEP IN HIS MIND
& ALLOWING HIM TO
WELL, SPEAK, FOR ONE
& SLEEP, LIKE NONE
& RAISE A BETTER ONE SOMEHOW
Hauntingly beautiful “ambient-folk mini-epics” from Portland singer-songwriter/multimedia artist Dao Strom reflect on memory and identity. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 8, 2022