Kid Koala (Ft. Emilíana Torrini) - The Darkest Day

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(lyrics by e. san, vocals by e. torrini)
don’t recognize myself today
talk in circles in the greyest grey
and all the thoughts live in a maze
up here, where I belong
I trundle cross the harsh terrain
the darkest thoughts you’ll entertain
a force that I cannot sustain
I’m here, but something’s wrong
the darkest day
the longest night
I should evolve but still I fight
on the run
in a state of flight
I’m calming down
my intent is to be free
what keeps me warm are memories
now they’re closing in on me
things should have changed by now
I’ll be younger in 50 years
trying to find what panic fears
Phobos and Deimos interfered
and change was everything
when you looked up
the stars all fell
it was hard for me to tell
it’s another day on Mars as well
this quiet is deafening
the darkest day
the longest night
I should evolve but still I fight
on the run
in a state of flight
I’m calming down
my intent was to be free
what keeps me warm are memories
now they’re closing in on me
things should have changed by now
I felt myself disintegrate
figured it out but much too late
took all that I loved that day
and trashed the rest of it
I happily detached the past
but equilibrium won’t last
in a capsule of poison gas
this solitude is desolate
the darkest day
the longest night
I should evolve but still I fight
on the run
in a state of flight
I’m calming down
my intent was to be free
what keeps me warm are memories
now they’re closing in on me
things should have changed by now

[@steveroutley1839]

Eric wrote this beautiful, moving song for his cousin who took his own life a couple of years ago. The lyrics refer to his cousin never showing or talking about how much pain he was in, Eric's will to have been able to help and his continued difficulty in coming to terms with the tragedy. I got all that from watching Kid Koala's Satellite concert livestream last night, which was phenomenal.

[@MalachyNixon]

I was at that yesterday. God, I didn't expect it to be sooo goood

[@steveroutley1839]

Elisabed G Same here - it was such a good show, and such an original idea. Can't wait til it comes my way.

[@dancebot]

Gets the feels every single time. Brilliant work of art Eric!