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Lichen Throat
Message ReceivedNur Ein XIV
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Lichen Throat

Entry from Message Received in Nur Ein XIV.

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Message Received
*by Lichen Throat
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Feel the warmth of summer sun.
Is it time to cast my dice?
Dare I hope that she’s the one;
Will this humble man suffice?
Give to her my household keys;
Trust her with my hearth and home.
Would she be content with me?
Does her heart more widely roam?
Sweet and lonely, true and kind—
Might our fates be intertwined?

Life is bleak when she’s away;
Wind is blowing from the east.
Every hour that I delay
Gnaws my heart without surcease.
Orphaned woman, scarred with pox,
Yet lovely as her heart is pure—
Every chime from ticking clocks
Expands my sense of her allure.
Sweet and lonely, true and kind—
Shall our lives be intertwined?

I bide my time, await her word, and offer no duress.
When weeks have passed, one morning comes, she says it’s Y E S.

From the blue, returned to her,
A lover, whom we’d thought was lost.
Life had changed in such a blur;
Suddenly, my stars were crossed.
I will not be self-deceived;
It’s for him her heart does yearn.
This painful message I’ve received,
So to him she must return.
Sweet and lonely, true and kind—
Fate had other twists in mind.

Reviews

3 posted notes

thirdcatmusic

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this is the best Lichen Throat song I've heard. some cool stuff in the instrumental (really like the little melodic riffs that come in during the breaks of the vocals) and the vocals are better than in the past - much improved rhythmically.

vowlvom

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musically I think this is some of your best work, it's an interesting composition and the mix holds together well. I like the way the bass pulls it along and the muted guitar sound does a call-and-response thing with the vocals. There are just a few sections where the vocal timing totally goes to hell though and it almost spoils this for me, which is frustrating when so much of it is so good!

Cybronica

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so proud. The vocals show a real improvement from your past stuff. Keep working on it and you’ll only get better. The koto sound is cool. I would recommend doing a single track vocal for a little while while you work on your vocals, because for now the extra line just serves to point out the uncertainty that remains. Love the lyrics.

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