I’m here
I take up space
Honestly
I’m floating away
My body
Aches
For my mind
Brain is gone
It’s way up
High
It used to
Not
Be so scary
To inhabit a body
Existing is uncomfortable
Don’t look at me look at the floor
I used to be so happy just to be here
Now I’m just scared and I don’t want to be here anymore
Don’t tell me that you still think about that one time I said that
Don’t tell me that
Existing is uncomfortable
Don’t look at me look at the floor
Gabriel Kahane is often compared to Sufjan Stevens and Rufus Wainwright (both of whom he’s collaborated with in the past). It’s a lot to live up to, but to that already high bar I’ll add Ben Folds and Randy Newman, if only for Kahane’s similar sense of musical theatre, playful storytelling and ability to set … Continue reading Album of the Week: Where are the Arms → Bandcamp Album of the Day Dec 19, 2011
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